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Answering the BIG Question! - Feeding & Talking Mini Styrofoam Mating Nucs
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Күн бұрынCommercial Beekeeper and Queen Breeder, Jose Uribe, is joined by Max to feed roughly 500 mini styrofoam mating nucs. Jose discusses a few tips when running this equipment and also shares a flashback of the past 3 months on what we’ve been up to and why we haven’t been posting videos.
We have missed you guys and have read every text, email, private message, and comment. Thank you all so much for the love and support! We are doing well but struggled to manage both the channel and the increase in mini nucs, so we briefly had to put the channel on the back burner in order to breed our queens.
If you placed an order with us this year… thank you! We are passionate about what we do and are planning on making a big difference in the industry.
If you are new to our channel, welcome! We are a small family owned and operated commercial apiary located in Northern California. We've been commercial beekeeping for the past 12 years, but branched off and opened Uribe Honey Bees in January of 2019, and launched our KZfaq channel in April of 2020. We specialize in queen breeding, pollination services, hive management and brokering.
Thank you for watching and supporting us! We love you guys!
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@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 жыл бұрын
Rule of thumb, work and family take priority, KZfaq is a monster hidden in friendly clothing. Keep up the great work!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right Ian! So funny how we thought we could manage it with expansion of our company and still caring for the kiddos and everything else life brings at you. We are definitely learning and up for the challenge. Thank you for your feedback and encouragement 🤜🤛
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 жыл бұрын
I use my KZfaq blog for other reasons but there are times I need to simply quit posting to retain control , sounds silly but it’s designed to control its creators. Cash is king and that incentive of continual social media feedback is addictive.
@BeekeeperUK 3 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️your son is lovely. A big credit to you and your wife.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
@Queen Bee Cottage Apiary Thank you and appreciate you watching 🙂
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Hey Ian, Kelly here... I feel the same.. we have to prioritize... obviously the kids come first for me. Maybe one day this will be a full time job but only time will tell. I will say- with as much work as editing is, I find the ability to be creative very fun! It has been interesting learning about the back end creator stuff. It's been challenging considering our identity morphing into becoming a "Creator". I definitely like the channel being a team effort with different roles between Jose and I... all while we are managing the bees too haha
@vwager 3 жыл бұрын
Even if you guys release the "old stuff" over the winter it would be great to see.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea Vern! Thanks for watching 👌
@danschneider9219 3 жыл бұрын
Old retired famers KNOW how spring can be. Family and work is number one.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Dan! Yes you know! Thank you for watching, pot of coffee is almost done and it's time to get back to work. Have a great week Dan!🤙
@matthewmccormick2417 3 жыл бұрын
Remember my friend, Family and the BEEs always come before KZfaq vids. Cheers
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matthew🙏🏼 We are truly trying to juggle the all but you are right!
@timgoodin42053 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see all is well, I suspected you guys were covered up with work. I know my 4 mini nucs I am testing have kept me busy this spring. I can not imagine the volume you guys are managing! Love the new duds Max is sporting, camo one of my favorites. Making memories for the little man and great work ethic, reminds me of our family growing up. Take care and keep the great content coming .... when you have down time!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Tim! Yes! Very much busy bees around here, we do like it and always miss the go go go pace when it's gone. So what did you think about those mini nucs you ran? We are totally ready to get back into our channel and work even harder to keeping up. Thanks for all your continued support Tim🤜🤛
@timgoodin42053 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper I am liking not having to tie up resources to get some really nice queens mated. I had a bit of a learning curve on the beginning but thanks to your tips it has paid dividends for me. Everytime I turn around I am making up another nuc with a nice quality home raised queen ready to go to work for me. Running out of boxes here and time to manage them while working full time. Again thanks for your channel and your tips.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Happy to help. Thanks for watching and support
@hockinghillshoneyfarm9273 3 жыл бұрын
Glad your back keep moving forward you will get there
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave! Hard work and perseverance 💪
@matthewsweeney2577 3 жыл бұрын
That is some awesome blue sky behind you!Nice to see you and Max!!!! Appreciate the time taken to make a video 👍.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Matthew, we are happy to be back!🙌
@seeyouonthemountainbeekeeping 2 жыл бұрын
I have been using cinnamon for over ten years when I see the ants around or in the hive. I spread it in areas the bees won't touch it because I don't know if it will hurt the bees. It messes up the navitgation of the ants and they cannot tell the other ants where the food is located. It really works and does not take much to do the job. I first tried it in my house the Ol Beehive Inn built back in 1883! Take care brother and I will See You on the Mountain!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
I have tried cinnamon before and had no success. How much should one put? It’s possible I didn’t use enough.
