Kamon, out of all the beekeeper videos I always liked your videos the most. Thank u
@HeatherNaturaly
4 жыл бұрын
I love Laura's giggle..
@philjanikjr9805
4 жыл бұрын
Good point about pheromones/smells in the hive! HBM
@jtelander
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for noting the potential for the patties to disturb/interfere with queen pheromone. I'm using healthy bees patties exclusively this summer and have them on all colonies. Recently, I created 7 splits and introduced mated Pol-line VSH queens. I had over 50% failure with queen acceptance that I couldn't explain. I'm considering the possibility that the healthy bee patties were an issue.
@mike-md
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kamon, I was wondering how the algae patties were going.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
4 жыл бұрын
Good morning Kamon One thing I look for in supplemental feeding isn’t necessarily the consumption rate but rather I try to observe conversion into the nest. It’s a hard thing to observe with honey bees (as opposed to cows) because of all the hives variables. Typically I run long term negative controls to help tease out differences. I might of missed it, do you have a negative control hive or yard to help distinguish efficacy?
@rickasisco
4 жыл бұрын
He has many hives in other yards using ultrabee that he is comparing against. Are you asking if he picked one or more hives to feed no patties to?
@mike-md
4 жыл бұрын
Hey CBK Blog, I subscribe to your channel as well, love it! Here's another KZitem video, kzitem.info/news/bejne/1Iuo3WWop6d4i6g to a lecture given by Emily Noordyke to the Palm Beach County Beekeepers that is about pollen substitute research in the hives that she conducted at the University of Florida on last August. They used 3 different subs in the study along with multiple controls. Since I haven't started my backyard beekeeping yet (building a house in retirement), I'm still soaking up all the info I can and found this very interesting. Have a great fall harvest!!
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
4 жыл бұрын
Rick Sisco , ya, i use neg controls
@kamonreynolds
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Ian I haven't shown everything in the video. But I have 6 colonies in this same yard with no patties of any kind. All the rest are getting Ultra bee besides these 4 which are getting Healthy bee. Personally I think the essential oil content needs to drop some. I do think the smell is disrupting the colonies to a degree. This may not be a problem during a period of treatment for mites.... but during critical build up the last thing I want is something suppressing brood rearing
@rodneymiddleton9624
4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the videos and information. You are right about statistics and information on products. I guess it's up to us to evaluate and recommend what works for us in our geographical area. Do what works ! Thanks to you and "a Canadian Beekeeper's Blog". I watch them too.
@wayneshoneybees5439
4 жыл бұрын
You have a good link for a feeder can. Lol looks like you need more feeder cans.
@86offroad
4 жыл бұрын
These patties work great. We do not seem to have shb issues in south central Ontario Canada as I have never seen a single beetle in any of our hives so I cannot comment on that side of things. The bees take the patties down quickly and I have been seeing great brood result all season when fed.
@kamdenmcleanmusic
3 жыл бұрын
No hive beetle worries in Ontario, they’re not here
@beekingdom2457
4 жыл бұрын
Good work and good video
@lordmike9384
4 жыл бұрын
Ive seen honeybees lapping up water from seaweed on an ocean beach in cape cod Massachusetts..
@stackingforfun9216
4 жыл бұрын
I would love to know how to treat mites in a honey / nectar flow without contamination to the honey ??? Nobody shows and tells from all the videos and numerous beekeepers I subscribe and follow .
@ironsidewoodworks9137
4 жыл бұрын
You use a fogger.. and use pure mineral oil and 25 drops of wintergreen essential oil... Do that for 3 consecutive weeks when Temps are below 85
@kamonreynolds
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Crystal. Our flow is from April to the first week of June. We don;t treat during that time but insure mite levels are low prior to that. After mid June we rush to pull the supers and treat right after. We don't harvest fall honey and we just leave that for them.
@hyfy-tr2jy
4 жыл бұрын
Love how frequently you are posting. If you find yourself in central KY would love to have you come visit my apiary
@kat2641
4 жыл бұрын
Well I think it would be well worth using, if it cuts the pest diet down..👍 Thank's for the Tips 😉
@GEEZBEEZ
4 жыл бұрын
Using these now for about past month. Really taking them well. I just ordered smallest box originally and have used all. Ordered more this past week on a fifty percent off sale. If your interested check them out at healthy bees. Kamon I agree they are slower at building brood while using this, but absolutely no shb laying or build up so far. Thanks for the video. Good info.
