Tim I have got to say with out a dought you are the best Teacher/Beekeeper on the internet. No one else has the kind of content you do. I always look foward to viewing your videos and can't wait for the next one. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and humor.
Hi Tim. Sam here from Queenstown, Otago. (South Island of New Zealand. I'm formerly from Herefordshire, (home of the cows and the SAS), in England. I'm a beekeeping virgin. Never had a hive. Anything I know about bees is from books and the internet. I'd like to thank you for putting your wisdom out there. Having watched a lot of your videos, it's become pretty obvious to me when someone on RUclips knows what they're talking about and when they're talking out of their behind. You clearly know your stuff. And you have a nice manner about you as well. I thank you for bringing common sense and humour to the subject.
You my Dear are my kind of Lady. Of course you made me feel good but you do tell it like it is. Thanks for letting us know your in New Zealand. I'm a simple person and have never tried to put on the dog. Let me know any time you have a question. I do a pretty good job of answering all questions. Have a good one........tim
Ha Mr Tim your videos are never to long they are great u are wonderful thanks for teaching me the how to about bees u Sir are great thanks for what u do God Bless and have a wonderful week
OUCH them girls were wearing you out lol thanks Tim for taking the time to teach the rest of us. I always enjoy your videos especially your stories at the end keep em coming
Tim you are a cool dude I wish I lived closer to where you are I would love to go to your bee yard I know I could learn alot from you as I have by watching your videos keep them videos coming
Tim I feel like I need to put on my bee suit when I watch your videos so I don't get stung! There is no other bee keeper as good as you I didn't get the joke this week to busy watching that bee I'll have to watch it again.
Tim I really enjoy watching your videos, I have learned a lot from plus I enjoy hearing your stories at the end. your my favorite beekeeper. could you please show us up close videos of the frames indicating the cells , which are brood and drones, show which ones are nectar, pollen and such.
I am planning to begin bee keeping next year. And in the mean time I'm researching as much information as possible. Your videos are great. Do you think it's possible for you to do a video that goes into detail about when to feed your new bees. For instance if I buy my hives in march. How long to feed them. And an overview of what a bee keepers first year would be like. I watched you're beginner video. And I still have many questions. Thank you!!
I am being sincere. you will have even more questions when your start keeping bees. The long you have them, the more questions. That is for real. There is no definitive answer for most questions with beekeeping. Few facts and many many opinions
Really nice video and educational. Lots of new bee keepers are going to learn from this. Mostly you taught them that if you have a bum queen, bee pro active and take care of it. Don't procrastinate thinking the problem will solve its self. Either you have a proper queen or you don't. Like you said, come winter time your bees die and you wonder why. You know Tim your experience of decades with this video tells a lot in what you did and why. I wish I could go out in my bee yard and not wear a full suit. Not going to happen though as I am in Texas and they're too aggressive of a stock.
keep trying. use a magnifying glass and once you see them, them you will from then on. of course the eggs are in only a few frames, most of the frames do not have eggs
I do not understand French. My Wife lived in France as a child. I keep gentle bees and I have been working with my bees for about 64 years. .thank you.tim sr.
Hello Bee Man, would you be so kind one day on making a video about the quality of your honey, also I love your videos you are very intelligent in your field of work and extremely funny, very fun and educational videos to watch, better than playing xbox.
My bees was very gentle last year but this spring one hive has turned mean . They sting if u get 20 feet near the box . However once the box is open they calm down . Any ideas or suggestions or explanations on this issue would be appreciated
Your trying to trick me I see. If I get a bee meeting me at the gate, I light my smoker & first smoke the entire area around the bee yard. Bee careful to smoke the entrance and under the top and wait a minute before opening the hive. I also go ahead and smoke the nest 2 or 3 hive in advance. Hopefully you are being gentle with everything.
Thanks Tim..great as always..Just a quick question..you moved that swarm hive quite far away from its normal spot..won't they bees fly back to the old spot? or is that the idea and the queen stays put with the new hive?
Beekeepers do not have all their hives in one yard. Usually put about 25 hives to a yard then go about 2 miles to establish another yard. Hives die and beekeepers splits hives to put bees back into the dead hive so the bottom line, It is impossible to know how many you have.
Generally, $150. That is only the beginning. Many things will cost more. Understand I am 74 ( old) and stuck in my ways. I would tell you to start the the standard Langstroth. The is one hive on the market that is a complete fraud. I'm not talking about the top bar hive. If someone is trying to produce and harvest honey, I can not understand why they would get another top bar hive after they have had one. Apparently there are beekeepers that like or love them, not me.
I hate to leave this comment but I will. Please don't take offense. We know vibration is one of the alarm factors for bees. If you look at the number of times the bees experienced significant vibration during this process, it helps explain why they got so agitated. Just food for thought. When you need to clean bees off, shake them, don't pound something against the hive. No insults meant. Just trying to help in a little way.
