A Chat With America's Largest Beekeeper | Kelvin Adee & Premier Bee Products

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In September 2021, we sat down with Kelvin Adee of Adee Honey Farms based in Bruce, South Dakota.
Kelvin, along with his two siblings, manages over 80,000 hives - the largest operation in the U.S. As President of the American Honey Producers Association, Kelvin is leading the charge for better beekeeping throughout the country and globe.
We discussed his life, work, and the future of beekeeping.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - Grandfather's Start in Beekeeping
2:39 - Dad's Switch to Commercial Beekeeping
3:23 - Growing Up Around Bees
4:03 - Education
4:30 - Interest in Beekeeping
5:17 - President of the American Honey Producers Association
8:47 - Adee Honey Farms Income
9:22 - Sibling Roles
9:58 - Thoughts on Premier Foundation
10:44 - Importance of Wax Coatings
11:29 - Colony Collapse Disorder
12:35 - Fan Q&A
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@VictorFursov Жыл бұрын

Thank you for interesting video about beekeeping industry in USA and honey bees. Best wishes to the entomologists and beekeepers and bumble-bee lovers and insect lovers!

@chet2201 Жыл бұрын

Great presentation Iam going to Split my One Hive. And double every year

@mariovvv5639 Жыл бұрын

Watching from suriname south america and i am focussing on becoming a commercial beekeeper.

@samkay8296 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from Kenya, looking forward to going big in bee keeping, inspired 💪

@jameswright3972 Жыл бұрын

Notice a lot of Africans are raising bees now

@mambojambo7486 Жыл бұрын

I’m a Kenyan watching from 🇺🇸. I hope to move back home to start Bee keeping.

@taraolson5870 Жыл бұрын

I am one of the rare ones that, at 52, decided to get bees. Jumping right into it in northern Wisconsin.

@Nick_865 11 ай бұрын

Amazing story

@ChooseU4ever 7 ай бұрын

I'm starting at 46.. Let's do this

@nigistseyoum5984 Жыл бұрын

Wow it is amazing I want to visit this place this is my dream work 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@sfbirdclub 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Sioux Falls! When I was a kid here in SiouxFalls (the 50s) a high school teacher was our neighbor and he kept bees in his basement (huge old house). I was spellbound.

@achosenone44 Жыл бұрын

spell bound okays i see)

@briae1944 4 ай бұрын

Ohh my favorite bees are the buckface bees, super friendly, great for winter, and superb pollinators. Bumblebees are pretty good for pollinating I would like to be able to have some whenever I have a vegetable garden of my own in the future! I wish there was a bee farm I could work at but in Utah it's really hard to find one surprisingly that is trying to find people.

@ngangakiarie3999 Жыл бұрын

Good job.

@benjamindejonge3624 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely definition , what is a American honey? Etc

@CaliforniaRussianRiverBees 2 жыл бұрын

📺Great information 🍯🍯🍯🍯 thanks for sharing ✍️ Support local honey 🍯

@sourwoodbranchbeefarm6515 2 жыл бұрын

I need some foundation but you guys aren't calling me back

@wishicouldspel 2 жыл бұрын

I had the opportunity to spend an evening last spring (2021) helping Kelvin brother Brett Adele load out of the almonds. 7 or 8 loads one night. Crap. If there ever was a fine example of the " boss" man putting his nose to the grind and making stuff happen Brett is the man . Having your finger on the pulse of an operation is vital to making things successful. I can personally vouch that hese boys make it happen by being involved in the nitty gritty. Well done.

@nickosuperintendant9514 2 жыл бұрын

Which are the 5 countries? Argentina? China?

@jimhegarty9561 2 жыл бұрын

Is there such a thing as too much wax on a plastic frame? How will the bees handle a frame with a LOT of wax. Thanks. Also, do you sell wooden ware?

@PremierBeeProducts 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Jim! Great question. Generally speaking, the more beeswax on a frame, the better the bees will like it. However, when a cell fills with too much wax, the bees will need to work to remove some of that wax - which is slightly counterproductive. We do sell woodenware. If you are interested in pricing and availability, please call (605) 951-0267 and a member of our team will gladly help you out.

@russellb.kennedy3942 Жыл бұрын

@@PremierBeeProducts 😊

@paulmoore8520 2 жыл бұрын

Any video on his operation

@PremierBeeProducts 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul! Take a look at our tour of Adee Honey Farms' extraction facility in Bruce, SD: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pM2FipOJt8rLlp8.html Thanks for tuning in!

@rollybaring3475 9 ай бұрын

I applied beekeepers on that company through online''Adee''but I don't get any reply from them.Maybe I guess they don't accept applicant came from overseas.