More August Odds & Ends In The Beeyard

Beeyard locations, smokers, survivor stock and more.

[mattharrison]

Wood pellets by the pallet! For smokers!! I can't even comprehend that scale. These videos are one of my favorite part about Sunday mornings. Bob's teaching is so very good. Thank you Mr. Binnie, you are a treasure.

[russellaymond]

Good morning Bob. Thank you as always for sharing your information. AlwaYs picking up a thing or 2

[robertlewis]

Sweet Autumn Clematis. I love this stuff. It is prolific, smells wonderful & the bees are all over it.

[SolomonKitonga]

Always motivated to see the professionalism in your beekeeping activities. May be you should consider visiting this part of the world (Kenya) during your holiday time and experience interacting with stinging bees😂😂. I have 30 langstrath beehives since 2023 and it has been a good learning curve😊.

[Zarealy]

I always appreciate you pointing out and naming what's in bloom. I'm a zone colder than you and there is a lot of overlap in what grows where I live. But my hills are lower elevation here in the Ozarks. I always learn something from your videos, thank you for sharing!

[timHclem]

Thanks for the videos!The spotted lanternfly has really changed the dynamics of beekeeping for me the last couple years (eastern panhandle of WV). They start up quite heavily the end of July through the first hard frost/freeze). The bees make a dark, cloudy honeydew. Definitely not my favorite but luckily some folks like it. Have to pay close attention to not mix it with my good honey. I have to keep on supers & I’m getting swarming through August. They really focus on “Tree of Heaven”. I’d suggest getting rid of any of those if you have any in your area.

[bryanbetournay]

Good Morning Bob and crew. Thanks for your video today. Love all your videos.

[dcsblessedbees]

I like your out door office Bob😁I think us beekeepers get he best job sites.👍


Randy of Tar Heel Bee Keeper. Sent me some Sourwood honey, it is the first time I have tasted that it's an interesting flavor. I liked it but I think I still haven't tasted a honey I like better then NW Blackberry.

I am very interested in seeing how your propulis collection goes, my yard is in Fir trees and I also have a lot of Cedar around me. I noticed my bee make a good amount of propulis so I started some Caucasians this Spring to capitalize on it, maybe I guess we will see how well they do over Winter.

[stevenaamos]

Good morning sir! I enjoy the odds and ends, lots of little nuggets. Have a great week!

[aileensmith]

Going up North on vacation towards the end of September. We have a pellet stove. Hopefully we will be able to find some pine straw to bring back and using for our smokers. As always another interesting and fun video, Thank You!

[dadu]

Well since all my cypress trees fell in tornado I might have to try those wood pellets. Thanks for sharing Bob. Thanks john for smoker school. Hope to see yall soon.

[Trinityoaksfarms]

Thanks for your videos Bob. Your information and insite is so valuable. On the topic of comb rotation i wanted to share something about that. I am currently involved in a study where i am collecting pollen this entire season and then it is then sent to a lab in europe and analyzed. The colonies im collecting from are in the middle of 3, 000 acres that is privately owned and chemical free. The bees have still managed to pickup glysophate and multiple fungicides this spring. To me this really backs up why comb roatation is so important because if these bees are finding chemicals in areas that arent heavy ag then bees near ag are probably picking up even more.

[paulgroth]

Thankyou Bob for making videos! Just love it, wanted to mention I take propolis daily and have had great results!

[lenturtle]

My smoker gets loaded with droppings off the square bales by my yard . I have alfalfa pellets but dont use them often . Im surprised all smokers dont have guards on them
A cold spring ants and hail what a year . Now theres pasture legumes volunteer canola and an underseeded red clover thats starting to smell.and is taller than the canola nurse crop .
The bugs can have whatever they collect now its going to get into the mid 80s this week so the nectar will flow .
Great video 📹 🎉

[rtxhoneybees]

I was surprised to see you putting feeders toward the outside of the pallet. I've seen other commercial beekeepers put them toward the inside so they can slide the box over to fill rather than removing it. I enjoyed the video. Thank you.

[mrwonk]

Mr. Binnie; either you are up far too early; or, I'm up far too late. Maybe a little of both :) Thank you for the great videos!

[hamburghoney]

Hey Bob, that is a C-130 Air Force plane. Got to ride on one in Kuwait.

[babybeeapiaries]

Silicone wine corks work great for plugging the smoker, when you are traveling from one yard to another.

[beebob]

The smoker with pellets are what I used when I had forty plus colonies. i could run all day, put the smoker in the metal box (prevent fires) and the next morning there would be a bit of smoke left to get started again. They are great for a lot of hives.
Now that I only have a couple left I just get some pine needles and do a quick inspection and I'm done for the day. I'm actually heading out today to clean up and burn the dead outs. I'm suspecting pesticide contamination that I don't want in the hives.

[eddieeve]

Please share how you prepare and use propolis. We learn so much from your videos! Thank you for sharing