WATCH THIS Before You Start Beekeeping! / Beekeeping 101 #beekeeping

Hey fam :) It's the time of year newbies start thinking about taking up beekeeping as a new hobby. So since most videos talk about why you should be a beekeeper. I am going to give you the reasons for why you shouldn't be a beekeeper. And, for those who currently are beekeepers and going strong, you will really appreciate this video as it highlights the kind of person you have to be in order to be successful at beekeeping. Thanks for watching :)

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[davidscottboring]

Biggest mistake was trying to do beekeeping "naturally" without any treatments for mites. After three years of failing, I finally realized that yes, bees have been around for a long, long time. But they have not had to deal with varroa mites that whole time. Once I started focusing on making my bees as healthy & strong as possible I've had much more success.

[shanecroke]

It is addictive. I started 4 years ago with one. I now have 25. Not in it for the honey. Just love it.

[mikewarfield]

It's nice to see someone accept humility into a learning curve as a process of learning and then help others at the same time ...good vid thanks!

[richardhyatt-beekeeping]

Ha, ha, I'm a beekeeper in my 5th year with 42 colonies All I wanted was to get a little honey. Also, starting a YouTube beekeeping channel. And, one of my ideas was to do a video of why not to start beekeeping. May still do it. You hit the nail on the head on this one. I've been there on everything you talked about. Great video.

[michaelpariera]

Keep learning, I've been doing it for 25 years and I am still learning. I mentored 4 beekeepers last year. It was a lot of work but very rewarding. Consider being a mentor and letting them do hands on work.

[ARTURO-EP]

Just gives me much to think about. It sounds challenging, but I’m willing to try your enthusiasm for beekeeping and accepting failure time overtime is very rewarding.

[hoosiersolarpower]

when is the best time of year to start setting Beehives up and if i were to set hives out in June is that too late

[turtlebuster]

This is my first video Ive watched to help me decide if I want to get into beekeeping.

[parkinsonga]

My mistake was letting my daughter have one small hive.

The remedy would be to sell her, but apparently that's not allowed.

She now has six hives and I have two, she considers it a free hobby as she doesn't have to buy anything. Need a new hive ask dad, more bees, new tools, free sugar and pollen etc, just borrow from dad.

[paulb]

Great info, as always! My biggest mistake was probably starting out with only one hive. I ended up with a failing queen and eventually lost the colony. It's always best to have at least one more colony available to share resources as needed.

[imstelios]

Your testimony is really a metaphor for life in general, so I can conclude that bee’s = life!

[albiso]

In my first couple of years of beekeeper, fortunately, I never mess up the apiary, this year, the fifth year, I lost 12 family and I don’t know why!! But you say never give up! It’s true, we always have to learn from this addicted animals 🐝 and start a new year with a new lesson. Thanks for your video!!
Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹 ciao

[SteveBateman-iz]

Thanks. I’ve watched 30+ videos in prep to start keeping bees. BUT after seeing this, I am sufficiently discouraged. I don’t enjoy failing and if anyone can fail, it’s me. I don’t wanna be responsible for the loss of thousands of bee lives. I don’t see how they don’t freeze to death in winter. Also those mites look horrible and I don’t think you can pick them off like ticks off a dog? SO, I think I’ll take yer advice and try to find a local source for local honey to help with my dog’s allergies, since that was one motivation. I also wanted to replenish the bee population for pollination, but since you said they negatively impact the native bee population, I don’t wanna hurt more than I help the environment. The other thing is I’d become emotionally attached and would take a loss very hard. I hate any suffering from any creature. I found a still born calf in my neighbors’ field today, due to complications, and the mom may not survive. So that ruined my whole day. A coworker pointed out that it’s a cow that I don’t even own, but that’s just how I am. So thanks so much for this wake up call. Great info and video!

[PapaBee]

Emily, this is my 4th year and I’ve lost one colony due to starvation my second year. I only have 4 because I don’t have much room and I didn’t split last year and 3 of the 4 swarmed and re-queened. Ended up with 260 lbs of honey from 3 producers. One conventional and two flow hives. I love what you’ve done because you young lady are fearless! Keep the great videos rolling.

[mojox]

great video. I did some temporary work for a Finnish Beekeeper in 2020 and now I have an opportunity to start my own business. I remember there was not a day that would pass without being stung multiple times - but I actually liked the feeling and the effect it has on the body. e.g when I was stung on my face it hurt but was really funny to see a new face for the next week. I love bees!

[kirklarson]

I have a semi large garden in MI. I thought about putting up one hive to promote pollination of my veggies. I changed my mind and, instead, intercropped a lot flowers with the hopes of attracting bees to the garden. It worked great and will continue doing it this way. There's a farmer down the road where we can get our honey when we need it. Great vid!

[jambuzzbuzz]

Hi thanks for the great info, I am in Scotland 60 year old and wanted to put something back for the grandkids, after watching you I have adopted wildlife bees and put up some rest homes for the single bees, keep up the good work

[thehiveandthehoneybee]

are those hives all yours are they like a group of keepers together???? is it a comunity setup with otherkeepers sharing???? or are they all yours I couldnt afford all of that!!!

[garyshaffer]

I'm from PA. Im going into my 9th year. I think and I had to learn the hard way keeping the mites under control is the number 1 thing. I use to use a pan heater to kill mites. Lost a lot of hives. Then I got a provap look a like. That runs on 120 volts. Now don't lose hive like before. Now my problem is to many bees. Last year i had 23 swarms just out of my own hives. I have 3 bee yards now running about 70 hives. I treat in the spring july and fall. Every 4 days 4 times. Only takes 20 seconds to do a hive. And I make all my own bee boxes frame lids bottom boards inter covers. Get wood from the Amish saw mills. I plan it down.

[Hannahdorable]

thanks for the video you definitely helped me figure out some points i was anxious about, im planning to see if i can find a place to try out beekeeping for a while before picking it up as a hobby before i spend a lot of time and money on it <3