Fred interviews Dr. Leo Sharashkin about Keeping Bees with a Smile and Horizontal Hives, naturally.
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Welcome to another video in my series of Interviews with Beekeeping Experts.
Dr. Leo Sharashkin shares about his personal life and commitment to raising honey bees in the most natural way possible.
Dr. Leo's website is
horizontalhive.com/ where you can find everything we discussed here.
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Keeping Bees With A Smile: amzn.to/3DxaZJA
Keeping Bees In Horizontal Hives: amzn.to/3qUACPG
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He's the man when it comes to bees . keep smiling folks.
He's one of many who definitely bring joy to beekeeping :) If only more people were fortunate enough to live where other beekeepers don't drag us down :)
Thanks for interviewing Dr. Leo. He can be commended on his commitment to natural bee keeping, but also to land conservation.
If you don't know anything about be keeping it land preservation, you could take his word for that. He's a moron.
Holy cow, Fred! These interviews just get better & better, and they started out good.
A great surprise Fred. Dr. Leo was my inspiration for getting into bee keeping when I discovered him during the lock down. I built two of his hives and swarm traps. I have the advantage of having access to a large Amish community and was able to buy sheep’s wool for insulation.
Caught two swarms and so far they have both survived the winter. This year I built 14 swarm traps. Let the fun begin 😁
I love the diversity of information, thoughts, and practices that you offer and is what drew me to your channel in the first place and keeps me coming back week after week.
Im awaiting your new building to be completed so I can come and experience one of your classes.
I'm going woolen shopping myself! WE have sheep shearing competitions at the county fair, I'm sure there must be some cast off wool as well. I think it may have many uses for sure. Thanks!
@@FrederickDunn I’m in PA also and have 200 lbs of wool so if need any let me know. Happy to share Dr.Leo style.
I didn’t know I was buying that much so it was a shock when they pulled out two almost 6’ burlap bags full 😂
I am so happy you had Dr Leo on the channel. We went to his workshop and visited his apriary. So much information, my mind felt stuffed. His children help with the workshop and are very wonderful people also. I would have loved to grow up in his woods with the chickens and the bees! If anyone is debating on attending the workshop, GO! Amazing experience!
Thanks for sharing!!
He's a fraud
Thank you Fred, I can’t say enough good things about these interviews. My wife and I attended Dr. Leo’s seminar in Missouri last May, we had a great time learning about natural beekeeping. Dr. Leo has a beautiful place in the ozarks and when he says it’s remote, he means REMOTE, I thought we lived in the boondocks until we went to Dr. Leo’s place.
Thank you so much! There are definite trade offs when living as he does and where he does. But I agree, it sounds beautiful and I'm glad he was able to implement some conservation there.
Oh, this is so awesome. I wanted to attend that seminar of Dr. LEO in May but life took a different turn.
Does he still hold those seminars at his place?
I know he was building a workshop for students last time I checked.
I think you're into the "gold" with your interviews.
Pretty cool to hear Dr. Leo talking about his family, especially his great grandmother.
Thank you
Thank you, Jon! Everyone has a story, and it's such an honor to have people share so openly with me and my viewers :) it's a personal pleasure.
Thank you Frederick for having Dr. Leo Sharashkin on your show.
You are two of my favorite speakers.
I really injoy your videos.
Keep up your great work.
Thank you so much! It's a pure pleasure to talk with so many accomplished beekeepers with so many variations in their approach to honey bee management. :)
I’m not anti logging or development but I think I’ll buy at least one of Dr. Sharashkins’ books and support his homestead and conservation. I have a ton of admiration for people who actually live their principles. I’ll remember his traps too. I’m not ready for one yet but hopefully someday.
I can only imagine the life his grandmother lived.
All the way from South Africa I wish to express my deepest gratitude for interviewing Dr Leo. After discovering him on Rob and Stacey's homesteading channel, I watched his bee videos over and over. His life story in many ways is so similar to mine and not only regarding bee-keeping, but in everything that touches our lives, we owe nature and our planet our best stewardship.
Best wishes and blessings to you both!
