Thank for sharing the picture of my XL frame. The brood pattern on these frames are amazing. I only have two hives and a 5-frame nuc box, but I'm building 20 more frames for the future.
That was a solid attempt at pronouncing my name and you pretty much nailed it on the first attempt! Also, I only record to RUclips to keep a log of how my hive is doing, so feel free to use whatever you like. Sorry you are having issues with those pests. We don’t have quite as many of those where I live for now. I don’t think I could keep up with as many hives as you have. Thanks again for the great content! Mark
I will take my pests, beetles and moths over your pests, BEARS, any day of the week. :-) I appreciate you sharing and I hope some people come over to see you adventures. Take care.
I’m so glad you liked it! You’re one of my favorite channels! Nothing like putting my feet up with a cold glass of Vernors Gingerale and watching your bee hive adventures! How often do you have issues with the moths? 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸
Thinking you’ve done well, glad you caught it before you completely lost this hive. Thanks Mr Bug Farmer 👩🌾 we like your adventures and information, it’s very helpful. People don’t always share what goes wrong, it it is good to then know what to do in a particular situation. Hope it all turns out well for your bees 🐝. 🇦🇺👍🐝🍯
Thanks Trevor. I like to show the good and the bad. No one is perfect and knows everything, especially not me. Thanks again for stopping in. I appreciate you.
@@BugFarmerBees all good really enjoy your channel. I just put up my latest video on my RUclips channel, also with small hive beetle larvae it’s not nice. Hopefully I got them all out. Thanks again 👍🐝🍯
Thankfully you caught it when you did! Had it been a week later, it probably wouldn’t have been recoverable. I think more bees along with a little food will go a long way!
Don, do you prefer bees over capped brood? I was thinking he should have left the hive in place till evening to recover foragers, move them after dark, and before going to work , check the pop density. I would have put them in a nuc with two frames of capped brood sandwich between two frames of resources, one frame of empty comb and a week later a super on top. This way, there is no room invasion and the hive doesn't have to spend resources moving back on deep frames before winter.
Hive Beetle Larvae is the issue here much more so than wax moths.... boost up your numbers and get oil traps on there.... numbers are way too low for the room they have....
Thanks for sharing the experience. I too, had a NUC get slimed this week by SHB larvae…put the frames in a tub of Dawn dish soap and water to clean them up and then put in the freezer in an attempt to re-use. Love seeing the results on your bee barns. Wishing you a continued success.
@@BugFarmerBees Tinny larvae is SHB. The moth pupae is 2.5x larger and you'll see tunnels going through your comb, holes in your frame, and sometimes in the boxes.
@@ZelmaBees Hi Ms. Zelma. The guy from Barnyard Bees also suggested leaving the frames outside in the open for the winter. Made sense considering SHB and moths don't like light or the elements. Saving those frames will make life so easier for new colonies and net at least 60lbs of honey that would otherwise be spent building comb.
Hey, about the peppermints, as I saw someone mention in a comment: I've been running them as a test due to a beekeeper's (me!) mistake in not whacking down (in a timely manner) weeds and grass that were getting far too overgrown and allowing the SHB to climb into hives. I can say that some of the comb (but not all the frames, and not in every hive, and not even in the same hive in all cases ) smelled slightly of peppermint. The honey, though, didn't smell or taste like anything but honey, both capped and uncapped. In at least one colony, the bees ate the candies in just a couple of days and needed to be reloaded. I pulled a couple of frames that had that slight minty smell, and after being out just for a hour or so made that very subtle smell go away. Based on my - of course, small, anecdotal, YMMV - observation on the use of those mints, SHB counts are well down, with no real effect on combs or honey. I'm also using beetle blaster traps as well, with just canola oil and apple cider vinegar. Might be worth an experiment there in your yard. I have 30 hives and tested with mints on 10 colonies; I used a good mix of really strong, average, and smaller colonies, just to have a good sample. I'm now rolling the mints out to all the hives, although I have to say working with those in the 100+F days we're having has been...interesting. And sticky. Very, very sticky. LOL Good save on your small colony. Others have already suggested to add some brood frames, and I agree, although I would also shake some extra bees in as well, preferably from a couple of different hives, to confuse the pheromones and try to keep most of them there in the smaller hive, but also to lessen the chances of those new bees balling up the queen in that small colony. Good luck with them no matter what route you go. Be(e) well!
