I took your recommendation and installed the bug zapper in my backyard to reduce the moth problem. For the first couple of days, I found a lot of wax moths just pass out but not dead. So I replaced the bug zapper bottom cover with a plastic bag filled with some water and oil and used a rubber band to secure the practice bag. After one week, I got a thousand moth inside the practice bag trap. This week I will set up the hive beetle trap for all my 4 hives. Thank you, David!
I'm a fairly new subscriber and I don't do beekeeping at all. I never had any knowledge about bees whatsoever. But I really enjoy your videos because of their educational purpose. You have an excellent manner of explaining things thoroughly and there's so much to learn from your videos Dave. Thanks for your time and effort to help educate not only beekeepers but the casual audiences as well.
Great advice about getting a queen to lay more . I just checked a split and seen she wasn't doing great and was was thinking how I could get her to lay more I sat down to watch your viedo and you had my answer at the perfect time! Thanks David!!
David, Big thanks for all your videos!!!!! I learn tons of stuff from each one. Feels like I'm getting friendly advice from a next-door neighbor. I'm coming to visit your store in a few weeks to get your feeders. Thanks again! Ron
I was at barnyard bees yesterday picking up packages and these people know bees.. very good at getting you what you need to try to be the best beekeeper you can...
Oh, you're from Georgia! So cool! That's where I'm from originally. I moved to Boston for a job, but I hate it up here. The winters are the worst! Miss it back home, haha. Thanks for sharing this! It's so much fun, even for those of us who don't have bees!
Avert, best ever, but apply it to the traps away from the hives and make sure you don't get any on the outside of the trap case. Bees don't like it, but it is a pesticide being used close to a food product which is why beekeepers won't talk about it. Avert is sometimes hard to get, but you can use OTC roach/beetle gels from big box stores. Just be sure to only get the stuff in the trap where it belongs and not on the outside of the case.
Hey Dave I’ve seen a lot of beekeepers scrap wax off and throw it on the ground. This helps the small hive beetles to multiply and make for a bad time for your bees. They need to carry a small bucket and save all that wax to melt down at the end of the season.
Could you possibly use a clear pvc top on the hive box or a piece of plexiglass to let the light in but keep the elements out and help deter small hive beetles/wax moths.
David, Can you, please, briefly describe the life cycle of a wax moth? Specifically, I want to know how do they survive throughout a very cold winter? This year in south central Kentucky, my experience with wax moths was just horrific.
~30 years ago, someone coming here from Africa brought over SHBs to Florida, and that has caused so much damage and cost to beekeepers all throughout North America.
David, the beetle barn was placed in upside down. The trap is designed to allow beetles to the entrances, but not the bees. Upside down in a corner will trap double what you catch now. That's the problem with items that come with zero instructions.
The cat came over to say hi to Daddy, then she saw he had the camera up, didn't know if her hair looked right, so she had to dive back out of the video frame, hehehe
Don't know about Georgia, but down here in Florida a State Apiary Inspector can ding you for any substance in the hive not on their approved list. And that includes boric acid, of which I am a great fan. Dr. Jamie Ellis has a great video on SHB which you can also find here on RUclips. Overall, though, I enjoy your videos and plan to try your mini nuc idea in the spring!
Thanks for the video. Will placing the Beetle Barns on a screened bottom board work, or will the beetles be unable to get to it? [Yes, I know some folks h8 screened bottom boards but they've served me well. :-) ].
Wondering if you can cut the comb out of a frame when there is Wax Moth worms and hive beetle infestation and slime trails on the comb. I intend to render the wax and add new foundation in the frames after cleaning. Is that a good idea?
All the neet ideas maybe somewhat helpful .But the biggest asset you have there is your location,Wide open lots of sunshine helps more than anything.Nukes most of the time can not defend them selves from attacks because they are like baby hives.Takes a good deal of time to get them up to the 40,000 or more bees they need.That time is a luxury you have down south but up north we do not have forever to build up our hives.And if we do not make it by August we have to decide if we will combine hives or not.Now the bug zapper is a gread things to hang around the place .Moths and best of all mosqitos .I hate those little buggers.
