I've searched everything to learn as much as possible and your videos just help the most! You break things down and explain everything beautifully. Thank you
@tomahawkmissile241 Жыл бұрын
wonkey comb is burr comb according to university of Minnesota bee lab under Marla Spivak - Gary Reuter in his demonstration on building comb. They work great for bee as ladders but is not good when inspecting comb just to scrape out or Randy Oliver knows people in Chile that press it to the bottom of the comb panel to reuse back on the frames.
@tyrellwatson7389 Жыл бұрын
I Matt it down to they will make it beautiful again
@beek Жыл бұрын
Me too
@pattenonlife4834 ай бұрын
I love to watch your videos. You talk at a great speed and are entertaining and give great information. Thank you. I’m brand new just got my bees last Saturday. ❤ 🐝
@spirestocksnotification67106 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time and effort to share; although, I was surprised by your comment of 3500 cells of capped brood. If you have honey and pollen on the frame, then there can't be 3500 cells of capped brood, especially with the video showing not all cells were capped with brood; noting, yes, you have an excellent queen brood pattern which was the intent, understand.
@johnmellegard6558 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@metalmeddling Жыл бұрын
New beekeeper here, subscribed to your channel and been watching your videos to educate me, excellent content! I've made a series of mistakes as expected but I am learning with trial and error. A big mistake was I put a new package in a new box and was counting on my bee suit to show up before I got the bees but as luck would have it, it was three weeks late and so I was late on removing my queen box from the hive. The bees are doing fantastic but the extra space caused them to fill a whole frame with brood that is outside of the frame only attached to the lip of the frame, when I removed it, it detached and crumbled to the ground. I got most of the bees back in the hive but now the frame on one side is empty except a partial comb in the corner that is also to wide. I was able to push the frames closer together but not completely because I didn't want to destroy the remaining bit of comb and or injure the queen if she happened to be on it. Should I go back in and remove that last piece of comb so I can properly fit the frames together so as not to have the same problem happen again? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
@thomasrape46168 ай бұрын
As for smoker fuel I use dry horse and cow turds, they light easy, stay lit good and make a lot of cool smoke. It's just fine ground grass fiber compacted very tight.
@markbee5787 Жыл бұрын
May I make a suggestion? I like to set my boxes on the outer cover instead of on the grass. 😊
@khatpaufridaytalks2670 Жыл бұрын
Your queen is very good
@caciquesgrosvenor958 Жыл бұрын
Can you show us the Quinn bee. What she looks like 😊
@ryanmoore7098 Жыл бұрын
Hey David!! So when considering adding a new Deep, and you say to add it when the 🐝 draw out 5 frames, do you mean on both sides of a single frame?
@TinyTrailFarm Жыл бұрын
You know life is really good when a new smoker makes your day! Great video Dave!
@taylerrussell9088 Жыл бұрын
too over the top
@Polyhive3 ай бұрын
When I add a 2nd BB I lift off the occupied one from the floor, add the new box and put the first one on top. I do this when the first box is at 8 frames of brood and no need at all to faff about queen finding. Why complicate what is about the simplest manipulation there is?
@margaretdenny35074 ай бұрын
Hi David, Question: My husband and I took our county club's beginning beekeeping course and due to our age, decided that we would use 8-frame medium boxes - except for our bottom brood box. We received and installed our 2 nuts a week ago, and will be doing our first inspection today! I expect to find that we'll need to add a super, hopefully on both the colonies. However we are wondering if we should go ahead and add 2 medium supers per colony, or just 1? Because of your tips in this video, I think we should just add 1 medium super per colony, wait until they've built up frame and brood, and then perhaps insert the second super in between the original deep and the medium super that we'll be adding today. Do you have any recommendations? And thank you so very much for your content - you've answered so many questions I didn't even know I had!
@leahpfeiffer66083 ай бұрын
Do you always run two deeps? How do you know when to add a deep and when to add a honey super?
@beek3 ай бұрын
Yes, the video explained it, but when 5-7 frames are drawn out with bees and resources I add the next box. Not all my hives have 2 deeps but most.
@williambuyarski2070 Жыл бұрын
Another great informational clip...thank you! Concern, placed my nuc in my first deep on Wednesday, they were doing well. I'm going to be away from them for over a week, and I'm worried that the second deep should be placed on prior to seven days until my return. Will they be okay?
@philipthomas12852 ай бұрын
Can you do this when you already have a super on top?
@kellyhazzard7264 Жыл бұрын
I can barely keep up with my bees. Swarmed last weekend. Caught them and started hive#2. Bees swarmed again today. Caught them and started hive #3!
@BloodyKnives66 Жыл бұрын
Just caught one of my swarms last week. They were NOT docile like everyone says they will be. Sooooo glad I didn't try and "save the bees" like bee lady with no gloves 😂
@beek Жыл бұрын
I never trust a swarm
@Gilgamesh6839 Жыл бұрын
Both my hives swarmed even with a second deep on both. Couldn’t catch either. I think I need to pull some of the Queen cells and make a third hive so they don’t swarm again.