@logannorheim4663 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the queens Max 👍
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Logan my man! Thanks for watching and it's a pleasure getting you fellas some queens. Maximus is a breeder in training 🙌🤙
@VaderSpade 3 жыл бұрын
I loved the end. Growing up in the business we always got a treat at the end of the day when we worked in the field. My favorite was milkshakes at a roadside cafe when we took the bees to alfalfa pollination in Nevada. It was back when they left the giant metal mixing cup still mostly full after pouring your shake. Max will remember these days.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Man! Thanks for sharing your memories with use Randy! I totally agree that Max will remember these moments. Hope we can get together someday before the summer and check out your queen grafting with wax cups and anything else you would like to share with us.
@andywhite9932 3 жыл бұрын
Post the videos when you get caught up. And Max is awesome
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We will do that! Thanks Charles! Maximus is living the best life❤
@KajunHomestead 3 жыл бұрын
glad to see you back , love you videos and cant wait to see the videos you made over the last 3 months
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bradley! We appreciate you watching and the support.
@nickteresi6478 3 жыл бұрын
The 20 queens I got from you are doing great. They have very nice brood patterns and the bees are real gentle. Thanks for some awesome queens
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Nick! I knew you'd like the gentle stock. Happy to hear those Italians and Hybrids are a nice fit into your Apairy. Thanks for watching and and the support 🤜🤛
@sdichampion 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you’re back 👍
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching 😀 All for you guys!!🤙
@dadu63 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah where have yall been? Glad yall are back and doing good. Thanks for sharing my California friend.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Working hard and keeping up with these girls. Really making an effort to growing our company to another level. Thank you for reaching out Richie❤ Missed ya and responding to everyone as I sip on my fresh brew of coffee☕😁
@russellsamson1828 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, We want to see the old videos
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Alright! We will definitely work on them for you guys😀
@tritonewr4054 3 жыл бұрын
Max is a great helper! Keep up the great work you do with both family and the bees ✌🏼
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
He is an awesome helper that is true! Thanks for watching Tritone, appreciate the kind words
@scottpierson7495 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see you being a good dad. I had 3 girls and no boys. So guess who get to do all the man work, when your girls have 0 interest. So Awesome.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
It’s not for everyone but maybe they can sell the honey🙌🏼💛🍯
@josephfydenkevez2129 3 жыл бұрын
Jose, as always great info. Nice to see you post a new video. However, family and your main source of income are your main priority. KZfaq videos is a hobby. Taking care of young family is the main priority above all. With that being said I just love it when Max helps you out and you give him the time he needs. You are training the next generation of beekeepers. keep up the good work and give your children the time they need now. We all miss you but everyone that has children knows what going on.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Joseph, Really thankful to have great viewers like you man! Understanding and appreciative of the work we do with this channel and us putting family and work first. We know this is a hobby and feel great to give an update, hopefully getting back to the channel more consistently for you guys. Thank you and we appreciate you Joseph 🙏
@frankmachado 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome info as we are trying to start up our own queen program great to see you guys back I look forward to seeing you and your family more
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Frank my man! What are you guys working with for queen production? Where in the states? We appreciate the kind words and we look forward in sharing our journey and giving any tips and tricks we can along the way!🤜🤛
@frankmachado 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper we're not that far away from you we're in elk grove only sideliners right now up to about 100 hives but like you said in your video it tough to get other beekeepers to share info
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome Frank. What style nuc? If you ever have any questions drop me a comment, email or give us a call! We'd be happy to help man🤙
