You need bee brush clean off the bees from under lid before closing the top

Al, instead of the giant board on top of the hive use individual slats that cover one frame that way you only open up the hive you need at one time. Also, expand the hive by 3 frames at least and never drop the honeycomb into the hive it brings other problems for the hive care just put it into a sealed box and eat it yourselves :D Bless you, I really hope your feeling better :D

Aw that Figaro is just way too adorable! 😍 hugs to that cute kitty cat 😊

I think it’s time to add some frames so they can expand and build honey storage frames. They need the room to build more comb for storing all the honey you cut off the top and placed in the bottom of the hive.

@kkraft1393

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing back. My time with my dad

@annar6430

3 жыл бұрын

Look again,there are about 10 extra,empty frames

@jamesworth183

3 жыл бұрын

But Al has an excluder panel between those empty frames so that the bee's cannot get to them.

@annar6430

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesworth183 Oh. So wonder when he will harvest and remove excluder,?

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesworth183 As Al said in video no more flowers therefore no more honey production!

Our bees love apple cider vinegar... The lane with the red carpet of leaves, is beautiful!

@anitablades6033

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my childhood in Indiana, to cold up there for me now !!

A smoker would have been handy to get the bees out of the way.

@SufficientlyScott

3 жыл бұрын

“Bees are more aggressive this time of year...”. Eh maybe do more research on beekeeping? I know it’s not your main thing. The way you went in there was really really aggressive and you didn’t use smoke. That was probably really stressful for the hive. I’d recommend University of Guelph Bee Keeping program on KZread.

@MrPaulviles

3 жыл бұрын

Is it normal to add sugar syrup at this time of year while their hive is full of honey and the hive will be shrinking down for winter? Also adding sugar while the hive has honey will lead to them storing sugar syrup and contaminated honey? Curious because we wouldn’t do that here in Australia.

@wildtimbrown

3 жыл бұрын

@@SufficientlyScott Are you always so "aggressive"? You might know something about bees but your interaction with humans sure needs work.

@chuckt7636

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPaulviles At this time of year the nectar flow is ending here in the US. What we gauge is the amount of honey stored vs what is needed to get through the winter. Where I live that's about 70 lbs. I'm feeding 2-1 syrup, as much as they will take to fill the hive. When I get near first frost I have to stop because the bees won't be able to evaporate the moisture to store it as honey. The honey stored in the deep brood super and a medium will get the bees through winter. They always remain as "the hive". All "my" honey is removed so what ever sugar syrup stored will always be the bee's stores. Next year as nectar flows and they are storing "real" honey I will super up as needed to collect my honey and before the end of summer take it off and allow the bees to store their winter honey. Usually I don't supplement them with sugar syrup but this year this particular hive got a later start. Hope this helps explain us Yank bee keepers.

@gregormiller4037

3 жыл бұрын

@Iron *Fe* Haha too funny. Can't believe you found a way to add Chuck Norris into a bee hive comment.😎

if you want more air out of the bag for freezing you can put the bag under water with the opening above water

@christinedehn3257

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! It works great. Any container deep enough (Dish pan, bowl, pot) Partially full of water, lower the zip lock bag into the water. The water pressure expels the air and molds the bag around the contours of the food. zip the bag shut and remove from the water. Easy peasy.

Where is your smoker to calm those bees? And they need more frames in reach to build more honey storage like @James Worth said. They will not go over to the empty frames if they are more than the width of two frames away. They need to be able to just step from one frame to the next.

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

Listen again at 21:30!

Al, your new mats you have put your hives could do with a wee rim to give the bees a gap over the frames so you don’t squash them when you put the mat on. Also a small hole in the mat so stragglers can get back in.

Seeing Gina harvest the green beans this late in the season proves that they made the right decision to get the green house. Have a great weekend everyone.

@kenthorsen4558

3 жыл бұрын

A great book for all homesteaders to get is " Putting food by " came out sometime in the mid 1970s covers everything from canning, freezing and root cellars.

@straubdavid9

3 жыл бұрын

Love that avatar(sp?) Ken.

@kenthorsen4558

3 жыл бұрын

@@straubdavid9 found that knife blade in a cornfield below our house. I'm guessing that it could be over a thousand years old.

@faithrada

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same.. .my poor beans are looong gone.

