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I don’t think it matters much. Some class is tented and that might block the sun a little, so something clear might be best. Can’t say I’ve tried plastic since I’ve got glass on hand. Plastic could warp from the heat?

Yes, I run it through my table saw. If you only have a circular saw, you can make a table saw like jig, should be plenty of info online about hacks like that. But a table saw is what I use

What type of wood do you use for those?

I typically don’t. Mainly use these during a flow. I find it makes everything easier. But you definitely can. I prefer feeding with jars on something this small. I use an old fence picket or something like that as a lid and drill a 71mm hole in it. You could drill a smaller hole and just sit jar on top, but I prefer the stability of having the hole so it goes around the lid and securely hold the jar. I have feeding holes in my 4-frame nuc lids permanently, but the two frame nucs are narrow and it would weaken the lid to much. So that’s why I just use scrap lumber as a lid if feeling is necessary.

Yeah, I didn’t see any workers with deformed wings. I have never seen a queen, then again I’m not regularly letting hives get to this point and happening to be breaking them down while queens are emerging.

I’ve not used that product. Can you sand it when it’s set?

You’re absolutely right. Kids should be exposed to things in the real world, not just stuck in front of a screen. Thanks for the kind words

That is correct. They run her around prevent her from laying as many eggs. She needs to slim down before they can swarm. Thankfully I moved her to a new location hopefully interrupting the process. The foragers will return to the original location when I left queen cells. She had a small cluster in winter and absolutely exploded in the spring. I like the genetics.

Honestly I’ve been so behind it’s a little difficult to enjoy it to the fullest. I do enjoy the questions the kids ask even if they tire out quick in the heat.

Thanks for watching. I’ve been to busy to put proper energy into a video, but I felt like this footage was interesting enough to post

He was still sitting in the tall grass while trying to remove ticks… like, my dude, get out of the weeds. lol

@@DRIECUTHoney 😂Kids are fun, your a good dad.👍

Wow, thanks for the kind words Mike. We first met in Tennessee at hive life, but had a conversation most recently at the expo in Kentucky. Always a pleasure. Of course I have been subscribed to your channel for a while. I did pretty good at posting regularly for a few months this year but haven’t put out a video in a few weeks because I’m swamped. I even filmed a swarm trap build. lol haven’t had the time to put the trap out let alone edit the video. You know how it is. It takes time to make videos and I’m not skilled in that department. Thanks again for leaving a comment

I’ve heard that’s ideal for skunks. Someone also mentioned using carpet tack strips. I haven’t seen any scat since I elevated the pallets, but now I’ll be doing more lifting of supers. Always a trade off

@@DRIECUTHoney ya I have not heard of the carpet tacks but maybe it does . Give it a try.

I prefer a migratory lid for several reasons, but still have telescoping lids at the house. It’s not like I’m going to toss them out if they are still in working condition. Material is too expensive these days. I’m going to experiment with insulation in a migratory lid, so stay tuned. Thanks for leaving a comment.

That’s a good idea, in my opinion. I’ll probably keep a stand at the house, but everything else will go on pallets. I even like sitting mating nucs on them. Eventually I’ll make a pro/con video about pallets. You might find my video about the modified hand truck useful if you haven’t seen it. I move pallets with a modified dolly since I don’t have a fork lift. Thanks for watching

It’s nice in a narrow space because the doors are not in the way. Thanks for watching

That would definitely work. But I’m hoping to give them a fresh start with just new wax. Probably not necessary, but that’s the plan. Also I want to use all the drawn brood frames I have for splits. I’m trying to expand and make a little honey at the same time. So I figured drawing some wax with sugar water for this little side project made since. And If that store some of it, that’s fine with me since I don’t plan to feed them in the fall. Thanks for the suggestion

I’m north of Claremore Oklahoma.

@@DRIECUTHoney I am right here in Rose Oklahoma we are almost neighbors lol. Got 2 acres in the country been wanting to get in the bees for a couple years now. just so expensive😩 I really do like those big castle hives

@@jacobhamilton5747 not too far at all. I’ve actually never purchased bees. I did removals mostly. Now of course I can expand with the bees I have. Stick around, I’m working on a swarm trap video. Might be an option for you to consider.

I believe it’s the MV300 Clear Vue Hat & Veil from man lake. It’s been a view years. I modified the string. I’ll link the video below. Thanks for watching ruclips.net/video/kNcb2xov6x8/видео.htmlsi=RuTP_VXJkefAf7C3

I use 1.25” past on the back side. To be honest I can’t remember why I chose that. If I had a reason I can’t remember. The point is to let air pass through so they don’t overheat in on road. Now I just keep using the same spacing so they are all the same. Sorry I don’t have a more insightful answer lol

Would 1x4 work instead of 1x3?

