There is always that one psycho guard bee who is bucking for employee of the month.

@beewitch5569

2 ай бұрын

😂🤣🙃

I enjoy the raw uncut filming 👍 it's more like being in the yard. Thanks Fred

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Copper flashings and red oak top boards?? Wow!!

Idea for you: glass panes can be integrated into the inner cover boards to serve as a propolis trap - some light will come through the ventilation in the main cover, and the bees will want to block it out. When you're ready to harvest the propolis, you can just scrape it off the glass with a razor blade.

Great video , glad you found the queen and she wasn’t playing hide and seek this week 😀🇬🇧

under cover 3/4, it looked like you didn't push frames toward the brood end (time 21:30) thought I might have missed, but, didn't notice you move your follower board, on camera also. many thanks. Great inspection!!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I pressed all frames toward the entrance end, and the follower board was also pressed up against the last frame. I should have done a close up of that last move. Thanks for mentioning it.

@thomasmartin7250

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn I thought I saw the same thing as Tom. Good to hear that I just missed that “press” maneuver. I know (from a learning experience) that the bees will attach comb to the cover boards if the frames are not pushed together.

@letseatsteak

2 жыл бұрын

I also thought I saw that. Looked like a gap.

Thank you, Mr. Dunn! Love your videos and your sense of humor!

As someone looking to get into beekeeping, I’ve ordered a flow hive kit, this was tho most informative video I’ve watched out of about 20! I’m in Australia and we’re just heading into summer. Thank you Mr Dunn.

@FrederickDunn

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! And I hope your Flow-Hive system serves you well there :)

I really enjoy your inspection videos! You explain things very well. It's also nice to see that even the great Mr Dunn gets excited to see full frames of brood and the queen. lol Thanks for the video and as always thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Have a great weekend!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

It's always exciting :) Thank you so much!

Yet another video worth watching! You never disappoint Fred 😉. I do enjoy your inspections.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Terri! :)

Fantastic teaching episode Fredrick. Thanks for sharing TrickyTrev 🇦🇺👍🐝🍯

While in the bush in u.s. i downloaded a bunch of your videos. I must say, that was the best intro with the first 22sec xD

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@sirplz1

Жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn i love your videos. Youre my bob ross

Great video! My dad expressed an idea for a horizontal hive like this when I was a kid in 1978 but we never did try to make one. Also it's amazing how relaxed that hive is!! They barely even take notice of you poking around.,

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Keeping the experience uneventful for the bees goes a long way in keeping them calm during subsequent visits. Yes, the long lang, or other horizontal hive configurations have been around for a very very long time.

Hi Dunn! I’m watching a little’! I like your horizontal hive! I remember my grandfather have before in Ukraine. Nice frame with broods you have! You have a great time and stay more healthy! We waiting a new season.

I really enjoyed watching the frame by frame inspection. I have 2 long langs and your inspection was very informative and I learned a lot of new things just from it. Thanks for the great video.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Fred, your long hive is looking good. From looking at that brood pattern, I think you have a layer there! Great detailed video.

@viscache1

2 жыл бұрын

I think that if I were the queen bee and my minions were making queen cells….I’d step up egg production and go on some propaganda tours to raise the hive morale! If you only live a couple months you don’t really want to get stung to death and replaced with my own daughter by disgruntled minions…

Fantastic, Fred! I was there with you all the way… for a non bee keeper it was a gr8 experience. Many thanks for taking us on this journey. Hope to see many more similar videos after the nectar flow and during honey harvest both conventional and Flow Hive as a contrast. Mead time now! 😉🍻

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I'm glad you took the time to watch and enjoyed it. Yep, I'm looking forward to mead making this fall.

@thegr8stm8

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn … pity it takes so long to “mature”.

Thank you Frederick. They do seem soft and they were about 15 to 20mm. I hope to do another inspection Monday & will look at all the frames in the brood box to see if we can see anything that might add to define what they are. Ill make sure to eliminate anything we see that is abnormal.

