Beekeeping for beginners Part 10 bees, honey homesteading
Part 10 of our ongoing series on beekeeping. This part shows and discusses a few of the potential diseases and pests of the honey bee. honeybee, bees, beekeeping, homesteading, survival, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, peak oil preparedness, food shortage, food storage, apiary, beehive, Nosema, CCD, wax moths, anything else that might catch.. LOL www.survivalreport.net
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good vid. I’m 69, went in my first hive about 10 years old. I just made a vid on bee pollen
WallsBeeMan
August 25, 2012 at 4:19 am
Termycin does not CURE AFB. There is only one CURE for AFB. Kill the infected bees and burn all bees and hive equipment from the affected hive, then bury the ashes.
Treating for AFB only allows the disease to propagate.
Xyxox
August 25, 2012 at 4:59 am
You might want to try foundationless technique, i experimented with it and it woks fine but the best thing is it dose not cost you a thing to use this method. In a SHIT situation. This method lets the bees build their comb as they do in nature Google:”Foundationless frames bees” for more info.
mechanicalbu11
August 25, 2012 at 5:14 am
nice video
selfreliantboy
August 25, 2012 at 5:21 am
PAW = Post Apocalyptic World. In the event of the world as we know it changing for the worse, this man and his family prepare to be self-sustaining by making their own food and power, etc.. Basically a commonsense, back to earth lifestyle that would benefit everyone for general reasons and not just one specific one.
buckstarchaser
August 25, 2012 at 5:59 am
I saw in some of your other bee videos that it looks like you have several hives close together. Is it possible that since they were close together that it allowed the pests and illnesses to quickly travel from hive to hive to multiply your problem? My guess (and I’ve never raised bees) is that you may gain some protection by separating your hives a bit.
Also, I’ve recently read that growing mint near your hive boxes will result in your bees landing on it where the mint fumes suppress pests.
buckstarchaser
August 25, 2012 at 6:57 am
how can i get one those bees for my artritis?
quetzalandia
August 25, 2012 at 6:58 am
even though the comb is ruined can you still use the wax? once melted all the garbae should sink to the bottom.
slacker361
August 25, 2012 at 7:27 am
oh, and what are Apis Mellifera?
BeeBoyVirts
August 25, 2012 at 7:37 am
Do you like to use Italian over Russian?
BeeBoyVirts
August 25, 2012 at 8:10 am
ITALIAN BEES OR APIS MELLIFERA
nilrebs
August 25, 2012 at 8:38 am
These were Italian.
SurvivalReport
August 25, 2012 at 9:06 am
What type of bees do you like to use??
BeeBoyVirts
August 25, 2012 at 9:43 am
Yep. Nasty stuff.
SurvivalReport
August 25, 2012 at 10:15 am
Breaks my heart…
adryden
August 25, 2012 at 10:30 am
POW???
singful
August 25, 2012 at 10:58 am
Haven’t opened yet, have observed alot of activity. Going to open towards evening to make the switch. Been thinking about cutting the branch if everything looks ok, and removing some frames and depositing the swarm and brood and honey into the hive with less frames to make room or to shake them check the comb for larvae or pupae and tying it into a open frame with string????? Depends on what I see, maybe get lucky and spot the queen. I’ll let you know what I find>
idahoswarmbegin
August 25, 2012 at 11:10 am
Have you checked in on them in the cardboard box?
SurvivalReport
August 25, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Caught a swarm, no equipment stuck in a cardboard box 15 days ago. Have new equipment (no queen secluders) What would be best way to move temporary hive for success.
idahoswarmbegin
August 25, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Definitely won’t HELP them. Go talk to your mosquito control folks, you might be able to work something out.
SurvivalReport
August 25, 2012 at 12:49 pm
My neigborhood is spraying for mosquitoes, will this harm my bees?
kick0yr0ass0blue
August 25, 2012 at 1:26 pm
We use 2 deeps down here as a minimum for overwintering. 90% of the time this has been enough, last winter we lost one and all the cells were empty with a few bees dead head first in them (possibly starvation). But we had a unusually cold winter this year. Check with a LOCAL beekeeper, might need at least 3 up there. We also feed pretty much year round. Good luck.
SurvivalReport
August 25, 2012 at 2:14 pm
are there any diseases or pets that seem to be more common in certain areas of the U.S.? also, i live in northern Illinois, the winter’s here usualy get around -10 the coldest, should i use 2 or 3 brood boxes?
kick0yr0ass0blue
August 25, 2012 at 2:28 pm
You need Terramycin for AFB and EFB. They are beginning to recommend Fumigil B again for Nosema.
SurvivalReport
August 25, 2012 at 2:59 pm
What would you recomend should be your basic stock of medications for a beginner bee keeper? What brands are most reliable?
kick0yr0ass0blue
August 25, 2012 at 3:07 pm