horizontalhive.com and use coupon code OFFGRID when you register for savings $$ There is so much info in every video we produce. Make sure to enjoy them and keep learning =)
What happened was no ventilation or not proper ventilation. You asking him a question and he's a student of yours. You should be explaining to him how it happened. From my point of view that type of Hive can't get the proper ventilation.
A great lesson I took away from this and the "split" video is that if you do the artificial swarm, it could save half of your bee colony from disaster! Who knows, your whole native bee population could have been wiped out had you not gone and split them earlier!
I do not find that beekeeping is easy. I am 70 years old female and started keeping bees in 2017. I started when I retired and it is the hardest, most satisfying hobby I could be doing.
i have found that, up here in wisconsin, that "IF" you use plastic foundation, drilling three 1" holes horizonatally across really helps... the bees will alternately fill them or chew them open as they see fit for movement and ventilation throughout the year.... this is by no means an endorsement for plastic foundation, we use it here for convenience and the number of hives we work through the year... everyone has their preferences and must find a balance for their own needs
Lost an entire hive to hive beatles before. Also, I made foundationless frames and put metal wire through, and they built on them fine, didn't put the T
11:55 that's a great tip, leaving that thin wooden insert in place does aid in the bees building foundationless comb right down. I've had great success with those strips and no wax priming at all, just using alternating foundation and foundationless frames adjacent to one another. I really enjoyed this autopsy of the hive, thank you for sharing. I would like to know if you've noticed a big difference in the small hive beetle loading in your shaded hives as compared with your full sun hives? One of my viewers asked me to pop in and view this video. Dr. Leo is a fascinating individual!
@@JunipersLane From Dr. Leo's class, he says yes it does especially with non-insulated hives in the south. He demonstrated his insulated Layens horizontal hive with the extra (4th) entrance specifically for ventilation. Also don't face the entrance to the Texas afternoon sun so the bees can beard on a shaded side in the heat. Also might consider a gable roof instead of the flat roof for better ventilation.
I am doing this in my first hive as well. The bees seem to build on the foundationless frames with a starter strip first and build the comb out faster than they have on the foundation.
Two years ago I bought one of Dr Leo's fancy horizontal hives... this week I finally managed to capture a swarm and get installed. Thank you so much for theses excellent videos and wonderful advice.
Yes, I got two insulated hives for East Texas, and one swarm trap, the bees moved directly into the hive box. I had been opening the door, as well as having 2 lemon grass scenter in there, during the day when I noticed scouts and a day later I had my first swarm install itself. Thanks to this channel and Dr Leo I got my first colony 6 weeks after moving into our 20 acre property.
love his teaching style.. Enough explanation to understand the "why" without overload.. Would be easy to overwhelm a new beekeeper with additional information.. great 101 teaching..
I love when Dr. Leo visits! I learn so much. I don't keep bees yet, but if I can make my homestead dream a future reality I probably will keep bees. Thanks for another great video! 🧡🐝
Thanks for sharing this video Doug. We just recently put out a video about losing two of our hives to the wax moths. Very frustrating, but every year we learn more. Dr Leo is very knowledgeable, I may be trying a new type of hive after watching this.
Thank you for sharing and potentially enabling people to be better more aware bee keepers. I really appreciate you sharing your mistakes so we might learn from them.
Always love listening, and learning from Dr. Leo. Even with a video that is an hour long, it doesn't feel like an hour, because there is so much good and helpful information.
Hi it's amazing they are not trying to attack you or Dr Leo. You all don't have on bee suits ether. I need to learn how to keep bee's. Great lesson! Makes you wants to keep them. Praise God!
Oh no! So sorry about losing that hive! At least it was a happy ending with 3 healthy hives. I guess maybe selling the extra queens would help so it doesn’t get too congested? (if you don’t want to split and have more hives) At any rate the new boxes are obviously superior in many ways including better insulation, and vents along the top to prevent them getting too hot. Also it’s nice that they can create that circular pattern on the deeper frame. It looks like the plastic foundation needs an improved design because the bees try to improve it themselves and make irregular comb. It was so nice of Dr. Leo to come help you out with this. His passion for his craft is inspiring! I was happy to hear that you can keep a hive for the bees even if you aren’t interested in extracting the honey. I may do that some day because I grow many native plants to help out our pollinators.
