Thank you so much for explaining. This is the first time I understand the concept of this method. Only with no nurse bees they will not swarm, no this method makes sense to me.
I need to take your course. Just caught my 5th swarm of the year. I did splits but they still swarmed. Need to better locate my queens. All these swarms are my own colonies
It's like the demarre method with doors!!! Can I use my inner top cover with exit holes if I don't have that one? Just cover the hole in the middle with a screen???
If you move off 2 deeps with brood, add a empty deep , add queeen and resources along with 8 drawn used frames. Box 1 original minus 2 . You put 2nd deep with brood and nurse bees above the snell board and covered it. What do you do with the remaining 8 frames of brood from the 2nd original deep when adding the drawn frames to the queen box? Doesn’t seem to add up to me or did I miss something after reviewing it several times.
Hello David. Thanks for this awsome video. Is it possible that at 10m05, you made a mistake by opening the BOTTOM opposite door (as seen in the video) and saying that you open the TOP door? You surely said the right thing but do the wrong door (If I saw correctly the opened door), if I'm not mistaken because the upper bees need a way to get out of the upper box. Thank you again for all those great videos. Awsome work!
Hi David, I have a 2 deep hive that made it through the winter very well under your instructions. Thanks for that. I inspected it and I have a lot of brood in the bottom and the top is full of honey stores. What would you recommend at this point to do with it? Also I didn't see any queen cells.
Hi David! You have inspired me once again to try something new. I have a question about this. I use all medium boxes. If you were me, would you put one medium (with Queen) below the snelgrove board and two above the honey super? I always come out of winter with three mediums. Thank you for your wisdom!
DOES THIS METHOD WORK BETTER OR WORSE THAN THE DEMAREE METHOD? IF I HAVE THIS CORRECT, WITH SNELGROVE I END UP SPLITTING DEMAREE JUST SWARM CONTROL? THANKS
Hello David. I used this method this year but my colony still swarmed. What could I done wrong? If I missed a swarm cell in the 2 bottom frames would they still swarm? I also shook a few additional nurse bees into the bottom box. Could that of been the reason they swarmed? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much for explaining. This is the first time I understand the concept of this method. Only with no nurse bees they will not swarm, no this method makes sense to me.
I didn't even know that it existed
I'm glad that I learned about it here!
The .pdf file is great! Thank you for providing it. I'll be using this method this year and appreciate the clear instructions.
As always I love watching videos. That was very interesting and really makes sense. I am looking forward for doing that. Thank you David.
Brilliant! Now, just to find one or make one. Cool beans...good info David.
Super explanation, thanks! Will have to check out the pdf for sure.
I keep returning to this great video in preparation for using double screen boards later today.
Excellent!
Thank you, David
Thanks!
Thanks for the super thanks!!!
Thank you so much for everything!!
I need to take your course. Just caught my 5th swarm of the year. I did splits but they still swarmed. Need to better locate my queens. All these swarms are my own colonies
It's like the demarre method with doors!!! Can I use my inner top cover with exit holes if I don't have that one? Just cover the hole in the middle with a screen???
If you move off 2 deeps with brood, add a empty deep , add queeen and resources along with 8 drawn used frames. Box 1 original minus 2 . You put 2nd deep with brood and nurse bees above the snell board and covered it. What do you do with the remaining 8 frames of brood from the 2nd original deep when adding the drawn frames to the queen box? Doesn’t seem to add up to me or did I miss something after reviewing it several times.
Great video that makes the process simple, but if you only use the two doors why have the other four?
Hello David. Thanks for this awsome video.
Is it possible that at 10m05, you made a mistake by opening the BOTTOM opposite door (as seen in the video) and saying that you open the TOP door? You surely said the right thing but do the wrong door (If I saw correctly the opened door), if I'm not mistaken because the upper bees need a way to get out of the upper box.
Thank you again for all those great videos. Awsome work!
I can’t tell but whatever I did do as I say not as I do. 😀top door. Thanks
I saw that too. I even zoomed in to make sure. David's students don't miss much 😄
Hi David, I have a 2 deep hive that made it through the winter very well under your instructions. Thanks for that. I inspected it and I have a lot of brood in the bottom and the top is full of honey stores. What would you recommend at this point to do with it? Also I didn't see any queen cells.
Where do you buy the Snelgrove board. Thank you🥰
Hi David! You have inspired me once again to try something new. I have a question about this. I use all medium boxes. If you were me, would you put one medium (with Queen) below the snelgrove board and two above the honey super? I always come out of winter with three mediums. Thank you for your wisdom!
Yes, that should work. Whenever I work with mediums only I do sometimes think of two mediums as one super.
@@beek I’m going to try! Thanks so much!!
How long do you leave this set up.
DOES THIS METHOD WORK BETTER OR WORSE THAN THE DEMAREE METHOD? IF I HAVE THIS CORRECT, WITH SNELGROVE I END UP SPLITTING DEMAREE JUST SWARM CONTROL? THANKS
How do any drones in middle box get out?
Honey super. No drones allowed.
Hello David. I used this method this year but my colony still swarmed. What could I done wrong? If I missed a swarm cell in the 2 bottom frames would they still swarm? I also shook a few additional nurse bees into the bottom box. Could that of been the reason they swarmed? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Great question to ask on my livestream tonight (April 20th, 2023) at 7pm central time. Here's the link: ruclips.net/user/livebznQVxYar8c
it seems you opened the lower door on the opposite site the bees in the upper box still can't go out?
I think it looks that way too, but not sure. Do as I say not as I do 🤣 Open top
Thank you for explaining this, I would not have wrapped my mind around (6yr old speaking)
Seriously Dude lose the purple/pink whatever color lights!