Paul is a great teacher, for reasons unbeknownst to me, U of G quit producing videos for awhile and I'm very glad to see new ones being made. I've followed various YT beekeepers the last few years and eventually got bored with giggling tee-heeing and all out commercial approach to making/getting all (the honey) you can as fast as you can. These UofG videos are entirely different...thank goodness.
@primitivedaisy2 жыл бұрын
My favorite beekeeper on KZfaq is Jerome Bee Farm and Homestead. He runs between 25-30 hives and has a lot of good info for us hobby beeks. He’s located in central Oklahoma. Check him out! 😊🐝
@martynspooner58222 жыл бұрын
As a layman who knows absolutely nothing about bees i find your videos incredibly interesting and a real eye opener. Thanks for sharing your time, knowledge and passion it is so appreciated.
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre2 жыл бұрын
Well thanks Martyn. Interesting to hear you find the videos entertaining even though you don't keep bees. They are fascinating for sure!
@brianherbert2061 Жыл бұрын
Here in the UK some beekeepers (me included) put a super of honey under the brood box going into the winter (called under-supering). The colony clears the super first before moving up to the brood box. By the time the Queen comes onto lay in the new year, she does this in the brood box. The cleared super is then moved over a queen excluder on top in readiness for the spring flow. Having the super underneath provides some extra insulation for the colony during the winter.
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre Жыл бұрын
Hi Brian Interesting. I haven't heard of that method. It makes more sense than leaving a honey super on top. We feed heavily so we are able to winter in one box.
@friedricey2 жыл бұрын
A big thank you for sharing your invaluable knowledge and wisdom on beekeeping Paul!
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure. Thank you!
@altaylor2935 ай бұрын
I enjoy watching Paul Kelly. He is very knowledgable and explains subjects well. On a side note: I noticed he is not wearing a veil, or a jacket, or gloves but he has his pants legs taped 🙂 Priorities.
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre5 ай бұрын
Yes, those ones up the pant legs aren't fun! Thanks for the nice thoughts.
@LuckyFigFarm9 ай бұрын
Really appreciate your series of videos. Clearly explained. Thanks from Western Australia.
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre9 ай бұрын
Our pleasure. Nice to hear from you in WA. Your shout if I ever get there ;)
@B3RG3RS0N2 жыл бұрын
Thank You for these nice simple and clear videos. I enjoy them immensely👍
@sgraham6022 жыл бұрын
Are we all gonna ignore the tower behind him in the beginning!?! 6 honey supers! Awesome.
@dtomfohrde Жыл бұрын
You're bees look like normal bees. Get yourself a bee jacket. The sheets of yellow are brood. Your guess at brood and honey is correct. Don't rush. Use a little smoke as you go. Go slow. No sudden movements.
@barrykoch91982 жыл бұрын
So you go through winter with just one brood box? How do feed them though a cold winter? I am in Pennsylvania
@gappo13012 жыл бұрын
Great video, inspire me to shoot the part 2 of “Ode to the beekeepers”:)
@kitersrefuge7353 Жыл бұрын
It would be nice to come to the University in the Summertime and do 6/12 week course in beekeeping with a certificate at the end.
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre Жыл бұрын
When we have our new HBRC built in 2025 we will offer more educational opportunities. ( Hint, Hint, we are still fundraising) HBRC.CA
@viscache12 жыл бұрын
I notice most beekeepers on KZfaq are not using beesuits. Is this just a badge of honor and experience? I have no choice in the matter but am mildly bemused by the attitude of ‘not minding’ getting stung. Can you recommend or have you had experience with horizontal hives with top bars? Finally, did I understand right that the bees won’t build honeycomb during the Winter? Sorry for all the questions…newbie here.
@OklahomaBeekeeper2 жыл бұрын
It depends on the bees, time of the year, weather etc. Talk to people in your bee club
@martinboylan10062 жыл бұрын
What's in your smoker that makes your bees so gentle?
@w44472 жыл бұрын
Great video I really like how you use mini suppers for honey to not have a brood comb issue. My question is this. I don't use or have to use a queen excluder. I have found that where I am the bees make a natural barrier so to speak between the mini super and the brood chamber. The honey barrier as I call it is the bees simply know where to put the honey all by themselves. Is this normal or do you find they don't do it in your area of the world?
@CJ-ex8qh2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Would you suggest a single brood chamber when using an 8 frame langstroth? Do see any issues with using a single brood box when over wintering in New England.
@deancorah Жыл бұрын
Thanks again, your videos are great! Quick question on your frames. I see you have some plastic frames, do those hold up better over time with the brood comb?
@topsoutdooradventures3 ай бұрын
Will bees go through a queen excluded to make wax? I have been told that they will not and that I must get the comb drawn before adding the excluder.
@6Deep62 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I wonder how you replace the comb from the plastic frames?
@sammyd78572 жыл бұрын
I take the brood comb out when there is too much and just get rid of it. The bees just want to overpopulate and not make honey. I see most of these videos just talk about having lots of brood but the honey production doesn't matter. I can definitely see in my hives that the bees with large populations and large amounts of brood are generally not making a lot of honey.
