In this episode of No Nonsense Beekeeping, host Laurence Edwards (also referred to as Laurence Ederson) celebrates reaching 10,000 YouTube subscribers—a milestone achieved over two years, 475 videos, and 1.2 million total views. He thanks the global audience for their support and announces a worldwide giveaway with two prize tiers. The first prize, limited to UK residents, includes a Simon the Beekeeper professional jacket (with two hoods) and an F1 Buckfast queen from the first UK batch. The second prize varies by location: UK entrants receive either a home‑reared queen or a Yolanda queen, while non‑UK entrants receive a purchased queen from a breeder of their choice, up to £50 in value. To enter, viewers must like the video and comment with their location. Edwards encourages viewers to subscribe, hit the notification bell, and looks ahead to a goal of 20,000 subscribers in 2022.
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We've hit 10,000 channel subscribers. Who wants to win some prizes? Hi, I'm Laurence Ederson from Black Mountain Honey. Welcome to another episode of No Nonsense Beekeeping. We have finally hit 10,000 channel subscribers, taken us just over 2 years, 475 videos, 1.2 million views. And we finally hit that major milestone of 10,000 subscribers. So thank you to everyone that's hit that like button, hit the subscribe button, commented, told me I'm doing things wrong, told me I'm doing things right, joined us as channel members— absolutely everyone. Thank you for your support, it's very much appreciated. But this is the start of a very, very long journey. So who wants to win some prizes? I have to say, I am amazed at the number of people that watch this channel but also where you watch it from. All over the world. I just can't get over that. So I'm not going to just do prizes for people in the UK. I'll take the hit. I'm going to do prizes across the world. So we've got 2 prizes up for grabs today. First prize is going to be UK-based only because it's going to be difficult to send it anywhere else, and that is a Simon the Beekeeper professional jacket with 2 different hoods. And also with the first prize as well, you're going to get an F1 Buckfast Queen out of the first batch that comes into the UK. But there's also a second prize here. The second prize is, if you're in the UK, I will give you one of my home-reared queens, or you can have one of the Yolanda queens as well. But if you're not in the UK, I'm not going to send you one of my queens, but I will buy you a queen from your selected breeder anywhere in the world up to a value of £50. So there you go. How do you enter? Very, very simple. Hit the like button, stick a comment below, tell me where you live. And it's as simple as that. You're entered into the competition. So I'm not going to do a highlights reel. I'm not going to talk about it any further. Thank you so, so much for getting me up to 10,000 subscribers. Next step, 20,000 subscribers. Let's see if we can get there in 2022. So thanks for watching. As always, please hit the subscribe button. Please hit the bell so you're notified of every video. And I'll see you next time.
