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Building a Bee Business Vlog #52
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Building a Bee Business Vlog #52
Switching Gears - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #51)
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Switching Gears - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #51)
Swarming Turns Off, So Does The Flow - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #50)
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Swarming Turns Off, So Does The Flow - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #50)
Long Days - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #49)
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Long Days - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #49)
Rain Kills The Flow - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #48)
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Feast to famine, flow to near dearth. In agriculture you have to take what the weather gives you, and make the best of it.
Beekeeping in the Rain - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #47)
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Bees don't like rain, and they really don't like being messed with in the rain. But I've still got to make the rounds, and sometimes the schedule and forecast don't let me pick and choose days to work. Rain makes everything worse.
Keep Up With The Chaos - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #46)
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Swarm season and the flow both hit hard, and at the same time. Long days of frantic paced work.
Swarms & Flow - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #45)
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Bees trying to swarm just as the flow starts - a fail. But we're making honey.
Main Flow Hits Early - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #44)
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Tulip poplar starts blooming two weeks early, with black locust nipping at its' heels. The next three weeks will be interesting.
Bigger Teeth - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #43)
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Splits, new queens, and growing pains.
Indecision - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #42)
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To graft or not to graft? The season wears on.
Comb Runs Out - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #41)
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Splitting, queen rearing, adding drawn comb. This is probably the busiest part of the season, with a lot of moving parts.
Beginning the Grind - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #40)
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Finishing the first round, starting the grind.
Starting Splits - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #39)
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Beginning the split process. Long days ahead.
Grafting & New Yard Setup - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #38)
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Grafting & New Yard Setup - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #38)
Progressing to the Split - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #37)
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Progressing to the Split - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #37)
More Bees - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #36)
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More Bees - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #36)
Colony Growth Chart (Building a Bee Business Vlog #35)
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Colony Growth Chart (Building a Bee Business Vlog #35)
Pollinator Portraits - Interview with Jose Madrigal
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Pollinator Portraits - Interview with Jose Madrigal
Sideliner Beekeepers Josh Hager & Byran Farris
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Sideliner Beekeepers Josh Hager & Byran Farris
Greg Rogers' Bee Business (Part II)
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Greg Rogers' Bee Business (Part II)
Greg Rogers' Bee Business (Part I)
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Greg Rogers' Bee Business (Part I)
Bring Out Your Dead - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #34)
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Bring Out Your Dead - (Building a Bee Business Vlog #34)
Interview With Chris Werner - NAHBE24
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Interview With Chris Werner - NAHBE24
Troy Hall's Bee Business (@hallapiariesnh )
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Troy Hall's Bee Business (@hallapiariesnh )
Breeding Mite Resistance With UBeeO (Part II)
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Breeding Mite Resistance With UBeeO (Part II)
Breeding Mite Resistance With UBeeO (Part I)
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Breeding Mite Resistance With UBeeO (Part I)
Building a Bee Business Vlog #33
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Building a Bee Business Vlog #33
Building a Bee Business Vlog #32
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Building a Bee Business Vlog #32

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @rochrich1223
    @rochrich1223 День тому

    I was able to pick out that one of the turtles tails was male, but was that a territorial sparing match between males, or was that mating?

  • @jmcnea4001
    @jmcnea4001 2 дні тому

    What brand is your hive scales ?

  • @jasonguerra3763
    @jasonguerra3763 4 дні тому

    Super cool video really enjoyed hearing yall talk about y’all’s operations and enjoyed all your questions to Troy hall very informative thanks for sharing

  • @briand4279
    @briand4279 5 днів тому

    This channel deserves more subs.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 4 дні тому

      😆

    • @briand4279
      @briand4279 4 дні тому

      @@DuckRiverHoney I honestly mean it. Other bee videos on youtube are good but your videos are under rated for sure. Nathan I know there are hundreds of other videos doing step by step queen rearing , splits , and everything else you do on a daily basis. Have you thought about making a few of them just to get hits in the search function. Just throwing an idea your way to grow the channel not sure if it would help or not.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 3 дні тому

      I like what I’m doing. If I put too much work into the channel it wouldn’t be fun.