Thank you!
Really fascinating and an interesting individual , I am 27 minutes in and his stories on land management and logging and the ozarks were so out of left field compared to what I thought the discussion would be. Absolutely a fantastic listen and interview Fred ! Came for bees and this talk so far on nature management etc is such a pleasant surprise. Again this series is my favourite along with the weekly Q&A! Thank you Dr Leo and Fred ! I may very well end up purchasing one of his hives and seeing how it goes in my Apiary here in Brisbane Australia.
Thank you so much! It's good to know that these interviews are appreciated. I wish you well as winter arrives at your doorstep!
His hives are high quality! I just bought the 5 swarm traps wax dipped and the 12 frame hive. I have one we made late last year and 2 other swarm traps I purchased. So hopefully I will catch a swarm or 2 this year!
Another great interview Fred. I found Dr. Leo very interesting, entertaining, and thought provoking. Well done. Keep them coming. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you both for this interview! I’m glad that it was stressed to use feral bees and how a beekeeper can reduce dependence on chemistry inside the hive. Well done! Keep ‘em coming!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh boy first Michael and now Dr Leo. BRAVO Fred!
I grew up in rural Bavaria as an only child and my life in the summer months were spent with my grandmother exploring the countryside as well as crossing over the meadow getting fresh milk from the local farmer in the mornings and swimming in the mountain streams behind her home...there is no way I could ever replace this experience other than my memories shared with my children idyllic to say the least and an Incredible learning experience of the outdoors...thank you for sharing Dr Leo and for sparking those memories ...bees are also in my very near future and we will certainly go with your practices and hives...stay blessed
Dr. Leo is amazing! I have ordered his hives and the construction is high quality.
So sweet. Bee's and Babies. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I had Covid in March 2020 and told my pulmonary Dr who has been treating me for almost 2 years for several coughing. When I was inspecting my vertical langs I would not cough for 2 hours after hive inspections. I started inspecting 1 hive every day all last year just to relieve the cough and give my throat a break. I got Covid again Dec 2021 and the breathing issues were horrible. I went out on sunny warm days and opened a hive top and breathed through the inner cover for relief from coughing. I'm currently making my long lang that will have a place for the tubing for me to breathe hive air without opening the hive.
Slovenian hive breathing was brought up to me a couple years ago. I just got my mask and tubing already. I also am working on an observation hive for the same purpose this winter. It's the only thing that helps my breathing and my Dr is ready to repeat the tests so he can show the difference. He's a good understanding dr. So glad to hear this interview
I wish you health and well-being going forward. Thank you for sharing what you're doing.
May the lord bless you and walk with you on your road to better health. What you have shared is quite fascinating.
What a fantastic interview, nice open discussions and very inspiring for those of us trying to do the best for the bees and not best for comercial gain. Well done Fred for hosting it, from over here in Ireland trying to do the best for the native black Irish honeybee
This was an excellent interview Fred. so refreshing to see a different type of beekeeping. Thanks as always 😊
excellent interview Fred. Thank you. Dr. Leo has such a wealth of knowledge and some very interesting stories!
Fred this interview (like All the others) was AhhhMazing! What an interesting Human Dr. Leo is. He is a MidHusband 🤩 That was a Wowzer! The cover of his newly translated book 😍 Stunning! Thanks for choosing such a variety of interesting people for us to learn about The Way To Bee 😊
Thank you so much, Lori! I am having a great time connecting with so many fascinating beekeepers. I'm glad you area also appreciating these conversations.
I love all your videos Fred but I just watched your interview with Dr. Leo for the second time and I have to say that it is my favorite. He is quite the guy and very inspirational. Thanks for making this possible for all of us!!!
I absolutely enjoyed visiting with him, I'm also glad he's making a go of it in the Ozarks.
This is by far, the best interview I have seen or listened to with dr Leo. Thank you sir
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a fantastic interview!!! I have watched Dr. Leo many times but this is just captivating. My husband and I built his horizontal hive two years ago - love it. Fred, thank you for just letting him talk and prompting the most interesting stories.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great interview. Great guest.
