How to Build a Mason Jar Honey Super

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10 жыл бұрын

I got this idea on building a mason Jar Honey Super from the Fat Bee Man (KZfaq user fineshooter). Fatbeeman is a commercial beekeeper that has a really fine KZfaq channel. In it he shares a lot of really good information.
I saw his video where he was showing mason jars that had comb built into them. He then tells how this comb honey sells for a large premium. He can do that because nobody can figure out how the comb was put into the regular mouth jars.
Its actually pretty easy if you let the bees do it for you.
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@magdalenaklara7698 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic. I'm building it tomorrow. Bees came to my garden last summer looking for home. So I'm hoping they will come back this year 🤞

@RE-bg9ds 2 жыл бұрын

When you said you were going to screw the lids down to the base I was so excited because the first time I ever watched one of these I asked myself why don't they just screw the lids down so it's easier to remove the jars and they're more sturdy I'm not a beekeeper but that just made sense to me so thank you for doing that

@stevannikolic5958 6 жыл бұрын

for you only special Nobel Prize for honey.I want to thank you for a brilliant way, I certainly learned something from it

@VictorFursov 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for interesting educational video. Best greetings from beekeepers in Kiev, Ukraine. :)

@OntarioBeeRescue 10 жыл бұрын

We are doing this right now!, great idea of screwing the lids down!

@HEadBLock64 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea!

@oldtimerlee8820 10 жыл бұрын

Love to see creativity. Making do with what you have with some thinking outside the box. Thumbs Up

@riesr622 5 жыл бұрын

I watched the bees for a while and some jars they could not hold on, so I squirted sugar water an let it dry this seemed to give them the traction they needed now it works great

@bza069 Жыл бұрын

suggest you try a little honey, bees wax and lemon grass oil in the jars to attract the worker bees up there

@GardeningViking 2 жыл бұрын

I dipped the lids in hot wax and pressed in place until it hardened.

@sbenard1 10 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@bydnabit 10 жыл бұрын

i like the idea of what you did to secure the jars and i wish to do the same . think there may be a whole bunch of us waiting to see how it turned out

@macuss87 10 жыл бұрын

***** I'm still a novice at this. Would seeding the jars with some fresh honey comb or some wax foundation help to promote production within the jars?

@ironclaw911 9 жыл бұрын

I have seen a few different people on YT do this and have NEVER seen any vids of this working. Bet it docent work.

@TNGun 9 жыл бұрын

Because it doesn't work well, I have a follow up video, but frankly I am not going to do it again.

@jayboog5000 9 жыл бұрын

Shepherd School try a cross of foundation and combine brood boxes to crowd the bees add it right before the biggest honey flow

@dawnjohanson4051 8 жыл бұрын

+Shepherd School I was looking for the follow up video. Bummer that it did not work.

@aleksandarmirchev5792 6 жыл бұрын

Just wonderful, I've been looking for "beehive stand plans" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Tiyia Beehive Basophilic - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cousin got cool success with it.

@dontputmeinabox7250 6 жыл бұрын

Shepherd School I can't find the follow up video.

@fionafiona1146 2 жыл бұрын

I saw someone putting baby queens in for nurturing Apparently sepperating larvae and workers for a while (by location) and putting a queen mash over the opening enabled him to get a sizable number

@shunga1962 9 жыл бұрын

GENIUS

@ironclaw911 10 жыл бұрын

Hey, cool idea. Got any VIDS of the finished product? Thanks

@vivskarratt 3 жыл бұрын

Facinating!! Can you tell me how you remove the bees once they have made their comb and filled it?

@rushbayou5230 2 жыл бұрын

so did the bees glue the lid of the jar to the jar? still able to get it off?

@mmerrick2581 2 жыл бұрын

Do you place a Queen Excluder underneath the inner cover to keep the Queen from going up and laying eggs in the comb?

@RandomFandom1 6 жыл бұрын

Put something around the jars to block the light, and the bees will work in there more

@rotor2716 10 жыл бұрын

Did you put some bee wax foundation in the jars? I think I will try it with different shape strips of foundation in the jar(one strait flat strip, one curved, and one X)

@bmcfad12 6 жыл бұрын

Such a shame it didn't work out for you. It looked really interesting. Could this be used as a feeder for the bees? Put in all your quilting around the jars and top with more quilting and then put your top cover on it? Seems like it would be nice for them to have stores ready to go into winter.

@beckycory9023 6 жыл бұрын

Are you putting a queen excluder so you only have honey in it?

@RandomFandom1 6 жыл бұрын

Drill the holes so that the metal rim will wedge into it.

