January Chores - The Beginning of My Bee Season -Jacksonville FL Zone 9b

#Honeybee #Beekeeping #QueenRearing #Bees #Florida #zone9garden #zone9b #zone9 #Apiary #Beekeeper #Grafting #Swarm #SwarmTrap #OxalicAcid #Varroa #Harbo #SmallHiveBeetle #SHB #Langstroth #MasterBeekeeper My name is Chuck Cook and I am a University of Florida Master Beekeeper In Jacksonville, FL Hardiness Zone 9B. Being a Master Beekeeper only means that I am experienced enough to know I don't have a mastery of anything. The bees continue to teach me every day. Join me on my beekeeping journey. Please engage in the discussion by leaving a comment. Please check out and visit my website at http://www.chuckshoneybees.com for more details about me and contact information. [00:00:00] Season Introduction and Goals for the Year [00:02:50] Mixing and Heating Thymol Sugar Syrup [00:04:56] Bucket Valve System and Observation Hive Inspection [00:11:42] Filling the Modified Watering Can Feeder [00:12:42] Inspecting First Hive and Installing Top Feeder [00:16:00] Removing Supers and Feeding Single Hives [00:19:04] Assessing VSH Hive and Refilling Syrup [00:22:15] Installing an In-Frame Feeder in Double Hive [00:26:24] Inspection and Feeding of Final Combined Hive