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brucesbees
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Приєднався 24 сер 2010
My name is Bruce Jenne and I live in Dothan, Alabama. I got my first two bee hives April 27, 2013 and since that time I have never looked back!
I’ve had so much fun working with honeybees and it seems that each experience is an adventure! I decided that I would create brucesbees so that others could come along for the ride. I hope that as you watch these videos you will enjoy them and that some might even become inspired to get involved with beekeeping themselves!
Beekeeping is certainly about keeping bugs in a box but it is also a conduit to people. From bee club meetings, to live chats, to the Hive Live Conference, I have learned that it really is about much more than the bees. I have met so many new people and made so many friends that I would have never known without this experience. I love it. I hope you will join me as I continue on this journey. There is still so much to do!!!
#beethelighthouse
Email: bruce@brucesbees.com
I’ve had so much fun working with honeybees and it seems that each experience is an adventure! I decided that I would create brucesbees so that others could come along for the ride. I hope that as you watch these videos you will enjoy them and that some might even become inspired to get involved with beekeeping themselves!
Beekeeping is certainly about keeping bugs in a box but it is also a conduit to people. From bee club meetings, to live chats, to the Hive Live Conference, I have learned that it really is about much more than the bees. I have met so many new people and made so many friends that I would have never known without this experience. I love it. I hope you will join me as I continue on this journey. There is still so much to do!!!
#beethelighthouse
Email: bruce@brucesbees.com
Huge Record Setting Honey Harvest (Part 1)
We had a great time as we pulled honey for our huge record setting honey harvest! Great friends from as far away as northern Utah to pull a lot of honey. We pulled honey using both bee escapes and fume boards. We also applied Apivar strips. Burt mostly we just worked hard and and got the job done. It was so much fun and so satisfying. I simply could not do this beekeeping thing at this level without great friends who are not afraid to work. There is nothing quite like the beekeeping community. The bees truly are the conduit to the people!
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My Bees are Being Used in a University Study
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Rogan and Alex from the Auburn Bee Lab paid a visit to my bee yard at Aplin Farms yesterday (June 19, 2024), They took samples of my bees as part of a study to assess varroa mite resistance to Amitraz. Very cool and interesting to see. I'm glad I my bees are a part of the study and that I was able to be there to film these two wonderful people at work! They represented themselves and the Auburn...
Bee Inspector Impressed with Lynn's Honeybee Hives
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Jeff, the Florida Honeybee Inspector stopped by to visit Lynn's hives. He did a great job checking the hives and gave some sound advice as talked about the bees, their progress and the location. Lots of great information here! Link to Nature's Image Farm: naturesimagefarm.com Hawaiin Queens: Heinzelman Apiaries LLC on Facebook Link for Instantvap/Lorobbees Oxalic Acid Vaporizers: lorobbees.com/...
We Are Harvesting Honey Next Week. Are we ready?
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We are harvesting honey in next week. Are we ready? How are the hives looking? In the video I quickly peek in on 17 colonies od honeybees in 7 minutes. Rusty's channel @herdingbeeswithrustyandmik3689 Link for Instantvap/Lorobbees Oxalic Acid Vaporizers: lorobbees.com/products/copy-o... Link for Hive Alive (Code BRUCE10 for 10% discount): usa.hivealivebees.com/ Super DFM Probiotics (Code BRUCE10...
The Best Part of Beekeeping is Talking About Bees
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The best part of beekeeping is talking about bees! I had a great time meeting Michael, Helping get him catch some bees and getting know him. "The bees are the conduit to the people." -Greg Burns @NaturesImageFarmGregBurns Link for Instantvap/Lorobbees Oxalic Acid Vaporizers: lorobbees.com/products/copy-o... Link for Hive Alive (Code BRUCE10 for 10% discount): usa.hivealivebees.com/ Super DFM Pr...
This New Hillco Honey Extractor is a BEAST
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I decided to order a new Hillco honey extractor and it is a beast! Join Rusty from @herdingbeeswithrustyandmik3689 and me as we unbox the extractor and share our first impressions of the product. It was a lot of fun and I really expect it will help us with our honey harvesting efficiency! Check out Hillco's website: Hillco.buzz Check out Hillco on UA-cam @hillcollc Rusty's channel @herdingbeesw...
