New beekeeper, got a starter kit this year. So glad there was a note in the box explaining the shortage of a bee brush. Finally received it, the smoker and hive tool. The brush will come in handy to keep dust off of my tablesaw. Just saying.
Yes, a video on the best time to work your hives. Mine seem to like sunrise. I’m sure your schedule doesn’t allow for that much flexibility but small hive follows might like to know what you think is the best times are. Thanks
Always enjoy the videos. They give me inspiration. I'm a first year bee hive owner. I just made a first year bee keeper video. Super excited about bees.
Hi Kamon. At 2:55 (when You mention new car smell) bees on the frame seems to be running nervously. Any idea why is that? Regards Robert Kajor,Essex,UK
I’m a bit jealous of the rain you’ve been getting. We are about two months in with no rain and our fall growth has already came and dried up. Not looking good for a fall flow. About half the honey from the same time last year. Thanks for another great video! Look forward to seeing you guys in January. 😃
Here in the South, it has been raining so much that we are having to mow at least twice a week to be able to walk through the grass. We have a field of clover that the bees love. The clover is now just about finished and we are moving with the blade set high to leave most of the remaining flowers while getting rid of the Johnson grass and overgrowth from the hayfields around us. I wish we could send some of that rain your way, Larry Lee’s Bees.
@@theohiohousewife Not sure what opinion? From my understanding it’s very nutritious for the bees. A lot of people let the bees keep it all because they don’t like the flavor. I myself love the taste. It does smell kinda funky when they bring it in.
Goldenrod makes the hive smell like dirty socks - LOL!! Great for the bees, though. I haven’t tried honey made when they’re bringing goldenrod in - I let them have it all!
Thanks for sharing. Interesting to see how this horizontal hive is going. Would be good to see how you help the bees deal with the small hive beetles. Squashing them can't be the only treatment 😉
Hey Kamon, the other day I saw a hobbyist beekeeper putting a 32 frames horizontal hive in his shed with the cover removed. He then put 3 deep honey supers at the end on the right. He drilled a hole on the wall of the shed and used a 2" dia pvc pipe for the entrance. He said that his set up produced as much honey as a regular double brood colony.
Noticed the tote that you put your honey frames in. Where can we find those and what are they called? We tried a horizontal hive this year and pulled 170 pounds of honey. We feel that’s it’s a harder hive to manage. A lot of bridge comb but can’t complain about the amount of honey we got. We’ve learned a lot from watching your videos. Thanks for your help.
Having this type of hive myself, no. you can use any of the other treatment methods as you would with the vertical Langstroth hive....laying it across the top bars or between frames. There is the usual bee spacing under those top covers and between them and the top bars of the frames.
I'm really interested in those bee bread frames. I see a lot of bee bread frames and it seems like they can never use them for anything else. Do they go bad? Do you ever have to scrape them off and let them start over? How much bee bread do they actually need and Hive? Two full frames seems like a lot?
I can't seem to manage to shakebees. Never was good at it then I broke my wrist last fall so now it is darn near impossible, especially if full. I have taken to thumping my frames, if I can I do it infront of the hive, with what you have, I just do it on the frames. Surprisingly, it really does not seem to be much of an issue. I had the issues with the ants, tried cinnamon and it actually works very well. This year my problem is earwigs, horrible!!!
Hey Hyfy1970 - I’m not Kamon 🤣 but I’ve been using the Hive Butler for two years and it’s made very well with extra space for wider honey frames. The only place I’ve noticed that it’s a bit tighter on the thick frames are the edge locations. It is a little close to the wall. Other than that, I’ve really liked the versatility of the Hive Butler. It’s also great for swarm catches. I’ve caught two swarms using the Butler so far! 😃
The original one was 2 years old and was one of mine. When I come back i will put the divider in. I bet 99% will be out of the way by then and on combs
I have had good luck using "Tree Tanglefoot insect barrier" keeping out the ants by putting on the legs of the hive Its cheap also... don't get it on you or on your clothes... Like usual thanks for the Video.
