My bees survived the winter! - First hive inspection of the year 

Seeing your bees alive and healthy makes me happy! Thank you for sharing your beekeeping journey with us.

You should put a second brood box on both. The queen is running out of space to lay, and a swarm is inevitable. A super isn't going to prevent it. If you don't want to split them give them another box, or start watching the trees, because that's where they are going.

Hey Alex, just found your channel and watched your day 1-365 video and honestly you've inspired me. Watching your videos gave me an appreciation for bees that I'd never had, and watching your colonies grow and thrive has made me decide to begin working towards my first hive. Thanks for all you do, hope to see more videos soon

Currently doing a beginners beekeeping course and they told us to not buy leather gloves for multiple reasons but the main one being hygiene. You can’t get them properly clean and can easily move diseases between hives.

I can easily see you becoming the new known voice for nature documentaries. I hope your channel and support continues to grow!

Your passion is infectious, thanks for everything.

I'm a beekeeper and have been loving your bee videos and I hope you have great success in your operation. And also I must say your queens are great they have great brood patterns

Could not click fast enough Alex. I sat here for most of this video with my mouth wide open. Facinating mate. You have a talent of being able to make EVERY video something you want to watch without skipping! Nice Job Sir! Again.......

RU-vid randomly showed your first beekeeping video to me and I clicked and watched the full almost 2 hours of it. It has definitely peaked my interest in beekeeping, and I signed up for a local class to learn more!

in New Zealand I am just putting my bees to bed for winter and yours are just waking up :) You definitely have a good start to the season there! In the spring I don't wear gloves when I check my hives and I have never had to smoke them. Just because they are all over the frames it does not mean they are going to sting you - just don't wear overly strong deodorant etc (or eat bananas just before you check them!)

Hello Alex, I love your videos. I am a beekeeper in the state of Tennessee in the United States. One way I have discovered to store my frames and keep them free of wax moths is place cedar shavings on top of the frames if you store them stacked on top of each other in supers.

Your bee series has such a good vibe. So much knowledge and so much appreciation of nature.

I didn't realise that bee keeping can be so interesting. I'm scared of them but couldn't stop watching. Keep up the good work.

Hello from the states.

i swear everytime i click on one of alexs videos it feels like im catching up with a friend

Hi alex, I just completed your mushroom growing video. I wanna live a life like you. Very peaceful, learning new things, exploring the world. I love your channel !!!

Magic, your beekeeping just like your filming goes from strength to strength. Seeing that worker bee emerging and being cleaned and welcomed into the hive was a great piece of film

Yeyyy!! Super pleased your bees made it thru the long harsh winter! Alex, you're so inspiring and really confident now, it's much better learning from You than the books, as it's all gained from your own learnings ..Honestly, watching a bee being born was amazing, hope you're feeling like a pround Dad right now!! Oooh, nearly forgot, glad you've got some proper gloves 😅😊 can't wait to see your next adventures! Take care 😊

Keeping bees is just a great thing to do so interesting and every coloney are different as is the honey.Keep up the good work alex great channel

I’m a Canadian beekeeper-well I just started, I’ve also had my first over winter success!!! When I visit my best friend in the UK I’m determined to come meet you and see your bees! Congratulations on your over winter success!

Thanks for sharing your experiences with different things you do. Watching your videos is very educating and relaxing at the same time. Hope you get a lot of honey this year:)

Amazing to see the worker hatch. Really interesting to see the different-looking worker and drone cells / brood. I remember the very large queen cells from last year's videos.

Hey, i just wanna say youre really inspirational and because of you i am interested in beekeeping and growing food for myself. Keep up the good work

That's a wake-up call. I thought Winter made them MOVE away. You good farmer you! Congratulations!

Awesome! Glad to see them thriving after the winter 🐝

I have a friend who hives in his garden. He’s very experienced. Starts with one brood box, then adds another one as the hive increases. Then a super box on top of them.

They're doing so well! You'll want another box for them soon, and consider a honey box. ❤ the hive is extremely strong and if you keep giving them all the love and care you have, they'll make plenty that you can share some for yourself.