You are quite simply the best Fred!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Buzz :)

THANKS Fred! Time Well spent when 'my turn' comes. well if, and can never really turn down more Lessons of Learning. Eventually this will be automatic 'Replay' in my head. Appreciate the time to show off the Girls. How nice to see all doing Well.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Karen and I'm sure you will do extremely well :) I have a hard time complying with time restraints :)

Great video! I love how you explain your thinking. At 41:00 there was still a gap between frames when you replaced the cover boards, so I guess the bees will festoon from the cover boards and then draw foundationless comb to fill the space. If I tried to film, I would forget way more things than that!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Nope.. there is no gap... when I was putting the cover boards back on, you'll see my hand go under them as I press up the frames also. I'll show that in the next update video. I also pressed up the divider board against the last frame. You are right, if those frames had been left spread out, they would begin to use the space and would draw comb down from the cover board interior surfaces.

@michaelgeiss741

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn I see you push the divider at 42:55 but I can't tell how far. Hopefully no bees get smashed. I use center entrances and two dividers. Inspections move the colony a little to one side or the other. Thanks again for your great videos!

Love watching your videos. Thanks

@FrederickDunn

6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that, thank you :)

Great video Fred. You’re a great teacher and I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

@FrederickDunn

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I really do appreciate that feedback. :)

Excellent video. Thank you !!

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Nice job Fred. Thanks!!!!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Rodney :)

Another great video. Very thorough. Thanks so much

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Peter!

Great video, thank you

Excellent videos!

Funny how when you brought that one frame close, i could smell propolis and bees wax. Power of suggestion. Very interesting seeing how your long lang is doing.

Fred thanks for the good video.I hope that they do well this winter.I cut the corners off all of the foundations and none are all of the way closed. There is small holes in the tops and bigger holes in the bottoms.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Charles, ya, it's a good move to keep those transit and venting routes open. They do leave the larger travel routes open in the foundationless comb frames, so it also makes sense that they leave the bottom corners more open than the upper. Thanks for sharing!

Mr. Dunn, I took your advice and used some silicone and caulked up the inside edges of my horizontal hive to stop the bees from climbing under the lid instead of through the entrance. It worked a charm and now the ladies are all using the proper entrance. I used a variation of the box within a box design and filled the insulation area with cedar chips marketed as pet bedding.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

That is fantastic news, glad it helped!

Great video Mr Dunn I always enjoy your videos they are great

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Frances! It's always nice to see your comments :)

valuable information, thanks!

@FrederickDunn

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

I always find larvae but wow, I have 20/20 vision and can never find eggs! Maybe first year beekeeper problems. I really appreciate your content! Your willingness to take your time and your calm demeanor is very pleasant.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

It's one those things that when you do finally see eggs, you'll notice them everywhere. Training the eye is a big part of beekeeping. An inability to find and identify eggs may be one of the most challenging aspects for new or elderly beekeepers. Thanks for watching and taking a moment to comment.

Пчелы спокойные! 👍 ручные, довольные! Дамы пчелиные красавицы! Неописуемые! Умница! Видно пчёлы доверяют господину пчеловоду! Что Библия говорит о мёд. Перевод «Новый мир» (2007) Притчи 24:13 13Сын мой, ешь мёд, потому что он хорош. Сладкий сотовый мёд пусть будет на твоём нёбе.

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Спасибо за просмотр. Я рад, что вам понравилось, насколько спокойны пчелы. Я желаю вам всего наилучшего.

@user-nd5su6bd4x

Жыл бұрын

Жжжжбан без контактов адвоката Егорова !👍😝!

Excellent teaching ! well done Fred

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@fredoldham5864

Жыл бұрын

Hello Fred please can you advise how I transfer a national frame with queen in to a top bar hive which has no queen ?

Great video, thanks for your work. the information you provide is appreciated. I was wondering how your Layens hive is developing, looking forward to that video. Thank you from North Idaho.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I'll be putting the Layens sequences together soon.

Those are some chill bees.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed they are.

finally you made a vid worth watching!!! really liked this one. keepem comning!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's good feedback, I think?

@58Kym

2 жыл бұрын

Damn! That praise was faint….LOL

@ChristinaTodd1970

2 жыл бұрын

@@58Kym That's what I was thinking. 🤔

@terrir8525

2 жыл бұрын

Ouch! 😂

@thehiveandthehoneybee9547

2 жыл бұрын

i like the othervids too i meant this is a reallyh good one! no hate!

