The guy is pretty smart, like that, I hope more to come from him.

SO glad he talked about feeding. So glad. So many look at me like I have two heads when I phrase it just like he did. KNOW WHY you're feeding, not just because youtube or google says to. Down here to feed in spring in cases where you won't split is guaranteeing you plenty of swarms. I always recommend the Bob Binnie four part feeding series......It's a tool and use the right tool for the right job....

Wow, I wish I had stumbled upon this video sooner! It's so informative. Better late than never, though! Thanks for sharing this gem 🌟

Perfect timing. I love how you guys have your season just a little bit before mine starts lol

Lots of information I feel I can use in my bee yard! Enjoy listening to Greg. Thanks for taking the time!!!

This Gentleman’s presentation is outstanding!! It’s so interesting to listen to other Beeks way of beekeeping. Very interested in Part 2. Thank You!! 👍👍

Tried the reflectix on a couple hives this year. So far so good. I liked it and didn’t have any issues.

Ty so much for these videos, after your first videos series with your friend Greg, I knew I wanted to hear more about his management techniques. Ty, so much Bob. Blessed Days...

Give Greg a hug for me😋 He does a great job of presenting good info clearly.

Thanks for sharing valuable content Bob & Greg 🍀👍🇺🇲

AMEN! Know why you are feeding! Not just because all the cool kids are doing it

Bob, your friend shared so good information. Thanks for sharing.

Truly enjoyed being at the presentation and thankful for the video to go back over my notes! Thanks so much for your knowledge!

Thanks Bob. Appreciate you sharing this with us. Good stuff in there.

This is great video and information. Thank you for posting. It is a relief to hear him talk about the success of his mite treatment strategy in the beginning of the video because i am going to do a much more intense treatment strategy this year similar to what he described.

Very informative and great information. Glad to see more from Greg. Thanks for sharing.

thank you for every video that you upload on this youtube channel

Thanks for posting! Great info and presentation.

This was an outstanding presentation.

Excellent Presentation! So much valuable information and knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you! Priceless information.

Greg is such a wealth of knowledge! I think I could listen to him for days. Thank you for sharing this with us Bob!

Great presentation. Really liked the information. Thanks for the video.

Bob thank you for sharing Greg's great information. Greg thanks for sharing your hard learned experience really enjoyed

Great video, Mr. Binnie! Please pass my thanks on to Mr. Rogers. this was wonderful information.

Great tricks of the trade plus it's nice since he is probably 2 weeks ahead of us and gives us a heads up. Thanks for sharing.

This is very useful, getting more ways of doing things lets you try out and find the one that works best for your area. Thank you :)

Thanks Bob. Greg did a great job presenting!!

Great job from an old beekeeper

Thank you for sharing this!

Great presentation.👍

Great presentation.

Bob this was great 👍 thanks and God bless

Another steppler inner cover, so funny to watch it spread with his utube rise

Great info! 👍👍👍

Thanks Mr Bob

Excellent!

Great presentation! I wish it had not ended where it did. Felt like there was some good information still coming.

I use blue painters tape swatches on the backside of my hives, to write in pen any info I feel pertinent. Then I just peel off and replace, to begin the next years info on fresh tape. Get re-usable entrance feeders, no plastic bags!

Thank you! Keep going!

Bob, you always create some great content on KZfaq. Great presentation, the zip lock bag approach to feeding is a great idea to saving my back haha

The reflextech is a radiant barrier, the r value increases from almost nothing to quite good with a slight air gap

Just what the doctor ordered 😁

Good stuff here. Last year, I changed to 2x pallets, modified single brood chambers, Reflectix inner covers, no upper ventilation. Loved it all through the summer. It made working my hives so much nicer. It seems to be paying off through winter as my losses dropped from 60-75% to around 30% so far this year. I'm in Minnesota. We actually get a real winter. I have found that contact with acidic substance (e.g. Formic acid, Oxcalic acid, bleach, etc) will remove the aluminum coating off the Reflectix. Doesn't seem to affect the insulation value or utility of the Reflectic. I think I'll try the baggie method of feeding this spring. Buckets and jars are kind of a pain. Will reserve those for the hives I don't have shims for. Question: When Greg talks about counting frames of brood, what exactly does that mean? Is a frame which has brood on both sides counted as one frame, or two frames of brood? When evaluating colony strength I typically just count "seams" of bees. I'm curious what they are actually looking for in pollination brood evaluation. Everyone talks about "frames of brood" or "frames of bees", but I've never really seen a formal definition of what that means. Obviously counting one side as one frame is very different than counting two sides as on frame.

I think I'll be drawing from his note taking and implementing it myself. Too much trouble to keep the pad handy and not blowing away, or setting a hot smoker on it. Writing on the lid, great idea!

Thank you Bob and Greg. I was hoping you would do a spring split video, as I recently retired and want to expand from 15 to 50 or so by fall. All of them are strong and my plan was to do traditional nuc splits, but after I heard Frederick Dunn and Greg, I was thinking of going to a deep and a medium set up. I would strip off the top deep, put on a medium with drawn comb.

peppermint cany can be crushed and sprinkled over/on pollen patties to keep beetles away! If it was not true I wouldnt have told you! It works for me! God Bless!!!

Thanks about the great presentation!Is it possible to use candy patties instead of syrup in spring?What is the best option?

I'd like to know your mite counts before and after your Amitraz. I've used Amitraz with no mite kill. The presentation was a well laid out process of spring management. I often find things that I've either missed or never knew. I like the sponge in the entrance until I'm ready to clean it out. We have a few inches on the ground right now so obviously, you're ahead of us.

Bob I have a question kinda off topic but I am a newer beekeeper and probably around April 1st need to be making splits and I am looking for a good reputable outfit to order about 10 queens from do u have any guidelines for choosing a new breeder or just luck of the draw? thanks for all the videos and information keep up the great work and awesome information

Info we can all use. Thanks

I have yet to dial in spring swarm control. Right as he was getting into the equalizing it cut out, any chance there will be more? I’m in Richmond, So this is awesome because it is a relatively similar season

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I agree with mriley528. I find that almost everybody does beekeeping different. Any chance he wants to share his swarm management method? Thanks!

Is there a second half to this video? Seemed like it ended abruptly. Great info though!! Thanks

Hi Bob! Can you provide a little more details on the RV paint that Greg uses on covers?

What are your thoughts? I'm in SC.

Hey Bob, I love your videos! I’m up in Asheville I would love to get in touch the Greg.

Good afternoon Mr. Bob. Greetings from Ukraine. The question for you: what do you do so that the bees can climb into the upper body on the frame 145. How to raise the bees into the upper body if we put only wax. Thank you! Roman Shchurko

Ah what was the answer to the last question? I think it was how many frames do you leave when you equalise your hives in spring? At least I hope it was that 😄

For apple polination 75-100$per hive (Omg)in serbia we got 6$(per hive).what is apple price (wholesale,or in market)?just to compere.thanks.

Thanks Bob and Greg I agree that syrup in the spring isn't necessary for all beeks but could be handy if you need to make splits.Some local "pros" push it for the newbees and then everyone complains about the swarms. Can you give some phenological indicators for your manipulations, like red maple or dandelion bloom so I can equate Greg's Ashville with my Hartford CT? ,

Sure wish he had gone into his method for reducing swarms, otherwise great video

Only time I got varroa was when i bought bees from a beekeeper that treated his hives. Since I started buying from beekeepers that don’t treat I never had issues. you treat hives you get problems, that is how pharma science works