The steady rains this year have prevented us from having the normal dearth. I've got 5 acres white with clover and the bees continue to bring it in. In a normal year the clover starts declining right about at the end of June....which of course is when the bees need it. If this weather pattern (eastern WV) continues we'll have a record fall flow.
Great vid! Who makes the plastic storage box for your capped honey frames? I love the design of your Long Lang. Do you offer plans to build it or a link to where it can be purchased?
This is my first spring with a horizontal hive. Did you have to keep moving the frames of honey further to the outside away from the brood as they fill up or will they do it themselves?
Just checked some of my hives here in Deep East Texas. The comb is a bright yellow. Looks similar to Golden Rod wax. Never seen this before this time of year. Would you know where they may have gotten this? Thanks for all your videos.
Sprinkle some cinnamon on top of the inner covers to deter those ants. You can purchase a large container at restaurant supply stores for a reasoanable price.
Thanks for all your hard work with the videos. I've learned a ton from them and really appreciate it! One question for you is how do you handle Argentine ants? They are bad here in central Georgia and really giving the hives a hard time.
2" band of axle grease on legs couple inches up from ground. The ants up at the top of hive will be stuck, however, they don't want to cross the grease.
Isaw a guy's solution to ants recently, basically pieces of aluminum flashing on top of concrete blocks on which the hive rests. He puts grease on bottom of the flashing.
Try using Pam original cooking spray . I had those same ants and sprayed them with the spray and it killed them instantly. Yes I was careful not to let the overspray into the hive .
Hi Kamon hope you are are all well. I'm in Manchester UK. I noticed you had a black coloured brood frame. Is it plastic? Does it work? Would it fit in a UK "National" Hive? Keep up the great videos and love to all of you. Mark.
Fume boards? Put some cloth with your favorite bee repent in the bottom of you frame caddie. Then when you put the harvested frames in the caddie the bees will leave the frames. Problem solved.
As interested in the long langstroth hives as I am, I'm not sure they're as productive as the standard hives. The issue for me, is my back is is horrible and there's no way I could lift a full box for harvest. Kamon, under normal circumstances with a good queen, could you harvest more than just once each season? Giving the bees more space more often by taking that honey thru the season? I seems like you would need to leave them quitea but to get thru winter, so you couldn't get more than 20 frames of honey anyway. And I've seen you pull 5 boxes of some give standard hives.
Love the videos of the long lang !
I like these hives
Keep the long Lang videos coming.
Thanks you for all the very helpful and amazing videos. Plan on keeping next year.
Another great video that deserves a like and a comment!
that looked like a pretty good harvest to me, hope you do more informative videos on these types of hives,,
Your videos for the new bee keeper are very informative! Thanks! SW FL.
New beekeeper, got a starter kit this year. So glad there was a note in the box explaining the shortage of a bee brush. Finally received it, the smoker and hive tool. The brush will come in handy to keep dust off of my tablesaw.
Just saying.
good luck, greetings from turkey beekeepers
Thalia you for all your info your a great speaker I'm a new bee got my first bees last week already building. Kinda cool to see
Enjoyed seeing videos on that colony this year. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Carter thanks. I hope you had a good honey pull!
@@kamonreynolds thank you. I hope the same for you. Gonna be pretty good. I am happy to have no absconded colonies for the first time in 13 years.
Im building a top bar hive, great video thanks for sharing 🐝🐝
i love bees and these videos!
Yes, a video on the best time to work your hives. Mine seem to like sunrise. I’m sure your schedule doesn’t allow for that much flexibility but small hive follows might like to know what you think is the best times are. Thanks
Always enjoy the videos. They give me inspiration. I'm a first year bee hive owner. I just made a first year bee keeper video. Super excited about bees.
Hi Kamon.
At 2:55 (when You mention new car smell) bees on the frame seems to be running nervously. Any idea why is that?
Regards
Robert Kajor,Essex,UK
Thanks!
I’m a bit jealous of the rain you’ve been getting. We are about two months in with no rain and our fall growth has already came and dried up. Not looking good for a fall flow. About half the honey from the same time last year.
