Learning about the art of beekeeping. We read old and new beekeeping books, we are also going to podcast a bee keeping Certified Technician course overview and fun things about the hobby of beekeeping. https://www.patreon.com/FOBA
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125 E3 scheduled production seasonal activities April and May
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Today we're going to be talking about the things that need to be done in April and May now this is location dependant however this is what you are doing directly after winter Hive building. Quick overview.
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124 B5 Performing routine field work: Move occupied hives
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Don't miss today's episode of performing routine field work, would go through the things the book says and Story time at the end of the Podcast.
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Some times you have to do some soul searching.
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I apologize for the bad recording quality I realized halfway through this that I had my Bluetooth on and it's not gonna be good recording quality gonna have bumps and scrapes and scratches and stuff stuff I apologize in advance and I'll try and remember to take my Bluetooth off next Time.
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121 Bee diseases spores fungus and parasites.
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Today is the 1st half of bee diseases. We won't go into depth we'll just kind of cover the bases more in depth stuff can be expected later on. Good I am learning these things these things since I have not had too many hives that have been sick in my 8 years of bee keeping. I try to keep my commentary to a minimum however there's just some stupidity…
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An article from Mother Earth News about solitary bees leaf cutter bees and Mason bees.
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117 B3 Bee Feeding, sugar solid candy fondant, granulated, and syrup.
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So we'll talk about B feeding and the various methods why, wherefore's, and hows.
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Every bear needs his honey.. Let me tell you about mine you about mine. Happy anniversary happy Valentine's Day sweetheart!
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Today we're gonna be talking about Winter cleaning we're gonna be sorting through our wooden Ware and our Tools and sorting them into groups.. Then comes the fun part.
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Perform routine field work this is going to be from chapter B5. We're going to be talking about methods of safely carrying a smoker choice of fuel cool how to pack A smoker light a smoker keep it Lit.And we're going to be passing on some sage advice.
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Tonight we will be talking a little bit about tools and their uses this is going to be a wandering easy talk about tools and of course we're not going to cover everything because there are so many tools that you can use and be keeping and the activities there around be there around that it would be impossible to cover in an hour however we will cov…
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112 A7 Handle hazardous farm materials safely #2
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Friends of brother Adam, Today we're going to be talking about toxic liquids like gasoline, antifreeze, Motor oil, paint thinner, grease, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, and refrigerants.
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111 A7 Handling hazardous farms materials safely
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This is a redo of episode 111. We're going to be covering in septicized fungicides herbicides rhodocides rotate sides and dangerous gasses and molds mildew yeast And fungi
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110 B5 Perform routine field work: all about foundation and wax
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Today we're gonna be talking about wax how it is drawn and what things we need to do as beekeepers to facilitate bees doing their work.
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109 beekeeping at buckfest Abby chapters 6&7
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Today we're going to cover one of the things that makes buckfest Abbey, it's Abby. Something to copy in our own apiaries.
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Today we're going to be reading an exit from the ABC and XYZAB keeping from microfiche And then copied onto an ebook for us to peruse. This book was 1st published by the AI root company. Copyright 1980.
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105 B1 Frames: what to keep and what to recycle.
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Now that we've entered the Winter season and we have some time to field one of the things that we do is take inventory of our take inventory of our wooden Ware . In particular are frames today we're gonna be talking about what to separate out and what we're going to be keeping and placing back in the hive next year.…
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106 reading first 3 chapters of beekeepingatbuckfest Abby, Brother Adam.
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Today we are reading a bit from beekeeping at buckfest Abbey from brother Adam . We also go into a few things at the end that we can draw from the reading.
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Today's gonna be a short one I hope you guys can forgive me for being away for so long, hopefully i am going to be able to Be a little more regular for you guys. Enjoy
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Today we're going to be talking about the end part of fall management oh, we're not going to be winterizing are hives just yet because we're trying to stretch every last minute out of liquid feeding and the ventilation that's necessary for dehydration of the honey for winter.
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102 B1 walk through the yard and evaluate each high from a distance
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Today we're going to be talking about performing field work with colonies in specific assessing hives before opening by watching the activity at the entrance, as well as observing around the hive.
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101 E4 a beekeepers beginner's guide to small business bookkeeping.
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In this episode we are going to be talking about bookkeeping. I am suggesting QuickBooks as the software to utilize. I am not paid by QuickBooks in any way shape or form I just actually prefer the software. The topic is a little bit dry however I found that I learned a little bit even by going through this with you.…
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In tonight's episode we're going to go over how to work a bee Colony, With minimal Disruption to the colony and without getting yourself and everybody else around you stung.
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99 E3 Schedule production seasonal activities for the month activities for the month of July.
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We're going to be talking about some of the scheduled production seasonal activity chicken seasonal activities for the month of July we'll jump back we'll jump back into the end of June and then look a little bit into and then look a little bit into August this is kind of a catcher this is kind of a catch all Podcast for this point in time and seas…
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65 D1 Finishing up our knocked down bee boxes
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Today we're going to be finishing up the construction of our knocked down bee boxes and some tips and tricks to make your super fit nicer.