I'm always so happy to watch your videos Alex! I can't wait to see your channel grow and get exposed to more people. Thank you for such wholesome content!

Great to hear they survived, now to get the little blighters working hard.

i've just watched your beekeeping journey and i'm so happy the lil bees survived this winter!

Don’t know why YT algorithm recommended this channel but I’m glad it did. What a thoroughly nice, industrious, informative young man. A credit to his family!

Your content is above and beyond anything on youtube! this was a treat to watch, thank you so much for sharing this experience.

I'm sure you've found out by now, but putting your empty frames in the freezer for a few days before you store them, will kill off any wax moth eggs or other pests that would degrade the wax. Once they've been frozen, storing them in a sealed plastic tub will prevent any new moths from finding them and laying more eggs, and you just need a suitable desiccant in the tub to stop them going mouldy before it's time to return them to the hives. Also, an adjustable entrance on your hive means you can open it wide when there's a lot of movement, and close it up to suit when they're less active. Having bees waiting their turn or struggling to get through the front door reduces their efficiency.

Well done Carl, your bees are growing in number and the honey you will have will prove very productive.

Hey Alex, I've just started doing a beekeeping course with my local beekeeping association, and I can't begin to describe how helpful and great this video has been. It has really helped cement what I've learnt so far. I can't wait to learn more and hopefully start up my own hive soon. Watching your videos is going to be a great help. I am looking forward to seeing more videos of your hives 😊

Your enjoyment of your bees makes me want to keep some. thank you for sharing your experience.

Looking hap-hap-happy Alex. Congrats on your bee colony.

Love your videos, Alex. You have such empathy with the bees.

These videos are so informative and entertaining. Absolutely love catching up on your bee keeper exploits. If anything it more realistic and better than you list the 1st couple of Queens to swarming when you were away.

I always thought the would bee alright 🐝

5:46 i like to imagine that bee just wants to open up a circle mosh pit

I want to start bee keeping so bad just because of you!

I'm so happy that your bees are healthy and alive oh and happy Easter 🎉

Hi Alex, im a 3rd generation beekeper from Serbia. It is my full time job with about 2500 bee hives. You are doing great! Thumbs up and keep it going!

What an amazing creatures they are! Good to see your hive survived the winter, good luck on the hives this year Alex!

My favourite series from your channel which made me follow and come along with your journey. Same as everyone you get me so inspired to do new things and travel the world 🌎 keep it up Alex! I’m looking forward to starting my 🐝 hive as well this year 😄

Hey Alex this video has just brought me out of a cycle of bad thoughts and staying in bed feeling sorry for myself so Thankyou for your wholesome content and goofy nature, you’re a cool dude

You've inspired me to take on my own bee adventure! i have two hives set up in a community garden near where i live, and i'll be going to check on them this weekend, as well as attempt to mark my queens!

Alex I love watching your videos it helps me learn while you do. I have watched the 365 days of bee keeping video and also your previous videos, keep up the good work. Love from USA 🇺🇸.

the way you said bees at 3:00 was so funny

Watching from Canada 🇨🇦 very invested in seeing how your bee journey continues!! Have loved watching all your videos so far! Good luck this season!

You seem like such a nice guy, Alex. This was a great video. I'm learning so much from you about bees!

My bee finally arrived two weeks ago. After watching your bee episodes I wanted bees

Seeing that bee emerge from the cell was pretty cool

Just starting my beekeeping journey & having a crack at RU-vid while I’m at it. This inspires me…love it!

"go on son I mean daughter, you can push" had me wheezing so badddds🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love the yellow crown Queen. Thank you.

I always excited when he uploads about the bees or the plants

That was so interesting, thank you. Must be great to watch the progress and eventually gather honey!

everything you do on your channel is just pure endorfines for me, looks so peaceful and lovely

congrats on the bees surviving winter alex! i just found your channel recently and watching your bee journey has made me want to get my first colony too! best wishes to you and your bees

Alex I hope you like looking after your bees 😊

Youre videos about Beekeeping really made me change my mind about those little fellas. From hating then to having an admiration for them. Bees are cute ^^

This is the serotonin i need in my life

Well done Alex and thank you for teaching and inspiring me to do more outdoor activities

I love this channel for the bees so cool seeing how far this guy has come

The bees are back! Can’t wait to see how much honey you get this year!