@lizimpey6338
4 жыл бұрын
Can you give us a follow up to see how the bees liked the patties🤗👍
@livingadamman7994
3 жыл бұрын
I'm never using waxed plastic foundation again the bees hate building it and build it like crap at that, nothing beats wax foundation who cartes the price it's what the bees want
@livingadamman7994
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree, I bought a few boxes of plastic foundation one year and I ended up making up half and the rest sits collecting dust, money wasted. heavier too. One thing is it may be more insulation but it's no match for the real thing. I don't see why many US Beekeepers use it but they do for a $ point of view apparently ? I don't like it or the way bees don't use it unless absolutely have to
@bradgoliphant
4 жыл бұрын
What are algae patties? What are they? Is it Algae, and why do the bees need them.?
@cecildean3648
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering how the algae patties worked now that a few months has passed? Do you prefer the patties you make or the algae ?
@kamonreynolds
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Cecil I prefer the ones I make. The Essential oils are too strong in the ALgae ones.
@cecildean3648
3 жыл бұрын
@@kamonreynolds Thanks, Love your channel.
@honeyspoonbeewrangler4550
2 жыл бұрын
@@kamonreynolds I agree. I am right now making a syrup with them to dilute the Essential oils. The ingredients that you use when making your pollen patties, but instead of the pollen substitute, I'm crumbling the same amount of the spiralina patties, absent of the vegetable oil because there is already oil in the spiralina patties. I also added the gelatin to the water first. What do you think of Coconut oil (MCT) in place of "vegetable oil" in the future when adding the Ultra Bee sub.??? I'm going to make a bit more sugar water in this mix to make as a 2:1 syrup. Right now it looks like a 4:1. We have two Apimaye hives. I put the patties in the feeder with the "cake" position, but the patties actually molded. We put them in early November, we are in Northern Utah where it's dry, thankfully no hive beetle issue here. This was our first year and first winter, they have so far made it (two colonies), even with the patty mishap. Once it warms up again, I will be introducing this in their feeding trays (syrup side).
@stufarnham
4 жыл бұрын
Hi, Kamon, a feeding question for you. We are in our dearth for the rest of the year, and i have colonies that need fed. I tried bucket feeders on top of the hives, but that set off a robbing frenzy. Tried a bulk feeder but can’t get it tar enough away from one yard - only about 50 yards away from one feeder on the other side of the garage. This started robbing in that yard and in another about 200 yards in the other direction with several structures in between. What are my options? The two that I can think of are putting boxes and lids over the bucket feeders or using frame feeders. In either case I would close the entrances down to an inch or less. Thoughts? Thanks in advance, Stu
@trichard5106
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks !!
@claudesully
4 жыл бұрын
Kamon Kamon Kamon..... Really! Logic.... statistics....math? I thought beekeeping was easy...lol. Keep up the good work and I appreciate the fact that you are able to realize any experiment/trials have to be repeatable and verifiable before you can make any solid conclusions. As you stated some things you can tell the impact on the bees right away, whereas other trials may take a couple of seasons or even many years before the true effects can be observed/measured.
@kamonreynolds
4 жыл бұрын
I really wish there was an easy button Claude! The more I know, the more I know how much I don't know!
@claudesully
4 жыл бұрын
@@kamonreynolds Truth is, it is an exponential function, I see knowledge like a balloon. The inside is what you know and the outside surface is new knowledge. The more you fill it, the bigger it gets, increasing the surface area...so now there is even MORE that you don't know...lol
@framcesmoore
4 жыл бұрын
Ha great video do u use the acorn frames for any thing in your bee yard I bought some and I was wandering do they have to be stored a certain way for use for next year does bugs get in them they are doubled diped in wax than ks and have a great day
@BlaineNay
4 жыл бұрын
I noticed that the Healthy Bees patties are much drier than Mega Bee and Ultra Bee patties. I wonder if that dryness makes it harder for the bees to use and, consequently slower consumption.
@86offroad
4 жыл бұрын
Blaine, I found the same thing but you can put them in a ziplock bag with couple tablespoons of boiled hot water, close the bag and this will condensate and soften them up.
