Your videos are amazing, never thought id be into bee keeping or gardening. But after finding your first bee video around two years ago, its become a tiny addiction. Thank you so much for inspiring and educating people. Channels like you are why I still have hope for the internet.
@@pkthtguy587 Sadly, i cant actually keep bees as everyone in my family is either deathly allergic or scared of bees (also it violates the stupid HOA rules). doesn't help that im a broke college student. BUT, that wont stop me from making some fuzzy buzzy little bee hives when I move out.
I actually just read about having the frames parallel or perpendicular to the hive entrance. It was saying that (at least here) it’s called the cold way and the warm way. Cold way is perpendicular and the air flow can run right through the hive. Like an air conditioning it keeps the hive cooler. That’s a benefit and the bees can easily go whichever direction they want as soon as they enter the hive. The warm way blocks the air. So if it’s cold and you wouldn’t want the cold to come into the hive as easily you’d run them parallel. Negatives are that the bees have to go around that first board and can slow them down. So cold way would be for warmer weather and warm way for colder weather. We get down to -20F (-28C) and we are thinking or running ours that way in winter may be helpful. Not sure yet cause we are only on summer 3 having gone through 2 winters. Have 2 hives and each winter we lose one.
I really love the honest and straightforward way you present the data. I love gardening, and am planning to add bees once i am retired and able set my own schedule. Cheering you on from Dallas Texas
have a 30 frame box i made that takes standard deeps and that dummy board should be mandatory on kit boxes here in the states! it is a great tool to ensure you are not rolling a queen between frames as u can pull them out and then lift
Hi Alex! Once again a wonderful video. Great job explaining things to those of use that have little or no experience with bees. Quick question - Once the hive is in use by the bees and your moving pieces around to check on the hive, how do you keep from crushing little bees walling around on the various pieces?
Hello @just_alex , just a small correction about history. The first bee hive with frames was inventer in 1814 by Petro Prokopovych it allowed him to had a bee-garden in almost 10 000 hives and open the first beekepes school. Onther famous beekeper like Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth(1810), Charles Dadant(1817), Amos Ives Root(1839) even were not born in that time and worked on improvement of first hives
At serious risk of attracting the internet trolls, I wanted to say that I think its good that people still want to practise the old ways. I would love to get into bee-keeping but where I live - right next to the driest place on the planet (barring Antarctica) and having very few flowering plants to create honey, there is little chance of being successful with it. Still, I think youre doing well, and I encourage you to continue to expand.
i think your not thinking highly of desert flowers and cacti and succulants :D just keep your beehives under a shade house never in full sun and have cool water on a pebble tray in shade always available and if theres pollen out there the bees will find you can help them with seed bombs :D and water collection holes to keep the water on your desert longer :D
The Dadant's beehive (475 mm x 300mm frame) is the most popular type of hive in the world. But here, in Poland, the most popular one is Wielkopolski beehive.
I think you can use wood glue on those joints to make it last indefinitely. If you're really fancy you can use a band clamp to square them up, or a ratchet strap.
I have a question. You were talking about trying to use brood boxes as the honey supers. The first thing i think about is: Would the larger frames even fit in the extractor drum spinny thing? I dont have bees, just wondering.
I have always had my frames the cold way around it is just that you can easily inspect and remove the frames while standing at the rear of the hive; I do also think the bees can defend their hive better when the frames are the cold way around that is just my opinion though I could be wrong 😅 A good tip is when lifting the brood box you would usually want the frames parallel to your shoulders this is to stop the frames slamming together when lifting and moving the brood box 🧐 A lot of people rotate the box so cold way during the winter then spring/summer they would rotate to the warm way but I am nearly sure there is no research suggesting any benefits but the warm way would maybe help speed up nectar storage and ventilation for drying in the brood box; Point of information about the genetics is to study the F1 aggression issues compared to the native AMM homogeneous genetics; The national bee show is great information 😅
Hey Alex I am from U.S. I used the Queens excluder with a wooden frame in does not work,,,it sets to high,,, u can measure your self ok put the regular Queen excluder on top of the brood box and get a measuring tape and put it the openings of the excluder on top of the frames and measure the height,,,and do the same with the excluder that have the wooden frame,,,and the wooden frame excluder set to high ok.