That is good to hear about the peppermint. I have been sitting back waiting for the results from the early adopters to see how it all panned out. I will be adding more bees to the teal hive as soon as this heat breaks and I can get into the hives. Probably tomorrow. Thanks for stopping in and thanks for the information on the mints. I have a different solution I will be proposing in an upcoming video as an alternative. Thanks as always for stopping in. Take care.
@@BugFarmerBees I'm willing to try anything short of dancing around naked with the bees to get rid of pests. One of my strongest hives had the highest beetle count when I stripped the honey off. It made me swear, for the obvious reason, but also laugh, about how strong colonies "don't have" SHB. Looking forward to whatever you have to say about an alternative. Not that I don't love peppermint. LOL
I hope that helps your hive. Those hive Beatles can be bad. What I have been using is peppermints the little red and white candy that you can get at the dollar store. I have heard that it won’t make your honey taste like peppermint. It has helped my hives I don’t see any hive Beatles in my hives at all. Great video buddy thanks for sharing.
So you have had a positive experience with the peppermints? Has the peppermint taste spilled over into your honey? I know whatever the bees consume ends up in their honey and the bees will certainly east sugary candy. Please let me know what you find after harvest.
Neighbor loves scraping burr comb on the ground they already lost 4 hives to moths mice and yellow jackets I’m happy with my 2 hives I sell him nucs for 25 bucks to replace his hives that keep flatlining after dozens of times telling him to till and DE the dirt for beetles and quit leaving wax scrapings on the grass Found 2 beetles all year on my packed hives he lost his first this year to beetles other was an absconding
It sounds to me sir like you have a nice arbitrage situation there. Keep encouraging him to dump the burr comb on the ground and whacking his hives and you can sell a never ending supply of NUCs. :-) One last thing. I HATE BEETLES! :-)
I like it! The beekeepers revenge! Set a bunch of pollen patties out on a log in front of the fire pit about a week before the big event to attract an audience of hive beetles to see what fate awaits them if they get into the hive. :-)
Man that's a bummer. You guys down south get SHB like crazy. We get them up North, but not that bad. Wax Moths, never had an issue either. Hope that colony bounces back.
That colony has more issues now. We are in dearth here an the other hives are visiting the teal hive. I have the entrance choked off to just one bee wide but it is only a matter of time before they are toast.
I feel your pain. I too have lost a hive or 2 to hive beetles. I think your doing the right thing changing the board board and taking the deep brood box away. As i watched your video there were more hive beetles in the top box that you couldn't see but the camera picked up. I like the idea that TK Bees - Laura Sanders had about adding a brood frame or 2 to help them control the pest in hive.
I’m not sure if you want to try it, but I heard that peppermint candy (the little red and white round candy) can help keep SHB out of a hive. There are some beekeeping vids about it. Might be something to try. Anyway I hope the teal hive makes it. 🙂
I have heard that from many people and several other beekeepers on RUclips do it but my concern is that the peppermint is a sweet candy that the bees will eat and it will eventually end up in the honey. The last thing I want is peppermint honey. I think the teal hive will make it but it will take a little work to get her over the finish line. I will be adding more bees to the hive as soon as I find another hive with brood and nurse bees on a medium frame. Anyway, thank you for stopping in to have a look and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it. Take care.
I would but I don't have any more deep frames that are drawn out. The medium will have to work. Maybe they can build up now that the stress of the hive invaders is gone.
I have a few silver certificates and treasury notes. It seems like a neat hobby to get into. Thanks for stopping in to have a look at my video and for taking the time to comment. Take care.
Thanks for the tip Jeff. I am aware that the sun does help keep the beetles at bay however all of the sunny spots that are available to host a beehive in my yard are taken. So it is what it is. Thanks for stopping in and for taking the time to drop a comment. Take care.
Tis the season for angry bees around here. Dearth will do that. However, if you are in a flow and they are angry I would get under the hood and look for a queen. My bees always get mean when they are queenless. Thanks for stopping in Benjamin and for taking time to comment. Take care.
you caught that just in time! i think changing all the frames and bottom board is what I wldve done too. have you tried the peppermint yet? I'm waiting to see how it goes for the people who are trying it. I hope the Teal hive makes it! Happy Father's Day!!