@jah2440
3 жыл бұрын
Kamon! Are you using Spirulina? How has it been going? Thanks for your vids, very helpful!
@Lunchbox_com
3 жыл бұрын
So what’s the verdict on these spirulina pollen patties? Thinking about trying them for our small apiary.
@kamonreynolds
3 жыл бұрын
They work but I like the ultra bee better as they are cheaper and I think the bees do better
@natserog
4 жыл бұрын
Algae patty.....so on a scale of 1 to 10 ten being top rating....what ya think Kamon?
@resno3
4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering how you treat wax moth in your hives
@dennislintz1
4 жыл бұрын
I have tried and failed with the 2 frame. I thought I had a worker queen in one of them. The hive was robbed of honey , but not pollen. I went today to put my 3 nucs together and found a supersedure cell in there. Can or will this be a viable queen? Could this be due to the Dearth? I have given pollen patties and 1:1.
@johnskrabak8054
3 жыл бұрын
Do you refrigerate or freeze your patties?
@kamonreynolds
3 жыл бұрын
Hey John we store them in a tub in a room temp environment
@johnskrabak8054
3 жыл бұрын
@@kamonreynolds Thank you, sir. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
@royhendershot
4 жыл бұрын
I have been testing with the algae patty and ultra bee. I’ve put half pound algae and half pound ultra bee. They ate them about the same. I checked them after 8 days. The ultra bee had small hive beetle larvae in it, but none un the algae patty. I have noticed if I take the paper off the algae patty they consumed it faster.
@badassbees3680
4 жыл бұрын
Am I missing something? Algae is only a single celled organic matter,how on earth could that benefit a honey bee?
@royhendershot
4 жыл бұрын
Baddest Bees healthybeesllc.com/ scroll done and you’ll see the section that talks about Spirulina.
@86offroad
4 жыл бұрын
@@badassbees3680 healthybeesllc.com/ read up on the site. There is more to it than just algae.
@sujitkamath6436
4 жыл бұрын
Baddest Bees spirulina has immense nutrition, they call it a superfood, it’s primarily used as a sustainable supplement for human consumption. At the end of the day, spirulina is a plant and pollen comes from plants, so bees equally taking to it isn’t a suprise.
@badassbees3680
4 жыл бұрын
@@royhendershot I just read it Thanks for Sharing..I don't care for ingredients, especially not yeast in a winter patty,that's just asking for dysentery..I think Amino acids are great, but there's better forms I believe
@johnd1992
4 жыл бұрын
Can you freeze the healthy bee patties like ultrabee patties?? Thanks
@rayjohnson8329
4 жыл бұрын
Where are you getting the seaweed patties? Did I miss it on your page?
@rickasisco
4 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/qnif0ouLpYqdqqQ
@rickasisco
4 жыл бұрын
Black patties: healthybeesllc.com/
@rayjohnson8329
4 жыл бұрын
Found them
@stanbuttjr1530
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Kamon, if I’m not going to take any honey this fall do I still need to remove the supers before applying apivar strips?
@kamonreynolds
4 жыл бұрын
Yes still remove the honey supers. You stick the supers in a garbage bag and freeze and give them back after treatment if you want or extract the honey or syrup and feed it back to the colony.
@josefrutledge9499
4 жыл бұрын
What floats are u using in the frame feeder
@kamonreynolds
4 жыл бұрын
Junk scrap sticks.
@jaykayscarrental3496
4 жыл бұрын
Hey kamon is their a natural way I could use to treat for mites
@kamonreynolds
4 жыл бұрын
Apiguard and oxalic acid both very natural
@cornbreadbees5385
4 жыл бұрын
What kind of strips do you have hanging in your hives? Thanks for the video
@burleybeeyard
4 жыл бұрын
Apivar
@ECP
4 жыл бұрын
Where’s the link to the patties?
@badassbees3680
4 жыл бұрын
Respectfully I obviously don't understand what algae has that could help a bee, I get the shb don't eat which is a major plus, but I looked into algae for compost and it's only single celled organic matter basically.. Protein? Not my understanding, please educate me, definitely NOT Bashing you, I just don't get it
@kamonreynolds
4 жыл бұрын
Hey baddest look into spirulina if you haven't already. I am not saying it is perfect. But it is loaded with some stuffs. I have thought about buying some of it in patty form and mixing it into my ultrabee
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