In Poland due to the temperature chages through the year we turn the box for the working season so that the frames are perpendicularly to the entrance, beter in/out for bees and better ventilation if yuo have a solid bottom, and the frames in parallel to the entrance in winter time so it's easier for the bees to keep the temperature in the hive (each frame wroks like an isolation layer :)
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid I lose my way And it's not too long before you point it out I cannot cry Because I know that's weakness in your eyes I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh Every day of my life My heart can't possibly break When it wasn't even whole to start with Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid I watched you die (I watched you die) I heard you cry Every night in your sleep I was so young (and you're so young) You should have known better (I was too young for you) Than to lean on me You never thought of anyone else You just saw your pain (you never saw me) And now I cry In the middle of the night For the same damn thing Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid Because of you Because of you 😂
Hey Alex, just a quick piece of woodworking advice, when your using a happer on soft wood like the wood youre using for the beehives, put a piece of scrap wood(i like a small 2x4) between the thing youre hitting and the hammer, and strike the scrap wood. This will help distribute the force and prevent structural damage to the hives/frames and hammer marks. Another small advantage is you could use the scrap wood to help with the final few nails of the frame assembly. Love the videos, never thought id be this invested in beekeeping.
Brood boxes for honey LOL. You are right it will weigh a ton, if you try it Im sure you will only try it once. Also the brood frames are larger I suspect they will not fit in a honey extractor. You can still harvest honey but it will be a much messier and wasteful job.
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid I lose my way And it's not too long before you point it out I cannot cry Because I know that's weakness in your eyes I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh Every day of my life My heart can't possibly break When it wasn't even whole to start with Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid I watched you die (I watched you die) I heard you cry Every night in your sleep I was so young (and you're so young) You should have known better (I was too young for you) Than to lean on me You never thought of anyone else You just saw your pain (you never saw me) And now I cry In the middle of the night For the same damn thing Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid Because of you Because of you 😂
Hi Alex, thanks for taking the time to share your videos. All wishes for success this year. Just a note. After years of keeping bees, the equipment (especially frames) that I didnt use wood glue on are always the first ones to make it to the rubbish bin. Strongly recommend adding that to any installation. Once set, the glue will provide more holding force than any nail can. All the best
@@certified-forklifter use legitimate wood glue. Titebond 3 is what I use. No odor. Only use enough to hold it. No. Once it dries it's completely odorless
Hi Alex, yes originally historians thought Egypt had the oldest honey but 5500 year old honey was found near Tbilisi Georgia is also the birthplace of wine. Im also an Ex Horsham lad that moved to Georgia because of its ancient history, one of the oldest in the world.
Just want to say this is an exelaint video. I have kept bees several years ago and your explanations of each part of the hive and how they are used is very clear. As for the two options for lining up your frames either from side to side or front to back. Front to back allows for faster air flow through the entrance and is often referred to as cold way because it is cooler with a faster air flow. It also allows the bees faster access as they can quickly get to a choice of frames as each end is presented to them as soon as they enter the hive. Side to side also referred to as warm way slows air flow from the entrance. Just inside the entrance air it is met with a wall of wax, This also slows down the bees getting from frame to frame. So depending on the time of year it is more common to set your boxes cold way front to back during the summer and warm way side to side over winter. 🐝 🍯
Thank you for a good explanation on lining the frames. I was wondering if it was a good idea to turn the frames side to side when you are packing the beehive down for the winter, and then turning the frame front to back in the summer period? Will the bees be confused when you turn the frames?
@@BySmedegaard They will be disorientated for an hour or two. But they are pretty smart and will soon settle down. As long as they have their queen with them bees will adapt quickly to changes. Like moving location or splitting a colony into two and giving one half a new queen.
My late farther, a joiner, would have gone crazy seeing you bruise the wood with that big hammer 😁always use another piece of wood on top of what your whacking, and use glue on the lovely box corners! Just saying Alex.. That's my dad, not me, I'm useless with wood, God bless him.. Lost him 2 years ago tomorrow so was on my mind. He. Would have loved your videos mate. 👍
Watching in hospital recovering from spine surgery. Absolutely love your videos, they're so relaxing! I can't wait to start bee keeping when I move into my forever home (thanks to you and your videos). One quick question, how come you dont use any wood glue when assembling beehives?