Had 1 doing the same thing off to itself under a tree the only place i have any trouble is that 1 tree .took the box off replaced the comb and actually added more bees to it and so far so good the top supers were fine capped and solid. Good luck with it hang out a flowtron bug zapper helps with the moths .see you on the next one. Seen sad news from Duck River Honey keep him in your prayers .❤️🐝
Won't the bug zapper get the bees too? Please let me know because if I can zap the pests without whacking my bees I'll get one today. Yes, I have seen Duck River's video. Very sad. I sent a couple of messages upstairs for him.
@@BugFarmerBees i have had 1 up for several years i have it probably 100 foot from the bees and you might get 1 or 2 every once in a while but they really don't pay attention to it. Mine has the blue bulb in it also. I got mine from Amazon flowtron it really zaps the bugs. The bigger the better.
From my head :-) I watched Jim's video and saw what they were and built them. I know Jim will be doing a how to video on his V2 Bee Barns shortly and I'll also be making a build video. I am currently building and filming the construction of two more. You can see a time-lapse of my build in this video if it helps at all. ruclips.net/video/j3uxw3oT-zc/видео.html. Thanks for stopping in to have a look and taking the time to comment.
Hey I mentioned your heating system to another beekeeper and they swear that the honeybees will consume more stores and honey can you put up a video again showing what you found at the end of winter with the hives that we’re heated thanks
I have run hive heaters for 5 seasons and I can guarantee the bees use only a third of the resources that an unheated hive uses during winter. The bees have no need to consume their resources to generate heat for the hive. Bees will not sit around and munch when they are bored like humans, their only thought is to conserve resources for the colony. I have several videos where I do heater checks and the bees can bee seen through the observation windows seemingly wash-boarding inside the hive and waiting for spring. Thanks for sharing my channel with your friends, I really appreciate it. Take care.
Jim at Vino put it best in one of his videos. He said the bees use honey like fire wood. They use the calories they get from honey to heat the hive. If they don’t need to heat the hive, they don’t need to consume honey.
I guess we all have our own hive demons--here in the NE we don't have small hive beetles, at least now here in NYC. Fortunate. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Hey, did you get my email with my question for help??
I always like to start my Saturday morning with the latest Bug Farmer video. I'm in Oz, so hello from tomorrow! Im looking forward to the guardian review too. The plugs for the guardian, are they available to purchase or if 3d printed, any chance i could get the plans/files to do it myself pls?
That is awesome. Hello to the future. You can get the files for the Guardian reducers here: www.tinkercad.com/things/gs6qb7ZpMzo Now if I ever want to know what tomorrow will bring I will drop you a message :-) Thanks for stopping in.
@@BugFarmerBees I'll be sure to send you the winning lotto numbers! ;) Thank you for the plans. If you ever decide to go into merch, I'd be a happy customer too!
I feel for you brother, one of my hives got slimed this year too. Now, after you freeze those nasty frames, can you use them as is, or do they need to be washed somehow? Death to Hive Beetles!
These frames were too far gone. The video didn't do the justice. They were slimy and gross. I scraped them into the wax melter and pressure washed the foundation. :-) Death to the beetles!!! We should start a beetle warrior club!
I am a new bee keeper . I just started this past spring . I installed two packages in two new bee barns and I am just learning . But what I do know is hive beetles are very hard to keep out . I have recorded hive beetles entering the guardian entrance . They can come over the top where the little track is they suppose to just go around . And I have also watched them come from underneath and up through the holes in the little landing area . I have installed beetle buster bottom boards and they seem to help but nothing has kept them out completely . I live in the very north east corner of Alabama .
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Thank for sharing the picture of my XL frame. The brood pattern on these frames are amazing. I only have two hives and a 5-frame nuc box, but I'm building 20 more frames for the future.
Thank you for sharing. That was an amazing picture and I am sure everyone can learn from it. Take car Jimmy.
That was a solid attempt at pronouncing my name and you pretty much nailed it on the first attempt! Also, I only record to RUclips to keep a log of how my hive is doing, so feel free to use whatever you like. Sorry you are having issues with those pests. We don’t have quite as many of those where I live for now. I don’t think I could keep up with as many hives as you have. Thanks again for the great content! Mark
I will take my pests, beetles and moths over your pests, BEARS, any day of the week. :-) I appreciate you sharing and I hope some people come over to see you adventures. Take care.
I’m so glad you liked it! You’re one of my favorite channels! Nothing like putting my feet up with a cold glass of Vernors Gingerale and watching your bee hive adventures! How often do you have issues with the moths? 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸
The moth issue happens at least once a year in one of the weak hives. It is gross.
