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Scott Thorn and his Bees & Trees
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 มี.ค. 2013
"Informational Silliness" to quote a friend.
I’m doing my best trying to learn to keep bees alive and make maple syrup, firewood, and get my house in the woods up and going. I also try to show ways to save money or make life simpler. I hope you find this channel useful.
Check out my Instagram for updates between videos: sthorn441
I’m doing my best trying to learn to keep bees alive and make maple syrup, firewood, and get my house in the woods up and going. I also try to show ways to save money or make life simpler. I hope you find this channel useful.
Check out my Instagram for updates between videos: sthorn441
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Cut, Chop & Stack Ash Firewood
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I had a windfall ash tree that I wanted to get to.
Beekeepers with Short Attention Spans
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I needed to do a follow up on the colony that had swarmed and requeened and my youngest wanted to come along.
How to Make Elderberry Syrup -Recipe Included
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I’ve had some friends ask about recipes and how to make elderberry syrup so I thought I make a step by step video. I hope you find this useful.
Formic Acid Round 2
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Showing how to install the second round of formic pro including tips to remove the spent patty.
Formic Pro Treatment
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We had a good weather window for using Formic Pro and by buddy Ken came over to help install them.
It’s Always Something with These Bees 😂
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I found this colony to be queen less a week ago and wanted to come in to see if that had changed. After some technical difficulties and a surprise, I had my answer.
Does Heating with Wood Save Money?
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I was spending some time making firewood this weekend and got to pondering on whether it made economic sense or not.
Did the Bee Escapes Work? Pulling the Honey Boxes
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Did the Bee Escapes Work? Pulling the Honey Boxes
Last Pre-Sale Check of the Nucleus Colony
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Last Pre-Sale Check of the Nucleus Colony
Refilling the Feeders and a Tip from a Friend
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Refilling the Feeders and a Tip from a Friend
How to Turn a Nucleus Colony into a Full Size Hive
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How to Turn a Nucleus Colony into a Full Size Hive
What Do Bees Do in a Total Solar Eclipse
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What Do Bees Do in a Total Solar Eclipse
Splitting Into an Old Maple Taphole in a Log
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Splitting Into an Old Maple Taphole in a Log
Oxalic Acid Vaporizer with Hoffman Road Honey
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Oxalic Acid Vaporizer with Hoffman Road Honey
First Opening of the Hives After Winter!
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First Opening of the Hives After Winter!
My excitement matched yours great video !!
Thank you!
First crank out the box SOLD!!!
Nice! I think these are a great value for the money. Thanks for watching.
Looks like you got a good ole stack already!! Keep going!! 😊
Thanks! I try to stay at least a year ahead but it doesn’t always work. Thanks for watching!
🤣🤣 that was good!!
Sometimes I get lucky 😂
Thank you!! These videos are so helpful
That makes me happy to hear! Thank you for the kind words and for watching.
Do you still have this bush hook? I would love to buy it! Willing to pay a pretty penny 🙂
I do still have it, although I wouldn’t sell it. I got it from a family member that has passed and their memory is dear to me. However, if you search online they are available for a reasonable price. Thanks for the offer, and for watching!
@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees Very sorry to hear that! I've searched the entire internet high and low to no avail, and it brought me here 😆 I will continue the search though. Thanks for the reply!
@@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees $500 if you change your mind, take care.
Check this link: garrettwade.com/product/long-handled-brush-clearing-hook?srsltid=AfmBOoq3zHwE9FrTd9FxMU2VWSh4a0TosOgY61cFFsmMVkVMB5DOB8EE
@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees It's hard to explain, but I need the 100% exact specific style axe in your video. Sorry for asking again, I know something like that would be hard to part with. There are a few sites that show pictures with that specific one but no stock anywhere. Think it's been phased out for a newer style a long time ago. Thanks!
Beautiful work!! Good song choice too!! Let’s get this song more popular 🔥🔥may you use this song for the next couple videos please?
😂 the music isn’t mine, just whatever I found in the TH-cam library. Glad you liked it!
made in China
No secrets about that. It’s a version that the patent has expired on, and the Chinese company used the original design to make this knock off.
After 13yrs it literally takes seconds to load these. I bought a speed feed head 3yrs ago but it was no faster for me loading it because Id gotten so fast loading this one anyway. Then the speed feed junked out within 2 seasons, they're junk, these Husky heads are tanks & being professional heads each piece is sold seperately. Hell I put my OEM head back on & never looked back. I changed all my trimmers over to Husqvarna heads.
Red maple is pretty and straight grain
This tree was for the most part. There were some pieces that I didn’t even try because they were branches off the main trunk. Thanks for watching!
This colony should be very strong at this time of August. If mites are not dealt with the colony will not last thru the winter.
I added formic pro treatment a few days after filming. We have a good weather window where temps are in range for that. I’m hoping that helps but it’ll be a few weeks before I can get a good gauge on their strength. Thanks for watching!
Went ham on it 🪓 💪
Hahaha! Thanks for watching
@@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees I subscribed .
I appreciate that!
