Did I Make a BIG MISTAKE Getting BEES?!

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In this video, I explain how I was unsure if I should get bees and why I finally got them anyway. Have I made a big hummer of a mistake getting bees? Plus, we do our first-ever bee hive inspection, which was quite a buzz for someone like me who has never handled honey bees before!
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@Selfsufficientme Год назад

G'day Everyone! So I got some bees... The ones that sting. Some might say a bit "bee-lated" but I think the timing is about right, well, we'll see how they go. Thanks for your support! Cheers :)

@hankventurez Год назад

Next should be mason bees. Actually requires almost no work and no stingers.

@huggy-Bear Год назад

Mark bee-hive yourself please!

@kathrynbillinghurst188 Год назад

You’ll be an excellent 🐝… Honey Daddy! 🍯 You’ll never be stung if you maintain your ‘humble’ and calm self! You can hear it in their ‘bumble’ when they’re agitated!! 😜 Whatever you do, DONT stop, drop and roll! Ouchy…🤭✌️🐝

@VeysPlace Год назад

I know what you can name the Queen. Bee Sufficient. LOL.

@yugmartreb7722 Год назад

Hope you enjoy this wonderful experience. SSM garden will be really pumping in spring..

@JefesGarden Год назад

I am a gardener and veteran, too. I come here mostly for the dad jokes. 😁 Bee well, Mark!

@GoAwayNow-iz3du Год назад

Then punch yourself. Dad jokes are a boil on the anus of humanity.

@emwhaibee Год назад

bzzz bzzzz (aha 😅) 🐝

@HomeStudioBasics Год назад

Ugh, dad jokes. Can you please just let them bee?

@JefesGarden Год назад

@@HomeStudioBasics Hive got a bunch of 'em.

@HomeStudioBasics Год назад

@@JefesGarden Seriously dude, buzz off. 😂

@Lea-bw9wj Год назад

Name for queen is Dotty. If you get any more hives have a look at native bees. They don't produce as much honey but it's a different flavour. They are also stingless

@banno5679 Год назад

I can't wait to see you create a TON of BEES.

@JustAddMoreButter Год назад

Great video Mark!! If later on down the road you decide you want a more hands free beehive, consider looking into getting a "Flow Hive". It's a great beginner way to start bee keeping. 🍯

@joatmofa0405 Год назад

I've BEEn considering Flow Hive for some time now - perhaps now is the time.

@mtate02 Год назад

I heard there is a problem if the honey "candy's" in the frame. Difficult to clean/fix

@JustAddMoreButter Год назад

@@mtate02 That's interesting, I wonder if that has to do with weather/location. I can see that happening in colder climates, perhaps. I honestly don't know myself. I haven't taken the honey bee plunge myself, but I've really wanted to! I think a flow hive would BEE a great way to get my feet wet, at the very least. We'll have to see.

@JustAddMoreButter Год назад

@@joatmofa0405 Me too, but haven't pulled the trigger. I don't really know what I'm waiting for, lol to BEE honest.

@donnapearman7295 Год назад

Mark congrats, and I'm becoming a "Beek" soon as well, after doing some wonderful (and free!) Beekeeping courses being run at Tafe (mid north coast NSW). Could I suggest that you lower your hive ( that metal stand looks waayyy too high!) as the height could make things difficult for you weightwise, when the frames get full of honey and when you will inevitably get another super, adding to your hive's height, as the bees bring in lots of nectar in Spring and Summer. Have fun!

@lisasclafani5185 Год назад

Found u by accident just last night and am enjoying your videos so much... wish i could give u two thumbs up for this one cause your facial expessions looked so reluctant. Just want to say, BRAVO. As for the queen's name, you might call her Bee-atrice (bet u got swarmed with that one) or how about Lizbeth haha. Hope your doing well with them. Love learning with great teacher! Thanks a bunch 😂

@christiroseify Год назад

Congrats on the bees... I love watching the bee videos online... Wait till you taste your pure honey...

@mberge1 Год назад

How many acres of land do you have? Mark- New Jersey

@suzannerestieaux1236 Год назад

Awesome i would love to have a beehive maybe one day. How about Queenie for a name 🐝

@nlbhaduri Год назад

Pricilla, Queen Bee of the Dessert

@angelikalindenau943 Год назад

Name for your queen bee? Well - Lorde!

@kiza308 Год назад

haha I'm a say a bee apprentice? haha all I went out in was a vail and a smoker until they got used to me robbing the hive.

@lindayurk4367 Год назад

I live in Wisconsin so bees don’t do well in subzero temperatures in winter

@amrans Год назад

Dottie name her Dottie!

@shadowlessxpan Год назад

So glad to see you keeping bees! My vote is to name the Queen “Beeatrice” 👑 🐝

@phullyloadid07 Год назад

Great idea, I didn’t see your comment or I wouldn’t have posted the same thing 4 days later 😅

@bronhaller Год назад

It's the only name for a Queen Bea, really!

