Sweet Sadie Honey Farm

🐝🔍 Hive Check Day! 🌼 Just finished a thorough inspection of my hives and I'm thrilled with the honey production and health of my bees! 🌞 Check out the latest vlog to see the hive updates, honey super management, and more. Don’t miss out! 🍯✨

Hive Check and Honey Super Management: Day In The Life Join me for a detailed hive check on the farm as I assess the current status of my bees and their honey production. With recent rains keeping the bees cooped...

🍯🐝 Calling all beekeepers! 🐝🍯
We've got some fantastic hacks and tips to make your honey extraction and bottling process a breeze! From managing heavy buckets to getting every last drop of honey, these tricks will save you time and effort. Check out our latest video and discover the secrets to smoother, more efficient honey processing.

How I Do: Honey Extraction & Bottling Hacks and Tips Join us in today's video as we delve into some essential hacks and tips for honey extraction and bottling that we've gathered over the years. Whether you're ...

Join us for a day at the Vine Street Market as we set up our Sweet Sadie Honey booth. Learn our tips for showcasing honey, staying cool, and enjoying market treats. Check it out now! 🍯🎥

Farmer’s Market Basics with The Beekeeper’s Wife Join us for a sunny day at the Vine Street Market in O'Fallon! ☀️ Today, we're setting up our Sweet Sadie Honey booth, and we want to give you a behind-the-s...

Come see the cool new signs the market made for us. Oh yea, we’re here to from 8-Noon!

🛠️ Learn how to craft perfect honey super frames with my step-by-step guide. Perfect for beekeepers looking to expand their hives or replace old equipment. Watch now and keep your bees buzzing! 🌼🍯

How I Do: Quick and Simple Frame Building In this video, I walk you through the process of making frames for honey supers, a task every beekeeper needs to tackle, especially when your hives are thriv...

Got bees gathering outside the hive in this heat? Don’t panic—they're bearding, not swarming! 🌞 Learn why this happens and how to help your bees stay cool in our latest video. 🐝💧

Your Bees are Bearding, Not Swarming! Day In The Life Hey beekeepers! 🌞 It's been scorching hot, and I've been getting a lot of frantic calls about swarming bees. But guess what? Your bees aren't swarming—they'...

🌞🐝 It's a beautiful day, but we've got some essential work to do in the shop! Today, I'm sharing my quick and easy method for painting beehives. 🎨🏠

How I Do: Painting Hive Boxes... TheEasyWay It may be a beautiful day outside, but follow me into the shop for some essential beekeeping work! Despite the perfect weather, there's equipment that needs ...

🐝🚜 New video alert! Watch as I move our swarm nucs into deep boxes and share essential hive maintenance tips. Check it out now!

Upgrading Nucs To Deep Boxs: Day In The Life In this episode, I tackle the task of moving our nucs that were swarms into deep boxes. Watch as I assess which nucs are ready for the switch, move those tha...

Join us as we extract honey from our hives and prep for the market. Watch the full process from hive to bottle!

Honey Extraction Day - From Hive to Bottle: Day In The Life Join David in today's beekeeping adventure as he takes us through the entire process of extracting honey! 🐝🍯 Learn how we harvest, process, and bottle our ...

Beekeeping isn't always about gathering honey or casual interactions with bees. It's about understanding their instincts, respecting their space, and managing the unexpected. This video might get a bit intense, so be prepared for some real-life beekeeping action.

Handling Bee Escapes And The Unpredictable Instincts Of Bees: Day In The Life In this video, we follow up on our previous installment where we installed bee escapes. Now, it's time to remove them and see how they’ve worked out. This pr...

Dive into the essential preparations for honey extraction in our latest video! 🌼🍯 Learn how to use bee escapes effectively, manage bees, and set up for a smooth extraction process.

Preparing for Honey Extraction - Bee Escapes and More: Day In The Life Join me, David, on a productive day at the apiary as I walk you through the essential preparations for honey extraction and demonstrate how to use bee escape...

Vine Street Market tomorrow. It’s Strawberry Fest, so lots of great thing! Come see us.
Our honey was on the hive yesterday and at the market tomorrow!
Hope the latch holds!

🐝🚨 Swarm Alert! 🚨🐝This beekeeping mission was nothing short of thrilling! We stumbled upon not one, not two, but THREE swarms all clustered in one location! 🌳🐝🌳

The Triple Swarm - Capturing Three Swarms in a Single Go!: Day In The Life In this video, watch as beekeeper David expertly manages the capture of three separate bee swarms. David uses a bucket to safely reach high in the tree to co...

