Hello Nathan, I'm sure that your discouragement will only make you burn for knowledge of a way to eliminate these pests, that maybe the silver lining. I'm a hobbyist beekeeper and I live in the Sacramento area and we don't get a lot of shb, but we do get some and I've observed a couple of things about their behavior in my own experience. #1 when feeding, and I use the same ratio as you, when the syrup ferments it develops a yeast that coincidently explodes when shb eggs hatch and become larvae. This explosion sends out a demand for participation to every shb in the area, it would be terrific to know precisely what distance they can detect an exploding population. #2 usually the first sign I see of them is larvae in the feeders. Yesterday I was helping my daughter with her hives and I was filling feeders, it was awful hot and I was on my last hive and grateful. When I opened the hive I could smell the vinegerish smell of fermentation so I shined a light in the feeder and it was empty. I took it out of the box cleared the bees and bounced it a couple times upside down looking for anything amiss, nothing there so I took a gallon jug and began filling it. As I neared the end of the jug I was trying to watch both ends of the feeder to make sure it didn't overflow due to it probably being out o level. As the liquid came into sight I saw the shb larvae at both ends, I was dismayed as I'd just ignored my warning signs and wasted a gallon of syrup. I went to my truck and got a heavy duty garbage bag, poured the contents of the feeder into it and brought both feeder and bag home and put them in my freezer where they will stay for a week. I've read that potassium sorbate will keep the syrup from fermenting but can't find any research on it's effect on honey bees. I haven't seen a shb or larvae on my own bees this year but last year I did. I didn't use GrubEx on the soil as my wife's chickens spend a lot of time under my hives, what I did use was predatory nematodes. A new beekeeper that I help out has the feeder/ larvae problem and has tried peppermint oil in the feed and the last time I talked to him it had stopped. That's all, but I do know for a fact that the road to success has to pass thru discouragement and failure. Best wishes
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the detailed comment! I feel like my management is able to deal with the beetles this year.
@dcsblessedbees
Ай бұрын
That is a nasty looking bug😂You guys got BIG bugs. Guneline Bees, are having a real big problem with SHB's this year, they lost a long hive to them. Kamon was talking about a new trap/poison for SHB's, he was saying it's in testing or something but it looks to be bee safe. Take a look at his Live from Saturday, scan for him holding up a SHB trap. Summer is rapping up quickly, time for Winter Prep soon. Thanks for sharing your time with us Nathan, Blessed Days...
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I saw that video. The “trap” is a copy of the beetle barn which has been out a long time. The bait they have now is borate based so not bee safe and not legal, but they are working on a chlorantraniliprole bait which would be great.
@dustinnyffeler8624
Ай бұрын
I'm a second year beekeeper, so huge grain of salt here, but last year I had problems with shb. They slimed a frame or two out. But this year, I have yet to see one adult. My first inspection, I had grubs in my bottom tray and then none the inspection after that. I have a guess that the ants are getting them. I'm wondering if grubx may be keeping the shb's natural predators away as well?
@haroldmarsh5156
Ай бұрын
Blessed the man that cares for the Lords Creatures
@deeware6862
Ай бұрын
I admire your focus and forward momentum. Keep moving full steam ahead.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
👍
@DougMassengale
Ай бұрын
Hi Duck River, I have a suggestion for your hive beetle problem that i do all the time and it makes a big difference. If you notice most of the beetles are next to the lid on your hives. I use a spacer 1\2 inch thick. If your bees have room to get around them i think you will see a huge difference in the amount of beetles. It also makes it possible to feed pollen patties with a lot less beetle problems.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
The beetles would still be there, just pushed to a different spot. I actually like the flat migratory lids because they let me easily monitor the beetle populations.
@rtxhoneybees
Ай бұрын
The label is the law. Here's to live bees and outlaws!🤠🫡
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
That’s a great quote 🤣
@russellkoopman3004
Ай бұрын
You sure have your hands full. Don't forget to count your blessing and smile once in awhile. That AC unit looks like my kind of work. LOL Have a great week.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Thanks Russ!
@sidelinerbeekeeper
Ай бұрын
Good day, this ain't a how to comment, this is a how I do comment. Lol I personally wouldn't promote swarm cell genetics. Crazy as it sounds, but feeding on a flow will get the foundation drawn out faster when the hive is full of the appropriate aged bees to do so. Brood rearing slows as the pollen slows meaning less young bees to draw wax later in the season, one of your recent videos shows proof how quickly they can get it done. I'm glad you see the benefits of MORE wax on foundation. It's almost like they rework that "free" wax into comb, it would blow your mind if you rolled on an OZ of wax per foundation, they manipulate the wax to comb without feeding or a flow. You will love the syrup feeding trailer, I used one for 5 years. I could hitch the trailer after work and go feed 300 gallons.
