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@@theprayer1284 I have put the comb in an old pillowcase and put it the top pan of water but I found it hard to get all the wax and water squeezed out when there is a lot of debris. I plan to melt it down again and run it through a filter of old pillowcase or T-shirt next time. Thanks for the suggestion I may try it sometime. I hope you enjoy my channel and thank you for watching.

@Kamon Reynolds has a video from three years ago titled AWESOME wax melting setup for hobby/sideliner beekeepers! It was made in Hawaii and it shows what you are talking about.

@@rtxhoneybees yeah she doesn’t! Thanks it does work good for a small number of frames. Thanks for watching.

@@russellkoopman3004 much better than crush and strain or spending hundreds of dollars when you are just starting out. Hillco is the least expensive of the ones out there that will take layens frames and they are definitely good quality and I have heard John stands behind his products.

Can you share a link for the one you have?

Thank you!

Thank you! I’m going to post a video on bottling honey.

Yeah! A rookie mistake I know I should’ve pulled out a frame but I’m not sure what I was thinking that day thank you for the reminder. Thank you for watching and the comment I hope you’re enjoying watching my channel.

@@justus5588 it’s hard to say how much it cost me a lot of the materials I used I already had but I went online and priced them and even if you don’t have any of the materials and depending on where and what you purchase them you should be able to build it for under $200.00. Time to build would depend on your skill set and tools you use ( power tools versus hand tools) but I think it only took me a few hours and that included planning. I would say someone who has limited tools and experience should be able to build it in a day. As far as if it worth it I believe it is worth it. If you price a commercial building extractor that you can do layens frames in your looking at about $800.00 to $1,000.00 not including shipping depending on where you purchase it. You can hind them at horizontal hive, miller bee supply and hillco bee supply. I’m getting ready to post a video of this year’s honey extraction using my DIY extractor. I hope you look for it to come out later this week thank you for watching and for your questions.

@@almostagardener4549 Defiantely looking forward to that. Thank you.

This bee was working hard trying to collect propolis on her legs but kept knocking it off I have seen bees fly off with propolis on their legs so I think they do reuse it. In my layens hives I scrape the propolis off the frames back into the hive and I believe they reuse it.

@@almostagardener4549 Oh, you made me smile, now I know the answer!

Your welcome! Thank you for watching I hope you enjoy my channel.

@@almostagardener4549 You bet! Keep on keeping 🐝

@@sarashappyhives1828 I posted the nearly ten minute video if you’re interested.

Sorry to have made you nervous but if you watch my videos I don’t use smoke very much. If you notice the bees are not attacking me but just flying around and they settle down quickly once I’m done the temperature was 90 degrees and I was in a bit of a hurry I usually try and take my time when I have it. Thank you for watching and commenting I always appreciate the feedback.

I appreciate the respectful response. I wasn't trying to tell you how to treat your bees, as every colony has their own personality. I could see you were in a rush, so I understand that. I loved the content though, your comfort level with the bees encourages others, too. Take care.

Thanks

I used that method now there’s always a better way sometimes it takes time to learn from your mistakes thanks for the comment.

@@keithstudly6071 it looks like you are binging my videos. I hope you enjoy my channel. Thanks for watching.

@@almostagardener4549 I have two colonies in Layens frames and this is my first winter. I was trying to learn what they should be like going into winter from your videos. There seems to be some people who feel that horizontal layens hives don't winter well so I've been concerned. I have two boxes like yours with swarm capture colonies in each. One the swarm moved right into the hive box. The other was caught in a swarm catcher box in May and moved into the horizontal hive box last July. They both seem happy but I'm starting to worry about how much honey they have stored for winter. It seems most of their progress is building comb. I really was not expecting the built out comb to be so valuable. That explains why the experienced keepers have so many old frames around. It is a big advantage to have comb ready to go! Thanks!

@@keithstudly6071 where are you located? How many drawn frames are in each hive? My hives have overwinter here in mid Missouri on six or seven frames that were half filled with honey.