Numismaniac, you know Michael Findley?
Thinking you’ve done well, glad you caught it before you completely lost this hive. Thanks Mr Bug Farmer 👩🌾 we like your adventures and information, it’s very helpful. People don’t always share what goes wrong, it it is good to then know what to do in a particular situation. Hope it all turns out well for your bees 🐝. 🇦🇺👍🐝🍯
Thanks Trevor. I like to show the good and the bad. No one is perfect and knows everything, especially not me. Thanks again for stopping in. I appreciate you.
@@BugFarmerBees all good really enjoy your channel. I just put up my latest video on my RUclips channel, also with small hive beetle larvae it’s not nice. Hopefully I got them all out. Thanks again 👍🐝🍯
@@BugFarmerBees ruclips.net/video/Uc3DrvdJKNY/видео.html
This is my new video if you like to watch it.🇦🇺👍🐝🍯
Thankfully you caught it when you did! Had it been a week later, it probably wouldn’t have been recoverable. I think more bees along with a little food will go a long way!
I agree 100%. I have given them food and next is the extra numbers. I will be looking for extra bees in other hives tomorrow.
Don, do you prefer bees over capped brood? I was thinking he should have left the hive in place till evening to recover foragers, move them after dark, and before going to work , check the pop density. I would have put them in a nuc with two frames of capped brood sandwich between two frames of resources, one frame of empty comb and a week later a super on top. This way, there is no room invasion and the hive doesn't have to spend resources moving back on deep frames before winter.
Hive Beetle Larvae is the issue here much more so than wax moths.... boost up your numbers and get oil traps on there.... numbers are way too low for the room they have....
Thanks. Will do!
Thanks for sharing the experience. I too, had a NUC get slimed this week by SHB larvae…put the frames in a tub of Dawn dish soap and water to clean them up and then put in the freezer in an attempt to re-use. Love seeing the results on your bee barns. Wishing you a continued success.
Did the soap and water work?? I have never thought about that. What a great way to save the comb.
628dirtrooster has a video on cleaning up a slimed hive with dawn dish soap. 👍
Actually, it was Randy’s channel (628 Dirt Rooster) where he suggested the clean up and it works wonderfully.
@@BugFarmerBees Tinny larvae is SHB. The moth pupae is 2.5x larger and you'll see tunnels going through your comb, holes in your frame, and sometimes in the boxes.
@@ZelmaBees Hi Ms. Zelma. The guy from Barnyard Bees also suggested leaving the frames outside in the open for the winter. Made sense considering SHB and moths don't like light or the elements. Saving those frames will make life so easier for new colonies and net at least 60lbs of honey that would otherwise be spent building comb.
Hey, about the peppermints, as I saw someone mention in a comment: I've been running them as a test due to a beekeeper's (me!) mistake in not whacking down (in a timely manner) weeds and grass that were getting far too overgrown and allowing the SHB to climb into hives. I can say that some of the comb (but not all the frames, and not in every hive, and not even in the same hive in all cases ) smelled slightly of peppermint. The honey, though, didn't smell or taste like anything but honey, both capped and uncapped. In at least one colony, the bees ate the candies in just a couple of days and needed to be reloaded. I pulled a couple of frames that had that slight minty smell, and after being out just for a hour or so made that very subtle smell go away. Based on my - of course, small, anecdotal, YMMV - observation on the use of those mints, SHB counts are well down, with no real effect on combs or honey. I'm also using beetle blaster traps as well, with just canola oil and apple cider vinegar. Might be worth an experiment there in your yard. I have 30 hives and tested with mints on 10 colonies; I used a good mix of really strong, average, and smaller colonies, just to have a good sample. I'm now rolling the mints out to all the hives, although I have to say working with those in the 100+F days we're having has been...interesting. And sticky. Very, very sticky. LOL
Good save on your small colony. Others have already suggested to add some brood frames, and I agree, although I would also shake some extra bees in as well, preferably from a couple of different hives, to confuse the pheromones and try to keep most of them there in the smaller hive, but also to lessen the chances of those new bees balling up the queen in that small colony. Good luck with them no matter what route you go. Be(e) well!
That is good to hear about the peppermint. I have been sitting back waiting for the results from the early adopters to see how it all panned out. I will be adding more bees to the teal hive as soon as this heat breaks and I can get into the hives. Probably tomorrow. Thanks for stopping in and thanks for the information on the mints. I have a different solution I will be proposing in an upcoming video as an alternative. Thanks as always for stopping in. Take care.
