Mid Winter Odds & Ends at Blue Ridge Honey Company

Mid winter colony feeding, additional wood working equipment, transporting honey and more.

[aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I understand what that wind sound in cold weather feels

[hamburghoney]

Its all relative Bob. We chuckle when you say it is 15 degrees and cold there, when it is -20 here in Wisconsin, but in summer when it is 105 there we whine when it is 90 here.

[robertstwalley]

Never had a table saw until I started beekeeping. Sold off or wore out all the purchase equipment except for one top cover. running around 25 colonies on all my own built equipment other than frames that I still purchase. Thanks for the update Bob, it is always good to hear your voice, no matter who's channel you are on.

[timfeckley]

Ian is rubbing off on you popping lids when it’s cold!😂

[ColDesignLLC]

Hi Bob, greetings from Michigan. Thank you for sharing your winter experience with the bees; it's truly encouraging. We've had a tough week here. I hope everything is fine with my bees; I can't even inspect the hives due to snow and low temperatures. Looking forward to spring!

[heavymechanic]

Last winter I had a cover blow off a nuc and it survived in very cold weather. I'm feeding sugar once a month to some nuc colonies started in the fall. You are right about the bees on top starving, the light colonies need more resources.. I still have honey while people told me its hard to find, some people also told me it was swarm central last summer. Other people told me there was a starvation problem last spring after transitioning back to winter.

[aileensmith]

Glad to hear that some of you Beekeepers had a positive year and getting lots of honey. We had a ZERO harvest this year. Really hoping (praying) for some moisture and honey for us in 2024!

[thebeesmith]

Good morning Bob!
Always nice to watch your Sunday morning videos.
I'm also in a windy area. At times it grates on my nerves.

[lenturtle]

Its -15c or 5 F Here in White Fox Sask .
That wind makes it horrible
Its calm here .
I FEEL YOUR PAIN
Thanks for the video .
Len

[outofbabylonhomestead]

i completely understand what you mean about being ready for spring. As i get older, the winters seem to get harder. We had -32f last week here in north idaho. i checked my 10 colonies today at +32f and all were alive and active, even some cleansing flights. I slid them together in groups of 5 and surrounded and covered them with hay bales in november. just gotta get em through the starving months now. Thanks for your videos

[DavidDavis-pmqz]

We removed our OA pads this week for the same concerns about it breaking the cluster over winter. We run 1 deep and 1 medium in north Texas.

[dadu]

I started selling pollen a few years ago but definitely not like blue ridge. Lol. Thanks for sharing Bob!

[dcsblessedbees]

Ya sound a bit stuffed up Bob, maybe it's just the cold morning. 😁Looks like you got bees Bob, I'm missing mine. Day by day Spring is coming have a wonderful day Bob, Blessed Days...



I'm getting me some Caucasians this Spring from Old Sol Apiaries, I'm looking forward to seeing how much propolis they make up here in SW WA. Nice saw Bob. grats, it's always fun to hear from your semi guy.👍Bob remember that add-on for storage, I don't think it was large enough you may need another building.

[jodygucwa]

Hi Bob Jody from Michigan. Thank you for showing your new saw. That was a good deal. It will make the job of cutting plywood much easier on the guys. As well as making the wood shop more productive.
Have a great day.

[framcesmoore]

Ha Bob really enjoyed the video, I look forward to seeing them every Sunday, you looking inside your hives was really good that encouraged me that maybe mine are still living as well. They are not use to this kind of weather well I am not either. but it wont kill me like it will kill them. We are to go up to 60 thursday so going to make my rounds like you just did checking food and for life, I thinking about hitting them again with oa hope u have a blessed day and week I hope your web store gets finished soon looking forward to seeing it and it will intice me to be buying more equipment Thanks again

[CHRIS_BASSETT]

With that wind, sounded like a good day to fly a kite🥶. Love that table saw👍

[jimwaldele]

morning bob, , im up north ohio way n yes sir it was pretty cold i think 6 was the coldest, but im here to tell ya were cold to, , but its winter time n we deal with it, , you be safe and have a good 1,

[markbooth]

Hello Bob. It's been cold here also, but it's supposed to be in the 60's at the end of the week.
So far I like those fondant patties that you showed. I think the bees don't have to process fondant unlike a brick of sugar.
I think some of my colonies here. Have a little bit of brood and some don't.
Spring is around the corner.

[sharonc.]

This is my first winter with bees. Last weekend it got down to negative 9 F. For more than 5 days in a row it was negative temps. I have two hives with hot boxes and candy boards, and they were treated with the oxalic vap in December and mites are very low/nil. So i hope those babies made it! I am going out there next weekend to check on them because the temps should become more reasonable by then. (Northwest Missouri)

[lindseyhomesteadfarm]

We are over the snow and frigid temperatures here in Dandridge as well!!