I have the beetle traps with the oil in the bottom that you put on top of the frames and swiffer strips on edges. So your shb traps with no name tabs in it go in the bottom of the hive?
I saw a video of a bee keeper who created a red plexiglass top for his hive to help with SHB .... because the light coming into the hive keeps the beetles away... but the bees don't see red light..... so I was wondering if you were familiar with that?
Do you guys use any screened bottom boards? Do you think it effects the brood production at all? We've already had 10 days of 100 degree temps here in Texas & will probably have at least 20 more.
I want to thank you so much I have spent the last year learning all I could and I have found your videos the best. This spring I think Im ready and have ordered my first bees. April 6th B-day Thank you so much for passing on your knowledge, keep up the great work
They're attracted to the smell of your hive (wax, nectar, honey, pollen). I bought a hive last year, but wasn't able to secure a nuc until this year. Been good until today when I pulled out the inspection tray, and it had SHB larva, and beetles. Killed 3 of them, and dumped the contents of the tray in a paper towel. Rolled it up, and burned it. Apparently those beetles can smell the hive from 9 miles away, and they'll go looking for it.
In Africa where they come from there is a large hive beetle also. It is a scarab beetle as big as your thumbnail, Oplostomus fuligineus. www.honeyflow.com/blogs/pests-and-diseases/large-hive-beetle
I am getting less fond of them. If they are not sealed from the outside they allow pests unlimited access to the hives. If they can fall through it they can certainly get back in. I am finding loads of wasted pollen on them and lots of beetle larvae in them after only a few days. They give them a place to raise young the bees cannot reach when enclosed and a place for unlimited entry when open. Thats my experiences so far. If there was a sticky board or oil to drown then it would be better if still enclosed but I am going to do away with mine in favor of a new idea I have..
I have the dynatrap and I trap a huge amount of moths BUT I still have a huge wax moth problem on empty hives. I am going to leave them open like he said
Hello from Australia. Thanks for such great videos. I have 2 healthy hives. Both with brood box and 1 super. coming into winter, the supers on both hives have about 60-90% honey. One of my hives has a beetle trap base with vegetable oil that seems to be working well. Here is my problem. The outside frame of my honey super is only about 70% drawn comb on the exterior side and the bees havent progressed any further and so there is always a considerable number of SHB running over that one side of that frame with hardly any bees to control them. Im wondering what i can do to solve this problem. My second question is can the Beetle barns be placed on top of the honey super frames where i can see beetles moving around or only at the bottom. I placed a couple on the mesh base and the bees moved them out the front door. I do have a couple of beetle blasters on top of the honey supers as well but they seem to be only moderately effective at the moment. Thanks for any advise you can give me. Mark
DirtRooster showed one thing he uses is Swiffer sweeper replacement pads, placed on top of the frames. The bees will "fluff-up" the surface of the pad, and then when the beetles run across the surface, their legs get trapped in the fluffy surface. He says it works like a charm!
I just installed my two nucs on Tuesday and when I checked my flow hive bottom drawer there were little black pellets of poop the thickness of pencil lead. I posted on Facebook and some suggested wax moth larva , others said cockroach, and others said earwig. I wasn't planning on doing my first hive inspection untill Sunday when its supposed to be warm. Is it possible for a fresh nuc to have wax moth larva? I used brand new black heavy dipped acorn on the sides of my 5 nuc frames. Everything i have read about wax moths seems to deal with stored equipment and or dying or dead hives. Thoughts?
Hi, I bought 3 of your SHB entrance reducers. Do I go ahead and pit on now? I’ve seem some SHB and lost 3 hives last year. Just wondering since there are so many bees trying to get in the hive now.