@@BugFarmerBees I'm willing to try anything short of dancing around naked with the bees to get rid of pests. One of my strongest hives had the highest beetle count when I stripped the honey off. It made me swear, for the obvious reason, but also laugh, about how strong colonies "don't have" SHB. Looking forward to whatever you have to say about an alternative. Not that I don't love peppermint. LOL
Is it possible for you to give them capped brood from other hives? They need numbers bad. I hope your able to save them.
That is a great Idea. I will run out there today and try to find one. Thanks .
I hope that helps your hive. Those hive Beatles can be bad. What I have been using is peppermints the little red and white candy that you can get at the dollar store. I have heard that it won’t make your honey taste like peppermint. It has helped my hives I don’t see any hive Beatles in my hives at all. Great video buddy thanks for sharing.
So you have had a positive experience with the peppermints? Has the peppermint taste spilled over into your honey? I know whatever the bees consume ends up in their honey and the bees will certainly east sugary candy. Please let me know what you find after harvest.
Neighbor loves scraping burr comb on the ground they already lost 4 hives to moths mice and yellow jackets
I’m happy with my 2 hives I sell him nucs for 25 bucks to replace his hives that keep flatlining after dozens of times telling him to till and DE the dirt for beetles and quit leaving wax scrapings on the grass
Found 2 beetles all year on my packed hives he lost his first this year to beetles other was an absconding
It sounds to me sir like you have a nice arbitrage situation there. Keep encouraging him to dump the burr comb on the ground and whacking his hives and you can sell a never ending supply of NUCs. :-) One last thing. I HATE BEETLES! :-)
I have put slimmed frames into a wheel barrow, then set the whole mess on fire. It was satisfying. :}
I like it! The beekeepers revenge! Set a bunch of pollen patties out on a log in front of the fire pit about a week before the big event to attract an audience of hive beetles to see what fate awaits them if they get into the hive. :-)
Man that's a bummer. You guys down south get SHB like crazy. We get them up North, but not that bad. Wax Moths, never had an issue either. Hope that colony bounces back.
That colony has more issues now. We are in dearth here an the other hives are visiting the teal hive. I have the entrance choked off to just one bee wide but it is only a matter of time before they are toast.
I feel your pain. I too have lost a hive or 2 to hive beetles. I think your doing the right thing changing the board board and taking the deep brood box away. As i watched your video there were more hive beetles in the top box that you couldn't see but the camera picked up. I like the idea that TK Bees - Laura Sanders had about adding a brood frame or 2 to help them control the pest in hive.
I will be following their advice too. I don't know why I didn't think of it. Thanks for stopping in Steve.
I’m not sure if you want to try it, but I heard that peppermint candy (the little red and white round candy) can help keep SHB out of a hive. There are some beekeeping vids about it. Might be something to try. Anyway I hope the teal hive makes it. 🙂
I have heard that from many people and several other beekeepers on RUclips do it but my concern is that the peppermint is a sweet candy that the bees will eat and it will eventually end up in the honey. The last thing I want is peppermint honey. I think the teal hive will make it but it will take a little work to get her over the finish line. I will be adding more bees to the hive as soon as I find another hive with brood and nurse bees on a medium frame. Anyway, thank you for stopping in to have a look and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it. Take care.
You need to put them in a nuk
I would but I don't have any more deep frames that are drawn out. The medium will have to work. Maybe they can build up now that the stress of the hive invaders is gone.
@@BugFarmerBees They need frames of hatching brood added
You need to start collecting banknotes. Georgia has a ton from there!
I have a few silver certificates and treasury notes. It seems like a neat hobby to get into. Thanks for stopping in to have a look at my video and for taking the time to comment. Take care.
Don't you know that keeping hive in the shade increase hive beetle numbers? Keep them in full sun and the hive beetles drastically reduce.
Thanks for the tip Jeff. I am aware that the sun does help keep the beetles at bay however all of the sunny spots that are available to host a beehive in my yard are taken. So it is what it is. Thanks for stopping in and for taking the time to drop a comment. Take care.
Can mess with my bees now too 🔥 they get little attude
Tis the season for angry bees around here. Dearth will do that. However, if you are in a flow and they are angry I would get under the hood and look for a queen. My bees always get mean when they are queenless. Thanks for stopping in Benjamin and for taking time to comment. Take care.
I lost two hives last year to wax moths very upsetting!