That Axe is worth every penny. One of the best one hit wonders out there
I couldn’t agree more! Never heard it called a one hit wonder but I like that 😂😎
Do you use the wood for smoking or just for fires? 🔥 good video
@@duffjorgenson3391 I sell it and use it for heat in the winter months. I've got two 25ton wood splitters too . I use that Axe to split the huge rounds so I can pick them up to split in the big wood splitter
That’s awesome!! Looks like nice wood without a lot of knots. Thanks for the reply!
Thank you for the kind words! I use it for home heat and campfires. I have a pellet smoker for food.
lol, she was playing hide and seek, then popped out when she decided you were taking too long to find her.
😂 exactly! It’s hard to find one big in a box full of similar looking bugs so she got out by herself 😂 thanks for watching and the chuckle
Your title is what I've been saying about one of my colonies. Started March 30th from a package and by mid May they had 2 deeps & a super drawn and the super half full. 2 weeks later the queen was gone. They've been creating and replacing queen ever since and I have no idea why. I gave them a new queen and they killed her in favor of their own and then super seeded that queen anyway. They're a real mess.
Sorry to hear that, but it’s good to know I’m not alone! These bees need to read the same books as we do! 😂
😍😍😍😍From Algeria
Thank you!
Love the angle grinder
It was a little touch and go there for a bit but my friend is a wizard and helped this vision become real. Still works great several years later! Thanks for watching.
Those trees have seeded and grown on your land for a variety of reasons. But since they have died off, that's all moot. If you don't take them to burn, that's 2X the waste. Wasteful living haunts anyone who does that. You are a good man. Keep on keeping on.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching! I try to be a good steward of the land while I can. I also don’t mind leaving some deadfall to rot away in place for the critters that use it and to enrich the soil. Thanks again!
When I was younger I cut and split all my wood because I enjoyed it and had no money to buy it. Now for every $100 I pay per cord stacked, my back lets me split and stack a half cord. I'd rather support a hard working local than the gas company.
Thanks for sharing and for watching!
menomale che sulle istruzioni dice di togliere i melari, almeno qui in Italia è vietato utilizzare formic pro con i melari perché altera il sapore e rilascia formico nel miele
It is interesting that the same products have different rules in different countries. I agree it’s important to follow the label and haven’t had any issues. Thanks for watching!
this is the beauty of the internet and the community, being able to exchange ideas and pareos without borders
Exactly! Happy beekeeping to you!
Jajaja you did nothing jajaqj
🤷♂️ you get what you pay for. Sorry you didn’t like the free video I made.
I have this conversation with my dad every year and what it always comes back to is that you enjoy doing it. And if you don’t you could sell your equipment and pay someone to maintain your property and bring you firewood. That sounds awful though.
Thank you! Yes I enjoy spending time outside and making firewood. Except I probably should have waited for this particular couple trees because it was very hot and humid 😂 happy chopping to you!
It's great that you get the exercise. I love using wood that would otherwise go to waste. You cannot apply value to free time because if you worked instead of cutting wood then you would gain more stress and less relaxation and recovery time which is valuable. Plus the exercise gained from collecting, splitting and carrying wood will extend your life way beyond the initial time spent. God Bless you.
Thank you! Good point, I don’t cut on normal work hours, either evenings or weekends so it’s not like I lost income. I hadn’t considered that angle before. Thanks for the kind word and for watching!
I always found it a good stress reliever.
Oh for sure! Especially splitting by hand.
Excellent project!
Thank you for the kind words and for watching!
Nice simple video, thanks. I'm a simple man.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching! I hope it was useful for you.
@@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees Very much. I am picking one of these up this week. Thanks from Texas.
Evening. I've got a couple questions seeing as my 3600 came without the manual !! I filled up the oil using the oil supplied from manufacturer. Almost took the entire bottle. Is there a break in period / let run for X hours / minutes ? If so, once broke in, should I drain the supplied oil and refill with better oil ? Example synthetic ? Thanks again.
Congratulations, and I hope you like it! Sorry to hear about no manual. I found my manual but there is no mention of a break in period for running without load. It does recommend changing the oil after the first 30 hours, then every 100 hours after. For the type of oil it says SF, SG, SH, SJ or higher. I’d say that synthetic would be acceptable but I don’t use it. They recommend cleaning the air filter every 25 hours, with replacement at 200 hours. Hope that helps!
@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees Noted. A generator rookie here. Sounds like a 5w-30 will suffice. This unit is strictly for a small freezer, a side by side fridge, and a small window a/c. ( 8000 btu ). I've purchased a several 12 gauge 50' cords which I'm hoping are heavy enough for said applications. Side note: heavy cords are pricey, and are not to be excluded in considering this purchase ! Thanks again.
I wouldn't worry about the spin, it wont touch the side
Thanks! It’s been a while since I made this video, but the wines have continued to come out good. Happy wine making to you!
You Did not Show Where it Go's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a building video, not a how to use video 😂
Sir how we can know about super install in my hive
I have some videos about installing supers. I cannot remember the names of them from memory. Search “adding boxes” or “supers”. Thanks for watching!
plz sir, provide me pdf for this book
I’m sorry, I don’t have the pdf version. Best wishes to you.
