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@youcefarchi7547 2 күн бұрын
A great and wonderful Idea to get best design barre hivebee
@rickwarner516 2 күн бұрын
Lots of great info thank you Phil.
@rickwarner516 3 күн бұрын
Well done 👍🏽❤️❤️❤️
@wls200 3 күн бұрын
My experience with this foam board is that it will be infiltrated by ants eventually. They love the stuff.
@ja-canadian5451 3 күн бұрын
I heard once that you should avoid using aluminum in hives, especially in areas that could would contact honey. Is that not a concern?
@phillee2814 3 күн бұрын
None of the aluminium is in an area which would contact honey unless you scrape the burcomb off and crush it. Plus, of course, aluminium is vermin-proof. I'd add stainless steel mesh to the outside of the drains to keep other insects, mice, and rats out, and make some plugs for any entrances that aren't in use by the bees - I'm a firm believer in single entrances, as they'd rarely have additional entrances in the wild (so they can and do cope perfectly well with just one 2"/50mm entrance or even smaller, and still dry nectar into honey in any climate that bees can survive in), and additional entrances rarely get guarded properly.
@BarefootBeekeeper 2 күн бұрын
The aluminium will never make direct contact with honey or nectar. My only concern is that the bees may be able to nibble through the thin foil that is bonded to the foam, but if they do, I can easily patch it with aluminium tape.
@JonathanDowding 3 күн бұрын
I have used celotex to make Layens hives and nucs, but I've used it to cover pine boxes (18mm pine from old wardrobes, book cases etc) as I didn't think the bees would like the foil inside. I will have to try just PIR board next time! Made the lids same as Phil's, no wood to rot.
@ScouseJack 3 күн бұрын
Very interesting.
@FloatingIdeasonanarrowboat 3 күн бұрын
I'll be interested to see if the bees accept a reflective hive.
@FloatingIdeasonanarrowboat 3 күн бұрын
Seen the end. They look happy with the result 👏
@FloatingIdeasonanarrowboat 3 күн бұрын
This side down to advertise their maker? 😊
@Richardofdanbury 6 күн бұрын
What is the angle of the side walls? 30 degrees?
@joncotn 11 күн бұрын
I tried these some years ago but didn’t work for me in SW Ireland. The honey is a bit too heavy and won’t run out unless it’s a hot day - not many of those unfortunately
@user-zi7gk1wr8k 14 күн бұрын
Does this work on bumblebees, too?
@JawandoOokomondo-cb7fm 20 күн бұрын
Youre still on youtube???? Dildo beekeeper channel 🤣😂🤣
@brotherinchrist1980 22 күн бұрын
Are the plastic hive bpa free
@BarefootBeekeeper 20 күн бұрын
No idea. Is BPA an issue for bees?
@brotherinchrist1980 20 күн бұрын
@@BarefootBeekeeper I don't no sorry. But if it's not micro plastics could leach in to the honey. I would love to have a few flow hives. But I live in London and work a minimum wage job. I can't save on my money lol
@BarefootBeekeeper 26 күн бұрын
How I built a ZEST hive video - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brGSobuht9Gplok.htmlsi=-fMsPHwxOysHkQ17
@T.S.Beez01 28 күн бұрын
vino farm in Canada, has a very similar set up to the "James hive" though he uses "Langstroth" hives, brood box is extra deep, made of wood & insulation, rather than "lego blocks" with standard Langstroth supers added for spring & summer.
@ximono 29 күн бұрын
Looks a bit like the standard hives we have in Norway, made of thick insulated XPS. Except we use a mesh floor and a low entrance, but it could easily be adapted to the James system. Interesting design!
@honeybeesforsale 29 күн бұрын
Great video!
@MegaDavyk Ай бұрын
Better to keep you entrance at the end of the hive and keep the brood near the end.
@peterbustin3662 Ай бұрын
NIce one Phil, you haven't aged. Keep them coming.
@BarefootBeekeeper Ай бұрын
You should see the portrait of me in the attic...
@williamsummers6438 Ай бұрын
I suggest that the blocks where exposed be painted with bitumen paint and the angles set down on mastic. I still prefer the full ZEST, version as simpler to work, but James had a load of wood hives to use up and it does that very well.
@iowalayensbeekeeping Ай бұрын
I tried to fine the light block here in the US but only found what I thought was a commercial producer in Florida but didn't find a supply channel. I'm sticking with Layens for now.
@PaulCoughlin Ай бұрын
Good vudeo of something different.
@BarefootBeekeeper 29 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@Majorme2 Ай бұрын
No mite treatment..how are you achieving this.
@BarefootBeekeeper Ай бұрын
Listen carefully to James: it's all about the humidity.
@ximono 29 күн бұрын
@@BarefootBeekeeperAnd selection for varroa resistance I suppose? James mentioned measuring mite load and mating queens with whatever drones are in the area, so it sounds a bit like what Reinertsen has been doing here in Norway to achieve a highly resistant bee without any treatment. A large/wide gene pool is the key. He calls his bees mongrels too, and while they're not as docile as Buckfasts, they're definitely very nice and manageable (though more variable).
@BarefootBeekeeper 4 күн бұрын
@@ximono neither Bill nor James do any selective breeding, but rely on the apparent effect of the high humidity of the hive to keep mites under control. I have written a full review of Bill's book, including a discussion of the humidity controversy, which should be available soon on my site at biobees.com.