Well , I wasn’t gonna do it but I’m at Home Depot now buying materials to build a horizontal hive 😂😂I talked myself out of it more than into it but tonight I’m gonna build one 😝 I will post a pic on your Fb page when I’m done , I have a couple design ideas, I’m gonna use a telescopic lid and it will attach to the back side as a work table when it’s off and I’m going to insulate the walls and roof and add articulating vents 🤓

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

The good news is that you can build that thing as big and heavy as you want to. It's a stationary hive that you never have to lift, so just put everything you ever wanted right on it! Mine isn't strapped down at all, and it's handled 56 mph winds this past winter without the slightest budge. Heavily insulate that cover, and leave yourself plenty of working space and you're IN. The Long Langstroth is my favorite hive to work. If I've helped you on your way to the poor house and emptied your wallet... well, you're welcome! :)

@DavidWilliams-wr4wb

Жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn I was thinking I better make it like a battleship so it can handle Armageddon lol

Fantastic video! Have you considered rotating your frames to harvest honey? Pushing the older cells farther from the entrance to encourage honey storage? Thank you! I watched 100% of this video!

Thank you Frederick...... I didn't say it but I also found a moth, dead on the white correx board with the 5 maggots. I am wondering due to having a floor that is 3.3mm stainless mesh I wonder if the moth could have laid it's eggs under the mesh in the wax & debris that was laying on the plastic catch sheet? I must do that inspection but it was poor weather today drizzling. I noted the weather did not stop those hard workers from continuing with their foraging. First light they were coming and going whatever the weather. I was amused and wary at the same time, because I shone an led light into the underfloor compartment and noticed there was a little more gap of about 3mm at the right of the floor when I accessed the removable cover to get the undersheet out.......loads of eyes and in a scuffle to get through that 3mm gap. When they found they could not get through they quietly went away....phew. To be sure, I'll be tightening that gap for the future because otherwise the bees that get through might end up on the surface of the catch sheet that is now sticky!

Thanks!

@FrederickDunn

2 ай бұрын

John! Thank you so much! I hope your project goes perfectly!

This is a wonderful video While showing your frames you are tilting the frame you need to hold it up vertical so we an try to see the eggs.

Great 🐝

Terrific!

First time viewer, so hello! Really liked your video. I got a layens swarm catcher and built a layens long hive last summer and am looking forward to having bees next spring. I hope they are as happy as yours are. I liked the way you kept the bees calm as you went through the hive. That seems like the way it should be done. You really should edit out the bits that deal with video production. Viewers are watching to see the bees, not to see how you setup your cameras and shots. Question: how do the bees benefit from frequent inspections? I would think that normal inspections would be limited and focus on making sure the hive has space for storage during flows and deep inspections would be limited to times when there is an obvious problem. Also do you use the divider board to make splits in your long hive?

@FrederickDunn

6 ай бұрын

Hi Keith, many viewers ask about equipment so I can't please everyone. This particular video was an exam for Cornell University and edits were not permitted, normally I do edit the videos. The fewer inspections you perform, the better off the bees are. I try to convince keepers that they really should have a good reason for opening the hive, and other then during educational videos like this one it's best to keep those visits as brief as possible. Sorry you were bothered by having to see the cameras, that's not what I normally do.

Muito top

This apiary is to another level. See

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

awesome,

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark :)

Watching this video for the 3+ time! If you make the divider board all the way to the bottom you’ll eventually run into the problem where you’ll have bees trapped on the wrong side of the hive and they will die.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

HI George, if they couldn't get to the "wrong side" how will they end up trapped and dead? The Layens Hive had a divider/follower board and no escape route on the other side of it. So, I'm not understanding the concern there. Thanks for commenting. My next version of this will have a divider that goes to the bottom and sides won't permit bee-travel.

that was great

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’d like to build one of these hives in the future 🍺🍺

@jamesoquinn9303

2 жыл бұрын

I built one early this year, i love it so far and am excited to see how it goes through winter.

@downunderfulla6001

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesoquinn9303 thanks 👍

Great video! Such peaceful bees! I did have a question for you beginners beekeeping videos … how do bees manage old pollen frames … do they eventually clean them up and reuse them?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

They do clean them out when there is nothing else to do in the hive. BUT, it's one of the last clean-up duties they peform. If the frames are already old, I just pull them out.

Great Video @ 41:37 it look like you left a void, did not close up the frames when replacing the top board ?

@FrederickDunn

3 ай бұрын

Great catch, I had to go back and push the frames back together.

