Did you every think your videos and content would be so far reaching. People around the world look to you to make themselves better beekeepers. True inspiration. Thank you.
Global Patties are definitely a great product, I think you'll be happy with them. Listening to your chat with Humberto a while back is what convinced me to look into and use Patties in my operation. What a difference if used properly. Good stuff Ian. That recipe seems spot on.
Hello from Belarus. There is no production of protein feed in our country, so people are interested and looking for an opportunity to make their own in order to solve the problem with the lack of protein feed. Your videos help, but without an exact recipe, people try to add their ingredients to it, constantly experimenting)
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog isn’t that always the case.! Any rate, we are all grateful for your sharing of your hard work. Hoping to get some Apis Biologics for myself in france.
Thank you for the recipe...I almost feel disappointed knowing this year we are not likely to see you mixing patties with the cool new extruder you built last year. lol...I thought it was pretty cool anyways.
Thank you for providing the recipe. Is there a substitute you can recomend for the egg yoke ? Do you suplement humic acid in some way in spring along with the patties ?
Great video, thanks for the info on your recipe and when you use it. I can imagine a Canadian would give an Eastern European translator fits! Isn't HFCS questionable for bees? Flax oil is also great for seasoning cast iron cookware.
I will argue the questionable nature of HFCS. It is a familiar sugar type to bees, they love to consume it. It also is a good usable sugar source. Its problem comes with storage over a length of time and the degradation of the sugar and its related HMF content that hampers the bees as they consume it.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Thank you for the comment, I didn't know that about the age issue with HFCS. Perhaps the naysayers used old stock and then gave a negative label for that ingredient. I'm inclined to follow your advice since you are obviously successful in a tough climate. I'm a few hours SE of you across the border in MN, and it seems a good idea to pay attention to what you are doing since I have identical issues. Thanks for all the great videos.
A quick question and haven't found the answer in other videos. In one of your earlier videos you poured your coffee and then used a bee tool to "spoon" out some honey creamer concoction into your cup and stirred it with the bee tool. Which I found amusing. Anyway, curious to know what was in that concoction?
Thanks Ian, another great video. Your following has gone global. If you need a translator, I know a guy; I think he does 'Screech Ins' on the side. haha As you want this recipe to mix up thick, I'll assume that you use heavy (2:1) syrup, not light syrup? Cheers, Marc.
Ian, what crude protein % Brewers Yeast would you recommend? appears down here in the northeast USA, we can get bulk in various percentages like 28% and 40%. Thank you for all your great content. I have learned so much from your straight forward, no BS way to get it done and express the lessons learned.
Great video, finally got that recipe after years of viewing. But YOU feed 5lbs of patty after the main flow because after the ocean of canola flowers finished there is nothing in your area except the sunflowers you plant? Your viewers should understand this advise is geographical to you.
Ian, next time you have one of these conversations with Russian-speaking nations, keep me in mind. I am fluent in both languages, would be glad to help, especially since I understand the nuances of beekeepers' needs.
Guess I need to lay off the coconut oil only 1 lb to 50 lb .. I've been using 1/2 gallon to the 5 gallon bucket.. of coconut oil. No wonder the hive beetles don't like it.. bees did really good way better results than veg oil .
That depends on how you justify healthy colonies. If you have pollen, don’t waste your money. If pollen is lacking quantity or lacking diversity , a focus on a feed program will pay in dividends
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog, I get that 100%. I'm interested to see if it makes a bottom-line difference to your operation. I understand that sometimes we do things we feel are correct, and often anecdotal evidence is enough to persuade us. This seems to be the perfect time to compare results from the year before it was added to a year when it was - per hive. If that makes sense. I feed pollen sub, so I would be incredibly interested in the actual figure-based results.
Oh ya I conduct those in-house comparative trials with everything that I do. It’s why I complain about everything all the time, because sometimes it’s exactly as you suggest. Then there are those times that all of a sudden yield huge growth and development. Why? I think there are more things going on than we appreciate and trying to manage the unknown is like throwing an axe at the wall hoping it will stick, By employing purpose behind what we are doing helps us stick that axe more regularly. If you have pollen, don’t waste your money. If you don’t have pollen, it’s time to get creative. I find success
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog the rape/canola flowers in mid-April here and is finished in mid-May. We get pollen, but getting them up to size is difficult, so I'm trying to force the issue a little. That's why I find this so interesting. We should maybe have more Italian blood, but they're frowned upon... go figure. If it's not, black beekeepers want to lynch you.
Could i just add a essential amino acid pill to a mix of feed if i calculate mg-lb? this would work to cover all amino acids correct or am I missing something