My two favorite Bee people! Mentors the both of you… thanks for the interview. Awesome
Thank you, Frank! :)
Such knowledge. Such passion from Leo. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom 🙏
He is definitely very excited about keeping bees with a smile :) He also gets more for his honey than anyone I know. I'm so glad he is making a go of beekeeping in this part of the country. We probably need to do a follow up interview one of these days :)
@@FrederickDunn I really hope that you guys get together for another quality discussion. I'm a second year beekeeper. We had 4 swarms occupy 2 langstroth and 2 layens hives here in the southern slopes of Alpujarra, Granada, Spain. Well, the 2 layens have done fantastic through winter, both have lots of honey stores and laying queens (Spring inspection completed in March). One of the langstroth didn't make it and the other one is far from strong. These were the first swarms to arrive last April. The layens were occupied in June. We will never buy bees, never treat, nor will we ever feed our bees aside of lending a frame of honey to a struggling colony or newly installed swarm. We implement 50% wax foundation throughout the hives and don't intend to harvest any honey yet just yet, rather use stores to build more colonies. I'm just about to convert my red cedar langstroth boxes to accommodate layens frames. It just makes sense to do that and it looks pretty easy to do. They will take 7 layens frames so not massive but they could be useful for inducing swarms.. All the very best, and thanks again for your great videos. I just subscribed.
I've watched several hours of Dr. Leo, I keep following him across youtube producers because he is someone who I see as a realist and very knowledgeable, I also appreciate his naturalist approach to his stewardship. I sure wish I had a 1000 acres of mixed forest and field, I have a sorrel tree grove model based on continuous growth and harvest for tea and hardwood that would nicely compliment his type of apiary. Thanks for having him. I was 871
He's also found a perfect nich for his honey sales. $80+ for a 8 oz jar of Ozark honey and he sold out! I get $22.00 for a quart. It's that wholesome appeal :)
I have that swarm trap in the background on the left! Great value.
Definitely looks well constructed, thanks for sharing!
Dr. Leo!!! He may only live a couple of hours from me, but it may as well be a whole other world. You have to love the Ozarks where you can still live as simple of life as you want. Thanks again Fred,
Thank you Dr. Leo n Frederick. Very nice to get background info, especially from another perspective.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Dr. Leo you need to sign up for Starlink. It is the only high speed internet option out here in the country of Texas. I run Layens and long lang hives that I built from Dr Leo's plans and heavily insulated with foam insulation and been very happen with them. I have had zero winter losses in two winters now. The insulation really helps to fight off the hot Texas sun in the summer.
For me this was the best interview so far, I'm a huge fan. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fred, I really enjoyed your interview with Dr Leo and the various directions your conversations took. Even the home birth part as my wife and I also did this.
With Russia in the news, he put a human face on the people that I found great also!
Thank you😉👍
Glad you enjoyed it! It's always fascinating for me to learn the back-story. As you've mentioned, we also gain a wider perspective. Thank you.
Great interview. My first hive was an insulated Layens hive ordered from Dr. Leo. It makes me much happier to keep bees in this hive than the Langstroth tower i got next primarily for comparion.. And the bees seem happier too. Much less intrusive. The main downside is no Layens extractor available for loan or rent in my club and they are pricey to buy!
Yes, and Dr. Leo will happily ship you a modified extractor. :) Compatible equipment is certainly a challenge.
Fred ,for me you knocked this one out of the ballpark, there were many parts where I could really identify with Dr Leo ,one where growing up my parents did a lot of sharing of food resources with other people growing up in the country, there was 14teen of us in our family my father worked the land as a small dairy farmer, and us kids never left a scrap of food on our table, lol,and I could identify with Dr Leo on his love of nature, and or not wanting to drown 3 hundred bees for Varoa counts ,also Dr Leo has 1 thousand acres and I could identify their also with keeping nature as pristine as possible, unfortunately or fortunately I have 5 acres backed on to crown land which is part of nature reserve, I have lived here 50 years and have left my forest alone .anyway, ya long story but I really enjoyed it .Many thanks ,Marten.
