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@@deborahhowe4595 I assume they are called “supers” because they go on top of the beehive. I base that assumption on the Latin meaning to “go beyond”, “over”, “on top of”, or “added to”.

Howdy Neighbor! I would recommend the following: Traditional Growing Apiary Kit, Painted by Mann Lake: www.mannlakeltd.com/assembled/traditional-growing-apiary-kit-painted/ They sell this kit in two different sizes (8 frame and 10 frame). Most beekeepers use the 10-frame kit but some older folks or those with back issues, prefer the lighter 8 frame kits. Either way you decide to go, stick to that size so your parts will be interchangeable. You may want to consider asking them to replace the yellow foundation with black foundation so you can see the eggs easier. This makes a significant difference. If you want more information on things like what bee suit to purchase or equipment (smoker, scraper, etc.) he will need, just let me know. Sounds like a good video topic.

Back at ya! Dude thank you so much. I ordered one today. And the lady I called said they are all in the black at this point. So that's good. That sounds like an awesome plan. We will reach out to you. Birthday is June 1st so I'll have him reach out to ya for that. He has been watching your videos and learning alot. On a side note he started making mead and bought a lot of your honey recently to make it. Good stuff! Thanks for the help!

Hello there. My understanding is that both are correct. The spring flow for many beekeepers is much lighter and more of a golden color verses a fall flow which is much darker. The reason for the color difference is because of the available flowers in bloom during various seasons. We pull our honey in the fall which is a combination of both spring and fall honey. On another note, watching the different pollen colors is very interesting. You can see this throughout several of the videos. Thanks for the comment!

Hahaha. Very true

Thank you for the wonderful comment. I agree, harvesting honey is a ton of work but the reward of gifting an appreciative friend with a bottle of honey from your own hives makes it all worth it!

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Honestly, not exactly the same orientation. The branch that had the comb was nearly vertical from what I can see from the old video. I’ll have to watch it again closely to see for certain. Great comment.

Looks like fun! Kinda the spark that finally got me in to beekeeping was a beetree that fell where I worked. I didn’t know anything but wanted to help the bees… ugh, wish I knew what I do now. It ended up being a disaster but glad you could help these girls! Thanks for sharing your video!

@@Chard-Bees thank you for sharing! Cut outs are a lot of fun.

​@@birdnestfarmssubbed aswell, looking forward to seeing more of your videos

Awesome! Thank you for the encouragement.

Yea, Im going to look into that for this year. Thanks for the suggestion.

The only thing I will change going forward is to bolt the extractor down to something. When spinning, the extractor wobbles quite alot at times.

Kids love to be part of the process. Similar to gardening, they feel immense pride when seeing the "fruits of their labor".

Thank you! You too!

Thank you, I will

I haven’t yet but I may go look for them this weekend.

It would be interesting if I could find them.

send me an email at birdnestfarmsllc@yahoo.com with your address. I'll see if I can send you some.

Thank you. I have seen others use old roofing shingles under the hives. I may try that in the spring.

Thank you!

I'm not really sure how may pounds we go through but I keep alot of honey for my family and friends. We always seem to run out before the next harvest.

Thank you. I usually extract in the evenings when the bees are not out foraging. On that day we extracted early in the day, and we paid the price for it. The bees robbed almost two supers worth of honey.

Thank you!

Thank you!

He loves wearing his bee suit.

@@birdnestfarms he's adorable :)

Thanks for the sub

Yes sir. We treat with oxalic acid after we pull honey supers.

The population of mites it usually very high at that time. An extended realize oa treament may get you between winter and late summer

I have never heard of this before. Is the purpose to redirect the attention of any predators to the chicken vs the hive?

Yes I highlighted some of the varroa in one on my videos. What is the maximum number of supers you keep on your hives?

@@birdnestfarms 1 brood chamber, 2 supper best for our enviroment, Even for some low quality queens. 1 super enough

They need to be able to defend the hive, all depends on population and flow

Ive never had issues keeping them under control until this year (my fault for not managing them appropriately). What is the maximum number of supers you keep on your hives?