@leannekenyoung

3 жыл бұрын

Ken Thorsen wow maybe used for cutting hay or grass back in the day? Would it have been attached to a wooden handle that maybe just disintegrated in the soil over time?

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the beautiful views of LA foliage. We usually go to Yosemite Village in October. It's 2hrs from our home, but a beautiful drive. With Covid we decided to stay home this year. We've been going for 55 years. Thank you again.

Good morning beautiful family Good morning to all of you who read this comment Peace Health and lots of life ... Here in Brazil it is already Saturday with a very hot sun a happy Saturday kisses, kisses, Hugs, Hugs, 👍👍👍👍

Al, the bees need more frames to store their honey. You still have them in only a nuc size. Also never dump burr comb into the hive, it’ll encourage the bees to crosscomb.

@soniaspangenberg8557

3 жыл бұрын

There were more frames in the hive that hadn't been used. On the right hand sides.

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

Honey production has stopped as no more flowers!

@pienuniek

3 жыл бұрын

@soniaspangenberg there’s a dividing board in the hive. They can’t get to those frames.

@sweeney2848

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know If you have taken any bee keeping classes there are some online that can help. But for the winter time a insulation divide board will help them maintain there heat in the cold weather. Your in Maine? And have to over wintered these Hives??

@tjs114

3 жыл бұрын

@@soniaspangenberg8557 There is a blocking panel on the side and the bees can't get to the empty panels.

Good Morning, I'm loving the fall colors it's one of the few things I miss from my old hometown in Michigan. I don't miss the freezing cold and the snow.

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

Take it you moved somewhere south where it's warmer. That's one thing we'd miss if we decided to follow in your footsteps. I'd miss the change of seasons - but I wouldn't miss the snow, slush, ice & cold.

Awwww Gina’s Hive Tool is Pretty 💜 I’m glad you enjoyed the Honey as well! Happy Keeping Friends!

You, Gina, and Olivia are amazingly industrious, just like the bees. And no matter what happens, your attitude stays up! Keep on buzzing! 🐝

The bees have stung your gloves and suit and released pheromone smoking your gloves, suit, and hives will calm them down.

Thanks guys another great show, big shout out to Pluto and Tanner, and of course Figuero. From your fans here in the central Florida swamps, we love y'all, 👍👍💕🐾

Liked the look of that rice. A wind break on the windward side of the hives to shelter from most common prevailing winds. An insulation jacket for the hive. Crops in the greenhouse look great. I harvested all our apples and pears yesterday before the rain and frost. It started raining last night and has not stopped all day. Due to continue until 1900 tomorrow! All is safely gathered in 😀. Overwintering onions and garlic sets arrived yesterday, so next break in the weather I'll get them planted. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Regards Stephen.

My heart just melted when Al calls Gina "My Love" 8:00

Al, glad you got around to the bee hives. Try a smoker to calm the bees. Also before the lift goes back I would install some of those outdoor camera's on the sides of the building.

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

Listen again at 21:30!

Watching you work your bees, takes me back 60 years. When I was 4, 5, and 6, watching my uncle Hobert works his bees. Thanks.

Love yr rock walls and the leaves. So calming.

@realairplane261

3 жыл бұрын

Beth I was laughing at your comment, since it is evident you never picked rock. Back breaking work! Have a good one!

I’m surprised you didn’t try a small piece of honey from each hive.

@gelwood99

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. Just a small chunk from both hives they could taste the difference in the 2.

I would recommend cutting the cover over the frames into sections so you don't have to uncover all the frames at the same time. It will keep the bees calmer and leave any of the frames you don't want to mess with completely undisturbed.

Goooood morning Al and family. The shed/barn is looking great. You and Gina are doing a fantastic job!!

@LumnahAcres

3 жыл бұрын

Good morning thanks

Glad to hear your hip is doing so well Al. I prayed so hRd for you. Answered prayers once again. 🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌Praise You LORD. ! Loved that Figaro moment. What a cutie pie. Thems whiskers are so long and white. They are LONG! He is a large boy for sure. I have two Maine Coon mixes. They’re big too. But Figaros are longer than theirs. My cats are 18 lbs each. Your garden is SO BEAUTIFUL. Everything is perfect in that green house. Loved everything. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. Yummy. Your bees were buzzing in the microphone. Made me laugh. They had something to say too. We have hot days in the 90’s. Ready for some cool days. And no smoke in the air. I’m Northern California. They’re getting close to getting the fires out. Poor firefighters and people who have lost their homes and livelihood in Napa. 😢 Thanks for you’re awesome show. Love you all. ❤️

🐝🐝Rapid round feeder much better choice. Cut small round hole in cover board you just installed. Feeder can be refilled without exposing hive to all the cold 🥶. Much easier on 🐝🐝 bees and you!!

