@@martingeraldine5370 we don't have much of any moisture issues. Moisture has never been a concern of mine. We also don't feed late in the year as we want to make sure they can evaporate the moisture out and not go through winter with a lot of water weight on them
The bees love fruit juices, I ve seen them like the same ripe pears and grapes. I ll give a try with bananas maybe a very ripe avocado for the winter..
Interesting & informative post. You say the Gros Michel banana died out, but that type is very much in existence in Jamaica. Its very popular as a ripening banana and the word is (never tried to prove or disprove) is that it makes the bees very aggressive. I will try, and see what happens. I;m now (at the end?) of the dearth season.
I had no idea they were still around glad that some made it and in production. They are not found here and haven't been for decades. The Gros Michel I think would cause more problems than the Cavendish bananas in terms of aggression/defensive behavior. I guess the Gros Michel is no longer viable for export due to disease that's why the Cavendish is the main one on the markets now but not sure on that
We have only used bananas but there are beekeepers who do watermelon outside the hive and figs inside the hive like the bananas. Bees will also go after grapes on vineyards I was asked to move a yard because a nearby vineyard was upset the bees were on the grapes. Bees just want the sugars from the fruit and my guess is will go after all fruit during dearth periods
Absolutely thanks. No the bananas need to go inside on the frames during dearth periods. They will not consume them out of the hive nor will they consume them if natural forage is coming in
Oh thật tuyệt vời khi biết đến điều này, đàn ong có thể ăn những quả chuối. Tôi sẽ thử cho những đàn ong của mình ăn chuối như của anh với hy vọng chúng sẽ thích.
We run all deeps. The white hive was given to us by a lady that had to many in her backyard. After the winter that medium will be off and it will be a deep. I don't care for mediums personally
You said that you filled up the internal feeder and jars with honey. What ratio did you use? Most people I know use sugar syrup and was told by an order beekeeper that bees can't digest honey. Don't know how true that is though.
Oh I meant sugar syrup. We use a 5:3 ration or close to it year round. Bees can take honey just have to dilute it down. I have used crystalized honey many times. It probably comes out to around a 4 to 1 ratio. The thing is straight honey is hard for them to get because it is so thick or can be. Bees prefer nectar but make honey so they can store it long term as nectar will just ferment. But when they go to est on the honey stores they dilute it down with water. I just make it around the consistency of corn syrup maybe a bit thicker when using honey.
You sir, put that block on the ground - lizard side down - then sat on it. Knowing there was a lizard on that block, how much effort would it cost you to take 2 seconds to brush it off? Sure, it’s “just a lizard”, but where is your compassion?
That lizard was inside the block of the handle by my hand actually. If you watch the video you actually see it running off through the grass. It was fine I didn't hurt the lizard. No need to jump to conclusions. I am very aware of nature and respect it. Plus we have lizards and snakes as pets. Kinda partial to them
I did watch, at 16 seconds in, you can see your “friend” run to the underside just before you drop the brick and sat on it. If I’m wrong I owe you an apology, but I’m not jumping to conclusions. I’m calling you out on what I saw.
Ok, I DO owe you an apology! I watched several times without seeing it. My wife watched once, pointed out the lizard running off. My humble apologies to you, sir. It made it’s escape so fast, I wasn’t seeing it.
Do you find that the bees 🐝 become more aggressive when you introduce the bananas 🍌? Interestingly enough, the same pheromone that is released after a bee stings you, is the same chemical found in bananas. And some research 🔬 has been studied on the affects of people eating bananas prior to opening a hive, and the aggression of the bees being elevated.
No I have not seen any more reaction than normal behavior. We have gentle colonies and colonies not so gentle they act accordingly but bananas do not trigger them like many think. The banana smell we associate with is from the Gros Michel banana and it went extinct in the 1950s. That banana is where we get the smell and artificial flavor of banana from. That is where the banana Association comes from and bees. Today's bananas do not smell that way. If one is concerned one can always use gloves. I show in the video of me bare hands placing and waving over the colony as they are eating. They could care less I was there with the bananas on the frames
I have found the bees can be trained to what ever - I'll often wear a black shirt: that doesn't affect their aggressiveness, I can kick my hives: that doesn't bother them, I've gone out to check the bees eating a banana: it doesn't seem to bother them. There's probably some genetic and conditioned responses involved. Been around a few keepers who can't get within 10,12 feet of their bees with out getting an aggressive response. I don't know- anything less than bomb proof bees means it's time to requeen.
Hi, I'm a beekeeper from Sweden and I also feed my bees sins some year back with bananas. (See my films) and that work just fine here also. It take less than a week for them to eat a banana. Thanks for your film and good luck to yor bees and honey haverest.