@3Beehivesto3002 жыл бұрын
Thymol… would you happen to know what commercial Beekeper use? the amount of thymol in 1.5-1 syrup in 55 ga drum. Fall feeding and trying to clear up brood issues. I think I saw a article that the European 🐝 keepers put a couple table spoons 🥄 in a drum but the article was from 1920s
@peterlightbody84432 жыл бұрын
Any chance we can see how you coat plastic frames with beeswax please your method .
@user-qz7cj6ub1n2 жыл бұрын
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@StephenBiggers2 жыл бұрын
Do you ever use Drone comb frames? I find they will mess up nice comb to get drones or they put drones between brood boxes that get destroyed when separating double deeps.
@TV-mp8qb2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for valuable information. I'm surprise every day with your channel and learn very much. One Question I understand that separate honey chamber from brood chamber. But new honey comb is too weak to break out when extract the honey with rotation. So I use old brood comb for extract honey Please, let me know! There a good solution to solve this problem?
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind remarks! With newly drawn comb you need to extract slowly and carefully to avoid damage. After the a year or so the comb gets stronger - even without having been used for brood. It helps a lot if the wax foundation is reinforced with wires. You can see what this looks like in the video we did on assembling beekeeping equipment part 1. If this kind of foundation or wiring of frames isn't an option for you what you are doing is fine. Maybe you could try to just use the comb for brood for one year and then take it out and label it for honey use from then on.
@TV-mp8qb2 жыл бұрын
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre Thank you very much for your long explanation
@polmacbradaigh95062 жыл бұрын
We were told at a disease convention here in Ireland that you should change every comb on every frame every year. Whilst I was of the opinion that half the frames should be changed every year. Could anyone give me clarity, we are managing only 30 colonies for perspective
@davenirschl65222 жыл бұрын
It’s just a matter of opinion. Most people say what is stated in the video, which is to replace brood comb after 5ish years. Some say more often, some say less often. You can change the oil in your car every time you drive it. Would it be better for the engine? Sure, but at what cost?
@natserog2 жыл бұрын
thanks Paul! you are the best...i go back and forth with single brood chamber management with queen excluder then a medium honey super .. but i also run double deeps with medium on top of two deeps. Ive been told you will make a lot more honey if you run double deeps with med super....thoughts?? thanks!!!
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre2 жыл бұрын
Well thanks Natserog. I think you get more honey with a single brood chamber but it would be interesting to test this.
@arnoldtx16 ай бұрын
What is the paper that is peeled off the top?
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre5 ай бұрын
18 oz canvas
@maggiewatte79112 жыл бұрын
I’ve always been taught to go through winter with two deeps. I’m in a part of Idaho USA where our weather pattern is very similar to yours. I can’t say that I’ve had great success with double deeps brood chambers. Would I be correct given the similar weather patterns compared to yours, that I could go to single deeps? It would certainly be easier to manage.
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre2 жыл бұрын
Hi Maggie Yes, single will work where you live. Give it a try.
@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre2 жыл бұрын
We'll release another video about overwintering singles soon.
@maggiewatte79112 жыл бұрын
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre thank you
@2of2382 жыл бұрын
Have you ever try replacing the comb from a broken frame to a new frame? Like cutting and sticking it to a different frame?
@polmacbradaigh95062 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't bother
@BeekeeperUK2 жыл бұрын
I have if it had honey or brood I was trying to save. Using very large elastic bands. The girls join it to the frame and chew the elastic and take it out the front door. 😊
@2of2382 жыл бұрын
@@BeekeeperUK So how did you do it? Can you tell me step-by-step step from the point of cutting out the comb. Currently I have almost 20+ broken frames which are filled with honey and brood , sometimes I wonder why do bees like these frames when it can’t even fit properly and tilt most of the times , I think they like these irregularities haha but still it makes a job of an apiarist difficult so please explain, thanks.
@wilfredkube85702 жыл бұрын
@@2of238 If you want to rescue a piece of comb from a broken frame, then cut it neatly from the broken frame, and place it into position in a new frame, and stretch rubber bands over the top and bottom bars of the new frame, so that the strands of rubber band on the two sides of the frame hold the comb in place. Choose a size of rubber band which stretches easily around the frame - not too loose, and not too tight. You may need to use a number of rubber bands on one frame - probably at least three or four, and possibly more. Just make sure that you place the comb the correct way up - the same way that the bees have built it. Do not put it sideways, or upside down, because the cells are built on an angle by the bees, to stop the nectar from draining out of the cells. The bees will attach the comb to the frame within a few days. After attaching the comb to the frame they will chew the rubber bands and drag them out of the hive.
@2of2382 жыл бұрын
@@wilfredkube8570 any method to deal with the wire imbedded in the wax?
@Typhus-th6ud2 жыл бұрын
I despise getting stung on the fingers gloveless keepers drive me berserk. I'd rather be stung anywhere else on the body. My fingers swell up for 24 hours.