Tuesday, 29 May 2018

New Beekeeper, Ancient Hobby

New Beekeeper, Ancient Hobby
Beekeeper Pam Hyland of Anacortes, Washington took up beekeeping because of the honey and to help out pollinators and the environment.

Monday, 28 May 2018

Thermal imaging helps find bees, which I remove by hand

Thermal imaging helps find bees, which I remove by hand
My thermal imaging camera proves useful in helping to locate the position of a nest of honeybees, which I have to remove by hand. No bees were hurt in the ...

Sunday, 27 May 2018

Honeybee Swarm with Thermal Imaging

Honeybee Swarm with Thermal Imaging
A swarm of honeybees landed on a phone box in Totnes High Street. A basket was placed on the roof and they all walked in, watched by a fascinated crowd.

Saturday, 26 May 2018

Spring 2018 top bar hive inspection

Spring 2018 top bar hive inspection
Filmed at my top bar bee yard in Dundas, ON. A first look at two colonies that survived the winter.

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Top bar hive - treatment free bees

Top bar hive - treatment free bees
This colony in a top bar hive is thriving despite having had no Varroa treatment for 2+ seasons. They have nearly filled the hive, so we are splitting them by ...

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Biodynamic Farming Weekend with Jeff Poppen Day 2 UNCUT

Biodynamic Farming Weekend with Jeff Poppen Day 2 UNCUT
Join Jeff Poppen, 'the Barefoot Farmer' for day two of this biodynamics intensive based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Amy Hamilton and Craig Ciska also ...

Friday, 18 May 2018

Koenen Vented Top Bar Hive System

Koenen Vented Top Bar Hive System
BeeVangelist founder Charlie Koenen explaines his unique Koenen vented top bar hive system and its benefits for urban beekeepers and for bees.

Bee Keeper - Inside Job

Bee Keeper - Inside Job
Check out more of Polished at http://plshd.tv/moreInsideJob On this episode of Inside Job we take a look at Chelsea McFarland, beekeeper, honey enthusiast, ...

Thursday, 17 May 2018

Pulling Honey From A Top Bar Hive

Pulling Honey From A Top Bar Hive
Removing honey from a top bar hive.

Monday, 14 May 2018

Top Bar Hive Introduction

Top Bar Hive Introduction
Top bar hive beekeeping 101. Explanation of benefits of top bar bee hives and why it was originally designed. New World Corniolan ...

Sunday, 13 May 2018

How to Raise Queen Bees - the Nicot queen rearing system explained

How to Raise Queen Bees - the Nicot queen rearing system explained
The Nicot system is a relatively simple way to start new queen cells without grafting, which means that larvae are not handled or disturbed during their ...

Friday, 11 May 2018

Bee Keeping: How to Make a Top Bar Bee Hive

Bee Keeping: How to Make a Top Bar Bee Hive
So we got the garden going and now the orchard is finally in. How do we ensure a great harvest and still continue with adding to our preps? Bee's is how we do ...

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Installing a Package of Bees in a Top Bar Hive

Installing a Package of Bees in a Top Bar Hive
The Bees have arrived and I could not be happier, here is a walk-through of pick-up and installation. http://www.turtlebeefarms.com/ Please check us out at ...

Monday, 7 May 2018

Warre Hive Ready for Honey Harvest

Warre Hive Ready for Honey Harvest
Exceptional conditions this spring will mean we can harvest summer honey and the bees will have ample time to add to winter stores which are already well ...

Sunday, 6 May 2018

How to Assemble a Bee Built Top Bar Hive

How to Assemble a Bee Built Top Bar Hive
Watch our step by step instructional video on building our Top Bar Hive.

Saturday, 5 May 2018

The Bee Built Top Bar Hive

The Bee Built Top Bar Hive
Introducing our new and improved Top Bar Hive.