Decatur Ridge Bees

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@johnhartman8086 Күн бұрын

I planted Joe Pye weed last year. It is about 6 to 7 feet high and is loaded with flowers that are loaded with bees and butterflies. It likes it wet. I wish every one who has a spot for it or can create a spot would grow it. Pick wild seeds or buy plants from nursery locally or on line. They will spread profusely. My perpose is for pollinators and to improve bee populations .My question is how to make a suitable "home" for the bees . Not for honey production but to help protect them .Another wild life plant i grow is the service berry. The birds love them and if given water periodically they are tasty ,They would be a great wildlife forage addition that need almost no care.

@Prisacarul 2 күн бұрын

I use a very simmilar method for combining the colonies that need requeening in August. I leave them with two queens laing antil fall when I decide between the two queens. That gives me more brood in the fall beside a new queen.

@decaturridgebees8761 2 күн бұрын

@@Prisacarul I like it!

@platypusrex2287 7 күн бұрын

Use linseed oil....

@decaturridgebees8761 7 күн бұрын

@@platypusrex2287 why? This works great

@ThatBeeMan 8 күн бұрын

Since you're already using a double screen board, would you not be able to just pull it out without newspaper etc?

@decaturridgebees8761 8 күн бұрын

@@ThatBeeMan I don’t understand can you try that question again

@ThatBeeMan 8 күн бұрын

@@decaturridgebees8761 My question is based on my assumption as to why you are using a double screen board to start with and also what you are hoping to accomplish with the newspaper. Perhaps a clearer understanding of those two things would help me understand your reasoning for both.

@decaturridgebees8761 8 күн бұрын

@@ThatBeeMan I’m using the double screen so I can have 2 opportunities for queens. One on the bottom and one on the top. I guess it’s possible to simply remove the ds board but I’d rather slowly introduce them. In this case I didn’t get a queen on the bottom mated so the simple combine is fitting. I currently have another ds board setup with a queen up top and down below. I’ll be looking for a place for that queen on top soon.

@ThatBeeMan 8 күн бұрын

@@decaturridgebees8761 I understand having two opportunities for successful mating and I think that's a genius strategy but, you could also do that with a solid board so the question remains, what are you gaining with the double screen board?

@ThatBeeMan 7 күн бұрын

@@decaturridgebees8761 I understand the logic of having two chances to raise a queen. What I'm asking is, how does a double screen board help that? Would a solid board not accomplish the same thing. I'm just looking for understanding. I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm looking for insight into what looks like a genius strategy.

@homehome4822 11 күн бұрын

It's just iron acetate (rust)

@jordangibson3780 14 күн бұрын

Great video, informative tip for requeening, and how to use a double screen board!

@themichiganpiper6987 15 күн бұрын

Cool!

@bethvanaalst2168 24 күн бұрын

You need a camera guy or a tripod. Unless your goal is to make your viewers dizzy

@decaturridgebees8761 24 күн бұрын

@@bethvanaalst2168 I rewatched and only found myself moderately dizzy afterwards ;). I hear ya tho

@chrisjackson2205 25 күн бұрын

Can you use Eco Wood on boxes that have been painted?

@decaturridgebees8761 24 күн бұрын

@@chrisjackson2205 I do not believe so

@jamescraig8601 Ай бұрын

I won't be rude and dislike this. But carry a bottle of alcohol and wash your hands in between hoves.

@Dobbydog-eo2ef Ай бұрын

A nice little queen

@Dobbydog-eo2ef Ай бұрын

That’s faster than I thought it would be

@daltonrobinson253 Ай бұрын

What would you say that flavor difference between Basswood and sourwood is like

@decaturridgebees8761 Ай бұрын

I’ve never had sourwood. We don’t get it in michigan

@Artid.yodjai Ай бұрын

เข้ามาให้กำลังใจ คนทำ ยูทูป ด้วยกันครับ

@Hendris.channel Ай бұрын

❤ Saya sangat menyukai cara anda budidaya lebah.

@Hendris.channel Ай бұрын

❤ woooooow sangatlah banyak lebah 🐝 dan saya sangat menyukai cara anda budidaya lebah madu 🍯 Saya di Indonesia Baru belajar budidaya lebah apis cerana

@Workinghardforthehoney 2 ай бұрын

They love her already 🥰

@Workinghardforthehoney 2 ай бұрын

Nice!

@gallowaylights 2 ай бұрын

Peppermint candy queen 😂

@decaturridgebees8761 2 ай бұрын

Haha right

@gallowaylights 2 ай бұрын

@decaturridgebees8761 * I shared it to @HillbillyEarl

@Abderrahmane_Aitouche 2 ай бұрын

📃 And your Lord revealed to the bees , Take houses in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect, then eat of all the fruits and follow the paths of your Lord humbly.” From their bellies emerges a drink of various colors, in which there is a cure for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who reflect 📃

@KobeApiaries 2 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see how she and her daughters perform!

@decaturridgebees8761 2 ай бұрын

Right on!

