Watched a bunch of video's of building frames and installing wire or fishing line and yours is as about the best and simplest way to do it. I know it's and old video but still the best i have seen. 👍🐝🐝
I'm smiling the whole time you're instructing me. You remind me of my Dad, always yelling at me as he teaches me something new. You even resemble him a bit. I think that's part of the reason I love watching you! Great videos, by the way, Mr. FatBeeMan! :) Thank you!
HaHaHa! I know what you mean. I can even picture my Dad coming up with unconventional ideas that don't stick to the rules. He'd go around muttering to himself thinking aloud until he'd come up with a solution. People would criticize but it was always his that worked. Kudos FatBeeMan :-)
I'm smiling the whole time you're instructing me. You remind me of my Son, always yelling at me as he teaches me something new. You even resemble him a bit. I think that's part of the reason I love watching you! Great videos, by the way, Mr. FatBeeMan! :) Thank you!
thank you friends for the video of making a professional beekeeping box, greetings from me a traditional beekeeper from Indonesia. nice to know you, sir
I have enjoyed your videos and learnt much. I wonder what wood glue you are worried about? Never seen that in OH&S. Also, I use formaldehyde in ponds to keep down algae, it doesn't kill any of the insects, plants or fish or snails.. It is sold as a product well there are many, some use barley straw but they use formaldehyde. One which I use is called GreenAway. "Harmless to all species of pond fish and aquatic life." I have used it for years.
I'm not a bee keeper, but the videos are fascinating. Thank you for making me smarter about the insect that keeps in a wide variety of foods year round.
I am starting my first hive this spring,21. I decided to make an investment, an will learn many other skills in just bee keeping. They are marvelous creatures.
I'm not. This one made me cringe. I grew up in a beekeeping family and community. NO ONE would do it this way. I started wiring frames at five years old and could do 50 boxes before Grandpa would come pick me up to go home for supper. A frame a minute was my goal and they were all tight enough to play a tune on. He doesn't even know how to embed wax properly and he's delusional as he's using almost twice as much wire with his insane method. Saving expensive wire? NO. He's wasting it and doing a poor job as well.
I have followed you for a long while. I like the common sense approach. This year I am finally out of brood foundation. Have lots of unassembled frames. So bought the foundation, and am assembling frames and foundation. I have exactly the same materials you do. I have reviewed the "cleat" with you and will several others. I cannot get any such a "nice" cleat. With a razor set up (just like yours) some say you run the blade down along the groove and off it pops. No it doesn't, or you just "break it off " with your fingers. No, it doesn't. I end up with these little bits and pieces of the "cleat" So I am guessing these is some trick you all do automatically, and forget to mention to us.
Hey young man; I did the old fishing line install and every frame the bees destroyed the wax foundation along the fishing line. I went to plastic foundation. I'll try new line this year possibly with a starter strip and 2 rows of line for them to incorporate as they build down. Thanks for all your efforts helping us young ones. Best; Tom
Here we usuallu use some kinda metal conducting wire, and just put some current on it which makes the foundation melt straight onto it. Works like a charm
COOL! been building frames for years and got away from foundation when CCD hit, will try this method, fishing line rules wire always getting cut or pricked.
Howdy Don. I have an over abundance of medium foundation. Can I use it in full frames? Also, what do the bees do when they get to the fishing line? Do they just wax around it or do they incorporate it into the comb? Thank you so much for your input. Frank
Hello Don, love your videos, all are so informative. You mentioned making your own foundation. Can you demonstrate to us your procedure of making foundation? Thanks, Ron.
Don, where do you find top bars that have cleats on them ? Most of what I have ordered just have a groove in them like the bottom bar. You cant break it off like you show. My Dad made every bit of his equipment years ago and he had a cleat, but it seems hard to find anymore.