@dcsblessedbees
Ай бұрын
I prefer planned supersedure/emergency cells. Still new but I am finding I like to start making my queens in the tail-end of my blackberry flow while they have excess natural food supply's. Seems to be working well this year.
@BryanBurnsBees
Ай бұрын
All we do is swarm cell genetics here in south Louisiana. They tend to be the hardiest also and handle hive beetles and other issues easier. Something to be said about the mutt bees or Heinz 57s. They are mean but they are strong and take care of themselves or die. Organic beekeeping. 😊
@sidelinerbeekeeper
Ай бұрын
@@dcsblessedbees yes, supercede are good, completely different than swarm cells.
@sidelinerbeekeeper
Ай бұрын
@BryanBurnsBees depends when they swarm. If they swarm on buildup, then the honey crop is lost. You must like doing weekly hive inspection looking for cells and catching swarms. I prefer doing splits and making a big crop, then requeening on my schedule.
@meloneycrews
Ай бұрын
As always Nathan thanks for taking the time to share 20:09 …Dennis and I have learned so much from you over the years! Nathan did you make your lids (the ones at about 20 something in the video) or purchase them somewhere? Dennis really likes those! God bless💞💕
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Hi Meloney, good to hear from you! If you’re talking about the white migratory lids they’re PVC from Midway Bee Supply.
@brianbennett4374
Ай бұрын
Thanks 😊 Have a blessed week. Dearth time here in NJ 😊
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
👍
@beebob1279
Ай бұрын
Don’t feel too bad about those few hives. I got nailed with something. My hives died out while on vacation and hive beetles took over. Only two colonies left. The rest is junk because of slime. Been doing this for twenty five years and never did I get hit like this. It’ll likely be the of of my hobby
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Tough year. Don’t give up!
@beebob1279
Ай бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney I'll need new locations. Seven was applied early on the season to crops and this was the start. I recently found out by a farmer in the area
@scottreese5492
Ай бұрын
I've been told by comercial bee keeper that open feeding at about 100yrds away this time of year is best way to draw comb here in Tennessee. He said the flying to go get it stimulates wax building
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I can’t open feed if I still have honey supers out. And in general I don’t like open feeding.
@gregcundiff
Ай бұрын
Holy smokes, I thought I had a problem with hive beetles! Mine are nearly non-existent compared to those..... you should add Whack-A-Mole sounds to the SHB killing scenes.... LOL I have had two SHB slime-outs this year though, I have done a couple of ground drenches with a high percentage permethrin, it has helped, now that it has rained finally, I need to reapply. I'm also looking at and considering the bye-bye-beetle traps and bait. Best wishes on getting those pesky beetles under control. Keep up the great work!
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@spencercox8972
Ай бұрын
You need to get a metal detector and swing it around in that field. I bet you would find a few nice silver coins.
@HalfQuickFarmer
Ай бұрын
The other KZitemrs must not have sent you over the memo. Never show the hive beetle in the hive. Pretend hive beetle are not a problem for you. Tidy up in the hives before bringing camera in. Thanks for taking the time to also film the process. It’s hot and tough enough without a camera in my hand. Cheers
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Thanks! I try to show problems and mistakes. Everybody has them.
@atcorebels
Ай бұрын
I just reworked my feed system, I had a 100 ft 3/4” hose with an electric pump coming off of a 55 gallon drum. I changed it to a 50 ft hose w/ a gas nozzle and a harbor freight gas nozzle. Definitely speeds up the process and only had around $500 including the hose reel
@jarethgroves8194
Ай бұрын
Interested in seeing your mixing tank and your new feed pump!
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Yeah me too 😆
@garyfriend5526
Ай бұрын
I have tried alot of steps against hive beetles. And have had several slime outs. Beetle traps work. I use the reusable ones with cooking oil. Once they the beetles are in, it is action time. Once the larva gets to the grub ex they have caused havoc in the hive. Weaker the hive the worse it gets. And when a strong hive swarms the beetles get loose and lay there eggs. Also i would say more on the ends have more to do with those beetles that fly in from miles away and enter the first in a string of new opportunities. So as good as grub ex is against killing larva from your hives, the battle is those flying in. Again I dont want chemicals in my hives and I let them swarm. So I have found traps between the frames capture them. And it works. Also I am small scale and do realize larger scale time constraints. Just trap the ones in jeooardy to start with.
@handsburyhoneybees893
Ай бұрын
My guess that one hive that had all the beetles coming out of the frame check to make sure there’s not thousands of larvae inside that feeder. I see this happen some on my hives.
