Beekeeping in Hindsight: What I'd Change After 30 Years

Beekeeping has changed alot in the last 30 years and today I'll share my thoughts on beekeeping over the last 3 decades. BEETEAM6: OPEN REGISTRATION!!

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[MrDoccus]

I would have stuck with all deeps for interchangeability. I also would stay with minimal interference. ….trapping local swarms, no pesticides, no feeding of sugar. I agree that mixing “schools of thought” can be less than ideal.

[altaylor]

Interesting presentation. Some good advice. Thanks for sharing.

[randysmith]

Believe i enjoyed this talk as much of any talk I've heard lately.

[randyteritown]

At least for me, you have a very easy to follow teaching and instruction way you go about it. I highly recommend your online classes!

[gene-sloca]

David, Thank you for this video and taking your time doing so. I really enjoy learning from you. Thank you.

[wstepnout]

Wow David some great advice. We grew up very similar. We were encouraged to be the best we can be, We were expected to always do the right thing. YouTube has been an amazing tool for people to accomplish just about anything.
As you said here so many people have so many different ways to accomplish the same task. I've been reading, studying and watched hundreds videos. I researched for over a year before buying my first and only hive. I study several different methods and use the one I'm most comfortable understanding and performing. I'm looking forward to making a split this spring. Thanks again for your great yes behind every good man there's a great wife!

[slava]

Hi Dave. I love to learn and love keeping bees. I have kept bees for about 10 years. I would like to become an EAS certified master bee keeper but decided against it because I could not afford to go to the EAS meetings to take the exams. Any suggestions?

[OrchidandKitties]

Did you loose any bees in your beginning of bee keeping?From Two and Half years I loose three colonies one by one.and now I order two colonies[packages] of carnolian. Hope this time I will get some success.Thank you for your videos for us new comers.I watched many others bee kepping videos but from last years or more I only watch your videos.thanks.

[DavidWilliams-wrwb]

I started beekeeping 51 years ago and I stopped years ago after developing an allergy, and when I got back into beekeeping there were so many different things to worry about, varroa mites, mites and what ended up happening was the fact that I just was flabbergasted with all of the new pathogens and pests to worry about I laxed on the things that were basic yet still detrimental, so all of the mites I treated for and the colonies had demised, the colonies that I left all natural with no inspection throughout the season and no treatment and they are the only colonies that survived, my natural long hive colonies are the only survivors this year, I lost two colonies to mice And a really bad storm wiped out 10 colonies this year with high wind and icy rain, all could have been avoided if I paid attention to the foundation of overwintering I learned over 50 years, moral is, don’t hyper focus on the obvious new killers, pay attention to all of the things that can bring dimise to your bees, even the old pests need attention!! 🐝

[chanceneal]

All I ask is if you would please do some videos like your old content 😢 felt more real anyways keep up the good work

[garyRtBees]

I find is scary that new beekeepers with no experience at all really are on here making videos giving advice. Make sure you follow someone like David that really knows what he/she is doing.

[garethnelson]

David, I’m now heading into my 3rd year of bee keeping. In 2023 in Northern Ireland we had the worst summer with constant rain. I fed the bees 1/1 sugar water as next to no pollen was coming in. Come the autumn I fed them 2/1 sugar water to get them through the winter. Today had 10*C/50*F so I popped in for an inspection of the supers. They were 80% capped meaning plenty of stores. I keep my hives over winter as 1 brood and 1 super (British National). As we move into spring I feel there is too much #fake honey and I want to sell the proper stuff. What should I do? Perhaps I am lucky to have so much stores that the bees didn’t die out but now I am left with sugar water honey. What would you do? I start a bee course next week. Love your videos

[derekjohnston]

David, I am looking for a cellular biology diagram of a honey bee cell? Any ideas?

[R_an_D]

This beekeeping video came from the heart. Your sincerity and wisdom came through. I often ask myself the same questions. Having the "then vs now" perspective makes a better teacher

[Oldmanwithagoldpan]

"Learn to enjoy them"
Great advice and fortunately for me i found myself sitting out underneath the peach trees beside the boxes alot early on, day and night. Soooo relaxing.

[goldbond]

“The more you learn, the less you know.”

[TimSanders-vm]

Just bought my tickets to Mason Valley Bees, see you In Yerington 🐝