Good question. Keep in mind this is natural to them. Humans have babies & bee multiply by swarming. I suppose the top two things you can do to help is, give them room so they have all they room they want and that will vary from queen to queen. If you have a super queen that is laying like the mother of all queen, you might need a hive 6 feet tall. The other thing is if you have an old queen, replace her. It is thought that hives with old queen are apt to swarm more than a hive with a new queen. That said, if I have a queen that is really doing a good job and they are not mean, I do not replace her.
hey walls can you tell me what kind of paint i can used to mark the queen, amazon want 60 dollar for a marking system, and all i want to do is to mark the queen next spring....thanks
You don't want to hear this and you probably have already made up your mind. Not worth the trouble. The marking will not stay on them very long at all.
I do so enjoy your videos. Not sure if I missed it or not, but you did kill the "bad" queen to make the bottom hive queenless. Otherwise, you could end up with a battle and the wrong queen might win. So far, the worst stings I can remember was on the tip of my finger. I still cringe, years later.
Hey B-man, It seems to me that you are very aggressive with your bees, and yet you often comment on how aggressive the bees are! I wonder why you are always in such a hurry. Is it because of the camera? I of course defer to your expertise, but I am curious, why would those bees not be aggressive to you, since you are being so aggressive to them?
Tim I have got to say with out a dought you are the best Teacher/Beekeeper on the internet. No one else has the kind of content you do. I always look foward to viewing your videos and can't wait for the next one. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and humor.
thank you...... It is very hard to find a really fun.....tim sr
Hi Tim. Sam here from Queenstown, Otago. (South Island of New Zealand. I'm formerly from Herefordshire, (home of the cows and the SAS), in England. I'm a beekeeping virgin. Never had a hive. Anything I know about bees is from books and the internet. I'd like to thank you for putting your wisdom out there. Having watched a lot of your videos, it's become pretty obvious to me when someone on RUclips knows what they're talking about and when they're talking out of their behind. You clearly know your stuff. And you have a nice manner about you as well. I thank you for bringing common sense and humour to the subject.
You my Dear are my kind of Lady. Of course you made me feel good but you do tell it like it is.
Thanks for letting us know your in New Zealand. I'm a simple person and have never tried to put on the dog.
Let me know any time you have a question. I do a pretty good job of answering all questions.
Have a good one........tim
Tim I really enjoy watching your videos
Thank you.......tim
Great bee keeper thanks 😊
I love your videos and outlook on bee keeping and life in general - you are a star!!
Well, I don't know about that but thank you anyway
Ha Mr Tim your videos are never to long they are great u are wonderful thanks for teaching me the how to about bees u Sir are great thanks for what u do God Bless and have a wonderful week
OUCH them girls were wearing you out lol thanks Tim for taking the time to teach the rest of us. I always enjoy your videos especially your stories at the end keep em coming
Tim you are a cool dude I wish I lived closer to where you are I would love to go to your bee yard I know I could learn alot from you as I have by watching your videos keep them videos coming
Your a tough ol cookie tim...keep the videos coming i learned alot and enjoy watching ya
Hello Tim,great video. I got a good laugh from the joke at the end. Man that was a good one. Take care Tim. Thanks for posting the video.
Great video Tim, love your work learned a lot, and your jokes crack me up.
Thak you and a laugh is good for all.....tim
Thank you for all your great information and wisdom you share with us!
Tim I feel like I need to put on my bee suit when I watch your videos so I don't get stung! There is no other bee keeper as good as you I didn't get the joke this week to busy watching that bee I'll have to watch it again.
Was it John the Baptist beer? Hee, Hee! Thanks Tim.
good one....tim
Tim I really enjoy watching your videos, I have learned a lot from plus I enjoy hearing your stories at the end. your my favorite beekeeper. could you please show us up close videos of the frames indicating the cells , which are brood and drones, show which ones are nectar, pollen and such.
yes, I'll try to remember to do that
Good video.
Thank you Sir.............Happy New Year.......tim
I love you're content
the alarm pheromones were working well for your baptist story. see, them bees payin yee back.
yap, there's always payback......tim
great as always! thanks Tim!
I am planning to begin bee keeping next year. And in the mean time I'm researching as much information as possible. Your videos are great. Do you think it's possible for you to do a video that goes into detail about when to feed your new bees. For instance if I buy my hives in march. How long to feed them. And an overview of what a bee keepers first year would be like. I watched you're beginner video. And I still have many questions. Thank you!!
I am being sincere. you will have even more questions when your start keeping bees. The long you have them, the more questions. That is for real. There is no definitive answer for most questions with beekeeping. Few facts and many many opinions
Really nice video and educational. Lots of new bee keepers are going to learn from this. Mostly you taught them that if you have a bum queen, bee pro active and take care of it. Don't procrastinate thinking the problem will solve its self. Either you have a proper queen or you don't. Like you said, come winter time your bees die and you wonder why. You know Tim your experience of decades with this video tells a lot in what you did and why. I wish I could go out in my bee yard and not wear a full suit. Not going to happen though as I am in Texas and they're too aggressive of a stock.
you said all very well...thank you.....tim sr
Great video Tim thanks again, I'm still having trouble seeing eggs, hive is doing well but even with my glasses on I can't see them.
keep trying. use a magnifying glass and once you see them, them you will from then on. of course the eggs are in only a few frames, most of the frames do not have eggs
like this method....what about spraying tops of frames and new queen with 1 to 1 with honey B Healthy? instead of newspaper?
