Education is power! Power turned inwand is greed, power turned outward through education is respect! Sir I hare great respect for you and your profession!
I'm with you. Don, what about this actually manages the beetles? I had the very unfortunate experience a week ago of going to help a friend with his bees, only to find the hive absconded and slimed out. I have found that fully replacing combs/foundation will cut back beetles, but how does simply changing the box do anything? Are the beetle eggs not always laid up in the combs?
Don I was just wondering if you leave out the frames what direction would the bees build the comb I've been wondering how to orientate cut out to be better for the bees
Aha, see that makes sense. I guess we were just confused because he did neither in this video. Just moved frames from one box to the other. We're good now, thanks Don.
Oh so normally you just use bobby pins for your own hives? Do you find this is enough to hold the foundation in place and when the bees build on it, it doesn't sag?
I'am going to screen bottom board this year, even if it kill me.. i hate SHB and i have pine trees around my property for a boarder for wind blocks and to make lumber out of...
In the United States, no state has a “good Nectar flow in October.” Curious if that hive made it without thorough feeding. Common sense let’s everyone know that Nectar does flow anywhere in these United States much after October. Where you live? Lmwo
Education is power! Power turned inwand is greed, power turned outward through education is respect! Sir I hare great respect for you and your profession!
Don, is one of the best I know of. Love the videos Don.
I'm with you. Don, what about this actually manages the beetles? I had the very unfortunate experience a week ago of going to help a friend with his bees, only to find the hive absconded and slimed out. I have found that fully replacing combs/foundation will cut back beetles, but how does simply changing the box do anything? Are the beetle eggs not always laid up in the combs?
hi Don, Was wondering if solid wood is better than ply to construct the feeder since ply has adhesives to laminate the layers.
As he said in the video plywood will delaminate after a time. Soild wood is practically good forever.
Hi Don,
heard that you use your own wax, and reuse. How do you purify it? Clear of dirt within?
Don I was just wondering if you leave out the frames what direction would the bees build the comb I've been wondering how to orientate cut out to be better for the bees
Aha, see that makes sense. I guess we were just confused because he did neither in this video. Just moved frames from one box to the other. We're good now, thanks Don.
Are you just using bobby pins or also wire/fishing line?
we only use fishing line when we ship nuc's
Oh so normally you just use bobby pins for your own hives? Do you find this is enough to hold the foundation in place and when the bees build on it, it doesn't sag?
I'am going to screen bottom board this year, even if it kill me.. i hate SHB and i have pine trees around my property for a boarder for wind blocks and to make lumber out of...
What kind of bees do you have. Mine are Russia hybrids they get a little pissed some times when I go in the hive
“Good nectar flow, early October” where you live, Hawaii???
In the United States, no state has a “good Nectar flow in October.” Curious if that hive made it without thorough feeding. Common sense let’s everyone know that Nectar does flow anywhere in these United States much after October. Where you live? Lmwo
Thank you
Thumbs up. Thanks Don
your changing out beetle traps and weeding out old comb as a maintenance task.
Don
thx from Croatia...:-)
Where's the bee suits? Yall supposed to need them when messin with them killer bees down there. Especially in October. :)
Don, I like your videos but you never told us"Why you need to change out hives" .
its best way to clean them up of debris and check for queen cells damaged frames or wax
use a dummy board