I appreciate it! Doing more interviews and collaborations was one of my channel goals for 2022, just getting a head start on it since it’s the off season.

Thanks Paul!

He’s pretty sharp! Thanks Rickey!

Not necessarily as the guys up north actually have amazing production due to longer day length. They might have a shorter season but the bees actually work longer. They also have access to massive flowering crops such as canola so the bees can be plunked right in huge crops that grow on larger land masses than the rest of us.

@@judicorbett9401 That is something I didn’t even think of. Thanks Judi.!!!!

Thanks Peter!

Thanks Russell! We’ll see where it goes. I figure if I focus on making good stuff the rest will take care of itself.

Thanks!

Thanks Wayne!

@@DuckRiverHoney I've got alot of bees on others cattle farmers because they have seen what my bees do for their pastures an how it keep their clover getting better ever yr bees are there, an I make alot of honey, an allows me to share with them another product off their own farm .

Bees can help out a lot of areas of agriculture, it’s important to be able to explain that.

Thanks Shawn, what took you to Korea?

@@DuckRiverHoney Nathan, that would make an interesting video learning what is different in those two environments.

@@DuckRiverHoney The Army brought me here to Korea and I found an opportunity to learn the agricultural system here in Korea. Knowing your operational environment definitely leads to successful beekeeping. Asian Hornets are a thing, but they deal with them here just like any other pest. Varroa is prolific, but did not have to deal with small hive beetles. Unfortunately I was only here for a year. So I have one season under my belt.

Apis cerana or mellifera over there? I did a month tour in Thailand as part of an agricultural exchange program, it was a defining experience.

@@DuckRiverHoney The 73 year old beekeeper I bought them from ran apis mellifera. In which he called the yellow king (queen). Due to the terrain and population here. They use every flat piece of ground to farm for production. There cattle are fed mostly silage and kept in a chicken house. I am sure Thailand was an experience.

Hi Justin, I haven’t seen any beekeepers on KZfaq talk about RPM or CPM. The way I look at my channel may be a little odd, but my main goal is to help get new beeks over that first year or two hump. I also want to promote beekeeping and pollinator preservation. If my channel can earn enough to pay for my video equipment then I’m pretty happy.

If you want to make money with YT you'll do better with cats and pupys. Go figure 😁. Happy New Year

Interesting question. Ian’s channel has nearly 10X the subscribers of mine, and well over 10X the videos, so his answer may be different. My channel is a charity that allows me to be an activist for beekeeping and pollinator preservation in a passive way. I am not outgoing or charismatic, so the channel gives me a voice to educate and hopefully effect change. It would be great if the channel paid for my video and editing equipment, and I think it will. There is also brand and credibility building to consider. I’m trying to sell a premium product, and that’s easier to explain to retailers and customers when they can hop on here and see how hard I try to produce a premium product.

Those extra 1 to 2 hours of sunlight must add up. His season is short but intense. Some of the highest corn yields in the US comes out of North Dakota, just south of Ian and is due to those long days and moderate temps.

It makes a huge difference.

Thanks, I appreciate it. Where are you from?

@@DuckRiverHoney south central Texas sir. Just starting first year:)

So you’ve probably got Africanized genetics to deal with down there?

@@DuckRiverHoney Yes I have been reading that here in the southern states there are Africanized. I haven’t received my colony yet just yet. But I’m following a guy here in Texas, his bees carry Africanized genetics that look pretty nasty😂. But they produce mad honey.