We almost lost the queen!! Get a good look at a queen honeybee!
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- On today's farm vlog we'll travel around the farm, feed and water the animals...talk about cutting hay and work the bees to get some honey for the year..we almost lost the queen...get a good look at a queen bee in this video..pretty cool footage of an interesting situation that I've never seen!
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Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍
Thanks for the videos, your upbeat attitude keeps me goin every day
Folks we will have honey for sale soon on the vlog....we've harvested about 60lbs and will be selling it...I'll make an announcement online as soon as we have it bottled up and ready to go!! Be sure and join our instagram at instagram.com/stoneyridgefarmer and like us on Facebook!!
Mountain Dew bees..I love it!
Awsome glad you got her in there easy enough ..and cant wait to try some honey just need know when to order it
I am going to start keeping bees in the upcoming year myself. You know I at one time had pressure ulcers from bad veins on my ankles and I used honey on the ulcers to heal them. It is amazing what mother nature can do...
Great job getting that queen in the hole , good save.
This way, Your Majesty, this way....
My son & I r going to try to get bees 🐝 we’re planning loads of flowers sounds great 👍
Josh, your farm is looking great, congratulations from Caracas Venezuela.
Thanks Rafael!
Josh, consider planting some bi-color sweet corn ! Not only is it great for roasting ( the way we prefer it ) or microwaving, but it freezes well ! Lots of varieties from 'super sweets' to 'medium sweets ' .. And anything past its prime just toss to the goats !
Hi Josh. Woooo to the queen bee 🐝
Need to see you process the honey 🍯👍🏻
Josh... man you let me down. I have been waiting to see the pollen catch installed and get a better understanding of how it is possible to take away part of their pollen for your own use. You said you were going to explain and install it.... what up with that man? Way cool with the queen bee that was a great bonus. Thanks for sharing everything else!
Haha 😂...nothing like well water! You are so right. That is all I drank on the farm until I was 21!
The queen cell has hatched on the frame on the first hive. Either they have swarmed, replaced a failing queen or lost their queen and had to replace her.
You could catch the queen by the wing or put your finger or something in front of her so she would crawl up on it so you could move her but remove the glove to do it or you might hurt her. The queen won't sting you. Just be careful not to pinch her. Another option is to carefully remove the screen and place it so she can crawl off the edge into the hive. I like the variety of colors you have for the hive.
Interesting. I see honey bees on my giant dahlias and it seems like they fall asleep. Their butts will be sticking out of the flowers for hours, they don't move. Later, they will be gone. Really enjoy the bees.....Stu
Josh,
Good job with the queen bee. I remember some of my super is weighing full of honey 30 4050 pounds. Nothing like sticking your finger in that fresh honey and stick it under your net .Yum Yum Yum. I prefer unfiltered fresh honey only way you can get the anti-biotics and the propolis. I also enjoy chewing on the propolis has a cinnamon taste do you agree?
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One of my hives swarmed 5 days ago. It was about 2 in the afternoon and about 95 degrees out, not a pleasant experience with a non breathing suit. Gonna have to get me one like yours!
Swarm in May...makem stay...swarm in July...letem fly!
I love bees and honey.
Very glad to see that the bees did OK after gov.spraying ,love your channel ! , Much love from your friend in Reno , NV.
Love the Bee Videos!! thank you
Awsome first time seeing a gueen bee , ive always been interested in honey bees, I think if you build a small building like a 8×12 5 feet high on sled runners for your goats you can move it with the kubota tractor when you move the goat pin. also add guttering on the shed with water troughs ( poly drum cut in half) may save time hauling some water .hope this helps good luck and thanks again love you videos
Thanks Carey I'm glad you're enjoying the vids!
Being deathly allergic to bees I try to stay as far away from them as I can. But I really enjoy watching your videos and especially your bee videos. That was awesome what you did for that queen. Keep the awesome videos comin sir.
Josh, I always keep one of those hairclip style of queen catcher in my bee suit pocket. Then if i run across the queen in any of my inspections I can easily confine her while I continue my work and know that I'm not going to hurt her. When I'm putting everything back together I will release her where I found her so that she can continue her work. In your case you could have easily caught her and released her into the hive. Don't bother with the plastic ones. They break too easily. I got one from Mann Lake Beekeeping Supply for I think about $12.00.