I have one hive that I purchased but I have not taken the dive into getting bees. There is so much information to beekeeping. These videos do help to feel more confident. Working toward being a beekeeper soon.
That is really sad that the wax moth larvae got the hives. Gosh, heartbreaking. HOpe your bees can be recovered. Dr. Leo really knows his bees and hives.
Same happened to me this year. identical...damn wax moths are a symptom of a weak hive. I believe the bees didn't have great nutrition. They swarmed and then the remaining ones bought the farm.
Would love to see Dr. Leo come back later in Sept or early Oct and talk about what to look for when harvesting. I own one of his hives, and am following along with your videos to learn as I go! Thanks
There is definitely lots of supporting data for that. Hive beetles have demonstrated a preference for shaded hives. I wonder if Doug has made that comparison with his own hives?
Doug, you can stick the legs of the hive in water, such as a plastic container filled with water to keep the the ants out of your hives. We have a lot of ants in The Philippines and water keeps the bees out.
@Jim Claire I read that placing vegetable oil in a tuna can then setting the legs into the center of the cans will prevent ants from invading your hives. Don't take my word for it as I'm not a professional beekeeper, but maybe research it. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much for all the great BEE videos. I’m not a bee keeper, but I am seriously thinking about getting started after watching these videos. Very informative.
Dr. Leo, is just wonderful! Its nice to see people who love what they do. Doug your blessed to have him in your life. I am very interested in his books and hope to have a hive in few years. 👍
If that dead-out is due to swarming, then why aren’t there any swarm cells? 💡 They probably absconded because they were overwhelmed with SHB or varroa or both.
You can cut the Connors od you plastic foundation out, we usually cut about 3/8" to 1/4" out of the connors out to allow the bees a way through the plastic foundation
Never even heard of Dr. Leo untili saw him on your channel. Now I'm hearing up to build a 5ft Horizontal Hive. Building some swarm traps first, then build the hive and frames while I wait to catch some bees. You guys have been a great help.
After reading numerous comments, the lack of concern of the astronomical amount of pesticides in the honey that Dr. Leo describes is amazing, after hearing that which I knew could be a possibility because we can't control where they forage sure put a damper on the project.
Just found your bee videos and your journey in bee keeping with Dr Leo...I love the information practical and in depth information on the importance of the bees.
Doug and Dr. Leo, thank you so much for the videos. Keep them coming! I live in South Eastern Oklahoma and we have fire ants from the Amazon here. They get into everything, they love Okra pollen and I use Tree Tanglefoot to keep the ants off of my Okra. My uncle Sam used Tree Tanglefoot on the legs of his Bee Hives to keep the ants out. This stuff is thick and sticky and lasts a long time, rain does not affect it. It works really well.
Doug, Leo, That was fascinating. Such a contrast between the woods and the field. Even with the loss you are well ahead. But it's such a gentle gain. Regards Stephen.
I love your videos and both you and the doctor are a huge help. We haven’t started with our bees yet waiting until we move but I’m learning all I can ahead of time. Thank you! 😊
sorry to hear about your bees Doug. Lets hope next year will be better. I would like to know what Doug really said when they uncovered that hive, probably not fit for hearing. We understand, we are all humans on this bus.
I have watched this several times very good stuff wish we could get someone around our parts to help learn hands on or be able to go somewhere and learn keep up the videos
32:19 Dr. Leo: Describes why the small width frame is better Also Dr. Leo: Tosses old frame on the ground where it belongs LOL, this man knows what's good and bad. Wonderful information, thank you for seeking him out as a mentor and guide, and for sharing some of his expertise somewhere it can be easily accessed.
The comments regarding the contamination of the comb wax intrigue me. I would assume that this is something that one cannot absolutely control, as we can't control where our bees forage. So happy to hear we can order the natural wax from Spain! I am a 3 year old bee keeper and this year had the sad experience of losing my mother colony. I have my suspicions as to why (the polar vortex that put us in a deep freeze for several weeks not the least of those) and have ordered a package for starting over. I have plenty of good frames full of nice comb for the 'new-bees' to start from. I have purchased both versions of 'Keeping Bees With a Smile' and have learned so much...My sister also started bee keeping and we are going to try to catch a swarm or two! These videos have been invaluable to us for education and encouragement! Thanks for posting them!