@thewaxingmoonlotus Год назад

had the same idea lol

@FLPhotoCatcher Год назад

Kinda late now, but Dot would be an obvious name.

@jaytango3594 11 месяцев назад

Queen B

@lynsoeder7422 Год назад

I am a beekeeper in the mountains of NC, US. Congratulations! You will love this adventure! Yes, it's a lot of work and a lot to learn, but so worth the effort. Best of luck.

@JensOdense Год назад

It's refreshing to see an adult, who has got such a good attitude when it comes to learning. And it was a pleasure to learn with you as a result, good video :)

@kurisute Год назад

Mark, you have such a great attitude as a student. Thank you for getting kind and funny while being uncomfortable! 🐝

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

Thanks Christi! I was so petrified of dropping one of those frames, but thankfully I had a good teacher. Cheers :)

@TheDavebala Год назад

@@SelfsufficientmeThe introduction of yourself to the hive was spot on. 😂👌 Self-sufficient Bee" has a ring to it. ❤

@tubeta028 Год назад

Hello Mark, very proud of you for becoming a bee keeper, I am looking forward for your first video on teaching me how to keep and look after bees and bee flowers. By the way I would like to suggest a name of your first queen bee 🐝 if you haven't get one. Here it is: Queen Momi - Momi is an island word meaning my favourite. It pronounced mo-me.

@David-mi7jm Год назад

A veritable hum-dinger of an episode, Mark! For your queen's name, how about Beelzebub?

@aussietrek Год назад

What about “BEEYONCE” the name of your Queen bee.😁

@lelleithmurray235 Год назад

THE Queen Bee!!

@johnlord8337 Год назад

When you do hive inspection with your smoker - if you also add in lemon balm essential oil - sweet and fragrant - the bees will calm down even more. If you put some small drops of lemon balm oil at the entrance - the hive airflow will aromatize the hive with the lemon balm. Bees love lemon balm (mint). It is an antiseptic, and the bees will bring it inside and use it in all of their sanitary and hygiene activities. If you would have a first time hive, then spritizing the hive and boards with lemon balm oil - an antiseptic and antibacterial - bees will readily run into the hive (like a hospital smell for them) if you have swarms. Lemon balm aroma also stops or slows down infiltration by wax moths, hive beetles, and the throat choker mites that plague honey bees. Lemon balm, like modern orange oil treatments of houses infested with ants, termites, earwigs, silverfish, cockroaches etc ... will choke them out, like smoke of a fireplace chases away mosquitoes. They can't breathe, and the smoke interferes with their hormonal communications - so they remain calm and not anxious or hostile.

@kathrynbillinghurst188 Год назад

Oh… I forgot to mention, it cost us a fortune to hire a professional Pest Control Co. and we’ve still got the termites! I ended up using clove oil drops at the house ant 🐜 holes and they’ve never come back!!😏 Good riddance AND I don’t have to feel guilty…they didn’t die, they moved! 😜

@willieadams7930 Год назад

Thanks for the info

@nannygranny9534 Год назад

Thanks for sharing that. I have hives and dud not know that.

@ds3356 Год назад

Limonene is also responsible for a relaxing effect in marijuana

@kathrynbillinghurst188 Год назад

@@ds3356 lemon, lime and sandalwood are my favourite scents of all! Also I love the different flavours that different regions impart in each honey that’s local to the area that the hive is in! I’ve recently learned that if you consume honey that’s locally produced by your local bees, it increases your immunity against your local allergy pollens in your area, and can also have distinctive flavours of distinctive flora growing around you! How wonderful would it ‘bee’ 🐝 to taste lemon 🍋 in your honey 🍯??

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Год назад

I had my own "Was this a mistake?" moment when I installed my first nucleus hive in 2021 and was surrounded by a cloud of buzzing when I'd handled bees exactly twice before that ... My hives are at my mom's place and she had so much fun helping me that the next year she ordered two nucs herself even though neither of my first hives made it through spring (moisture issues), so we went into last winter with 4 hives and now we have 8 after making two splits and catching two swarms! I wear my full bee suit every time and I even tape the velcro flaps in case some industrious lady decides to go exploring, I DO NOT want a bee in my bonnet. I wear a pair of thin gardening gloves underneath a pair of dish gloves (I have weird hands and leather gloves don't give me enough ability to feel what I'm doing but I can actually find garden gloves that fit well and the dish gloves are a bit of extra protection and also keep my gardening gloves from getting all sticky) and mom's bratty hive left a bunch of stingers in my glove as a reminder to move more slowly. We do bee stuff about one day a week. I got my first sting last year and by the time I got my suit off I coudln't even find it, and got another sting when I wasn't suited up and that one left me a red mark for about a week, just feels like getting stuck with a sewing needle and I'm lucky I don't seem to get any swelling or itching at all so far. The first sting was actually kind of a relief because I'd only ever been stung by a wasp and a yellowjacket before this and those were pretty awful, by comparison a honey bee sting isn't bad at all for me. You might want to get a frame grabber if you feel your fingers are too fat, they're not great for manipulating the frames but sometimes they're really great for getting them out of the hive when you can't get your fingers in. We use the deep hives for brood but we've switched to only having a deep as the bottom box and we put mediums on top of it for both additional brood as well as honey because I can lift a medium full of honey but a deep is too heavy for when we need to get into the bottom box.

