Beekeeping with Chuck - 2nd Demaree and Cutting Cells Too!
🐝✈️ From the cockpit to the bee yard! Chuck's back and diving straight into some serious Demaree hive management.🤔 Did the added caged queen successfully establish herself? Is scratching honey cappings really the key to creating brood space? And what exactly happens when you perform a "Second Demaree" on a towering colony? 🤷♂️📍 Highlights in this episode:✅ Watch a real-time Day 9 queen cell check & cut in a young Demaree hive.✅ See the technique (and cool tool!) for collecting royal jelly from queen cells.✅ Confirmation time! We look for eggs to see if the introduced queen is laying.✅ Addressing honey-bound & pollen-bound frames – making crucial space for the queen!✅ Performing a "Second Demaree" on that monster hive based on YOUR feedback!✅ Adding a TON of foundation to give the bees room to expand.✅ Follow-up on the honey capping scratching experiment – did the bees move it or just recap?🎙️ You don't want to miss these hands-on insights! Hit play now and tell us YOUR Demaree experiences in the comments below! 👇#Beekeeping #DemareeMethod #HiveManagement #QueenCells #BeekeepingTips #ApiaryLife #HoneyBees #BackyardBeekeeping
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Beekeeping with Chuck - Double Demaree Checkup. Do I Need To Rotate Frames?
🐝🍯 Dive into the hive with Chuck as he checks on his Demaree colonies!🤔 Are upper entrances helping or hindering? Should you crack honey caps to encourage brood? And is Chuck pushing his beekeeping limits by lifting 80lb supers?!📍 Highlights from this episode:✅ Witness a booming hive thriving with a Demaree system✅ Discover how bees are using upper entrances for pollen collection ✅ Learn Chuck's method for equalizing honey stores in supers✅ See how to identify and interpret queen cups✅ Observe a new technique for encouraging bees to move honey✅ Understand the signs of a superseded queen (and what to do!)🔥 Ready to geek out about bees? Hit play and tell us your thoughts in the comments! #Beekeeping #DemareeMethod #HiveCheck #HoneyBees #Apiary
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Beekeeping with Chuck - 4 Swarms and a Couple 2 Queen Hive Configurations
🐝🤯 Four swarms, two potential queens, and one HUGE beekeeping experiment! 🤯🐝🤔 Can you REALLY combine swarm trapping with two-queen hive setups? Will Chuck's vertical and horizontal approaches actually work? And what's the deal with that mystery queen situation?! 😬🔥 Buzzworthy Highlights from this Episode: 🔥✅ See Chuck's early morning swarm trap retrieval routine with red headlamps and spray bottles! 🔦💧✅ Learn the telltale sign of a laying queen (hint: it involves pollen! 🌼)✅ Witness Chuck's never-before-tried experiment in maximizing honey flow with two-queen hives 🍯🍯✅ Discover the unexpected dangers of oxalic acid and metal queen excluders! ⚠️✅ Watch Chuck's live queen marking technique (complete with a special trick for swarm queens! 💚💙)✅ Get a peek at Chuck's DIY crayon wax method for comb building 🖍️✅ Find out why Chuck believes in clipping queen's wings!✂️Ready to see if this beekeeping gamble pays off? 🤩 Hit that play button and let us know YOUR predictions in the comments! 👇 #Beekeeping #TwoQueenHive #SwarmTrapping #ApiaryLife #Honeybees
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Beekeeping with Chuck - The Swarm Demaree Combine - What happened?
🐝👑 Queen cells, new queens, and a whole lot of beekeeping magic! ✨ Chuck's back with Part 2 of the Swarm Demaree, and this hive is buzzing with activity!🤔 Did the new queen get accepted? What's the deal with cutting queen cells on foundation? And what's the plan for this booming experimental hive?🔥 Highlights from this episode:✅ Witness the successful introduction of a new queen!✅ Learn Chuck's technique for cutting out queen cells (and why it's tricky!)✅ See how a swarm Demaree can boost a weak hive 🚀✅ Discover the importance of detailed beekeeping notes 📝✅ Get insights into managing brood and honey production in Zone 9B 🍯✅ Find out why queen cells are like "hope" for beekeepers 💫Ready to take your beekeeping skills to the next level? Hit that subscribe button and let us know what YOU would do with this hive in the comments below! 👇 #Beekeeping #SwarmDemaree #QueenRearing #HoneyBees #Apiary #BackyardBeekeeping
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Beekeeping with Chuck - Hiving a Swarm with a Modified Demaree
🐝🤯 Combining a swarm with a weak hive?! Is Chuck losing it?🤔 Should you always replace a weak queen? Is a Demaree the best way to boost a struggling hive? And what do you do when you've caught TOO MANY swarms?!🔥 Tune in to find out as Chuck attempts a daring Demaree-swarm combo! 🔥Here's what you'll get:✅ Chuck's method for safely collecting swarms before sunrise 😴✅ Why pollen in a swarm trap is your cue to act ⚠️✅ The surprising secret weapon for small-scale beekeepers: a queen excluder division frame 🤯✅ Live queen spotting action (can you find her first?) 👀✅ Two different shaker box techniques...and why one failed 🤦♂️Hit play and let us know what YOU think of this beekeeping experiment in the comments! ⬇️🐝 #BeekeepingLife #SwarmSeason #Demaree #QueenRearing #BeeHacks
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