Gooood morning Lumnah Acres. Al, That was a hugh amount of angry bees around you. So Glad you and Gina didn't get stung. Whooooo. You could 👂 hear them loud all around you. Glad you didn't take the beesuit off. They would have gotten you. They thought you were going to take their honey. As you took all that honey from the top. At some point they realized you were adding sweet stuff for them, and you only relocated the top stuff. G-D was with you, as they didn't sting you right threw the suit, and didn't sneak in under. Thank G-D, as you have had enough drama this week, and didn't need a 2nd ER visit. G-D Bless and PLEASE Stay Safe.

@soniaspangenberg8557

3 жыл бұрын

I loved the "closed caption" description of the sound of the bees, "music"!

How awesome that you have the green house to still enjoy fresh vegetables in October in NH! That's great!

Good morning! Look at that beautiful fall foliage colors! Have a great day!

That greenhouse has truly been a blessing to you. I've heard that some people put fondant cake in the hive to feed the bees during winter. Dinner looked amazing! Blessings to all.

Loved vidoes of Figaro... such a cool 🐈 😻 Joining y'all around the homestead is so much fun... and watching Figaro managing His homestead. He is definitely a unique 🐈 😻

Amazing seeing all those bees swarming around you that would be like scuba diving and having to make sure you trust the equipment that you have on to keep you safe

Good morning from mid Michigan where the weather is similar to your area. I follow your schedule every morning and enjoy watching all your projects. Your skills are amazing. Dave S.

@Uniquelyyours1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave. I'm from the middle of the mitten, too. Did you get the hail storm this past Wednesday?

Dehydrating vegetables are just ok, I like canning vegetables better . To me there fresher. It’s more work so worth it. .Watching you with the bees is very interesting. Dinner looked Delicious.

After observing my buck and does (my buck runs with the does most of the time), I noticed it took several days of the does being in heat before they would actually stand for the buck.

We grow the jumbo sunflowers each year. In the cold winter we hang them just out of reach above the chickens in the coup. The chickens need to jump up to get a seed. This exercise in the winter helps to keep the chickens healthy and from freezing. Learned that from my granddad sixty years ago.....he was born in 1892

Ms. Gina must be in heaven with all the purple leaves falling leaving a carpet of color on the ground..

I was glad to see that you put the board on top of the frames. I am going to make a suggestion that you cut the board cross ways into smaller sections. That way it will be easier to remove without disturbing the bees to much. Maybe in widths the size of 2 to 3 of the frames. You might find removing the large board difficult once the bees connect the board to the frames with their wax.

The bees sure adjusted well and are doing what they do best! Make sure to leave hope in with the buck. Don't take her back and forth. Keep her over there for a few weeks.

Wow, the fall leaves are so bright. So many purple colors. Interesting work with the bees. 💖🥀💖

If I ever get a plot of land I’m definitely putting a beehive on it. Bees feed the world.

I love watching Figaro and off course all the goats and chickens. Bees are fascinating creatures too. 👍❤

Good morning Lumnah family ☕️ BEEcareful...chill 50 degrees this morning from Philadelphia, have a blessed day

The bees look great. I was wondering how they were doing, and how much honey was in the hive. Bees are so important to our lives and our Earth. Glad you are doing better Al. All of you out there in Lumnah Land have a good weekend. Blessings to everyone!🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚😻😻😻😻😻😻👽👽👽👽👽💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🍏🍏🍏🍏🍏🍏🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇👹👹👹👹👹👹👹🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎💛💛💛💛💛🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂💜💜💜💜💜☠☠☠☠☠

@kathysemrau2301

3 жыл бұрын

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Just reading the comments has shown me that raising bees is a huge task hat takes a lot of knowledge. I realize that you are still new to beekeeping and many people are more experienced. I admire all your efforts to be self sustaining and to show your viewers the efforts and joy that it gives you and your family. Keep up the great work as you become even more experienced and you can then show us how to be better stewards of our land and livestock’s, if any!

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

Nicely said

@carolkimbell5174

3 жыл бұрын

They have had bees before when Olivia was much younger.

