Becoming a Beekeeper - Day 1 till my first Hive. How to start Beekeeping🐝🍯
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Welcome to our channel, where we're diving into the fascinating world of beekeeping from a beginner's perspective! Whether you're intrigued by the idea of harvesting your own honey or simply passionate about supporting bee populations, this video is your ultimate crash course in starting your own apiary.
Join us as we embark on an exciting journey through the fundamentals of becoming a beekeeper. We'll begin with beginner lessons, covering everything from understanding bee behavior to learning essential safety precautions.
Next, we'll take you along on not one, but two captivating apiary visits, where you'll witness firsthand the inner workings of a hive and gain valuable insights into beekeeping practices.
But that's not all! We'll also delve into the construction of a beehive and frames, providing step-by-step instructions to help you set up your own hive with ease. You'll learn about the importance of choosing the right site location for your beehive, ensuring the well-being and productivity of your bee colony.
Of course, no beekeeping journey would be complete without the thrilling experience of collecting bees for your hive. We'll guide you through the process, sharing tips and tricks to make the transition as smooth as possible for both you and your new buzzing friends.
Finally, we'll walk you through your first hive inspection, offering practical advice on how to assess the health of your colony and troubleshoot any potential issues that may arise along the way.
Whether you're a seasoned bee enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this video is packed with valuable information to help you kickstart your beekeeping journey with confidence. Get ready to don your beekeeper suit and embark on an adventure like no other-let's make some honey! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and join our growing community of bee lovers. 🐝🍯
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Fascinating and brave. Watch the Newby’s, Portugal, who are renovating a property there and started keeping bees. They use something to put in the hives that prevents them from disease / fungus. You’re doing a grand job.
Hi Clair...Well done.... Get yourself a hive tool with a hooked end... it will make life easier for removing frames.🐝🌻🌹..
Ah thank you Rose. Yes I have been meaning to get one of those tools for that very reason, on the list 👍
Yay! I guessed it right!! 🙌🏻😂🐝❤️ Awesome job Clare, and I love the purple color! 😊
West Cork Wander colour 😍
I'm so impressed! This was fascinating.
Thank you for the lovely comment, glad you enjoyed it😊
Really enjoyed this video, fascinating stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
The idea of having fresh honey sounds just wonderful. But I would NEVER have gotten into your car. I happen to be allergic to bees so the idea of riding in a car with a box full of bees terrifies me. But seeing the place you almost bought, looks like lots more work. But you would be right on the water. Heavenly.
Yes, we are very excited about having honey. Yes that old mill we nearly fell for would have been a very different project, probably our hearts ruled our heads on that one with the location. But it wasn't meant to be.
Wow this vlog gave me a great insight into bee keeping. Very well presented too. Hope you sell us pots of honey when your busy bees produce a fabulous product.
Thanks for the lovely comment James, 🤞 for lots of honey 😊
Loved it
Thanks for watching Edie 😊
This is fascinating, thanks for the explanation about the apartment block I have some questions but to save me looking daft I’ll Google them 😊 what a great hobby, look forward to hearing about your future honey business 😁
Ask away, I would love to see if I know the answers!
@@WestCorkWander I did Google one question, if there aren’t man made hives for the bees in the wild how do they survive, I got a very interesting answer I thought. Also, amongst all the other bees I thought it was difficult to decipher the Queen as the Queen didn’t look that much bigger than the workers my question was how do you know you’ve marked the right bee and why did they clip the queens wing? Sorry it was quite loud buzzing couldn’t hear it all 😁
That was one of my first questions - how do they survive in the wild without human intervention - and being honest there really isn't that many around.
The queen is very difficult to spot and I'm not sure I could do it. She tends to be a little longer in body than the others. Clipping her wing is done to prevent her flying if the colony decide to swarm. They swarm when something isn't right in the hive for example overcrowding. However this also means that you must look after your hive and mind her especially as if she fell out of the hive on inspection she would not be able to fly back in.
Amazing!
