Ian Steppler, is a third generation family farm. Ian and his family crop 4000 acres of land and manage a 1500 hive apiary.

These vlogs have evolved from my written journal that I use to write 15-20 years ago. The written journal evolved to an online blog and then to a YouTube vlog where I document events along with thoughts on a daily basis. Making these videos is my hobby and it is a lot of fun, but I also use these videos as a source of reflection. In a way, I speak to myself as a beekeeper 15-20 years ago if I could only communicate now to my former self. The interesting part about this YouTube vlog is the feedback I get from beekeepers around the world who in a way, is that beekeeper 15-20 years ahead of me providing me insight to what I’m doing. This has been an extremely interesting project and it has been fun part of my life.
Thank you for watching.

FKB Hygienic Test, Interesting Results
17:23
FKB Hygienic Test, Interesting Results
Dollar Signs Falling From the Sky $$$
10:03
Dollar Signs Falling From the Sky $$$
Captured a Heavy Spring Nectar Flow
7:45
Captured a Heavy Spring Nectar Flow
Going Back Out Where I Belong
7:30
Going Back Out Where I Belong
There’s Only One Way to Figure This Grafting Tool Out
13:04
There’s Only One Way to Figure This Grafting Tool Out
Splitting By the Box
10:43
Splitting By the Box
Nobody wins in a Bears 🐻 vs Beekeeper 🍯 fight…🔫
5:40
Nobody wins in a Bears 🐻 vs Beekeeper 🍯 fight…🔫
Bunch of Lackeys ;)
8:41
Bunch of Lackeys ;)
Many Hands Makes For Quick Work,
14:19
Many Hands Makes For Quick Work,
Tiny Excluder Boost Check Back
5:45
Tiny Excluder Boost Check Back
Next Step: Allowing Things to Work Themselves Out
6:02
Next Step: Allowing Things to Work Themselves Out
Holding Off on the Thymol Treatment, Dramatic Brood Nest Reduction
9:43
Holding Off on the Thymol Treatment, Dramatic Brood Nest Reduction
Objective: Money Spilling Out of Our Pockets 💰
21:29
Objective: Money Spilling Out of Our Pockets 💰
Turning the Corner, Nearly a Week on Pollen
11:53
Turning the Corner, Nearly a Week on Pollen
Only an Inch, Not a Foot ❄️
8:46
Only an Inch, Not a Foot ❄️
Early Bird Gets the Pay Cheque
6:15
Early Bird Gets the Pay Cheque
The Job That Comes Around Every Spring
5:45
The Job That Comes Around Every Spring
Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba - Follow the Bee Farmers virtual farm tour
15:23
Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba - Follow the Bee Farmers virtual farm tour
Not Beekeepers, Mite Exterminators
7:46
Not Beekeepers, Mite Exterminators
They Finally Found the Feeders! Day #1 of Foraging Flight
8:33
They Finally Found the Feeders! Day #1 of Foraging Flight
A Humbling Gut Punch in the Nucs
10:08
A Humbling Gut Punch in the Nucs
How Can That Much Poop Come Out of One Little Bee?! 💩🐝
7:42
How Can That Much Poop Come Out of One Little Bee?! 💩🐝
First Load on the Ground, and the Back Work Starts Again 🐝
6:43
First Load on the Ground, and the Back Work Starts Again 🐝
The Only Important Opinion, Which is My Own
6:42
The Only Important Opinion, Which is My Own
Cruel April Fool’s Joke Mother Nature…❄️
7:27
Cruel April Fool’s Joke Mother Nature…❄️
At the End of the Rope
8:35
At the End of the Rope
Finger on the Trigger… 16 Colonies Out on Their Cleansing Flight
5:40
Finger on the Trigger… 16 Colonies Out on Their Cleansing Flight
Patience is a Bit@$
7:49
Patience is a Bit@$
+8 and The Shed Sits Cool and Inactive, the Coolers Hold the Bees in Dormancy
24:36
+8 and The Shed Sits Cool and Inactive, the Coolers Hold the Bees in Dormancy
Field Ready! Chaffer Rocker Arm Replaced, Last Job Done ✔️
5:43
Field Ready! Chaffer Rocker Arm Replaced, Last Job Done ✔️