You should probably be on another platform where you get reels. RUclips is for videos TikTok and IG are for reels 1 and half minutes we just take the highlights from the videos. Different strokes for different folks some want long videos and see what's going on hence why there is RUclips
This video is worth every penny you paid for it. Some people complain about stuff even when it is given to them. Of course you could get something out of it but you would have to "pay" attention. Move on troll.
I really enjoyed seeing the bee's, they really seemed to enjoy their banana feast. Besides No one forced you to watch. Did you just get off the short bus? You seem to have a short attention span. You do know that's a sign of mental incapacity.
First time viewer. Now a subscriber. My farm land is in the Eastern side of Mindanao Philippines. I have four honey bees on the island. The smarts one’s names escapes me. Apis Dorsata is an open hive only and their size is bald faced hornet size. Then we have Apis Mellifera and Apis Cerana. My staff are over the moon if I pay 400 pesos per day or 50 per hour. As they are honestly dirt poor, I’m trying to introduce skep hives as basket weaving is learned from infancy and rice straw is cheap as would be bamboo. I believed the feeding would be an issue as sugar is a rich man’s luxury in my village. The bananas are thrown away when they are yellow. The local coconut harvest usually increases up to 40% if there is a hive within 10 meters of the tree. With skep hives, I think one or two per tree would do. Thanks for the lesson. I’ve seen bees get the liquids from ripe and over ripe cactus fruits. I may grow those at some point as well.
My bees eat on a regular basis plums and grapes and I literally mean eat everything but the core This is happening in autumn dearth Greetings from Romania
No it won't as they do not store the bananas. They consume the bananas right then and there. Since they do not store the bananas in the cells they do not cause fermentation either.
@@sweetstingers I just thought maybe eating the bananas might give the honey a banana taste, since the main type of flowers the bee's collect pollen and nector from make a difference in the color and taste of their honey.
@dawnwatkins6554 yes I get that. When we feed its during dearths also and we don't have consumable honey on at the time we feed anything. I have tried the honey stored and never got a banana taste to it though.
That's true always be open to learning. Mist will never hear about it. Large operations will never use it and most will say we have pollen sub and patties that work best. The thing is one can't profit on bananas so no point in spending money and marketing something that will never turn a profit. It's pointless in that world of business. It's along the same lines as doctors not backing more natural medicine can't profit on them as they can't be patented. Therefore no company will waste the time and money and the years to prove or not prove anything. Bees like the bananas during dearths and we have never seen any ill effects giving them. Have a good one thanks for stopping by
Well unfortunately in my state with droughts and summer dearth feeding bees is part of it. One of the highest states with bee loss and one of the lowest honey production states in the US. We had 288 days without rain fall in parts last year if one was not feeding they didn't have bees I can guarantee that. But glad your area you don't have to feed them.
@sweetstingers I live in a place that -20 winters and only have 4 to 5 months of temperature above 50 I plant a lot of things like Clover and most of the bee get sage . I only looking in my hive 2 time a year. I keep a dog water with rocks in it about 2 feet from the hive . If you have not read (keeping bees with a smile) I would recommend it . changed everything that I was doing and made it bee keeping alot better for the bees and for me .
They enjoy them during the dearth periods. I have never seen any ill effects giving them bananas. They do not store them they consume them so one still has to make sure they have proper food stores on them. But it provides nutritional value and increases brood 18-20%
Absolutely thank you. We find it beneficial in dearths. Make sure they have food though. They do not store the bananas. They need to have plenty of food and pollen also
The smell comes from the old bananas that went extinct in the 1950s. It's where we get the artificial flavoring from as bananas today do not taste or smell like that but the old ones did. To me the banana smell is more along the lines of the Laffy taffy smell and not today's banana. We don't see any reaction really
That's fantastic info! Really like your philosophy and channel.
Thank you. We do things differently than most beekeepers.
Thanks for the video. I would like to know if there is a risk for development of moisture feeding bees like you do it.
@@martingeraldine5370 we don't have much of any moisture issues. Moisture has never been a concern of mine. We also don't feed late in the year as we want to make sure they can evaporate the moisture out and not go through winter with a lot of water weight on them
That is bananas!
The bees love fruit juices, I ve seen them like the same ripe pears and grapes. I ll give a try with bananas maybe a very ripe avocado for the winter..
Interesting & informative post. You say the Gros Michel banana died out, but that type is very much in existence in Jamaica. Its very popular as a ripening banana and the word is (never tried to prove or disprove) is that it makes the bees very aggressive. I will try, and see what happens. I;m now (at the end?) of the dearth season.