Extracting Honey from the Comb - We Changed Some Things
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We tried a new setup for our honey extraction and some things went well and there are still some things to work out. In this video you will be able to take a close look at our honey extraction setup and process. Overall our spring harvest was a success, but we still have some improvements to our system on the way. Stay tuned!!! Link for Instantvap/Lorobbees Oxalic Acid Vaporizers: lorobbees.com...
Bees Are My Therapy
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Bees are my therapy. Raw Footage. There is nothing quite like walking around a bee yard when the bees are happy and working hard. The sights, sounds and smells are truly therapeutic to me. Sometimes is a good idea to just step back, watch the bees in action and just be grateful that your hard work as a beekeeper is paying off. #brucesbees #beekeeping #beesarecool
Taking Spring Honey from the Hives - Fast and Easy
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Jeromy and I had a great time taking honey from the hives for the spring honey harvest. We used fume boards, a fast and easy method to remove the bees from the honey supers in a safe and efficient way. It was a beautiful day in what is turning out to be a wonderful beekeeping season! Link to Dewalt blower: a.co/d/3qrddgN Link for Instantvap/Lorobbees Oxalic Acid Vaporizers: lorobbees.com/produc...
Lynn's Monster Hive
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New beekeeper finds success with this monster hive! I had the chance to assist Lynn, my Hives for Heroes Mentee, as she inspected her amazing honey bee hive that we sent her home with in the Endurahive equipment from Greg @NaturesImageFarmGregBurns. It was so much fun to witness Lynn experiencing success! Link to Nature's Image Farm: naturesimagefarm.com Hawaiin Queens: Heinzelman Apiaries LLC ...
1st Graft Queen Bee Acceptance. Success or Failure?
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I grafted queens for the first time in years and decided to check on this. Was this first graft queen bee acceptance a success or failure? Watch and see. Joel from North Georgia helped me that day. We had nice visit and got a lot of work done! Glad he could hang out for the day!. #brucesbees #raisingqueens #beekeeping
How I Shoot My YouTube Videos (It's not as hard as you think)
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Here are some tips as tricks about how I shoot my UA-cam videos. It is not as hard as you may think. Whether you are a beekeeper or not, I hope you will find this content useful. #brucesbees #youtube #producingvideos 00:00 Intro 01:01 Equipment I Use 07:46 Mic Placement 09:03 Camera Set Up and Filming Short or Small Hives or Projects 16:13 Filming Taller Hives or Projects 20:48 Filming from a D...
Hobby Beekeeping Nuggets for Success with #Yappy
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Hobby Beekeeping Nuggets for Success with #Yappy
1st Time Raising Queens - Splits and Cell Placement
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1st Time Raising Queens - Splits and Cell Placement
Wisconsin Beek Meet | A Really Nice Beekeeping Conference
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Wisconsin Beek Meet | A Really Nice Beekeeping Conference
Grafting Queens 1st Attempt - Pass or Fail?
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Grafting Queens 1st Attempt - Pass or Fail?
Queen Cells: An Easy and Inexpensive way to Grow
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Queen Cells: An Easy and Inexpensive way to Grow
Key Tips for Success from Young Beekeeper Rainier Eich
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Key Tips for Success from Young Beekeeper Rainier Eich
Amazing! Bees Outgrew Nuc Boxes in Just 2 Weeks
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Amazing! Bees Outgrew Nuc Boxes in Just 2 Weeks
Hawaiian Queens Kickstart Beekeeping Season
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Hawaiian Queens Kickstart Beekeeping Season
Getting a Jump on Beekeeping Season with Early Splits
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Getting a Jump on Beekeeping Season with Early Splits
Help Me Pick the Ideal Colony to Produce Quality Queen Bees
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Help Me Pick the Ideal Colony to Produce Quality Queen Bees
A Quick Peek Into 10 Beehives. Is Big Red Still Alive?
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A Quick Peek Into 10 Beehives. Is Big Red Still Alive?
Finally! Strong Winter Bees. Beekeeper's Confidence Restored
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Finally! Strong Winter Bees. Beekeeper's Confidence Restored
Beekeeper vs Winter Hive Beetles? The War Continues!!!
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Beekeeper vs Winter Hive Beetles? The War Continues!!!