I have been through this particular farm loss, as well as others in my 10 years of homesteading. It is hard to keep up my confidence wanting to begin a project again that failed in some way. It kind of helps to know its not just you that have this problem. I mean bees are having a crisis everywhere. Btw I am so glad you are going to show how to render the wax. I have a lot I put off processing that I want to do.
horizontalhive.com and use coupon code OFFGRID when you register for savings $$
There is so much info in every video we produce. Make sure to enjoy them and keep learning =)
Thank you for another video with knowledge.
Sorry bees are fascinating but for me at a distance. I love to see them in the garden however I live in town.
What happened was no ventilation or not proper ventilation. You asking him a question and he's a student of yours. You should be explaining to him how it happened. From my point of view that type of Hive can't get the proper ventilation.
OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY I think you should try shungite for the bees. Place 3 small stones next to the entrance.
A great lesson I took away from this and the "split" video is that if you do the artificial swarm, it could save half of your bee colony from disaster! Who knows, your whole native bee population could have been wiped out had you not gone and split them earlier!
Dr. Leo! You are ready for your own youtube channel!
I do not find that beekeeping is easy. I am 70 years old female and started keeping bees in 2017. I started when I retired and it is the hardest, most satisfying hobby I could be doing.
i have found that, up here in wisconsin, that "IF" you use plastic foundation, drilling three 1" holes horizonatally across really helps... the bees will alternately fill them or chew them open as they see fit for movement and ventilation throughout the year.... this is by no means an endorsement for plastic foundation, we use it here for convenience and the number of hives we work through the year... everyone has their preferences and must find a balance for their own needs
Lost an entire hive to hive beatles before. Also, I made foundationless frames and put metal wire through, and they built on them fine, didn't put the T
You’re providing a wonderful example of two completely different men collaborating, your collaboration is fantastic!
11:55 that's a great tip, leaving that thin wooden insert in place does aid in the bees building foundationless comb right down. I've had great success with those strips and no wax priming at all, just using alternating foundation and foundationless frames adjacent to one another. I really enjoyed this autopsy of the hive, thank you for sharing. I would like to know if you've noticed a big difference in the small hive beetle loading in your shaded hives as compared with your full sun hives? One of my viewers asked me to pop in and view this video. Dr. Leo is a fascinating individual!
I am in texas. Does the shade v full sun matter?
@@JunipersLane From Dr. Leo's class, he says yes it does especially with non-insulated hives in the south. He demonstrated his insulated Layens horizontal hive with the extra (4th) entrance specifically for ventilation. Also don't face the entrance to the Texas afternoon sun so the bees can beard on a shaded side in the heat. Also might consider a gable roof instead of the flat roof for better ventilation.
I am doing this in my first hive as well. The bees seem to build on the foundationless frames with a starter strip first and build the comb out faster than they have on the foundation.
Fredrick, Do the bees take longer on foundation or no foundation on your hives?
Dr. LEO , YOU are amazing. I need to come to a bee class. Please keep teaching us.
Two years ago I bought one of Dr Leo's fancy horizontal hives... this week I finally managed to capture a swarm and get installed. Thank you so much for theses excellent videos and wonderful advice.
Yes, I got two insulated hives for East Texas, and one swarm trap, the bees moved directly into the hive box. I had been opening the door, as well as having 2 lemon grass scenter in there, during the day when I noticed scouts and a day later I had my first swarm install itself.
Thanks to this channel and Dr Leo I got my first colony 6 weeks after moving into our 20 acre property.
That's great! Good luck!
How far away did you put the swarm trap? Any other tips?
This is great to hear! I am going to do what you did and see if I can catch a swarm there!
love his teaching style.. Enough explanation to understand the "why" without overload.. Would be easy to overwhelm a new beekeeper with additional information.. great 101 teaching..
Fascinating! Thank you so very much Doug and Dr. Leo
Love watching Dr Leo👏👏👏👏👍😁 His knowledge is astounding. He is a true master of his craft. Makes me want to keep bees....nearly😁🤗
Go on get yourself a hive or even a log hive. You wont regret it.