Hi David, thoroughly enjoy you informative videos. I am living in the land down under, Australia, Bordertown, South Australia and I've been following you for years and totally get your enthusiasm about the 2 frame nucs, I've made my 1st dozen and just love them, best addition to my bee yard they work so well, thank you so much. I was just wondering though about your thoughts on Wax Moths. Can Wax Moth be transferred from one hive to another hive by bees, tools and hands? Thanks for your thoughts
I tried salt before and it did not really help. I had to apply a lot and then it was for short term. All you have to do is to raise the PH of soil and not much can grow if the PH is high. I had a strip of soil between house and driveway and there was always weed growing. Salt did not help and weed started to grow again 1 month later, weed killer was the same and after a while new weed would grow again.. Finally I ended up to use Soda ash (or sodium carbonate) to raise the PH of the soil and that lasted almost 3 years after I applied a strong mix. All it does is raising the PH of the soil. Look for this that sells swimming pool supplies and read the ingredients of the chemicals that they sell for treating that swimming pool water.
while he is trying to sell.. He is correct in the southeast beetles will destroy your world. Honestly verroa (which by now you should have already bought treatment free stock) is only a minor annoyance compared to hive beetles. Those horrible suckers will take out a hive in less then 4 weeks if they get a foothold.
Dave I have been watching your videos for a while. Great demonstrations and your a very knowledgeable bee keeper. Thanks for all the helpful advice. Eddie, Dublin Ireland.
Hey Dave, I was wondering if a shb don’t die right off and it crawls out of trap. Won’t it expose the bees to the boric acid ? I would appreciate a reply. Thanks Mark Farlow
I'm not Dave, but from what I know about boric acid, the insect has to get it on their chitonous exterior shell or ingest it internally for it to affect them. I've used boric acid to control roaches, ants and rolly-polly's (wood lice) for many years--the key is in what you mix it with to attract the insect you want to kill. The bees won't be interested in the Crisco and I wouldn't think there would be enough boric acid on the exterior of the beetle to harm a bee when it pushes it out of the hive.
I bought 10 of these traps from you and the bees propilized the holes up I had to wash them and clean the propulos out of the holes I put them back in yesterday with shortening mixed with boric acid we’ll see what happens
Hi a good tip when using this type of feeder and others alike it, if you place a round hoop of string about 3mm thick around the bottom inside perimeter of the cone shaped feeder wall when the bee's climb up through the centre of the feeder and over the top when they are facing down the slope to remove the suger syrup quite often they will slip drown into the syrup but if you use a loop of string the bee's will not slip down the side and can climb back up and into the hive and not drown. Regards Paul Hewitt.
So your saying the best place to keep your unused frames are outside? Been thinking of building some screened covers but leaving them outside would be easier. But would the sun and other bugs/ants destroy the frame?
Nether Ender thats a good question... im not a bee keeper im just interested in learning things so i want to know.. im guessing a lot of his audience knows what he means and know to avoid it and by not educating those of us who do NOT KNOW isn't helping anyone... infact actual beekeepers watching this that DON'T know what he is talking about are only being HURT by this lack of education. It's poor form to not educate viewers on all the ins and outs of EVERY ASPECT of a topic.
@@jasonbrunsting2230 Combat roach gel ... the other bait is Crisco and boric acid.. look it up on Google and you will find the recipe.. I put both inside the cd cases... works great
David love the top feeder. But I run 5 frame hives like many of yours. Is there any plan to build rapid-feeder to fit inside, say, a 5-frame 6-5/8" super?
They do not build the Feeders they purchase them. But if you will check www.thorne.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4903 you can find rapid feeders and Nuc Feeders
Thanks for the link, I was wondering the same thing. I have a few top feeders off ebay and love them, but they are too big for the nucs (without making custom lids like Dave does)
Kyle W I have purchased quite a few items from Thorne.co.uk and they have always gotten the items to me in a very timely manner. Not to mention paying attention and saved me quite a bit of money on certain items.
ok David here is what i done i move the queen from the top box and put her in the bottom deep and looks like the ones made emergency queen in the top box pic and video above
search google Beetle Barns by Bee Excellent and you can find them for $1.50 +/_ www.google.com/search?q=beetle+barns+by+bee+excellent&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
Diatomaceous earth is useless as anything related to pest control period. I bought 50 pounds of it in the purest food grade and experimented with it in every way. It is purely worthless. The only thing it does is absorb moisture, that's how it will kill ants in a bag. Ants can nest in it or whatever they want, cruise over it and play in it. .
