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@@theresaboyle7422 I'm pretty certain they are small hive beetle larvae.

That's what some people in a gardening group I am in suggested. I had several hornworms show up on the pepper plants this year. Most of them got taken care of by the parasidic wasps.

@@628DirtRooster lol maybe so

I've been blessed this year with a wonderful grow and making some wonderful friends. I hope you have a good day.

I think we are, certainly getting cooler here. Gonna possibly frost next week looking at the prediction lowes

I can't really say what the best is. There is a lot of filament I've never used. I can just tell you what I've used before. ABS works well outside and can be acetone smoothed for a smooth look. I've found it can be picky on how it's printed, like a heated build chamber. At home, I run PETG. It's fussy in its own way, but I found it works on my open machines. It also works outside as well. The cathedral style hive is made with PETG. It doesn't melt or deform outside, unlike PLA. I've had PLA deform outside before. I've also used carbon fiber PC filament some. I limit how much I use as it can chew out nozzles. I run strong steel nozzles from microswiss, but even that will wear over time. Hope it helps.

I treated my hives before I ended up losing them all a few years back. Both ended up swarming and didn't requeen properly sadly. I've not bought any new bees, these bees came from feral colonies possibly my own former bees. I catch a few every year and sadly even treating won't eliminate the mites coming from those feral colonies. The mite virus spreaders are here to stay. I just hope giving the carpenter bees housing opportunities on my property instead of trapping and killing them will have a beneficial effect in my yard.

@@dcsblessedbees hope you're doing well DC

@paidrolongwood hey, I hope you're having a good day.

@@thefilamentcorner no complaints. Hope things have been well for you and the family. I've been admiring your creations.

@paidrolongwood I would say we are doing okay. it could be better or worse. I've been busy processing my pepper harvest this year

@KodiakFarmBeesLee It happens, lol. You hang in with the storms and work schedule.

It's all good DC, it was a spontaneous live to share my taste response to some new peppers. I'm going to post a video soon showcasing the peppers better.

It's an up and down thing regarding the bees. I recon you might have those Africanized bees in your area. I am hopefully wrong on that. Keeping bees can be rewarding, but it is work and keeping up with what the bees want.

I would look at when you have the highest chance of running into cold weather. I'm talking like in the 50F or lower. Start your seed in a good window between that time and the real summer heat. Extreme heat can also hurt your plants. Superhots take time so keep this in mind and I have found some varieties are slower. Those Purple Ghost Scorpions are always slow a small. Despite being started at the same time as the rest of the plants. I recommend joining a group for pepper growers. Not only can they give you information. Like possibly other growers near you, sharing how they grow. To also trading for pepper seed. I'm currently in the discord PLC Pepper Lovers Community. If you have discord you can find me in that group under Spring & Larry. They also have a Facebook group a reddit group. I don't mind giving you some seed through you sending me a self addressed and stamped envelope, If you message me through discord. I don't want to publicly put my address out on here. Thanks for watching.

lol, I understand what you mean. Sugar Rush Peach is a hot pepper by most non pepper heads, but it has a nice name that many say describe how it tastes.

Which chocolate pepper are you referring to, A few are chocolate like the Chocolate Champion, Sepia Serpent, Black Ghost.

@@thefilamentcorner The chocolate Champion.

@@ziggyswetlandhoneybees If I get a ripe one I''ll have to let you know.

This is a small selection of the pepper plants I love to grow.

It should be me saying thanks for you watching lol !!!

lol 😂

I did some research and found we only have 2 carpenter bees listed in the state. X. virginia, The only carpenter bee I've seen and currently have nesting on my property. Then x.micans which is all black, If this is a carpenter bee it's the smallest one I've ever seen. They look to maybe be about honeybee size or slightly larger. Much smaller than the other carpenter bee. Would say possibly a worker like a bumble bee, but I don't think carpenter bees make worker females like a colony of bees. Anyways you have given me something to think over.