Bees are so special, im so glad yours are getting along great.

Hey Alex, I'm in my second year off beekeeping, i first started with one hive in my first month then got another 2 hives by 6 months of my first year of beekeeping the colonies i got them from the wild( Forest), now i have ten huge hives, i made splits in my first year from the three i i skipped a season without taking any honey so they stay strong when i did the splits, i live in Seychelles, we do get winter, and we have two honey season in a year, great videos keep up the Good work!

Very very good. Well done. I think it's amazing that you have taught yourself in such little time.

Happy your bees survived the winter

Greetings from Latvia! I really enjoy your channel. Also checked my 7 hives a week ago, and all hives were healthy.

Can’t believe how fast ur channnel has grown I remember when the video came out of you and Alex splitting and now your on 270k subscribers crazy!

A friend of mine in New Hampshire is just starting into bee keeping so shared your vids with her. 😁👍🏻

Amazing video Alex! It seriously cheered me right up. Glad to see the bees are healthy!

Glad to see your bees happy and healthy after the winter.

i love seeing these videos with check ups on the bees and other things you do now and then :)

Trick/Tip - when pulling the queen excluder off, put a finger in the middle of the excluder when taking it off and it won't cause the the excluder to spring up and make the bees mad.

Your bee videos are much more informative than all the others I've seen, many thanks.

Looking forward to the updates and progress this summer!!

Love The bee keeping content Alex!

I remember the first year my bees survived the winter! It is such a feeling of victory. Keep learning and listen to the bees--they know what they are doing.

Hey Alex. Loving your content. I don't have space to try beekeeping but love the idea. I have seen a lot of stuff and found the videos from Central Beekeepers Supply to be extremely beneficial. They are a multi generational beekeeping family. Per their videos, you can't stop a swarm. Bees will swarm. What you can do is slow it and somewhat control it, so you can split them or take other action. But you can't stop them, it's in their DNA. Best of luck. I hope you find another place to keep more bees and you can split your hives and keep on multiplying.

thats great. been waitting for the bees to come back. look forward to what this year brings . should try make a bee house

5:24 this is the first time I've learned that bees dance hahahaha 😆

Just finished a binge of your channel, this is literally the channel I didn't know I needed - B

Picking up my bees today! your videos inspired me.

Hope you’re on swarm watch Alex! Next couple of weeks is prime time for them to decide to split. I’d always have a brood box with essential lemongrass oil about 10’ up somewhere. Perfect place for a missed prime swarm to remove themselves to. You will also get a good clue when scouts from one of your hives are inspecting it!

Hi mate, Our Planet 2 has aired today. In episode 2 there is a section about bees :) Great stuff! Have fun watching and more videos, please :)

Wow they look so much better than last years hive! Congrats🎉🎉

I put my Bees in their Hive today. Just got them Today. Got inspired by your 1 Year Bee Keeping and now Im a bee keeper my self :D

Alex, quality amazing information about amazing, keep it up my friend from California.

Hi Alex, I bet if you add another layer to the hives you'll yield lots of honey. Healthy bees😍

I love your content it makes me want bees also congrats on 250k you earned it!

Hi Alex, have a look for light disposable cotton gloves to wear under the old nitrile/latex type you had. They let you keep the dexterity lost with thicker gloves, and the cotton layer acts like a sponge to stop you getting sweaty hands, but also forms a springy trampoline kinda layer the bees probably won't have the weight to push a sting all the way through.

I keep bees in Thailand. Your beehive is very beautiful.

It's always a delight to see Alex post another wonderful video ❤️😊

amazing how you captured the bee dance and a bee hatching! hard to get on video.

Great job Alex! Congratulations on an over winter success. No sign of Varroa or FB healthy looking hive

Looks really good, Alex. You should get a super amount of honey this year.