Beekeeping Problem-Solving: Tips and Tricks for Success

Beekeeping can present many challenging problem. Beekeepers need to be equipped to tackle all problems. Let's learn how to develop beekeeping skills to solve problems.

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[sarahlemon]

I had spotty brood this summer, tried feeding, tried caging my queen for 6 days, then decided to really watch my queen & noticed she had an injury. Her middle arm was injured so she wasn't laying well. I replaced her & the hive began thriving. But I learned what to do from watching all these videos. This is my 2nd year, my 1st year was a fail but so far my bees are doing so well this year, I feel good about going into winter with this hive. Thanks so much for all your great videos!

[altaylor]

Nice job David. Good review/explanation.

[MrLarryhoward]

John Wooden was once asked why his college basketball teams were successful? Mr. Wooden replied, because we do the fundamentals over and over. I have been beekeeping for over 20 years in the mountains of South East Kentucky. Every first week of January. I set on my couch. And I reread my notes, beekeeping how to books(Walter T Kelly), old magazine beekeeping articles. In other words, I go over the fundamentals of beekeeping over and over.

[bigarm]

Great videos. Would like to see a video about resource hive. All the uses, how much can you take, what to do with it for winter. All possible uses. Thanks

[davethekiwibloke]

With regards to occasional empty cells in brood frames I believe that a recent study has shown that this is deliberately done to aid in temperature regulation, so no cause for concern...unlike spotty brood.

[hillkidmountains]

Thank you for your detailed explanation of a newly laying queen, the stages from egg to larvae to pupae being capped over to finish the transformation into an adult worker as shown, and the site of a new downy young female emerging from a cell is constantly a great view to see time and time again. A frame of good brood patterns also is always nice to behold as you start caring for and watching your honeybees grow. New beekeepers this is excellent advice especially paired with an advanced mentor to corroborate the things shown here in your video helps us to understand our new found hobby. 🐝👍

[phylliswillbur]

i saw your video where you inspected a hive and decided to leave a mostly full super on over winter. what about feeding? sugar water? thanks for all your video, i have seen all of them.

[Beekeeper_Carmine]

Great video David. Thanks for all your work!

[wolfiemom]

Thank you just pulled a full hive it had 3 deeps I knew the colony was struggling . We had rain and 30 degrees . The other 2 have the girl came out to check me out . The dead hive did have mites( 5-7 mites) on 200 bodies... no queen and 5 frames of capped honey lots of chew wax on. The bottom . Only 3 brood frames intact. humph

[gene-sloca]

Appreciate it all the advice you give us. Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[brianbennett]

Great video thanks for sharing 👍 with us. Great info 😊

[andidhamo]

Hi Dave, although it is cold at 44F and low I see bees flying out of the hive. It seems to me like they have a hard time trying to find the entry and I see just about thirty dead bees on the floor every two days, I have placed the hive in a ground floor balcony away from wind and rain and snow. What do they want out of the hive at this time of the year when there is nothing outside for the bees?
Is that number of dead bees normal at this time of year?

[andidhamo]

Hi Dave, I picked a couple of the "dead" bees on my balcony floor and took them in. I placed them on the table just to look at them, and lo and behold, some of them started to move a leg, and then trying to move, and then moving their wings, and then they were buzzing around the light. I couldn't believe it. It seems they were not dead, only frozen. What do you male out of this?

[charleslefort]

From a species survival standpoint, is there any utility to laying workers?

[evonyshaky]

G'day David,
Where can I get drone frames?
I'm in Victoria, Australia.