After going through your videos this last 15 minutes, I'm left astounded by the company's handling of the situation. Putting all that weirdness aside, I really like the product. I'm absolutely enamored by the 2 windows to watch their progress and being able to just enjoy the show 😊 I'm intrigued how well it will work out when you first try getting the honey and would love a follow up video on that in the future! Also maybe like a time lapse video compilation of the top box hives growth through the windows would be so cool! I'm just left wanting more of the bees
You wouldn't be able to leave the windows uncovered. It would stress the bees. They expect their hive to be dark and enclosed. They would likely avoid using the super if the windows were exposed for an extended period of time
@@hmcmeI’m sure you didn’t mean for it, but to me the comment comes across as chastising the OP for something they didn’t even claim to do. Instead, I think something more upbeat would be appropriate. “I think it’s awesome that you’re excited to get a peek into the world of the bees! Just make sure you don’t accidentally leave it open and cause them undue stress.”
@@brendonhavener @hmcme Ohh I have no knowledge of bees past the average person, and your advice that the windows being open over long periods of time would be stressful in the least for the bees makes complete sense! Out of watching all of his long form content I'm left feeling like this creator makes clear decisions on how to film the hive in the least invasive way. His passion for them, aligned with my curiosity, drove me to want more content on the bees because I love his descriptive way and focus on the bees overall. I was imagining something along the lines of a time lapse showing short seconds long clips taken daily, that over some weeks or months (I'm not really sure how quickly they build their hive parts?) could be compiled to make a short couple minute long time lapse of sorts showing the adaptations and creations of the hive over time. If you see this Bowser Bee, thanks for making me less cautious and more observant and curious about bees and wasps than I was before I found your channel! 💛
@@Unalochy Sorry, didn't mean to sound rude. I don't type enthusiastically, naturally. Just wanted to explain why that wouldn't work. But the suggestion to take short clips/photos regularly would, I imagine. Google 'observation hives'. I've seen one at a conference, but they only have them 'open' for short periods. Very cool. I agree, the creator is very good (y)
I think a better way of doing it would be to modify a traditional hive box to add a window similar to this for quick checks of the give without actually opening it up. As for getting a long term video of the bees, you might be able to get a small camera that can record in the dark, and have it inserted in a way that it doesn't disturb the bees
thanks for merging this all into one video, it's been kinda hard to keep on top of multiple shorts that are supposed to flow into one another in n the middle of sentences. still insane to me they would this for such an obscene amount of money, it looks poorly laser cut, and they DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO WAX THE PLASTIC! the advice that would kill your hive if you actually followed it (and then trashing you behind your back for being honest and upfront about these issues!) is just terrible icing on the cake at this point. 💔
I am not a beekeeper. I'm not sure what regulations are here in New Zealand, but it is possible that pre waxed frames could be difficult to get through customs internationally. I know that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has extremely strict rules about what can be brought into our country, especially with respect to bees and insects. I'm not saying that Flow Hive's advice was good. I don't know, but there could be reasons why you might have to wax them yourself. If so, that should be in the instructions, or explained somewhere.
Reasons they don't come pre-waxed: 1. It's not necessary 2. Beeswax is an agent of high risk for the transmission of bee diseases. 3. Foreign wax can have pesticides or other chemicals or even be adulterated with paraffin. 4. If it melts during transport or storage it can interfere with the Flow Hive mechanism.
Living on the northwest border of WA/OR, I rarely see any bees in general. It makes me wonder if the apiaries here are indoors during the fall and winter months. Mostly encounter yellow, white, or blue/green striped wasps. Could this be a reason?
After going through your videos this last 15 minutes, I'm left astounded by the company's handling of the situation. Putting all that weirdness aside, I really like the product.
I'm absolutely enamored by the 2 windows to watch their progress and being able to just enjoy the show 😊
I'm intrigued how well it will work out when you first try getting the honey and would love a follow up video on that in the future!
Also maybe like a time lapse video compilation of the top box hives growth through the windows would be so cool! I'm just left wanting more of the bees
You wouldn't be able to leave the windows uncovered. It would stress the bees. They expect their hive to be dark and enclosed. They would likely avoid using the super if the windows were exposed for an extended period of time
@@hmcmeI’m sure you didn’t mean for it, but to me the comment comes across as chastising the OP for something they didn’t even claim to do. Instead, I think something more upbeat would be appropriate. “I think it’s awesome that you’re excited to get a peek into the world of the bees! Just make sure you don’t accidentally leave it open and cause them undue stress.”
@@brendonhavener @hmcme
Ohh I have no knowledge of bees past the average person, and your advice that the windows being open over long periods of time would be stressful in the least for the bees makes complete sense!
Out of watching all of his long form content I'm left feeling like this creator makes clear decisions on how to film the hive in the least invasive way. His passion for them, aligned with my curiosity, drove me to want more content on the bees because I love his descriptive way and focus on the bees overall.
I was imagining something along the lines of a time lapse showing short seconds long clips taken daily, that over some weeks or months (I'm not really sure how quickly they build their hive parts?) could be compiled to make a short couple minute long time lapse of sorts showing the adaptations and creations of the hive over time.
If you see this Bowser Bee, thanks for making me less cautious and more observant and curious about bees and wasps than I was before I found your channel! 💛
@@Unalochy Sorry, didn't mean to sound rude. I don't type enthusiastically, naturally. Just wanted to explain why that wouldn't work. But the suggestion to take short clips/photos regularly would, I imagine. Google 'observation hives'. I've seen one at a conference, but they only have them 'open' for short periods. Very cool.
I agree, the creator is very good (y)
I think a better way of doing it would be to modify a traditional hive box to add a window similar to this for quick checks of the give without actually opening it up. As for getting a long term video of the bees, you might be able to get a small camera that can record in the dark, and have it inserted in a way that it doesn't disturb the bees
oh he has RECEIPTS
I appreciate the condensed video and also how much you care and love your bees!
You should do a bee keeping how to video! You have a good voice for videos.
Flowhive been real quiet since this dropped…
thanks for merging this all into one video, it's been kinda hard to keep on top of multiple shorts that are supposed to flow into one another in n the middle of sentences.
still insane to me they would this for such an obscene amount of money, it looks poorly laser cut, and they DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO WAX THE PLASTIC! the advice that would kill your hive if you actually followed it (and then trashing you behind your back for being honest and upfront about these issues!) is just terrible icing on the cake at this point. 💔
I am not a beekeeper. I'm not sure what regulations are here in New Zealand, but it is possible that pre waxed frames could be difficult to get through customs internationally. I know that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has extremely strict rules about what can be brought into our country, especially with respect to bees and insects. I'm not saying that Flow Hive's advice was good. I don't know, but there could be reasons why you might have to wax them yourself. If so, that should be in the instructions, or explained somewhere.
Reasons they don't come pre-waxed:
1. It's not necessary
2. Beeswax is an agent of high risk for the transmission of bee diseases.
3. Foreign wax can have pesticides or other chemicals or even be adulterated with paraffin.
4. If it melts during transport or storage it can interfere with the Flow Hive mechanism.
Living on the northwest border of WA/OR, I rarely see any bees in general. It makes me wonder if the apiaries here are indoors during the fall and winter months. Mostly encounter yellow, white, or blue/green striped wasps. Could this be a reason?
You handle this with class.
Going by ghis video, your bottom brood box was not nearly full enough to put on another box, be it a brood box or super.
It was.
I randomly got recommended this video, even though I have no idea what’s going on, I think it’s cool
So much more expensive than a regular box and frames, why bother.