as you said, he is the master... thank you for the kind words about South central Missouri. We live just 5 miles northeast of Cabool and find ourselves in love with this area everyday...
I’ll be attending Dr. Leo’s October workshop in two weeks, and have really enjoyed your footage and you sharing your experiences there. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this nice video. I couldn't make it to Dr. Leo class this fall, so your information helped me to join it virtually. Now waiting for part 2.
This is neat to see. I am from Cabool and work in the two story building in the begging of your video. I'm hoping to go to one of Dr. Leo's workshops soon.
Great information, thanks for posting this info. I’m a new beekeeper and I have A LOT to learn. I hope I can attend a seminar in the future with Dr Leo and I am really liking what I’m hearing about this new method of housing these amazing little creatures. Not that far from you. I’m up in western NC and I come through Atlanta via I-85 numerous times a year.
Gene, I like it, not only because it is very informative and really well done, but also because my wife and I are in it. She is the lady who asked about frame order and orientation close to the end of the video, and I am the handsome guy standing behind her with the ball cap on. I thought this could have been the same time we were there.
Great video. Thanks for sharing the whole full experience. I’ve never been to a conference like that and seeing what you did throughout the day makes me want to attend one next year. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks for the video. BTW: Pecan and walnut trees, esp black walnut, are native to MO, so they were probably just left where they were when the park was built.
Thymol… would you happen to know what commercial Beekeper use? the amount of thymol in 1.5-1 syrup in 55 ga drum. Fall feeding and trying to clear up brood issues. I think I saw a article that the European 🐝 keepers put a couple table spoons 🥄 in a drum but the article was from 1920s
I'm late to your video release and I am an over the road truck driver.... the travel distance in this video your vehicle was traveling was too close before your statement to back off regardless of your fear of bridge collapsing from truck driver error...
You are bucking a stacked deck (trying to take on too much going strictly layen). Turn the horizontal langstroth deep to vertical instead of horizontal (yes a mod will be needed but you can repurpose frames). Build boxes to fit and manipulate them like a Layens instead of lifting like a langstroth configuration (it's a narrower deeper layens by effect). Basic result is you can use Lang deep foundation with no foundation mods and coated plastic works well though you may want to bore 1 1/2" holes for bee movement lower in the frames. Extract in economical two frame extractors! You can use Layen dimensional lumber (1.5") but make boxes 21-23" tall to give bees space below frames (like a natural tree trunk). A 20 frame long single hive will be about 29-30" long having space for a follower board. This set up will allow a closed top layen's approach without the odd ball wide size of the layens frame and allow hobbyists to use economical two frame extractors. Hives can be placed side by side to share winter heat, a single cover (hinged end to end instead of side to side) but have entrances on different sides of the hives to prevent confusing entrances for the bees. Proper support frames will allow for bottom cleaning access and inspection for swarm/supercedure cells and mite/beetle traps etc without removing frames. Two hives of this configuration will be about 24" x 30" rectangle and utilize about 40 to 42 total repurposed lang deep foundations. Boxes can be built with 3/8" or 1/2" or 3/4" ply where sides are mated. If you want to get industrious you can use 2" corner frames and 3/8" ply body panels and the sheep's or lambs wool as insulating material on outside walls. these hives can sit on a 2' tall 2x4 frame and a simple mirror can help a person examine the underside of the open hive bodies or you can build drawers for the beetle traps and early spring dead bee body's.