Sir, you do good work. Really think you might have found a calling with these interviews. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much, I am certainly enjoying the series myself :)
Fred your interviews ha e been fascinating and this has been o e of the best. Great job giving Dr Leo an opportunity to share a paradigm for keeping bees treatment free. I liked what he said about it being a sum of its parts and how it starts with the right kind of bees .
Excellent, excellent, excellent! We are treatment free natural beekeepers. Last year was our first year, we made 3 long langs with the plans on horizontal hives. We also had 1 layens we made. Of our 7 colonies we wintered, 6 survived! No feeding, no treatment, no stress 😎. It was worth all the work in learning how to use power tools.
I hope things continue to go well for you in your treatment free adventure!
Thank you so much ! Both of you! Huge fan Dr Leo’s methods. Going to put out traps this year. Hopefully I’ll catch a couple and fill the two hive I have and the third one that’s cut out but not together yet.🤞 I just retired this week and am excited to bee keep this way. My Langs didn’t do so well when I tried several years ago. Pretty sure they froze to death from what I’ve seen in Dr Leo’s other videos. Good Luck everyone! Happy Bee Keeping !!! 🐝
Thanks a lot for mentioning DR. Leo on your latest comment back to me! He lives about a 2 1/2 to 3 hours' drive due east of me and I know I'll be able to follow a lot of his information. As a matter of a fact, I have already gone to his site and ordered a swarm trap along with a few books. Thanks again for showing this interview!
That's fantastic, I'm sure you will enjoy those books!
Love these interviews. I learn so much ty
Great interview!
Don't you just love Dr. Leo's passion for bee keeping. What a wonderful interview!
He's absolutely a great guy! Thank you.
We need more people like Dr Leo in this world if we are going to save it
Another excellent interview Fred!
Thank you!
Thank you for another great interview! Im so intrigued by natural bee keeping. Permaculture beekeeping🥰👊🏼🐝
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an absolutely great interview Fred! I have watched a few CZcams videos with Dr Leo, but your conversation has revealed the great person we don't often 'get' from other sources. I was particularly interested by the mention of the ticks, spraying and diseases some carry as it connects with topics of apitherapy, which is a direction of beekeeping that I am particularly focused on. I'm still watching and hope that there are some more nuggets or food for thought - there always are with your videos.. Just decided to pause and express my appreciation, thank you Fred
Thanks, Mike!
@@FrederickDunn Thank you Fred. I did have a question that I've pondered before and perhaps it is something that other smaller beekeepers would be interested in (I am not considered commercial, but keep 50 odd hives at this point). Being in the almost equatorial region with winters not really that cold in comparison to where you are, I was wondering how I could store frames of capped honey over winter. I don't have climate controlled rooms or anything like that and I do wonder how other guys are managing this.
@@mike2900 I think If I could not chill the frames, or put them through a freeze cycle, I'd harvest the honey out of them and have the bees clean the comb for storage.
Fascinating interview and guest. Makes you stop and think, down to the nuts and bolts of nature.
Thanks Fred, once again, good job.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow, I have listened to many interviews with Dr Leo and this was the best! You elicited such interesting personal and background information as well as all the great bee stuff. I loved it!
Thank you, I'm always interested in the people behind the job :) I'm you also appreciated that. :)
What an amazing video. I have read most of both books he sells but this interview was full of great knowledge . Thank you so much😀😀😀
Excellent interview. Dr. Leo is amazing in this disposable society in America today. How wonderful he is teaching others nature's way with reminding the historical significance of educating beyond the superficial modern chemicalization of our existence in the present. I am indeed better for having watched this most beneficial interview. Thank you and above all thank you Dr. Leo for all you do for the bees and mankind.
ive seen some videos where he helps homesteaders ,good stuff,i can relate with the clear cutting,my local favirite places for deer ,morels, and bee trees have been demolished by the bulldozer, makes me want to isolate ,thanks both of you
In a more perfect world, we could improve forest management practices and improve everything. But as you mention, that's not such an easy task. Buy and improve all you can. :)
Fascinating X fascinating. Thank you.