I really meant to do that & I forgot.
Bonjour mon ami.
vous avez fait un pact de non agression avec les abeilles ou quoi ?
Comment les abeilles ne piquent pas ?
C'est formidable !
I do not understand French. My Wife lived in France as a child. I keep gentle bees and I have been working with my bees for about 64 years. .thank you.tim sr.
Formidable ! Bravo !
Hello Bee Man, would you be so kind one day on making a video about the quality of your honey, also I love your videos you are very intelligent in your field of work and extremely funny, very fun and educational videos to watch, better than playing xbox.
well, your very kind. Let me see what I can do....tim sr
My bees was very gentle last year but this spring one hive has turned mean . They sting if u get 20 feet near the box . However once the box is open they calm down . Any ideas or suggestions or explanations on this issue would be appreciated
Your trying to trick me I see. If I get a bee meeting me at the gate, I light my smoker & first smoke the entire area around the bee yard. Bee careful to smoke the entrance and under the top and wait a minute before opening the hive. I also go ahead and smoke the nest 2 or 3 hive in advance. Hopefully you are being gentle with everything.
Thanks Tim..great as always..Just a quick question..you moved that swarm hive quite far away from its normal spot..won't they bees fly back to the old spot? or is that the idea and the queen stays put with the new hive?
The old flying bees will go back to the old spot but they will go into the nuc box next door just like it was their home.
Did you kill the old queen before putting on the newsprint and new queen/brood box on top?
When you introduce a new queen the ole queen must go to Queen Heaven.
How many hives do you have in total ?
Beekeepers do not have all their hives in one yard. Usually put about 25 hives to a yard then go about 2 miles to establish another yard. Hives die and beekeepers splits hives to put bees back into the dead hive so the bottom line, It is impossible to know how many you have.
Walls Bee Man how many yards do you have you're hives on?
i'm thinking about taking up beekeeping whats the best hives to use for a beginner and how much would they cost. i'm trying to get ones like yours
he uses traditional langstroth style beehives
Generally, $150. That is only the beginning. Many things will cost more. Understand I am 74 ( old) and stuck in my ways. I would tell you to start the the standard Langstroth. The is one hive on the market that is a complete fraud. I'm not talking about the top bar hive. If someone is trying to produce and harvest honey, I can not understand why they would get another top bar hive after they have had one. Apparently there are beekeepers that like or love them, not me.
Walls Bee Man could you talk more about the hives you have in your next video please
why do bees get aggressive when the queen is laying poorly?
that was two separate issues.
I hate to leave this comment but I will. Please don't take offense. We know vibration is one of the alarm factors for bees. If you look at the number of times the bees experienced significant vibration during this process, it helps explain why they got so agitated. Just food for thought. When you need to clean bees off, shake them, don't pound something against the hive. No insults meant. Just trying to help in a little way.
no problem. Bee assured I know my bees like a man married 50 years thinks he knows his wife.
thanks
lol beeman! Smoke much ?!?!
How’s it going mate my name is Arthur I was just wanted to ask how do you prevent bees from swarming
Good question. Keep in mind this is natural to them. Humans have babies & bee multiply by swarming. I suppose the top two things you can do to help is, give them room so they have all they room they want and that will vary from queen to queen. If you have a super queen that is laying like the mother of all queen, you might need a hive 6 feet tall. The other thing is if you have an old queen, replace her. It is thought that hives with old queen are apt to swarm more than a hive with a new queen. That said, if I have a queen that is really doing a good job and they are not mean, I do not replace her.
hey walls can you tell me what kind of paint i can used to mark the queen, amazon want 60 dollar for a marking system, and all i want to do is to mark the queen next spring....thanks
You don't want to hear this and you probably have already made up your mind. Not worth the trouble. The marking will not stay on them very long at all.
why do you choose getting stung so much over protection
Probably because a bee suit is hot. Tim has been working with bees for a long time and knows how to handle them.
Jeff is correct.
I do so enjoy your videos. Not sure if I missed it or not, but you did kill the "bad" queen to make the bottom hive queenless. Otherwise, you could end up with a battle and the wrong queen might win. So far, the worst stings I can remember was on the tip of my finger. I still cringe, years later.
yes, the bad queen had to go. I just don't mention that in the vid
Hey B-man, It seems to me that you are very aggressive with your bees, and yet you often comment on how aggressive the bees are! I wonder why you are always in such a hurry. Is it because of the camera? I of course defer to your expertise, but I am curious, why would those bees not be aggressive to you, since you are being so aggressive to them?
if and when you have the years of experience I have, you will understand. I went into my first hive about 64 years ago.