    • @briand4279
      @briand4279 3 дні тому

      @@DuckRiverHoney I think your doing great , I like watching your journey.

  • @nancynolton6079
    @nancynolton6079 5 днів тому

    Been stripping the hives of their honey - testing with refractometer says its done even though its not capped off fully. Extracting, sorting and cleaning up frames and freezing in preparation for winter storage - any Fall flow goes towards overwintering so once the supers come off they are not going back on this year. Leaving each hive with a forth medium box of partial honey frames for dearth which seems to have arrived at least 2-3 weeks early. The dry hot heatwave and lack of rain has now turned into hazy, hot and very humid with the arrival of 2 inches of rain - Thank you Jesus for the rain! Hoping you get a good flow. That float down the Duck sounds refreshing.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 4 дні тому

      Thanks Nancy! We like to get out on the river when we can.

  • @offgridbydesign3826
    @offgridbydesign3826 5 днів тому

    Thank you for sharing. I live in Michigan and really hadn't thought about bees for profit until your video series. Have you thought about seeding conovala, Hisop, additional clover, or other plants to boost honey? I seeded additional Clover, Milkweed, and Hisop, and it made a difference. Would have even better if not for the strange weather.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 4 дні тому

      I may covert some unproductive ground into sweet clover.

  • @johnhudson412
    @johnhudson412 5 днів тому

    We’ve had horsemint blooming here …seems like it taste alright..we’ll see.. good video as always!!

  • @johnl302
    @johnl302 5 днів тому

    Shining sumac is also called winged sumac in Arkansas...notice the wings between the leaflets on the leaf stalk. Rhus copallinum. Best to you Nathan

  • @russellkoopman3004
    @russellkoopman3004 5 днів тому

    Good video again Nathan. The kids are sure growing up. I lost about three weeks of honey production this spring with all the cool and rainy weather that had many windy days between weather system. Basswood is blooming and they are finally putting on some honey now. I'm glad I don't make a living producing honey. I hope your crop ends up being decent.

  • @haroldmarsh5156
    @haroldmarsh5156 5 днів тому

    Always take time for family,,, Ya never know when your time is up...

  • @aidanquick3151
    @aidanquick3151 5 днів тому

    Interested to know more about your hive scales

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney День тому

      Aidan they’re from Broodminder. Don’t know if they’re the best or not. Scales sit under hive and I download data to my phone through an app via Bluetooth when I’m in the bee yard.

    • @aidanquick3151
      @aidanquick3151 День тому

      @@DuckRiverHoney Thanks Nathan

  • @randelllee4916
    @randelllee4916 5 днів тому

    I'm curious to know your thoughts on if the cicadas have had an impact on the flow, since they do a considerable amount of damage to the thin branches of trees. I'm guessing it may have been the reason some trees went into panic mode and bloomed earlier, and I'm willing to stretch to say the earlier blooming fruit trees are going to be feeling the affects in fruit this year and blooms next year. My pears, plums, and even the wild black cherries have already shown issues and damage. I'm just on the other side of the Nashville Basin from you.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney День тому

      Most of my bloom was over before the cicadas hit peak. They definitely weaken some trees.

  • @randyblankenship2115
    @randyblankenship2115 5 днів тому

    What kind of hive scale are you using?can you provide a link?

  • @brianbennett4374
    @brianbennett4374 5 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing 👍 would like to see more on your scales ⚖️. How often do u feed nucs weekly Thanks

  • @deniswagner9458
    @deniswagner9458 5 днів тому

    Do they make any honey from devils walking cane? It's a shame they don't make honey from Elder Berry that stuff is everywhere. Ive seen them work it but not much.

    • @johnl302
      @johnl302 5 днів тому

      They do work devils walking stick (cane) Aralia spinosa,. It is a minor summer flow here, but does help through the dearth. I cant say I"ve made honey off it because it is near the end of the flows. I just saw a flower head yesterday June 29th that is almost blooming in south Arkansas. I agree on the elderberry, never seen a honey bee on one here.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney День тому

      I expect they work it a lot, but I have t seen weight gain from it.