Heh Alex, Randy from Northernwildharvest here. Awesone video, really enjoyed this video... looking forward to seeing bees in this hive. Love the bigger broodbox idea!
great to see you again Alex. I am expecting my bees tomorrow morning from Wales, I am buzzing with excitement. are you going to try leaving one frame empty so the bees can draw out their own comb to see how it goes? I am starting by bee journey with the flow hive but will be making some of my own i expect at some time. looking forward to seeing how you get on this year and i love the cling wrap idea for the storage.
Just a quick calculation for you on your question about honey supers being smaller: A standard honey super frame, when filled with honey, weighs in at around 7lbs. Even if the box itself was weightless, and you used 11 frames instead of 12, you are stuck lifting 77lbs. If you use a brood box, which is around 1.5x larger, you would be lifting a minimum of 115.5lbs of honey if the box gets fully filled. I would say you should probably just stick to using 3 honey supers instead of trying to use two brood boxes. You would get comparable yields and wouldn't need a back brace 👍
Hey alex im loving the fact you were on itv a few times with alan titchmarsh i bet you never thought that would happen easy to see why tho great to see how far you've come since leaving the fishing channel with carl 😊😊😊
Laurence at Black mountain honey I guess Alex. I would love to get my hands on some Buckfast Queens, but artificial inseminated queens are 180 euros. Where as one left to natural insemination are around 20euros, crazy!
Hey Alex. Really enjoying your beekeeping videos and all your other content. Have you thought of trying out a flow hive to compare the beekeeping process and honey production of these different style bee hives?
I’m really glad you’re posting more videos. I really enjoy your bee videos and I’ve gained a new appreciation for them. I find them really interesting and I’m no longer afraid of them, thanks to you. Also really enjoy your gardening videos and I look forward to you working your allotment space. Your trip videos are also interesting but the bees and gardening are my favorites. Keep filming and editing, please!!
Amazing Video! I was just curious, is there a reason you don't just have one huge hive instead of multiple smaller hives, is one big hive not sustainable?
saw your beekeeping vids about a year ago. Planning on getting my first colony of bees this summer! Except where I am I need a permit.... and for that permit I need to take a beekeeping class, then get a certificate. And THEN I go to the city and they have to check if im liable to keep bees.... might just skip that and get bees then try getting a permit!
I want to start beekeeping myself, not massively but just with a very small hive and not a huge amount of bees, i also grow flowers and other flowering plants with my father but i have no clue as to how i'd convince my parents to let me have a bee hive, we also have a relatively spacious garden and i have a general idea of where to put a hive. (im also jealous of the honey factory on the other side of our housing block) anyone have any suggestions?
I watched this video once of a tribe that collected honey by "sticking their hands in" and they developed a sort of immunity to the bee stings. honestly crazy to watch!
They still do it all over the world. Some of the most aggressive bees are in the himalayas, the guys have to climb massive vines to collect by hand, huge hard stinging bees. There's a video on here somewhere, scary!
That was a brilliant video, very well articulated and really interesting to the point that I want my own beehive 😂 keep up these videos, you are absolutely smashing it Alex 👏
Thank you for this content. It really makes me feel like there are some people who do thing out of pure enjoyment and not for any direct monetary gain or to push some sort of agenda
i personally prefer the frames to be vertical of me becouse when im behind the hive i can simply lift it from one side and rest it on the other. Also with one look you can see the honey between the frames
Hi Alex, i love seeing the notification that you have posted a new video, and watching your videos makes me so happy🎉i love your beekeeping videos and soon ill be doing my own beekeeping as well🤗happy to be viewer 263🎉😂
hi so I noticed that the boxes don't really fit onto eachother, I mean they just sit flatly and don't have a groove they fit into to stop them from sliding around. do you know if that is on purpose or not? Everything on a beehive seems so calculated so it feels like it would be on purpose but it seems kinda tedious to make sure it is aligned correctly, and also could side around...
Once the bees are in there, they will use propolis to stick the wood together, in the meantime a few bricks on the roof or preferably a hive strap will keep the boxes from sliding off. Have fun
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Your videos are amazing, never thought id be into bee keeping or gardening. But after finding your first bee video around two years ago, its become a tiny addiction. Thank you so much for inspiring and educating people. Channels like you are why I still have hope for the internet.
