You have set up a great cattle handling facility for a lot less than buying store bought items. A few revisions over time will make it easier on you. Thanks for your time putting this together!
@IsambardKingdom26 күн бұрын
I find a pair of heavy duty end cutters are better at demolishing fences than those standard type fencing pliers we have all had. The end cutters will pull staples and cut wire without changing your grip (don’t confuse end cutters with pinchers).
@IsambardKingdom26 күн бұрын
I don’t hold them like that - yet they open easily- definitely no blisters - don’t abuse them by cutting hardened ss screws!
@IsambardKingdom26 күн бұрын
With experience you will not need the spring - been fencing 60 years - with many types of fencing pliers - Knipex is now my preferred cutters, I have all the models - the high leverage end cutters and the cutters you demonstrated are my number one pliers.
@WakeywhodatАй бұрын
Your nitpicking is annoying as all get out, and reminds me, of, ME! As a longtime business owner, who has trained many technicians over the years, every job we did looked exactly the same. The only way you could tell who the installer was, is by noticing the handwriting. Even the ones who moved on to other lines of work have told me my infection stayed with them 😂 We aren’t OCD or anal, we do professional work. Everyone else is the outliers. 🐐
@rebeccadirks5385Ай бұрын
Tom Cat Box or…a Tom Cat?
@kenthompson6539Ай бұрын
Instead of wire I use 2 bamboo barbeque secures in the virtual position by drilling through the top bar+ instead of foundation I hot glue lollypop sticks to the top of the bar, it works better than starter strips
@amyh.2020Ай бұрын
Back in the 80’s electric fence changers came with a push in and screw 1 amp fuse or a round two prong fuse that plugged in on the underneath side of the box. I’d give double the cost of a new one to get that old one back! This video shows how to make the fuse connection similar to the old chargers, I’m ordering some today! Thank you very much
@kilowatt022 ай бұрын
My wife wouldn't let me do that in the house.
@clivethompson93752 ай бұрын
GREAT PRESENTATION, THANKYOU,,,,,🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
@chadk95322 ай бұрын
How far should you put a trap from your hives?
@saintjohncoleman86022 ай бұрын
I had the same issue where the queen laid eggs, I went in and instead of larvae, there were still eggs, so I just pulled the cups with the eggs, used those, and got a dozen beautiful queens!
@davidgregg27783 ай бұрын
Have been considering building hi- tensile fence , nice to know that my tried and true fencing pliers may not be right for the job .
@jamesbarron12023 ай бұрын
The brick is a good idea for swarm trap thieves
@Swarmcommander4 ай бұрын
Thanks for using Swarm Commander!
@stickerchicago4 ай бұрын
what kind of paint do you use to paint your swarms? How long do you let is dry or sit out for before using it?
@ec95964 ай бұрын
Thanks a bunch
@DerekCampbellIS4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing my friend. Will use your knowledge going forward in my journey with honeybees. Thank you.
@KnoxFamilyHomestead4 ай бұрын
Thanks man for posting this. Excellent video!
@jeffgarland53324 ай бұрын
Are you swarm trapping this year??
@anthonybranecky46854 ай бұрын
That’s very light duty. Panels and gates will be destroyed quickly!
@curpassamuelalin67514 ай бұрын
Must be sealed, perfectly insulated from exterior, for efficiency
@karlfowler37425 ай бұрын
Getting Old Brood Comb has been impossible for me. I don't have any and I contacted 5 different Beekeepers and got a unanimous No on getting any from them. I made a tincture with an old damaged comb and propolis to coat the inside of the box with.
@EvilSucks5 ай бұрын
3 inch desk screws seem too short to me.