And for all the reader, another reason it perfectly fine to see lots of drone cells on natural drawn comb, is almost always, after the drones hatch, the workers use those larger cells to fill with honey--(MORE HONEY)

Great video! If you wanted to harvest honey from the horizontal hive, could you modify it to use flow frames?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I personally wouldn't attempt to add Flow-Frames to the horizontal format. They perform much better with the vertical Langstroth. You'd need a tipping mechanism to tilt the flow-frames back 2 degrees for harvesting. I think just pulling frames full of surplus honey would be good enough. Just my personal take on that.

What type of magnetic hive tool bet holder did you use in the video?

@FrederickDunn

3 ай бұрын

That holder comes from BetterBee, it's their own design.

Question- do you think the rough cut boards are best or smooth cut? (2) do you have plans for replicating your hive?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Rough sawn boards facing the interior are always the best choice if you're trying to encourage propolis envelopes. Marla Spivak has done, and is doing, fantastic research in that are of hive material management. I am still not settled on my final Long Langstroth Design.... BUT, when I do it, the plans will be free on my website.

At 33:30 - 33:35while showing us your brood eggs there was a cell in the middle right side looked like there were multiple eggs in a cell. Does that mean there could be an egg laying worker?

@FrederickDunn

6 ай бұрын

An egg producing worker can show up, in theory, at anytime and the nurse bees just police them up. New queens are also prone to drop two in a single cell from time to time.

Love this hive! If I am ever able to keep bees, I'd love to try the long lang configuration. Will we see a honey harvest video this year?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

There are already so many honey harvest videos out there. If I think it could lend some additional information then yes, there will be a traditional harvest and flow-harvest.

@Kdrive23

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn I will say this: your channel offers a unique perspective no matter the topic, and I have enjoyed your previous honey harvest videos immensely. It's your narration & attention to detail that makes it so interesting. But no pressure ;)

Kindly share specifications of the horizontal longstroght hive, how long and the Nati griti, as in size of frame, etc

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Hello Joseph, the plans are all on my website FREE, here is the link: www.fredsfinefowl.com/printsforyou.html

At 33:11, I though I saw a Queen in the bottom right corner of the frame. Could it be that there are two? Can you see the one I mean if you skip to that time?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mindy, it's very common for new beekeepers to see drones and think they have found the queen. Good eye, that's a drone. But there are instances where more than one queen occupy the same colony.

Question, although I started beekeeping the first time in 1971 there wasn’t mite issues when I started and//or stopped beekeeping but being a woodworker I have used O/A in woodworking but that’s my extent of its use , now we did use thyme oil for other critters, my main question is have you ever used apiguard or thyme oil, thymox, thymol for treatment for varoa destructors? And if so were you successful? For some reason I want to lean to the most natural form of hygiene whether it’s biological with hygienic species, drone framing , thyme product or apiguard , I know that O/A is an organic material but to me it’s a little more harsh , so your opinion and advice is appreciated and respected as well as Dr. Leo , I love that Russian dude 😋you two are my favorite fellas next to my late great mentor uncle Parks 🙂

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Hi David, since my control efforts have been satisfied with IPM and OAV alone, I haven't had to step on to my Formic Pro Packs at all, and two cases of that just sat on the shelf and expired. (';')... Apiguard is a Thymol based product and is VERY strong.. P. U. ! But then, so is Formic Pro, and they are temperature sensitive. I actually consider OAV to be a mild/soft treatment when used correctly. I use it when there are brood breaks, including when I find a queenless colony, or installing a swarm, or after making a split. You can knock down your mite levels so much in winter, that the mites have a hard time rebounding through the year. ONE mite-infested colony can change everything. You can't use Apiguard with honey supers on, but you can use OAV with supers on. Lots to consider. Genetics are the future, but we need to help them along while the breeders do their thing :)

Fred, I have two deeps that have been together for the past year, I have been sick this summer and haven't been able to deal with my hive. Lost a swarm in the spring, now that the flow is on I was wondering if I can put a third deep on. Thanks so much for your video's. We have a 🐝 club here and they aren't much help. Can't get anyone to come out to help. Looking forward to more of your video's.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Unless you want to be lifting 78 lbs or more per box, I'd consider adding medium supers if they are doing well.

What plans did you use to build your hive? Great job! I'd like to use pine!

@TheRainHarvester

11 ай бұрын

Oh links in the description!

Checked out Kamon like you suggested. He seems like a really nice guy but beekeeping in short sleeves 😂yikes

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

He also wears his full suit, just depends on what he's up to in the bee yard :)

Damn just realized this was 2years old video lol 😆 either way thise bees and eggs are long gone.