I tried it again with the ants, I placed it all around the legs of the hive stand. All I did was whiten things up, they trailed over it repeatedly and never slowed down.
I took your recommendation and installed the bug zapper in my backyard to reduce the moth problem. For the first couple of days, I found a lot of wax moths just pass out but not dead. So I replaced the bug zapper bottom cover with a plastic bag filled with some water and oil and used a rubber band to secure the practice bag. After one week, I got a thousand moth inside the practice bag trap. This week I will set up the hive beetle trap for all my 4 hives. Thank you, David!
I'm a fairly new subscriber and I don't do beekeeping at all. I never had any knowledge about bees whatsoever. But I really enjoy your videos because of their educational purpose. You have an excellent manner of explaining things thoroughly and there's so much to learn from your videos Dave. Thanks for your time and effort to help educate not only beekeepers but the casual audiences as well.
Great advice about getting a queen to lay more . I just checked a split and seen she wasn't doing great and was was thinking how I could get her to lay more I sat down to watch your viedo and you had my answer at the perfect time!
Thanks David!!
I use CD cases to make my own beetle traps. They work very well. There are many videos how to make your own traps.
David, Big thanks for all your videos!!!!! I learn tons of stuff from each one. Feels like I'm getting friendly advice from a next-door neighbor. I'm coming to visit your store in a few weeks to get your feeders.
Thanks again!
Ron
I was at barnyard bees yesterday picking up packages and these people know bees.. very good at getting you what you need to try to be the best beekeeper you can...
Mr Dave, I try not to miss any of your videos. Thanks for another good one. Rick in Pa.
Oh, you're from Georgia! So cool! That's where I'm from originally. I moved to Boston for a job, but I hate it up here. The winters are the worst! Miss it back home, haha. Thanks for sharing this! It's so much fun, even for those of us who don't have bees!
@Sora great advice
We can’t talk about it? What are you using? Uranium?
Montreal Roller combat roach gel
Because bee keeping has a lot of snowflakes that may cry.
Avert, best ever, but apply it to the traps away from the hives and make sure you don't get any on the outside of the trap case. Bees don't like it, but it is a pesticide being used close to a food product which is why beekeepers won't talk about it. Avert is sometimes hard to get, but you can use OTC roach/beetle gels from big box stores. Just be sure to only get the stuff in the trap where it belongs and not on the outside of the case.
Hey Dave I’ve seen a lot of beekeepers scrap wax off and throw it on the ground. This helps the small hive beetles to multiply and make for a bad time for your bees. They need to carry a small bucket and save all that wax to melt down at the end of the season.
Could you possibly use a clear pvc top on the hive box or a piece of plexiglass to let the light in but keep the elements out and help deter small hive beetles/wax moths.
David, Can you, please, briefly describe the life cycle of a wax moth? Specifically, I want to know how do they survive throughout a very cold winter? This year in south central Kentucky, my experience with wax moths was just horrific.
~30 years ago, someone coming here from Africa brought over SHBs to Florida, and that has caused so much damage and cost to beekeepers all throughout North America.
very rainy july here in KY. and i have a lot of beetles. its insane. the hive herds them to a few places. i then hive tool them once a week. But DAMN!
New bee keeper here. First set of bees is coming from you in May! Excited and scared. Lol
Good luck !
how is it going
@@seen3804 the bees are going well. It's rained for the last week so hopefully they had enough honey stocked up
This gets a like just for the cat! 🤣
Thank you for making this video! One of our hives has wax moths. Ordering those traps today and cleaning up he hive like you said! Thank you!!!!
Just ordered the beetle barns from you. I used the oil traps last year and hated them. These look a lot better.
