Beekeeping Part 12, Starting new hives, installing a package of bees
Part 12 in our series backs up and covers again how to install a 3 lb. package of bees. It’s that time of year again- time to get started with your bees or to replace colonies you lost over the chill. Thanks for watching! www.homesteadingandsurvival.com www.survivalreport.net
Awesome.
Getting my bees in April, finishing up bee school right now. excellent vid thanks
Bee keeping is simple and excellent for everyone, including the bees that do most of the work pollinating our plants and making honey.
fantastic video !! o yeah bees are the best , without those gorgeous bees we wont be living now belive me !!
Sure have. Various things can make a colony choose to jet out- wax moth destruction, lack of food, critters getting into the hive, etc. We had a major problem with wax moths last fall. They truly the demon spawn of hell! LOL
fantastic tip about the psych value for security purpose lol
Well done and very straight forward in rank as always Thank you for providing this info to everyone who wants to surpass their survival knowledge for free too!
Always delight in your videos! Curious – how much honey does an average hive produce each year?
Depends on a lot of factors but after being customary you can get 30-35 lbs. off of a shallow super. Watch the “honey harvest” video, part 8 and 9 I believe.
thanks for the vid, I am 1 class away from graduating “Bee School” and my 2 packages of bees should be here 4/18/09 It looks like you do it pretty much by the book.
Congrats! Excellent luck with your two new hives.
Excellent vid.
Question, where does an aspiring beekeeper buy his first colony of bee’s? I’ve used quest engines but it’s all twist and turns it seems.
Dang Dude, youve got beehives, saving gas, planting trees, diging bunkers… you are really doing it my friend. huge respect…
All apart from the “diging bunkers” part anyway! They would fill with water down here.
Thanks for watching.
very informative, and clarified in simple terms…makes it look simple….thank you
Fantastic job!! You did a fantastic job explaining how to set up the box, a touch I’ve been really interested in for quite some time. Thanks for all the info. Keep up the excellent work.
you wouldnt know the best way to start seed for a biointensive backyard?
when should I place an order in for a package? a few weeks or months before or would now be excellent?
@manvilletrain Wouldn’t hurt to order early. A lot of places get backed up quick in the spring. Excellent luck!
thanks.
can someone help me? i need one advice how far from human in my home can i place bees? there is a school near my house can that be a problem ??? thanx for helping me
@ustahyou Don’t place them in your home observably. I would place them at least 50 feet away from your home if doable facing away from the house if doable. Bees don’t eat school children so it shouldn’t be a problem near the school.
Thank u very much ! but the school is near 50 feet but they are already more than 50 feet from my house is that excellent? and the street is a small bit near them
but i like bees what u suggest me? thank u very much
i reckon if you have them in the backyard that should be fine the bees wont attack anyone so its not like there perilous to the school children but idk what kinda neighborhood you live in. Where do you live?
I live in Kosovo and i have a very excellent place here where i live the mountain with sweet chestnut are everywhere and a lot more food for bees but the only prob. i am worried is that because the school is nearly 40 feet away , Thank u in responding me thank u all for those videos