@toddcepica4544 Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing. I will be adding a deep box on my new hive this weekend. Thanks for the timely instruction!
@curiouscoy492 Жыл бұрын
You showed me how to pull out supports in the bottom of my smoker and solved a problem that I didn't even know there was a fix for. Thank you.
@beek Жыл бұрын
Pretty cool!!
@joeelam1 Жыл бұрын
Wonky comb, I didn’t put enough beeswax on before using. When I did they made nice comb
@derekdavidson6738 Жыл бұрын
I just asked you this question this morning. Lol I’m going to take all the credit for this video 😂
@beek Жыл бұрын
Nice, but I create most video ideas and story board them out several weeks in advance, so that one has been on the list for two weeks to go out today. But I always welcome new ideas. Glad the timing was right. That's what I shoot for.
@Red-Stones Жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Very educational for this new beekeeper. 👍👍
@beek Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching!
@kellyhazzard7264 Жыл бұрын
Very excited!
@abstract1dea Жыл бұрын
Look at that smoker! LOOK AT IT!! It's beautiful
@mwdiluzio1128Ай бұрын
WHAT CAUSES WONKY COMB?
@beekАй бұрын
Usually when frames are not waxed well enough or the gap between the frames is too large.
@mwdiluzio1128Ай бұрын
@@beek OK, THANKS. WOULD YOU SCRAPE OFF WONKY COMB, RE-WAX AND INSTALL?
@nate-408 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the great info you share.
@beek Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching!!
@TinyTrailFarm Жыл бұрын
Saw the queen at 6:18 on your video. She is bottom right from your POV. Nice looking too!
@Jay-qv8hq Жыл бұрын
I'm Soo excited did my first inspection since queen came out of her cage . She's laying great ...there's pupa pollen even capped honey 🎉😊
@ShanesWorld777 Жыл бұрын
My bees started drawing out the comb weird only on the black foundation boards..obviously they weren't waxed enough but it just makes a mess lol. I started with a package in early April and they have almost trippled in colony size! They are doing amazing! The brood pattern is almost prefect! My queen is a true queen lol! Thank you for your informative videos I learned alot watching you! Thank you thank you!
@beek Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching.
@stanleyschafer4232 Жыл бұрын
Thank you David for another great lesson. Thank you for sharing your videos with us. 🇺🇸
@WildwoodsBeekeeping Жыл бұрын
Good Info David, Great Tips, Thanks for sharing with us David! Have a Great Day :)
@lisaschwenning2801 Жыл бұрын
Hi Dave!! Love your videos! I'm a new beekeeper and have had my hive for 4 weeks now. I removed the feeder and added a honey super 3 days ago. But now they've started "washboarding". What does this mean? Are they hungry? Are they cleaning? Should I do anything? Thanks for all your amazing advice!!
@johnkillen588 Жыл бұрын
shameless self promotion of the button............i love it! after all, if u dont promote you then who will?
@beek Жыл бұрын
Indeed John.
@galina_920 Жыл бұрын
Great advice! Thank you David 👑
@beek Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!! I appreciate you.
@galina_920 Жыл бұрын
@@beekmy bees and I in Australia, we have deep autumn here now, but I am learning from you to get ready for spring 🌼. Thank you 🙏🏻
@beek Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, deep autumn in Australia!! So you must be getting your bees ready for winter?
@galina_920 Жыл бұрын
@@beek yes, they are ready for winter and I am feeding them every day. I have only one small Hive ))
@beek Жыл бұрын
Good luck and thanks for watching
@leonunlimited7552 Жыл бұрын
I have laying workers. Crap.
@JoeHHarrell Жыл бұрын
I added a 2nd deep last year when my bees had 5 good frames in the 1st deep, but they have just chimneyed up and not done anything with the frames on the outside edges. I suspect I did it too late in the year last year. They appear to have survived the winter thanks to the winter be kind but I feel like I ought to consolidate them into one deep but the fields are yellow with dandelions so I wonder if it wouldn't be best to just leave them alone and see if the spring flow causes them to draw out comb and spread out.
@beek Жыл бұрын
Yes, the best time of the year to get frames drawn out is during the first heavy nectar flow. After that, it's hit and miss.
@TheTrtlrvr2 Жыл бұрын
I get wonky comb often. Usually when I checker board new frames in.
@robertkaiser6859 Жыл бұрын
Do you suppose the boxes off of Amazon would be comparable to something I could get locally
@scottreese5492 Жыл бұрын
"Motherlode"( company in California)makes some great plastic boxes
@toddr8406 Жыл бұрын
Hi David Can you re-post your link for Burlap? Thanks for the videos!!
@debschwarz7582 Жыл бұрын
Last year my first for bee keeping. They made wonky (a real word I’m sure) comb. It was vertical and very sketchy here and there. I ended up re-queening. I guess they did not like her. LOL. Thank you for your help!!