@Majorme2 Ай бұрын
Wish we could get the supplies for a zest hive here in the US
@BarefootBeekeeper Ай бұрын
I'm thinking that there must be alternative materials that could be used. I have just built a long frame hives using urethane foam insulation board - video coming up soon.
@Majorme2 Ай бұрын
Thanks…
@BranBMP Ай бұрын
This man 🤦♂️🤦♂️
@timothymitchell8310 Ай бұрын
Hey Phil, it’s nice to see you as always but, I wondering if you’ve retired from producing videos. I pray and hope all is well. You help so many people and I’m thankful for you. Do you also have skep colonies? I’m asking because of a previous video where you used one to collect a swarm.
@BarefootBeekeeper Ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words. I will be posting again very soon! I don't have skeps at the moment and no immediate plans to keep bees in them, but they are great for catching swarms.
@MAQ123 Ай бұрын
aside from from flowhive discussion, absolutely wrong way to handle the bees and piss the off!
@ainagapicaporte4361 Ай бұрын
how should one manage the holes? which holes are kept open and which closed and why? thank you.
@jcallen6261 Ай бұрын
Smoke kills there scenes for 10 days i just learned not to mention make your honey taste like smoke... More people should practice this method great video valuable information 👍
@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 Ай бұрын
“Hardware cloth” in America. TIA
@DavidKissinger-cm3lh Ай бұрын
some people that use a mist bottle use a solution of sugar water and lemon grass oil. i used this several years ago when i had bees and it seemed to work well. it has been explained (don't remember where i read it) that besides the positive effect of the lemon grass oil, when the bees get the sugar water on them they become preoccupied with licking the sugar from each other and as a result pay less attention to the intruder. does this make sense ? i used a smoker once but it was a hassle and it did not seem to be any better than the mist. i'm certainly not an expert in any of this.
@claremcinerney12 Ай бұрын
HI Phil, love this trailer, I have very recently bought a conway trailer tent and intend to do pretty much what you have done. How has it fared out in the past few years. I am particularly interested in the skin you have used. Has it retained its weatherproof properties?. Great job. I hope you have had loads of adventures.
@Nykkytta Ай бұрын
I have 5 Flow Hives. Very happy with them . Strongly recommended.
@abdulrazaq2919 Ай бұрын
I want to buy the hive box How can buy it .? Please
@heatherwilliams1394 2 ай бұрын
I really needed you today, thank you
@inharmonywithearth9982 2 ай бұрын
I sure am happy you are bringing the black bees back. There are absolutely no more left nor available in North America. I would say Apis Mellifera Mellifera is extinct here. The last one seen here was a fossil found in 2017 in a dry lake bed. They named her apis mellifera neoartica but she is absolutely identical to apis mellifera mellifera. The last living ones in North America were in the 1990s.
@badmaro 2 ай бұрын
Amateour. No smoke so many kiled bees shame
@Bobcagon 2 ай бұрын
This is one question that you answered,,, Do bees swarm in the rain? Or do they wait for perfect weather to swarm? Human logic would suggest the latter due to the bees being smarter than we give credit. Plus most swarms if not all I have had it’s been in fair weather. We know bees don’t fly in increment weather to collect nectar. So the lesson here is if you find queen cells and the weather is looking rainy… best do something about it regardless of the weather. This from🇨🇦
@jhawk1045 2 ай бұрын
Those poor bees! 😮 23:41
@sujamak3254 2 ай бұрын
IT IS BEST FOR YOU TO DONATE THAT BEEHIVE TO ME. After all, Beehive is pretty much useless to you anymore
@sujamak3254 2 ай бұрын
SEBAIKNYA ANDA SEDEKAHKAN BEEHIVE TU KEPADA SAYA. Lagipun Beehive sudah sangat tidak berguna lagi kepada anda
@user-qg5vv4iu4p 2 ай бұрын
Do yourself a favour and get a job hook hove tool to lift frames
@user-qg5vv4iu4p 2 ай бұрын
Having bees coming out the back shouldn't be coming out your missing the aluminium strip maybe.. also our queen excluders have extended ends the frames sit on and seal.. why are ypu feeding with a super on, you want sugar syrup in your honey frames?? Never feed with the honey super on.
@RobinFrazier-rt3bp 2 ай бұрын
Well you know a friend of mine told me that when you open a box of honeybees you should always smoke them. Robin Frazier liberty texas usa
@amelieviennot5570 2 ай бұрын
When someone does not even know how to open a small door and probably kills one or 2 bees in the process, I think that food should not be listened to.
@RichardGordonBruce 2 ай бұрын
Hi Phil. You inspired me years ago to build a TBH and I have had a few colonies. After some experience, I find 1-1/2" wide top bars to be too narrow. How wide can I go? Thanks for all of the work that you do!
@boomer6274 3 ай бұрын
You mention in your don't buy or build a hive until... from 7 years ago that three entrance holes on each side toward the ends is for swarm control, but your instructions for how to build a top-bar hive shows three in the middle of each side with one hole toward the end. Have you discovered that the three on each side offset to opposite sides are disadvantageous in some way?
@BarefootBeekeeper Ай бұрын
I still use 3 each side. You may have an old copy of the plans.
@lovinfl07 3 ай бұрын
How do you harvest your honey? It doesn't look like you can spin it