Glad I'm not the only one who picked up bee keeping :D I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am
@@pkthtguy587 his first year of beekeeping video got me addicted to bees
@@pkthtguy587 Sadly, i cant actually keep bees as everyone in my family is either deathly allergic or scared of bees (also it violates the stupid HOA rules). doesn't help that im a broke college student. BUT, that wont stop me from making some fuzzy buzzy little bee hives when I move out.
@@pkthtguy587 I picked up bee keeping from Alex! Got all my equipment and the bees should be here sometime this month! So excited!! 🐝🐝🐝
HOA sounds like a scam,We don't really have those where I'm from
I actually just read about having the frames parallel or perpendicular to the hive entrance. It was saying that (at least here) it’s called the cold way and the warm way. Cold way is perpendicular and the air flow can run right through the hive. Like an air conditioning it keeps the hive cooler. That’s a benefit and the bees can easily go whichever direction they want as soon as they enter the hive. The warm way blocks the air. So if it’s cold and you wouldn’t want the cold to come into the hive as easily you’d run them parallel. Negatives are that the bees have to go around that first board and can slow them down.
So cold way would be for warmer weather and warm way for colder weather. We get down to -20F (-28C) and we are thinking or running ours that way in winter may be helpful. Not sure yet cause we are only on summer 3 having gone through 2 winters. Have 2 hives and each winter we lose one.
I really love the honest and straightforward way you present the data. I love gardening, and am planning to add bees once i am retired and able set my own schedule. Cheering you on from Dallas Texas
it is interesting to see the differences in bee hives there and across the pond in the US.
have a 30 frame box i made that takes standard deeps and that dummy board should be mandatory on kit boxes here in the states!
it is a great tool to ensure you are not rolling a queen between frames as u can pull them out and then lift
Hi Alex this my first year of beekeeping in a wbc hive just want some sun in Devon
Please do an interview with your Momma ❤. We need to know desperately how she's managed to raise such a fine young man 🏆😊
Hi Alex! Once again a wonderful video. Great job explaining things to those of use that have little or no experience with bees. Quick question - Once the hive is in use by the bees and your moving pieces around to check on the hive, how do you keep from crushing little bees walling around on the various pieces?
Hello @just_alex , just a small correction about history. The first bee hive with frames was inventer in 1814 by Petro Prokopovych it allowed him to had a bee-garden in almost 10 000 hives and open the first beekepes school.
Onther famous beekeper like Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth(1810), Charles Dadant(1817), Amos Ives Root(1839) even were not born in that time and worked on improvement of first hives
At serious risk of attracting the internet trolls, I wanted to say that I think its good that people still want to practise the old ways. I would love to get into bee-keeping but where I live - right next to the driest place on the planet (barring Antarctica) and having very few flowering plants to create honey, there is little chance of being successful with it. Still, I think youre doing well, and I encourage you to continue to expand.
i think your not thinking highly of desert flowers and cacti and succulants :D just keep your beehives under a shade house never in full sun and have cool water on a pebble tray in shade always available and if theres pollen out there the bees will find you can help them with seed bombs :D and water collection holes to keep the water on your desert longer :D
The Dadant's beehive (475 mm x 300mm frame) is the most popular type of hive in the world. But here, in Poland, the most popular one is Wielkopolski beehive.
Nice to see you this evening. Brightest Blessings Sweetie
I think you can use wood glue on those joints to make it last indefinitely. If you're really fancy you can use a band clamp to square them up, or a ratchet strap.
Don't use the palm of your hand as a hammer, but you seem to have noticed that by yourself :)
I have an Australian style beehive and most of our supers are the same size 😂 it’s so heavy!
Very informative! Thanks Alex 🐝
I use Layens style frames, they are longer than a standard deep Lang.
Very interesting Alex! Thank you!
I can't BEELIEVE I was here when you uploaded, lucky me 🐝
New frames look lovely mate, watching the honey bear collecting honey is a mad one,
They’re fine with being stung, as they chomp down 👍
I have a question.
You were talking about trying to use brood boxes as the honey supers.
The first thing i think about is: Would the larger frames even fit in the extractor drum spinny thing?
I dont have bees, just wondering.