How do you not squish bees when frames touch each other on their sides? I always seem to have several bees preventing me from placing frames back into the super/brood box. I am worried that queen might be hurt similar way as well, especially if I did not see her.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Slow and steady tends to work and you can give some tiny puffs of smoke to ease them along out of the way. It's really trial and error.

I'm just getting started in beekeeping and I love the idea of the Long Langstroth hive. I want to build my own but I have a few questions. 1. Did you insulate the sides as well as the top? 2. Is there a place in the bottom to slide a board to look for mites? and 3. have you ever considered making the entrance in the middle and using two queen extractors, thus keeping the brood in the center of the hive?

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Those are great questions, and I don't use queen excluders as they naturally sort their resources as they go farther from the single entrance, ending in nothing but honey at the far interior. You can see the details in the plans on this page: www.fredsfinefowl.com/printsforyou.html

Fred.. I believe at some point you mentioned something along the lines of what I'm about to ask. Maybe it was in this video.. because bees move more vertical than lateral over winter, and because when a feral colony builds in between floor or ceiling joists, the comb tends to be built in the direction of the joists.. if there was some way to install frames the long way in a long hive, would lateral movement be better? Would they winter better? Have you experimented with this? I often wonder about this and also how to implement this end-to-end frame alignment while maintaining frame support and proper bee space. Anyway.. maybe something to ponder and talk about in a future video.

@FrederickDunn

11 ай бұрын

That's a great question, but given their handling of this configuration, I think the orientation of the frames isn't significant. It's definitely easier to manage bee-space with this setup. If we ran then end-to-end, we'd definitely need to put support struts in since we can't have them hanging the comb from the cover as they would in a feral cavity setup.

Gorgeous Queen

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

You know it! :)

Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Did I miss why ? Is the long hive for reproduction / increase as my friends have asked how do you steal the honey

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Honey removal is the same as with other hive designs. You just pull surplus frames of honey frame by frame rather than entire boxes.

if you mark the frames with the order, and you add frames in a checkerboard fashion, how do you number those?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I date the new frames for future reference.

Hey Jeff I would like to see if you have heard of plastic bottle hives and do you think they would work?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, my name's Fred, plastic bottle hives would be illegal here since all hives need to remain inspectable with removable frames. The larger frame-style plastic bottles are more suited to warm climates, so not practical here in the northern cold.

Do the frames reach all the way to the sides and bottom of the bee box? Do the bees get squished when you place the frames back in? Thanks

@FrederickDunn

2 ай бұрын

Same clearances as a standard Langstroth Hive. If you are careful, no need to smush any bees and hear that crunch-of-death. True with any hive.

Fred, I have a new horizontal hive built that is insulated and best for winter. I have a very strong colony I would like to move into it. However, it's not going to be 3 feet or 3 miles away. Any recommendations on how to make that transition without causing havoc to the hive?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

you could begin moving the current resident hive towards your long lang in increments and then when they are close enough, make that transfer :)

@robertmccain4295

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Thank you Fred.

Corn field.....lots good.

Just wondering what hand held vacuum you are using?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Shark CH901 UltraCyclone Pro Cordless Handheld Vacuum, with XL Dust Cup, in Green

Hi Fredrick. I have been watching you for a year or more and subscribed a few months ago. You have awesome experience and information! I have a very unique question for you. How would you control Varroa mite introduction to an island that is varroa mite, small hive beetle, honeybee tracheal mite and greater wax moth Free?. We presently have regulations in place to import honey bees but we expect some smuggling will occur anyway. That will destroy the only disease free honey bee environment in North America. See; Newfoundland honey bees. Many island beekeepers already do inspections for disease but I don't think We are as diligent as we should be. Complacency I guess. I would love to hear your take on our unique situation and what you would recommend. Thank you.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ken, I think I would model the restrictions after Australia as they have benefitted from being mite-free so far. They have also set up sentinel hives with sensors that detect mites as an early alert system. Requiring all beekeepers to register and have receipt inspections for their stock would also be very helpful in my opinion. Another great opportunity you have there would be to agree on some specific genetic traits for your bees and flood the area with those which may possibly be survivor stock. Even when you bring in queens, they can be carriers of some diseases, so I think you definitely have your work cut out for you. Sorry that I'm just now seeing your coment.