@frankmachado 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper same one your running and thank you I have a lot of questions but it would take up to much of your time
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Sweet! Well send me a text. My number is on our web page www.thecaliforniabeekeeper.com
@HivesToHome 3 жыл бұрын
Glad your back to posting, would love to see some of your videos posted from this spring!!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We will see what kind of schedule we can work up on releasing some of the spring content throughout the slower season! Thank you so much for watching and we hear you!🙌
@CaliforniaRussianRiverBees 3 жыл бұрын
Hello. Dry Cali feeding time and Patties🚦 feeding some nucs now 😎 building for next year ? Cool kid 🎈love the kids glove 🎈🎈🖐🏼 sorry about hit from the Bear 🍯nice show
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Yes its go time and begin to build any last minute singles/nucs. Thanks, he is a cool little guy🙂 We found these gloves at Tractor Supply, they work awesome. Thanks for the support 🙌
@pedroruggieri8162 3 жыл бұрын
que bueno verlos de nuevo! por favor cuando puedan suban como es el armado con abejas de los mini nucs saludos
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias Pedro. Si cuando pueda Kelly, va trabajer en ese video. Gracias por su apoyo
@MikeBarryBees 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, I figured as much. It’s really, really so much work to do KZfaq. I don’t manage even close to what you guys do, and it’s all I can do to keep up with my job and my bees and still get videos up and running. Was very happy to see this video pop thru. Glad all is well.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
You are so right Mike! Alot of time work and effort goes into doing KZfaq! I commend you for finding a good balance in what you do with your channel. What do you find the most challenging when it comes to creating content?
@MikeBarryBees 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper honestly it’s getting the shots. At the beginning I would just shoot willy, nilly, and then edit it all together and that was a huge challenge and confusing after the fact. But I learned to shoot the video in order so it’s easier to edit, but that now takes away from the actual work. Stopping and starting and narrating really adds a lot of time to the work that day. Then of course the time spent editing. It takes away from time interacting with family as I have to be locked in on the computer. But again, it’s easier now my shooting in order as best I can. So I try to shoot and edit a bunch of content so I always have two or three or even more , up on KZfaq at any given time. Then I can slow down the pace on shooting the video in the yard. But to do a seasonal step by step like last year? That was tough. It’s tough no matter how you do it...
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
@@MikeBarryBees sounds like you got.it down man🙌
@russellsamson1828 3 жыл бұрын
Best of luck. Thank you, glad to see you back and doing Well!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the support Russell
@HaselorHoney 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, keep up the good work and thanks for sharing 🐝🐝
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We appreciate you! Thanks for watching 🙌
@thebeesmith9746 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the new video. Would love to see the older stuff also. Beekeeping is timeless so put it out there... Say hi to Max for me!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for dropping us a comment and yes we will show and read the greeting to Maximus. Thanks for the support Dale
@jamesmcnally2519 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome Back! Happy to watch and see how your operation is going, challenges, trials and success. Great little helper, and as always nice to see this a family affair!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
James my man! Thank you! Happy to have posted a vid and looking forward to catching up on some older videos. How are things with you? I see you are trying out the minis? How do you like them?
@jamesmcnally2519 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper well just started i still have a bit to learn! I have to figure out how to out smart the local Robin! They find them quite easy to get a mouth full!
@jimwaldele9084 3 жыл бұрын
awesome little man there,, love to watch the little ones learn as they grow up,,, need to install a magnit in maxs pocket so he has his hive tool all the time,,, rite on video as normal,, thank s for the good info,,
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Jim! That is a great idea! I'll have to research where to put a magnet and also buy him a small hive tool(again) he has lost so many🤦🏻♂️
@jimwaldele9084 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper haha,,, rite on,, i miss the days i worked my dad,, you living a special time right now,, keep on keepin on man,,,
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jim!