This man is awesome and all of his videos are helpful
I have always had my frames the cold way around it is just that you can easily inspect and remove the frames while standing at the rear of the hive;
I do also think the bees can defend their hive better when the frames are the cold way around that is just my opinion though I could be wrong 😅
A good tip is when lifting the brood box you would usually want the frames parallel to your shoulders this is to stop the frames slamming together when lifting and moving the brood box 🧐
A lot of people rotate the box so cold way during the winter then spring/summer they would rotate to the warm way but I am nearly sure there is no research suggesting any benefits but the warm way would maybe help speed up nectar storage and ventilation for drying in the brood box;
Point of information about the genetics is to study the F1 aggression issues compared to the native AMM homogeneous genetics;
The national bee show is great information 😅
Just came upon Carl's channel and was so confused, I swore it was you.
Then I realised you have a brother that also makes awesome content.
Good Luck with your trip to Wales, let’s hope the new stock is a good one 👍
Great video very informative and educational ❤
I love this Alex!
you inspire me big time man, thank you!
Well done Alex, great video
Hey Alex I am from U.S. I used the Queens excluder with a wooden frame in does not work,,,it sets to high,,, u can measure your self ok put the regular Queen excluder on top of the brood box and get a measuring tape and put it the openings of the excluder on top of the frames and measure the height,,,and do the same with the excluder that have the wooden frame,,,and the wooden frame excluder set to high ok.
Buzzing with honey of colonies of workers of information!!!
I try to make bee joke. lol 🐝😂
Love the videos from Washington State, USA
Sir what kind of bee do you keep Apis serena bee or Apis mellifera bee please tell me🐝
WHAT DO YOU PREFER POLLY OR CEDAR
Such calming content
I think they did a test with talcum powder? and the mites dropped off.
Aebi? Sounds like a pseudonym for A BEE!!!!!!
Great video as usual
All round Topman 😎😃👌👍⭐️
In Poland due to the temperature chages through the year we turn the box for the working season so that the frames are perpendicularly to the entrance, beter in/out for bees and better ventilation if yuo have a solid bottom, and the frames in parallel to the entrance in winter time so it's easier for the bees to keep the temperature in the hive (each frame wroks like an isolation layer :)
I moved to Poland and started beekeeping this year I struggle to find a source of information ,regarding beekeeping in Poland, in English.
i started beekeeping this year because of you, your videos have been the most helpful videos ive seen.
Agreed .
I started last year also because of this man
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die (I watched you die)
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young (and you're so young)
You should have known better (I was too young for you)
Than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain (you never saw me)
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you
Because of you
😂
Good luck to you all with your hives.
@@VengefulCowSpirit Drink water
Hi Alex, just wanted to say that i always enjoy your videos and that i appreciate the educational content and quality of it, wish you the best
Hey Alex, just a quick piece of woodworking advice, when your using a happer on soft wood like the wood youre using for the beehives, put a piece of scrap wood(i like a small 2x4) between the thing youre hitting and the hammer, and strike the scrap wood. This will help distribute the force and prevent structural damage to the hives/frames and hammer marks.
Another small advantage is you could use the scrap wood to help with the final few nails of the frame assembly.
Love the videos, never thought id be this invested in beekeeping.
Brood boxes for honey LOL. You are right it will weigh a ton, if you try it Im sure you will only try it once. Also the brood frames are larger I suspect they will not fit in a honey extractor. You can still harvest honey but it will be a much messier and wasteful job.
Good point - extraction may become an issue!
That's what I thought!
Because of you I also started gardening
Best wishes from Austria
Fantastic!
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die (I watched you die)
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young (and you're so young)
You should have known better (I was too young for you)
Than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain (you never saw me)
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you
Because of you
😂
@@VengefulCowSpirit i hope you copy and pasted that😂
Hi Alex, thanks for taking the time to share your videos. All wishes for success this year.
Just a note. After years of keeping bees, the equipment (especially frames) that I didnt use wood glue on are always the first ones to make it to the rubbish bin. Strongly recommend adding that to any installation. Once set, the glue will provide more holding force than any nail can.
All the best
Isn’t wood glue used for bigger wood, like tree trunks?
Very cool
Wood glue is good glue and glues good wood and bad wood too... big wood small wood short wood tall wood.. wood most suitable for you
are the bees repelled by the glue? At least the one I'm using has a strong odor when applying, so I'm worried the bees won't like it much
@@certified-forklifter use legitimate wood glue. Titebond 3 is what I use. No odor. Only use enough to hold it. No. Once it dries it's completely odorless
@@DialedN_07 appreciate the quick reply!