Hi Fred, thanks for another great video. I’m curious about some of your gear. Your shirt and pants look lightweight and comfortable. Would you mind sharing a little about your equipment and clothing? Are those magnetic belts available for purchase somewhere? (I think I recall you saying a friend/viewer may have made that for you.) What’s your favorite veil? Thanks for everything!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

HI Hyle! I am a fan of Omni-shade shirts, super thin and a light breeze goes right through them. I found this less expensive shirt via Amazon... ATG by Wrangler Men's Long Sleeve Mixed Material Shirt. The pants are the ones that zip apart and become shorts, I'm often in and out of water and need material the dries fast.... this is what they are: CQR Men's Convertible Cargo Pants, Water Repellent Hiking Pants, Zip Off Lightweight Stretch UPF 50+ Work Outdoor Pants. The magnetic belt is from BetterBee and is on their website... tell them Frederick Dunn sent you :)

@thegr8stm8

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn … and pay the same as Fred!

Dear Frederick... I've just seen an article by the government which says UK does not allow any importation of bees from Italy where some SHB exist. I think it confirmed there are no hive beetle in the UK so it seems that the small grey larvae are probably wax moth. The foundations/combs cannot be sprayed with bees on them apparently. On inspection I must pay attention to what I see tomorrow when I inspect everything within the hive. I see the light colour telltale track can be seen on careful inspection and the wax moth larvae removed. I am keen to do what can be done to eliminate that pest. Thanks for your valued help.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Strong colonies have no problems dealing with the wax moth larvae... so that's actually the solution. Hives sized right for the resident bee numbers.

where did you get the vacuum cleaner, please maybe the make? thanks.

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3P6KzCD I keep two of them, one charging and take the other along for inspections. Easy to clean, easy to release the bees and it doesn't harm them.

Hello Frederick what a great looking hive an great camera work now if you could get your camera to get my eye’s to focus better you would be the best . Lol . Those frames in this hive are they regular deep frames or are they deeper than regular deep . The video makes them look deeper . Really enjoy your information an video’s. Thanks

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Standard Langstroth Deep Frames. :) one of the advantages over the Layens is the compatibility with all gear.

What's the purpose of the divider board if the bees can go back and forth?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

They still accept the divider board as the hive boundary. They treat that passage like a small entrance. Dr. Leo says that he likes them to "not be surprised" when the hive expands. In my next Long Lang, my divider board will not permit that passage by the bees.

does the long hive reduce the beetle and mite problems?Its the concentration of CO2 in your breath thry react to.Glad to see that you dont wear a space suit- I work them in short sleeves

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I always invite beekeepers to dress to what level makes them comfortable. This hive configuration isn't necessarily better and concentrating CO2 or even the high humidity levels that the standard Lang hives benefit from in natural/passibe varroa management.

I was wondering what winter looks like in a long langstroth. Do the bees in fact move sideways 1mm a day like they would move upwards in a vertical hive in winter? Thanks! Still watching the video.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about moving laterally one mm per day, but they will have to move along the length of the hive or they will expire due to starvation.

@SageandStoneHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming that they will in fact move horizontally? Do you know anyone who has consistently used long langstroth with positive results?

Can OAVaporization hurt or damage honey stores?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Not according to the latest scientific studies. However, not all States have adopted and approved OAV for use with honey supers on though the results have shown that pre-treatment and post-treatment honey testing has demonstrated no measurable difference in OA content. If you ate a pound of carrots, and some people do, you've actually consumed an entire dose of OA. The agencies that make our food decisions have demonstrated that they are not concerned with OA levels in honey.

Also, I am intrigued by this type of design as a smaller woman who will probably be handling the frames/boxes myself. Do they overwinter an Illinois climate well in this? How does the honey harvest compare to a traditional hive? Thank you!

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Honey production is improved by the verticle hive configurations, but this hive produced about 21 lbs of removable honey. BUT, colony strength was low. A verticle hive with the same size/population of honey bees most often yeilds two or three times that amount. Heat control is better with verticle cavities over horizontal, so less honey is consumed by the workers. This colony also had to build lots of wax comb and that also reduces the surplus honey stores.

@Fortnitekidplayer

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow that’s great to know. I didn’t realize there was such a large difference in production potential, that might change my mind about the type of hive. We love honey! Thank you.