How do the bees react to the fishing line? Do they draw the combs out and work around the line? Have u a frame that has the combs drawn out with the fishing line, to see how the line works with the bees? I have found your videos very instructional
I'm interested as well! Was told with wire the queen would leave a X and now lay in the cells with the wire, be interested to see how she does with fishing like
in my exp glued frames never start to get that side to side wiggle .. as dry stapled ones show over time. Good tip on breaking apart frames tho ... very rare to have end bars split in my exp ... but a good tip none the less. Making a simple box that'll hold 10 or 20 frames will REALLY speed up the frame building process too
Hey Don, great video. Does the fishing string provide as much strength as embedding wire? Do you use this for brood frames only or does it also work for honey supers? Thanks
Hi Don ...do you use this method in your honey supers or just in the brood box ? Im totally new to bees and got my first hive last weekend and i want to use your idea in the future i will be using deep frames in the supers and was just hoping i can use this method thanks for your time and hello from Cessnock Australia
*Does the fishing line get in the way when it comes time for the bees to build?* *What about when it comes time for you to uncap the comb, doesn't it break the line?* *Wouldn't the bobby pins get in the way of the bees construction?*
this is amazing! i was debating trying to assemble a hive myself and saving $50, but this shows me it isn't as intimidating as it first seems. what might help with seeing the line is a blunt tapestry needle; i use them in knitting to tuck lines away, and you could probably tuck them into the hole like you do the bobby pin.
Hey fat bee man, if the foundation has wire in it do you still need to use the fishing line? I'm new to beekeeping and trying to learn everything I can.
thank you Mr. FatBeeMan. i don't raise bees. i got into your video by accident. Wish you were in the Philipines teaching carpenters how to make frames.
Hello Don, Greetings from England, I enjoy watching your videos tremendously, they are extremely interesting and down to earth informative. I try to help with conservation in any way that I can, I have few fruit trees and I grow wild flowers in summer. My hope is to keep a single hive of bees in my back garden for both pollination and re-introduction to the area I live in, it's pretty well populated here and I worry that people around me might have a problem with the bees for example during mating swarms, I realise how ignorant some people can be towards wildlife, so do you consider it wise for me to have a go at it? My garden and me are crying out to see honey bees again, I can't remember when I last saw a single one and the surrounding area would surely benefit from their presence. I was contemplating making up a top bar hive, but would I need to have two hives in order to keep them going or what? I'm pretty determined to do this and if you could give me a bit of advice I would be very grateful. Thank you and best regards. John.
what do you mean you don't know if it is the right way? If you have done it for years and do not have failures then wouldn't that just possibly remove all doubt?
Hi Don, Do you crosswire your honey super frames the same way? Also, have you seen any issue with the line cutting into the guide holes and creating slack? Thanks much for the videos!
I have a hive that is very strong, I put my suppers on and they are some what fiing. I when through it. I found that the top deep was about was about 85% honey, about all capped. the bottom deep was mostley brood and so on. So I moved my queen excluder on the bottom and moved my suppers down. I sell comb honey. So would this be an ok idea for a few weeks? I would of corse move the top bottom back after removeing the suppers. Thank you for all you do. new subscriber.
+Callan Williams It most certainly would if it comes in contact with the hot knife. That is why most beekeepers use steel wire. Would love to know though how Fatbeeman extracts his honey from these frames.
+Callan Williams YES. But if you are using the hot knife for uncapping the fishing line will more than likely be already removed by the bees. They will chew it off and carry it out there door. The line is only to hold the soft wax into place straight so the bees can draw it out straight.
А как пчёлы в таком случае оттягивают соты? But how then do the bees pull the honeycombs on the wax? it does not impede the work of bees. I have not seen this. I put a finger up, subscribed. I hope for reciprocity and I hope I have a good English. Greetings from Russia.
I am curious as well...I have a full woodworking shop, but I don't know what the dims are, and if they're cheap enough, I might as well buy them rather than make them.