Thank you, I'm glad people are watching this fun interview! :)
Excellent interview guys straight up forward God bless. NYC
Yet another great interview, thanks. It’s so interesting to learn not only about Dr Leo but about you also. It was such a pleasant surprise to find that Dr Leo midwifed his wife through the birth of their children. I must say when I was midwifing all the fathers caught their own babies, it just seemed appropriate.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting interview! Thanks
Fascinating interview especially the Russian history lesson. Thought provoking views.
Definitely eye opening for sure. Improves our world perspective :)
Fred This is so enlightening, I’m so glad you guy’s finally met on the channel knowing that dr Leo hardly shows up in the media but dedicated his life into this from a different view
Another great interview
I saw this CZcams and thought you might like, also potential future interview .czcams.com/video/IUhVvuMeOHs/video.html
This was a very good interview. It was unbelievable how interesting he was. Great job once again.
Glad you enjoyed it! I have to agree, there are many interesting aspects to Dr. Leo's story. Now we can appreciate him all the more.
New Zealand thanks for all this information
You're very welcome :)
Thank you for sharing this. It's so helpful to listen to others working to connect with nature through honeybees. As a retired psychologist, the bee bed therapeutic benefits make perfect sense to me. Nature seems to help us in many ways that are difficult to evaluate statistically, but are common sense worth doing. Bee well. Hank
I think that any quiet, isolated space may be a great escape for many poeple. The sounds and presence of bees certainly adds to that distraction. Thank you for commenting :)
@@FrederickDunn Wanted to mention as well we have worked to use the 10 lessons from the beehive to help people be smart with their money. I know it's a crazy thought but my wife and I were able to increase our net worth by 300% in 3 years by listening to the bees. Would love to chat about it.
i first heard about Dr. Leo on doug and stacy's channel, iv watched every single one hes in and he covers a lot of information in those videos. this is a great interview that re-vesits and covers a lot of the info in a single collection, with some good questions for reference for anyone new to dr leo to go and check out his books or other videos
The books he's helped get published here are definitely well worth the money.
This was such a great talk I had to listen again. Thank you! Of note; In my hives I notice that the bees have gone from yellow orange to dark back to yellow orange again, very interesting.
Thanks for sharing!
Great interview
Great interview… I built a hive using Dr Leo’s plans, which were excellent!
Thanks, George!
This was awesome! Thank you both
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, thanks so much! I gotta admit I felt a bit prejudiced about Dr. Leo and his methods, but after listening to this excellent interview I feel open and motivated because as you said Fred, we all sorta want to practice beekeeping more naturally.
I'm definitely still searching for my path in beekeeping, and meeting people with divergent practices and principals will certainly help. I'm glad you are also getting something out of these interviews. :)
I made sure my son had the experience of summers with my mom and grandmothers where he could run, fish catch bugs and come home before sundown. He is so appreciative of the time spent and even he shakes his head at most kids today who spend their days playing video games.
The magical pull of technology is a hard thing to compete with unfortunately. I'm glad your son had that experience.
Dr. Leo your making an idea location for sasquatch too! Cool! Lol 😆🤣😂
Probably providing that species with it's last stand....
I'm a big fan of Dr. Leo. Thanks for spreading his message! Cheers
He's a completely likeable guy!
Great show. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! :)
Thanks to Dr. Leo Sharashkin and Phil Chandler, I am entering my 3rd season of beekeeping and switched over to horizontal hives and top bar hives in my second year. This year I am trying Tanzanian hives which will be the ideal cross over from Langstroths. Made them to the same dimensions. This way I can use a lot of Langstroth equipment to care for the bees.
Best of luck!
Excellent talk. Thank you for bringing Dr. Leo on your channel.
Thanks for listening, it was a pure pleasure getting to know Dr. Leo better!
Great interview, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was fantastic thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
Wow! That was a wonderful interview! More like a generous thoughtful sharing between two very nice people. Thank you for letting me listen in.
Thank you, Susan :)
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
Very interesting! Thank you!