@Fortnitekidplayer

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn is there such a thing as a vertically stacking layens? Or do they just get too high? I like the idea of the depth of the layen frame being more natural to bees, but also like the idea of increased honey with the vertical configuration. Might need a ladder haha.

I found out that you are from Pennsylvania. I'm from the Philadelphia area. I need to start converting my hives to long hives because of my shoulders. My concern is overwintering success rates for my area. Any suggestions?

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Once I eliminated the top vents and insulated the covers, they are winter-ready. Makes a big difference.

Hello Mr. Dunn my dad and I built our first bee hive box and next spring we are going to order bee's for it we live in Illinois 45min South of Chicago I was wondering what kind of bee's you would recommend for our area and for first timers thank you for your content and your opinion

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Locally adapted bees would be great to start off with. I'd get in touch with your local beekeeping organization and get some feedback on favorable traits and who's selling nucleus colonies for spring delivery :)

As your hives get older and rickety do you use supports to bolster them and get another decade out of them or do you replace them? I just picked up about 15 old hives with frames for 2/3. They are about 20+ years old and need attention. For $10 each I thought it would be cheaper to fix these up and give them another 20 years rather than build all new ones…is this a mistake? (I’m a finish cabinet maker so I really think there is still value to these old heavily made professional hives)…but I don’t have the beekeeping experience.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I'll talk about this today :) in the Q&A

@viscache1

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn 🤗

Hello Just finished building my long hive along w frames. I built 30 frames. At what number of frames should I place the excluded for the first set of honey bees. I can't imagine I will hold more than 4 or 5 frames first season of bees.. I really do appreciate answers as no one I know has a long hive and anyone w whom I have talked has been negative about them Thanks again

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I don't actually use a queen excluder on any of my horizontal hives. I've found that they are very good at keeping their brood nearer the entrance (once the colony is well settled) and then the frames all the way at the opposite end end up being nothing but honey even without the queen excluder. I'll be talking more about this during the summer of 2022. I hope the people you talk with eventually become more inclusive regarding your choice of hive equipment. The biology and bee management remain the same :)

@MyJosePrado

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Many thanks sir :)

Frederick I bought 6 frames on 16th July. I took out the white plastic sheet under the 1/8 inch stainless mesh floor. I could noit see any varroa but saw 5 small caterpillars that were thin and grey and soft which I killed. I wonder what they were ? Should I contact the chap I bought them off to tell him. I got 6 of 'his' frames with bees on them and of course brood and about 10000 Buckfast bees which were put into my new Langstroth hive. I am disappointed to see them. I am keen of course re what to do? Please can you advise. There is always something. I wished I had drawn that catch plastic sheet much sooner than after a month of the new colony being brought to it's new location here.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, those sound to me like small hive beetle larvae... if you roll them between your fingers and thumb, they should feel rubbery and a little tough. Those would be the SHB larvae, but if you roll them between your fingers and thumb and they are easily smushed or damaged, then I suspect young wax moth larvae... there are other differences, but those are the easiest on the spot assessments :)

Do the nurse bees in the vacuum get dumped out at the hive entrance to return to the colony?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

The cover image of this video, is the vac leaning against the corner post of the hive with the container open... the bees just walk up the angle iron as shown and re-enter the hive :)

@cbbees1468

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Awesome, thanks for the reply, overlooked the thumbnail lol.

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

@@cbbees1468 No problem, and I love that little vac btw... I've often spent so much time just getting workers out of the way. :)

@cbbees1468

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn My method for my Long Langstroth Hive is picking them up one by one by allowing them on my finger or a small stick and placing each nurse bee at the entrance. That vac would save a lot of time.

Where did you put the bees in the vac?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

At the very end of the video when I was closing up.

@PreppingAngel

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Last I see in the video is it's on the ground then a really quick shot of something metal like a strip. lol. I figured you let them back in but I was like.... Wait... where. lol

Is there a reason you don't use the believer in your long hives

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what a "believer" is?

@wadebarnes6720

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn bee Weaver . I called and left a message about the queen issue when they get back in touch with me I'll leave a message and let you know what they say

What has happened to the layens hive?

@FrederickDunn

2 жыл бұрын

I have a video on that in the works... coming up :)

How do you protect from hornet?

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

This colony defends itself very well. So, the short answer is that I don't do anything special regarding hornets.

3 out of 300 is 1% (not 3%). Even better!

@FrederickDunn

11 ай бұрын

True... :)