@@lavenderbridges yes, absolutely. 1x3 is just cheap and I had some left over from another project. My pallets are built completely out of scrap and recycled materials.

Thanks! Whatevwr the reason, I’m having a hard time finding one by threes in my area. I didn’t know if structurally it would make a difference and I appreciate the quick response.

@@lavenderbridges 1x3 are commonly used for furring strips and are not made from select wood. That’s why they are cheap. 1x4 will work just fine.

Thank you for the kind words.

I try to keep the production value high with only the best camera and camera stands available. lol

@@DRIECUTHoney Brilliant!

I’ll see if I can make one later today. Thanks for watching

I put a cut sheet in the comments, it should be pined at the top. Also check out this video for tips on cutting the plywood portion. Beekeeping hack nobody uses | Stop measuring and start using templates ruclips.net/video/yIBWHT1BR-8/видео.html

@@DRIECUTHoney accuracy is good, repeatability is Great. If you are stacking, repeatability is better than accuracy every day IMO. = jigs and stopblocks.

It’s that time of year. They are happy and busy making drones. Drones will be popping out in the next week or so

All in one week. Pretty astounding. Honestly I was surprised as well. They had more down bellow similar in size to what was hanging off the layens frame bottom. I wasn’t expecting that this early in the season.

Interesting. I’ll have to look that up. Seriously doubt I’ll ever switch from langstroth, but it’s fun to tinker with different styles

It’s working out nicely. I’ve got this box on a nuc and I’m having them build wax on some layens frames. The window let me know if they are building on the frames, or wonky. Thanks for watching

A layens frame is narrower and shorter than a double stack nuc. Essentially I’m doing what you’re describing, only I put fully drawn comb next to them so they would only have the space in the layens frames available. I don’t have any wax foundation to put in the layens frames, if I did that would probably be ideal. I don’t want to cut down plastic foundation because I’m wanting to keep the layens system “natural” like many beekeepers who use this equipment prefer

@@DRIECUTHoney cool cool, best of luck I like to see the different style hives.

@@dcsblessedbees I’ll be documenting the entire process. I also have a list of other styles to test in the future

I suppose I could have made some additional top bars. The frames I have were already assembled and wired, so I don’t want to take them apart. But I see how that could work

That’s what Im doing, only I started with Langstroth and would like to compare management in a Layens hive. I know the bees will survive in either.

Most people will do the side so you get a good view of the outside frame. A clear inner cover is also useful. Satisfies the urge to see how many bees are in the box without disturbing them too much. Several of my recent videos have footage of window on all sides, so you can see what different angles look like. And I’ll have some update videos tracking this specific box I made for some future videos, but I don’t want to spoil it, lol. Thanks for watching

@DRIECUTHoney thank you for your response and explanation!

That’s not a bad idea. I’ll have to try that when I move more bees to that yard. Already have the ones out there elevated now, but I’ll move some splits out there eventually. Maybe I’ll put a game camera to see if I can catch one in the act

It’s interesting to see how much they move nectar around as well. Thanhs for watching

That was my hope. Sure is handy to peek in without disturbing them.

My hive from the OA video even had a sunroof, lol. And they are building brood against the glass.

As you know, there are other ways to do it that will be a bit more visually appealing. I needed to add this window for an upcoming video and figured I would do it in a way that most people could replicate without much effort. It’s worth the effort in my opinion. I love peeking in after work.

Sometimes it’s nice to be able to take a peek without ripping the roof off their house

@@DRIECUTHoney It’s always neat to see what they’re doing!

It would. Only it’s not as simple as just having the camera. Unfortunately it does require skill, and tones of time. The bees are raising brood right up against the glass. Cool to see

And they ended up moving that nectar. Like it’s not there currently. Interesting how they move stuff around the hive.

I need to get in the hives soon and equalize. Lots of pollen coming in. Thanks for watching

Interesting that they chose to build on the glass and the edge of wood. Illustrates their preference to build directly over the cluster. Obviously temperature from cluster is a major factor since they can’t build if conditions are not correct.

Thanks, Malcom.

Malcolm* I think there is an “L” in there somewhere lol

Feels early, but I guess it’s as good a time as any. I’m interested to see when we start getting drones.

It’s handy being able to see what’s going on at any time without having to open the hive. I’ll probably make more. I also want to do an observation hive inside like many people do

Thanks, Mike. In short, yes. But I don’t equalize the whole yard once like a big operation would. Basically I’ll take from colonies that are in danger of getting too big too early and donate to smaller hives. So I’m making my production hives equal, but not necessarily making the whole yard equal.

@@DRIECUTHoney Same here.

@@MinnesotaBeekeeper I sorta think of my hives like there are three categories. 1: Production hives 2: Colonies I’ll split aggressively 3: Recourse hives Ideally the production hives should equal since you want them to be as big as possible without swarming so they peak for honey flow.