Hey Don was wondering if you can write a book on bee keeping , make as long or as short as it needs to be, I'd be happy to buy one of your books in the future
Hey Don. Just starting next month on my bee journey so I'm learning as much as i can from your videos. Hopefully I could get some extra cash to donate. Cheers buddy - from Philippines
Jan Ray Mikelle Aninipoc Same here! Wishing you luck your first year! I'm excited and have been researching for 3 months now. I've learned the most information right here on RUclips and have learned a lot from Don. There are a few other great beekeepers I like as well and follow now.
+Don The Fat Bee Man i was thinking of using wax in brood chamber with plastic in honey boxes just quicker to assemble and wont fall apart with spinning
Don: First of all love your vids and appreciate the knowledge being passed down; Im in México and about to start bee keeping. Now the question why not go with no foundation frames? just for the honey and time of saving? do you go with foundations to avoid work for the bees and be able to rob them more times?
Thanks for this. It's a logical, efficient and robust method of assembling frames and foundation.
you can teach me how to construct bee hive
Watched a bunch of video's of building frames and installing wire or fishing line and yours is as about the best and simplest way to do it. I know it's and old video but still the best i have seen. 👍🐝🐝
I'm smiling the whole time you're instructing me. You remind me of my Dad, always yelling at me as he teaches me something new. You even resemble him a bit. I think that's part of the reason I love watching you! Great videos, by the way, Mr. FatBeeMan! :) Thank you!
HaHaHa! I know what you mean. I can even picture my Dad coming up with unconventional ideas that don't stick to the rules. He'd go around muttering to himself thinking aloud until he'd come up with a solution. People would criticize but it was always his that worked. Kudos FatBeeMan :-)
@@jericho_bees was this to put studs in the veins to open the heart ?
I'm smiling the whole time you're instructing me. You remind me of my Son, always yelling at me as he teaches me something new. You even resemble him a bit. I think that's part of the reason I love watching you! Great videos, by the way, Mr. FatBeeMan! :) Thank you!
Great way, very simple straightforward and easy to apply.
Great enthusiastic instructor.
thank you friends for the video of making a professional beekeeping box, greetings from me a traditional beekeeper from Indonesia. nice to know you, sir
Thanks so much Don. Your videos are well organized and straight to the point. Keep em coming.
GREAT VIDEO!! Thanks ☺️ curious have you ever put a frame together without adding in that extra strip of wood to the top bar?
I have enjoyed your videos and learnt much. I wonder what wood glue you are worried about? Never seen that in OH&S. Also, I use formaldehyde in ponds to keep down algae, it doesn't kill any of the insects, plants or fish or snails.. It is sold as a product well there are many, some use barley straw but they use formaldehyde. One which I use is called GreenAway. "Harmless to all species of pond fish and aquatic life." I have used it for years.
I'd swear we"re related the steam roller approach keeps you on the edge learning at a whack Thank you Don. I'll check your series to Donate.
I'm not a bee keeper, but the videos are fascinating. Thank you for making me smarter about the insect that keeps in a wide variety of foods year round.
I am starting my first hive this spring,21. I decided to make an investment, an will learn many other skills in just bee keeping. They are marvelous creatures.
I am new to all of this bee stuff. I have watched 3 of your videos so far and I am loving them.
I'm not. This one made me cringe. I grew up in a beekeeping family and community. NO ONE would do it this way. I started wiring frames at five years old and could do 50 boxes before Grandpa would come pick me up to go home for supper. A frame a minute was my goal and they were all tight enough to play a tune on. He doesn't even know how to embed wax properly and he's delusional as he's using almost twice as much wire with his insane method. Saving expensive wire? NO. He's wasting it and doing a poor job as well.
I use a staple gun to attach the fishing line
Just make sure pressure is down so it doesn’t cut the line.
Great video!
Fast and furius! Great and very skilled man.
I have followed you for a long while. I like the common sense approach. This year I am finally out of brood foundation. Have lots of unassembled frames. So bought the foundation, and am assembling frames and foundation. I have exactly the same materials you do. I have reviewed the "cleat" with you and will several others. I cannot get any such a "nice" cleat. With a razor set up (just like yours) some say you run the blade down along the groove and off it pops. No it doesn't, or you just "break it off " with your fingers. No, it doesn't. I end up with these little bits and pieces of the "cleat" So I am guessing these is some trick you all do automatically, and forget to mention to us.
