Pollen Trapping. How and why we do it. 

I don't know what pollen sells for down there but up here they pay for themselves pretty quick.

@@kamonreynolds If I find a market for it I'll let you know. I've never harvested pollen. My dad does but he uses all of it. I don't know if he's ever sold any. One of my nuc customers this year had two of those bottoms so I got to check them out a couple of months ago. I liked them and intended to order some but forgot about them until you posted your video. Bonus, they're on sale.

I just got four of these today and used the discount code after your video (thanks!). Question: The entrances appear to have two holes on the farthest open setting towards the outside that line up over the pollen trap but under the box. Do you close these when trapping pollen and open them when not trapping?

@@HivesToHome Hey NH Fishman43 I always have left mine wide open. Toward the end of the video I show the entrance on mine. Does yours look different?

@@kamonreynolds Mine looks the same. It is the hole closest to the slides (right and left), above the mouse guard bottom entrances and below the top row of four holes. My guess/assumption is perhaps it is a drone exit with the pollen trap in place. I’m just surprised the bees don’t switch to using it when the trap is in place. Thanks

Glad you enjoyed it!

There are also plans with a quick Google search. Really not difficult to put together

@@Th3_Gael I’ll have a search, thanks

Thank you. I am in northern central Tennessee in the United States and I run mostly carniolians but I do have some Italian bees

Put them in the freezer and use them for splits

I get these from Kelley beekeeping. It is their Clear vue veil

That’s a big coincidence. I was looking to see if I could find out which it was too and this was the second comment on the first video that I tried! It looks like there’s a weighted piece on this one which drapes nicely over your shoulders without tying yourself into it. I’m looking for similar for when I’m just adding some feed, having a quick check of supers etc I don’t think that we have a decent supplier here in the UK for these though.

Why would you offer substitute in a Builder when you have the real stuff with all the amino acids, fats,lipids etc... not bashing just curious

@@badassbees3680 Why is 1 they go through it fast. 2 there maybe other reasons you may need that little extra. it is better to have to much then not enough. I will tell you tho it makes for great Queens and cells. This year they cleaned the frame and also used the patty that had some mixed in it. I rather overkill on what they need to do 60 cells then under feed

@@matthewmccormick2417 I've used only patties just to see and they packed cups full of royal jelly with absolutely zero other pollen,so it works... however I personally save huge Pollen frames strictly for my builders and use Zero sub because I want them using the best which in my mind is the natural.. and it may not make a difference in reality but my cells don't fit in cell protectors because their too big and I think only real pollen contributes to that, but it's just personal preference trying to incorporate everything possible for the best outcome.But like I said straight pollen sub has enough protein to produce plenty of jelly I just question if that jelly has the same effect... but I was just curious as your reasoning,in the end well fed Queens make the best Queens and sounds like you're having great results👍

@@badassbees3680 Thank you, Yes cell protectors dont seem to work do they as they are not big enough. Yes i am happy with the Queens produced this year. Next year will be harder as i will be trying to do 4x the cells so will be running more builders. Will be interesting to see how these Queens come out of Winter next year. Note yes in brutal cold area but shed in singles like IAN

@@matthewmccormick2417 Good luck Bud

I think he explained that starting at 6:45

Food grade plastic. My oldest ones are a year and a half and beside some slight fading I haven't noticed anything

Beekeeping for dummies is a good beginners book. I found it online in pdf form.

Michael Walters ... RU-vid is great for Newbies / over Books, initially, as Videos give examples in action ... Then buy a good Book to study the technique shown.... Will make more sense ! 🤗 Do 14 day inspections minimum, as it takes "16" days to raise a Queen Cell (!) Once a QC is sealed (after 5 days of being fully drawn down,) bees will be prepping to Swarm. Also taking a lot of Brood and Larva out of the Brood Box, and adding it to another Box, above a Queen Excluder, and giving the found Queen, more new Foundation Frames, in that lower Brood Box, will ensure she can lay, keep the bee population going (but not Swarm !) The Nurse Bees get called 'up_ to look after that Brood / Larva'. Once they hatch... Nurse Bees become Foragers, and will fill that ex brood comb with Nectar, to Capped Honey. Win, win situation ! And less stressful for the new Beekeeper. 👍 You want to ideally prevent Swarming, so in late Spring to late Summer, 7 day inspections are a good idea. Get into a schedule, that fits around your free time... After a while, you will get to know who is bursting, and who is lagging... 😏 A Stitch in Time Saves Nine, kinda applies to Bees as well ! 🤗 Good Beekeepers on RU-vid : Search these: USA : Kamon here, Fred Dunn, Barnyard Bees, JC's Bees, in UK : Phil Chandler, Black Mountain Honey, Simon the Beekeeper. Aus : The Bush Bee Man, NZ : Trev's Bees, France : Richard Noel (UK Beek in Brittany.) Hope this helps. 😏 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Beekeeping essentials and queen rearing essentials. Learn to make new colonies and you're a real beekeeper.

Michael Palmer and Ian Stepler...imitate them.

They will be there. Possibly a discount as well. Hope to have several good deals for beekeepers available this year

depends really. In nashville TN it goes for a dollar an ounce maybe more these days

Also, if I take it out on 1 day, it still has hive beetles but no beetle larvae.

There is not but if you have it on 1or 2 day rotations they will be fine during that period

Hey 3d, you have to Freeze it or Dehydrate. I freeze it.

If you don't freeze it then yes

10 frames only I believe could be wrong

Hi I'll try and help. Forget about beetle blasters and what to put in them. To deal with shb (small hive beetles) treat around the bases of hives by saturating the soil with Gordon's permethrin from a farm store. That actually works by breaking the beetles breeding cycle. They pupate in the ground and die because you poisoned the dirt.

@@mikeries8549 Thanks Mike.

@jimhegarty9561 treat at night if you try permethrin drenching around hives

@@mikeries8549 Thanks.

freeze it in ziplock bag

@@jedd.5407 long term. Mylar, 02 absorbers, dehydration? That type of thing. Freezing I’d say is medium storage and to be done after Dehydration. I’m asking because I’m kinda new and only have 2 hives going.

Don't keep it in the sun, don't dry it.. run for the frizer. Sun is the worse.. drying it is not good. Keep it like it is

Hi Jason yes I still use them and like them quite a bit. - Kamon

Thank you. Going to order some for next year then@@kamonreynolds

If in a cell builder you can rub into comb and set the frame next to cells you want built or in a pollen patty

Well I don't jump too crazy high for yogurt. The Greek Yogurt from Dannon is nice and thick

Yes! Perhaps since things are closed off at the bottom due to the trap an upper entrance can help the bees out a little. I just prop the lid a little

When the bees beard alot and they rob any food or frames left out. Typically don't see much pollen either.

@kamonreynolds umn but it's food for their babies right. I'm kind of worried if we take away their food it impacts them further

​@@cameragg9752 Honeybees are known for collecting more than what they need which is why we started keeping them. It is up to the beekeeper to know when the bees can afford to part with excess. It doesn't help the beekeeper or the bees to run the bees low on what they need. Some years our hives are nearly pollen bound and some years there is barely any that we can take. Nature is as cruel as it is generous.

@kamonreynolds thank you, this is very reassuring. I hope that's a general practice with other bee keepers, too :)

Yes I do. Different times of the year different management

@@kamonreynolds so when the first brood box fills up, you add a 2nd then the super? Why stop at 2 brood boxes?