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Yes as you use the smoker it will get hotter. So cram needles in tightly and the smoke will cool. Always use cool smoke when working Bees. Hot smoke makes them defensive. Happy beekeeping!

I've heard ornery kid. Also heard it's a big ol boy who gets work done. Most people remember being called this by their grandpa.

That can work but it's really just a guess in a large beeyard. It works just for the day. Remote entrances on small colonies works everyday without much effort. It works very very well. Hive equalization works great in beeyards as well. Make hives similar in strength and that eliminates robbing. The method I'm using works so well on splits that are in the same yard with larger hives. Happy beekeeping!

@@honyokhoneybees8116 find the numbers of hives that can sustain themselves in a bee yard I found is the best way overpopulation of bee in one area causes them to Rob Moore but you are right if all of them equal Robin is less but that goes back to overpopulation if they are not pretty much equal

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60-90 days

We do leave dry sugar on all winter

@@honyokhoneybees8116 thanks bud.

Can happen for varying lengths and reasons. Nectar flow stops for the day....liquid feed spill and running out of a hive......just a whole host of possibilities

No problems

No. Sorry

Yes we caged all of them. We also checked on them. Once they hatch in the protector you need to move them to a queenless hive. It really works well if done correctly. Enjoy!

Have you tried a queen pipe? It captures the attendees as well and doesn't disturb them or risk broken legs or damage. I have one.

@@inharmonywithearth9982 I just watched a video of one. That’s pretty clever. I might have to invest in one. Thanks!

The best is full sun and a strong hive.

Yeah. I don't have to wear much at all. Most of the time the jacket is nice just to hold extra queen cages and other supplies. African bees.....yikes! Not sure I would want to be around them

I take a propane torch and heat it up. It burns and flakes off. I do let it get bad before I do that though.

There are other ways but we feel this is the best. We were nervous at first and even taped our fingers with electric tape. But now it's no big deal. Just make sure your fingers aren't sticky when you pick a queen up by her wings. The workers go in head first. I haven't been stung in a couple years doing this. Just jump in and do it. It gets so easy after some practice. Happy beekeeping!

Purchase a queen pipe. They are extremely affordable and catch the queen and attendants harmlessly

The recesssd handles wont fail when picking up a box full of bees or honey. The wooden handles will eventually fail and rip off. The wood behind the handles doesn't dry out well. It will hold moisture and rot prematurely. Boxes stack tightly together when in storage. Hives on pallets fit snug without handles making a void / gaps between Hives. The loose fitting bee suits will catch on the handles when working around bee hives.

@@honyokhoneybees8116 asked & answered. thanks!

Good vid, Eric. I never used the stop. May try that next time

Most definitely. When we notice some heat in it we just add pine needles and pack them in. Cools it right down.

1/2 gallon in a 1 gallon

It's a demonstration showing a appropriate sized box can give even a small cluster a chance to over winter. She was probably one of our late grafted queens that we put in the medium with some frames of honey. Slow to start because a queen will lay just enough eggs that the cluster can cover. We fed them and she had a nice hive by mid honey flow. We probably boosted the hive with hatching brood to get things rolling.

$200 for over wintered and $175 for June Nucs

They worked well on hives that were full of bees. To get them to draw out and fill the comb we places a normal super on the hive. Once it was filling up and close to capping we placed the Ross round box below the super. This seemed to get the Bees to draw it out better. Once drawn out we switched it with the super above. Once on top we could change out the Ross rounds as they capped them. Then they will keep drawing out the new Ross rounds. One thing to watch though. A good queen can overpopulate a nuc. Be sure to watch the amount of brood. Use it elsewhere to help boost other hives if necessary. Have fun!

No i Just shook it in. the cells are built at an angle so none of it falls out

This was a last minute thing and it was very late in the year. The best thing currently would be feeding 2 to 1 syrup Water

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We have. When people say you can't get honey your first year....this is a sure fire way to do it. Even with 3 pound packages we shook them into a 5 frame deep Box and when they had it drawn out checkerboarded on another 5 frame deep above and within 2 weeks we were putting mediums on for honey. We also make splits out of our bigger colonies down into 5 frame hives to help overwinter.

@@honyokhoneybees8116 have you ever tried 2 queen system with your hive ? Where you pou two 5 frames nuc side to side and place a deep super on them ?

No

@@honyokhoneybees8116 if you can do an experiment on that and tell us your experience on how did it go via video that would be great.

We put the remote entrances on at night. All the bees are in the hive. When morning arrives they will orientate to the new entrance.

@@honyokhoneybees8116 hmmm. I did put it on during. The night. It’s been two days and they are still clustered at the bottom of the screen with pollen on 🙄🤣 I’m still seeing some fighting so I think the robbers are still checking it out. It’s my fisrt hibe and just. Five frame nuc size still. I’m in love though🥺

The ones clustered below are either some of the bees that didn't make it back and spent the night outside or they can be robber bees. I would just leave it on. Also with the hot temps we have the bees that belong inside the hive hanging around on the outside. They do this to help keep the inside of the hive cooler.

@@honyokhoneybees8116 thank you very much for your help! I really appreciate you taking the time! ❤️

Loran oils. Thanks for watching!

We overwinter mainly in 5 frame single deeps. If bees won't all fit we put another deep on top. We also add ventilation on top of the hive to help rid moisture.

@@honyokhoneybees8116 A new issue that came up with the 5 framers is that its sometimes possible for them to be in so tight that its hard to open them without messing up a whole frame of honey. They just get so tight in there. I still like 5 frame boxes and hope there's a way to avoid this in the future. The advantage of lifting only 40 to 50 lbs instead of 100 is too much too ignore.

As long as the frames are drawn out you can put just 4 frames in the medium and space them out equally