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When To Add Honey Supers To Beehives 

Gwenyn Gruffydd
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In this video were covering the topic of when to add honey supers to hives. Adding supers is a crucial part of beekeeping and bee farming. They honey we sell and consumed is stored in the supers! This is our crop. Without honey supers we have no honey!
if we dont get this right and the bees are forced to feel like they are out of space then this can bring on swarming. We never want the bees to feel like they have no room in their bee hive.
In this video we cover adding the first super, the second super and the third and forth super! If we're lucky that is!!
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@ollysue69
@ollysue69 2 года назад
That was one of the best explanations of supering for beginners like me great video thanks 🙏 keep them going
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Thank you Olly 😊
@melaniejenkins109
@melaniejenkins109 2 года назад
That's really interesting we are usually undecided when to add the supers or not, that just clarified it, thank you!!
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Glad you found the video useful 😊
@petermcfadden9426
@petermcfadden9426 2 года назад
An enthusiastic to a great season with the bees!
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
😊
@davidhewlett2197
@davidhewlett2197 2 года назад
David hewlett Reminds me of my first bees. A black bee swarm from my uncle in vale of Evesham. They always “boiled” … were aggressive.I got stung a lot but they produced enough honey to keep my student van on the road - just! 1966 a long way away. My current hives are so docile.
@andrewmallard2301
@andrewmallard2301 2 года назад
Good looking colonies, Gruffydd.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Thank you 😊
@davidhewlett2197
@davidhewlett2197 2 года назад
The black bees remind me of my first bees..a swarm from my uncle in vale of Evesham. We used to say they boiled. They were always angry and I got stung a lot. But they produced lots of honey which kept my student van on the road. 1966 seems a long way away and my current hives are so docile.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
The good old days of 1966 😁 That’s the problem with angry bees, to often their great producers!!
@HaselorHoney
@HaselorHoney 2 года назад
Very good information, thank you😊 The last person I saw that found a queen wasp in their roof killed it, so nice to see you leave it alone 🙂
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Thank you 😊
@davidmaloney2724
@davidmaloney2724 2 месяца назад
Reminds me of the Irish bees I used to keep now in south of France and the bees don’t even need smoke
@eggshoney7633
@eggshoney7633 2 года назад
Great rules thanks, very easy to apply, especially the 2nd super rule Mine all have 1 super on in Lincolnshire and we are due to get some warm weather next week. So I will check the coverage on the super. Appreciated as always
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Thank you 😊 glad you found it useful
@cuttingedgemechanics1707
@cuttingedgemechanics1707 2 года назад
cheers gruffyd I like the way you paused and let us figure it out befoe you answered.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Did you get them all right!? 😄
@mickhoyle4064
@mickhoyle4064 2 года назад
Great stuff, thanks again, it looks like I'm a few supers short on my hives, going to put some more on tomorrow. There's no chance I can get those black bees here in urban Surrey however, I might buy some for the mother-in-law 🤣
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
😂😂😂
@Conormcglade
@Conormcglade 2 года назад
Great video and alot of help. great explanation about supers. im in my 3th year and its funny about how agressive your amm are. Only have AMM (in Ireland) and only time ive seen AMM that agressive is when the're hydrids or on the oil seed rake.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
They were angry because the wind was so cold! Their not like that all the time 😊
@davidvowles3285
@davidvowles3285 2 года назад
Great video. I will adopt your rules of thumb for supering - always need to plan ahead. What room will the bees need tomorrow/next week.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
😊👍🏻
@marcustreadwell5981
@marcustreadwell5981 2 года назад
Do you always use a queen excluder when supering? I’ve added supers to my hives with fresh foundation and some people advise leaving the queen excluder off for a while to encourage the bees into the super box… What do you advise Gruff? Excellent video , many thanks
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Thanks Marcus, I always use a queen excluder. To get the bees to draw the foundation out faster feed them a little bit of syrup. They will draw it out perfectly.