@geenookgeen2502 Жыл бұрын
Wow you are to hyper! Calm down. Keep up the good work.
@tl3192 Жыл бұрын
Do you think wonky comb has anything to do with degree of the earth ? Compass heading
@annapirhofer7960 Жыл бұрын
Do you ship queens?
@BloodyKnives66 Жыл бұрын
For me when I get stung I feel it for about a week, not a lot of pain but it's noticeable for awhile. 😅
@beek Жыл бұрын
It depends largely on where you are stung and exactly how the venom effects tissues.
@TheRobertralph Жыл бұрын
2:25 Ok, I didn't know that. I knew that was why that disc was in the bottom but I didn't know to expand the legs. I'll try it next time!
@beek Жыл бұрын
Cool Robert, that will help your smoker sooooo much!!
@SMButler Жыл бұрын
Installed my first two nucs last Friday morning. The first nuc was crammed full of bees. Couldn't smoke them down as they didn't have room to move down. So, should I have put a second deep on immediately? Yes, all 5 frames in the nuc were heavy. The second nuc had room (half to 2/3 the bees of #1). However, it is drinking the sugar water well over twice as fast.
@wadebarnes6720 Жыл бұрын
The Ash out of the smoker rub on your hands it will help no hand lotions are perfume
@KajunHomestead Жыл бұрын
Great video David , I like to wait a little longer , maybe 7 to 8 frames of bees before moving to the second deep. I have big problems with hive Beatles and too much room for the bees to guard. I like your hive lids also.
@beek Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I think I only saw 1 hive beetle or maybe none, can't remember. I was filming in many hives today.
@neotheone47 Жыл бұрын
I was always taught if you have bad hive beetles you put your hive in a place where it gets all day sun
@onyemachinworgu967 Жыл бұрын
How do I attract bees to my hive for the first time? Expecting your reply.
@sandraviewing Жыл бұрын
Yes, I have wonky comb! Also, have one (of two) hives that seems to be aggressive. They both are from same source. Purchased them last May...so new to this. They wintered well.
@beek Жыл бұрын
You could requeen it.
@michaelbarnes1747 Жыл бұрын
Yes I had bees that drew out all kinds of wonky comb
@leonunlimited7552 Жыл бұрын
I really only use gloves if they have warned me a few times...Wasps hurt a lot more than bees... I find bee stings to be more itchy and annoying than actually painful... I was stung by yellow jackets a week or so before getting stung by bees in my hive.
@sarapelletier7497 Жыл бұрын
6:30 I seen the queen. David I am getting excited I will be getting my first bees in a couple weeks. Wish me luck.
@beek Жыл бұрын
So cool Sara. It's exciting!
@williemaykit7940 Жыл бұрын
I do have some wonky comb in my hive. It’s like they drew comb from one foundation all the way to the next foundation. Just a couple of inches wide, but almost the height of the frame.
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@eliinthewolverinestate6729 Жыл бұрын
My wife saw a swarm fly over the mother in laws today. I guess I should see about putting a swarm trap out there.
@beek Жыл бұрын
Wow, happy mother's day! That's cool.
@kellyhazzard7264 Жыл бұрын
Hive#2 has done some wonky comb in one week's time.
@beek Жыл бұрын
I feel it sometimes has to do with frames not being pushed together tightly, or not enough wax on the foundation or the hive not level and sometimes it just because Jupiter wasn't lined up with the moon just right 🤷🏻♂️
@dawg1363able Жыл бұрын
Sell me some bee's I can't find any
@beek Жыл бұрын
Are you in Illinois? We sell nucs.
@dawg1363able Жыл бұрын
@@beek no I'm in Arizona
@HaveFaithFarmIL Жыл бұрын
Ugh, sold out already! 😢
@beek Жыл бұрын
Okay, check back in a couple of days. It's a shipping thing. Once they get shipping caught up they'll put more online. Thank you for your interest!
@brianbennett4374 Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your videos thanks for All the help 😊 so sad your B team6 is full. 😮
@beek Жыл бұрын
I think they may open it up briefly in the near future.
@leonunlimited7552 Жыл бұрын
I have wonky comb right now, I'm going to take the wax, melt it and put it back..
@karlfowler3742 Жыл бұрын
I tried to work my bees in shorts this morning. Bad idea.
@beek Жыл бұрын
I see and hear of people in tank tops, no hat or veil, no gloves and shorts and slippers. Uh, that will one day go very bad. Better to have too much on than not enough. Hope it wasn't too painful. Plus, with shorts on bees can crawl up your legs and they don't have far to go before things become RED ALERT!!!
@anamericaninamericavotesblue Жыл бұрын
@@beek Ouch doesn't cover it.
@macsbees5775 Жыл бұрын
Wonky yes a few times it’s happened, the frame could be perfectly drawn most of the way down and then there would be 4-5 lines of wonky crazy comb the rest of the frame. 😂😂😂