I consider this to be one of the most important videos I have ever produced. When I began my beekeeping journey I honestly had no idea what I was getting into. I simply set up the bees and was instantly hooked. I've had a lot of ups and downs, but fortunately I good mentors and friends that have helped and supported me along the way. I have lost hives and had hives thrive. I have had colonies grow and produce lots of honey and others do very little. I spent some time trying to be a treatment free beekeeper and now I treat and feed the bees as necessary. I have learned that there are many ways to do things and that beekeeping is hard work! Most of all I have learned that beekeeping is AMAZING!!!
In this video I share 5 things I wish I had known before getting started;
00:00 Intro
00:51 Mentors & Friends
02:19 Many Methods
03:52 Feed & Treat
04:39 Addictive
05:19 Commitment
06:23 Summary
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This is a beekeeping channel, a beekeeping vlog of sorts. Here we discuss apis mellifera, aka the honeybee. We give people a look into our sideliner beekeeping operation. We share successes and failures. We show how we feed bees and treat bees for varroa mites, small hive beetles and other pests. I am not a treatment free beekeeper though at one time I thought I wanted to be. We also discus things that are important to us that I think apply to beginning beekeepers and more seasoned beekeepers alike. We also show the beekeeping techniques we use to manage the bees and harvest our honey and sell our honey. We talk about beekeeping equipment and tools. At times we also catch swarms of bees and have even done a few cutouts, though I usually leave that for the professionals. This is not Beekeeping 101, though hopefully the information here is useful. As my friend @MikeBarryBees says, this is not a necessarily a "how to" channel. It's a "how I do" channel. I hope you will continue to join us as we continue to perform hive inspections, discuss important matters in the beekeeping world, meet other beekeepers, perform splits, grow our operation and just continue down the path of this wonderful beekeeping adventure. Let's GO!!!
5 июл 2024
