Barnyard Bees

[simonforeman]

This post possibly should be in queen rearing but it is a beginners question....

I've watched lots of YouTube videos over the past months and David at Barnyard bees has some very good ones. What peoples thoughts how he does his splits of 1 framd of bees and a starter strip in a 2 frame queen rearing nuc?
Most books and beeks state good queens need lots of bees to feed etc...

 

[Poly Hive]

I had a suspicion and the two seconds of viewing confirmed it. If you want to try American techniques the best advice I can give you is move to the state he is in. It's that simple.

Oh and yes queen larvae do need lots of feeding visits so the fewer bees in the situation the worse the result.

If all this sounds negative then good as it's sincerely intended.

Climate climate and climate rule our bees.

PH

 

[Murox]

This post possibly should be in queen rearing but it is a beginners question....

I've watched lots of YouTube videos over the past months and David at Barnyard bees has some very good ones. What peoples thoughts how he does his splits of 1 framd of bees and a starter strip in a 2 frame queen rearing nuc?
Most books and beeks state good queens need lots of bees to feed etc...

Weather, location, forage, strain of bees.
He is in USA are you?
Not something to try and replicate as a novice, and probably not in the UK at all.

 

[Angry_Mob]

Some of his techniques are questionable regardless where you are in the world: https://youtu.be/W4eprSTQ9SI

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

yootoob and american hobbyists
a recipe for total disaster

 

[simonforeman]

Let me make it clear incase it wasnt in the original post... I am not going to follow his ways of queen rearing in 2 frame nucs.... it was mearly a question / thoughts.

I am this year going to try grafting and raise some queens to requeen my own hives so am watching and reading all I can not all that you see is good but adding the very informative info on this site I think I can give it a go.

I have made my 3 frame ply mating nucs on the same format as Barnyard bees so even Americans can help sometimes......

 

[drex]

Five frame nucs are more multi purpose and can be dummied down. It is what I do for all my queen rearing, then I overwinter them in the nucs and use them as brood factories in spring.