@johnwatkins7322 8 месяцев назад

Great share! One trick I have found with Bee stings (we have many bees and Mozzies in Florida) putting meat tenderizer and a bit of water or spit to make a paste on the sting helps neutralize the venom and histamine reaction. Any other tricks from anyone else?

@amichan5 Год назад

My grandfather had a 3-4 beehives at a time. He was making them himself, left some sugar syrup inside, and bees were coming by themselves to live there. Let me tell you that the taste of fresh honey just from the wax is one of my best childhood memories

@domscrocca5301 Год назад

You looked somewhat nervous!! Hahah "Beetrice" is an idea! Ive had a hive for nearly 3 years now and doesn't take up much time at all. In fact its great seeing them doing their thing throughout our garden. Enjoy them Mark. They are a wonderful gift from mother nature.

@amypatterson-bocchi2514 Год назад

Yes! Perfect. Beetrice. Love it.

@pondimek Год назад

Hey Mark, I got into bees 3 years ago and haven't looked back. If you're concerned or time-poor, you could get someone from your local club to manage the hive for you. You'll have bees, receive honey and the benefits of pollination and likely for no cost. Looks like Peter will be a very handy person to have around! I noticed in your video that the hive looks to be in quite a dark location. Full sunshine is best to help reduce the impact of a pest called small hive beetle which can destroy weak hives. Full sun also makes it much easier to inspect the frames in your hive when you do inspections as you can see better into the cells. Beekeeping is a fantastic hobby and very rewarding, however, it does demand some time and some serious compliance responsibilities (Biosecurity obligations). I hope you enjoy having your bees!

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

Thanks for the advice Keith! The hive location is in a sparsely treed area and will get enough sun (especially through summer here in the subtropics) but I will keep an eye on it. Cheers :)

@pondimek Год назад

@Selfsufficientme I'm on the Gold Coast, so know how our summers can be (and hive beetle infestations). We're in the perfect region for beekeeping with hot summers and mild, short winters. All the best with it!

@vivhall6198 Год назад

Queen Esmerelda😊

@lukehoagland1394 Год назад

I have learned tons from you! Thank you for sharing all your trials and tribulations! I vote Dottie for the queen’s name :) 🐝

@yacobshelelshaddai4543 Год назад

Haha yes I second that! Dottie! Great name

@keeponsingin247 Год назад

Greetings from the USA! We love your helpful videos! I think you should name your queen bee BEEatrice

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

"BEEatrice" Nice one, Rhonda, thank you!

@Whimspiration Год назад

I was scrolling through the comments to see of BEEatrice had been mentioned yet, as it was my first thought too. 😅

@Dalavine Год назад

Dang I looked before commenting and said the same thing 😅

@tonicodner6189 Год назад

When I started bee keeping, I studied and learned as much as I could for at least two years before I actually got bees, and I started with a flow hive. I love the product. Believe me, Mark. I was very scared as well as being allergic to bees. But I had no choice but to learn as i was in the deep end with little or no help(my own fault) I live in the Hunter Valley and have just lost my hives in the last few weeks and after three years of enjoying them, learning every time i did a hive check, loving the moods of my girls, hive beetles loss of a hive, wax mothe loss of a hive, going from no honey in the super to completely full in just six weeks and now I miss the buzz in the garden so much. I kept my hives in the chook pen because the chooks love the hive beetles like candy, and they don't bother the bees at all. So have fun learning and trust me they will become addictive.

@colonagray2454 Год назад

Parden my American word use but is that chicken? I never concidered it being a safe haven. Neeto! My grandmothers family farm always had the girls keep the bees even though most of them were alergic. Your a special breed of mad my friend! I want bees but my wife is way too terrified.

@ritasaragosa3829 Год назад

You say you started with a flow hive,so if you don't mind me asking,do you have a different preference of brand or do you still suggest it for beginners? I'm thinking of purchasing something of the like. Thank you ❇️🐦🌺🌿🐝🐞🪲🐝🐝🐝🐝

@cassiaspice Год назад

a name or your Queen...... Queen Beelizabeth 1st

@ebw78756 Год назад

Oh, Mark, you are going to LOVE - LOVE - LOVE having bees!!! They are the gentlest of creatures. And you are going to be amazed at the increased production in your garden. Congratulations, Brother..

@SlippyDude Год назад

14:59 "So you've given me a pretty nice hive, that's already had a sh**... heap of honey in it." Made me laugh so much. Were you about to say a "shit ton of honey?" 😂😂😂

@HoneyMarketingBoard Год назад

Congratulations Mark and welcome to the club. And don't worry, the bee's will teach you all you need to know.

