Beekeeping | Can Bees Survive In A Single Deep In Winter Up North?

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience about bees... Appreciate ❤

In the high 20s today but ooo windy to even consider checking hive. Wednesday is supposed to be 30° just maybe I can switch out candy board. It sure is a waiting game.

Another great video David!! Thanks! Jeff B in NJ

Thanks! Single brood 👍🏻

Thanks David really enjoy your videos.Up here in NE WI it's 2degs with wind chill of -13degs wright now.Last weekend feed another winter Patty an d 4lbs of sugar as this is all I have to give them wright now.They are doing good but not as strong as yours.I'm just amazed of how many bee's you have on the candy board.looks great and stay warm.

Loolking good David.

Hi David! Curious what the bee temperature was when you were working on them in this video. Thank you!

Looks like they’re doing great

I'm sold David! You have a great product and I will be using it in the future!! It was good to heat Sheri laugh when you opened the small hive✅😁👍🏴‍☠️

Glad to see the little hive that could, still surviving. Gives me hope if I have an underperforming hive, not to give up on them, and keep feeding them.

How long were the winter-be-kind on before the bees completely ate them down?

Thanks David,

I'm intrigued about what you continue to edit out over your right (our left) shoulder. Secret queen rearing stuff? :)

Would to try your honey be kind when it is back in stock. I am in northern Missouri and your videos are very helpful!

The strong winter cluster does not have a problem to reach honey on frames if there is honey in the hive .... in this time of winter that should not be a problem if the hive was prepared correctly .... the problem egsists when the winter cluster is weak and sizes only a few frames ... the winter cluster moves very slovly, if the new brood starts the cluster stay on it and running out of food is very common situation if the temperature stays low for long period .. ..the sugar patty could be help in this case to bridge time when the weather gets better ..... we should leave only strong cluster in the autum and there is "no winter" for bees.

I checked on my 6 lang hives yesterday in upper 50s with 2 not flying at all. They were empty of bees. Wondering if they moved over as 2 hives were super packed full of bees and out of food in top boxes of both and no sugar bricks left. Gave those 2 the honey frames from the empty hives and put a few sugar bricks in each one. We have a week of colder weather now on the east coast. Lost 1 out 11 top bar colonies to mites. Didn't get the top bar hives checked yesterday as it got too windy. I can add food to them quickly this week on a sunny non-windy day without disturbing them.

Hi David! Wow! I cant believe all the bees in that last hive. Do you have any theories on why it is so strong?

Fabulous David! Always love your videos its very good information.

Nice video Mr Burns, do you always inspect your hive during winter?

Hi David, some people like to use a queen excloder and don't, I would like to know your opinion if I may

David how long has those winter bee kind been on the hives?

im terrified to look in my hives lol. I have 4 that are single deeps, 2 of them being small colonies. My other 4 are double deeps. We are on day 3 of really cold weather in Ky. Down in the single digits and windchill creeping around 0. Fingers crossed, once this warmer weather rolls around imma pop the top and take a peek to see if i need to add more sugar bricks

Does the fact that they are eating so much candy this early in the winter mean they are out of honey or is it that they really like the candy?

david i want to try your winter be kind candy board but I cant find it online can you point me in the right direction

The school I work at has a rooftop hive and they always keep it very small. They split it regularly. It overwinters every year in a single deep with just fondant and a protein patty. Southern quebec so usually a little colder than where you are.

HEY DAVE . DO PEOPLE SEND BACK WINTER BE KIND? INNER BOARD. CAN YOU JUST REFILL THE BOARD JUST CHARGE THEM REFILL AND SHIPPING? THIS IS A SUGGESTION OR IT CAN BE A QUESTION IF YOU SELL REFILL BOARDS SHIP BACK? I GOT MY BOOK ON BACKYARD BEEKEEPING TODAY. I MAY NOT BE A READER OF BOOKS. BUT IT IS MY STUDY BOOK TO LEARN FROM GOD BLESS. I TOOK MY FIRST STEP INTO BEEKEEPING. I'LL BUY MORE BOOK.

are you sure it is a good ideea to remove the upside comb parts ? normally, we may assume they did it with some reason for their benefit...

It is possible

How can I buy your Winter bee kind candy

-22 f this am , yes its cold up here

For sure they can. With out even watching this all my single 8s are doing better than the doubles.

Im fairly worried about my hive right now. We've had sustained -40C temps. Currently only -25C. We wrapped the outside and we have snow piled up around the hive to help insulate even more...Fingers crossed the winter bees survived, however I haven't seen any signs of undertaker bees bringing summer bee bodies out of the hive yet.

My hive got robbed and the entire bottom had no bees a few wasps inside and empty frames. Found the queen in top i am at a loss as what 2 do getting colder in north Ohio. I was thinking swap the top 2 bottom and put reducer on I had forgot it when I went out of town.

David do you use the empty Winter be kind boxes do you refill them and use the same ones again Charlie PA great videos keep them coming