@GrandpaBees 10 жыл бұрын

David... where is the follow up video. Curious how the jar o honey turned out for ya

@mikej9089 3 жыл бұрын

They die in the jars if you live in hot climate like SE Tx. Not enough bees to cool workers off in the jars.

@BaLu-rs4sk 5 жыл бұрын

What if you made that top with jars a side panel instead! Does it need to be on top? Curious, looking for similar ideas.

@Beegreenkerala 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

Would the smaller jars work? Or too small for bees tho work inside?

@ajdavis7517 9 ай бұрын

Was there a video on how well this worked?

@joey230372 10 жыл бұрын

just wondering when the next video of your hive jar project will be

@beebob1279 10 жыл бұрын

You show a very thorough process of making this. This isn't new. Historically, honey comb in a jar was done on top of skeps. I was trying to figure out how to do it with a Langstroth. Thanks to you and the Fat Beeman for the idea. I'll be trying this with a few hives. It's cleaner than cutting chunks of honey and placing them in plastic boxes to sell. And, no department of Agriculture to inspect the processing facility. No board of health snooping around either. Perfect.

@TNGun 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah, The Fat Beeman is great, its his idea, I just wanted to share how I adapted it - I did not have a lot of luck - but I had a bad season this year...

@beebob1279 10 жыл бұрын

We had a poor flow this year too, I would suspect that a heavy nectar flow is needed for this to work. I would look at it as getting bees to draw on plastic foundation without wax on it. It's tough but is done with strong nectar flows. What state are you located? I'm Southeast Pennsylvania and the spring flow is short and intense. Then that's it. No fall nectar flows at all.

@TNGun 10 жыл бұрын

Bee Bob That makes a lot of sense... I am in Tennessee

@adoynowknows2 10 жыл бұрын

I will be curious to hear if you still have enough ventilation. Great project!

@mikej9089 3 жыл бұрын

They die in the jars if you live in hot climate like SE Tx. Not enough bees to cool workers off in the jars.

@randijensen5166 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I’m agreeing with you. I must have misunderstood

@landolascano9200 8 жыл бұрын

This video was done more than a year ago. Did it work well?

@wakamoli8248 11 ай бұрын

Wouldn't it be a good idea to put a queen excluder under the mason jar base to prevent brood.

@nicolepennington3336 9 жыл бұрын

David, do you have an update yet? I would love to see if the bees are making the combs in the jars.

@TNGun 9 жыл бұрын

Mason Jar Bee Super Update

@planbsurvival3540 2 жыл бұрын

I would think that if you cut the wholes a little larger so the lids fit in snuggly and epoxied them in it would give a tighter and more secure fitting of the jars wiht out risking anything or dead bees from falling on the inner li and potentially contaminating the jars

@dboconnor57 10 жыл бұрын

Clever. But what keeps the queen from getting up into the jar and laying? Did you put an excluder under it? Thanks very much.

@hjlosada 10 жыл бұрын

Queen excluder

@LikodsaPayag 5 жыл бұрын

you're awesome Genius' thanks for the great idea Master & thanks for sharing :)

@robertturner4225 10 жыл бұрын

hey david. how did this work out, we all want to see the result!

@mikej9089 3 жыл бұрын

They die in the jars if you leave in hot climate like SE Tx. Not enough bees to cool workers off in the jars.

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

Are beehives usually made with plywood?( I thought the glues were not food safe) i like this design.

@gornhub4289 6 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool! Do you have to buy the bees for the box? Or how do you get the bees to show up?

@TNGun 6 жыл бұрын

I bought the bees

@dbluehorsedeboe5567 6 жыл бұрын

You leave the box with no frames?

@motelman6036 6 жыл бұрын

Hey wait how do bees see in side the hive I never thought about it until you put the box around the jars, and I was like how do they see in between the frames in the regular hive? guess they got there ways.

@sophiebullock614 2 жыл бұрын

They release pheromones/ chemical signals.🐝.I think??🤣 LoL🐝🐝🐝 I know they wave their butts in the air out the front of the hive, to tell the others their location 😂 🐝

@airwolf61970 4 жыл бұрын

Would you by chance have the dimensions for the hole locations?

@Christianlvm22 8 жыл бұрын

is this safe for bees? looks very cool

@trebelclef 7 жыл бұрын

I would imagine this would not work in a very hot region since the glass would heat up too much and harm the bees. Same for a very cold environ. Any thoughts?

@anca2348 Жыл бұрын

Super late to reply but you can but another box covering the jars as long as the bees can't get into it it should be fine

@mikej9089 3 жыл бұрын

This does not work in SE Texas, i would assume Fl too. It gets to hot and the worker bees working in the jar die.

