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My local Mentor Mike Ross

My local Mentor Mike Ross

Our 2024 UBeeO Raw Data

Our 2024 UBeeO Raw Data

No Brood? No Eggs? November? No Worries!!!

No Brood? No Eggs? November? No Worries!!!

Fall Feeding our Honeybee colonies

Fall Feeding our Honeybee colonies

Sourwood ‘24 - Strike 1, Strike 2, GRAND SLAM!!!

Sourwood ‘24 - Strike 1, Strike 2, GRAND SLAM!!!

Sourwood ‘24 - Sun, Rain, and Disappointment

Sourwood ‘24 - Sun, Rain, and Disappointment

Swarms & Feeding Bees during Dearth

Swarms & Feeding Bees during Dearth

Nate from Hive IQ dropped by to help me pull honey!!!!

Nate from Hive IQ dropped by to help me pull honey!!!!

Headed up for Sourwood 2024 (yards #2 and #3)

Headed up for Sourwood 2024 (yards #2 and #3)

Headed up for Sourwood 2024

Headed up for Sourwood 2024

Preserving Drawn Combs with BT

Preserving Drawn Combs with BT

Virgin Queen Bees everywhere on our kitchen table!!!

Virgin Queen Bees everywhere on our kitchen table!!!

Making 2024 Nucs!!!

Making 2024 Nucs!!!

Checking on our first grafts of 2024

Checking on our first grafts of 2024

💥Time for Equalizing Brood 3/2/24

💥Time for Equalizing Brood 3/2/24

An Inspection from NC Dept of Agriculture

An Inspection from NC Dept of Agriculture

First day back in the hives!!! C’mon Spring!

First day back in the hives!!! C’mon Spring!

Why Honey Production should NOT be considered for Queen Breeder Selection Criteria

Why Honey Production should NOT be considered for Queen Breeder Selection Criteria

You overwintered your beehives….. what’s next???

You overwintered your beehives….. what’s next???

It’s Winter. Time to handle those forgotten to-do’s

It’s Winter. Time to handle those forgotten to-do’s

It’s not quite time for Oxalic Acid in the Piedmont NC

It’s not quite time for Oxalic Acid in the Piedmont NC

It’s time to talk about Queen Bees!

It’s time to talk about Queen Bees!

Breeding Varroa Mite Resistance into Honeybees.

Breeding Varroa Mite Resistance into Honeybees.

Using Double Screen boards to support weak Nucs for Winter

Using Double Screen boards to support weak Nucs for Winter

Breeding Local VSH Genetics P2 - Toe-Cane Beekeepers Association

Breeding Local VSH Genetics P2 - Toe-Cane Beekeepers Association

Breeding Local VSH Genetics P1 - Toe-Cane Beekeepers Association

Breeding Local VSH Genetics P1 - Toe-Cane Beekeepers Association

Time to move some Bees! …….with my Passenger Princess!!!

Time to move some Bees! …….with my Passenger Princess!!!

Winter Prep……take your losses in the Fall

Winter Prep……take your losses in the Fall

VSH Queen Breeding: An explanation of breeding better bees

VSH Queen Breeding: An explanation of breeding better bees

Cori Farms? I don’t think so!!!

Cori Farms? I don’t think so!!!

My simple Solar Wax Melter for Beeswax

My simple Solar Wax Melter for Beeswax

Is Oxalic Acid Vaporization an effective Varroa Mite Treatment in August?

Is Oxalic Acid Vaporization an effective Varroa Mite Treatment in August?

ApiGuard or Apivar……How about Both?

ApiGuard or Apivar……How about Both?

💥 Our Sourwood Hives are PACKED with honey!!!

💥 Our Sourwood Hives are PACKED with honey!!!

An Update on our Sourwood Hives

An Update on our Sourwood Hives

💥 Headed up for Sourwood Honey 2023!!!

💥 Headed up for Sourwood Honey 2023!!!

Beehives: Wax Dip, Paint, Linseed Oil?

Beehives: Wax Dip, Paint, Linseed Oil?

A newborn deer visited me while harvesting honey

A newborn deer visited me while harvesting honey

Varroa Mites and Splitting Hives - Part 2 Rockingham County Beekeepers Association

Varroa Mites and Splitting Hives - Part 2 Rockingham County Beekeepers Association

UBO Assay (Unhealthy Brood Odor) with Optera

UBO Assay (Unhealthy Brood Odor) with Optera

Varroa Mites and Splitting Hives - PART 1 Rockingham County Beekeepers Association

Varroa Mites and Splitting Hives - PART 1 Rockingham County Beekeepers Association

We finally got to our neglected Apiary Part 2 (Haven’t been there in 5 weeks)

We finally got to our neglected Apiary Part 2 (Haven’t been there in 5 weeks)

We finally got to our neglected Apiary Part 1 (Haven’t been there in 5 weeks)

We finally got to our neglected Apiary Part 1 (Haven’t been there in 5 weeks)

New Beekeepers: What Should You be doing next? Part 2 - Granville County NC Beekeepers Association

New Beekeepers: What Should You be doing next? Part 2 - Granville County NC Beekeepers Association

New Beekeepers: What Should You be doing next? Part 1 - Granville County NC Beekeepers Association

New Beekeepers: What Should You be doing next? Part 1 - Granville County NC Beekeepers Association

🔵 Single Brood Box Mgmt and a POWERHOUSE Hive!!!