Good question - I'm actually in favor of the top bars that touch each other rather than the 3/8 space in between and it is my goal to head in this direction. It's less materials and labor if I do, and it keeps the brood nest temps balanced during hive inspections - a win , win , win as I see it. I've been using the space as a crutch to deal with hive beetles. I believe both can be used successfully (as Dr Leo does as well) and I may build frames in the near future that touch, BUT I will still space them 1 3/8" rather than 1 1/2" apart as Dr Leo does. I've seen a lot of research that supports tighter spacing for brood nest. One of the foremost sources are from Francois Huber noting as small as 1 1/4" frame spacing for brood and up to 1 1/2 for honey comb. A lot of the top bar community puts this spacing into practice and I've personally settled on 1 3/8" for everything at this point - hopefully a happy medium. Here's a link to Michael Bush on Huber if you want more info: www.bushfarms.com/beesframewidth.htm#framespacing
@@enjoybeekeeping5612 I have one occupied layens hive with the frame I built where the top bars are touching. At first I really tried to keep the entire width of the tops sealed so the bees could not gain access above the bars...I had a small gap between the last top bar and the side of the hive. However, I would find some hive beetles that got up there and it was not sealed off by the bees yet. It could be that the colony was much smaller back then but I decided to leave that area open through the summer and I keep the swifer sheets up there. Not sure why but there are always LOTs of bees up there when I open the hive. They have only 3-5 shb so dont think they are chasing anything away they just seem to like it up there for some reason. Now I keep a frame feeder in the hive and while I could put a think piece of wood across the top of it to seal the top, the bees do not seem to care so I leave it off. Before it gets cold I will pull the frame feeder and seal it off...but in Texas it will be another month!
@@enjoybeekeeping5612 OK I feel a little silly. Posted that last one before I saw Dr. Leo's hive inspection. My layens looks just like his with the frame feeder!
@@enjoybeekeeping5612 I enjoy your content .I've been working bees for 43 years made alot of honey and taught myself to graft a few years ago .I have gotten severe arthritis so hefting heavy supers has seen better days .I've decided to build some horizontal langs during winter .keep your video's coming much appreciated. Thank you. 🐝safe and keep your smoker lit!!! Konrad
Are you reviewing Dr Leo or driving around semi’s. Until you drive a semi, you have no idea how nerve racking it is for the semi driver around you 4-wheelers. If there is an accident, you aren’t the one who is sued or goes to jail, it’s the semi driver. Yes, give semi drivers some room, don’t get in a hurry and help them to maneuver. It’s difficult to speed up or slow down an 80,000 pound vehicle who is trying to get a good speed to make it up the next mountain without being slowed down to 35mph on that 70mph highway. I think you did the right thing. Cheers!
I have a lot of respect for semi truck and try to take into consideration all that they require from drivers around them. I try to help them do their job on the road by helping them change lanes by flashing my lights if they pass me, not pull in front of them or jerk around them and force them to slam on their brakes or anything like that. If I said something that suggests otherwise, just let me know. I still get nervous when driving around them, and have seen my share of bad semi drivers. I'm sure you are one of the better ones and I'm grateful for folks like you. Keep up the good work!
great stuff! knowledge is power
skip to 15:00 to start
HI Gene. Thanks for sharing. Glad you were able to make to Dr. Leo's training.
as you said, he is the master... thank you for the kind words about South central Missouri. We live just 5 miles northeast of Cabool and find ourselves in love with this area everyday...
Ha! That bridge IS Super Sketchy! I hate crossing it! Thanks for the video!
+1
I’ll be attending Dr. Leo’s October workshop in two weeks, and have really enjoyed your footage and you sharing your experiences there. Thank you so much!
You're gonna love it! Have fun and bee safe!
You were so right... I absolutely LOVED Dr. Leo’s workshop !!!
@@evalesniak3682 It was a great time =)
Thank you. I am just starting with my first hive. This is great!
Thank you for this nice video. I couldn't make it to Dr. Leo class this fall, so your information helped me to join it virtually. Now waiting for part 2.
This is neat to see. I am from Cabool and work in the two story building in the begging of your video. I'm hoping to go to one of Dr. Leo's workshops soon.
50% of this video has fart% to do with Leo and bees. Everyone has their own crap happening and small talk doesn't enhance the quality of your video.