@amberl2639 Год назад

Congrats on the bees, Mark. I think you should name the queen BEEtrice! 🤣

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

That's two BEEtrice's so far! Thanks Amber :)

@jasenanderson8534 Год назад

Haha that's what I was going to suggest.

@LandoftheSarah Год назад

Hey I’m make that three! I just put that down!

@MAYHEMSCO Год назад

Same came to the comments after he said he wants name suggestions and instantly saw Beeatrice:)

@christinechapman9764 Год назад

I love that you greet your local birds. I've never seen anyone do that, apart from me. I particularly pay respects to our iconic Australian Magpies, and I've never been swooped by one in my life.

@learoser1339 Год назад

Christine how lovely. I also greet the local birds and lizards and the neighbours goats as well as my chooks. Have conversations with them as well and like you I have never been swooped by the Magpies. A kindred spirit.❤

@mrsb33 Год назад

That’s so funny! I say good morning, Robin and good Mourning, Dove!

@_Myriad_ Год назад

Oh i do this too! Magpies and we have a lot of crows where i am too so i always make sure they know im a friend just passing through and mean them or their nests no harm 😇 some of them are cautious to watch me as i pass by but ive never been swooped either and the younger ones quickly learn im not an agressor to them. I think some of them only watch me because i wear a lot of shiny metal accessories on my clothes haha

@christinechapman9764 Год назад

@@_Myriad_ I'm so glad to hear that many people also love and respect our wild neighbors. I have heard that research has shown that these birds have good facial recognition of humans and can remember an individual for many years, I do believe this could be true.

@hevvab8151 Год назад

I am also a Magpie greeter. So much so that I now have a permanent family of 5 that wake me up every morning with some beautiful song outside my bedroom window; I'd like to think not just for the food I give them! lol. Love my Maggies; have dubbed one of my newest ones "Havachat" - coz that's what she does!

@kanders7391 Год назад

Keep a shallow accessible and not slippery water source for the bees to go to for water. The bees from some neighbors hive or wild were always landing and drinking at my concrete bird bath at the house I used to live at, so I would keep fresh clean water in it. They walk to the edge of the water and sip. I’m in California which is a dry area like Australia. If the water source is slippery and steep, they may slip and end up in the water.

@jamskinner Год назад

California is dry? Maybe parts of it but it is fairly wet by western state standards.

@puggirl415 Год назад

In my community garden we have bird baths and other water sources with corks floating in them for the bees to land on and sip the water without it being slippery at all.

@ogadlogadl490 Год назад

Tell those guys to 🐝 careful near the water.

@A_nony_mous Год назад

The area where Mark is located is sub-tropical, the climate is more like Florida than California although not precisely like either.

@rickysens597 Год назад

Watching from Saskatchewan, we use a plastic chicken water dispenser.....then add small rocks and stones in the tray so the bees have something to stand on and not fall in and drown

@denisea3465 Год назад

We got bees 7 years ago and I thought what am I doing? I'm terrified of them and afraid they would be stinging my young kids in the small yard all the time. But i quickly realized I love them and don't regret it for a minute! We started with two and are up to five hives, we have no room for more! Last year we got 120kg of honey and still have about 85kg in our basement. You will be really happy when you see the difference in pollination. Our fruit trees and berries especially flourished, and our neighbors' as well! Its incredible. No one in the family has ever been stung by them, and our chickens LOVE getting treats from the drone comb we have to cut out!

@Tom-en9tc Год назад

I'm bee-lighted to see you going on this adventure! Can't wait to see you harvest the first yield of honey

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

LOL...👍

@scottroberts5492 Год назад

Got my first bees at 13 (35 years ago), they are very interesting and neat to keep, hope you enjoy!! Looking forward to watching your adventures with them.

@poodlepup1 Год назад

Hi Mark... well done you for going the extra length and having these life giving little ladies in your life... I find that bees are one of mother natures wonders terrific to watch and so much we do not know about.. and the gentleman that was showing you great knowledge and loved his nature around them... ... we humans on this planet do not realise that without these little workers we would not have all the food we do....

@fishmut Год назад

Well done Mark , bee keeping is self sufficient, now you will be able to have your own honey as well providing bees for pollinating the flora in the area plus you are helping the bees , they have a very hard time in the wild so caring for them is very fascinating, your adventure has only just started , have fun , I think you will be hooked once you get going and learn more . 👍you tube is your friend as you know lol heaps of bee keeping videos at your disposal bud , bee careful, it’s addictive. 😁

@reader649 Год назад

Congratulations Mark on getting into beekeeping.👍 That was fascinating. Peter is a wonderful teacher and very knowledgeable and confident around these bees.

