In this video I talk about my line of thinking when it comes to late season splits. #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper Queens and more at: www.bkbees.com/ Need a website? www.bkbeesites....
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@jmom57355 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed to hear/see! Thank you! 🐝😁
@bryandamron27705 жыл бұрын
As always very helpful video. Thanks for taking to make these videos for us new bee’s
@gordonhogg46755 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brett! We are going to have to watch this a couple more times because there are several nuggets of knowledge sprinkled through there. Enjoy da bees! 🐝 🐝 🐝
@honeygirlsapiary28 күн бұрын
So my area, Northeast Texas, could probably do splits with mated queens into August…that would still give me 2-4 months of bee activity before our “cold” weather hits.
@herbertjacobs84225 жыл бұрын
Very good info. I was wondering when the cut off time would be. I am gonna use your timeline because it makes perfect sense.
@benca61515 жыл бұрын
Here in northern ohio we just did a couple splits today. I hope it works out for us. Good to know others in the same climate are doing the same.
@robinlewisart_19972 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Im doing a split today with brood and a few bee frames . Actually it’ll be to a 5 frame box. I’m still learning ❤️ your video was great I’m in Virginia.
@duckhunter23595 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. This is a subject I've been flip flopping on over the past week.
@robinlewisart_1997 Жыл бұрын
Great idea I was thinking the same thing . Im so glad I saw your video .
@beehappydaysweets76265 жыл бұрын
Great video was wondering about this very question. I'm in the thumb of Michigan. My hives are booming was thinking about doing a walk away split tomorrow. Don't think I should now. Thanks for the advice. New sub:)
@SageandStoneHomestead3 жыл бұрын
How did this work out? Did your hive try and swarm anyhow?
@nagendraghimire78515 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. I made a split on July four with required resources. I counted it from July 2nd because they might use even 3 days old egg. They would cap the larvae on day 8 - either way from 7/2 or 7/4 the Queen will emerge in 16 days, so I checked my nuc box today and found 10 capped queen cell. I am planning to use 2 sets of queens in each box that makes 5 hives. As I have a very strong parent hive that will fulfill your suggested 5 frame resource to survive the split. I live in south east Iowa and parent hive has a lot of activity going on. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
Just feed em till you can't pick em up.
@LaraLovesBees5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that wisdom! Just as an aside, do you mind holding the camera higher so we can see your handsome face? All we can see is your outline when the bright sky is behind you. I would love to see your expressions when you are educating us... Many thanks to you for taking the time to make them. You are a treasure!
@tylerbauer70155 жыл бұрын
Could you do a video on when appropriate times to stop feeding would be. I know when there is a nectar flow but how about the number of bees going from a nuc let's say
@georgelabarge49855 жыл бұрын
Fellow Michigander here! About 120 mi east of your location. I have a new beekeeper question related to splits. One of my two hives went queenless back in mid June. I attempted to have them raise a new queen with a borrowed frame of new eggs & brood from my second hive but unsuccessfully. My one hive is going strong as a single brood chamber hive. I want to have at least 2 hives going into winter. Should I make a split from this? If so, should I buy a mated queen or try and let them raise their own queen? I'm thinking of going the mated queen route because I also have new equipment and would like more drawn comb for next year. Thoughts? Great videos by the way!
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
Buy a mated queen and feed a ton.
@edavydenko24662 жыл бұрын
How many frames (brood vs honey) in your nucs for a successful overwintering? Do you add any insulation on your nucs for the winter months?
@jimkader2 жыл бұрын
Good info thank you!
@mikeries85495 жыл бұрын
Small hive beetles? No problem? Split away but right now here in central Illinois...I wouldn't do it.
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
We don't see too many shb around here, thankfully.
@tammyvanburen-duke49185 жыл бұрын
Hi Brent, I love your videos, informative, and just straight foward. I watched this video because I want to make splits with 2 of my hives, I'm in NY. I wanted more hives with their genetics. They're great bees, gental, calm, builders and fly in the rain and overwinterd well. It didn't dawn on me till the other day they're 2017 queens. However I decided it was probably to late. Well one hive swarmed on me tonight at 6:30pm in the rain. Caught them, but now what? Will they have enough time to build for winter, or did they just seal their fate, swarm and colony left behind? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank Tammy
@SageandStoneHomestead3 жыл бұрын
Tammy what ended up happening?
@paulahello74352 жыл бұрын
Hello, I have little resource nuc I keep just in case something happens to one of my queens in my other hive. Well she had a tragic accident. I live in Central MA. Will the nuc still be able to make a queen (eggs are there) and will she have any chance of getting mated? I like having the reserve and she was a great queen. Thanks.
@FernvalleyFarm5 жыл бұрын
kinda off subject how long can you go past the exparation date on mite away quick strips ? i just got some getting readu for fall they expire jan 2020
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
Not too too long, the wicking material around the strip disintegrates and the strips become harsher on the bees.
@FernvalleyFarm5 жыл бұрын
@@BKBees great thanks ill have to make shure next time i get more on the exparation
@DavidODuvall5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@garybucher68244 жыл бұрын
Just come across your channel and live near Tawas. I'm a new beekeeper and just got 2 10 frame hives the other day and the guy told me i could probably split them. I've ordered to 10 frames box's and frames so i could at least have 2 brood boxes on each. But I'm thinking hard about splitting them because i would like more. Do you think i could be safe doing a walk away split? (From what i know the one without a queen would raise a new queen? Am i right? )
@Pikebees5 жыл бұрын
I just made splits today in Virginia
@jimhendrix77762 жыл бұрын
Can you winter in a 5 frame box?
@Thatfishguy055 жыл бұрын
I did a walk away split a few days ago. Should I worry about it or do I need to do something for them? I’ve been giving all my hives a small pollen patty and the smallest hives are getting syrup right now.
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
Feed them and be prepared to give them a frame of brood in August if necessary.
@Thatfishguy055 жыл бұрын
Alright I can do that and move them into a 5 frame nuc.
@Mookiethedog5 жыл бұрын
Dope content
@samurainegrette2 жыл бұрын
I have 1 hive an want to split it an have 10 hives eventually... is this doable?
@BKBees2 жыл бұрын
Yes, but you really have to stay on top of the mites and not get split happy. One hive into 3 the first year, treated for mites 3 or 4 times each and heavy as hell before winter. You'll come out with 2 or 3 if you follow that advice perfectly, you can then split those each into 3, and so on. Trying to do more than that, especially as a beginner, is really tough.
@nancyholland48373 жыл бұрын
How far apart do I put the hives if I do a walk away split?
@BKBees3 жыл бұрын
They don't have to be far apart. Just be aware that the foragers will return, check both portions a few hours after making the split to see if the populations have shifted greatly.
@mileawayhoney28023 жыл бұрын
do you leave the bees in the cardboard nuc box thru winter?
@BKBees3 жыл бұрын
No. Not in Michigan. You probably could in the south though.
@virgilcrites89065 жыл бұрын
I run 2 deep brood boxes how do I get all the bees to fit in a single deep? Thank you
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
Why are you trying to fit them in one box?
@virgilcrites89065 жыл бұрын
You said in your video you put them down one brood box. I thought you run two deeps.
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
Ahh, I have doubles and singles, but I was splitting those hives down to singles, not running all of the bees into singles.
@fredkuntz97545 жыл бұрын
Where in Mich.
@BKBees5 жыл бұрын
Fremont/Hesperia.
@fredkuntz97545 жыл бұрын
@@BKBees ok. I am down by St Joseph. 2nd year keeper