🔵 Single Brood Box Mgmt and a POWERHOUSE Hive!!!

The ol’ “Nope Rope”

The ol’ “Nope Rope”

Can YOU find the Queen Bee?

Can YOU find the Queen Bee?

Caught 2 of 3 Swarms

Caught 2 of 3 Swarms

💥 2 Virgin Queen Bee Sisters EMERGE right in front of me!!!

💥 2 Virgin Queen Bee Sisters EMERGE right in front of me!!!

I got lit up catching this swarm - #12 2023

I got lit up catching this swarm - #12 2023

💥 A BeeKeeper’s Calendar to HELP YOU become a BETTER beekeeper - for Small and Large Operations!!!!

💥 A BeeKeeper’s Calendar to HELP YOU become a BETTER beekeeper - for Small and Large Operations!!!!

🔵 Why YOU should make your new hives in May

🔵 Why YOU should make your new hives in May

Swarms & Splitting - Part 3 - Moore County NC Beekeepers Association

Swarms & Splitting - Part 3 - Moore County NC Beekeepers Association

Swarms & Splitting - Part 2 - Moore County NC Beekeepers Association

Swarms & Splitting - Part 2 - Moore County NC Beekeepers Association

Swarms & Splitting- Part 1 - Moore County NC Beekeepers Association

Swarms & Splitting- Part 1 - Moore County NC Beekeepers Association

#F-ThemBees🤣🤣🤣 #SaveBees & a Farm update 4/8/23

#F-ThemBees🤣🤣🤣 #SaveBees & a Farm update 4/8/23

🔥 Cori’s First 2023 Swarm !!!!

🔥 Cori’s First 2023 Swarm !!!!

Can you spot the Queen? Ep. 8

Can you spot the Queen? Ep. 8

Queen Bee found on the first frame! #queenbees #swarm #honey

Queen Bee found on the first frame! #queenbees #swarm #honey

💥 I caught 2 swarms in 5 minutes!!!

💥 I caught 2 swarms in 5 minutes!!!

🔵 Love Bees? Buzzing Honey Bees Coming & Going - Birds Chirping / Calming Relaxing Nature Sounds

🔵 Love Bees? Buzzing Honey Bees Coming & Going - Birds Chirping / Calming Relaxing Nature Sounds

Another swarm lost to the trees

Another swarm lost to the trees

😩 Un-Aliving 2 Queen Bees - An Example of when it’s time for her to go!

😩 Un-Aliving 2 Queen Bees - An Example of when it’s time for her to go!

Can you find the Queen Bee? Ep. 7

Can you find the Queen Bee? Ep. 7

🔵 Pre-Stage Your Equipment and get ready for Swarm Season !!!

🔵 Pre-Stage Your Equipment and get ready for Swarm Season !!!

Can you find the Queen Bee? Ep. 6

Can you find the Queen Bee? Ep. 6

Can you find the Queen? Ep.5

Can you find the Queen? Ep.5

💥 I forgot about 12 hives …… Packed with Swarm Cells and bees.

💥 I forgot about 12 hives …… Packed with Swarm Cells and bees.

Can you find the Queen??? Ep.4

Can you find the Queen??? Ep.4

How to catch a Swarm …… with a BULLDOZER!!!

How to catch a Swarm …… with a BULLDOZER!!!

An Ever Changing Bee Business Plan

An Ever Changing Bee Business Plan

Can you find the Queen Bee?

Can you find the Queen Bee?

REAL STUCK!!!

REAL STUCK!!!

Bear Destroys my Apiary!!!

Bear Destroys my Apiary!!!

A Bear in our Bee Yard …….. DESTRUCTION!!!!!

A Bear in our Bee Yard …….. DESTRUCTION!!!!!

March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023

A QUICK way to feed a lot of honeybee colonies.

A QUICK way to feed a lot of honeybee colonies.

A beautiful sheet of Capped Brood!

A beautiful sheet of Capped Brood!

Cori’s Back!!! And some REALLY BIG NEWS!!!

Cori’s Back!!! And some REALLY BIG NEWS!!!

A beautiful Italian Queen Bee!

A beautiful Italian Queen Bee!