@YNythBach
@YNythBach 2 года назад
Us Welshies have always been feisty and defend our territory, great that our bees do the same...lol,
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Lol
@simonrouse3995
@simonrouse3995 2 года назад
Hi great as always can I ask a question,generally do you just add a super on top or underneath the super’s ? or does it depend.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Thank you, always on top 😊👍🏻
@robtalliss
@robtalliss 2 года назад
Another great video, based on this I’d better go back and put an additional super on all the hives we inspected yesterday!! I now I have asked this before, is it best to put new supers on top of the crown board or just on top of the top super?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Thanks Rob, This time of year always above the super for me. 😊👍🏻
@joecreaser8885
@joecreaser8885 2 года назад
When adding supers do people under super(directly above brood box) or over super( the top most box). I’ve always over supered but wasn’t sure if that was best
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
I always put the empty one on top 😊👍🏻
@mcloonefamilybeeshoney6908
@mcloonefamilybeeshoney6908 2 года назад
Do you not run the risk of chilling the brood area and setting them back if we get a cold snap in the spring with so much space above them when putting on 2 supers?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
That’s a good question. As long as the hive is big and strong they will be fine. Of course keep an eye out for extreme cold weather! That is the exemption to the rule.
@BeekeeperBen
@BeekeeperBen Год назад
Will the bees fill the super fast if you place it under the already filled super?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd Год назад
It makes no difference 😊
@rogerivy8525
@rogerivy8525 2 года назад
Those look like really nice gloves. Where did you get them from? Can the bees sting you through them?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Hi, we sell them on our website. Their not sting proof but the bees don’t tend to sting you through them
@buzzingadventures1980
@buzzingadventures1980 2 года назад
should we still feed when they have supers on?, also wondering gruff if you could do a video on the different types of honeybee, buckfast, carnolion, ect👍👍
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
If they have zero stores and there is no honey flow then you have no choice but to feed. My rule is when feeding with supers on feed fondant only. They are much less likely to store it. That’s a great idea 😊👍🏻
@buzzingadventures1980
@buzzingadventures1980 2 года назад
@@gwenyngruffydd cheers gruff 👍, checking them today, hopefully doing some splits
@laightnightknits4358
@laightnightknits4358 Год назад
You have an orange Hugh vis bee suit in a lot of these videos... does it matter what colour they are?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd Год назад
Your suit can be any colour you want 😊
@stanleysorm514
@stanleysorm514 2 года назад
Well i guess , if my supers got only foundation ( not been build yet ) I’ll add only one super and wait until is build up , is that correct?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
If your supering with foundation only I would feed a little bit of syrup so they can draw it out quickly 😊👍🏻
@gavtris
@gavtris 2 года назад
You mean add a super and a feeder on top? Thx
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Yes if it’s foundation. Only give them 2-3 litres at a time. Once drawn stop feeding.
@gavtris
@gavtris 2 года назад
@@gwenyngruffydd thank you👍🏻
@samwebb2516
@samwebb2516 2 года назад
Do you get stung through those gloves?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Hardly ever. But their not sting proof
@SylantBill
@SylantBill 2 месяца назад
Do you ever under super?
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 месяца назад
No never. Always super on top
@SurreyAlan
@SurreyAlan 2 года назад
Chatting to a 3rd generation professional keeper fascinating to find he didn't do very much the BBKA way, certain he gets more honey with a lot less faff.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
There’s a big difference between Beekeeing and beefarming 😊
@glynisreynolds446
@glynisreynolds446 2 года назад
Why don’t you use glass quilts? 🇬🇧
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
Because these hives come with timber crown boards as standard.
@robertsloan1390
@robertsloan1390 2 года назад
I really like your videos, but can you please translate them into English.
@gwenyngruffydd
@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад
😅 I know my accent is really strong. I think there are subtitle option on RU-vid?
@robertsloan1390
@robertsloan1390 2 года назад
Lol. That may help. But great video
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