My favorites, bees!! Love it, thank you for sharing. Love hearing them buzz around.

You could build a mini barn for the bee hives to go in during winter, it would stop them getting buried in snow!

Gina, if you put the plastic bag in a quart measuring cup and open and fold it over it will be easier to fill and keeps the bag ziplock area clean.

Good morning! Thank you for sharing your beautiful fall colors!

God Bless Al, Gina, Olivia. You and Justin Rhodes make the best videos. Have a great weekend

The Fall colors, walking in Crunchy leaves, A wonderful dinner. Fall is there for you! What projects do you have in Mind with the bees Wax? Gina, You freeze beans like I do. Bag them, freeze them. The aroma from the snap of the beans, heaven. I never get enough of Green beans. I love the decorations of corn stalks and pumpkins, but I am a fan of pumpkin bread, I would walk by a grab a few, but it is a long walk from Arkansas and back, haha! I cube, blanch and freeze all the pumpkin I can. I'd use some to flavor pancakes too! Barn build is fantastic! I am so impressed! Thankyou for sharing!

Love seeing the bees. They are doing so well. A beautiful family meal...💝

The bees are so interesting, I love when you show them. Gina, that supper was looking so good!

Great to see you using horizontal hives. A much simpler way to do natural bee keeping. I'm in the process of building three Layen's horizontal hives. Getting my swarm traps ready for late winter early spring swarms.

Loving the Figaro bath. Bee time was interesting. O love the fall colors. Gina I've never seen frenchstyle green bean preparation before. It was easier than I thought. Thanks for the vicarious fall day video.

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

It seems , Should give them empty frames for them to build on and fill rather than try to prevent them from building up maybe ...

@scochat

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I've watched that on some bee keeping channels, too. They seem to be overloaded, that's why they keep going to the top and the bottom. From what i've seen, i would say they should mix new empty frames, between the old full ones, like "new+old+new+old+new+old+new".... leaving new ones on both ends. But i'm not a bee keeper or a pro, so... i would recommend some reading or pro channels watching..

@irischicklinda

3 жыл бұрын

@@scochat yep , seems logical

Beautiful hives. Thanks for the update on them.

Off Grid with Doug & Stacy is a homesteading channel out of Missouri. They have several videos with an expert of horizontal hives like yours helping them get wild bees established in Doug's hives, how and when to expand, checking on hive health, etc. If you haven't already, you should check those out and his recommended books. My impression was that your bees need more bars, but I wouldn't take my word for it so why should you? On another note - have you thought about harvesting rainwater from your barns' rooves? We know Figaro doesn't like riding in the car to the vet, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't like riding around the farm on the mule if you invited him aboard.

I love the sounds of fall on your homestead💕

Noticed a lit of comments on lack of a smoker, use one it will help calm them. Top cover on your hives will help with not disturbing the rest of the hive. Feeding bees with a one to one sugar water not to much sugar. And don’t put the burr comb in your hive take back it To the house. Dr. Leo’s website you made one of his hives. Check it out. And BTW your not lazy. 😀

@tonygrimes13

3 жыл бұрын

Listen again at 21:30!

Wow, hives are doing great!

Happy to see the hives are doing well, hope you get a nice amount of honey this year. Your string beans (as we called them as children) were a delight to see, the greenhouse is great.

Looks like you're doing well Al , love your family .

Thanks Lumnah's! 👍😁

I’m so happy to see the bees they are doing great and oh that honey 🤤love the extra footage of Figaro as well ❤️the green house looks amazing 🙏🏻stay blessed Lumnah family

Lovely autumn season 🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂

AWE HA look at those bees!! My Dad had bees in West Texas and was always an event when it was time to get the delicious honey. The foliage is remarkable !!! You all make the most difficult jobs look easy!!!

Beehives need to stay warm, heat rises, so with room between the frames en the lid open the nest cools quickly + nestsmell evaporates as well. The bees then need to reheat the nest, but also "rescent" the nest so they know where home is. Make the board in 3 sections so it keeps the scent & heat in better when inspecting (work more from the side of the nest rather than the top, just like topbar hives are inspected). Or a perspex plate would be nice, enables you to check without disturbing them much.

Good morning everyone. Have a blessed weekend.

