Beekeeping Tips For These Weird Up & Down Winter Temps

Beekeeping has been affected by these unusual up and down temperatures this winter. Today, I'll share tips on what you can do to save your bees.

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Plan ahead for spring. Feed your bees in the spring by using my Feeding board known as the Burns Bees Feeder. Safely feed your bees from the top. Great way to help you build up your bees of winter physiology. Check it out:
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Whoa, you made it all the way down here! Thank you ♥️ Love you

[FrederickDunn]

Hi David! Thank you so much for sharing our conversation here :) It was a pure pleasure meeting you in person at Hive Life :) I did a search on YouTube for you today and that Psychiatrist gets dibs in the search. Keep sharing what you know, I think we're doing some good. Thanks again! It was also nice to meet your wife, she did a great job behind the camera!

[wpankey]

Fred is one of my favorites on Youtube

[nathanpotter]

Got a weird noise thing going on about 3 minutes in, I can still hear it.

[yasminnilima]

I am so in aw of both of you! Both of you, do keep on sharing your knowledge! Your work is so important. Both in beekeeping but also when it comes to spreading knowledge to everyday people

[saf]

Great to see my two favourite YouTubers together. Thanks for sharing this conversation.

[danplatt]

Two of my three favorite Bee Guys (Kamon... you're held in spirit). I love how you both have different methods and/or different thoughts about the beekeeping experience. The differences help flesh out my newbie questions when I need to don the suit and smoker and inspect the hive and encounter the unexpected.

It takes a massive amount of hard work to produce quality content and I cherish every video.

[phyllisflorian]

Hi David, had a little hiatus from watching videos. So glad to be back and see the new set - love the calming colors - perfect for coffee time, in my opinion. Thanks for your wonderful videos!

[christinecontelmo]

Great interview with Frederick Dunn. I love the studio expansion you and Sheri are creating. I’ll try to create a video at some point. I hope that I’ll make it next year to Hive Live.

[lynnannandbenji]

My two favorite Bee Gurus!!! I love you both. Thank you for continually imparting your wisdom upon us. You could team up & be called " The Answer

[robertmathurin]

I am a subscriber to Fredrick Dunn, , David Burns, , 628 dirt rooster, , Mr Ed, , JP the Beeman, , Yappy Bees, , Kamon Reynolds, , 🇱🇨👍🏼♥️

[robertstanley]

BTW David excellent documentation of hive life and new products!

[dcrogers]

My girls ARE finding pollen in January. I guess the zip down to Florida in the jet stream or something.

[robertstanley]

My two favorite you tube bee guys along with Cayman Reynolds

[TinyTrailFarm]

My girls are flying & eating like crazy! The weather here has shifted (including wind chill) over 100 degrees between just the end of December through the early part of January. The Winter Bee Kind Boards (and recipe) have been a great safety net!! And a NO on the Fred Dunn twin (not The Patty Duke Show, sorry, not even "cousins"... lol).

[noahriding]

Hey getting to talk to Fred Dunn, that's very cool. And he's a genuinely cool guy.

[toddknecht]

This goes against all that I’ve learned, protein in the winter causes bees to have to defecate !
If the temps stay cold they can’t get rid of protein, in winter they need carbohydrates not protein! Please explain

[heavymechanic]

When I see bees hitting the bird feeder, I know they are foraging pollen and need some dry feed. Fred once told me to never add pollen powder to sugar bricks, I believe he misunderstand a small amount was used to balance out the feed supplement comparable to winter patty or a candy board. Its true, there are lots of people who do not welcome newcomers and are stuck in their old ways of doing things.

[SM-okjh]

Enjoy and learn from all your videos. Thank you! Question, I went to my two hives to give them some protein pattys and noticed that the foragers were bringing tons of pale whitish pollen. What is blooming in mid January in West TN this time of year?

[michaelhall]

In a word = fancy seeing you and Frederick you are both such a vast wealth of info.... I have just assembled my third Flow hive for this coming Spring. I most definitely would not have started beekeeping if I had not seen Frederick by chance in 2020 presenting the 2015 Flow hive video.
I am indebted to you David also for your videos and especially seeing many of your 'set ups'.
Where would all us learners be without fantastic You Tube?
I'll keep an eye on the bees needs re resources. Thank you so much. Mick in Nottingham the UK

[GaryManess]

David you and Fred are great. But I'd have to lose my glasses to mix yall up. Great video thanks. I found you frist then Fred then a whole lot more. Thank you for all you do