    • @johnl302
      @johnl302 5 годин тому

      @DuckRiverHoney Nathan, do you all have Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea Also, the common name might be cow itch or buck vine? We have a good bit in South Arkansas, and it does add a little weight right after sumac flows. Texas A&M said it goes north to Virgina and east to Florida, but I dont know about elevations it might occur or if elevation would affect the flow of it. I am at 188' above ms. I really like the taste that it adds to the summer honey. It is very wet, I checked some capped today at 19.5. Waiting on your next video

  • @jimbonevideo6941
    @jimbonevideo6941 5 днів тому

    Are your migratory covers built like Bob Bennie's?

  • @carpenterandhisbees
    @carpenterandhisbees 5 днів тому

    It's a hard balance between work and family. I'm happy to see you make it happen. Just wondering where that rock will be 10 years from now because my fireplace has a lot of rocks on it.

  • @santanasantos4288
    @santanasantos4288 5 днів тому

    Olá amigo saudações do Brasil Se ai está em floração porque você estar alimentando as abelhas? Abraço!!

  • @geraltofrivia8529
    @geraltofrivia8529 5 днів тому

    Highlight of my sundays.

  • @Gunner662
    @Gunner662 5 днів тому

    Don't take any blue Chep pallets. They are property of CHEP and they recover them from Costco and puts them back in their pool. Take all the brown pallets you want, they are a one-way pallet and Costco isn't charged for them.

  • @3Beehivesto300
    @3Beehivesto300 5 днів тому

    Nice 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @douglasbarber6547
    @douglasbarber6547 5 днів тому

    First thing after my morning chores are done and I have my coffee in hand. I set down and watch your video. Keep up the good work.

  • @researcherAmateur
    @researcherAmateur 5 днів тому

    Our basswood is silvery on the underside but I still can get a deep box in the right year. Must be some other variety. My sumac is something from China.. spreads around like crazy it's a big problem. Doesn't even have flowers it spreads with the roots and is very resistant to drought. When everything else is suffering this thing grows like crazy without any rain for months. We can't get rid of it. More you cut it better it spreads

  • @RePetesBees
    @RePetesBees 5 днів тому

    Good luck on the flow this year! Glad to hear you started to get something! The flow in CT / MAS area has been phenomenal this year. I have a package hive this spring that just got its 5th med super. The milkweed I think is super strong and doing the leg work + white clover. We have a small plot of it and they all have 8 globes + new ones still coming out and its hammered with bees.

  • @EfrataHoneyBees
    @EfrataHoneyBees 5 днів тому

    good summary of your honey flows. Thanks for sharing! Bee 🐝 Blessed!

  • @bobbinnie9872
    @bobbinnie9872 5 днів тому

    First sting!! As Jesse would say, 😉"keep trying".

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 5 днів тому

      He picked up his second the same day. Progress!

    • @researcherAmateur
      @researcherAmateur 5 днів тому

      It's good for you. First thing my father said on Bob's video today when he "get up wrong" was he must sting himself in that place. You know he could be right when an 82 year old beekeeper says it. Sometimes I think he moves better than me

  • @researcherAmateur
    @researcherAmateur 5 днів тому

    That green "rock" could be Prehnite. If it has round like made of "balls"... the "really cool rock". Where there's one... l collected so much of those here when I was a child. I still have them stashed 😂. My thresher got really heavy

  • @michaelstclair4476
    @michaelstclair4476 5 днів тому

    Fingers crossed for a good flow over the next few weeks

  • @BrianCooper901
    @BrianCooper901 8 днів тому

    Nathan I'm not sure if you go back and watch any of these but it's impressive seeing what you have done over the past 2.5 years. Hearing Bob Binnie talking about getting into Walmart and seeing your products now in Publix, you are definitely on the path to success. Thanks for sharing. I wish you continued success on your journey.