Treating Bees for Mites - Cleaning the Equipment and Staying Safe
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Treating Bees for Mites - Cleaning the Equipment and Staying Safe
I don’t care as much for the honey as I do just preserving the Honey bees 🐝.
That’s the beautiful thing about keeping bees. There are so many reasons to do it! And each has their own purpose and “why?”
Bruce, a question about your DJI mic system. I do not do video. All I would want to do is to use this mic to record what I see when I inspect my hives. Will the mic work with that on my iPhone? Thank you.
Absolutely. It works great!
Pretty neat
Yeah it was cool!
Loved this! New Beek in South Central Florida. My In-Laws were from Dothan and my Mother-in-law's Maiden name was Brackin!
There ya go! It was a great day. Stay tuned for the extraction video. Should e dropping later this week as soon as I can get hit edited and uploaded.
Awesome harvest
Yeah it was a good one. Lots of work. But also lots of fun.
What a great haul. How many hives do you have now?
Total of around 140 I think. 95 to 100 production colonies. I think we pulled from 75 or 80 that day.
great video,, with that amount of bees then stripping all supers giving them no room ,,now,, do you worry about swarming or will add them boxes back on to give them room back,, thank you awesome videos ty,,
No shouldn’t be a problem. We are going into a dearth.
Bruce, some of those hives were packed with bees. Wow I am happy for you. Glad you got some help, can't imagine trying to do that alone.
Would have been impossible alone!
Good stuff Good crew 👍
Yes! A great day!
Thanks for your review. I purchased the hand crank version being that I have only 2 hives. I experienced the same issue whereas the frames hit the crossbar. Mine was totally unusable until i reversed the connection that drives the basket. Tops are totally unusable. One side of the the crossbar sits higher than the other side. This allows enough clearance to rotate that basket without hitting the frame ears. Trying to reach the mfg. has not been successful. Very nice review. Thanks
Yes I was not impressed either the hand crank one.
Unbelievable, Bruce. I only pulled 30 supers by myself in 90+ temps and had moneys all over my back.😁
Yep. It was awesome. What a great crew and fun times. Still have one yard to go. But what a day!
Hey Bruce good help is hard to fine😂
Yep. We had a great group!
Great job Bruce 👏👏👏👍🍾🎺🐝🐝🐝
Thanks Sebastian. It was a great day.
Busy days Bruce.
No kidding man whew!
I didn’t realize you had so many hives nice work I don’t know how you’re keeping up with that all by yourself between my job and my wife jumping on me about spending to much with the bees I can barely keep up with 20 hives awesome video keep them coming
Yeah it’s a lot of work. I justify the time spent by the money the bees bring in. It has actually been a profitable endeavor for me.
I watch Brakens channel also! I sure never expected to see him on your channel!
Yes! It was so much fun! Would love to get more folks in from other areas but logistically it can be tough.
Great video. Glad you had all the help
Oh me too. Could not have done it alone.
Bruce, those girls worked hard for you! With a lot of wooden ware and a lot of Queens you could double the number of colonies you have because those boxes are bursting with bees!
True but I am about maxed out with what I can physically do. If I retire from my full-time job maybe I can examine a bit more.
What a harvest 👍😁🐝💜🌼🍯 kudos to your ladies for all their hard work and also to you and the crew that helped you. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely. What a great day!
Fun to watch!!!!! GREAT pull Bruce!! Congratulations!! Time to get sticky!!!!!
Oh yeah. That video will drop as soon as I can get it ready! Good times…
Congratulations Bruce.
Thank you!
Why was that queen above the excluder ?
Not sure. Beekeepers error. I think we found 3 that way🤷🏻♂️
@@brucesbees you had a army vet on one video you give him a swarm how is he doing ? I like that you are helping him out 👍🏾
@@aaronparis4714he is ok. Those were bees that were in a water meter on his property.
You better feed them boys
I did lol!
I'm a side liner and I run a 9 frame extractor alone.
Yeah I did that for a while. We have to get it all done usually in a Friday/Saturday. No way I could do that by myself. We probably put in 10 hours Friday pulling and the 14 hours Saturday extracting.
@@brucesbees I will probably have to hire help eventually. I thought about using high school labor with the FFA maybe.
Yeah when you get bigger funding help can be a challenge.
