Beekeeping Secret: How to Raise Bees To Flourish in Winter

Beekeeping becomes interesting in late summer and fall. Beekeepers need to manage their colonies to help their bees prepare for winter. Today, I'll share about bees of winter physiology and the role they play in helping bees survive a long winter.

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[davethekiwibloke]

As a farm boy, what we are always doing is planning our activities and resources 2 seasons ahead, this is exactly what you are describing with the bee winter prep. Beekeeping is, ultimately, just another type of farming and many similar principles apply. Thanks for a great vid making this very clear.

[dinobernardi]

Thank you David makes all the sense in the world. Question...when do mite treatments stop for winter or do they not. If so when do we restart. Thank you again for all you sharing!!

[adkfoothills]

Another great video that's loaded with good information. You have helped thousands of beekeepers, both new and old and I "Thank You". 😊

[paulgroth]

I think your spot on, I have also had bees since the 90s, I never treated in late July early August until the last few years. Gonna be feeding my colonies, stripping honey and adding mite treatment now! Love your videos and have learned so much!

[annaseregina]

Thank you for thorough explanations!!! 5th year beekeeper, learning a lot from you!

[johnjuzbasich]

Feeding is key, sugar water. On Xmas is give them a candy box-16 pounds if sugar. They enjoy the holidays until spring!!!

[kylefrench]

Thank you David. Excellent video great tips for us to help our bees to survive winter.

[deanreichert]

Love your content, long time fan. First time hearing of a dearth pause. Feeding now to assist with building comb on new frames. Will this prevent the trigger to winter physiology if i keep feeding thru the start of the dearth. Also around 1 Aug here in Idaho.

[ltphila]

Japanese knotweed is blooming now.
Honey is nutritionally abundant and Japanese knotweed honey is no exception. Japanese knotweed honey has already been extremely popular in its native Japan for generations and has more recently been used all over the world. With a dark rich colour,  antioxidant content is exceptionally high in Japanese knotweed honey.

[sigurjonhelgason]

It's all the time something new I learn from your video's

[DoraineMorris]

This is a big help for beginners. I just started back in May.

[JR-kkce]

I'm new to bee keeping, S. Florida, and I have been following your advice with success so far. I have been mixing commercialy sold bee pollen with 1 to 1 sugar water. About once a month I add home made bee be healthy mix. Is the pollen I mix in with the sugar water sufficient for the bees? Each hive consumes two quarts of the sugar water, pollen mix a day.

[stephaniewarren]

Hey Dave forgive me if I missed it in the description, where do you get the Queen (mite) boxes you showed in the video?

Also, all my hives are hanging outside the boxes at night, does that indicate too full or too hot, or both generally speaking? Thank you! I know that's what Thursday is for. I fear it may be too late if I wait. Thanks for any help!

[patrickclvn]

Mid Minnesota.. been to u of m classes.. and learned they essentially run a chemical free, resources rich, hippy/spoiled version of bee keeping class.
This year I’ve been struggling with constant rain & extremely limited resources! (Still feeding with your suggested ingredients due to two neighboring farmer changing from alfalfa, clover, and soy bean field turned into possible new properties)
As you called it a nectar dearth has been all spring long..

Mite tested with really limited to zero mites. But still have treated with oxi acid vapor strictly due to claims (such as yourself) its still necessary. Bees seem to be eating last years honey of which I provided with last years frames that I kept in freezer. Lost one outa 7 hives of which I combined successfully with another hive.
Now at this point all hives seem to be just barely surviving & definitely not thriving! Meaning all hives have only one box of brood that seems to be recycling. Not one frame of brood in 5 outa 7 hives. I have a second deep box on any & all boxes.. no boxes are near each other.. we have 20 acres with 3 hives & 4 on another property/mother in laws property. But all all hives are reacting similar.
Any/all suggestions appreciated!

[jeffperry]

Thanks again David. Great video to help us at being better beekeepers.

[lindasullivan]

Thank you for the great information! This gives me great information on how to help my bees.

[cindydivorne]

Thank you David Burn. I love your educational videos!!!!

[journeytheoutdoorshuntinfi]

Just lost a double deep brood box to swarming. Im in Indiana, found 7 or 8 emerged queen cells. Yes emerged, not killed by another queen.
On the brightside they left me the honey in the honey super. I was not watching the brood box. Just the honey super. Lesson learned!!
Question: how do you build up hives right now???!!!

[patriciadavis]

GREAT INFORMATION, , , MANY BLESSINGS ❤❤❤❤

[user]

a beekeper of 45 years here on youtube who does massive farms, and has his own stats to back it up, says you will lose 15-30% of hives to mites every year, whether you treat them or not. and the best way to minimize losses is natural selection