@christinesittner8712 3 жыл бұрын
Great to see you all! I’ve missed you!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We miss you Grammy
@peterdetchon 3 жыл бұрын
Wow...Welcome back...missed you...Max's suit looks real cool too. Nuc's look good despite the ants. My small nucs here in Western Australia took a hammering from the hot dry summer, but the ants really made it extra hard too! Lost lots. I hope your finish up with a good season overall to reward your hard work and perseverance. Stay well and happy.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter! We are happy to be back and making a lot of effort to get our rhythm back. Thank you for the kind words! We are striving to end the season with a little vacation. We deserve it! So sorry to hear about your nucs Peter, how hot doesn't get there?
@garyedwards7539 3 жыл бұрын
great to see your back on Jose. Hi from the uk
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Great to be back Gary!😀🙌 Thank you so much for watching! We appreciate you
@beekeepinggarden165 3 жыл бұрын
Keep good job going stay safe 🐝🐝🐝🐝👍
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you👍
@rodneymiddleton9624 3 жыл бұрын
Glad your well but I totally understand about being busy. Take care and we can't wait to see what's next! Please put up the old videos!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Rodney my man!! Hope you and the family doing well. Yes we are really anxious to get back to a rhythm with our channel. Thanks for the support man! How's the bees?
@rodneymiddleton9624 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper Crazy this year!! Gotta go do a 60 plus year old hive in a house Thursday before they tear it down. Little man looks handsome in his bee suit.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Dude! How fun will that be!? I know you're going to shoot this right? Looking forward to seeing it
@rodneymiddleton9624 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper Absolutely!!!!
@javielbenito8055 3 жыл бұрын
Muy bueno, echaba de menos tu videos
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
¡Javiel, sí hombre! con la producción de reinas, la administración de colmenas, los clientes y la familia, ha sido un desafío editar videos para ustedes, nuestros espectadores. Esperamos volver a encarrilarnos y agradecemos el apoyo y la visualización de nuestros videos. Cuidate mi amigo y rompe ese botón de suscripción 😁🤙
@donaldjones3580 3 жыл бұрын
The 3-queens I got from you are working but here in SE PA the weather has been cool and wet so the hives are slow building up and I missed the very poor spring flow. Hopefully I will have colonies that survive this winter.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Oh No! Do you see a change in forecast soon? I hope it warms up and you hit a good summer flow. Cant stay cool forever and once the weather warms up🌞 they will explode Donald! 🙌 When it's cool and bees need to build up I find that a feed. An ontop and a pollen patty help tremendously to give them something until it warms up or stops raining. You're hives will make it my man! If you ever want to reach out via text or call, I welcome it. Hear to hel. Have a fantastic season and Thanks for your support Donald 🤜🤛
@nynotetis 3 жыл бұрын
We missed you guys :)
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thate awesome! Thank you!....We missed you all too!🙂
@calvinkalmon6746 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
🙏 Thanks Calvin
@seeyouonthemountainbeekeeping 2 жыл бұрын
Put cinnamon around the hives if they are up high enough from the ground!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks foe the tip! We are going to have to try it! What has your experience been using cinnamon?
@scottpierson7495 2 жыл бұрын
Love to come up and help you out for a day or two, I’m just a sideliner, but always learning.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Where are you from Scott
@scottpierson7495 2 жыл бұрын
How are you keeping the ant out. I’m in Cali as well and the sugar ant are amazing they sense the sugar and infestation starts. I’m trying out the Minis this season we will see. I’m sure you are busy now. Like to buy a few queens this year. Thank you very much for helping out with our heroes that keep our country Free, or Somewhat free.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Diatomaceous Earth helps and have heard baby powder also does. I’ll be trying the baby powder this year if there is any issues Anything for our vets. We owe it to them and nothing more rewarding than making a new friend
@raydinkins5193 3 жыл бұрын
Your vids are the best. Glad you're back! The Uribe hat is sick, where can I get one?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ray! We are stoked about it too! Shoot us an email at thecaliforniabeekeeper@gmail.com with your info and we will get one out to you!
