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Agree. I count the frame as harvestable if 75% of the frame is capped or if 75% of the box is capped.. all three of those boxes were greater than 75% capped. George

Our crowd funding just wrapped up where preorders were available. If you go to our website: www.thekeepershive.com and get on our email list, we will keep you informed when they will be available for purchase again. George

I just sent you an email Anthony. George

Will do. The spacer box immediately above the brood box has a divider in it. So each colony has 8 deep frames in the brood chamber and 5 deep frames in the spacer box to overwinter. George

You are correct. A follower board works a little bit better in the Keepers Hive than a regular Langstroth. You could put in a entrance reducer in the bottom board entrance to direct the bees to enter where you have frames. Take the extra frames out of the box where you dont want the bees and add the frames back when the colony starts to grow. Cool that you are appreciating the use of a follower board in keeping bees! George

Awesome memories! When a two queen hive works, it will surely out produce two single queen hives. There is a tremendous forager force so when they find an exceptional nectar source, the amount of honey they produce is amazing. With the Keepers Hive, you can access the two brood chambers without removing the very tall super stack. It essentially takes a lot of the work out of management. Thanks for sharing. George

We use 10 frame bottom boards with the entrances on opposite sides of the hive, so each brood chamber has its own entrance and the bees don't drift to one side.

We will do that soon! George

We have not made that video yet actually but it is in the pipeline for this fall! We have a trick for overwintering them both in the hive on 13 deep frames while keeping them both completely separated.

Absolutely. Possibilities are endless with that many bees. George

​@@TheKeepersHive Here's another tip, Beeks, use supers with 9 frames to make cappings removal easier. If you are short of drawn combs, place foundation frames in supers. Bees will draw them out pretty fast, if a good flow. Remember to put gaps between boxes. This lets bees take advantage of entering and exiting the hive, also free movement of air during evening drying.

​@@TheKeepersHive another way to keep bee colonies from swarming is to give each brood box a young vigerous queen and plenty of empty combs to lay in. Nothing is as satisfying as seeing combs with good brood patterns just before a great flow starts.

Hi Tim, this is our Two Queen Keeper - our company is The Keeper's Hive, you can check out more information on our hives by visiting www.thekeepershive.com or our Indiegogo page where we are currently offering orders

Thanks for the tip. I do get stung a few times for sure. George

Next year, I promise to sit on the top of a two queen keeper and hum something. Sounds like a fun time! I am good with all comments. I am a big believer in multiple perspectives complete the picture. But yes, If I get one more comment that the Keepers Hive wont work because of propolis, I may start trying to raise some money somehow off of it! George

It was fun to make! Two queen hives are fun to run if you like big hives. George

Everywhere there was bearding there was an upper entrance. I set some supers back 3/8 inch and there is an entrance at the top too. Help dry out the honey and more return areas for the foragers. Just be careful if you have small hive beetles. A beetle does not stand much of a chance in this particular hive. George

​@@TheKeepersHive Also, make sure there are 10mm gaps between supers for air flow for drying out the nectar. Also, it is easier to remove and add filled and empty supers. Keep a date on the box when placed on the tower to know when to pull to extract. A good way to tell how the flow is progressing or waning down. Have fun!!

I added two more empty supers to the top just to give them enough space.

No I dont use clamps in the winter on the exchange box. Betterbee sells hive clamps if you want to buy additional ones. They are just adjustable toggle latches. You maybe able to find them cheaper shopping around. George

Thanks! It has been a journey for sure. Hive design is not easy. The bees will generally tell you what is right and wrong with your design. Just need patience to see it. George

Yep! Mark's idea. I wont wear crocks in the apiary but I am not a fine example of what protective equipment to wear either. Better bee handling does equate to needing less protective equipment most of the time. The Keepers Hive allows for minimal colony disturbance to examine the brood box. George

Thank you! I am excited that over 150 beekeepers have preordered at least one hive. I promise everyone it does what we show you it can do in our RUclips videos. No staging being done on our single take videos. George

I am not a big flow frame user. I am just trying to show people that if you already own flow frames, they can be used on the Keeper's Hive (both one queen and two queen). Moving brood above the flow frames may help the bees start accepting and filling them. Just having fun! George

Simple. Just add it to the stack. The 7 frame flow super is the width of a 10 frame super. Fred Dunn is going to run a flow super on a two queen Keeper's Hive next year too. It fills up quick. George

The spacer box on the two queen keepers is a deep 10 frame box with a divider in the middle. The colonies in the two queen keeper overwinter with 8 deep in the brood chamber and 5 deep in the spacer box. Additional emergency feed can be added to the top of the spacer box if necessary. George

Sustainable beekeeping is not easy to achieve. I believe the Keepers Hive allows beekeepers to more efficiently and effectively do the management necessary to achieve a sustainable apiary. George

The two queen keeper has two separate eight frame deep brood chambers. There is a 6.5 inch closed off space between the two brood chambers so that the queens remain separate below but the foragers share the supers above. Big hive with lots of bees for sure! George

Hey Eddie! The two queen Keeper has 2 identical 8 frame deep brood chambers with a follower board. There is a 6 1/2 inch wide enclosed space that sits between the two brood chambers. The queen excluder and the supers sit on this box. The brood chambers and queens are totally separated while the foragers share the supers above. George

I set the box back a bit to give the bees a top entrance and to dry out the honey. It is a strong hive so not worried about robbing. Also, not much small hive beetle pressure in the area either. George

Yep! Flip the lid, remove the observation window/frame protectors and check brood/stores... all while seated. George

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Thank you. Assessment of food resources so important going into dearth. Does not get talked about enough. Everyone just focused on the honey production and not the health of the colony. George

I cant wait to introduce them too! George

Great point. Some times my pant legs are tucked in and some times I forget. The bees will let you know when you forget. I am a bit of a minimalist when it comes to protecting against stings. I breed for docility. George

Just get a higher stool to sit on. I tend to keep my hives about 6 to 9 inches off the ground; but I dont have much skunk pressure that I know of. George

Ok. If you are satisfied with your current hives, then all is well. We are providing people an option for using your langstroth equipment while lifting less. Pretty simple. George

A section honey box and frames will be a 2025 Keepers Hive product. George

@@TheKeepersHive I can’t wait!!!😃

Much appreciated! George

We're planning to have an update on international shipping by the end of this year. We're also looking into finding a UK manufacture and will definitely keep everyone posted!

Awesome! Single brood chambers, less lifting, seated hive inspections.... all excellent stuff. We hive to have international distribution figured out soon too. George

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Sounds great. Thank you so much for your order. If you can spread the word that would be most appreciated too! George

You the best! Such an exciting day made possibly by all of our early adopters. We will keep the videos coming for sure. Spread the word! Many thanks. George

Much appreciated! A very exciting day and thanks for adding to it! Spread the word. George

Thank you very much. Been a nerve racking and exciting day. SO appreciative of all the early adopters who preordered today! Spread the word....means a lot. George

Much Appreciated! George

Thank you so much! George

Yep! Good to have early adopters to the smarter way to manage bees. George

Hopefully not needed... The parts are pretty durable. George

But they will be available if you need them! - Dave

I might like to order the new observation window and frame guards. The older ones I have work but are fiddley

@@laureldoherty9363 definitely get in touch with us later this year and we'll make sure we help you out!

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They are standard Langstroth, we've tested with plastic and wood and both work!

@@TheKeepersHive thank you! Love what you all are doing

It will be on indiegogo.com on Tuesday.... or go to our website www.thekeepershive.com thanks so much. Exciting times ahead. George

The exchange box is the box to put frames you move out of the brood chamber with the demaree swarm prevention.