@Beatnikzombie 9 жыл бұрын

Did you use a queen excluder?

@mrmolasses5366 8 жыл бұрын

+Beatnikzombie he did not need too

@mdr8088 8 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to seeing if this works right.

@TNGun 8 жыл бұрын

+mdr8088 It didn't, there is a video somewhere on this channel

@karahand6157 4 жыл бұрын

@@TNGun honey jars

@mohamedfaroukbalouli7809 5 жыл бұрын

You are gonna have to protect from the sun if you do this method, otherwise the wax will melt and he bees will die of overheating or leave the hive

@deankruse8751 9 жыл бұрын

it would be a good idea to put a queen separator on that top box if you dont already have one on it

@vicusa1 8 жыл бұрын

you could have Just Drilled the Holes the EXACT Size of the Glass Openning WITHOUT the Lid and the Depth of the Glass Neck would have FIT inside the Opening deep enough to keep it steady, BUT YOU NEED to to the drilling Size Tight

@BaLu-rs4sk 5 жыл бұрын

thinking the same...

@sassycat4157 8 жыл бұрын

I know this is an old video...but does anyone else hear that high pitch ringing? I paused and it stoppped. Played and there it was again. Am I crazy??

@MysteryWaffles 8 жыл бұрын

+yo momma said I hear it too. You're not crazy.

@SilverSin 6 жыл бұрын

Sassy Cat 2018 and I hear it too!!

@skatooli3971 8 жыл бұрын

Since this is going to be outside, stainless steel lids would last a lot longer.

@user-dl6ku9en2x 5 жыл бұрын

Супер

@jefffbreunig4004 6 жыл бұрын

that 3/4 inch plywood

@beebob1279 9 жыл бұрын

Dave, did it work for you?

@TNGun 9 жыл бұрын

Maybe as a novelty to sell at a premium - in my experience the lower honey production is not worth it

@user-qn2fp2xf6o 5 жыл бұрын

اكو عرب بلطيارة ☺

@PopsShack 9 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it have been easier just to buy the plywood yourself?

@BrendaBodwin 6 жыл бұрын

Ate you sure, the hot sun, wouldn't cause the honey to run into the box, and leave you with a bunch of, at risk, drunk honey bees?? Or are the beers able to keep it cool??

@bza069 Жыл бұрын

No beer...I feed my bees sugar water

@BrendaBodwin Жыл бұрын

@@bza069 agree 100%.

@mrsruthfokkema 4 жыл бұрын

Hi David, are you alive? 👀

@definedsuccess 9 жыл бұрын

Spectacular Idea, too bad you didn't have the results you were looking for. To buy an unadulterated jar of honey comb straight from the hive would be splendid and i'm certain could demand a premium.

@followme8238 5 жыл бұрын

Brother, you didn’t think this through. You can’t top up any jars with this setup - you either need to wait until all jars are empty or lift the whole tray off and quickly flip it over, spraying syrup in the process. This is just a 100% bad idea.

@ogradus 5 жыл бұрын

Everything good except you stained it with lacquer. Poor bees have to live in that strong smell. I'm sure they don't like that. You're supposed to use untreated wood.

@melkel2010 10 жыл бұрын

+David Nash I did some stomping around and found some information hopefully to help you. This pdf (had to share the search page because the link was not extractable) says the hive should be a strong, established colony with a first year queen and to affix strips of comb to the inside of the jars. (I'd also try spraying some 50/50 sugar water on the combs to speed them up in comb building). Ideally, it looks like, you do this on a strong honey flow. Here's the search page, it'll be the first article: duckduckgo.com/?q=build%20jar%20honey%20super+site:wasba.org&kd=-1

@shaknit 5 жыл бұрын

Dont see the point since you are going to fill them with honey frames anyway. I'd be more interested in how to harvest the honey from the jars.

@bza069 Жыл бұрын

you dont harvest the honey from the jars...thats the point... its already in the jars....just top off with liquid honey

@jennysaye1445 6 жыл бұрын

I lry

@randijensen5166 6 жыл бұрын

Hot glue might have worked better

@bwakel310 6 жыл бұрын

Randi Jensen Why?

@randijensen5166 6 жыл бұрын

Cryogenic blue or crazy glue is brittle and so it may shear and your lids would fall off. Because you used screws as well this is probably not a problem, but the hot glue would still give you a better seal which would withstand the weather better. Hope that helps.

@bwakel310 6 жыл бұрын

Randi Jensen He used caulk...

@randijensen5166 6 жыл бұрын

Caulk is a good solution

@bwakel310 6 жыл бұрын

Randi Jensen That's what was used.