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

Thanks Julius! It sure is fascinating and I appreciate the feedback. Peter definitely has a gift for teaching and keeping me calm under pressure lol... Cheers :)

@elisabethlee1969 Год назад

How exciting! I'm researching and learning this year and am planning on getting my apiary started next year. I've joined my local beekeeping association and have been reading lots of books. Thank you for introducing us to your bees. I can't wait to see your adventures with those girls!

@loupi4bama Год назад

I have my first jars of harvested honey from the hives on my property. So exciting. You will bee glad you have them. "Honey" is a great name for a queen bee. 🥰

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

"Honey" - simple sweet and I like it :)

@cherylhowker1792 Год назад

@@SelfsufficientmeI like it and Bella

@hollyknowles5936 Год назад

Good morning, Mark. You are a brave man to become a bee keeper. I respect bees, but they frighten me. Being educated on them may help. Anyway, I was thinking of the name Queen Dot or Queen Tausend (German) for the many eggs she lays per day.😂 Thank you for the gardening tips. I'm grateful to have come across your channel a year ago. Happy bee keeping😅!

@Campfire_Bandit Год назад

Fantastic video! I've been thinking about adding bees to our homestead for a few years now but the learning curve seems so huge, but with this as a guide I might actually 'buzz into it'!

@Not_all_as_it_seems Год назад

Well done Mark!!! As an ameatur bee keeper myself, tbh, you need to be prepared to lose a hive or two, as you learn how to keep bees. Do the courses, watch the multi media vids & learn up! My best advice for a newbee... learn how to trap swarms, therefore replacement of lost colonies is free!! Good luck! ps... When you get a harvest, DO NOT DESTROY THE WAX COMB!! It is worth more than gold to a keeper. You will learn

@janet6421 Год назад

Talk to your local beekeeping group. There are different problems that you need to be aware of in different areas. Learn how to do a hive split. I have found this more effective than catching swarms. Bees are very self sufficient so don't worry too much about neglect. As long as you keep out pests, predators, and properly deal with winter, they will bee fine.

@Not_all_as_it_seems Год назад

@janet6421 I agree, yet on a budget, catching swarms helps to replace colonies destroyed by Varroa. Maybe not such a rampant issue in Australia, yet they have now turned up. It is only a matter of time. In my country (nz), Varroa is an ever-present issue.

@janet6421 Год назад

@@Not_all_as_it_seems Dealing with varroa: Dusting your bees with powdered sugar to encourage the bees to remove the mites doesn't work. If you use vaporized oxalic acid, it is more effective to do it at night when all the bees are home. Use a red light (bees can't see red light) If you use white light, they will leave the hive and go to the light. There are plenty of videos on RU-vid

@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus Год назад

We have had our bees for a good decade and they bring so much to the property, with pollination and honey. I hope you come to enjoy them Mark. But its definitely a learning exercise when you get them 😀

@AllieGalbreth Год назад

BEEYONCE is a name for the Queen. 👑

@18Bees Год назад

Hey brother I’ve been following you for years. Try a log beehive too 🙏 ❤

@FM-uk8rs Год назад

That is what i would like , a Kenyan top bar !

@18Bees Год назад

@@FM-uk8rs haven’t tried that one yet but will.

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

Thanks for your support! Little steps at a time, but a log beehive does sound intriguing and something I'd bee into trying. Cheers :)

@MizuMing Год назад

If opening this type of beehive is a bit too much work for you or is time-consuming, you could always try a FLOW beehive. You don't even have to open the hive in order to collect the honey from that system. They have tubes which the honey gets fed into and you can immediately drain it into a glass jar, the size of your choosing. ✌️ 18:23 Queen Bee: Hildee

@leigh-annh2544 Год назад

I’ve got 5 Flow Hives. They help a lot with the harvesting honey, but inspections still have to occur . I sing to my bees in the evening and when I do inspections. It keeps me calm , as it can be scary sometimes. I tell them important stuff about the family and news events. I’m pretty sure they recognise me and on one terrible occasion kept bumping me when I was outdoors. I think they were trying to get me to see that after my inspection the entrance of one hive became closed and bees couldn’t get in or out. A hard lesson as I lost dozens of bees but pay attention if they bump me. Fortunately the hive recovered. Suggestions for names for your Queen Mama….Matilda (Matilda M Darling if you watch her she’ll waltz.)

@jamskinner Год назад

Flow hives cost too much in my opinion.

@honey-bee-farmstead Год назад

Hahahahahaa my first hive inspection had my suit infiltrated by bees and stinging me all over the face and neck 😅 some european bees 🐝 can be savage 😂

@honey-bee-farmstead Год назад

ALSO biggest bonus is that your place and neighbours place, gardens will be amazing and prolific. All my neighbours loved that my bees did that to their gardens ❤

@gardengatesopen Год назад

Well, THAT just sounds horrific!! I give you big points for continuing your Bee efforts. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

@honey-bee-farmstead Год назад

@@gardengatesopen yeah it was pretty uncomfortable but I'm lucky I didn't even really swell up, I just adore bees and will always do what I can to try and ensure they thrive

@evak6162 Год назад

Since I have a high allergic reaction to bee stings, I can't keep them but I'm super happy that you are giving it a go. Suggestion for the queen's name "ThumBEElina" :) Cheers from Maryland, USA!