Thank you so much for posting this. It is my first time listening to your channel, and I must say that you seem to be able to ask just the right questions. Dr. Leo and his approach to beekeeping has been the subject of my studies this week as I dive into the possibility of keeping bees on my homestead. I've been reading up on the most natural way to keep bees just as I keep my chickens; as this seems to be the most logical progression in animal husbandry for me.
GREAT INTERVIEW!
Thank you both
Thank you for this interview. The stories comparing the American and European cultures are fascinating. I particularly liked hearing about the togetherness of the isolated communities. The whole video was fascinating all around. Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting , thank you
Glad you enjoyed it, and you're welcome :)
I've seen many of his talks and interviews. Cheers on getting him to dig deep, giving us a much broader view of the man outside the Bee. I think your ready for Discovery...
Thanks Fred - that is, hands down, my favorite interview yet!
You're welcome! Dr. Leo is truly a great guy for sure!
Thank you, Fred, for providing and sharing this very interesting and enlightening conversation with Dr. Leo. Your videos are very instructive. Thank you ! One of the most important elements that I gleaned, is on your comments on the hive location, placing the hive where it is exposed as well as shaded. We are planning our 1st apiary this spring at our Spokane Valley, WA acreage and have already visited Dr. Leo's website. This interview added a lot of perspective to his website and my understanding about what all is needed to know to be successful.
Sounds like you're really doing your homework before setting up. Yes, winter sun and summer shade seems to be the sweet spot, with landing boards facing south to southeast also offering some additional benefit. Dr. Leo is just a great individual all around.
Dr Leo is great, thanks Fred for sharing this information.
☮️-Kirsten
Glad you enjoyed it, you're so welcome :)
Brilliant
Thank you both :)
You're welcome :)
Ordered my book of the Beeing using your link. Cant wait.
I have mine now and I am not disappointed :)
I can watch/listen to Dr. Leo for hours, so very interesting! Thanks so much for including him as his experience and perspective is so important in finding solutions for the problems we share in beekeeping. Great videos, this channel has been very helpful, I have been enjoying time with you for years! Thank-you, have a great day!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great interview! Thank you Frederick and thank you dr Leo!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool conversation good job
Thanks!
Excellent video!!! Huge thank you to you and Dr. Leo! I got my first bees this April from a local keeper and things were going well and I was enjoying it. They grew out and made more honey than I was expecting and my mentor kept saying just take all the honey and feed them sugar syrup. I didn't want t to do this and felt it was wrong to do so. I only took 2 frames and left the rest for them. Now as we are heading into fall the push from other keepers is on to treat for mites and do this and do that and I have not been enjoying it at all! I've not treated them, in fact I was going to and each time I tried something happened that prevented me to do so, weather, faulty equipment, etc.....I am taking it as a sign. I originally wanted to do natural beekeeping but the push from other keepers had me heading in a different direction, one I did not want to go into. I will be taking a whole new approach to beekeeping next year! Thanks again!!
Hi highly recommend that you watch the video about Thomas Seeley's Darwinian Beekeeping. It's a very promishing method for keeping bees without treatment. Dr. Leo also has wonderful philosophies, but depending on where you live and if other beekeepers are near you, it may not be practical. Dr. Leo says that his methods don't work everywhere. Thanks for watching, and I wish you all the best.
Yet another TOP interview! I think I saw you blush at the thought of delivering your own babies though ha ha ha.
Babies don't scare me at all (';')( ';').... although, I've never been invited to deliver one!
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Great video 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful interview! I am 23, and I can tell you that a lot of people my age yearn for traditional living. I have been focusing my efforts on foraging, bushcraft, and now beekeeping! My wife and I are saving up to buy some land of our own, as we hope to raise our family to do the same. There is hope for the future!
I hope that works out well for you. It's profoundly hard work to be a modern homesteader. If you had a few other families to do that with you, there would be some division of labor and you could rely on each other. Going it alone is a huge challenge. I hope you find the perfect piece of land.
@@FrederickDunn Luckily, I was raised on a ranch in a large family before we moved away from the country side, and all of my siblings also want to return to the homestead life!