Joe Kolb
I'm Joe Kolb, the owner of Kolb Bee Farm. I've had bees since I was about 10 years old and kept them through my teen years and into my 20's. During this time I had about ten hives and I had a goal of beating the world record in honey production from one hive. While I didn't beat the world record, I did have one single queen hive produce 350 lbs of honey in one year, so I was pretty happy with that. Life happened and I got out of beekeeping for about ten years, but in 2020 I decided to get back into the hobby and expand it to a side line business. My goal is to provide helpful information to beginner beekeepers as well as show my journey of getting back into beekeeping and moving from a hobbyist to a side line commercial beekeeper.
Easy way to late feed / emergency feed bee hives before winter - mountain camping a nuc hive
Mountain camp feeding a five frame nuc - will it survive a Michigan winter?
Close Up Video of Honey Bee Larvae and Eggs with Nurse Bees (No audio)
Quick Check on Hive 007 - Getting Ready For Winter (Rec. 09/07)
More Swarm Cells - Hive #004 (Rec 09/07)
Checking the food stores and prepping for winter - Hive #16 (Rec 9/21)
Adjusting a Nuc Hive Stand Before Winter and Pushing Hives Together
On Track For Winter - Quick Inspection of Hive #012 (Rec 09/07)
Weighing Some Nuc Hives Before Winter - Do They Have Enough Food for Winter?
Oxavap ProVap 110 Oxalic Acid Vaporizer for Varroa Mites - Unboxing Video
Feeding the Bees
What Makes a Good Queen Egg Laying Pattern?
Preparing a 7 Week Old Nuc for Winter - Putting Feeding Shim & Entrance Reducer On - Hive #17 9/21
Overwintering Success Rates - Single Deeps vs Double Deeps vs 5 Frame Nucs vs Double Stacked Nucs
Finally Painted My Beehives
How Honey Bees Cluster To Survive The Winter - Also Insulating Hives & Ventilation
First Official Day of Fall - What's Happening in the Beeyard (Rec 9/21)
Might have to merge this hive - Hive #006 Inspection (Rec 09/07)
Not A Lot to See Here, Quick Check of Hive #013 - (Rec 09/07)
Quick Nuc Hive Inspection - Why Aren't They Using a Drawn Frame? Hive #015 (Rec 09/07)
One Frame Left to Draw Out - Hive #014 Inspection (Rec 09/07)
30 Murder Hornets vs 30,000 Honey Bees - (Reaction)
Honey Bees & Other Pollinators On Goldenrod
Late Nuc Hive Inspection - Large Enough For Winter? Hive #017 (Rec 9/7)
It's Fall and This Hive Is Trying to Swarm - Hive 5 (Rec 09/06)