You will love them. Bait with combat roach gel, but only in the very center.
David, the beetle barn was placed in upside down. The trap is designed to allow beetles to the entrances, but not the bees. Upside down in a corner will trap double what you catch now. That's the problem with items that come with zero instructions.
I have these the issue is the walls don't reach the ceiling
The cat came over to say hi to Daddy, then she saw he had the camera up, didn't know if her hair looked right, so she had to dive back out of the video frame, hehehe
This year, as recently as last week, I have had Wax Moths try to take over frames stored in a box outside in the open with no lid on it.
What would happen if you have plexiglass as the lid for the hive. Would the light run off the hive beetles?
I think a picture of the mother-in-law will keep the pests away better than any other chemical trap on the market
Don't know about Georgia, but down here in Florida a State Apiary Inspector can ding you for any substance in the hive not on their approved list. And that includes boric acid, of which I am a great fan. Dr. Jamie Ellis has a great video on SHB which you can also find here on RUclips. Overall, though, I enjoy your videos and plan to try your mini nuc idea in the spring!
Thanks for the video. Will placing the Beetle Barns on a screened bottom board work, or will the beetles be unable to get to it?
[Yes, I know some folks h8 screened bottom boards but they've served me well. :-) ].
Wondering if you can cut the comb out of a frame when there is Wax Moth worms and hive beetle infestation and slime trails on the comb. I intend to render the wax and add new foundation in the frames after cleaning. Is that a good idea?
Do the wax moth larve crawl in the hive beetle trap or that is strickly for hive beetle/
It worked for wax moth!! Thank you!!
What bug zapper do you use ? Are the bees attracted to it since it’s a dusk to dawn version?
Been using these feeders for yrs they are very good... larger one 'The English Feeder' delivers more syrup in preparation for winter.
All the neet ideas maybe somewhat helpful .But the biggest asset you have there is your location,Wide open lots of sunshine helps more than anything.Nukes most of the time can not defend them selves from attacks because they are like baby hives.Takes a good deal of time to get them up to the 40,000 or more bees they need.That time is a luxury you have down south but up north we do not have forever to build up our hives.And if we do not make it by August we have to decide if we will combine hives or not.Now the bug zapper is a gread things to hang around the place .Moths and best of all mosqitos .I hate those little buggers.
Can we do a starts with and ends with? 🤷🏻♂️
I have the beetle traps with the oil in the bottom that you put on top of the frames and swiffer strips on edges. So your shb traps with no name tabs in it go in the bottom of the hive?
I saw a video of a bee keeper who created a red plexiglass top for his hive to help with SHB .... because the light coming into the hive keeps the beetles away... but the bees don't see red light..... so I was wondering if you were familiar with that?
Do you guys use any screened bottom boards? Do you think it effects the brood production at all? We've already had 10 days of 100 degree temps here in Texas & will probably have at least 20 more.
I want to thank you so much I have spent the last year learning all I could and I have found your videos the best. This spring I think Im ready and have ordered my first bees. April 6th B-day Thank you so much for passing on your knowledge, keep up the great work
Good stuff! Does the bug zapper kill bees? I only have 2 hives, and I'm concerned about that. Thanks for sharing.
He said they were Dusk to Dawn zappers, so the bees would be in their hive by the time it came on.
Very good video, I have tried them and I haven’t count any beetle unless I don’t have any.
Thanks I m
Need to check on Guardian trap
David, how many beetle traps per brood box?
Would a better option be to put plastic, tarp, or pallet under the hive to prevent the larva from going into the ground?
I just got my first hive in April. In 2 weeks I started seeing hive beetles. Where do they come from? There was no hives on my property before April.
They're attracted to the smell of your hive (wax, nectar, honey, pollen). I bought a hive last year, but wasn't able to secure a nuc until this year. Been good until today when I pulled out the inspection tray, and it had SHB larva, and beetles. Killed 3 of them, and dumped the contents of the tray in a paper towel. Rolled it up, and burned it. Apparently those beetles can smell the hive from 9 miles away, and they'll go looking for it.
