I think this one came in a milking kit, but you can purchase them on amazon for $10 to $15. It's called a "teat dip cup."

I'm not sure. I've never seen my bees do this. Did you observe this behavior during a period of drought? If so, they could have been looking for moisture

Omg yes. This is what I was planning on doing and haven't found any videos of anyone doing this when I searched! I'll try searching again!

It works great for me when I use it at the end of summer. Then in the spring I treat with a formic acid derivative (also organic). Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for the comment. I actually tried filming a honey harvest earlier this week and my darn camera died. I'll make sure I take a fully charged battery with me next time! Is there anything in particular with the bees that you'd be interested in seeing?

I just did an apiguard treatment on 6 out of 10 and had to pull partly filled supers off of them. I always wonder what other people do with partly filled gear. Also I always feel like I'm cutting them short on space at this time of the year packing them into 2 deeps. Would be very interested in seeing how you prepare them for fall/winter. Also do you plant anything specifically for them to fill in the dearth period? Thanks

@@mikeobrien7948 I put them in a covered location, usually an empty hive 100' away from the apiary and let all the bees rob them out. This way the unfinished honey gets put back into the hive and isn't wasted. Alternatively, you can also freeze the frames to feed back to any hungry hives during the winter. Just don't do this if you have a history of chalkbrood or foulbrood in your hives as these are easily spread.

That's an excellent point, if you have the option to wait. These were washed and frozen the same day. Unfortunately, here in Mobile, we get almost 70 inches of rain on average per year. In warm weather, it rains almost every afternoon. Humidity is almost always at around 65-70% or higher during the spring or summer. If I waited for dry weather, the berries would never get picked. Also, I work full time. Sadly, I don't get to choose an "ideal time" to pick fruits. I have to pick them when I am off work and when they are ripe. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks!

I treat once or twice a year, but I use two different products depending on the season. In this video, I am treating with apiguard. While it is organic, you should not use it while the supers are on the hive. Also, it requires warmer temperatures, so I use it exclusively in the late summer or early fall (where I live). I also treat my hives in the spring, but with a different product. In the spring, I use mite away quick strips. It has a different active ingredient (also organic) and it can be used with honey supers on the hive. It works with the cool temps we have in the early spring. The mite-away quick strips should not be used during the summer when it's hot or it may cause your queens to become sterile. Thanks for the question and interest in my videos!

Thanks!

Yes The bees are well and I'll be posting more videos on them in the future.

Dianna Boykin, because I don't know what I'm doing. Haha. I'll try to get that corrected next time.

What about your bees... Learning curves, I'm working on it too, working on my 1st video

Yes, we still have bees. Thanks for your interest.

It depends on where you live. You can always feed sugar, but remember it is nutritionally inferior to honey. Not sure what my thoughts/ideas were all the years ago when I did this video, but I now like to leave both hive bodies for the bees. I have found in my area, that they need at least 6 deep frames of honey in the top box to make it through winter with no help. They are stronger and healthier when fed only honey. I do occasionally have a I hive that starts its spring build up too early, so sometimes I do still need to feed.

I must have been ahead of the curve. I don't even think "click bait" was a thing back when I did this video. Bee losses are always hard, particularly in the beginning. But it is very important that they be cleaned up quickly to avoid breeding pestilence.

s1sweetser fair enough. Happy bee keeping

Same thing at 2:44. And I tried it with earphones, and it doesn't work the same way. You need to have a laptop with the sound reflecting off something to its left. Try it!

I have a digital camera that I use for recording video and audio. Sometimes I use my cell phone. No separate audio recording. I'm still fairly low tech. Glad I was able to capture it for you!

Yes, I believe she did. I should note that I no longer use queen excluders on honey producing hives. The bees make more honey without them and the queen typically only lays in my honey supers very early in the flow. By the time I harvest honey, those eggs have developed and hatched and the frames have been back-filled with honey. Sometimes I will have some worker or drone brood still in a super when I harvest but it's usually only half a frame and not a big inconvenience. Thanks for your interest!