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Date: | Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:48:01 -0400 |
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I am a big fan of YouTube beekeeping videos and Bob Binnie in particular.
I have learned a lot from Bob and I keep bees in his part of the United
States so his techniques are really relevant to my beekeeping practices.
However, I have come to realize that Bob is an intensive beekeeper with a
good sized labor force and a sales outlet for bees and equipment. At 68
years of age with 50 years of beekeeping experience I have become an
extensive one man show beekeeper. I no longer 'go through' hives
routinely, relying on external clues such as flight activity, pollen
collection, and feed consumption as indicators of colony vigor.
I like Bob's feeding techniques and drilled holes in my migratory covers
and began to use 2 gallon buckets with tint plugs to quickly feed hives.
This system works really well, and now I realize, too well, because I now
find myself with too many bees - too many hives, and I am about to have a
big sell-off. So a cautionary tale for an old-guy extensive beekeeper
adopting intensive beekeeping practices. Sometimes they work too well!
Bill Lord
Louisburg, NC
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