18 Bees 👍😁
I just love Dr Leo. I am obsessed with the horizontal hives! I have lost all my hives three winters in a row. 😕
I love when Dr. Leo visits! I learn so much. I don't keep bees yet, but if I can make my homestead dream a future reality I probably will keep bees. Thanks for another great video! 🧡🐝
I really enjoy when you have Dr. Leo on. He's a hoot!🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
...and always packed with wisdom.
And very knowledgeable
I feel like I have just taken a college level course! I was mesmerized - the fastest 1:07:26 I have ever watched on RUclips!
"If you didnt tell them you had it, nobody would know."
No nonsense whatsoever. Absolutely zero. Love it
Natural Botox injections! 😱
I absolutely loved this video. I learned so much about bees and beekeeping! Thank you for posting..
Thanks for sharing this video Doug. We just recently put out a video about losing two of our hives to the wax moths. Very frustrating, but every year we learn more. Dr Leo is very knowledgeable, I may be trying a new type of hive after watching this.
Maybe look into keeping bees in hollowed out logs. I'm having some great success with them.
My sister & I are looking into bee keeping. I’m a little scared. But you make it look doable. Thanks 🙏🏻
Hi there. We have tried also and it’s worth it. You cover averything and I am so glad to see that we all love learning. Thank you
That was heartbreaking. Perhaps they swarmed not far away. Perhaps they are somewhere not far! Doug and Dr Leo make a really good team.
Good thing you pay attention and notice things that are going on or not.💁
Thank you for sharing and potentially enabling people to be better more aware bee keepers. I really appreciate you sharing your mistakes so we might learn from them.
Always love listening, and learning from Dr. Leo. Even with a video that is an hour long, it doesn't feel like an hour, because there is so much good and helpful information.
Hi it's amazing they are not trying to attack you or Dr Leo. You all don't have on bee suits ether. I need to learn how to keep bee's. Great lesson! Makes you wants to keep them. Praise God!
Oh no! So sorry about losing that hive! At least it was a happy ending with 3 healthy hives. I guess maybe selling the extra queens would help so it doesn’t get too congested? (if you don’t want to split and have more hives) At any rate the new boxes are obviously superior in many ways including better insulation, and vents along the top to prevent them getting too hot. Also it’s nice that they can create that circular pattern on the deeper frame. It looks like the plastic foundation needs an improved design because the bees try to improve it themselves and make irregular comb. It was so nice of Dr. Leo to come help you out with this. His passion for his craft is inspiring! I was happy to hear that you can keep a hive for the bees even if you aren’t interested in extracting the honey. I may do that some day because I grow many native plants to help out our pollinators.
Your an awesome woman!
I think the plastic foundation also has some chemicals in it, man-made.
Thank you! I really enjoyed your conversation, and the information!
Great tutorial. Thanks
Thank you very much for the mature covering of such bad thing.... I hope it would be helpful for others to avoid such bad happening.
Doug, I fell asleep listening to Dr Leo. If I have trouble sleeping tonight I am going to listen to him again.
Yes, the voice is a bit hypnotic. I thought it was Peter Lorre in Casablanca
I really like listening to him. It is kind of hypnotic isn't it? He is mesmerizing!
Wow! that bee got you good! Darn it, I missed another great time by not getting to your website earlier! Great info and on to the next one!
I have one hive that I purchased but I have not taken the dive into getting bees. There is so much information to beekeeping. These videos do help to feel more confident. Working toward being a beekeeper soon.
Good to see Dr. Leo again. Learn new stuff. Good video.
I wish I had half Dr Leo’s knowledge. He is amazing.
That is really sad that the wax moth larvae got the hives. Gosh, heartbreaking. HOpe your bees can be recovered. Dr. Leo really knows his bees and hives.
Same happened to me this year. identical...damn wax moths are a symptom of a weak hive. I believe the bees didn't have great nutrition. They swarmed and then the remaining ones bought the farm.
the point he made about swarming directly contributing was important.
Amazing and thank you for all your information and advice! Very interesting to hear on the potential on hive growth!
Would love to see Dr. Leo come back later in Sept or early Oct and talk about what to look for when harvesting. I own one of his hives, and am following along with your videos to learn as I go! Thanks
He will
Love the Dr. Leo visits! Sorry it wasn't under better circumstances.
Awful...I am so sorry about this situation, but theres always the enjoyment of a fresh start!
Full shade = Full of wax moths...