I've noticed that people refer to the hive beetle as a "small" hive beetle. Is there a large hive beetle?
small hive beetle because it effects "small hives" is all
In Africa where they come from there is a large hive beetle also. It is a scarab beetle as big as your thumbnail, Oplostomus fuligineus.
www.honeyflow.com/blogs/pests-and-diseases/large-hive-beetle
I used the Crisco mix but in the Texas heat it turned to oil and seeped out the sides of the trap ... will the bees now want to eat that?
Thanks for the video Dave. I have a question for you. What is your opinion of screened bottom boards as a way to control hive beetles?
I am getting less fond of them. If they are not sealed from the outside they allow pests unlimited access to the hives. If they can fall through it they can certainly get back in. I am finding loads of wasted pollen on them and lots of beetle larvae in them after only a few days. They give them a place to raise young the bees cannot reach when enclosed and a place for unlimited entry when open. Thats my experiences so far. If there was a sticky board or oil to drown then it would be better if still enclosed but I am going to do away with mine in favor of a new idea I have..
@@jsauerii I use cafeteria trays with vegetable oil underneath the screened bottom boards.. very effective
Great tip on using the bug zappers for moths!
I have the dynatrap and I trap a huge amount of moths BUT I still have a huge wax moth problem on empty hives. I am going to leave them open like he said
Hello from Australia. Thanks for such great videos.
I have 2 healthy hives. Both with brood box and 1 super. coming into winter, the supers on both hives have about 60-90% honey.
One of my hives has a beetle trap base with vegetable oil that seems to be working well.
Here is my problem. The outside frame of my honey super is only about 70% drawn comb on the exterior side and the bees havent progressed any further and so there is always a considerable number of SHB running over that one side of that frame with hardly any bees to control them. Im wondering what i can do to solve this problem.
My second question is can the Beetle barns be placed on top of the honey super frames where i can see beetles moving around or only at the bottom. I placed a couple on the mesh base and the bees moved them out the front door. I do have a couple of beetle blasters on top of the honey supers as well but they seem to be only moderately effective at the moment.
Thanks for any advise you can give me.
Mark
DirtRooster showed one thing he uses is Swiffer sweeper replacement pads, placed on top of the frames. The bees will "fluff-up" the surface of the pad, and then when the beetles run across the surface, their legs get trapped in the fluffy surface. He says it works like a charm!
A side note about the swiffer pads, just be sure they are the unseated ones. You can also fluff them up a little yourself with a hairbrush.
Can you leave the hive beetle traps in the hive through the winter?
Where can those beetle bait traps be purchased?
Barnyard Bees I looked in every category for the beetle traps you have in this video and can’t find them. Can you send me a link to them?
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I have to
I have looked on the website and called the store.. no one answers hopefully they will return my call.
barnyardbees.com/product/beetle-barn/
I just installed my two nucs on Tuesday and when I checked my flow hive bottom drawer there were little black pellets of poop the thickness of pencil lead. I posted on Facebook and some suggested wax moth larva , others said cockroach, and others said earwig. I wasn't planning on doing my first hive inspection untill Sunday when its supposed to be warm. Is it possible for a fresh nuc to have wax moth larva? I used brand new black heavy dipped acorn on the sides of my 5 nuc frames. Everything i have read about wax moths seems to deal with stored equipment and or dying or dead hives. Thoughts?
I agree here in Southeast Texas you have to do something for the Small Hive Beetles or you wont many bees 😉
Hi, I bought 3 of your SHB entrance reducers. Do I go ahead and pit on now? I’ve seem some SHB and lost 3 hives last year. Just wondering since there are so many bees trying to get in the hive now.
Just keep an eye on them. If beetles increase go ahead and install it. But if they are not a problem don't restrict their entrance.
Hey Dave, concerning the hive top feeders, Is there any reason that you couldn't put dry sugar as well as pollen in them as a dry feed and feed?
