How to Grow a TON of HONEY with ONE Beehive in Just 8 Months!

In this video, I give you 5 tips on how to grow a ton of honey with one beehive in just 8 months!

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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland, Australia, about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online, so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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[TheScott]

I am not surprised your mentor's business is also a pun! 😄 You must make a great duo, the banter must be un-bee-lievable!

[davidlaing]

I have blueberry bushes for 4 years and no berries until I started raising bees 4 years ago. Now I have berries and all my flowers, vegetables and raspberries are so much more productive. Look into the Demarri method as it will stop swarming and give you more honey. I get 150+ lbs/ hive. I’m in NJ, USA and have been following you for years. Yes a hive in the sun will reduce the beetle population with the entrance facing south or North in Australia.

[DriverBob]

Next self sufficiency project, a mini hydro electric plant. I'll be looking forward to all the dam jokes.

[anaschilling]

I used to be a beekeeper, I’m so glad to see that you take the honey but also leave some for them . I used to feel like robbing them too, but nature is very generous in giving and we give in return by looking after them 🐝❤

[EastTexasLivin]

We watch you from Texas mostly on the TV from hubby's channel. He's a beekeeper too. He joined an association locally and learned from mentors. He's read so much. Learned a lot over past 5 years or so. His bees and a lot of Texas bees are mean but the honey! So good.

[thatguychris]

Making a drinking game out of the bee/honey puns will surely put us under the table lol.
Temperment is a very real thing. My neighbor's bees are always visiting my flowers and are very friendly and easy to work with as they buzz around. They'll land on you, say "hi" and just relax for a bit before flying off. If I acidentally knock one off a plant, it never holds a grudge.
Fun fact: the only bees that are disease and pest free are found on the island of Pitcairn, population of 50 people. The honey is so good, it gets shipped to the queen of England (when she was still with us).

[ohio_gardener]

You've learned so much about our lovely bees! In my younger life I had over 120 hives, and produced a lot of honey for local sales. 🐝🐝🐝🐝

[Kyle_Hubbard]

I never thought I'd see a video on bees from you, but I suppose it only makes sense. I love honey bees, they're fantastic creatures. People who aren't into gardening would probably think this statement is quite sad but I enjoy watching bees fly about doing their thing. During the summer I often have honey bees come into the garden and they just fly about doing what they do completely ignoring me even if I get close. I'm lucky in as much as I see all types of bees from the spring onwards. I often see honey bees and bumble bees. I see solitary bees from spring onwards, Miners, Leafers, Mason, Flower, you name it, it's probably been in my garden. Butterflies are a close second though.

[meganlalli]

It's unBEElievable how much honey you have harvested!

Great going, Marc!

[dododostenfiftyseven]

It’s awesome seeing your homestead so productive in many different areas

[lelleithmurray]

Self sufficient bee! Well done, Mark!

[jaredmccutcheon]

I’ve been a beekeeper for about 12 years. Here in California where I live we have a lot of Africanized bee influence in the feral population and it can really produce some aggressive hives when new queens mate with feral drones. I always re-queen them with queens purchased from northern breeders and it’s night and day the difference in temperament after the new queens offspring replace the old bees. Working with aggressive colonies takes all the joy right out of keeping bees.

[reader]

Congratulations Mark on your success with beekeeping!!

[DutchCedarConsulting]

Some additional advice: it’s good to have 2-3 hives so you can cross-level frames when needed, plus it helps you learn what a bad hive looks like. Remember when you ask 2 beekeepers a question you’ll get 3 answers. And there are a lot of gadgets in beekeeping so be cognizant.

[observationistdave]

I made the shade mistake my first year. I did move my two hives that fall and it was very difficult. Daily I would go out to the old location, scoop up all the bees that had returned to the old spot, and take them to the new. It takes a new generation of bees hatching, up to 23 days, in order to sort things out.
That's the best advice, get help in t he bee-ginning, especially with site selection and hive orientation in regards to sunrise/sunset and predominant wind patterns.
Great video!👍

[betterlivingonabudget]

Wow, I would never have dreamed you could harvest that much honey from one beehive. I don't think I'd be brave enough to mess with it, but in a SHTF situation, I'd be very glad I had one. 🐝🐝🐝

[Serendipity_Strawberry_Farm]

Thanks Mark. Ive had my flowhive for the same timeframe as your hive but instead of getting my bees straight away I joined our local beekeeping association and found myself a mentor and am going with him to his hives to do inspections and recently did our first small extraction. I probably wont have my bees until spring this year, but it is giving us time to learn, to make a beautiful area in our paddock planted out with lavender and some building of wind screening to protect the hive. Today we met with the DPI to discuss the fact that even though we are varroa mite free down here at the moment they believe we will see them enter our area relatively soon. So now comes the learning about those rotten things. Due to the bushfires in our area in 2019 and the crappy weather we’ve had this summer Im in many ways happy that I didn’t get my bees just yet and can move slowly into the world of beekeeping…..all while I look at the built hive sitting in our shed :( I shall live vicariously through watching your videos, understanding the fear, the fun and the joy that they bring) Congratulations on your first wonderful harvest and as always Thankyou for sharing it :) Theresa - South Coast

[enicole]

Mark your jokes cheer me up so much.😂 I wish you all the best.

[becky]

I hope you do more videos on beekeeping where you tell us how to do things. I have always been interested but never knew enough about it.

[SantaSmiles]

My Grandpap was a beekeeper. Absolutely love that you are doing it now. Saving the planet and saving your wallet cus you can use honey in so many ways and foods.