It is the worst. I lost a couple of hives to moths last year too. I was terrible.
Www, gross. Good job handling it.
it is sooo gross! yuck.
you caught that just in time! i think changing all the frames and bottom board is what I wldve done too. have you tried the peppermint yet? I'm waiting to see how it goes for the people who are trying it. I hope the Teal hive makes it! Happy Father's Day!!
Thanks, I am in the same peppermint camp as you. :-)
Had 1 doing the same thing off to itself under a tree the only place i have any trouble is that 1 tree .took the box off replaced the comb and actually added more bees to it and so far so good the top supers were fine capped and solid. Good luck with it hang out a flowtron bug zapper helps with the moths .see you on the next one. Seen sad news from Duck River Honey keep him in your prayers .❤️🐝
Won't the bug zapper get the bees too? Please let me know because if I can zap the pests without whacking my bees I'll get one today. Yes, I have seen Duck River's video. Very sad. I sent a couple of messages upstairs for him.
@@BugFarmerBees i have had 1 up for several years i have it probably 100 foot from the bees and you might get 1 or 2 every once in a while but they really don't pay attention to it. Mine has the blue bulb in it also. I got mine from Amazon flowtron it really zaps the bugs. The bigger the better.
Where did you get the plans for the bee barns?
From my head :-) I watched Jim's video and saw what they were and built them. I know Jim will be doing a how to video on his V2 Bee Barns shortly and I'll also be making a build video. I am currently building and filming the construction of two more. You can see a time-lapse of my build in this video if it helps at all. ruclips.net/video/j3uxw3oT-zc/видео.html. Thanks for stopping in to have a look and taking the time to comment.
Hey I mentioned your heating system to another beekeeper and they swear that the honeybees will consume more stores and honey can you put up a video again showing what you found at the end of winter with the hives that we’re heated thanks
I have run hive heaters for 5 seasons and I can guarantee the bees use only a third of the resources that an unheated hive uses during winter. The bees have no need to consume their resources to generate heat for the hive. Bees will not sit around and munch when they are bored like humans, their only thought is to conserve resources for the colony. I have several videos where I do heater checks and the bees can bee seen through the observation windows seemingly wash-boarding inside the hive and waiting for spring. Thanks for sharing my channel with your friends, I really appreciate it. Take care.
Jim at Vino put it best in one of his videos. He said the bees use honey like fire wood. They use the calories they get from honey to heat the hive. If they don’t need to heat the hive, they don’t need to consume honey.
@@texascowgirl319 hey thanks I will check it and forward it to the bee keeper 👍🙏🇺🇸
I guess we all have our own hive demons--here in the NE we don't have small hive beetles, at least now here in NYC. Fortunate. Always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Hey, did you get my email with my question for help??
I thought I replied. I'll look again this weekend.
I always like to start my Saturday morning with the latest Bug Farmer video. I'm in Oz, so hello from tomorrow! Im looking forward to the guardian review too. The plugs for the guardian, are they available to purchase or if 3d printed, any chance i could get the plans/files to do it myself pls?
That is awesome. Hello to the future. You can get the files for the Guardian reducers here: www.tinkercad.com/things/gs6qb7ZpMzo Now if I ever want to know what tomorrow will bring I will drop you a message :-) Thanks for stopping in.
@@BugFarmerBees I'll be sure to send you the winning lotto numbers! ;) Thank you for the plans. If you ever decide to go into merch, I'd be a happy customer too!
I feel for you brother, one of my hives got slimed this year too. Now, after you freeze those nasty frames, can you use them as is, or do they need to be washed somehow? Death to Hive Beetles!
These frames were too far gone. The video didn't do the justice. They were slimy and gross. I scraped them into the wax melter and pressure washed the foundation. :-) Death to the beetles!!! We should start a beetle warrior club!
The guardian entrance does not work .
I agree. ruclips.net/video/cCfbjZD5ULQ/видео.html. & ruclips.net/video/tlEhaw85mbI/видео.html
I am a new bee keeper . I just started this past spring . I installed two packages in two new bee barns and I am just learning . But what I do know is hive beetles are very hard to keep out . I have recorded hive beetles entering the guardian entrance . They can come over the top where the little track is they suppose to just go around . And I have also watched them come from underneath and up through the holes in the little landing area . I have installed beetle buster bottom boards and they seem to help but nothing has kept them out completely . I live in the very north east corner of Alabama .