I had no idea they were still around glad that some made it and in production. They are not found here and haven't been for decades. The Gros Michel I think would cause more problems than the Cavendish bananas in terms of aggression/defensive behavior. I guess the Gros Michel is no longer viable for export due to disease that's why the Cavendish is the main one on the markets now but not sure on that
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Koje su koristi pčelama dodavanjem banane? Hvala
and if you mix the banana with yeast and soy protein, I believe it will be good too
That is interesting never knew that. Anyone out the feed them other fruits and sugar drink please share.
We have only used bananas but there are beekeepers who do watermelon outside the hive and figs inside the hive like the bananas. Bees will also go after grapes on vineyards I was asked to move a yard because a nearby vineyard was upset the bees were on the grapes. Bees just want the sugars from the fruit and my guess is will go after all fruit during dearth periods
Thank you i will try using fruit next spring.
@@sweetstingers
That's a great video, thanks. Will the bees eat bananas outside the hive or must it be put inside? I'd like to try this feeding method.
Absolutely thanks. No the bananas need to go inside on the frames during dearth periods. They will not consume them out of the hive nor will they consume them if natural forage is coming in
Thank you
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Oh thật tuyệt vời khi biết đến điều này, đàn ong có thể ăn những quả chuối. Tôi sẽ thử cho những đàn ong của mình ăn chuối như của anh với hy vọng chúng sẽ thích.
Need to go to a deep frame
We run all deeps. The white hive was given to us by a lady that had to many in her backyard. After the winter that medium will be off and it will be a deep. I don't care for mediums personally
You said that you filled up the internal feeder and jars with honey. What ratio did you use? Most people I know use sugar syrup and was told by an order beekeeper that bees can't digest honey. Don't know how true that is though.
Oh I meant sugar syrup. We use a 5:3 ration or close to it year round. Bees can take honey just have to dilute it down. I have used crystalized honey many times. It probably comes out to around a 4 to 1 ratio. The thing is straight honey is hard for them to get because it is so thick or can be. Bees prefer nectar but make honey so they can store it long term as nectar will just ferment. But when they go to est on the honey stores they dilute it down with water. I just make it around the consistency of corn syrup maybe a bit thicker when using honey.
Thanks for the info
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You sir, put that block on the ground - lizard side down - then sat on it. Knowing there was a lizard on that block, how much effort would it cost you to take 2 seconds to brush it off? Sure, it’s “just a lizard”, but where is your compassion?
That lizard was inside the block of the handle by my hand actually. If you watch the video you actually see it running off through the grass. It was fine I didn't hurt the lizard. No need to jump to conclusions. I am very aware of nature and respect it. Plus we have lizards and snakes as pets. Kinda partial to them
I did watch, at 16 seconds in, you can see your “friend” run to the underside just before you drop the brick and sat on it. If I’m wrong I owe you an apology, but I’m not jumping to conclusions. I’m calling you out on what I saw.
@martinbee772 was the lizard harmed? No. It was not. Have a great day
Ok, I DO owe you an apology! I watched several times without seeing it. My wife watched once, pointed out the lizard running off. My humble apologies to you, sir. It made it’s escape so fast, I wasn’t seeing it.
@@martinbee772A very honorable mistake, taking up for wildlife is always respected.
Do you find that the bees 🐝 become more aggressive when you introduce the bananas 🍌?
Interestingly enough, the same pheromone that is released after a bee stings you, is the same chemical found in bananas. And some research 🔬 has been studied on the affects of people eating bananas prior to opening a hive, and the aggression of the bees being elevated.
No I have not seen any more reaction than normal behavior. We have gentle colonies and colonies not so gentle they act accordingly but bananas do not trigger them like many think. The banana smell we associate with is from the Gros Michel banana and it went extinct in the 1950s. That banana is where we get the smell and artificial flavor of banana from. That is where the banana Association comes from and bees. Today's bananas do not smell that way. If one is concerned one can always use gloves. I show in the video of me bare hands placing and waving over the colony as they are eating. They could care less I was there with the bananas on the frames
I have found the bees can be trained to what ever - I'll often wear a black shirt: that doesn't affect their aggressiveness, I can kick my hives: that doesn't bother them, I've gone out to check the bees eating a banana: it doesn't seem to bother them. There's probably some genetic and conditioned responses involved. Been around a few keepers who can't get within 10,12 feet of their bees with out getting an aggressive response. I don't know- anything less than bomb proof bees means it's time to requeen.
Hi, I'm a beekeeper from Sweden and I also feed my bees sins some year back with bananas. (See my films) and that work just fine here also. It take less than a week for them to eat a banana.
Thanks for your film and good luck to yor bees and honey haverest.
Thank you. We find they enjoy them also
Is banana really good for honey bee?