@Gamingcommunity69 7 месяцев назад

you can still keep bees in australia we havd nativd stingless bees! check them out

@karlleggett110 Год назад

Good onya Mark… in short time you will realize how great a decision this was.

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

Thanks Karl! I'm sure you are right mate! Cheers :)

@nikigores8774 Год назад

Congratulations Mike for being open and trying out to be a beekeeper! It’s one of the most amazing and enchanting endeavors you’ll ever experience. The bees are both magical and highly intelligent. The more you learn about them, the more addicted you’ll be. They’ll never disappoint so raise your glass and cheer! 🎉🥳🙌🐝🐝🐝

@nikigores8774 Год назад

Sorry Mark, my error in addressing Mike stands corrected.

@sickcat-nu4ci Год назад

Haha, ive always thought bees were truly magical and youre the first other person ive ever heard talk about them in the same way. I always thought they were like real life fairies, thats truly how i see them :) Like, think about all the underappreciated value, beauty and wonder bees provide to all life on this planet. Theyre so important!!! Magic little sweethearts!

@A_nony_mous Год назад

@@nikigores8774 You can edit your original comment without losing it.

@michellesvensson2772 Год назад

PG, Patriot Gallery here. I lost my channel. I'm using my daughters. She has been keeping bees for about 8 years. It helped her to join a bee group. Each year you learn more. You make mistakes. A harsh winter here in Ohio means she usually will lose a hive or 2. This year we had an above-average temperature so she kept 4 hives through the winter, someone gave her a hive. A hive swarmed away, but 2 more emerge so she is at 7 and has sold 2 to a friend. You are doing a great thing after the government murdered millions and millions of bees in Australia!

@karenluce8093 Год назад

Call her Selfie 😁 It has a double meaning: similar sound to the name Sofie, but using your channel name

@andrewthomaswilton3092 Год назад

Finally got into it a few months ago, Mark! The hive is growing faster than any around me. Pastures, meadows and woods. Killing it!

@janet6421 Год назад

I have 4 hives. I haven't done anything with them since November. They are doing fine and I harvested a few pints of honey earlier today. It takes effort to get maximum honey production but very little to keep them alive and pollinating your garden. Talk to your local beekeeping group and ask them what you need to look out for in your area. And in large friendly letters, "DON'T PANIC" 😀

@SD-bf6hk Год назад

I’m so excited for you to share your experience and the knowledge! Thank you for trying this out!!!

@skittlesrainbowprincess Год назад

As someone with a bee 🐝 allergy I'm glad it's you... Always wanted to help the bees but too afraid to keep em

@kathrynbillinghurst188 Год назад

Catch 22! 🤭✌️ I feel for you…and for bees! 🐝 🌸🌷🌸

@skittlesrainbowprincess Год назад

@Jay Khan thank you but I don't live in an area they like

@TheWeedyGarden Год назад

Beecoming a honey collector is beeutiful!

@nysari_ Год назад

We'd love to keep hives ourselves someday, so this was a lot of helpful info! Also my queen name suggestion would definitely be Beeatrice

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

G'day Tiffany, another BEEtrice... That's 3 so far! Cheers :)

@cartoon80s90s Год назад

What a nice surprise. I love bees. I hope you do follow up videos and show us the progress of the hive. As for a name for the queen, consider " Melissanthe ". It is composed of the Greek words for honeybee (melissa) and flower (anthos).

@kittyr6534 Год назад

Ooh I like that suggestion!

@amypatterson-bocchi2514 Год назад

Lovely name suggestion, but a bit of a mouthful.

@fuzzynuggetsbees Год назад

Congratulations on your bees!! They are addicting, FYI. We started with one and I’m totally hooked and have 13. They are so good for the soul. As for your queen… I’d go with Egglentine as her name.

@shelleygoetchius231 Год назад

I have tossed he idea of beekeeping around several times. I look forward to more of these videos to either persuade me to get started or to show me its more work than I am willing to put into it. I sure love honey and I use a lot of it. So thanks for taking us on your beekeeping journey!

@edmartin875 Год назад

Home.produced.honey.is.much,.much.better.than.store.bought.honey...

@hranazatelo1694 Год назад

Call it Frida like Fredie from Queen :)

@laurab8547 Год назад

I look forward to watching your bee keeping journey, Mark. As a small homesteader in Texas, USA, I have thought occasionally about learning how to keep a hive. I need pollinators in my garden, and As a side benefit, would love to be able to harvest honey. Even though you had some initial reservations about keeping bees, I am fully confident that you will do a great job learning about your new pastime. Please keep the bee videos coming!

