This was fascinating just the winter of the bees alone but sharing something as proprietary as your record keeping makes you one of most preeminent stops on RU-vid. Thank You!
Thanks very much for posting this. This record keeping is so overlooked and its fundamental to good stock selection over time. Weve struggled over the last 5 years to keep good records on the hives and used pins up until now ( which is sometimes problematic), however this is all good food for thought and organisation over the next few weeks months before out season kicks off again in March next year.
Thank you for showing your cards in detail. How do you aggregate a score over the year onto the cards for your selection yard? As in, at what point of the season do you score the different characteristics, such as temper and vigour etc.? Do you just score them early on and adjust as necessary? I have been tracking these characteristics at each visit to the hive on separate hive sheets, and I find it can vary quite a bit in some hives from inspection to inspection or as the season progresses, whereas other hives are more constant. My note taking system is a bit too clumsy and I would like to simplify it as I grow the number of hives and your card system looks neat and simple.
Oh I see. I live in a cold climate like you and looking to find a good queen genetic that will do well here in Massachusetts. From your experience what do you recommend as a good northern breder? Thank you for your videos and taking your time to educate others, I really enjoy them. Best,Leo
I was wondering if you possibly sell you id tags to the public. I went to the steppers farm website and couldn't not find the tags for purchase and would really like to utilize this organization in our own apiary. Thanks and God Bless!
I thought they were barcodes so workers could collect data on them, not just the performance of the queens but also things like mite infestations and honey production.
I'm sorry to bother you, but how do you check for Hygienic. It says on your chart 1 less - 5 good. What do you mean by that? And another question about Biting. On your graph it says 5 good, why it's important for you? Thank you!
Kva draD I have not gotten around to determining hygienic behaviour measures yet. My impression was to use them as observed, throughout my yard work. This way subtle cues and signs wouldn’t be overlooked. Bitting in reference to mite biting
Hi,You mention clark queens and I was looking to get more info but its such a common last name that I wasn’t able to find any information. Can you please give me more information. Thanks,Leo
RV Beginner, Wow! I guess those of us who are trying to learn, are not allowed to ask questions until we have watched every single video. That way we know better than to ask a question that has been answered before. And it makes sense, after all, us beginners are such a burden on the experienced pros, what with our asking questions and all. So, rather than ask a question and get and answer when it would do us the most good, let us beginners hold all of our questions until we have read every book and watched every video, before bothering the more experienced bee keepers with our silly questions.
@@davidsachs4883 it is intolerant people (like you) that give teachers and elders a bad name. Having been a teacher for several decades, I have had to try and overcome the fear of asking questions, that has been placed into people by hubris sots like you. Why do I call you hubris? Because: A. You were quick to rebuff RV for asking a question that has been answered before... and B. Your reply didn't really answer his question b it just stated that you have read into it. Therefore you belittled RV, and praised yourself (and still didn't answer his question). That's hubris. It is my most sincere hope that you received that same level of tolerance, should you ever need to ask a question in the future. P.S. If you treat your bees the way you treat people, you're gonna get stung (a lot).
My response was clearly worded poorly. More than most v-logs this one sort of needs to be binge watched since information green in one video explains what is seen in other videos. The comment “I read” wasn’t self praise but to qualify the limited quality of my answer. I haven’t tested bees eyesight, but have read and heard that they see in the ultraviolet range but don’t see reds.. if they can’t see red then I did answer his question. They don’t see red, at least according to what I’ve read.