Nice looking queen bee. That is why I always have a queen clip in my pocket never know when you will need it.
Never even heard of a Queen Clip...gotta look that one up
Stoney Ridge Farmer They also make a one handed queen catcher.
Beautiful
Awesome video Josh! The place looks fantastic as well. Keep up the good work!
A awesome tip for land management and animal management around your property you can plant snap beans or some kind of easy crop 10 to 20 foot wide around the edges of your fields
We are losing our bees to the Yellow legged Asian hornet. Its not a native insect so has no natural enemies. Apparently it entered Europe through France and has spread from there all across europe down to portugal in 7 years. We are trying to control them using bottle traps, electric harp traps and anything else we can invent. I'm down from 18 hives to only 2, hope they make it through the winter.
Nice save, worth the sacrifice of a little wire.
Awesome!
My disclaimer - I'm not a beekeeper, never have been but hope to be soon. One thing that makes me cringe every time you remove a center frame - you remove a CENTER frame first - just pull it straight out, without making any extra space beyond the existing 'bee space'. Professional keepers that I've studied in preparation for my future endeavors, alway push the frames together in one direction, away from one side to make more space to remove an end frame. They remove an end frame first because it is less likely to have the queen on it and there is less chance of 'rolling' the queen, damaging or killing her. With that one frame out, you then have lots of space to work with, to slide frames apart and then safety remove the center frames to look for the queen and/or her results. And just creating that space to get a frame out - you don't roll any bees. They may be a little more 'testy' than they would naturally be because you are likely rolling bees every time you pull that first frame out. The Canadian beekeeper, 628 Dirt Rooster, Jeff H(can't remember his name but Dirt Rooster will connect you to him) the Monk, Barnyard Bees, Fred Dunn, Skinny Bee Man - there are so many great beekeepers offering a great education in keeping bees.
Good video! I'm also a beekeeper and I have 25 hives.
Why do you use metal roofs to the hives that must get hot from the sun, isn't there a different way.....maybe during the colder months it might be great but during the hot days ..... just asking????? Great job on the Queen!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really like your videos.
I'm a beekeeper, but I don't have that screen top. What is that for? I'm guessing it replaced your inner cover. Probably good for ventilation. They seem to be doing well. I have 3 hives and don't treat with any chemicals either. Jim. From northern Virginia. Thanks
To get water from the creek,
how about a Ram pump project?
love your videos keep up the great work!!!
Victory!
Look into Grundfos solar pre packaged SQE Flex. They're made for your situation of needing to pump water from a source to a stock tank or small pond. I work with this equipment & it's well made ready to roll out of the box. Loved the goats & bees. ✌️
That was so cool!!!!
Josh I saw where in Virginia they lost 60% of their honey bees over the winter of 2017-2018 they claim mites and infection of the worker bees. How can you prevent these things from happening... ???
It's been 65-70 years since I located a queen in the hive. Dad had 250 hives one hobby of his was bee diseases. the old guy Bert
Does the farm use plate on the back of the gator let you drive it on roads?
Can you use a ram pump to pump to a tank ?
What was it you replace your boxes with in hives and what is it exactly
Could you use a ram pump for the goats?
I wanted to start raising bees. My uncle did. I talked to him about it. I don’t see any water nearby for the bees. My uncle said you want to have water nearby and they aren’t as aggressive. I’ve also seen on. Other bee sights that you layer rocks in like a bird bath so they get water from around the rocks. Just sharing some info from what I’ve been told and have read up on. By chance is your honey for sale?
your lucky no blackbears in your area or that goat feed can would ripped open and hives hit Ever think of planting a wildfower field near the hives maybe more honey production Your now a bee wrangler and keeper!
I can’t wait until we get honey bee hives. Everything I’ve learned so far has been from ya, keep up the good work!
Awesome...I'll do some more bee stuff in the coming weeks...busy time in the beekeeping world right now!!
Are the dogs OK? Haven't seen them in a while.
Josh you have plenty of water on your farm, you should look into building a hydraulic ram pump. Wranglerstar has a good video on them. A good cheap solution to your water logistics.