@edmartin875 Год назад

InTexas.we.have.to.watch.carefully.for.Africanized.bees.with.each.queen.change.unless.you.installed.an.bred.northern.queen...

@laurawhigham8492 Год назад

Yeah. Beeatrice was my first choice. But of course, a bee by any other name would bee as sweet 🌸 My best thoughts for her and all her babies. Good luck to you too👍

@sunnysmilessunshine4060 Год назад

Congrats for stepping out of your comfort zone & giving this a go! Wouldn't surprise me if it becomes a fav. for you. YUMMM, to have your own honey: how cool is that! Looking forward to updates.

@captainreggae99 Год назад

Life is an adventure full of new experiences and familiar ones. It's such a privilege to share in your joy, to see you taking on another element of self sufficiency. We never stop learning, do we?

@MrsGisawesome Год назад

Im very excited to see you taking this next step in self sufficiency. I live in Perth and our garden is very busy with bees - we had something flowering most months of the year and as I walked around or watered I always chatted to them. I guess it was more about being calm but despite frequently brushing past branches and disturbing bees they were never aggressive or bothered by me. I even held off pruning flowering shrubs in winter as it fed them when 'food' scarce. It sounds odd, but you need to visit every day and say 'hello bees!' 🐝

@Golden_SnowFlake Год назад

I'm glad to see the difference of a beekeeper, and a new beekeeper.

@Ccal488 Год назад

You are just the funnest guy, I love your content so much! Such great humor and informative content. ❤

@jasonwelch1449 Год назад

Congratulations! You will love having bees. I started my first hive last year and just got another one this Spring in the U.S. I find myself setting up a folding chair outside the hive and taking a sit and watching the bees when its been a stressful day; very relaxing. Just to give you some peace of mind, I've only been stung once and that was when I didn't have my suit on and I was doing a hive inspection. Little bugger got me on my arm, I applied a little rosemary oil to it and the pain was gone. Good luck! I can't wait to see your hive progress.

@shelviah Год назад

I call all of my queens Little Mama. We had five hives last year and four of those queens swarmed, so now we have nine hives 😅 And that’s how it goes with bee math!

@leigh-annh2544 Год назад

Oh dear, mine are swarmy . When I got to 5 hives I replaced a couple of queens.

@jaypeabee Год назад

Relax. You got this. Bees are easy to look after (they’re pretty self-sufficient). Just keep chatting with Peter. You’ll get it. The bees will get to know you and you’ll get to know them. Then, you’ll find yourself chatting with them when you’re in the garden. Queen Bee. Queenie

@Ed-fs3xq Год назад

hi Mark. I've been watching you for absolutely years. You're maybe my longest standing subscription - albeit throughout various accounts. Your videos are always entertaining and just a pleasure to watch. You come across as a great guy, and when I finally get a house with a garden I will do my best to put into practice many of the things I've learnt from you. Thanks mate. Good on ya!

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

G'day Ed, and thanks for your longtime support! All the best when you get a house and garden, but consider growing a few things in containers (if you aren't already). Cheers :)

@evussya Год назад

Hi Mark. Really glad you ve got bees. You shall notice an increase in your pollinated yields around 20% with these helpers. Just dont register your hive anywhere. Authorities are eradicating bees. They come and birn peoples hives saing there s some kind of infection around and if they dont birn your hives it will spread around. Pretty much what they do with us humans as well. God bless you and your family.

@Miluielle Год назад

So inspiring and informative! The husband and I went to a beekeeping course a couple of years back and sadly learnt a whole lot less than what this video showed (we spent 80 percent of the day with them talking about legislation and burning bees to death because of disease and the last ten minutes at the actual hive watching from a distance as a group) It put it us off to be frank, I'll be interested to see how you go - we both watched the video and we might reconsider it.

@kiqueenbees Год назад

Just remember, PHEB. Pollen, Honey,Eggs,Brood. That is what you look for.

@eyetok_alot Год назад

i good name for your queen bee (QB) is name her after the best female quatreback (QB) in female football. Sami Grisafe just might be the best quarterback in the history of women’s football. so Sami is my vote for a name

@JTull Год назад

I would really love to see you do a comparison between a traditional hive and a flowhive. I remember when that company first started out and they were seeking crowd funding. Now, look at them. I think it’s a great innovation.

@michaeljoncour4903 Год назад

no don't do it , hobbyists don't look after their hive properly[mostly] double the problem with flow hive..

@LordFraggle Год назад

@@michaeljoncour4903 Started with a flow hive 3 years and it's incredible, I have 5 of them now and all bees are happy and healthy. I get some hobby bee keepers don't look after the hives correctly but the same could be said with any bee keeper that doesn't care about their apiary, not exclusive to flowhives

@El2ocm Год назад

I think you could call the queen Bee-yonce!

