Downhill Cutter. I know this video is three years old. Thanks for this and your other productions. God's blessings on you as you continue to build with His fascinating Honey Makers.

I am learning a ton from you videos! Thanks for putting these together. With help from you and Dr. Leo I am taking a shot at building my own stuff; starting with the swarm trap and the frames.

Another well thought out process. Thanks Bill. I hope you are being compensated enough for making these great videos so you can keep making more. You are very good at it. I subscribed after the first one I watched.

I followed the breadcrumbs that KZfaq algorithm left me after watching off Doug & Stacy's channel with Dr. Leo talking about these hives.

Thank you for sharing this info in detail. May heaven on your side.

Clear, concise, and detailed. Thanks!!

Great video. The step by step was perfect. And, holy crap I bet OSHA was proud! I’ve never seen a home shop builder be so safety “compliant”. Sheesh. I’m too lazy and in a hurry to worry about my fingers that much. LOL

I loved the video. I've already made a few dozen frames, but I learned a lot from this video that could help me speed up that process by a lot. Thanks

I appreciate the facts and straight to the point. Very helpful. Great video

Your wood working on the Layens frames is superb! I'm kind of jealous - I don't have quite the set up you do. I've built a total of 7 Layens hives for myself and I totally love them after using Langstroth style hives for 12 years. I'm planning on building another 10-20 for next season and expanding the apiary and setting up a 2nd bee yard. Using Langstroth I would probably not have the same outlook because time management would prevent it. With Layens, you can leave them bee for a while LOL - Keep up the good work!

THANKYOU so much this is awesomely taught .Much appreciated

Thank you sir, perfect, just what I was looking for.

Excellent work. I was thinking a jig would help and then you whipped it out and assembled the second Frame, nice. I thought Dr Leo used frames with vertical wires. I've never seen this style with the dowel. Better go to his site and check em out.

That intro!!!!! You win the internet today.

Dude, perfect. Thank you.

Now those are some very stout hives. I believe a colony will standard a much better chance to over winter in those compared to the standard hive, thanks for the info and videos great job....

Holy shit.. Looking for bee keeping videos, didn't know I'd be getting tips from Game of Thrones very own Samwell Tarly. :-) Excellent video though. Thanks for the info. I'm looking to get into bee keeping on my farm. Maybe as soon as next spring. We shall see.

Great video very helpful

Consider waxing the inside of the frame including starter strip and Dowell to make the frames more acceptable to the bees.

Thanks for the video Billy. Haven’t seen any recent videos. Hope all is going well. Quick jointer question if your still following this thread. I saw this video last winter. I have been cutting the step down on the side bars with a router and have had many close calls with that thing wood practically exploding. I was looking for an alternative when I found this video. I ordered a Grizzly 6” bench top jointer which I needed anyways as I build my hives out of 10” rough cut lumber. I haven’t had to build any frames until today. I must be missing something as the max depth on mine is 1/8”. In you video you say yo make 3 passes to take off the 1/4” on each side of the 2x4 but I’m not getting it. The first pass takes off a bit but only for the 11 13/16” the rest is still 1 1/2” so making another pass just cause the piece to tilt down giving a taper cut? Seemed so easy in your video but I must be an airhead today.

Excellent Bravo!!

That;s a wonderful video, Bill! Thanks for putting it together.... Love the detailed, step-by-step, clear instructions and tips.... question: maybe you have mentioned it somewhere else, but what model is your table saw? Love the big work plan.....

Awesome how you walk us through each step, often with a why you are doing it a certain way. Much appreciated. (Just before you said it, I was thinking, I wonder if he ever put one of those staples into a finger? I bet it didn't feel too good. Was that a bit of an understatement?

bambo skewers work good for the dowel

Super informative! May I ask how you keep the jointer from tapering the side bars? Does your jointer do 1/4” cuts? Mine maxes at 1/8” unfortunately

Hi Bill, Great videos on the Layen's hive builds, thanks for putting the work in to show how you did it. If you can remember, it'd be great to know how many frames you got out of one 2x4. I'm trying to do a cost rundown for my winter builds, and can find detailed info on how much material is used for the hive, traps, roof etc, but nothing on the frames themselves. 2x4's aren't that expensive, but it would be nice to have an estimate of how many I'll need. Thanks in advance!

Another thoughtfully done video; thanks! Have you had any problem with pieces warping after your final assembly? I've had a top bar and some side bars get some real twists in them. Was able to knock each apart and replace the worst pieces to straighten them out. You just don't get much out of your free, scrap building lumber anymore.

Thank you for these videos, very instructional, you know, I havent been able to find honey extraction with these frames..if I decide to place foundation in the frames would that be the same device I would use with a langstroth frame?... any tips?

Just finished building a Layens Hive and trying to figure out which frames to build. On the website it has one with wires and one with the dowel rod. any recommendations or information on the pros and cons? Thanks

What kind of wood do you use, white oak, pine, cherry, popular, basswood?

Bill what do you think is the difference, if any of the wired frames or the ones with a central dowel ( or I just use a 5/8 square wooden rod)? I have noticed many videos with either but no one has talked about the advantages/ disadvantages of either. Thanks in advance.

This video is super helpful. How did you manage the rounded corners on the first ripped strip of the 2x4? Did you just not worry about them?

Concern consideration: Using unknown treated wood and glue. How do we know if it is safe for bees over time (leaching of chemicals, etc). Is it possible to get untreated wood?

Hey Bill, I don’t know if you’ve ever timed yourself, but how long do you think it would take you to make about 100 frames?

Great video! Anyone have any tips on how to cut the rabbit on the top bar without a dado blade. Currently using a community woodshop without the ability to swap out the table saw blade

Do you have a recommendation on removing the material on the side pieces, if you don't have a joiner? I have a table saw, and miter saw.

I miss your videos sir. I hope all is well.

Besides staples, what can you use to talk the frame together?

Thanks for the great video. Just wondering if the frames will fit in a honey extractor?

Can I build my frame ends with a taper instead of using a jointer to take a 1/4" off?

Can you make these and put foundation in them ?

Bill what model/ type of table saw is that.

If you don't mind could you tell me how much money did you have in a completed Hive.

Boa noite qual o tamanhos dos quadros

Have you had any issues with just one dowel rod? Or would it be overkill to have two?

Hi Bill, how much 4x2 timber do you need to build 20 Layens Frames your way?

What are your thoughts on using staples instead of nails? Thanks for posting.

What make/model is your joiner/planer?

Is your jointer able to remove 1/4"? My jointer isn't able to remove more than 1/8" and I'm wondering if there is a way to work around that. I am no woodworker so if anybody has any ideas, I'd love to hear them!

What is the wood pusher called that your using on the table saw?

Are those staples 1 inch by 1/4

What if you don't have a jointer?

I have to ask, but if bee space is between 1/4" and 3/8", wouldn't it be best to take a maximum of 3/16 off the 2 edges of the side bars for as total of 3/8" gap, rather than the 1/4" mentioned for a total of 1/2"? Wouldn't the 1/2" promote cross-combing?

How much do you think it will cost in materials to build 60 frames?

Ron Swanson couldn’t be prouder!

Do you sell frames? How much for 500?

I'm bee boy bill and I have a second job voicing Joe on family guy.

Well for crying out loud. I was wondering how to make side bars, and it never occurred to me to use the jointer.

Why did you use a dowel instead of the wire as shown on Dr. Leo’s site?

Love the video but it's like watching an alternative universe where Ricky from the trailer park boys is a decent person keeping bees.

Do you make this to sell?