This vid needed to be 2:00. This is why I hate utube.. ppl just ramble. Get to the point , be pithy
You should probably be on another platform where you get reels. RUclips is for videos TikTok and IG are for reels 1 and half minutes we just take the highlights from the videos. Different strokes for different folks some want long videos and see what's going on hence why there is RUclips
This video is worth every penny you paid for it. Some people complain about stuff even when it is given to them. Of course you could get something out of it but you would have to "pay" attention. Move on troll.
I really enjoyed seeing the bee's, they really seemed to enjoy their banana feast. Besides No one forced you to watch. Did you just get off the short bus? You seem to have a short attention span. You do know that's a sign of mental incapacity.
First time viewer. Now a subscriber. My farm land is in the Eastern side of Mindanao Philippines. I have four honey bees on the island. The smarts one’s names escapes me. Apis Dorsata is an open hive only and their size is bald faced hornet size. Then we have Apis Mellifera and Apis Cerana. My staff are over the moon if I pay 400 pesos per day or 50 per hour. As they are honestly dirt poor, I’m trying to introduce skep hives as basket weaving is learned from infancy and rice straw is cheap as would be bamboo. I believed the feeding would be an issue as sugar is a rich man’s luxury in my village. The bananas are thrown away when they are yellow. The local coconut harvest usually increases up to 40% if there is a hive within 10 meters of the tree. With skep hives, I think one or two per tree would do. Thanks for the lesson. I’ve seen bees get the liquids from ripe and over ripe cactus fruits. I may grow those at some point as well.
Wow that is pretty cool. Good luck with the skep hives. We can not have the here in the US.
That is a splendid idea. I hope for success
My bees eat on a regular basis plums and grapes and I literally mean eat everything but the core This is happening in autumn dearth
Greetings from Romania
00:08:32 that is so cute 😍
She didn't want to let any go to waste
Great idea thanks!😁
So, would that affect the honey flavor?
Does feeding bees Bananas give the honey a banana flavor?
No it won't as they do not store the bananas. They consume the bananas right then and there. Since they do not store the bananas in the cells they do not cause fermentation either.
@@sweetstingers I just thought maybe eating the bananas might give the honey a banana taste, since the main type of flowers the bee's collect pollen and nector from make a difference in the color and taste of their honey.
@dawnwatkins6554 yes I get that. When we feed its during dearths also and we don't have consumable honey on at the time we feed anything. I have tried the honey stored and never got a banana taste to it though.
They love bananas here too!!! Thanks!!!
They gobble them up during dearths here. Have a good one
You are never too old to learn, you have taught me something I've never heard;
Thank you so much
That's true always be open to learning. Mist will never hear about it. Large operations will never use it and most will say we have pollen sub and patties that work best. The thing is one can't profit on bananas so no point in spending money and marketing something that will never turn a profit. It's pointless in that world of business. It's along the same lines as doctors not backing more natural medicine can't profit on them as they can't be patented. Therefore no company will waste the time and money and the years to prove or not prove anything. Bees like the bananas during dearths and we have never seen any ill effects giving them. Have a good one thanks for stopping by
Mmm should never feed bees
Well unfortunately in my state with droughts and summer dearth feeding bees is part of it. One of the highest states with bee loss and one of the lowest honey production states in the US. We had 288 days without rain fall in parts last year if one was not feeding they didn't have bees I can guarantee that. But glad your area you don't have to feed them.
@sweetstingers I live in a place that -20 winters and only have 4 to 5 months of temperature above 50 I plant a lot of things like Clover and most of the bee get sage . I only looking in my hive 2 time a year. I keep a dog water with rocks in it about 2 feet from the hive . If you have not read (keeping bees with a smile) I would recommend it . changed everything that I was doing and made it bee keeping alot better for the bees and for me .
cool, i've never heard of this👍
They enjoy them at least during dearths
I shared this with a beekeeping forum.
Ok thanks
Thank you, sir! I learned something new from you today! Bananas used this way! That is a totally awesome trick!
They enjoy them during the dearth periods. I have never seen any ill effects giving them bananas. They do not store them they consume them so one still has to make sure they have proper food stores on them. But it provides nutritional value and increases brood 18-20%
Wow, that is very good to know about it's and this is my first time to see bee's like bananas, i will try it's on . Thank you very much
Absolutely thank you. We find it beneficial in dearths. Make sure they have food though. They do not store the bananas. They need to have plenty of food and pollen also
I've always heard the smell of bananas is like the alarm pheromone and causes them to attack.
The smell comes from the old bananas that went extinct in the 1950s. It's where we get the artificial flavoring from as bananas today do not taste or smell like that but the old ones did. To me the banana smell is more along the lines of the Laffy taffy smell and not today's banana. We don't see any reaction really
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