  • @MieleLocale
    @MieleLocale 8 днів тому

    Hello. I have a particular question that was born out of my curiosity. As I am also trying to build a bee business, I would like to know how you finance building your bee business? - Personal savings, bank loan, government subsidy, just from selling produce or otherwise? Respect for what you are doing, I hope I can make it someday.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 5 днів тому

      First several years I used excess cash from my day job, then savings and cash flow from the business. Now I have an operating line and use cash flow from the business.

  • @FloridaFolklord
    @FloridaFolklord 9 днів тому

    i find it ironic that the Yankee doesn't want people heading to Wisconsin. I feel the same about them coming down to Florida.

  • @glennsnaturalhoney4571
    @glennsnaturalhoney4571 10 днів тому

    If the nectar was available they'd be making honey.....our story in NE Indiana also. No rain for a month, clover dried up and the basswood didn't produce. Quick storm today hopefully a little rain.

  • @3Beehivesto300
    @3Beehivesto300 11 днів тому

    Are you a fan of the boxes with the cleats on them or you prefer the handholds?

  • @seanrichardson881
    @seanrichardson881 11 днів тому

    I had to move a 40 ft shipping container with an old 65 horse tractor two wheel drive. Had to get a scoop of gravel to keep the front down and still move the container in a wheelie using the brakes to stear. It worked

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 11 днів тому

      We used to move hay like that with an old JD 1020.

  • @costacheliviumarian2516
    @costacheliviumarian2516 11 днів тому

    When i find leyng workeri just put them over a nuc or hive and put the queen in a cagefor 3 to 4 days , bees have to have acces to her but the qeen have tu stai inside in this small space the bees can not kiil her but they can rub themselves and spred the pferomones all over the hive combined with egss and open brood the worker hum lay wil stop in this 3 to 4 days ,all the best from romania

  • @robertstwalley3662
    @robertstwalley3662 12 днів тому

    At 14:30 or so, the doner frame has many of the open cells appearing to be back filled with nectar, I am seeing this very intensely here today. Worried they are going to plug out the brood box. I am out of drawn comb already, 30 colonies going, considering putting a box of foundation at the bottom of the brood boxes, giving them room to grow the brood area, hopefully preventing the swarming urges, and I will just let them cap the top brood box and harvest the honey. I run 8 frame medium everything so I could start moving frames around but I am out of drawn comb, so that gets tricky. Have you ever put foundation under the brood boxes to prevent swarming when they are plugging out?

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 11 днів тому

      No, they probably won’t draw it if you place it underneath. It’s after the solstice now, so the swarming impulse will drop way off for me.

    • @robertstwalley3662
      @robertstwalley3662 10 днів тому

      @@DuckRiverHoney thanks for the info, will your bees still draw comb in a July super?

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 5 днів тому

      Somewhat but after June it gets a lot harder.

  • @timothyrawson920
    @timothyrawson920 12 днів тому

    What state are you in??

  • @deannaclayton6934
    @deannaclayton6934 12 днів тому

    Your son seems to love bees so it appears you may have a helper in your honey business as the years move on! 💕 June 4th is my son’s bday. He turned 49 this year. I gave him a mug that says Turning 50 is exercise enough!!😂 Thank you for sharing another interesting and informative video. I do love honey 🍯 and enjoy watching the process.

  • @nancynolton6079
    @nancynolton6079 12 днів тому

    Go for good, strong and healthy nucs! I'll be taking what I've been blessed with and grateful for every drop of honey received and still have enough for the bees. Slim pickings this year for sure. Weather still not cooperating hot, hot, hot and no rain in sight and more of the same in the extended forecast. Suspect the dearth will arrive early and stay long which doesn't bode well for the fall flow to supplement winter food stores. Sugar will be filling the shopping cart at this rate! Praying for rains - very thankful to have gotten a mite treatment in before all this heat arrived. Only lost one queen in 18 hives and she left behind 6 frames with beautiful capped queen cells so used those to repopulate 3-frame mating nucs that queens were just sold out of. Is what it is. Glad you have some helpers there in Reed and Parker!