Congratulations on a good honey crop, Bruce! We had a bumper crop in S.C. as well. How did you get so much help pulling honey?
I have some great friends that are willing to go through the torture haha. But is a great time!
How many hives to produce 200 supers? Good looking hives!
75 or 80 give or take.
Omg, Im just finishing a jar of Farmers Daughter honey!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
how long do you leave the escape boards on per box? I've always been told 1 day per super
These were on for 2 days. I would hesitate to leave them on more than 2 or 3 days here in the south.
Wow
Great video Bruce. 200 boxes that is Amazing.
Yes. A big day!
I wish you would wait till after the debate to start
Yeah probably would have been better. Fortunately folks can watch after the debate if they want.
Good stuff 😊 Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching!
I couldn't hear why you were concerned about the virgin bee being moved?
If a virgin queen and moved too soon. During her mating flight period of time in my mind she might leave and get lost. I prefer to see them start laying before I move them. If I know for a fact that they moved in the same day or about the time I find them in there I will go ahead and move them. Or if I open it up and see eggs then I know there is a mated queen and can move them any time.
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Good Morning Bruce, This is a late post as I've just started watching your videos. Question about your equipment. Is that a Lang horizontal hive? I have a back issue and and seeking opinions and knowledge on an option for me. Good videos, I love that you show your successes as well as your failures. Good content, thanks
Yes it is. From Horizontalbees.com. It would be a good option for you. Thanks for watching.
Wow! Thank you for that quick response and referral.
Thanks for the simple explanations and product demo. The mask you are wearing is a particulate mask and not a vapor mask. Use with care.
Wow this is awesome, the amount of knowledge this guy has is incredible
Yep he is sharp. Knows what is happening for sure!
Do. U. Oil. The. Paper. Towels
No. Just tear them in strips. Similar strategy to using Swiffer sheets.
I am a hobbyist beekeeper and the trick is simple. Mark her with a Posca permanent pen. It can be quite useful, and you can follow the colour chart, or just mark them one colour like i will do as soon as i get a tool to caught and hold her to paint. And with the colour yu can write down or just memorize the date in the hive, and then you will always find her, and also know if it have swarmed or anything haoenned to the original marked queen
Yep. That works well!
@@brucesbees Then i found your red queen after hehe... poor baby
This is an expensive project. As a new beekeeper, I don't have that quantity of wax. $10/lb get me a stick. I'm in awe seeing Bruce putting cakes worth of wax into the boiler. That's like a $1000 project
Nah it wasn’t really that much. Haha. But yeah wax is a valuable commodity. Thanks for watching!
Looking great Bruce! In southeast Michigan are big summer flow has kicked in , I run deeps for everything at this time because I am expanding and want uniformity for ease of splitting, about to make 150 more splits over next week while honey is flowing. Isn't it fun when the bees make us a nice crop of honey!
You are pretty tough of you use all deeps. In understand the principle but man those things are haven’t when loaded down with honey.
Looking towards to the follow up. The results state wide. Thank you Bruce, send them to Bob Binnie. Bruce do you have any idea who the 30,000 hives beekeeper the student said he worked for?
I am not sure but I think he said he was raised in Kansas. I plan to do an interview with him soon.
Great share Bruce. Our club here is involved with Frank Rankovich and the USDA Bee lab and we get VSH queen cells each season with data monitoring. It’s a 5 year program and he’s really seeing the Amitraz resistance. I think doing things like this and what you’re doing here is only going to help the industry.
I really enjoyed this. And in my case the results are both good and bad. Hint. I’m glad I had my Apivar strips ordered so I could apply them as we pulled honey!😎
One could spray them with some sugar water, before lifting the cage, in order to make her sticky so that she can't fly.
That’s an idea. I have gone back to releasing the traditional way. It’s just so much easier and the results to me were not much different using this technique. I may try again in the future but not worth it to me for now.
What an interesting Study Bruce!! Looking forward to seeing the results 😁👍 ROLL TIDE!!! 👍😁🐝😎
Results coming soon. Thanks for watching Grayson!
What a fantastic study.
Yes! It was very cool.
Also not so sure I’m going to treat for mites more than once a year. Never had any issues. Beetles are worse but I got some stuff Phillip told me to use