First a tour of Blue Ridge and a interview with Bob, now Ian.🤔🙄🤨 I'm pulling the trigger and smashing that subscribe button. It would have been nice if you would have dumped the whole interview on us like a bucket of cold water, but we can wait. I guess🤣😂 Great video, Thanks for sharing! OH YEA.... I did hit the thumbs up.
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it! Doing more interviews and collaborations was one of my channel goals for 2022, just getting a head start on it since it’s the off season.
@horizontalbees3480
2 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch Ian’s videos, I think if he was in the south of the US. How big would his operation be in beekeeping? Great conversation between you both. Thanks!!
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
He’s pretty sharp! Thanks Rickey!
@judicorbett9401
2 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily as the guys up north actually have amazing production due to longer day length. They might have a shorter season but the bees actually work longer. They also have access to massive flowering crops such as canola so the bees can be plunked right in huge crops that grow on larger land masses than the rest of us.
@horizontalbees3480
2 жыл бұрын
@@judicorbett9401 That is something I didn’t even think of. Thanks Judi.!!!!
@paulbuiks1308
2 жыл бұрын
I was pleased to have listen'd to this chit chat. Well done gentalmen
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul!
@philipmontgomery5626
9 ай бұрын
Great business talk.
@northshoreireland1074
2 жыл бұрын
Great Collab just found your channel. I have been a sub of ians for a long time. Thourughly enjoyed this
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Peter_Gunn
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting topic. Thanks for sharing
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter!
@russellkoopman3004
2 жыл бұрын
Good job on the interview Nathan. You will break 10k subs this year plus.
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Russell! We’ll see where it goes. I figure if I focus on making good stuff the rest will take care of itself.
@waynewatson-cedarbranchhiv8491
2 жыл бұрын
Great topic, I have seen so many benefits even in my operation of the coalition of bees an cattle an the aspects of pollination an how important it is in our lives. Looking forward to meeting you guys next week!
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wayne!
@waynewatson-cedarbranchhiv8491
2 жыл бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney I've got alot of bees on others cattle farmers because they have seen what my bees do for their pastures an how it keep their clover getting better ever yr bees are there, an I make alot of honey, an allows me to share with them another product off their own farm .
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Bees can help out a lot of areas of agriculture, it’s important to be able to explain that.
@carlosrobado
2 жыл бұрын
Nice story about the grasshoppers!! Opened mind is a win-win situation in beekeeping for sure!!
@Shawn-sg3do
2 жыл бұрын
Nathan, great interview with Ian Steppler. You definitely hit every key point in a organized fashion. I am in Korea, learning about beekeeping in this environment. Korea has been a steep learning curve, but I leave in a month. Ready to get back to my colonies in Georgia.
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shawn, what took you to Korea?
@russellkoopman3004
2 жыл бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney Nathan, that would make an interesting video learning what is different in those two environments.
@Shawn-sg3do
2 жыл бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney The Army brought me here to Korea and I found an opportunity to learn the agricultural system here in Korea. Knowing your operational environment definitely leads to successful beekeeping. Asian Hornets are a thing, but they deal with them here just like any other pest. Varroa is prolific, but did not have to deal with small hive beetles. Unfortunately I was only here for a year. So I have one season under my belt.
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Apis cerana or mellifera over there? I did a month tour in Thailand as part of an agricultural exchange program, it was a defining experience.
@Shawn-sg3do
2 жыл бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney The 73 year old beekeeper I bought them from ran apis mellifera. In which he called the yellow king (queen). Due to the terrain and population here. They use every flat piece of ground to farm for production. There cattle are fed mostly silage and kept in a chicken house. I am sure Thailand was an experience.
@ranbirsingh7088
2 жыл бұрын
Love from another bee keeper from India.
@MrJustinWheeler
2 жыл бұрын
Good video. Cool to see you talking to guys like Bob and Ian. It's fair to assume that none of these guys got to where they are because of KZitem, but I am curious how monetization and ad revenue has made their operations more profitable. Do these guys ever talk about their CPM? I have some channels in different industries and I've always been curious where beekeeping CPM lines up. My Castle Grounds Apiary channel isn't far enough along yet for me to see for myself. Keep up the good work!
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Justin, I haven’t seen any beekeepers on KZitem talk about RPM or CPM. The way I look at my channel may be a little odd, but my main goal is to help get new beeks over that first year or two hump. I also want to promote beekeeping and pollinator preservation. If my channel can earn enough to pay for my video equipment then I’m pretty happy.
@researcherAmateur
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to make money with YT you'll do better with cats and pupys. Go figure 😁. Happy New Year
@davidhewett8898
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Nathan & Ian. Thanks for the video - really interesting. I’m interested as to how KZitem (and other social media opportunities) contributes to the business. It must take a significant amount of time.
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting question. Ian’s channel has nearly 10X the subscribers of mine, and well over 10X the videos, so his answer may be different. My channel is a charity that allows me to be an activist for beekeeping and pollinator preservation in a passive way. I am not outgoing or charismatic, so the channel gives me a voice to educate and hopefully effect change. It would be great if the channel paid for my video and editing equipment, and I think it will. There is also brand and credibility building to consider. I’m trying to sell a premium product, and that’s easier to explain to retailers and customers when they can hop on here and see how hard I try to produce a premium product.
@toddhorting4419
2 жыл бұрын
Ian, the one question that I would like to ask you is how does the length of the day effect you. Are the bees flying 20 hours a day in June/July? In the spring in PA mine are really moving at 9:00 AM and slowing down by 6:00 PM, flow is almost over at the end of June. I am assuming your flow is in full force in the longest days of the year and for you that is significant.
@russellkoopman3004
2 жыл бұрын
Those extra 1 to 2 hours of sunlight must add up. His season is short but intense. Some of the highest corn yields in the US comes out of North Dakota, just south of Ian and is due to those long days and moderate temps.
@judicorbett9401
2 жыл бұрын
It makes a huge difference.
@drjmarkrodgers1428
2 жыл бұрын
FYI did you mean to load part 1 twice
@TimeIsHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Subbed
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it. Where are you from?
@TimeIsHoney
2 жыл бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney south central Texas sir. Just starting first year:)
@DuckRiverHoney
2 жыл бұрын
So you’ve probably got Africanized genetics to deal with down there?
@TimeIsHoney
2 жыл бұрын
@@DuckRiverHoney Yes I have been reading that here in the southern states there are Africanized. I haven’t received my colony yet just yet. But I’m following a guy here in Texas, his bees carry Africanized genetics that look pretty nasty😂. But they produce mad honey.
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