Thanks for another great video! Look forward to seeing you guys in January. 😃
Here in the South, it has been raining so much that we are having to mow at least twice a week to be able to walk through the grass. We have a field of clover that the bees love. The clover is now just about finished and we are moving with the blade set high to leave most of the remaining flowers while getting rid of the Johnson grass and overgrowth from the hayfields around us. I wish we could send some of that rain your way, Larry Lee’s Bees.
I’m assuming all this rain can only encourage a big golden road flow for fall?
Im getting conflicting stories on the golden rod. What's your opinion on it?
@@theohiohousewife Not sure what opinion? From my understanding it’s very nutritious for the bees. A lot of people let the bees keep it all because they don’t like the flavor. I myself love the taste. It does smell kinda funky when they bring it in.
Goldenrod makes the hive smell like dirty socks - LOL!! Great for the bees, though. I haven’t tried honey made when they’re bringing goldenrod in - I let them have it all!
That pollen down there in TN is kicking!! Thanks Kamon for the great video.
I can’t wait to see you in Tennessee
Going to be a blast!
Thanks for sharing. Interesting to see how this horizontal hive is going.
Would be good to see how you help the bees deal with the small hive beetles. Squashing them can't be the only treatment 😉
I spread a bit of diatomaceous earth around the hives, up to 2 meters. Inexpensive and it drastically reduces the beetle count
Hey Kamon, the other day I saw a hobbyist beekeeper putting a 32 frames horizontal hive in his shed with the cover removed.
He then put 3 deep honey supers at the end on the right.
He drilled a hole on the wall of the shed and used a 2" dia pvc pipe for the entrance.
He said that his set up produced as much honey as a regular double brood colony.
That would be cool to see
Silver bullet bettle traps are awesome.
Noticed the tote that you put your honey frames in. Where can we find those and what are they called? We tried a horizontal hive this year and pulled 170 pounds of honey. We feel that’s it’s a harder hive to manage. A lot of bridge comb but can’t complain about the amount of honey we got. We’ve learned a lot from watching your videos. Thanks for your help.
It is call a Hive Butler they can be found here hivebutler.com/
Hey kamon we're can you get one of them hives at.
Hey Mitchell, I got it here. However, they aren't making any right now due to high lumber prices. www.horizontalbees.com/
With this kind of hive and the need to treat for mites, doesn’t this hive prohibit the use of anything but oxalis acid?
Having this type of hive myself, no. you can use any of the other treatment methods as you would with the vertical Langstroth hive....laying it across the top bars or between frames. There is the usual bee spacing under those top covers and between them and the top bars of the frames.
No it doesn't prohibit. I use apivar strips
Awesome!
How did you get the bees to move over so you could install the follower board?
Kamon. You mentioned using an escape board in a future video. Will they work down here with hive beetles?
I'm really interested in those bee bread frames. I see a lot of bee bread frames and it seems like they can never use them for anything else. Do they go bad? Do you ever have to scrape them off and let them start over? How much bee bread do they actually need and Hive? Two full frames seems like a lot?
All that bee bread is due to lack of brood to feed it to until they got the new Queen laying.
Yes!
@@kamonreynolds What part of TN ru I'm in Houston county
I can't seem to manage to shakebees. Never was good at it then I broke my wrist last fall so now it is darn near impossible, especially if full. I have taken to thumping my frames, if I can I do it infront of the hive, with what you have, I just do it on the frames. Surprisingly, it really does not seem to be much of an issue.
I had the issues with the ants, tried cinnamon and it actually works very well. This year my problem is earwigs, horrible!!!
Kamon....how well does the hive butler fit honey frames that were in a 9 frame super that has the comb drawn well out beyond the frame?
Hey Hyfy1970 - I’m not Kamon 🤣 but I’ve been using the Hive Butler for two years and it’s made very well with extra space for wider honey frames. The only place I’ve noticed that it’s a bit tighter on the thick frames are the edge locations. It is a little close to the wall. Other than that, I’ve really liked the versatility of the Hive Butler. It’s also great for swarm catches. I’ve caught two swarms using the Butler so far! 😃
Larry pretty much said exactly what I would have said Hank.