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this episode ends in a way I had hoped never to end... it ended with an oh oh... lol today we will be discussing brood boxes and an additional podcast will pick up and finish where we left off on this podcast..
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This is an interview from KageCo, Rage in the cage on youtube. We talk alot about beekeeping after the lights go out/ with out electricity type living and the roll of beekeeping in stelth gardening.
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80 D5 Detailed PCMS (premaintanance checks and services) of a beekeeping vehicle
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In this Podcast we cover the detailed primary maintenance checks and services of a beekeeping vehicle that means the everyday check that your going to do on your vehicle and the reasons why we are doing certain checks. This is one of those things that will get you the job when your boss sees that you know what you are doing with your primary checks…
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Discussing pollination requirements and factors that make managing hives that are on pollination contracts different from managing hives used in honey productions
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96 B1 Apiary and beekeeping phone apps and computer software.
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We go into the application world of beekeeping.. We are going to be talking about the different phone applications that we can use and download from the application store.
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Beekeepers don't tend to be professional firefighters, however beekeepers tend to start a lot of fires. How to prepare for, what causes a grass fire or wood fire, and how to Start to fight fire that you have caused. As a disclaimer you should always call 911 when a fire starts because you never know if you are able to put it out yourself and it's a…
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95 E3 Schedule production seasonal activities early June
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Today were gonna talk about things that were going to be doing in early June such tasks as preventing swarms getting highs ready for pollination and all about supers
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Colony examination Steps in going through and examining a colony.
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Get out your recipe cards were gonna be talking about recipes to make our bees happy, write down thes deceptively easy recipes to share with your friends. (only half way joking..)
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91 E3 Schedule production season activities April-May recap, Rescheduling due to weather
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Today we gonna be talking about the regular hiv activities that were doing in April-May due to the fact that weather has bumped everything back and the majority of April was a dud. I am really hoping that made works out for us but there are some tasks need to be done in May.
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90 Beginning beekeeping, My personal theories and why the name friends of brother Adam.
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So today is more of a philosophical type beekeeping Podcast. I hope it helps you understand some of the reasons why I got into beekeeping in would give you an idea of The Modes or the theories of beekeeping that I have.
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89 Beginning beekeeping brood Box number 2
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Being that I screwed up the previous Podcast and ended on a phrase that I never like to use uhohh... Were going to be finishing up beginning beekeeping brood Box and hopefully I don't Babylon too much on this particular Podcast segment. Thanks for listening
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88 Beginners beekeeping brood boxes part 1
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In this episode I get cut off a little bit early so I will be making an extra one to finish up. But we were talking about The parts of a hive and brood boxes
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87 Beginning beekeeping lifecycle of the super organism called a swarm
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So today were going to be covering all things that happens to your bee hive As they work together to Live and reproduce.
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86 Beginning Beekeeping, Biology of the honeybee
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Today were going to be talking about Biology of the honeybee this is part of a beekeeping class in which we cover basic things about bees anatomy and life cycle.
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Today we are going to talk about one aspect of beekeeping insurance. There are several types of beekeeping insurance from crop insurance which insures the honey amount of crop, Winter loss insurance, and beekeeper activity insurance /property insurance Today we are going to discuss Winter loss insurance In Canadian provinces.…
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84 E3 Schedule production season activities for April and may 2nd part
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Were going to be discussing the stuff that needs to be happening prior to receiving a package everything from learning and researching to making your hives to getting them ready and getting a surplus of the materials and feed for the bees.
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85 E3 industry report apiculture, beekeeping
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Tonight were going to discuss the state of the industry of beekeeping . Sorry about the stats … they're from 2008... thanks Government Canada... So of course it doesn't reflect SARS 2 c0v1d house arrest, Monetary issues and unemployment issues.
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83 E3 Scheduled production season activities for April and May
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Inviting you to come and learn some of the scheduled activities that beekeepers have for April and May. This will vary greatly between beekeepers as we all live in different climates and we all have different goals in beekeeping. This podcast however will give you a good basis on which to plan your year from.…
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79 D1 Rehabilitating hives bodies and hardware. What to do with moldy frames.
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Answering a question on homesteading today found on Facebook, from Jennifer Williamson. She had accidentally left her drip-feeding bucket on the hive and the temperatures drop below zero, upon going into her Hive she found mold on the honey frames and wondered if it was okay for human consumption. We cover today rehabilitating hives what to do with…
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81 E3 Schedule production season activities for beekeepers.
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Bee keeping schedules are predictable in their timing even if the exact date may vary a bit. We're going to talk about reasons why saying on schedule may be difficult. As well, why it's important to try to be prepared and maintain a certain time tolerance (try to do things ahead of schedule) and some extra capacity(supplies) to accomplish what you …
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In this episode we discuss the use of power lifting devices in a typical beekeeping operation.
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Primary maintenance checks and services for beekeeping. We're going to talk a little bit about making sure your equipment is ready to work when you go to work.
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Today we're talking a little bit about the difference of purchasing a new or used hives and the pros and cons with each.
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Today we're going to be talking about doing an apiary survey... oh, this is where we go through all of the good points and bad points of an area that we intend on setting up a beehive in.
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