Hey young man;
I did the old fishing line install and every frame the bees destroyed the wax foundation along the fishing line. I went to plastic foundation. I'll try new line this year possibly with a starter strip and 2 rows of line for them to incorporate as they build down.
Thanks for all your efforts helping us young ones.
Best; Tom
Here we usuallu use some kinda metal conducting wire, and just put some current on it which makes the foundation melt straight onto it. Works like a charm
COOL! been building frames for years and got away from foundation when CCD hit, will try this method, fishing line rules wire always getting cut or pricked.
Sir, Excellent videos. What stapler do you use and what size staples?
Thanks!
Howdy Don. I have an over abundance of medium foundation. Can I use it in full frames? Also, what do the bees do when they get to the fishing line? Do they just wax around it or do they incorporate it into the comb? Thank you so much for your input. Frank
Hi Don just joined your page we're new to bee keeping was wondering where you get your frame pieces from? Kevin
Hello Don, love your videos, all are so informative. You mentioned making your own foundation. Can you demonstrate to us your procedure of making foundation? Thanks, Ron.
Do you have any PDF Instructions sir? I see you're very experienced. Good Job. I like the way how you're teaching / instructing your viewers.
Don, where do you find top bars that have cleats on them ? Most of what I have ordered just have a groove in them like the bottom bar. You cant break it off like you show. My Dad made every bit of his equipment years ago and he had a cleat, but it seems hard to find anymore.
The ones I buy are called Wedge Top
what do you do about the nails when you reuse the frame? Do you pull them out or do you leave them, and put another nail next to it?
How do the bees react to the fishing line? Do they draw the combs out and work around the line? Have u a frame that has the combs drawn out with the fishing line, to see how the line works with the bees? I have found your videos very instructional
I'm interested as well! Was told with wire the queen would leave a X and now lay in the cells with the wire, be interested to see how she does with fishing like
in my exp glued frames never start to get that side to side wiggle .. as dry stapled ones show over time. Good tip on breaking apart frames tho ... very rare to have end bars split in my exp ... but a good tip none the less. Making a simple box that'll hold 10 or 20 frames will REALLY speed up the frame building process too
Hey Don, great video. Does the fishing string provide as much strength as embedding wire? Do you use this for brood frames only or does it also work for honey supers? Thanks
When you want to reuse the frame, do you just pull the nails out and repeat the process?
yes you can reuse lot of times
very nice
Is this to cover the eurovision?
Thank you Mr. Fat Beeman for the good video
My fishing line has a blueish tint, does that matter? I am sure it doesn't, but I wanted to check, seeing that I am new to beekeeping.
Hi Don ...do you use this method in your honey supers or just in the brood box ?
Im totally new to bees and got my first hive last weekend and i want to use your idea in the future
i will be using deep frames in the supers and was just hoping i can use this method
thanks for your time and hello from Cessnock Australia
yes you can use it that is why I do videos
so you use the fishing line method in the honey supers ?
HOW IS THE WAX PLATE MADE THAT YOU PUT IN THERE PLEASE???
THANK YOU
❣❣❣
Great video. Have you ever thought of making hive's out of PVC board?
*Does the fishing line get in the way when it comes time for the bees to build?*
*What about when it comes time for you to uncap the comb, doesn't it break the line?*
*Wouldn't the bobby pins get in the way of the bees construction?*
Wondered about this, as well as a hit knife - does he get plastic fishing line in his honey?
this is amazing! i was debating trying to assemble a hive myself and saving $50, but this shows me it isn't as intimidating as it first seems. what might help with seeing the line is a blunt tapestry needle; i use them in knitting to tuck lines away, and you could probably tuck them into the hole like you do the bobby pin.
please tell us more about what size staple and gun
thanks for the wonderful video..plain and simple
Do you ever leave the frames without foundation so that the bees draw their own comb? Thanks for the video.
