December 2020 Meeting: Building Your Own Equipment
Missed our December meeting? You can watch the recorded version here. Read More …
Category: How To Videos
Short videos from the bee yard and in the community demonstrating some of the things beekeepers may need to do.
Mite Check
Today our beekeepers are checking the hive to see what kind of mite load they have and also doing a quick in hive inspection. To learn about how to treat for mites, go to our previous video “Oxalic Acid Treatment.”
Cutouts: Take Two!
Join some of the Surry County Beekeepers as they return to the house with the previous hive that was cut out. Another chance to see how cutouts are done and how a queen may give you a bit of a Read More …
In the Beeyard: Second Inspection
In this video, Davie Simpson and helpers Terry and Chad are going through the 35 hives installed on April 2nd. It’s been 4 weeks since installation so this is the second round of inspections. They are counting the number of Read More …
Cutouts 101
In this video, Davie Simpson and Eugene Brown demonstrate removing bees from a structure and getting them into a standard Langstroth hive.
First Hive Inspection
In this video, Davie Simpson takes you through a hive inspection and things you may encounter. Also, he’ll be marking some queens for the year ending in 0 which is the color blue.
Oxalic Acid Treatment
In this video, Davie Simpson demonstrates using the ProVap 110 For Oxalic Acid Mite Treatment. Davie also demonstrates good safety practices using an oxalic acid vaporization method. If you’d like to learn more about this product, google “provap 110” or Read More …
Configuring Your Hive
In this video, Davie Simpson walks you through the parts of a standard hive with some dos and don’ts in beekeeping.
Releasing Queens
A few days after bees are installed, you’ll need to go back in to check to see if the queen has been released by the bees. In this how to video, Davie Simpson shows you how you can easily release Read More …
Installing 3 Pound Packages
3 pound packages of bees come with a laying queen in it’s own cage. In this video, Davie Simpson shows how to install the queen and the bees.