@CAW78
Ай бұрын
I'm assuming you've tried the regular hive beetle traps. Did those not work at all? I really do love your videos and hearing your approach to problem solving. I'm a hobbyist keeper in North Texas and I've learned a so much from you and the challenges you've faced. I really appreciate the extra work it takes to document your progress and I'm wishing you and your business all the success in the world!
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Thanks! I’ve tried almost all the beetle traps. All have issues, some work better than others. Scale is a big issue. You can fuss around more if you’ve got 5 or 10 hives than you can with 200.
@brianbennett4374
Ай бұрын
Sounds like a good deer 🦌 hunting field too. 😊 Hey can you think about doing a video ALL on hive Beatles I just started getting them. Uggg. Thanks 😊
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I need to do a dedicated video.
@glennsnaturalhoney4571
Ай бұрын
Watch David Burns red wax demo recently released. Made a furm believer out of me on heavy wax!
@stevesoutdoorworld4340
Ай бұрын
That clover field is going to be great!😁
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
👍
@scottreese5492
Ай бұрын
The "bye bye beetle bait" Kaymon advertised is legal and in 12 days it has almost fixed my problems. Made in gallitin tn
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Is it labeled for use against SHB in beehives?
@deniswagner9458
Ай бұрын
could you make a 1/8 " hardware cloth screen around a sticky trap ( for mice and spiders)and maybe bait it to catch beetles. maybe hang them between frames. I use Swiffer pads, they work pretty good.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I actually tried that two years ago. It didn’t work very well at all.
@tonyandric4380
Ай бұрын
Another excellent video. Do you use/make your own honey bee healthy to add to your sugar water? I'd blend in some peppermint essential oil to that to keep the SHB out of the feeders. Also, I prefer the Motherlode feeders because the bees feed at the ends, not the middle, so there is minimal sugar water that the bees can't reach & less left for SHB. And I completely agree with giving up on that weak/wimpy colonies. 3 strikes and they're out. I don't tolerate wimps/freeloaders in my bee yards, either they perform or they are replaced.
@wesleybryant7839
Ай бұрын
I started using peppermint candy to combat SHB. Ive seen lots of people having success. Too early for me. Swiffer sheets work very well, changing out once a week with about 50 on each. Also trying murder mud on hives. I hate SHB. We need a solution. I also use grubex.
@framcesmoore
Ай бұрын
ha enjoyed your video on the hive beetles get with Kamon he can give u the wed site where u can get some Bettle bate poison my beetles looked like your do right now last year I put down the grub x in all my yards and got some of the traps and baits to the tune of 225. The Bettles are not bad at all right now is it the poison I do not know I just know my bettles were really bad like yours last year and they are not this year. Good luck with the bettles. hope u have a blessed week
@ShadyPineApiary
Ай бұрын
EZ OX Tablets are the 2nd USDA/EPA approved Oxalic Acid for our honey bees and approved at 2 grams per box!!! and ok while honey is on!! They are still shooting for an approval of 3gm's per box! They were at Bee Expo. Veteran Owned!
@Jerrygrows
Ай бұрын
They sell small agitators that actually come mounted on IBC tote lids. We use them to mix things in totes at my job frequently
@Jerrygrows
Ай бұрын
Ours are air powered
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
That’s interesting. The reason I wanted to avoid mixing in an IBC is the small opening to get sugar in.
@time2fly2124
Ай бұрын
so ive seen alot of videos where people have the inside of their top covers and bottom boards painted. i thought we werent supposed to have paint anywhere on the inside of the hive exposed to the bees? also, have you tried the swiffer sheets that bruce uses to trap the beetles?
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
That advice goes back to the lead based paint days. With modern paint it’s no issue. I’ve tried swiffers and Dixie sheets. Moderately effective and majorly annoying.
@R_Brickner
Ай бұрын
Someday you will really get good at smashing those SHB's, not having to use a hive tool but both hands simultaneously using thumbs, index, or the little finger, and once in a while smashing two at the same time. Need to work on those on the periphery of the lid first before the reach the edge, jump off, and fly away.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Some hives are so bad the beetles fly onto me. Then I have to catch them off my veil and squish them. Four solutions went into that hive. In two weeks it’ll look a lot different.
@davidwear1461
Ай бұрын
Looks like you’re playing a video game killing those beetles
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I’m getting pretty good at it. I can hit a moving beetle with the point of my hive tool 9 out of 10.
@glennsnaturalhoney4571
Ай бұрын
Expensive but the ceracell hive top feeders work great. They can suck down a gallon in no time. Many freding ports.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Wow 💵!!
@wls200
Ай бұрын
Would be a great time to metal detect in that field.