Hi Alex, yes originally historians thought Egypt had the oldest honey but 5500 year old honey was found near Tbilisi Georgia is also the birthplace of wine. Im also an Ex Horsham lad that moved to Georgia because of its ancient history, one of the oldest in the world.
Morning bird :) You are a great inspiration and very easy videos to follow
Nice video Alex. Super is Latin for above or on top. Hence the boxes that go on top of the brood box are called supers. Blame the monasteries.
As a 14 year old girl who's always lived on a farm you've sparked my gardening childhood again a year ago and tysm!
dude i want to do beekeeping now
Just want to say this is an exelaint video. I have kept bees several years ago and your explanations of each part of the hive and how they are used is very clear.
As for the two options for lining up your frames either from side to side or front to back.
Front to back allows for faster air flow through the entrance and is often referred to as cold way because it is cooler with a faster air flow. It also allows the bees faster access as they can quickly get to a choice of frames as each end is presented to them as soon as they enter the hive.
Side to side also referred to as warm way slows air flow from the entrance. Just inside the entrance air it is met with a wall of wax, This also slows down the bees getting from frame to frame. So depending on the time of year it is more common to set your boxes cold way front to back during the summer and warm way side to side over winter. 🐝 🍯
Thank you for a good explanation on lining the frames. I was wondering if it was a good idea to turn the frames side to side when you are packing the beehive down for the winter, and then turning the frame front to back in the summer period? Will the bees be confused when you turn the frames?
@@BySmedegaard They will be disorientated for an hour or two. But they are pretty smart and will soon settle down. As long as they have their queen with them bees will adapt quickly to changes. Like moving location or splitting a colony into two and giving one half a new queen.
@@catsmother4556 Thank you for the answer, I think I will try this approach in the coming season 🙂
My late farther, a joiner, would have gone crazy seeing you bruise the wood with that big hammer 😁always use another piece of wood on top of what your whacking, and use glue on the lovely box corners! Just saying Alex.. That's my dad, not me, I'm useless with wood, God bless him.. Lost him 2 years ago tomorrow so was on my mind. He. Would have loved your videos mate. 👍
Was just watching some older beekeeping videos as I'm looking to get started! Love the videos! Keep up the great work!
I want to deal in bee hivep
I find your videos so calming, thanks Alex for these videos.
Watching in hospital recovering from spine surgery. Absolutely love your videos, they're so relaxing!
I can't wait to start bee keeping when I move into my forever home (thanks to you and your videos).
One quick question, how come you dont use any wood glue when assembling beehives?
Speedy & solid recovery 🥰
Heh Alex, Randy from Northernwildharvest here.
Awesone video, really enjoyed this video... looking forward to seeing bees in this hive.
Love the bigger broodbox idea!
i enjoy watching your beekeeping journey.
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Hey Alex, great video and I'm looking so forward to having you on my livestream tomorrow night!
great to see you again Alex. I am expecting my bees tomorrow morning from Wales, I am buzzing with excitement. are you going to try leaving one frame empty so the bees can draw out their own comb to see how it goes? I am starting by bee journey with the flow hive but will be making some of my own i expect at some time. looking forward to seeing how you get on this year and i love the cling wrap idea for the storage.
Your videos are so motivational and have helped me find my love for gardening and beekeeping
Just a quick calculation for you on your question about honey supers being smaller:
A standard honey super frame, when filled with honey, weighs in at around 7lbs. Even if the box itself was weightless, and you used 11 frames instead of 12, you are stuck lifting 77lbs. If you use a brood box, which is around 1.5x larger, you would be lifting a minimum of 115.5lbs of honey if the box gets fully filled. I would say you should probably just stick to using 3 honey supers instead of trying to use two brood boxes. You would get comparable yields and wouldn't need a back brace 👍
Hey alex im loving the fact you were on itv a few times with alan titchmarsh i bet you never thought that would happen easy to see why tho great to see how far you've come since leaving the fishing channel with carl 😊😊😊
Quick question. Do the frames in the honey super, have to be placed in the same ‘direction /alignment’ as those in the brood box?