Tommy Gun - I'm not sure, but I don't think his water has the elevation needed to operate a ram pump. Even though it can lift water above the source level, it has to have a fall to provide the energy.
Arkansas Pilgrim thats true but really not much of a fall is needed to start the pump a runnin. Once its able to get started it should have enough energy to send the water to where its needed. We send water over 300 feet uphill at roughly a 60-65 foot height difference with ours at our hunting farm. It only sits 5 foot below the spring that feeds it.
When you get the creek fenced in I bet the goats will stay down there on hot days.
Where's your queen box for situations like that for your queen?
What about the pollen trap? What is that about?
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Bees are looking great. What flowering plants are native there the bees feed off of? Here it's mostly clover.
Do you have a unused trailer and some 55 gallon barrels or a 275gallon IBC tote you can load on it for water transport? Was thinking about your animal watering and though why transport water every day or every other day when you can load a weeks worth onto one trailer to pull out with the tractor then have a simple dc pump to keep the water topped off and a solar panel to keep the battery charged. Yes you might need to spend a little to get it setup but freeing up 30 minutes every day can be worth it as farming is a hobby and not the source of income right now.
A IBC tote on a trailer also makes for a good brush fire rig when paired with a pump and ether hose or monitor.
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Great and interesting footage! :)
I find it easier to work bees wearing surgeons gloves. The University works all their bee's barehanded for hygiene.
Josh I admire your go get em, ignore nasty remarks from keyboard commandos, you are a winner. Ole Grandpa Tom woooooooooooooo
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Get a truck with a tan attached..
still have your old truck i like old trucks should do a vlog on your old truck
Is that electric netting keeping the goats in?
Yes. Video coming soon about the fencing
Stoney Ridge Farmer
Can't wait to see the vlog on the net fencing along with cost. I am interested in getting some
Love it man!! Keep it up
First?
DAN! MY #1 FAN!
Man I Love your vids!
Hey Josh completely off topic. Do yall have any goats (maybe baby goats) for sale the wife has been asking me to find a couple for our kids. Let me know buddy.
Condescending hateful comment. Sorry, I had to do it. Farms looking good by the way. Keep it up.
Still researching for when I get my own farm. Though I have a few questions
1: I know it's hard to survive off just a farm alone. What do you do during the winter and hard seasons? I am learning to blacksmith and I'm good at woodworking. Anything else I should try?
2) What are good animals to start off with? I'm thinking Goats and chickens, maybe quail. But that's research I wanted to ask a experienced farmer.
3: Finally if I choose to do bees. Is it a good idea to plant certain types of flowers that bees like around the hives. Will that help produce more honey?
Josh has mentioned that he's a nurse, and his wife also works. I don't believe he's farming full-time, yet.
How do your goats do with the electric fence? I have heard both good and bad. But I would love to get our goats out more on pasture
Lumnah Acres what my friend does is he has a big fence in one pasture for them go be able to walk around, then when they eat that all up instead of moving the fence they have another pasture with a electric fence around it, of course you still have to feed them grain
Hey Lumnah! So....shoot me an email stoneyridefarmer@gmail.com We need to talk...I have some great beneficial tips for ya brotha
Really awesome Josh👍♥️
second one to love it!!
Josh you could easily make a ram pump to get the creek water up to the goats. Look up waranglerstars ram pump videos. They are amazing little devices
Why does the goats have a bell on its neck !
Carolyn Gaulin that's the leaders and usually on farms it shows the farmer where they are
Carolyn Gaulin so If they get lost you can find them easily
You guys have great videos. As a fellow Beekeeper it is great to see another Beek in NC. We live in Mocksville. We started Russians this year. Curious what do you use for Varroa treatment?
I do nothing for varroa. My bees get no treatments of any sort all natural if they survive they survive and if they don't then they don't
Good mixture on that pasture for the goats. They are going to inhale it.
It amazes.me go many haters you have. What is to disk is about this video? Downvote? Really? Get a life, kids!
BTW, have you ever tried Silver King corn? Even better than super Queen if you can believe it.
Not a beekeeper either but I have seen queen traps for just such things. I bet you can find one.
aw man, you got all that and homegrown honey too?