Setting up a bee hive

Bees are a good thing to have around for many reasons. In this video we document the set up for our first bee hive.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• bees
• organic agriculture
• apiculture
• honey
• economic collapse preparation
• shtf
• garden

[banksiaone]

I think ur great and doing a good job. But get the baby away from there.

[StormCloudsGathering]

@banksiaone - The reason the baby was allowed to be there is due to the fact that swarming bees (bees in transition between hives) are not aggressive at all. You can stick your hand into a ball of swarming bees and they will not sting you.

[ryanswan0]

I remember the African Honey Bee scare. As a youngster I was fascinated by it and learned that the African Bees on this side of the pond were focused in the South. Do you fear African Bee takeover of your more tame honey bees?

[StormCloudsGathering]

@ryanswan0 - Doesn't really concern me much at this point.

[mycomage]

Good stuff man. Out of curiosity, where did you acquire your queen/stock? How's the hive faring now the sun's a bit more south?

[LACYV1]

I love the baby sounds in the middle of the video. Setting up a hive is one of my goals, thanks for showing the process.

[JO3haNsum]

whats up with your beehive ? post another video

[TimmyOFlinn]

Its been 2 weeks its time to get in there and check on them and make sure they are doing ok and that the queen is laying eggs, and they are building Comb!

[kastnmagic]

Where did you get your hives and bees?

[TimmyOFlinn]

@Greltam I wouldn't say it trumps it in my case I am in canada and I think because our summers are "Condenced" we don't get the big darths of nectar that the bees down south get. So a field of Buckwheat in Texas might "BEE" awesome but I think here it could not compete with the clover and Canola that were everywhere.

[Greltam]

@TimmyOFlinn Sounds like another example where practical experience trumps book knowledge :P

[stealinator]

thats awsome. looking forward to an update. Did you give them a small opening to get in and out to start with? Heard its easier for them to defend the hive until the population increases. How many came in it roughly, 10,000? Decided not to go the with the switch the cork for marshmellow route I see. Do an update soon :)

[whiskerchild]

Another question: Is it safe to raise bees within 100 sq. ft. of chickens?

[whiskerchild]

Question: The bee population is really going down, especially bumble bees. Is there such a thing as giving bees a home, not for honey, but for having them pollenate your veggies?