I have found that more frames are important early on, they might not have enough to overwinter without. This close to winter, Id have left the burr comb and let them eat it over the winter and just clean things up in the spring. They hate having the nest busted up, especially in the fall. Also, never leave honey and busted comb in or around a hive, it encourages robbing from neighboring colonies. You're getting a good start, keep studying and trying new things. Beautiful farm my friend.

Your wife has beautiful hair that I love seeing. I'm an old lady with thin hair so love seeing healthy hair.

@jeanwoodall1523

3 жыл бұрын

Melisa's Naturals has a video on how to get thicker and fuller hair. First tip is to take in a biotin supplement. Hair tends to start thinning in the forties or fifties. I'm in my early forties and my hair is still thick but it's looking thinner at the sides. It's only noticeable when I wear all my hair back.Then use DHT blockers. She has product in her web store but it's on the pricey side. I could buy all of Jessicurl's line (I have wavy hair and my son has curly hair transitioning to wavy so I'm a fan of that line) and still be twenty dollars under the cost of that one product. It's did make her hair grow an inch per month which is more tan average. Morrocco Method is also good at thickening hair but also on the pricey side.

Thanks guys.

LOVED the colored leaves! We don't have that here in the south. Great video! Thank you both!

Enjoyed seeing the bees! And those chickens are beautiful!

Thank you for sharing your journey and God bless you and your family.

Pienuniek is right, dinner looked yummy and good timing getting the roof on! Be happy all...

The trees in the back ground are getting so beautiful.

Gina, Blanch the green beans in boiling water for about 5 min, Dip in cold water for 5 min, dry, then shreds and freeze. This keeps your color and flavor container.

Gina, I’m impressed with your cooking: something different every day. No plans to replace the ducks? Al, you easily lift those giant water jugs, but still take care. Thank you for sharing.

@dalelewis1016

3 жыл бұрын

I miss the ducks chatter in the morning...🦆🦆

@shannongnazzio6844

3 жыл бұрын

Dale Lewis me too 😢

3 жыл бұрын

Ducks migrate seasonally. I think those were wild ducks. Maybe they will be back in the Spring.

@nunyabizness3890

3 жыл бұрын

@@dalelewis1016 I miss the ducks, too.

So happy to see that your are doing well after you've been NAILED. Thank God it was where it was. Many blessings to you All.

Gina those green beans looks Amazing!

Glad you didn't get stung. The greenhouse looks great, especially for the time of year. I don't know if you've had that forecast rain, but it's been raining hard enough in my area of the UK for a flood warning to be issued until tomorrow morning. Luckily although there is a brook at the end of my garden, it always copes well, no matter how much rain we get. Stay safe, everyone.

Thanks for the video. Those bees are doing good. Isn't it just about time to be getting after the pigs? Greenhouse is doing great that was a good investment in your family farm. Can't wait to see you processing that honey. Thanks again enjoy your days.

Morning Al, Hope your are doing better, take care, and Mr. figaro looks like he enjoy his time.

Hi..... AL and Gina and Olivia nice to see you all. On 5th October Monday my first baby girl birthday and I both are on the same day father and daughter , thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👨‍👩‍👧👸👕👓🐩🐔🐓🐥🐕🐖🐈🌱🐐🏡🎥👍👍👍

I love watching the daughter with the animals.

everything looks good . Love the bees

You need a hive brush to move the bees.

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

Or even a whisk broom with soft bristles?

@angelsarrived2642

3 жыл бұрын

@@samvalentine3206 Good suggestion. 😃

@angelsarrived2642

3 жыл бұрын

@concerned citizenThat's what most beekeepers use, that I've seen on the internet as to not harm or anger any bees.

Good mauhnin Lumnah Acres! Busy, busy. Always busy! Take care!

Good day on the homestead.👍🙏🏼❤️

Figaro's whiskers are magnificent!!

Hi Jeana try this peal your onion then cut in half from top through the basel plate, lay cut side down then cut into vertical strips without cutting Basel plate now cut at rightangle into small dice once mastered it's easier and safer as the onion is always steady and safe on the cutting surface

This is just more assurance that you made the right decision building the greenhouse. Hope your bees do well in the long winter you have.

I just love watching your channel great content and a great family love you guys. Stay healthy!

The buzz energy always amazes me. ☮

Bees are looking good!

Al, you need to give them a few more frames. I would take that honey that you took off the top in the house.

Gooood morning, Al and Gina

@LumnahAcres

3 жыл бұрын

Goooooood morning