@cmappouras Год назад

Hi Mark, you have created a paradise so be sure that you are giving to your bees and they will give you back too! I am also 1,5 month in beekeeping and i I have become addicted to it!😊

@abdulkhafidsulaymaan Год назад

And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought Quran Chapter 16 Verse 70-71 - English - Sahih International

@mylavenda1 Год назад

Welcome to bee family Mark! I have 2 hives. The queen's are Beeyonce and Queen Clarice (Princess Diaries). I'm still a new beekeeper but I love it so very much. They are just the sweetest little buzz butts! Have fun!

@sallysimmons8576 Год назад

Great video ... your videos are very inspiring. I wish I could bring my kids to your farm for a visit. We too are in QLD. You should call the Queen Bee "Bee-yonce" 🐝

@sandyhobbs6139 Год назад

Congratulations, Mark! You'll love your bees. Have you heard of Flow Hive? Much easier and less time consuming to harvest the honey.

@jayduplessis7698 Год назад

Name her Bee Arthur... She's a golden girl! Also, I think once you get stung by a bee you'll be a lot more relaxed thereafter. Our neighbours started keeping bees and I was very nervous working in my veggie patch with them buzzing about, but after I got stung a couple of times I don't mind anymore... it just burns and itches for a bit. Almost like touching stinging nettles.

@jendyson6729 Год назад

I think you're going to be a great bee keeper (you already seem 'besotted' 😂). How do you protect them from predators? Just curious because I know you have a lot of wildlife. I suggest the names 'Beeyonce' or 'Beatrice' for your queen.

@thetackroomeu Год назад

We just got our first 2 hives a few months ago too! Hopefully you don't have Africanized bees to deal with like we do, they make things difficult. Best of luck, I love your channel!!

@fishmut Год назад

The best thing to do with a (hot hive) as they call them when they get nasty is to get rid of that queen and replace her with a queen from someone else that has a nice natured hive , gentle bees is what you want , nasty bees are a problem for everything , they can even start stinging your pets if you have any , change the queen when you can and bee keeping will be a lovely experience, my first hive I bought from a guy was a hot hive to little did I know at the time , that was over 20 years ago so plenty of experience under my bee suit now lol , happy bee keeping . 👍

@thetackroomeu Год назад

@@fishmut yes, we currently have Pol-line queens. Africanized bees are amazing honey producers but since I have a ranch full of horses, dogs and neighbors we definitely opt to keep more gentle types around.

@karenvastarelli1789 Год назад

Congratulations on your new bees. I’m thinking Queen Beetrice. Wishing you much honey and even more enjoyment.

@SuperRiverRat1 Год назад

Well done on the bees mate. A word of warning: 1 hive will quickly become 8 hives... Because it is addictive and so good for the garden which is a main reason to get bees but you will do splits and catch swarms. You may, like me find that you have little spare time to devote to them as required with all the other projects, fishing trips, hunting, kids etc... As such I had to bite the bullet and get rid of my bees. But not before selling a couple of hives to local enthusiasts a few streets away to ensure I still have plenty of bees in my own garden. Hives that aren't managed properly are not fun as the bees can get angry when space is low, but if you can stay on top of the hobby you will have more than enough fresh honey for yourself and everybody you know. Good luck with it and enjoy! ps: the stings get less painful the more you get stung!

@dagwood1327 Год назад

Remember you can always ask for help. If you ask 12 beekeepers how to keep bees you will get 15 different answers 😂😂😂. When I first started with beekeeping my bee mentor ask me how do you feel about getting stung? It is not if you get stung it is when and how many at a time.

@a.p.5429 Год назад

Bet you'll be handling the bees without a suit in no time. They really are usually calm and chill. Just don't squish them or wear dark clothes. Good for you.👍

@MarthaMajority Год назад

It’s great, now you can teach me how to handle bees! At this time you have not been the best example 😂. We’ve talked about getting bees especially since they are disappearing. I want my grandchildren to at least know what a bee looks like! Good job, sir!

@Afterburner Год назад

Two names: "Dotty" or... "Dot Matrix" ;>) You did great on your first work with a hive - Keep going - you'll do just fine ;>)

@AntoinetteLau Год назад

Thanks for the interesting video. I was on the edge of my seat watching you learning how to handle the inspection. You are a brave soul! My vote for naming the queen is Dottie. Thanks for all you do.

@lynn9470 Год назад

Personally, I’d name that queen Dot, because, well, you know. 😂

@dennisolive4741 Год назад

After a while if you stay calm, you don't need to wear that suit.A good idea is not drink too much coffee before you work with them, I-got stung between the eyes and my heart starting beating so fast I had to lay down and relax to slow it down.Always work from the side, never block the front. I raised them in the States and had to partially block the front the front to keep out mice and warmer in the winter months. Once I had a bear attack the hive and he knocked it down, which killed the Queen and the hive died. Some people build a bear proof fence around them that the bees can go through but no bears. Since it doesn't get cold where you are is nice. I was near the Canadian border and jad to make sure to leave them at least one box full of honey. Some people have a special box on top where can add sugar to supplement them until the flowers grow. Good luck