@marcinmatelski5465 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see new content. Really digging the family involvement. How long before Max catches and marks his first queen?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
It will be no time before he gets hands on experience with queen catching. We need to teach and educate alot more and soon enough he'll be a queen bee catcher😁
@kodi.hartMTB 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
🙌🏼Thanks for watching 😁
@kodi.hartMTB 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper no worries, love your vids, especially the mini mating nucs because I’ve got 22 of them and it’s my first year doing queens
@timothyaure9602 2 жыл бұрын
They grow up quick.... Soon you'll be seeing grand kids- before you know it!😉
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my! Not ready for that😆
@ThEcLoUdBuStEr 3 жыл бұрын
IMHO feeding mini nucs with syrup is like an invite for robbing, especially in day time. I have "few" mini nucs close to big hives and no problem. You have to change your food for mini nucs. Greetings from Poland.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
I agree. We rarely have issues with robbing but when we do see sign we immediately stop. How is keeping mini nucs in Poland like and what challenges have you encountered?
@ThEcLoUdBuStEr 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper I have alot hives close to my main apiary where I breed queens, so I have to make no mistakes, especially close to July because of robbing problem. I made my mini nuc by myself so they have few "tweaks" against robbing, but this is not enough. First of all, when I set up new one without comb, only with foundation, I put to the mini nuc only bee candy as a food (powder sugar + water + citric acid) + bees + virgin queen. Then I close the mini nuc for 4-5 days and then I open it. After that mini nuc is "integrated". When the queen start to lay eggs I can take her out and put queen cell or next virgin. The best queens for customers are when you let brood to hatch, older laying queen has more of pheromone and it is easier to successfully put her for customers into their hives after 24h in mail. I have build a machine to make powder sugar, but when they have comb and the nuc is integrated you can try to use just crystal sugar from store and put it to your feeder or buy candy from bee store. Also artificial insemination is very popular here, I think we have much, much more artificial inseminators than any EU country. Therefore there is alot queens from AI in productive hives - of course they are not like those form reproductive class. Repro queens are more expensive like 120 - 500 Euro for one queen.
@VaderSpade 3 жыл бұрын
The bears will be around when the blackberries get ripe. They move a lot looking for more berries.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
I really hope you are wrong Randy.....but I know you're not😣. You are having alot of activity on your game cams I've seen on social media😳
@NaturesImageFarmGregBurns 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Good seeing you over on @castle hives. Looking forward to checking your channel out:) #beethechange
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!🤙🏼 Well I appreciate you joining in on the live and it was fun doing that with Brian! He’s a cool dude and we hope to collaborate more in the future. Welcome to our channel and thanks for tuning in.
@pepperKingdom 3 жыл бұрын
👍👌❤
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We are here Mel! Doing our best to jump back into motions with KZfaq and interacting with all of you. Missed it and all of you!
@matthewmccormick2417 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the hives man. Dam Bear problems suck. Things happen and people need to understand so the 3 month break all good. I started year with 24 hives and now at over 116 because of a great friend. After a car wreck a friend who has a farm said hey lets partner you teach me and i will make it a multi thousand hive operation. well 10 employees a new Honey house with 120 frame extractor and a temp controlled shed that can hold 300+ hives we are on our way. all from swarms i have caught lol. Best of luck my friend and may god Bless you and the family. I use 6 frame nukes for my queen cells. dont think i could do those little things
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! That’s so exciting to hear! I bet you are juiced man! Bless your new venture in expanding and bless you and yours my friend! I’m rooting for you!
@ruthannjones5873 2 жыл бұрын
Trying to figure out how they use the feeders.
@Ouachita_Ridge_Bees 5 ай бұрын
When feed the small boxes are you worried about drowning bees?
@3Beehivesto300 3 жыл бұрын
See if you know the answer to this one. What make a bee jacket white again??? Removes the propolis???
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Tide with bleach,lol...I know you have some kind of secret. What's your trick?
@3Beehivesto300 3 жыл бұрын
KZfaq star ⭐️ Jason Chrisman told me to try Super Clean degreaser. I did and it works great. Whitens and removes most propolis. Put water in a 5 gallon bucket and mix in super clean. Soak the cloths.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
I'll have to try that method Justin! Thanks for sharing.