Hey fat bee man, if the foundation has wire in it do you still need to use the fishing line? I'm new to beekeeping and trying to learn everything I can.
No :)
What about melting the wax? What if I wanna melt the frame in steam or under sun. I guess fishing line can not stand it.
Why on the top bar they have insert for wax? Since puttin wax there you lose a precentage
Hi Don, What do you do with the Queen cell once the bees make them?
Интересный метод. Как обстоят дела потом при откачке меда?
Thank you so very much for your generosity in sharing your knowledge and skills!!! You helped me a lot! Glad I found your channel!
You can tell this guy has done the wiring a thousand times and over many times. No patience for nonsense, haha!
I did this way comb was built around lines or they chewed holes around fishing line.
thank you Mr. FatBeeMan. i don't raise bees. i got into your video by accident. Wish you were in the Philipines teaching carpenters how to make frames.
My frames don't have a clear bar. Will this way still hold without it? Hopefully someone can answer if you can't.
Hi don, what type of wood do you use for the frames? Do you make your own frame sides or is it a kit?
I'm new to this, what is that yellow thing u put in the middle of the frame
Size of each parts details
Hello Don,
Greetings from England, I enjoy watching your videos tremendously, they are extremely interesting and down to earth informative.
I try to help with conservation in any way that I can, I have few fruit trees and I grow wild flowers in summer. My hope is to keep a single hive of bees in my back garden for both pollination and re-introduction to
the area I live in, it's pretty well populated here and I worry that people around me might have a problem with the bees for example during mating swarms, I realise how ignorant some people can be towards wildlife, so do you consider it wise for me to have a go at it?
My garden and me are crying out to see honey bees again, I can't remember when I last saw a single one and the surrounding area would surely benefit from their presence.
I was contemplating making up a top bar hive, but would I need to have two hives in order to keep them going or what?
I'm pretty determined to do this and if you could give me a bit of advice I would be very grateful. Thank you and best regards.
John.
what do you mean you don't know if it is the right way? If you have done it for years and do not have failures then wouldn't that just possibly remove all doubt?
Masterful. Thanks Don.
just sharing few tricks
Hello ... what if i don't have that yellow thing that you have put in the frame? Is it necessary?
May you tell me what is the details of fishing line,(such as: diameter?,brand?,plastic line?). Thanks
Do you have a video on how to make that wax foundation? Or is there a specific mold that you can get for it?
Hi Don,
Do you crosswire your honey super frames the same way? Also, have you seen any issue with the line cutting into the guide holes and creating slack?
Thanks much for the videos!
I have a hive that is very strong, I put my suppers on and they are some what fiing. I when through it. I found that the top deep was about was about 85% honey, about all capped. the bottom deep was mostley brood and so on. So I moved my queen excluder on the bottom and moved my suppers down. I sell comb honey. So would this be an ok idea for a few weeks? I would of corse move the top bottom back after removeing the suppers. Thank you for all you do. new subscriber.
I'm new at this, why is it everyone uses wooden racks instead of say, aluminum, which would seem to last longer, and clean up better?
Hey Don, do you make your frame pieces or do you buy them and then assemble as you showed us. Again, thanks for your videos, you are special.
Very informative!
Thanks 🙏
I don't raise bees but the more I watch them the more I learn.
When you say you make your foundation how do you do that.
Que comprimento de grampo que voce usa?
Man this video is in english bruh
Quick question to anyone that knows the answer, would the fishing line snap if I were to use a hot knife?
+Callan Williams
It most certainly would if it comes in contact with the hot knife.
That is why most beekeepers use steel wire.
Would love to know though how Fatbeeman extracts his honey from these frames.
+Callan Williams how would it snap its on the foundation then bees build over it you would have gouge the wax deep
+Callan Williams YES.
But if you are using the hot knife for uncapping the fishing line will more than likely be already removed by the bees. They will chew it off and carry it out there door. The line is only to hold the soft wax into place straight so the bees can draw it out straight.