"Sparky" The Wonder Ranger is official now! That brings the fleet of vehicles for Sweet Sadie Honey Farm all the way up to one.

Come see us this weekend at the first Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station on May 11! We are the first booth on the west side of the market! Honey was extracted from the hives less than a week ago! It tastes amazing! Plus, a fresh batch of Mad Dog Hot Honey!

This video isn't just about beekeeping; it’s about rethinking traditional methods and observing the amazing adaptability of bees!

Split Decisions - Innovative Hive Management Techniques: Day In The Life Join David in an insightful day of beekeeping where he explores the fascinating habits of bees and makes some unconventional changes to his hives. Discover h...

. . . when things go terribly wrong while filming in the bee yard . . .

Beekeeping is all about adapting, and this was no exception. Check out the full video for a real look at managing hives against the odds.

Supers and Showers - Beekeeping Against the Elements: Day In The Life David's plan to add supers to his hives quickly changes when unexpected rain hits. This video captures a day in the life of a beekeeper dealing with the imme...

Caught in a beekeeping mystery! 🕵️‍♂️🐝 Watch us navigate a puzzling swarm and search for the elusive queen in our latest adventure.

Mystery of the Moving Swarm - A Beekeeper's Unpredictable Day: Day In The Life Join me in a perplexing day of beekeeping where nothing goes as expected! 🐝✨ In this adventure, I encounter a puzzling situation with a group of bees that s...

Explore the features that make Guardian Bee Apparel’s bee suit a game-changer in our latest video! From superior ventilation to smart design tweaks like metal zippers, discover why investing in quality gear is essential for every beekeeper.

How I Do Bee Suits: Upgrading to My Ultimate Bee Suit Join David as he dives into the essential world of high-quality beekeeping equipment with a special focus on his beloved bee suit from Guardian Bee Apparel. ...

🐝 Spring has sprung in the bee yard, and it's time for a deep dive into the hives. 🍯 Check it out and join our buzzing community for more adventures!

Spring Hive Inspection - Early Supers, Drone Checks, and Unexpected Discoveries: Day In The Life Join us on an immersive hive inspection adventure as we kickstart the beekeeping season with early honey supers, meticulous drone comb evaluations, and cruci...

Our latest YouTube video is out: Capturing the Buzz - All About Swarm Boxes.
It's swarm season, and this video will show you my "hows" and "whys" of catching swarms.
After you watch the video, check out the shorts I'm doing to follow up on the swarm box.

Capturing the Buzz - All About Swarm Boxes: Day In The Life It's the height of swarm season, and I'm here to demystify the process and show you how a well-placed swarm box can be a game-changer in beekeeping. In this ...

This isn’t just any hive relocation — we're bringing the whole home with us, tree trunk and all! Learn about the process behind moving not just the bees, but their natural habitat intact to a safer location.

Hive Relocation - Saving The Tree Bees: Day In the Life Join me, David, along with the O'Fallon Parks Department and fellow bee enthusiasts, on a gripping journey that began last spring. Today, we're embarking on ...

Releasing the next video a little early. This is Part 1 (of 2) of moving a feral hive that is still in part of a tree from the O'Fallon, IL City Park, to Rock Springs Park across town.

On Wednesday, we'll show you the process of actually moving the log!

This was the first time using my GoPro . . . please excuse the poor framing in parts.

Bees In Trees - Rescuing A Wild Hive: Day In The Life Join me on an urgent beekeeping call that turned into a rescue mission! Last April, I received a heads-up about a wild hive high up in a tree at O'Fallon Par...

Excited to announce the launch of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

There will be a something for everyone!

"Day in the Life" videos will follow along with the antics, insanity and just plain fun of beeing a beekeeper.

"How I Do" are fairly technical techniques for beekeeping. Hopefully, they give fellow keepers another way to look at processes, and non keepers a peek behind the curtain.

New videos will be posted every Wednesday so please SUBSCRIBE! We'll do our best to keep you entertained and educated.

Thanks for all of your support. It means the world to us!

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Added to the arsenal today. Got us a new (but old) Bee Truck. Keeping with the theme of the business, naming it Sparky. That was our first dog and a Golden Retriever.

As predicted, 1-2 inches . . . plus some. Girls are all snugged in and warm, but went from collecting pollen yesterday to hunkering down for winter in less than 24 hours.