Thanks! 😊
When you open the hive take the first frame out to give you room to work the hive 1 or 2 frames out I would keep the excluder off just to let them work the hive
Hi Patrick,thank you for the tip, I will check them again on Wednesday and see how they are doing 👍
Claire watch Project Portugal u can't be scared of the bees there channel is a bee learning channel good luck..😊
I will check it out, thank you
hi there.
i see you have found beehives and start to collect information about that.
the one i go to for information (he is like a amateur beekeeper but he have had bees for a couple off years now)
anyhow he have done pretty good information videos about bees and he is from england so the climate is pretty similare to what you have and his youtube channel is called
" Just Alex" and i recommend the youtube clip that is named "What is a beehive? - putting together a new beehive" or the clip "What is Beekeeping and How To Get Started?"
they are around 30 min long but he shows all his struggels and what he have learned from keeping bees.
just a tip from me :)
Yes Alex is great, I watched all of his videos. Thank you for commenting 🙂
cranky bees!!!!
They were cranky leaving their old home and with being siliconed in!
I now have enormous respect and admiration for all bee keepers as I didn’t know how complicated honey production was. I will never look at a jar of honey in the same way again! Good luck and I can’t wait to see your first jar. Pauline
Yes, it is a skill with many ways of doing things. Very rewarding though 😊
Oh yes, been looking forward to this one. Carl is great, so much knowledge.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Awesome. I would love to keep bees but am terrified of them. Lol
Suit, glove and boots and there's no stopping you 🤣
Add sugar water to help with the waxing of the frames building
Yes, I may take some with me the next time I check 👍
Omg clair I was on the edge of my seat chewing my nails, well done it's awesome I hope you get loads of honey 💗
🤞for lots of honey, bees seem happy, so hopefully they will enjoy their new location 🙂
We have fireweed honey on Vancouver Island!
Wow, I must research this, I love learning all about the different honeys and their properties.
Claire I so much enjoyed you starting your bees I was smiling the whole time thinking I don't know if I could do that you're so brave to start this new project 🥰🌻
You can do it! Everyone should have a hive. They are such lovely little creatures and mine seem so docile. A lovely hobby 😊
Carl is actually fab! Just a wealth of knowledge! Can’t wait til you get your bees, what an exciting project!!
Carl is great neighbour and helped me so much. You should consider for your patch 😊
@@WestCorkWander I’ve definitely considered bees altho I’ll admit when they were flying around ye and landing on the hoods I had second thoughts 😂
Your bee keeper suit is so new and crisp! Smart looking set up.
Yes I wonder how long it will look like that 🤣
Delighted for you and best of luck with your honey production.
Fingers crossed! 🤞
Congratulations, beekeeping is no easy task and the best of luck for a good honey harvest!
Not an easy task but a very rewarding one 🙂
Hi Clare. Now what’ll you do when you get the next monster storm? Can the hives remain where they are? You’re very brave 😳 💚
Good question Trish! Yes the monster storms will worry me. I think I will continue to keep the hedge in front of the hive and encourage it to grow wild to form protection for them. I think this is what the big rock on top of the hive is for 🤣
Hi Claire. What type of hive is yours? National or Langstroth? Sam bought me a Langstroth for my birthday but everyone in my local association uses nationals and recommended I didn't deviate! ❤
Mine is a national. We only concentrated on what our tutor used and he recommended the National hive with Hoffman frames in both brood and super boxes. My neighbour Carl makes all of his own hives, frames and everything is to National size.
My only two concerns would be that -
1. Where ever you plan to get your bees from, you may need to ensure that those frames from the sellers nuc/hive will fit yours.
2. That the frames will need to be compatible with your honey extractor. (Which may mean you might not be able to borrow an extractor from someone).
Now there may be other things to consider and what I have said above may not be an issue for you.
If the hive was bought in Ireland from any of the Irish suppliers, I think you should have no problem exchanging or a National Hive.
See if you can get to know your local apairies, because you may find that others may use the Langstroth and be able to give you more information about the pros and cons. But don't worry you might find that it works out just fine 🙂
Claire project Portugal uses some kind of thongs to grab the comb and bee holder bless ur heart ❤
Sorry but this is one video I cant watch , too terrified of getting stung 😮
Once the suit, gloves and boots are on, you are well protected 🙂
Fascinating and brave. Watch the Newby’s, Portugal, who are renovating a property there and started keeping bees. They use something to put in the hives that prevents them from disease / fungus. You’re doing a grand job.
Yes, we follow them also🙂 Plenty of bee activity coming with the honey harvest 😉