Great information, thanks for posting this info. I’m a new beekeeper and I have A LOT to learn. I hope I can attend a seminar in the future with Dr Leo and I am really liking what I’m hearing about this new method of housing these amazing little creatures. Not that far from you. I’m up in western NC and I come through Atlanta via I-85 numerous times a year.
You should make a stop - I'm at exit 129 off I-85. It's only another :10 min from there. I'll give you the nickel tour.
According to the "what's that bug?" website, your caterpillar will turn into a Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly. 🐛
Thanks! I'll pass it on :)
LOL, I looked it up too. Crazy looking and cute. Nice to know it doesn't sting.
Lol. Those bridges are so old. But they have to move a bit so they don't fall down. Thanks for your channel and it's great content.
Gene,
I like it, not only because it is very informative and really well done, but also because my wife and I are in it. She is the lady who asked about frame order and orientation close to the end of the video, and I am the handsome guy standing behind her with the ball cap on. I thought this could have been the same time we were there.
Nice to have some other famous people in the videos :)
Glad she asked that question. And I love Dr. Leo’s super practical answer.
Great video. Thanks for sharing the whole full experience. I’ve never been to a conference like that and seeing what you did throughout the day makes me want to attend one next year. Looking forward to your next video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the video. BTW: Pecan and walnut trees, esp black walnut, are native to MO, so they were probably just left where they were when the park was built.
This is good info for new and experienced bee keepers thanks
I don’t know the name of it but that little caterpillar is an enemy to sweet corn or any kind of garden stuff
Very informative,, thanks for sharing,,🐝safe
Go to 15:00 and skip the long talk.
Awesome!! I m going this month. Cant wait🙂
I enjoyed this very much
I like and gained a lot
It's a Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar. I used to play with those.
Too much time in the intro and the travel. 15 out of 35 minutes. I'm interested in Dr leo.
I thought you meant you were in Kabul, Afganistan!
Just the back of some dudet
Thymol… would you happen to know what commercial Beekeper use? the amount of thymol in 1.5-1 syrup in 55 ga drum.
Fall feeding and trying to clear up brood issues.
I think I saw a article that the European 🐝 keepers put a couple table spoons 🥄 in a drum but the article was from 1920s
I would need to ask around. I have a close relative that is a commercial beekeeper that uses Thymol, maybe I can get his feedback
@@enjoybeekeeping5612 I found some good info in the book Honey farming by Manley
I'm late to your video release and I am an over the road truck driver.... the travel distance in this video your vehicle was traveling was too close before your statement to back off regardless of your fear of bridge collapsing from truck driver error...
You are bucking a stacked deck (trying to take on too much going strictly layen). Turn the horizontal langstroth deep to vertical instead of horizontal (yes a mod will be needed but you can repurpose frames). Build boxes to fit and manipulate them like a Layens instead of lifting like a langstroth configuration (it's a narrower deeper layens by effect). Basic result is you can use Lang deep foundation with no foundation mods and coated plastic works well though you may want to bore 1 1/2" holes for bee movement lower in the frames. Extract in economical two frame extractors! You can use Layen dimensional lumber (1.5") but make boxes 21-23" tall to give bees space below frames (like a natural tree trunk). A 20 frame long single hive will be about 29-30" long having space for a follower board. This set up will allow a closed top layen's approach without the odd ball wide size of the layens frame and allow hobbyists to use economical two frame extractors. Hives can be placed side by side to share winter heat, a single cover (hinged end to end instead of side to side) but have entrances on different sides of the hives to prevent confusing entrances for the bees. Proper support frames will allow for bottom cleaning access and inspection for swarm/supercedure cells and mite/beetle traps etc without removing frames. Two hives of this configuration will be about 24" x 30" rectangle and utilize about 40 to 42 total repurposed lang deep foundations. Boxes can be built with 3/8" or 1/2" or 3/4" ply where sides are mated. If you want to get industrious you can use 2" corner frames and 3/8" ply body panels and the sheep's or lambs wool as insulating material on outside walls. these hives can sit on a 2' tall 2x4 frame and a simple mirror can help a person examine the underside of the open hive bodies or you can build drawers for the beetle traps and early spring dead bee body's.
Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar
Natural beekeeping with foundation and extractors someone has strayed to far from the path.
Y'all were crossing over into Missouri there were 2 bridges
Yes sir, I learned a little more about my USA geography that day
Did the seminar change your opinion of your open top bars vs the Layens solid top bars?
Good question - I'm actually in favor of the top bars that touch each other rather than the 3/8 space in between and it is my goal to head in this direction. It's less materials and labor if I do, and it keeps the brood nest temps balanced during hive inspections - a win , win , win as I see it. I've been using the space as a crutch to deal with hive beetles. I believe both can be used successfully (as Dr Leo does as well) and I may build frames in the near future that touch, BUT I will still space them 1 3/8" rather than 1 1/2" apart as Dr Leo does. I've seen a lot of research that supports tighter spacing for brood nest. One of the foremost sources are from Francois Huber noting as small as 1 1/4" frame spacing for brood and up to 1 1/2 for honey comb. A lot of the top bar community puts this spacing into practice and I've personally settled on 1 3/8" for everything at this point - hopefully a happy medium. Here's a link to Michael Bush on Huber if you want more info: www.bushfarms.com/beesframewidth.htm#framespacing
@@enjoybeekeeping5612 I have one occupied layens hive with the frame I built where the top bars are touching. At first I really tried to keep the entire width of the tops sealed so the bees could not gain access above the bars...I had a small gap between the last top bar and the side of the hive. However, I would find some hive beetles that got up there and it was not sealed off by the bees yet. It could be that the colony was much smaller back then but I decided to leave that area open through the summer and I keep the swifer sheets up there. Not sure why but there are always LOTs of bees up there when I open the hive. They have only 3-5 shb so dont think they are chasing anything away they just seem to like it up there for some reason. Now I keep a frame feeder in the hive and while I could put a think piece of wood across the top of it to seal the top, the bees do not seem to care so I leave it off. Before it gets cold I will pull the frame feeder and seal it off...but in Texas it will be another month!
@@enjoybeekeeping5612 OK I feel a little silly. Posted that last one before I saw Dr. Leo's hive inspection. My layens looks just like his with the frame feeder!
Hi👋👋.papilio troilus's (swallow tail butter fly.
Amazing! Thanks for the info! This will help the viewers identify it if they see one next time.
@@enjoybeekeeping5612 I enjoy your content .I've been working bees for 43 years made alot of honey and taught myself to graft a few years ago .I have gotten severe arthritis so hefting heavy supers has seen better days .I've decided to build some horizontal langs during winter .keep your video's coming much appreciated. Thank you.
🐝safe and keep your smoker lit!!!
Konrad
15:05, 32:20
So......how bout the bees? Ugh
Are you reviewing Dr Leo or driving around semi’s. Until you drive a semi, you have no idea how nerve racking it is for the semi driver around you 4-wheelers. If there is an accident, you aren’t the one who is sued or goes to jail, it’s the semi driver. Yes, give semi drivers some room, don’t get in a hurry and help them to maneuver. It’s difficult to speed up or slow down an 80,000 pound vehicle who is trying to get a good speed to make it up the next mountain without being slowed down to 35mph on that 70mph highway. I think you did the right thing. Cheers!
I have a lot of respect for semi truck and try to take into consideration all that they require from drivers around them. I try to help them do their job on the road by helping them change lanes by flashing my lights if they pass me, not pull in front of them or jerk around them and force them to slam on their brakes or anything like that. If I said something that suggests otherwise, just let me know. I still get nervous when driving around them, and have seen my share of bad semi drivers. I'm sure you are one of the better ones and I'm grateful for folks like you. Keep up the good work!
They're the safest drivers you could have around you they're worried about you. This is got a gay theme to it I'm out of here.