I commend you for this technique Ian. It's just another example which demonstrates you can run a commercial size operation while being considerate and thoughtful to the bees you raise. I enjoyed listening to you speak about adapting, modifying and implementing changes to a strategy. Designing a 'baby step' approach toward sustainability to maintain a low to no cost expenditure would be ideal. It certainly doesn't happen over night. Keep kicking ass with your bees!!! Watching all your progress throughout the season has been outstanding! Thanks again for spending your time fooling around in front of the camera. Wishing for nothing less but the best of success!! 🐝🐝🐝☮️☯️
It does matter what we think!!! - you're doing a super job! And you're passing it on to the rest of us! Adapt, progress, tweak and pass it onto thousands of others so they can send you their tweaks too!
A highly refined business model that takes constant tweaking, and the ability to adapt to all kinds of life issues, make you a consummate professional in your industry. Thank you for bringing your story to the masses! You are truly a joy to watch! 👍
But what you think does matter to people like me because we take great inspiration from you. Seeing the details of your operation and hearing from you why you do things the way you do is very beneficial. Thank you for that.
Ive taken your process and applied it. It's made beekeeping very enjoyable. Maybe some day I can walk away from my job and be a full timer. Until then, im building my bees and buying my equipment.
Great job explaining your operation Ian! I like your "KISS" strategy " Keep It Stupidly Simple" . It works with less stress on your body and your bee's might take an extra step but in the long run works out about the same. I commend you on hiring local kids to instill work ethics which is missing in today's society. As for that PINK J- Hook I got one too for $5.00 on sale blemished paint job works just as well as the $15.00 version. Keep up the great work educating us.
Ian, thank you for all of your videos, they have helped me ( and the beekeeping community) tremendously. This year I switched to running a single brood box on all of my hives like you. Would it be possible for you to do a video on the timeline, preparation and steps you perform getting your hives ready for winter? I try to keep up on all your videos but haven't found one that explains everything you do after you deem a hive "out of production" for the year and make the transition into winter. Thanks again for the videos!
@SpyingDutchman I did watch the video, albeit it's been a few months. I will go back and rewatch. I was just hoping for something short and sweet that includes bringing the nest back down to a single box, how many frames of honey is left in each single box etc...
Bee escapes are the bees knees. I let them set for a few days under full medium supers. I have found that the MAJORITY of the bees in the boxes are drones that are to big to get thru the escapes.
Ian, I have a question if you want bees to grow in autumn. I have honey flow in winter from December to January.if i want colony grow i need feed them pollinate right ? but autumn bees will death
at 7:37... Is that Carrie's pink hive tool that she has been looking for in your back pocket. And Ian, you know at some point the world is going to want an explanation about the duct tape on your veil-hood. My first reaction was; Big Oops when lighting the smoker LOLOL, but then I thought better of you and now have my money on; one of the new workers sliced their veil and you being considerate said " I can't make my workers work in unsafe or in compromised equipment, so I will bite the bullet and wear the duct-taped suit like a badge of honor" Am I right, or am I right?. Huh? Work Hard, Be SAFE, and Have as much fun dong what you do best!
Do you build the nucs yourself (or have them built)? .Seems like standard 5 frame nucs x 3 wouldn't be wide enough for to 10 frame supers side by side. How wide are the nucs, and do they hold 5 or 6 frames?
Ian, it seems like the tops you have for the three nuc pallets are not the same as a standard migratory top with an overhang in the front and rear. Why is that?
Yes! beautiful! and who are the 12 idiot disciples that disliked this? lol Excellent info / advice and explanation of your developed strategy. You have saved me TONS of time for the future! Thank you!
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I knew there had to be something. :) I'm not using excluders that intensively, guess that's why I didn't figure that one out for myself.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Do you notice any difference in the drone cycle when using excluders? I have the impression that workers start kicking drones out sooner when I'm using excluders in a hive.
If you mean for wintering them in, 2.2 gallons Imperial / 2.6 gallons US, minus what they already have stored, for a full 6 frame Langstroth hive. My $0.02
Доброго дня Ярославе. А можете прокоментувати, що саме супер? То я бачу, робота налагоджена, але чи є від того задоволення... Пізніше гляну по субтитрам, що той пан розказує. Цікава ваша думка.
keeper01 What do you mean by exhaust?? Do you mean air blowing out at high speed produced by a fan in the unit??? Or the exhaust produced by an internal combustion engine???
Ian just curious it looks like you end up with more bee than they can fit in the brood box; how do you manage the bee overcrowding after you harvest the honey supers ?
So, Ian. Are you willing to divulge How many pounds of honey you harvest this year? Or an average of pounds per colony? I know it's your business and understand if you wish to keep these numbers close to your vest.
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I try very hard to keep away from certain honey customers because every time I see them they're asking the same accounting questions. Goes straight to... "How many dollars per bee do you make on how many bees?". I laugh and say something stupid like, "first I have to name them all and put their ID tags on. Will be doing that this Saturday morning if you're interested in volunteering some time". "You won't get stung much".
@@mikeries8549 You know, if I keep bees like Ian, like 2500 boxes to 5500 boxes or even more than 7000. Then you have to know that production can make money, beekeeping like Ian, and I can say that making a lot of money here can make you rich quickly, and you can go all over the country to release bees, and every season has nectar. If the output is 100 to 200 tons, I can have three seasons, one winter flow , two spring honey flow , one summers, if latitude can be winter, it can be two blossoms.and winter flow honey is expensive, and it's delicious.
