You love stories of Gardening, Beekeeping, Food Preservation and other Homesteading topics. So do I! Before Daddykirbs Farm, my family lived in a suburban neighborhood. I started to learn more about our broken food system, so I started to experiment with gardening in my small backyard. Part of that experiment was a small aquaponics system (combining fish and veggies in a closed loop system). I got the idea to record that to share with others on this "new" (2010) platform called RU-vid. I was surprised to find that people watched it. Not long after that I moved my family to a small farm just outside the city and decided to continue the journey of sharing my story online. God put on my heart and mind this phrase: Everyone has a story and every story counts. This phrase felt like God giving me permission to believe in myself... that “I” was valuable. Now, I love sharing that with people in my RU-vid videos.
4 years ago I posted a comment. I have to now and then come back to this video, because either I stopped making kombucha for one reason or another and when I start up again it's been long enough that I need this refresher. So thanks for still being available. I had it written down at one time, but can't find it. Try again.
00:06 Beekeeping update without much equipment 02:57 Checking progress of bees in different hive types 06:13 Observations on the bee frames 10:36 Inspecting and managing beehives for honey production 14:29 Checking the bee hive for honey production and brood health. 18:26 Inspecting the beehive for honey and nectar levels. 21:47 Moving hive boxes to provide more space for bees. 25:28 Horizontal hives result in less aggressive behavior of bees compared to vertical hives. 30:01 Creating a hole in the screen to allow bees to get out Crafted by Merlin AI.
This method works best for fresh cutting. Cured scions? Water will rot the stems. They need lite moisture and TIME. I tapped the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters.
Greetings together with so many thanks for the perfect tutorial. I had spared any questions when I'd first began. I said a prayer instead. My experience has been a total success. My very first "growing" a scoby was a matter of remaining patiently. After that, I followed your instructions. After about ten days, I discovered a steady flow of bubbles, rising from bottom to top. I poured and tasted a jigger of the fermented beverage. It was a taste between sweet and tangy. PERFECT. So far, I've not tried the second ferment. You've gone above and beyond in your tutorial. I thank you again.
I saw that you took out the verical growth at the end if the first cluster of flowers. If you cut at the 3rd or 4th bud above the cluster, the tree will produce a longer spur I think...or possibly a combo of fruit buds and a vegetative bud at the end, which you would prune again next year
Don't be quick to swap frames around too much. Keep in mind. Bees need to feed the uncapped brood. You will slow down the brood process if the bees have to travel to the other side of the hive to get food and bring it back to the eggs and larvae.
When you catch a swarm. You MUST find the queen if you want them to stay. Ensure you use a queen cage to keep her in the hive for about 4 to 5 days. This will keep the bees in the hive with her, and give the colony time to orient themselves to the new hive. Otherwise, scout bees may return and convince everyone to leave. If you have a spare frame full of capped brood and resources. Ensure no bees from its colony are on the frame, and transfer it to the hive of the caught colony.
You seem a bit quick to split hives. Hives should be super crowded. A queen isn't going to lay a lot of eggs if there aren't a lot of bees to take care of them and there isn't enough honey to feed them. If you're worried about them swarming. Keep an eye on the entrance for bearding. If it becomes very large, consider splitting if the Supers seem crowded. If there isn't a lot of honey in a hive, it likely will not swarm, as bees typically gorge themselves on honey prior to swarming.
What about temperature when storing ....if i put it away from sunlight or any light..but the room temperature is are bit high would that be ok ...or cool area is needed also
you need a better scissor;-) i'v seen a lot of people who need to crack the last part of the cut. anyway. I'm gonna try your system out. thanks for the info.
how high does the ground rod have to stick up from the ground, can i use three 4 foot gavanized rods instead of one 6 foot rod? is 4 feet deep enough to be an effective grounding rod.? My tester indicates a charge, but my hand feels nothing, stumped!