Thank you. Hope you enjoyed the video.

Thank you so much for sharing and commenting. Tell your group to feel free to add their experiences and learnings in the comments. We are all learning together.

How many hives did you lose? Im sure you thought of this already but, make sure you allow the frozen frames to defrost before you put them in the hive. Skipping this step can cause significant issues in your hives. I personally made that mistake. Fortunately it was in the summer.

Hi Best Wishes For Your Family and Your Bees❤️🕊️❤️ You mentioned problems with hive beetles and now you have some extra experience this year of what to try to prevent problems next year❤️🕊️❤️ I was hoping you could share what solutions or ideas you have❤️🕊️❤️ I too have been battling with hive beetles ❤️🕊️❤️ Any ideas will be greatly appreciated ❤️🕊️❤️ Thank You So Very Much❤️

We are in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area.

You are correct. Thank you for the comment.

Thank you very much. I use my phone and a $40 microphone from Amazon . 【Plug-Play with 2 Clips】 iDiskk... www.amazon.com/dp/B08XM817CB?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

That is exactly what I plan to do. I may order some new Queens to keep the genetics diverse.

Thank you very much. I try to keep the yard cut.

Yes sir! I ordered more deeps so hopefully more to come. Thanks for the comment.

Great point. I’m working on a method of having my hands free yet not placing the smoker on the ground. Hopefully I come up with a good idea.

@@birdnestfarms get a metal bucket big enough to carry your smoker around and flip it over to put it on it. Wouldn’t burn it and elevated to reach.

Happy 4th! Are you having issues with wax moths in your colony or in your stored frames?

In the colonies

Thank you for the comment. I’ll post something later about the different types.

I havent tried this myself yet. I was told to be careful using peppermint while the honey supers were on. Have you heard of anyone using peppermint wile honey supers were on or did they wait till after they pulled honey for the year?

I understand that the candy needs to not contain corn syrup

@@birdnestfarms it doesn't matter if honey supers are on or off to add peppermint candy. But I've tried it and it didn't work well at all. My cut up corrugated plastic sign pieces worked 20x better and the bees chase the beetles in the tiny holes and keep them trapped til my inspections when i tap and squish them or they propolize them in.

Thank you for the response. I still haven’t tried it but I’ll try anything once.

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching the videos and good luck on your beekeeping journey.

Yes sir!

Thank you for the suggestion. I will definitely consider using it.

Thank you for the comments and suggestions. Please keep ‘em coming.

Thanks for the support. I’m starting to watch your videos as I have free time. I like some of the ideas you are working on.

​@@birdnestfarms I appreciate that. I'm trying to do the same with yours. Usually once I get settled down, I start to watch a few. I sub to a lot and try to spread my time between them all. Do you mind if I share your channel on a Tuesday night Live chat? If you look at Kodiak Farm Bees-Lee and Walker Bee Ranch (both on TH-cam,) they do a Live chat every Tuesday. We usually try to put the the name of a TH-camr that doesn't have a ton of Subs to see if we can get them some more. You're also welcome to sit in on it if you like. They also open it up for anyone to join in the streamyard if you like going live (I barely like being on camera myself as it is). I can't remember if it starts at 6:00 or 7:00 Central. Also, if you go to both channels and hit the like and Subscribe and leave a comment on both channels last Tuesday (5-17-22 Live chat) they're having a drawing for some pretty good stuff that was donated by Blythewood Bee Company. Swarm trap, Swarm commander, etc. I think there's 3 more drawings, with the next one being Tuesday 5-24-22. I'm pretty sure it's still open if you just sub, like and comment on both channels 5-17-22 chat (has to be both though). It's a pretty good community. They go off topic sometimes, but try to stick to bee talk for the most part. Enjoy your weekeknd!

Yes sir. He loves to work bees.