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I feel like there's to much moisture when I don't do the top hole plus I like something for access to top feeders. I've gone back and forth between both ways.

1/2 in plywood 15.25 x 24 inches

Not sure what a top feeder spinster is. Do you have a link for one ?

Insert. Sorry…spell check at its best.

I was wondering why you didn’t use the Apimaye too feeder inserts that go above the brood box under the cover? And if you have, did the bees feed from top feeder insert?

@@soniaames2119 lol .... Insert. I'm not a big fan of the apimaye feeders. They are to small, have too many small parts and are not insulated. I'm in the process of running two or three gallon too feeders on all my hives.

@@kkiebs1238 Gotcha. Good to know! Thank you! 😊

Lol .. so many questions. Was more of a fun project than an attempt to mass produce comb. The stl for the comb took me a while to draw in a cad program and Its not my first stl. The angle, depth and diameter of the cells also took some research to match what might be average for a bee. Not sure the cell wall thickness matters that much as long as its close. If you want to start learning how to create stl's or drawing things for a 3d printer, I'd maybe start with a free program called tinker cad. As you've already mentioned you can find some pretty good 3d printers on amazon these days for pretty cheap prices. Anyway, toast to a good bee season this year.

@@kkiebs1238 i guess it did not work in the hive ... No eggs larve etc ( maybe drones )

I put the file on thingiverse for you ( www.thingiverse.com/thing:5348928 ). Got tired of paying godaddy to host my files ... lol.

i guess no

@@soupvis2616 why not?

I thought about using the pollen trap also but decided the height just wasnt tall enough to make it work. I didnt spend a lot of time looking at heat loss thru the electrical box. If your worried about this maybe put some heat tape between the pan and the box. When I said it takes a long time that was in relation to something like a gasvap or provap. thx for the comments. getting excited for bee season.

Thanks Jason. I watched a lot of your videos when I was first learning. Appreciate the comment.

Follow up video should be posted in my video list. It was kind of an interesting experiment. All 3 of my hives survived 20/21 winter. I feel like the hive with the styrofoam feeder on top wintered the best. I dont think it condensated above the bees and cluster always seemed to be right below the styrofoam the couple times I checked during cold weather.

@@kkiebs1238 thankyou for the response.

Hi Mike, the bottom board and the hive body's are permanently attached on the hives that I have. They do sell a bottom board kit that you can attached to a wood body if you want to go that route. If you want to vap from the front you can also just put a cork on the end if you gas vap and use the upper entrance. Hope that helps or answers your question.

That's what I was thinking here, surely this setup would've been more efficient by burning the fuel for heat instead, that engine possibly loses 60% of the heat energy in the fuel with the rest turned into rotational force for the boiler?

why is the entire world the way it is..? not everything is A1

The combustion takes place in the internal combustion engine cylinder(s).. That's the origin of the heat. All the rest is pure window dressing to make it appear magic.

@@jeffjefferson3364 A small ICE is unlikely to be greater than 20% efficient ! This a VERY INEFFICIENT way to make steam. A boiler fuelled by the same amount of gasoline entering the engine would do FAR BETTER.

The need is for efficiency in making mechanical power from heat. There's not much use for heat from mechanical.

I live in a northern us climate so we dont get that many days above 90. My bottom boards stay in year round. I only remove them for oa treatment. The apimayes have a plastic grid above the bottom board. Some people have commented the oa will crystalize on that.

i guess no

@@soupvis2616 it would be nice to know

@@davidvalens3337 it looks the comb is too bigg , maybe for drone

@@soupvis2616 so the comb is a bad design

@@davidvalens3337 sure

I havent seen any heat damage. Some comments have been made the oa will crystalize and plug the plastic grate. Something you might need to keep an eye on.

@@kkiebs1238 thanks

I was also surprised they had so much honey left. Need a couple more winters to compare and see if that was abnormal or not for the cluster size and winter conditions. I changed out the apimaye feeder because its not insulated and its small. I'll probably continue to run a combination of apimaye and poly feeders going forward.

The gas-vap was started in england but the shipping cost isnt that bad and its fairly fast. If you dont want to buy one some people just use a copper pipe, put a cap on one end and put a torch to it. I think they work as well as the pro-vap or easy-vap and are cheaper. URL Link bridge-cottage.com/store

Lol ... I'm bad and forgot to post it. Will put it up after work tonight.

Link where you can download the .stl file has been posted in the description. Enjoy

@@kkiebs1238 Thanks so much!

Effectiveness is about the same for both methods. Gas vap is much faster so that's my preference. I use oa in combination with apivar and formic thru the year.

No problem 👍

They are called rivet nut threaded inserts. Amazon link is in the description above or you can google for more info.

I used 1/2 in plywood. For the dimensions I would pull the bottom tray and trace around it leaving a couple inches on the end. My approx dimensions are 15.25 in long by 24 in wide. Other people have commented their bees will propolize the bottom of the hive on the inside. Watch out for this if you go with this method.

I'd be interested in seeing who posted it on thingiverse and would hope they give me some credit but I also dont have a patent or copyright so I think the file is fair game.

@@kkiebs1238 it’s been on there for a few years so idk who posted first. Just search for it and you’ll see.

@@1FishinAddict lol .... Its not possible somebody posted it before I drew it in cad.

@@kkiebs1238 seems like you’re not the only with brain. More like 4yrs late.

@@kkiebs1238 Well, it's not that hard to draw it. I did it in blender two week ago. And It look almost identical than your. I wanted to know, since you had the very same idea, did it worked ? I printed it en 4 mm,PLA. I'm guessing you are using 8 mm. I filled them with white sugar and putted them in my hive for the winter, I'm sort on food and needed a solution. didn't liked the mountain camps sugar method. Will see. AAAND, that thing SO LONG TO PRINT !!!! Enjoy. Beewell too

Seems a lot easier to me than some people stacking hay bales. Debating if I should do another video showing how to do it with a pop bottle.

@@kkiebs1238 put it out there for people to see because anything that helps is a good thing for sure.

I know this sounds like a sales pitch but the apimaye hive is pretty forgiving. I feel confident if I take care of mites and leave food in the fall the bees will do just fine even if I screw some things up.

@@kkiebs1238 I just ordered a couple of them to give them a try here in New England. Here in Northwestern Massachusetts, we can get some pretty brutal weather at times so it should be a good test for them this coming winter.

Share a picture if you get one 3d printed. For the ID holders I looked at using livestock tags and then decided to just laminate some paper to keep it waterproof.

Thank you very much!

Pollen patties just help kickstart the queen into laying a couple weeks before trees start producing in my area. If your in the northern part of the US with a short season you might find this more useful than say, somebody in the south.