Please show us a built up frame (by the bees)
Hey man !!! Are you still with us? … just wondering
I really appreciate this but I definitely recommend sliding the foundation into the bottom first so it’s not all puckered up.
if that is easy for you do it I show many ways of doing things my self
What PSI is the nail gun set to?
А как пчёлы в таком случае оттягивают соты?
But how then do the bees pull the honeycombs on the wax? it does not impede the work of bees. I have not seen this. I put a finger up, subscribed. I hope for reciprocity and I hope I have a good English. Greetings from Russia.
What exactly is the purpose of inserting the bobby pins?
Great instruction!!!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!
What's the size of the frames
my 10yr old son wants to get into bees. i was thinking of starting out with a nuc, and a reg set up 2 total ??
Sandra Crawn it's a good idea to start small and if you have someone who can give him some pointers he will love it. good luck and full jars !
Hey good morning am interested in getting some bee frame parts
Don do you still run your frames this way?
Where do you get the frame pieces? Do you make to also?
I am curious as well...I have a full woodworking shop, but I don't know what the dims are, and if they're cheap enough, I might as well buy them rather than make them.
queen
Hola que práctico la clase armar un núcleo del Mr. Felicitaciones ..
how i do a foundation and what material do you use
does the fishing line color make a difference I thinking of using red?
Bees don't like the Colours RED or Black...
Hope this helps. 🤗
What kind of wood are you using?
kindly provide video,how to make complit beehive
Hey Don was wondering if you can write a book on bee keeping , make as long or as short as it needs to be, I'd be happy to buy one of your books in the future
I wish I had time to write a book just on common sense beekeeping
Hey don..thank you your so informative 😊
Thanks for idea using fish line on my farms couldn’t get wire thing to work many thanks
my idea is to save people money reuse and cheap
Do you sell your frames with the wax foundations? If so what is your price for the 9 1/8 with shipping?
Hey Don. Just starting next month on my bee journey so I'm learning as much as i can from your videos. Hopefully I could get some extra cash to donate. Cheers buddy - from Philippines
Jan Ray Mikelle Aninipoc Same here! Wishing you luck your first year! I'm excited and have been researching for 3 months now. I've learned the most information right here on RUclips and have learned a lot from Don. There are a few other great beekeepers I like as well and follow now.
don do you have a video on plastic compaired to wax foundation
no not right now but you can't cut queen cells off the plastic to split your hives
+Don The Fat Bee Man i was thinking of using wax in brood chamber with plastic in honey boxes just quicker to assemble and wont fall apart with spinning
HI! from Ibiza, I would like to know the name of the stapler machine. thanks!
Don:
First of all love your vids and appreciate the knowledge being passed down; Im in México and about to start bee keeping. Now the question why not go with no foundation frames? just for the honey and time of saving? do you go with foundations to avoid work for the bees and be able to rob them more times?
Where can we donate to your fund?
I have a donate button on my web page ==DixieBeeSupply.com
Wow it's amazing 👌👌👌
Great teacher.
how do you donate with a computer?
SO HOW MUCH IS GOOD DONATION
Why the fishing line? And I just glued about 50 frames. Should have watched this first
fishing line allows you to cut out queen cells wire wont
where is the donate button on youtube?
the donate button is on my web page=DixieBeeSupply.com
How did you resolve the issue with the militaristic neighbor? We really sympathized with you on that one.
he is still around
Good call Thomas Shue. Multiple thumbs up. Don's advice and help is followed by many. This is not the part of RUclips to be snarky.
Great question because I was just looking for the donate button myself! Glad he let you know it's on his website.
thank you for the very helpful information. where is the donate button?
im on my phone and do not see a place to donate ,for sure this is a very helpful video and im gonna use the information ,I hope you know I thank you
you can go to my web page there is a button there to donate=thanks
thx for sharing don, im currently doing study project, may i ask some questions for my technical issue, thru pm? thx