Full sun = Full of bees :)
There is definitely lots of supporting data for that. Hive beetles have demonstrated a preference for shaded hives. I wonder if Doug has made that comparison with his own hives?
@@FrederickDunn our Florida bees are the same. Shade = beetles
@@FrederickDunn Wondering the same thing?
I enjoy OGwD&S. Dr. Leo is very generous and so smart. His explanations are impeccable and I want to learn more. TY Y'all.
love you guys, thanks for all you do. I appreciate your sharing
Doug, you can stick the legs of the hive in water, such as a plastic container filled with water to keep the the ants out of your hives. We have a lot of ants in The Philippines and water keeps the bees out.
@Jim Claire
I read that placing vegetable oil in a tuna can then setting the legs into the center of the cans will prevent ants from invading your hives. Don't take my word for it as I'm not a professional beekeeper, but maybe research it. Hope that helps.
Yes moats will keep out ants but you have to keep water in them or the ants will start climbing the legs again
That’s good to know! I’ve heard of people greasing the bottom of the legs with an automotive grease or something like that but water sounds better.
Thank you so much for all the great BEE videos. I’m not a bee keeper, but I am seriously thinking about getting started after watching these videos. Very informative.
Take a class, please don't use RUclips to learn how to start beekeeping.
Wow Dr. Leo travels 5 hours just for us natural beekeepers!😍😍
Thank you so very much!!!!!!!
Love your presentations!
Dr. Leo, is just wonderful! Its nice to see people who love what they do. Doug your blessed to have him in your life. I am very interested in his books and hope to have a hive in few years. 👍
The more people who keep at least 1 hive the better.
I hope your horses had a nice visit with the neighbor horse lol 😂
that was good to know that you can save something out of this destruction
Thanks Doug . again for all ADVICE
I was hoping the Dr. Would drop in. Always an educational time with Dr. Leo
I will be moving to horizontal hives. Cheers!
Good Fun
always love seeing and hearing Dr Leo! I watch and rewatch videos with Doug and Dr Leo. thank you!!
I will definitely check his website, thanks for sharing 🙏☺️
My only question was how much honey to leave for the bees over winter and that was answered in the video. Thank you for the great information.
I have read that you should leave 30-50 pounds of honey for overwintering. Now . . . how many pounds to a frame? 😎
I only take 1 frame per hive.
@@18Bees Good Morning! Are you running Layens Deep Frames or Langstroth Horizontal and how many frames in either?
John T morning. Most of my hives are in logs. I have three langstroth 10 frame deep hives.
I can't wait! I just can't wait! Thank you both SO MUCH!!!
I really appreciate the videos with Doctor Leo.. so educational.
If that dead-out is due to swarming, then why aren’t there any swarm cells? 💡
They probably absconded because they were overwhelmed with SHB or varroa or both.
Minute 4:40 ....
He very directly mentioned how they absconded due to small hive beetle and wax moth. Watch before you critique.
Watch and learn...
@@andrewlay88
Watch that video and learn how to neglect bees and subsequently create absurd excuses for why the hive is empty. 💡
@@atlas4225
He stated that they “swarmed”.
I’m that neglecting to monitor/control varroa had absolutely nothing to do with their demise. 😏
What a valuable video. We need to b e more aware of the small critters in our lives.
You can cut the Connors od you plastic foundation out, we usually cut about 3/8" to 1/4" out of the connors out to allow the bees a way through the plastic foundation
So interesting! What a Collab these two are!
Wow, Doug look at all them there chem~~~~~Clouds over your house! I like how you guys at git done people!
Never even heard of Dr. Leo untili saw him on your channel. Now I'm hearing up to build a 5ft Horizontal Hive. Building some swarm traps first, then build the hive and frames while I wait to catch some bees. You guys have been a great help.
After reading numerous comments, the lack of concern of the astronomical amount of pesticides in the honey that Dr. Leo describes is amazing, after hearing that which I knew could be a possibility because we can't control where they forage sure put a damper on the project.
I have learned a lot of helpful hints for beekeeping
Just found your bee videos and your journey in bee keeping with Dr Leo...I love the information practical and in depth information on the importance of the bees.
Thank you for all of your wonderful information.
Again, another marathon on your bee keeping videos. Thank you 🙏🏼. Dr Leo is fascinating. And thank you DNS! ❤❤
This has been a great bee series! Thanks to you both!