I hope you can because I put my extracted wax and pollen into top feeder inside hive on top of frames. They are really using it up.
Use Max Force roach bait in the syringe in them traps it been working for me.
I used CD cases and they are cheap. I got 20 for $1 at the goodwill store.
And yes, I agree with the attractant you mentioned..
Thx for the info. So no extra bait needed? Just apply the Max Force?
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Do you get the trap at the lawn and garden center also?
At 8:13 Round Rapid Feeder fit for on top of 6 frame box?
any advice first time with bees
Treat ur bees
Hi will beetles drag the crisco around inside hive
Will they come out alive to do so from there?
Hi David, thoroughly enjoy you informative videos. I am living in the land down under, Australia, Bordertown, South Australia and I've been following you for years and totally get your enthusiasm about the 2 frame nucs, I've made my 1st dozen and just love them, best addition to my bee yard they work so well, thank you so much. I was just wondering though about your thoughts on Wax Moths. Can Wax Moth be transferred from one hive to another hive by bees, tools and hands? Thanks for your thoughts
What is brood I really would like to know what brewed is I hear you say it quite often
Baby bees in their cocoons on the frames
What about putting concrete pavers under the hive instead of bare ground?
I tried salt before and it did not really help. I had to apply a lot and then it was for short term.
All you have to do is to raise the PH of soil and not much can grow if the PH is high.
I had a strip of soil between house and driveway and there was always weed growing. Salt did not help and weed started to grow again 1 month later, weed killer was the same and after a while new weed would grow again..
Finally I ended up to use Soda ash (or sodium carbonate) to raise the PH of the soil and that lasted almost 3 years after I applied a strong mix. All it does is raising the PH of the soil. Look for this that sells swimming pool supplies and read the ingredients of the chemicals that they sell for treating that swimming pool water.
Is the rapid feeder placed over a hole?
while he is trying to sell.. He is correct in the southeast beetles will destroy your world. Honestly verroa (which by now you should have already bought treatment free stock)
is only a minor annoyance compared to hive beetles. Those horrible suckers will take out a hive in less then 4 weeks if they get a foothold.
I highly recommend swiffer sheets I Caught 30 in one sheet the other day the other day
Edward Hamilton not more then two or three
Highly DO NOT recommend swiffer sheets. Caught 2 queens in two months....no thanks
We seen you use a paste for bettle banks. Where do we get the paste? Do you make it?
Dave I have been watching your videos for a while. Great demonstrations and your a very knowledgeable bee keeper.
Thanks for all the helpful advice.
Eddie, Dublin Ireland.
Do you have a video showing how you fill the feeder?
Hey Dave, I was wondering if a shb don’t die right off and it crawls out of trap. Won’t it expose the bees to the boric acid ? I would appreciate a reply. Thanks Mark Farlow
I'm not Dave, but from what I know about boric acid, the insect has to get it on their chitonous exterior shell or ingest it internally for it to affect them. I've used boric acid to control roaches, ants and rolly-polly's (wood lice) for many years--the key is in what you mix it with to attract the insect you want to kill. The bees won't be interested in the Crisco and I wouldn't think there would be enough boric acid on the exterior of the beetle to harm a bee when it pushes it out of the hive.
I bought 10 of these traps from you and the bees propilized the holes up I had to wash them and clean the propulos out of the holes I put them back in yesterday with shortening mixed with boric acid we’ll see what happens
What is a good ratio sugar to water for syrup?
Try reading here! en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Beekeeping/Recipes_for_the_Bees
David, Why do you use frames without foundation?
Hi a good tip when using this type of feeder and others alike it, if you place a round hoop of string about 3mm thick around the bottom inside perimeter of the cone shaped feeder wall when the bee's climb up through the centre of the feeder and over the top when they are facing down the slope to remove the suger syrup quite often they will slip drown into the syrup but if you use a loop of string the bee's will not slip down the side and can climb back up and into the hive and not drown.