@user-ez6dq4tv4h 3 жыл бұрын
At last waited 😬
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We appreciate you! Thank you for hanging in there and we will work even harder to trying to manage this KZfaq content so you all have fresh new content. Thanks again and thanks for watching 🤙
@jdharper1056 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Kelly we’re the old stuff
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
She’s attacking them one by one🙌🏼😃
@denisgovor3897 3 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤✌
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love and watching Denis!
@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po Жыл бұрын
Will they ever swarm out of those nucs?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper Жыл бұрын
They will if they are not equalized or if it gets too hot
@ryanwalsh3146 3 жыл бұрын
I'm curious... I'm just getting started into beekeeping but I want to grow. Do you own all the property that you have all these different locations? Or are you setting them up on other peoples property?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ryan, we rent other people's properties. How many hives do you have now and what is your goal to grow to?
@ryanwalsh3146 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper I'm going to be starting 5 hives in the spring. Hopefully get a few swarms as well. I'm gonna get the hives and equipment over this winter. My 5 year goal is to be between 75 and 100 hives. I'm also extremely interested in queen rearing. I would like to dabble with that my first year as well.....on a very small level of course. My friend is letting me use their land for the initial hives. But i will definitely need more locations. Any suggestions on how to find and approach people for that? What's reasonable to pay for land? I'm just giving my friend honey when it comes.
@wadebarnes6720 2 жыл бұрын
Do you keep your nukes close to your bees or do you just put them where you know there is bees
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
We have nuc yards that are near our mating yards(bee yards)
@ReederBeekeeping 3 жыл бұрын
What month do you start producing queens. I start just after almonds but I noticed the northern cal queen producers don't start selling till may. Why wait so long?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We start production mid-March but always depending on weather and drone stock. We run our production in Butte County, we are able to start earlier than some guys further North of us. Alot of larger commercial operations around us does the same as far as schedule. Where are you based out of? What type of nucs do you run or prefer?
@ReederBeekeeping 3 жыл бұрын
I am in Tulare County and so far I am making small splits for my own increase in mid March that i put cells into and I have about 100 3 fram nukes that I harvest queens out of to fix my splits that didn't take. This is my third year making my own cells and it's been fun! I did a couple thousand this year. Your videos are encouraging!
@randy-mw5dq 3 жыл бұрын
Why in the last two days my bees have doubled their sugar water intake.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
What part of the country do you run bees in? If in California, (I'll give you a few factors)your bees are flying more with these temps and not bringing in enough to store, your queen is laying alot and bees are needing to feed larvae, bigger hive population eating more. What's your ratio? Try and make it thick 1:1
@randy-mw5dq 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper Im in ventura , socal.
@randy-mw5dq 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Let me know how that goes and of making it thicker helps with stores. You're welcome Randy
@kodi.hartMTB 2 жыл бұрын
Just wondering, what’s your success rate with mini mating nucleas colonies,
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a success if we can target 75-80%
@kodi.hartMTB 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper ok cool awesome, I get about 65%-85%
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
That’s a great percentage and goals. When we hit those 90% we get excited 💛🙌🏼 But we embrace those 60%s to get better and fine tune what we do
@kodi.hartMTB 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper thanks🙏🏼😊, great thinking
@kodi.hartMTB 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper gotta love those mini nucs, I watched your vids when I was starting out with queen breeding and so I used the mini nucs and loved them since now I’ve accumulated 25 of them🙂👍
@christopherhandy9569 3 жыл бұрын
Do you ever have a problem with africanized bees
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We never have any issues with africanized here in the northern part of California
@mikesbeesllc 3 жыл бұрын
Peacocks eat bees!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
We are finding ourselves picking the lesser of the evils between yard locations
@mikesbeesllc 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper A peacock wiped out a 5 frame nuc and weakened I big hive. It took me way too long to figure out the peacock was the culprit. He stood at the entrance every early morning and filled his belly with bees as they emerged. I'm in Ohio. I read they are a problem in England.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no! That's horrible. Peacock better not mess with the nucs 😖
@farmer998 Жыл бұрын
don't edit them just post them as one video
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