@michaelfike7542
Ай бұрын
Oh man yeah that would be awesome
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Lots of old farm scrap. People here didn’t have much money so it’s a lot of iron.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Ай бұрын
Lol!! 😂😂
@Bourbonsouth47
Ай бұрын
Someone I know might use beetle barns with Peanut butter mixed with boric acid & basically along with Grubx have eliminated SHB issues
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
😉
@4Ceesbees
Ай бұрын
I feel your pain ! Ive been fighting beeltes all season .
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
🪲 👎
@michaelmcnair1880
Ай бұрын
I'm curious to see what hive count you will settle into and how your work flow will change and become easier once your not in an expansion mode constantly. thanks for the videos
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I’m hoping to go into the flow next spring with around 200. Also plan to grow some next year, and improve facility and equipment. I’d love to be able to extract after the early flow and put supers back out for the June flow. I just didn’t have the facility to do that this year.
@R_Brickner
Ай бұрын
Rube Goldberg on that HVAC unit.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
If it works 🤷♂️
@sonofthunder.
Ай бұрын
I kill my share of beetles,we need a better solution for sure,sugar prices are not nice, bee blessed nathan
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms
Ай бұрын
So when you are finally are successful at building up your beetle crop, how do you get rid of all those bees?
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Dave I’m considering mailing you a jar of beetles.
@lenturtle7954
Ай бұрын
Have you ever tried icing sugar and borax in a container the beetles can access and the bees cant . I use it for ants in a jar with small holes in the lid too small for bees it is deadly for ants 🐜.???.
@jamesbarron1202
Ай бұрын
What was that first tree turning red. I think you edited that part out. Was it Black Gum Tupelo? We don’t have them growing wild here and I’ve got about 25 in 3 gallon pots I’m growing from seed to plant this fall. I’ve got a bunch of different species of trees I’m growing from seed for my bees. I probably had 20 small black gum die that I planted around my pond because of a freak long term flood event. I’ve lived on my farm since 1986 and it’s only flooded like this once before. It’s like a desert here during summer in my sand and Texas heat so I plant them near water. I think they would’ve survived that flood if they’d have been about 10’ tall.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I tried to ID it with my seek app but it switched between a couple things. One was Tupelo, but I thought I was out of range for it?
@mattmitchell9912
Ай бұрын
How do you keep your feed from souring in the heat
@KajunHomestead
Ай бұрын
I was wondering how did you go about finding out yards for your bees, my problem is I don't know very many people with land large enough to support bees, so I quess my question is do you just go knocking on doors and do you rent are pay in honey, thanks for any info you may have.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Save for QA
@brianbennett4374
Ай бұрын
Hello so I can't remember what video it was but where do you buy your stickers for your Honey jars. Thanks 😊
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Stickermule
@HARRYBEES-c9u
Ай бұрын
👍🐝🐝🐝
@Merodream_8848
Ай бұрын
Can we add super in the winter season?? In what situation is the best time to add super???
@3Beehivesto300
Ай бұрын
Glue a 1” foam board to the roof??Double insulation.
@duanearmitage-pv5cu
Ай бұрын
Wack-a-beetle
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
👍
@stevesoutdoorworld4340
Ай бұрын
I have noticed that when i have lots of beetles i have very high mite count! Have you seen that?😁
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
Actually the hive I showed with tons of beetles has low mite counts. That whole yard is low.
@stevesoutdoorworld4340
Ай бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney Ok thanks for the reply😁
@3Beehivesto300
Ай бұрын
Mannlake with permadent… ?
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I thought permadent was Dadant?
@3Beehivesto300
Ай бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney I order permadent from mann. The box says it’s from the dekotas?
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
@3Beehivesto300 I’ve been using rite cell from Mann lake.
@aidanquick3151
Ай бұрын
I hate hive beetle.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
👍
@tonyfox5422
Ай бұрын
Interest having a hive that just wont. I have had that. Now i just knock em out 1st base. Its as if they just get in a bad place and nothing is good enough. Just pure time wasting i found.
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I give them a chance if they’ve got brood. Sometimes they can sort themselves out.
@illumi-Nate
Ай бұрын
$5 bottle of Peppermint oil goes a long way
@illumi-Nate
Ай бұрын
U can even add Peppermint oil to the sugar syrup & it builds vitelligenin in the bees, there's a whole interesting study on it...also helps with mites a Lil bit
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
I tried peppermint candies last year and didn’t see any difference.
@3Beehivesto300
Ай бұрын
Bee keeping in trouble… Bulk price 1.60 a pound… Anyone? Anyone?
@DuckRiverHoney
Ай бұрын
It’s a problem. Foreign fake honey undercutting the market.
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