Regards
Paul Hewitt.
i bought three of your feeders;; to bad they dont make solar powered bug zap;per also does it have be name brand Crisco ? or will off brand be ok
What do you use as bait to bait your Beetle barn traps?
Where can I get those plastic traps?
I don't know if you found out yet but they are on Amazon. Very cheap too.
Ever used swifter pads for shb? Or a moth lure trap away from the bees?
are they attracted to borax acid?
i could not find the beetle barns on you web site
Google www.google.com/search?q=beetle+barns+by+bee+excellent&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
Is your non-recommended method contains 40% boric acid and 60% other ingredients?
So your saying the best place to keep your unused frames are outside? Been thinking of building some screened covers but leaving them outside would be easier. But would the sun and other bugs/ants destroy the frame?
How often do you open your hive boxes to check out the health of the hive, . Obviously you have hundreds
What is the thing he won't name?
Nether Ender thats a good question... im not a bee keeper im just interested in learning things so i want to know.. im guessing a lot of his audience knows what he means and know to avoid it and by not educating those of us who do NOT KNOW isn't helping anyone... infact actual beekeepers watching this that DON'T know what he is talking about are only being HURT by this lack of education. It's poor form to not educate viewers on all the ins and outs of EVERY ASPECT of a topic.
@@jasonbrunsting2230 Combat roach gel ... the other bait is Crisco and boric acid.. look it up on Google and you will find the recipe.. I put both inside the cd cases... works great
My thoughts exactly!
David love the top feeder. But I run 5 frame hives like many of yours. Is there any plan to build rapid-feeder to fit inside, say, a 5-frame 6-5/8" super?
They do not build the Feeders they purchase them. But if you will check
www.thorne.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4903 you can find rapid feeders and Nuc Feeders
Thanks a million. Just ordered some!
Thanks for the link, I was wondering the same thing. I have a few top feeders off ebay and love them, but they are too big for the nucs (without making custom lids like Dave does)
Kyle W I have purchased quite a few items from Thorne.co.uk and they have always gotten the items to me in a very timely manner. Not to mention paying attention and saved me quite a bit of money on certain items.
@Tennessees Honey Bees Good to know, thanks! It is strange, every top feeder that I have purchased in this style has been from the UK.
Do you export?
David, will these fit in a 3 frame nuc??
Great advice , thank you so much.
can you use roach tablets?
Not legally I understand. There's other ways.
David you can place cardboard under there to kill the grass.
do you have extra queen i need one
I use 4x8 horse stall mats under my hives.
Hi David, Do Small hive beetles go through 1/8" hardware cloth? I thought they did but someone recently told me they don't thanks - Joe
Yes they do, burn screened bottom unless you have a oil trap
Where do I purchase these traps?
3D print them. Old cd boxes will do also.
Fipronil?
Could you use plexiglass for a top
Love the videos man! Keep up the great work.
Very interesting Dave.
ok David here is what i done i move the queen from the top box and put her in the bottom deep and looks like the ones made emergency queen in the top box pic and video above
Where can I purchase the beetle barns?
search google Beetle Barns by Bee Excellent and you can find them for $1.50 +/_ www.google.com/search?q=beetle+barns+by+bee+excellent&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
Can beetle trap be put on inter cover tks. I have screened bottom board.
How do you treat for ants?
Diatomaceous earth is useless as anything related to pest control period. I bought 50 pounds of it in the purest food grade and experimented with it in every way. It is purely worthless. The only thing it does is absorb moisture, that's how it will kill ants in a bag. Ants can nest in it or whatever they want, cruise over it and play in it. .
I tried it again with the ants, I placed it all around the legs of the hive stand. All I did was whiten things up, they trailed over it repeatedly and never slowed down.
Vegetable oil
Smeared on the hive body and stand apply thick
Lasts for very little time at all, get some dust on it and that can happen in under a day and they are walking over it without a slowdown.
I tried crisco and boric acid and it did not work, not 1 beetle went in it
Put some medium sizes of broken slate underneath your hives