So far I've not, They might be another variety of mason bee. Or some other solitary bee. There were more out on the corn today.

Yes this is where I post videos

Like I told Paul on his comment, it has pros and cons. I would like to go a bit further if I had the money, with high quality weed barrier and mulch. Would make it last longer and help keep light penetration down. Not all tarps or barriers are made equal. Thin tarps let too much light hit the ground and the seed/plants under the tarp can still grow. I found out from experience. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching Johnny!

Thanks for watching!

I find them interesting as well. Only ground dwellers around my house is yellow jackets sadly. I assume I would need to preform some kind of terrain change to make the clay here more appealing. They do a lot of ground work at the park where these bees live.

Thanks Johnny!

Hello, I built this hive from the 3D files to the actual printed box. I've not posted the files up anywhere online. From making this hive I have plenty of design changes I would make if I were to do anything new. I've just not had any time or desire to do anything else regarding the cathedral style hive. I've also just been curious as to how a honey bee colony would function if possible, in a 3d printed environment. I don't plan on releasing any files anytime soon, however I know of some people who have released files related to honeybee hives. @PrintableScience has some files up on thingiverse for a 3D Printed 3 Frame Nucleus Bee Hive. You can check his video out and follow the link to thingiverse. Teddy Hatcher @bigchessset has made a beautiful indoor wall mount observation hive. You can check his videos out and Part 9 3D Printed Indoor Bee Hive has a link to the files on Printables. I was also recently informed about Hex hives being a thing. Pretty certain you can buy the print files from their website. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I'm going to paste this reply to your other comment in case someone else asks as well on that video.

I copied this from the other video comment. Hello, I built this hive from the 3D files to the actual printed box. I've not posted the files up anywhere online. From making this hive I have plenty of design changes I would make if I were to do anything new. I've just not had any time or desire to do anything else regarding the cathedral style hive. I've also just been curious as to how a honey bee colony would function if possible, in a 3d printed environment. I don't plan on releasing any files anytime soon, however I know of some people who have released files related to honeybee hives. @PrintableScience has some files up on thingiverse for a 3D Printed 3 Frame Nucleus Bee Hive. You can check his video out and follow the link to thingiverse. Teddy Hatcher @bigchessset has made a beautiful indoor wall mount observation hive. You can check his videos out and Part 9 3D Printed Indoor Bee Hive has a link to the files on Printables. I was also recently informed about Hex hives being a thing. Pretty certain you can buy the print files from their website. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

Thanks Tex, I'm hoping they do well this season.

I'm trying to be a little more active in uploading videos to my channel. Nice to see you as well.

Yea, I was interested to see how the bees would act in an almost completely 3d printed environment. I also wanted a cathedral hive. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, Rickey!

Thanks, Johnny!

Thanks for the blessings DC, my family has been praying about your brother.

@@thefilamentcorner Ty Spankey, I found out that he finished all his tests and they have determined that yes he did have a hart attack. But that they is no detected damage from it. Praise God! Thanks for your Prayers buddy.

@@dcsblessedbees That's amazing news dc, I'll let them know

Thanks, Ed. Hopefully, both colonies will do well this year. I released the queen in the Cathedral Hive the next day. Plus, I've begun feeding both colonies 1 to 1 sugar water.

I didn't make the lid. It was a piece from a lot of used equipment I bought when I started beekeeping. But yea, it's got some heft to it. I don't worry about putting a brick on it lol.

Yea, I'm not looking to revolutionize or change the industry, lol. I just had an idea and wanted to test it. I may have to modify it and try again.

Just saw one collecting water yesterday.

For now,I do. Hopefully, they don't all swarm away.

I think it helps the body. This season willing I'll get more brood comb off the bees and maybe a couple more colonies. possibly some more propolis as well. They like to cover that box, maybe the box dimensions promote propolis filling. If I get enough gathered maybe I can send it up to ya to make some more Tincher.