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Laurel and I keep 300+ colonies. We both kept bees before we were married and struggled in the early years with consistency and having large amounts of healthy hives year after year. Here are a couple of the things we didnt know over a decade ago that we do now to maintain our beekeeping business
How we light a smoker in under 60 seconds https://youtu.be/G5T5kDWPpqY
What colonies look like in January that have low mite loads, good nutrition, and a quality queen. https://youtu.be/LkgARFcejjw
How to raise great queens with a 5 frame nuc https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbahx4WxwRgrDTg7ksIiHmkIbLz9FAIQl
How we split colonies https://youtu.be/ZfRTreQ-S9c
Pollen Patties https://youtu.be/BxBdt3llNdk
Check out our playlists of over 200 organized videos from SHB control to single brood hive management
How we light a smoker in under 60 seconds https://youtu.be/G5T5kDWPpqY
What colonies look like in January that have low mite loads, good nutrition, and a quality queen. https://youtu.be/LkgARFcejjw
How to raise great queens with a 5 frame nuc https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbahx4WxwRgrDTg7ksIiHmkIbLz9FAIQl
How we split colonies https://youtu.be/ZfRTreQ-S9c
Pollen Patties https://youtu.be/BxBdt3llNdk
Check out our playlists of over 200 organized videos from SHB control to single brood hive management