@@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees okay thanks dear sir ❤️
Worst lid ever
This style of lid, or the one I built?
@@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees this style I have 6 two I made and 4 other from two different companies and they all wrapped.
Thanks, at least you’re not saying my lid building skills are bad 😂 so far this one is holding up straight and square for me. Best wishes to you!
helpful but only got hand saw
Thank you. There are some other videos of mine that may be useful for that. If not perhaps other videos will give you some tips for working with that tool only.
High quality extractor, have the layens version.
Yes, I love it! Happy spinning to you
Very cool! extracting honey ...
Thanks for watching!
...bug
That’s why it goes through a strainer before bottling 😂
I'd rather have one bug in pure honey than the bottle of corn syrup that stores sell....
@@Ac3Mustang you get it! I do strain all the bits and pieces out but agree that this is a way to know you’re getting pure honey. Thanks for watching!
One bug in a process procedure of honey which is strained and removed 😂 Go to the ports and see the state of the food that is brought in.. when it goes through customs.. it’s then sent straight to store. You might re think your comment
@@aileronsintowind6835 right?? 😂😂 plus these are the bugs that make the honey in the first place 😂
気持ちいい😂すっととれるの😊
OMG😮😮
perfect,,, thanks so much for this well made , to the point, video. I hate reading instructions so this was great for me. I really like that you didn't drag it out and did not add content that is unnecessary.
Thank you for watching and for the kind words! I’m the same way so I try to make videos that I would watch.
I used to work for the Swedes who owned most of G.E. Mobile Communications in Lynchburg Va. The experience I am about to share typifies their mentality. This video is the one which the Husqvarna website includes within its own pages. I have no doubt the fellow in this video is from somewhere near Charlotte N.C. This would explain his inept approach to the task. I just purchased a Husqvarna 525L String Weed Eater yesterday Tuesday June 25 2024... for $350 + 5.5% Tax When i got the unit home there were no tools with it, but these tools were shown in the operators manual.. However, in the opwrators manual there are no actual part numbers for anything...Those can only be found in the Parts List publication which is not included. I contacted the automated help desk and stated my issue, supplying appropriate model number, SKU Number and Serial Number...plus the reference numbers of the missing tools from the "what is what " pictorial within the Operators Manual. I then received an eMail asking for my receipt to be forwarded through a hyperlink which contained no actual hyperlink. It was also requested i send the actual part numbers of the missing items, being the special tools. I then downloaded the actual Parts / Service Manual from the Official Husqvarna website... There were no such tools listed or shown in that manual... I also should mention that the manual was sketchy and left out critical information which would be needed for an end user to service the machine... This is frustrating but par for the course with people who are known to take underperforming employees out behind the building and re-educate them with a sack of Oranges Think im gonna take this thing back in a couple of days...exchange it for one that has everything with it...then go eat the hell out of a bunch of weeds, then take it back and trade it for something else :)
You are welcome Scott... I seem to forget that myself every spring, but am quickly reminded. Glad I could help.
I was surprised how quickly they had built! This was only about a week after the initial install and fill up. Definitely glad you gave me the heads up
Great video. My only concern is are the staples strong enough to hold a full box of honey.
Thank you! I’ve found they are still holding and some of these boxes are now over five years old. I’d say definitely use a quality wood glue in addition to the staples.
I have two hives this year starting from packages and use the Ceracell top feeder and both hives built comb in the center tower. Just something to watch out for.
Thanks for that heads up! Best wishes
Great video! Don't feel bad about the string not behaving- I tend to end up with a mess half the time!
Thank you! And yes, the string has a much better memory than I do 😂
I know, Oh wait' never mind I don't remember wth I was even sayin.....🤔
Mine is into its third season. Just did a cord of Douglas fir. Butt I found in slash pile was 9’ by 34” dia. 20” Husqvarna bar & Stihl chain. When brand new Its first few tanks scared me, as very feeble. Was babying it in peckerwood. Never full throttle, just above idling, really. I thought, ‘well, this junk waste of money’. However, somewhere into 3rd or 4th tank- ‘Rippp!’ went it. From then on I’ve been in love with it. Plan to put some work into it. And get meteor Nikasil version.
That’s good to know, thanks for sharing! I’m nearly two years into this one and I like it well enough that my old reliable actual Husky has sat since this one came home. It does the job I need it to do. Happy cutting!
Is that mead or wine?
This is wine, made from concentrated juice. Mead is on my list to make again though!
@@scottthornandhisbeesandtrees nice, I was just wondering because it looks kind of like honey
Gay music piss bottled
Are you ok?
Yooooo I need a taste test baby
Very limited amount 😂
Looks like pee😂😂
😂😬
sieht nach einem schönen Hobby aus :)
Danke
Put a queen excluder in between the feeder and brood box. They will build comb in the center of the feeder and the queen will lay it up without the excluder... Top feeders are great, they make feeding less of a chore....
That’s great advice! Thank you so much.
That bee got smushed!!!😢
😬 sometimes that happens, even though I try not to.