Hi Amy! What product from the hive was used, though? How can we use honey in our soap? Thanks! Love the podcast!

A really popular hive tool now is the tool designed by Kent Williams (sometimes listed as a KW hive tool) which combines the traditional tool with the j hook. Also the nail puller hole can be used to hang the tool on a nail or peg.

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I always tell new beekeepers to hold their hive tool with the sharp end in until they know if they are a "swatter" or until they stop being a "swatter." I saw a guy get a real deep cut on his hand from his hive tool trying to swat a bee that was about to sting him.

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Dr. Ellis, quick question, how do you clean your bee brushes? After pulling supers at the end of the flow, most are very sticky.

This is a terrifically useful series on beekeeping basics. Thanks!

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I calculated that my start cost SEK 10,000

Hello. yes, it's not the beekeeping that makes you rich, but those who sell equipment. I use today 1 Real overalls. 2 Gloves. 3 option to alert if something happens to me and medicine. 4 Water spray. I have completely quit smoking 5 coupe knife. 6 cake tongs. 7 Span. other

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I love that all wooden hive top feeder. You can modify it to be a speed feeder, a trickle feeder and even a quilt box. I think it's the best one made.

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Foundation carries chemicals from previous beekeepers and efb and afb. Hot glue lollypop sticks onto top of frame or thin strip of wood . Then install bamboo barbeque skewers in the vertical position two per frame for British national frames or three or more for other frames again hot glue gun will do the job.

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You are showing the "ideal" way of installing beeswax foundation which can be intimidating as well as more expensive for the beginner for the extra tools, jigs etc. It is also very time consuming if you have more than a few frames to install. I have literally installed thousands of sheets of wax foundation and can do it in less than a minute without all of the items you have shown. The only time I use extra support is for frames that are installed in the honey super, if I am going to use an extractor. I have also used hundreds of starter strips (which the bees prefer) and I use fishing line for support (which does not require the eyelets). As with anything, there are pros and cons for all types of foundation. It is essential that plastic foundation have a layer of wax to attract the bees and to avoid wonky comb or bridge comb.

Dr Ellis, a great deal of my wooden ware has been wax dipped. I am seeing after about 2-3 seasons due to heat mostly I think; the breakdown of the wax coating. I can't afford to re-dip due to the cost the equipment required. Do you have any suggestions on what to do or use to extend the life of these type of boxes?

Such an excellent video! I look forward to sharing this information among the various beekeeping groups I participate in. Please keep the videos coming! I look forward to seeing more content from UFhoneybeelab 👍🐝

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I have a concern over using plastic which is exposed to heat in the hive. My daughter’s responsibility at her job is in material data. The government required her company to send her to a seminar on plastics. She told me some horrible things that has snowballed beyond control because plastic is in everything. All types of plastic is bad but some are worse than others. Plastics create so many health risks to people and to animals. They have science to back this up. Think about the inside of your car’s windshield. Notice how it gets this foggy film that’s a pain washing it off? That’s from the sun’s heat baking the plastic. It releases this oily fine substance. So now we put plastic in the hives, in the sun and exposing our bees and a food source to plastic! I’m very concerned.

I don’t know what the record is for the yield per hive per year but my hives in the Hawaiian Honey Forest of South Kohala ripped in 1560 pounds a year. But since this was Fast Crystallizing Kiawe Honey it needed to be harvested every 2 weeks, year round and those 20 hives brought in 1200 pounds each harvest.

When I got started into the family business of beekeeping,Grandpa had been passed 40 years before. Now a resident of North Kohala and my own father was ailing from Alzheimer’s, beekeeping was a perfect fit for our needs of providing home care for my folks, so rather then passing it on to some hospice, I opted to give my folks the benefit of being around their Grandchildren. I built our home next door and gave Dad my best for the next 13 years. Bees provided for our needs in more ways than just money, they kept us closer as a family as well.

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Beekeepers of your neighborhood are usually able to guide you toward becoming a beekeeper yourself. Find one and ask questions that your studying hasn't given you answers.

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Thank God for plastic foundation! And thanks for posting.

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Need a mention on checking the frame square. Most commercial frames are cut in such a way that this problem is corrected upon assembly, but not all! Frames with sloppy tolerances or damaged grain may not assemble evenly.

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