This was awesome. You guys brought a lot of great info in such a short amount of time. Very much appreciated! As are all the videos!
Thanks again Dr Leo!
Doug and Dr. Leo, thank you so much for the videos. Keep them coming! I live in South Eastern Oklahoma and we have fire ants from the Amazon here. They get into everything, they love Okra pollen and I use Tree Tanglefoot to keep the ants off of my Okra. My uncle Sam used Tree Tanglefoot on the legs of his Bee Hives to keep the ants out. This stuff is thick and sticky and lasts a long time, rain does not affect it. It works really well.
Excellent training video thank you. Your skies are being painted today I noticed, mostly to create clouds and rain they are thin lines.
It's killing us and the bees
Doug, Leo, That was fascinating. Such a contrast between the woods and the field. Even with the loss you are well ahead. But it's such a gentle gain. Regards Stephen.
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Great information. Thank you.
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GOD BLESS YOU DR LEO 🙏🏻💗🥲 🐝💗
Love Dr Leo. If you get stung, chew some plantain and put on sting for a few minutes. Takes the pain away.
Dr Leo has such good information
Thank you for your incredible videos!
saw you guys on Fit Farmer & I'm hooked I wish I would have found you in the beginning of lockdown!!! off to watch more!!!
Dr. Leo is so good, inspiring.
I love your videos and both you and the doctor are a huge help. We haven’t started with our bees yet waiting until we move but I’m learning all I can ahead of time. Thank you! 😊
I can't thank you guys enough for taking me on this journey... I'm learning so much. Standing ovation for you both.
Wow Doug!
your guest, dr. Leo, is brilliant. He has a strong accent but boy! He is brilliant!
Love Dr. Leo! He is so funny too. One day I hope to make it to him for a class.
sorry to hear about your bees Doug. Lets hope next year will be better. I would like to know what Doug really said when they uncovered that hive, probably not fit for hearing. We understand, we are all humans on this bus.
You guys are making me want to build horizontal hives. I am going to have to visit Doctor Leo's website. Again thanks.
a lot easier to work with. I've been trying log hives and now cutting out a small rectangular door to access some honey.
It’s terrific to have such a great resource.
I have watched this several times very good stuff wish we could get someone around our parts to help learn hands on or be able to go somewhere and learn keep up the videos
This guy is good at that. Some great info.
Amazing what you learn about the keeping of bees, thank you gentlemen.
I like the new longer format Thank you
Dr. Leo as your mentor-priceless
32:19
Dr. Leo: Describes why the small width frame is better
Also Dr. Leo: Tosses old frame on the ground where it belongs
LOL, this man knows what's good and bad. Wonderful information, thank you for seeking him out as a mentor and guide, and for sharing some of his expertise somewhere it can be easily accessed.
What if bees collect pollen from a toxic plant, like poison hemlock?
Thankyou guys!!! Love it!!!!
Yay! Great share Doug! I'm sorry you got bit in the eye there. Great information! Good to see you again Dr. Leo! Thankyou!
you guys are super fun to watch, where are you located mr homesteader.. ? it is beautiful country
ALWAYS love Dr. Leo visits. Learn something new each visit. It is my hope to one day be able to afford to go to his classes. Thank you.
The comments regarding the contamination of the comb wax intrigue me. I would assume that this is something that one cannot absolutely control, as we can't control where our bees forage. So happy to hear we can order the natural wax from Spain! I am a 3 year old bee keeper and this year had the sad experience of losing my mother colony. I have my suspicions as to why (the polar vortex that put us in a deep freeze for several weeks not the least of those) and have ordered a package for starting over. I have plenty of good frames full of nice comb for the 'new-bees' to start from. I have purchased both versions of 'Keeping Bees With a Smile' and have learned so much...My sister also started bee keeping and we are going to try to catch a swarm or two! These videos have been invaluable to us for education and encouragement! Thanks for posting them!
I have been through this particular farm loss, as well as others in my 10 years of homesteading. It is hard to keep up my confidence wanting to begin a project again that failed in some way. It kind of helps to know its not just you that have this problem. I mean bees are having a crisis everywhere. Btw I am so glad you are going to show how to render the wax. I have a lot I put off processing that I want to do.