@user-hh5lc8bd6c7 ай бұрын
Frames with WAX MOTH !!!!! Burn the hole lot , do not waste your time with Deeeepfreeeese or Steeeeming them , burn the lot and start with new frames . The WAX MOTH ( WM ) do not live on the WAX they live on the old Cocoon from the Brood frames . Have you ever seen WM in Honey Combs super frames ????????? My Bee Father in South-Africa told me to restrict the entrance and use 10 mm round holes and as big that the Queen my go out for a second mating flight . J: D: W:
@razvanmatrache29357 ай бұрын
I still don't have bees HELLO, watching the film, the first mistake is the nicot box must be inserted into the hive 3 or 4 days before introducing the queen into the nicot box, during which time the bees will clean, disinfect the box and even build more cells, don't smoke the nicot box, I i am from Romania
@colleenbarker-cohn66337 ай бұрын
I am converting cattle fence to sheep fence by using cattle panels cut in half length wise & my hot wire is 4 to 5 inches above the top of the cut cattle panel. Coyotes can't go through it & I haven't had anything jump it yet. 😅
@sunshineapriaries8 ай бұрын
When your queen gets trapped on the sheets it's not a fail safe way to rid SHB!! It happens a lot especially in the southern states.
@leonardhoule13548 ай бұрын
I I got two new tenants in the back yard in my two bee hives
@TheMag208 ай бұрын
I plan on getting into beekeeping next year but I plan on trapping a swarm in order to start. I like making things and a challenge so what I save from not buying a nuc can go towards a box and supplies
@SongbirdRanch20059 ай бұрын
The sorting place is very good. Nice flow! Thanks!
@tealkerberus7489 ай бұрын
I think the question of hanging money on the tree is largely moot in Australia. Every hive box legally must be indelibly marked (usually engraved) with the registered apiary number of the owner. It makes it very difficult for thieves to sell off stolen boxes - the bees inside a stolen box can be transferred to a new box and sold, but the box itself is not resaleable. So an empty box hanging up in a tree is pretty safe. Also of course we just don't have the level of poverty of the US, so there aren't as many people who would steal something like that.
@tealkerberus7489 ай бұрын
You don't find that leaving whole drawn comb unattended attracts moths and beetles?
@mvthoneyfarm50389 ай бұрын
super MVT HONEY COMPANY INDIA
@rodkempf940710 ай бұрын
Would you share your updated plans
@barbaramarsh370410 ай бұрын
Hi, are yours stored in a closed barn or is a 3 sided structure that has sunlight in the afternoons sufficient. I have lost so much comb to wax moths and the failure of the crystals so I am very motivated to fix this!
@johnkoury111610 ай бұрын
Fantastic!! thanks for the idea
@johnstockburn639610 ай бұрын
What a windbag
@benjamindejonge362410 ай бұрын
Go big and go cry before sleep?
@bamaredneck835410 ай бұрын
Seems woven wire is so much easier
@bfuson8511 ай бұрын
If I could make a suggestion, mount a chain on one side so you can go over their nose and keep that head under control while tagging
@AG-yj1jv11 ай бұрын
Thanks - I saw a bee removal video, where bees had took up in the back of an old toilet tank. I don't need the honeycomb, just safe polinators - as the city council keeps allowing spraying for mosquitos and this spring we started wiith fewer than 3 bees per 25x 5' of flowering clover, thyme, & none in the garden out back (no useable strawberries all season). We finally got up to higher numbers, but a day after spraying followed by a few 60° nights, and the numbers are decimated again. Price of wood being what it is, here, I'm thinking of cleaning a toilet tank out, putting some insulation around it, setting up the inside with all the accoutrements and the recommended dose of Swarm Commander. This way, they can do their thing, but when the City sets about spraying, I can cover the gardens AND the hive overnight. Whaddaya think?
@brigidinKC11 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks.
@dugchris2009 Жыл бұрын
How do you electrify the gates?
@botoepfer8588 Жыл бұрын
can any part of the trap be fiberglass? hence the roof?
@apatriot1762 Жыл бұрын
What’s wrong with a gay tree?
@gamecockcountry7731 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video this is exactly what i want to do for my sheeps the only thing I live in michigan and when it snows it Will ground the electric fence 😣😣😣😣
@BucksBeesS.C. Жыл бұрын
Gave me some ideas on my contraction of a melter. Thanks
@decaturridgebees8761 Жыл бұрын
I often use that same leveling system 😂
@Tonnsfabrication Жыл бұрын
Swarm commander sprayed inside the hive is a bad idea, it can be overpowering and run the bees out. You should spray outside the hive on a neighboring tree. The bees will find the scent then the box.