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 11 днів тому

      Thanks Nancy, always great to hear from you. I’ll have to jump on mites and honey pull asap.

  • @haroldmarsh5156
    @haroldmarsh5156 12 днів тому

    Good VID lots of info

  • @robertlewis3336
    @robertlewis3336 12 днів тому

    Ya know, I love my beekeeping hobby. I'm glad you and others are doing the commercial thing, but for me that would ruin a good hobby. It would turn it into hard work. More power to ya.

  • @brianbennett4374
    @brianbennett4374 12 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing with us I look forward to seeing them ever week. 😊

  • @TheFamilyFarmHomestead
    @TheFamilyFarmHomestead 12 днів тому

    My best results for getting the foundation drawn out is bucket feeders and 1 part sugar to 1.5 parts water.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 11 днів тому

      You have better luck with buckets vs frame feeders?

    • @TheFamilyFarmHomestead
      @TheFamilyFarmHomestead 11 днів тому

      @@DuckRiverHoney YES. i have used both frame feeders and top feeders and when it comes to getting them to draw foundation I have the best result with bucket feeders. For putting on weight for winter I find the top feeders to be better, although I am using bucket feeders for that to now days.

    • @TheFamilyFarmHomestead
      @TheFamilyFarmHomestead 11 днів тому

      @@DuckRiverHoney I thought about it aftter I posted my reply and figured I should add I do not use the five gallon open feeder type of bucket feeders. I use 1 and 2 gallon buckets with tint plugs with 1/16 inch holes in them I use 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 holes in the tint plugs the stronger the hive the larger number of holes I use.

  • @mocarp1
    @mocarp1 12 днів тому

    What are your migratory covers made of?

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 11 днів тому

      PVC

    • @mocarp1
      @mocarp1 11 днів тому

      @@DuckRiverHoney Did you talk about these in a video? If you did, I missed it (or dont remember) but I am a few videos behind. If you havent, how you like them & where did you source them?

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 11 днів тому

      Midway Bee Supply, an Amish maker. I like them.

  • @dcsblessedbees
    @dcsblessedbees 12 днів тому

    🤨Watch out for them Black helicopters at night Nathan.😂

  • @dcsblessedbees
    @dcsblessedbees 12 днів тому

    It's going to be a nice set up when you get it all set. 👍 🤨What are you going to do with all your extra time when you get it all built.😂Blessed Days Nathan...👋 I have wondered that myself, after the main projects are done what's next. I need a Honey house😏I guess maybe that's next for me.😮‍💨

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 12 днів тому

      Hopefully by the time I get this setup finished it’ll be time for a real building at a commercial location.

  • @researcherAmateur
    @researcherAmateur 12 днів тому

    It never ends with beekeeping. I don't know about one that would say he doesn't need more space... and throwing stuff away is difficult too. It always ends with l may need that

  • @aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
    @aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 12 днів тому

    Building bees is easier than building the facility to manage them. If the facility is there, build away!! Love the vids! I enjoy them as I put my feet up on break

    • @researcherAmateur
      @researcherAmateur 12 днів тому

      Me too. He's not afraid of some hard work. I really like this channel.. and the videos are long enough. It's nice to see him grow into a real beekeeping business

    • @noahG82
      @noahG82 12 днів тому

      My Sunday mornings are spent watching Bob, Nathan, and sometimes Ian if there is a video out!

    • @jbnnm657
      @jbnnm657 12 днів тому

      I was very lucky to buy a house with two pre built and power installed 20x40 two story foundation garages. Helped reduce cost immensely.

    • @DuckRiverHoney
      @DuckRiverHoney 12 днів тому

      Ian the problem here with June/July splits is hive beetles and dearth. They just don’t want to grow.

    • @aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
      @aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 12 днів тому

      Ag I see. I think I know the answer to your question

  • @illumi-Nate
    @illumi-Nate 12 днів тому

    How many colonies do u have now?

  • @KajunHomestead
    @KajunHomestead 12 днів тому

    👍👍👍