@Workinghardforthehoney 2 ай бұрын

Very cool! Very thorough. Interesting

@user-hb8be5wb4q 2 ай бұрын

Huh? I have never heard of that process!

@gallowaylights 2 ай бұрын

Need sun glasses 😂 brilliant queen

@gallowaylights 2 ай бұрын

Drone comb, she likes laying fat workers 😮

@gallowaylights 2 ай бұрын

Cells without bars😂

@robertstwalley3662 2 ай бұрын

Have you noticed that it does not seem to soak into the hand holes as well. I scrub the hand holes with a sponge after they have soaked and that seems to encourage it to soak in better in those areas. I do like it, been doing it for 3 years so far, very happy overall. Yuup big fan as well.

@Chasing_The_Dream 2 ай бұрын

Interesting. I soaked my for 3mins each side. I wonder if that was better or worse.

@decaturridgebees8761 2 ай бұрын

I don’t think it can be worse

@davidsoloninka7742 2 ай бұрын

U r marking the top of her thorax not her back. Very respectfully.

@decaturridgebees8761 2 ай бұрын

Yes one of my many gaffes . Thx for the correction my friend

@johngardner1898 3 ай бұрын

How do the 7 mil compare to a thinner 6 mil for dexterity and stings? Thanks.

@decaturridgebees8761 3 ай бұрын

Haven’t tried the 6 so couldn’t say

@johngardner1898 3 ай бұрын

@decaturridgebees8761 First of all, responding to a comment on a four year old video is impressive. I tried sixes and eights today, and I liked the eights. Good dexterity, and some sting protection. I think for me they will be the pathway to no gloves at all, soon. Thanks.

@MeanOlNana 3 ай бұрын

Just witnessed one in a tree beside my house this weekend. It was amazing!!

@raymondferguson4802 3 ай бұрын

Where you at it's been awhile since loaded up a video

@decaturridgebees8761 3 ай бұрын

I’m slacking i guess! I do appreciate you watching

@aaronparis4714 3 ай бұрын

Good point

@HanleysHomestead 4 ай бұрын

I need to start using it.

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 2 ай бұрын

Do lots of open minded research before you do. 99% of people seem to stop using it after a year or two. Many had total failure of the box after just 2 years. Good luck either way.

@backyardbeekeeperguy9934 4 ай бұрын

I'm planning on trying to raise my own queens. Thanks for sharing!

@hcaveman6954 4 ай бұрын

😱👍👍💪🙂

@timlewis9873 5 ай бұрын

Does that get cut with anything?

@decaturridgebees8761 5 ай бұрын

Water

@robertlewis3336 6 ай бұрын

Nice work. My preference when assembling woodenware is to glue and then nail/screw. Probably not necessary, but just how I do it. Never had a joint separate; The wood rots before that would happen.

@phillipriggs3375 6 ай бұрын

Well Done !

@beebob1279 6 ай бұрын

Have you had any issues now that they've been around for a several months? Looks a lot easier than painting

@decaturridgebees8761 2 ай бұрын

No issues here. My boxes are glued though.

@Blackswan19874 6 ай бұрын

Same results as above from Florida Beekeeping man ! Top joints warped and enough so that it ruined about 10 brand new boxes both mediums and deeps ! Could be our climate here in central Florida but we will never use Eco treatments again , we were deeply disappointed and what sounded like a great idea !

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 5 ай бұрын

Central Florida here also. What do you normally use? We are doing primer and paint for now. Wanting to try wax dipped maybe next spring. Definitely Florida is really hard on wood.

@Blackswan19874 4 ай бұрын

@@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 we primer and paint now as we did before we experimented with the Eco stuff . Also wax dip works great

@decaturridgebees8761 2 ай бұрын

It’s humid here but we don’t have your heat however I’m wondering if you glued your boxes. I do have a couple medium that I found warping from 5 years back at the top joint. Noticed they weren’t glued or fastened there. I usually glue ahead of time and dip a day later

@jimmysneighborhoodbees 23 күн бұрын

The Eco Wood does not prevent warping, it stops rot.

@cecildean3648 7 ай бұрын

How did the Eco-wood hives & tops do ?

@decaturridgebees8761 7 ай бұрын

So far so good. I think I have some 4 or 5 years now. They look like they got plenty of life in them

@decaturridgebees8761 2 ай бұрын

I will say that I did some tops a year or to back and they are warping a bit but they are 3 pieces. Wish I hadn’t painted those

@s.fla.beekeepingmangoesand1517 7 ай бұрын

I treated two nuc boxes with Eco Wood last year in South Florida. The joints are failing and both tops warped. It's always humid and or raining down here though. I'm sure it works great in most climates but I don't recommend it for the sub tropics.

@beebob1279 6 ай бұрын

Who was the manufacturer of your woodenware?. I've had issues with one supplier specifically. Warping boxes, frames not fitting boxes, etc.

@s.fla.beekeepingmangoesand1517 6 ай бұрын

@@beebob1279 I buy all my equipment from South Florida Bee Supply. It’s top notch commercial grade. Never had an issue prior.