When should YOU give the bees more room to expand?

When should YOU give the bees more room to expand?

A Commercial Beekeepers Truck

A Commercial Beekeepers Truck

Found another Queen Bee!

Found another Queen Bee!

Easiest way to light a bee smoker!!!!

Easiest way to light a bee smoker!!!!

You bought a 5 frame Nuc ……. Now what should you do next?

You bought a 5 frame Nuc ……. Now what should you do next?

Bee Yard *** Bloopers *** - Laughing at myself 🤣🤣🤣

Bee Yard * Bloopers * - Laughing at myself 🤣🤣🤣

Equalizing the brood nest to stop swarming

Equalizing the brood nest to stop swarming

Spring Swarm Management - DCBA Feb ‘23 - Part 3

Spring Swarm Management - DCBA Feb ‘23 - Part 3

Queen Castles, SHB, and Drone Laying Workers - DCBA Feb ‘23 - Part 2

Queen Castles, SHB, and Drone Laying Workers - DCBA Feb ‘23 - Part 2

Creating Great Queens - DCBA Feb ‘23 - Part 1

Creating Great Queens - DCBA Feb ‘23 - Part 1

Building Migratory Lids for 10 frame Langstroth Bee Hives

Building Migratory Lids for 10 frame Langstroth Bee Hives

Early Spring!!! Emergency measures in our strongest yards!!!

Early Spring!!! Emergency measures in our strongest yards!!!

My Musings on Early Splits….not a good idea

My Musings on Early Splits….not a good idea

How to stop early swarming- Spring ‘23

How to stop early swarming- Spring ‘23

Beekeeping in the Dark???

Beekeeping in the Dark???

Making Memories: Cutting Langstroth bee hive end-pieces with my daughter.

Making Memories: Cutting Langstroth bee hive end-pieces with my daughter.

Red Maple is blooming here in the Piedmont of NC

Red Maple is blooming here in the Piedmont of NC

Feeding Bees Sugar: How we use it to expand our commercial honeybee operation

Feeding Bees Sugar: How we use it to expand our commercial honeybee operation

How much SUGAR should you be feeding your bees in early spring?

How much SUGAR should you be feeding your bees in early spring?

Bee Hive Frames: Just building a couple hundred tonight

Bee Hive Frames: Just building a couple hundred tonight

Commercial 2-way Pallets: How we build our honey bee hive bottom boards.

Commercial 2-way Pallets: How we build our honey bee hive bottom boards.

Commercial Migratory Lids: How we build ours for our honey bee hives.

Commercial Migratory Lids: How we build ours for our honey bee hives.

10 frame Langstroth Boxes: How we make our bee hives

10 frame Langstroth Boxes: How we make our bee hives

Do the honeybees even care if your bee hive equipment is perfect?

Do the honeybees even care if your bee hive equipment is perfect?

Product Review: Lorobees InstantVap Oxalic Acid Vaporizer…….Hey Rob…..Just take my $$$ already!

Product Review: Lorobees InstantVap Oxalic Acid Vaporizer…….Hey Rob…..Just take my $$$ already!

This method is the QUICKEST way to build your beekeeping equipment!!!

This method is the QUICKEST way to build your beekeeping equipment!!!

What are the right conditions to use Oxalic Acid Vaporization on honey bees?

What are the right conditions to use Oxalic Acid Vaporization on honey bees?

Mixing sugar syrup and feeding our bees in preparation for NC winter

Mixing sugar syrup and feeding our bees in preparation for NC winter

Swiffer sheets for Small Hive Beetle traps

Swiffer sheets for Small Hive Beetle traps

Feeding a commercial honeybee yard - Our 12V electric pump setup

Feeding a commercial honeybee yard - Our 12V electric pump setup

Beeyard Bloopers + Establishing a new bee yard

Beeyard Bloopers + Establishing a new bee yard

107° heat Index, and feeding bees during a thunderstorm. #Beekeeperlife

107° heat Index, and feeding bees during a thunderstorm. #Beekeeperlife

It’s not everyday you find brood frames like this!!!!

It’s not everyday you find brood frames like this!!!!

Tips/tricks for wax dipping bee hive equipment

Tips/tricks for wax dipping bee hive equipment

Early Hard Pruning Tomatoes for higher production!

Early Hard Pruning Tomatoes for higher production!

A not so ideal mid-season move……at night!!!

A not so ideal mid-season move……at night!!!

A step by step on how to use Queen excluders to split your bee hive

A step by step on how to use Queen excluders to split your bee hive

Happy World Bee Day! Local Greensboro NC news channel WXII had me on for a LIVE segment!

Happy World Bee Day! Local Greensboro NC news channel WXII had me on for a LIVE segment!

Making 50 new honeybee hives from 16 strong double-deep colonies.