Laurence at Black mountain honey I guess Alex. I would love to get my hands on some Buckfast Queens, but artificial inseminated queens are 180 euros. Where as one left to natural insemination are around 20euros, crazy!
I've actually always wondered about how these boxes are built, and work.
Hey Alex, I'm from Poland, do you keep bees in UK in horizontal beehives?
If not it's an interesting way of beekeeping that I'm doing :)
It’ll all BEE explained soon🤣
I love the energy in all of the videos you do, probably what hooks me to them, I think this is great content.
BEEEEEESS
Hey Alex. Really enjoying your beekeeping videos and all your other content. Have you thought of trying out a flow hive to compare the beekeeping process and honey production of these different style bee hives?
I hope you have a good honey harvest this year Alex. Also I wondered why you never reply to comments on RUclips?
I’m really glad you’re posting more videos. I really enjoy your bee videos and I’ve gained a new appreciation for them. I find them really interesting and I’m no longer afraid of them, thanks to you. Also really enjoy your gardening videos and I look forward to you working your allotment space. Your trip videos are also interesting but the bees and gardening are my favorites. Keep filming and editing, please!!
Looking forward to your guest zoom interview on this Thursday evening with David Burns,
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Amazing Video! I was just curious, is there a reason you don't just have one huge hive instead of multiple smaller hives, is one big hive not sustainable?
saw your beekeeping vids about a year ago. Planning on getting my first colony of bees this summer! Except where I am I need a permit.... and for that permit I need to take a beekeeping class, then get a certificate. And THEN I go to the city and they have to check if im liable to keep bees.... might just skip that and get bees then try getting a permit!
I want to start beekeeping myself, not massively but just with a very small hive and not a huge amount of bees, i also grow flowers and other flowering plants with my father but i have no clue as to how i'd convince my parents to let me have a bee hive, we also have a relatively spacious garden and i have a general idea of where to put a hive. (im also jealous of the honey factory on the other side of our housing block) anyone have any suggestions?
I watched this video once of a tribe that collected honey by "sticking their hands in" and they developed a sort of immunity to the bee stings. honestly crazy to watch!
They still do it all over the world. Some of the most aggressive bees are in the himalayas, the guys have to climb massive vines to collect by hand, huge hard stinging bees. There's a video on here somewhere, scary!
That was a brilliant video, very well articulated and really interesting to the point that I want my own beehive 😂 keep up these videos, you are absolutely smashing it Alex 👏
Thanks Alex. Look forward to your livestream with Laurence this weekend. Bit windy here today in Sussex😅
I love your videos! I could watch your videos on any topic and be entertained and educated.
I would like to thank you, because of you I have gotten into beekeeping myself!
Thank you for this content. It really makes me feel like there are some people who do thing out of pure enjoyment and not for any direct monetary gain or to push some sort of agenda
i personally prefer the frames to be vertical of me becouse when im behind the hive i can simply lift it from one side and rest it on the other. Also with one look you can see the honey between the frames
Hi Alex, i love seeing the notification that you have posted a new video, and watching your videos makes me so happy🎉i love your beekeeping videos and soon ill be doing my own beekeeping as well🤗happy to be viewer 263🎉😂
The is THE NICEST hive I have seen to date. Great craftsmanship from National Bee Supply!
What a beautiful hive!
I like watching beekeeping and it is fun watching your beekeeping
Please don't use tools with a dangling scarf....
Spare bees Wiltshire 👌
Don't use a deep for honey. They would be like 90 lbs
Yaaaay more bee videos now I’m happy until the video ends
Eid Mubarak to you alex from sana'a YEMEN u made my day
Thanks to you I started my beekeeping journey this year.
Without seeing your video, i wouldn't have...
Interesting. You're an excellent teacher.
hi so I noticed that the boxes don't really fit onto eachother, I mean they just sit flatly and don't have a groove they fit into to stop them from sliding around. do you know if that is on purpose or not? Everything on a beehive seems so calculated so it feels like it would be on purpose but it seems kinda tedious to make sure it is aligned correctly, and also could side around...
Once the bees are in there, they will use propolis to stick the wood together, in the meantime a few bricks on the roof or preferably a hive strap will keep the boxes from sliding off. Have fun
Great, informative video!
This was really cool, thank you, hoping to see you on Ted Talks soon :-)
alex has such a good vibe, he is a inspiration I hope him all the best :)