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I have one of those lazy hives which doesn't make honey how they should I've tried everything. And that was my first hive 2 years ago and it's just lazy .
Nice tour Troy. You can strain that honey coming out of the Kelly melter and use it for baker's honey. Sauces, candies, caramel, maybe even mead. I don't know if there is a market for it but I'd think there would be.
@@dallasseaborn8921 thanks for watching! It was really good early then a long dry spell and really good again late. We were making honey well in to July which is unusual for us.
Where did you get your bucket holder from please? I have purchased 2 different holders that are not the quality that I am looking for. Do you like it and where did you get it if you do not mind. Thanks, and thanks for the tour of your honey house, I am trying to justify my honey house addition and it is tough, congrats on having your own honey house, that is a big step.
Thanks for watching! I think one was from Mann Lake and the other two from Dadant. It took a lot of years to get the honey house. Sure makes things a lot easier.
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Like you, I left my supers on wishing for some additional flow but did not see much. I will be taking the supers off next week. I usually treat for mites thereafter, but with the record heat, I don't know what to use and wonder what are your plans?
What’s up Claude! I’m gonna wait a bit to pull supers now, at least till they slow down. When I do pull them off I usually start with apivar strips for the heavy ones and I’ll feed the lighter ones.
It's looking like the flow here has tapered off too. We still have white clover blooming and the basswood is in full bloom. I don't know how much they will get off that. Yellow Sweet Clover is mostly done. Sumac has a few new blooms left but is likely done. We will see what another week brings.
They are working hard early at my hives in Casey co.One more week and all supers coming off and probably gonna have to sit in a hot room with a dehumidifier. I had a couple of those bottom built comb swarm trap transfer.Hate that. Gonna be a long feed season i think .
I found on you tube one master beekeeper says vent and he has issues and buys inferior queens every year and one master beekeeper says insulate and his bees are superior bees made by the queen and they are thriveing! I have 6 & 12 frame Layens hives and my bees prop the upper vents so that tells me they want to retain that heat bubble in there!
Thanks for watching! Bees don’t heat the hive, especially in the summer. They heat the cluster only and keep it at about 93 degrees. They really need ventilation now to be able to dry down the nectar to around 18%. The moisture has to be evacuated from the hive.
I am in Massachusetts and I can't remember the last time we had a flow like this. Absolutely crazy. There is clover everywhere and the bees aren't really on it. I live across from a very very big orchard, apples, pears, berries, peaches. This year the apple blossoms were out for a good long while. I still wonder what they are on because they are packing it in! GO GIRLS! Great vid as always. Best to you and yours.
Where exactly zone wise are you? I’m in south central TN. Sumac is going heavy here and white clover. Everything else has been below average this year. Very heavy rains and low flow periods aside from this sumac. Edit: Nvm I heard you say N Central Kentucky.
I'm a little farther north than you. Our flow usually ends around the first week in July . Everything started a couple weeks earlier this year. Right now the white clover is bloom pretty good. The basswood has blooms showing but not open yet and the sumac will probably go into full bloom next week. Usually when those two are done the flow is mostly over but since they are a little early I don't know if the clover will continue on until the first part of July. What do you think?
I expect it to be over her around the 15th of June if it’s like the last few years but it’s hard to say for sure. We do get sumac and some are saying persimmon which is prevalent. There’s an odd smell coming in. Hard to say what it is.
Flow in Casey i believe is just starting back but not sure what it is .Clover i guess but theres so many woods and logged over regrowth in the area it would be hard to tell. My sourwood thicket ive noticed has blooms starting to mature but ive been told no nectar is produced at my altitude.Strange how when they bloom the bees are all over it . Good technique on marking those queens .I paint mine green sometimes so i need a little practice with the pen i think. Like the videos because its so close to home and i know what to expect on timing when to plan my hive days and what im gonna do. Thanks always for sharing Troy!
Still you dont know how to do it 15 days to stop honey flow 1 option remove brood to new box older bees will return next time just go with 9 frames and make space that way qui in not going to move in supper deeper cells they make
I would rather them have too much and not need it than not enough and need it,wouldnt you Troy? I sure hope your right about the flow! Thanks for posting .
What’s the average lbs of honey per colony you all typically see in that area? You get much of a fall or late summer flow? Great video and thanks for sharing.
I had made myself a note on the calendar for this year to be sure and remember to put more supers either drawn or foundation on June 1 with excluders. I attributed it to clover blooming but have noticed we have sumac also starting. What other sources are you aware of from now to the dearth that usually follows? I can't prove it but I am just almost sure we see a light flow from soybeans if the weather cooperates. Our bees always do better in soybean years than corn years on our farm. I enjoy your videos.
I’m pretty much right in line with you. Clover is for sure responsible for part and a friend locally has his tested and sumac is near the top of the list. I’ve had some strictly on soybeans and made a little better than 1/2 a super from it. Makes me wonder if this is the new norm.
Hi there from England, just started out on my bee keeping adventure and absolutely love the process of how the bees make honey and what goes on in the hive. Also great to see how the honey is harvested too!. Subscribed 👍🏻
@troysimpsonhoneyridgefarm6 oh yes started out about 2months ago with one hive(British national) now got 6 hives with 3 inhabited and a few spare and warre hive I got to set up too. Very addictive plus you help the area and the bees!
Great video Troy. I always love watching extracting videos. Great looking honey house. We have two girls that are 6 & 9. I feel like I always smell like bees or have propolis on me somwhere. I’m up to ten hives this year. We spun out 67 pounds on a three frame manual extractor yesterday. Not bad for a new beekeeper. This is my 3rd summer. Been through two winters. I really enjoy your videos and enjoy how you always explain everything. Have a great week. JIM FROM Union, KY
Hey Jim, they’ll be grown up before you know it. Thanks for watching. Good job on your harvest. There’s a lot of ups and downs in beekeeping but it’s always enjoyable, especially in the honey house.
Is your nylon fabric like having a Five gallon paint strainer you use in a paint spray gun or is the mesh finer than the paint filter. You have a great looking honey house. Thanks for the video
Thanks for showing your honey house. Maybe your refractometer needs recalibration. I don't know how they get out of whack sitting in the case but they do.