Making 50 new honeybee hives from 16 strong double-deep colonies.

This honey cost us $100K !!!!

This honey cost us $100K !!!!

Beekeeping Queen Castle - Checking back on a few mated Queens

Beekeeping Queen Castle - Checking back on a few mated Queens

Beekeeping Queen Castle - Expanding your Apiary

Beekeeping Queen Castle - Expanding your Apiary

Swarm #9 of 2022

Swarm #9 of 2022

Swarm #7 in a trash can!

Swarm #7 in a trash can!

Using Swarm Commander to catch a HUGE Swarm!

Using Swarm Commander to catch a HUGE Swarm!

Our bees swarm right in front of us!

Our bees swarm right in front of us!

Swarm #1 of 2022…..Fencepost Swarms are a pain!!!

Swarm #1 of 2022…..Fencepost Swarms are a pain!!!

Our bee hive wax tank BOILED OVER!!!

Our bee hive wax tank BOILED OVER!!!

How to build 5,000 Bee Hive Frames FAST !!!

How to build 5,000 Bee Hive Frames FAST !!!

Setting up a new Bee yard

Setting up a new Bee yard

A pulse-check for mid February in NC

A pulse-check for mid February in NC

Oxalic Acid Treatments on Groundhog Day!

Oxalic Acid Treatments on Groundhog Day!

Picking German Johnson Tomatoes……Until Dark

Picking German Johnson Tomatoes……Until Dark

This one’s for the fellas…..

This one’s for the fellas…..

Independence Day Farm Update

Independence Day Farm Update

Retrieving Honeybee Queen Cell Grafts to be put into splits

Retrieving Honeybee Queen Cell Grafts to be put into splits

Honeybee Swarm #4 - 2021

Honeybee Swarm #4 - 2021

Beers & Bees Ep. 2 - Get yourself a Mentor

Beers & Bees Ep. 2 - Get yourself a Mentor

How we produce Honeybee Queens

How we produce Honeybee Queens

Expanding My Apiary - Part 2 - Making Nuc boxes

Expanding My Apiary - Part 2 - Making Nuc boxes

How to: Hard Pruning Tomatoes

How to: Hard Pruning Tomatoes

Expanding my Apiary - Part 1 - Making Honeybee Queen Cells

Expanding my Apiary - Part 1 - Making Honeybee Queen Cells

Equalizing Honeybee Colonies with Phoebe Snyder !!!

Equalizing Honeybee Colonies with Phoebe Snyder !!!

I found the queen laying in my honey super.......

I found the queen laying in my honey super.......

Beers & Bees Ep. 1

Beers & Bees Ep. 1

Planting 600 Bell Peppers - Part 2

Planting 600 Bell Peppers - Part 2

Planting 600 Bell Peppers - Part 1

Planting 600 Bell Peppers - Part 1

Swarm #3 2021 - You won’t believe how fast honey bees can build a hive!

Swarm #3 2021 - You won’t believe how fast honey bees can build a hive!

Stop weeding your garden!!!! (It’s a waste of your time)

Stop weeding your garden!!!! (It’s a waste of your time)

Honeybee Swarm #2 of the 2021 Season

Honeybee Swarm #2 of the 2021 Season

How to Mark a Queen Honey Bee

How to Mark a Queen Honey Bee

Planting 1,100 Tomatoes......Small Scale Commercial Tomato Farming at Ashby Farms

Planting 1,100 Tomatoes......Small Scale Commercial Tomato Farming at Ashby Farms

Is it necessary to pile up dirt on the rows?

Is it necessary to pile up dirt on the rows?

3 Steps to Prep a No-Till Tomato Farm

3 Steps to Prep a No-Till Tomato Farm

Treating my honeybees with the Lorob bees Oxalic Acid Vaporizer

Treating my honeybees with the Lorob bees Oxalic Acid Vaporizer

Using a Trolling motor to mix bulk Sugar Syrup for Honeybees

Using a Trolling motor to mix bulk Sugar Syrup for Honeybees

Why Tarping the farm is BETTER than Tilling

Why Tarping the farm is BETTER than Tilling

How to Start Seeds Indoors Before Spring Arrives

How to Start Seeds Indoors Before Spring Arrives

An Afternoon of Farm Chores at Ashby Farms

An Afternoon of Farm Chores at Ashby Farms

How to make Honey Bee Hives last 20 years !!!

How to make Honey Bee Hives last 20 years !!!

Best way to secure Foundation Starter Strips

Best way to secure Foundation Starter Strips

How to build Honeybee Hive Migratory Lids

How to build Honeybee Hive Migratory Lids

How I build my honeybee hive stands

How I build my honeybee hive stands

Free Farm Land and Spring Honeybee Swarm Traps

Free Farm Land and Spring Honeybee Swarm Traps