Look into a product called tangle guard. It’s to keep insects from crawling up trees. Works perfectly on elevated horizontal hives.
Where was the queen from? Do you wait for the bees to go to the other end or how do you get them over when you add the divider?
@@sinisterhipp0 the original one.
The original one was 2 years old and was one of mine. When I come back i will put the divider in. I bet 99% will be out of the way by then and on combs
I have had good luck using "Tree Tanglefoot insect barrier" keeping out the ants by putting on the legs of the hive Its cheap also... don't get it on you or on your clothes... Like usual thanks for the Video.
The steady rains this year have prevented us from having the normal dearth. I've got 5 acres white with clover and the bees continue to bring it in. In a normal year the clover starts declining right about at the end of June....which of course is when the bees need it. If this weather pattern (eastern WV) continues we'll have a record fall flow.
Can you treat with formic pro in a long hive?
Can you even imagine beekeeping pre-hive beetle and pre-varoa?
Heavenly man it must have been heavenly
Great vid! Who makes the plastic storage box for your capped honey frames? I love the design of your Long Lang. Do you offer plans to build it or a link to where it can be purchased?
This is my first spring with a horizontal hive. Did you have to keep moving the frames of honey further to the outside away from the brood as they fill up or will they do it themselves?
Just checked some of my hives here in Deep East Texas. The comb is a bright yellow. Looks similar to Golden Rod wax. Never seen this before this time of year. Would you know where they may have gotten this? Thanks for all your videos.
Break off a small branch from pine or cedar tree, bundle and give it a twist, lay on top of inner cover. Works every time.
Do you have a code for the hive butler?
What brand of refractometer do you use to check moisture content?
Sprinkle some cinnamon on top of the inner covers to deter those ants. You can purchase a large container at restaurant supply stores for a reasoanable price.
Thanks for all your hard work with the videos. I've learned a ton from them and really appreciate it! One question for you is how do you handle Argentine ants? They are bad here in central Georgia and really giving the hives a hard time.
is the plastic container you are putting your frames in, something you purchased or made?
2" band of axle grease on legs couple inches up from ground.
The ants up at the top of hive will be stuck, however, they don't want to cross the grease.
Isaw a guy's solution to ants recently, basically pieces of aluminum flashing on top of concrete blocks on which the hive rests. He puts grease on bottom of the flashing.
My bees have decided they would rather work over ripe blueberries than the last of the clover.
Try using Pam original cooking spray . I had those same ants and sprayed them with the spray and it killed them instantly. Yes I was careful not to let the overspray into the hive .
another great video Kamon, where did you find the hive butler at, it really looks like what I've been looking for.
For the ants try using ground cinnamon it works for most bugs and doesn't bother the bees
Hi Kamon hope you are are all well. I'm in Manchester UK. I noticed you had a black coloured brood frame. Is it plastic? Does it work? Would it fit in a UK "National" Hive? Keep up the great videos and love to all of you. Mark.
They are standard; they are used to make spotting brood and eggs easier.
I use pot under each leg with oil in them no dead bee's and no ants 😉
I sprinkle cinnamon to keep the ants out. Bees don't mind it.
Put the feet of the stand in cans and put old engine oil in the cans. No more ants.
Fume boards? Put some cloth with your favorite bee repent in the bottom of you frame caddie. Then when you put the harvested frames in the caddie the bees will leave the frames. Problem solved.
I use AMDRO around my hives to control ants. The bees don't mess with it.
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As interested in the long langstroth hives as I am, I'm not sure they're as productive as the standard hives. The issue for me, is my back is is horrible and there's no way I could lift a full box for harvest.
Kamon, under normal circumstances with a good queen, could you harvest more than just once each season? Giving the bees more space more often by taking that honey thru the season?
I seems like you would need to leave them quitea but to get thru winter, so you couldn't get more than 20 frames of honey anyway. And I've seen you pull 5 boxes of some give standard hives.
Man I never click on a video so fast .... LOVE THE VIDOES !!!!
damn buddy wash that jacket
K&L, as always thanks for the video. Do you mind making us a video of your new extraction process?
You should bring your wife on camera
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