@@keithstudly6071 I’m not sure which videos you have watched but I have a playlist titled ( layens hive’s first year) and if you want to watch the videos starting with fall hive inspection 10-24-21 part 1 shows my layens hive looked going into winter.

Yes the next day. I posted a follow up video of the update I made Tuesday.

@@rtxhoneybees for sure I’m happy for that but as i said in the video I did have a queen if she didn’t

@@TAEUSEA-g1o thank you!

@@rodneymiddleton9624 thank you!

@@dcsblessedbees thank you!

I had to try and take the veil off it’s so hot and hard to see though hahaha. It’s very interesting to see how they’re going to react you just never know what they might do. I really enjoyed the experience and it was a very good size hive with lots of bee. Hope you enjoy the video and it wasn’t too long thanks for the comment.

@@judicorbett9401 I’ve heard the same thing.

Only time will tell which beans are in the area.

@@michaelfike7542 I totally agree thanks for the input.

The bees belong to the Missouri Soybean Association and this is their property I just manage the bees.

@@DougJohnson-om3uw yes this is a concern the hives are the Missouri Soybean Association’s hives that we manage for them and they are located on the property and we are making an observation.

@@andrelacombe2131 thanks for your input.

Thanks! I should have had my leather gloves on to start with:-)

It’s a personal choice to be able to keep the spring and summer honey separate from the fall honey which is goldenrod and aster honey which has a different taste.

@@almostagardener4549 Ahh ok I just figured as the brood area shrunk that would be the frames the fall honey would go. Guess I am just afraid I would take too much and then would be left to feed them or let them starve.

It doesn’t always work that way as you can see in frame isn’t all the way filled and they will have place to put the fall nectar.

@@Bowhunters6go8xz6x do you have bee or did you just see the bees working the soybeans? If you have bees how much honey did they produce?

@@almostagardener4549 I do not know how much honey they can produce from soybean nectar. I found on the internet that each soybean flower can produce up to 0.5 microliters of nectar, and a single soybean plant will have up to 800 flowers.

Let me know if you have any luck.

@@olsonjk2 thanks for the info.

I haven’t seen any thing myself but someone told me he saw something on it but I haven’t found it yet. Thanks for watching and commenting hope you enjoy my videos and I hope you post an update.

Thanks for the comment I hope you enjoy my channel.

Thanks for the comment and I will try to show the hive in the frame in the future.

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I find that the smoker works best to move bees it can calm them at times. I find moving slowly and not smashing bees is as good as smoking but there are times when I have to move at a faster pace and it comes in handy to have the smoker to move the bees to insure that I don’t smash them. Keeping the frames upright is important to keep the nectar from coming out especially when there is a dearth to prevent robbing. It is very important to have the hive level side to side to insure the bees draw comb straight especially if you don’t use foundations but it can tilt to the front a little but it still can be a challenge to keep them drawing with in the frame and not cross combing. I should have leveled up the camera. Thanks so much for your comments I hope you enjoy my video. I hope if you are keeping bees they are doing well and you also get buckets of honey thanks for watching.

Please comment back with any improvement ideas. Thx.

This was the only time I had a chance to use the extractor I’m hoping to use it this year to extract Layens and Langstroth frames and will post an update. I have not made any changes to date but think it would help to add bearings to the top and bottom.

Thanks for the spell check and thanks for watching.

Yeah I usually try to post within a day or two but I got behind and missed this one. Thanks for watching please feel free to share your thoughts on my video.

Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

Yeah we took a split off of it and it still swarmed at least twice. Thanks for watching.

Great to hear your bees made through the winter I did loose three colonies last winter but that is all part of beekeeping. Where are you located? Thanks for the comment and until we see you out at the bee yard happy beekeeping and thanks for watching.

They will go back to the colony they swarm from. Thanks for the comment I hope you enjoy my channel.

Thanks for the comment. How long have you been keeping bees,mate?

I had one with me but for a swarm this size it was overkill so I decided to use it the whole process took just over an hour that included hanging the swarm trap

So it begins

Nectar sometimes drips out of the comb and will fall out if you shake or bounce the frame but the bees clean it up and put it back in the comb or use it. I don’t put anything in the hive for the hive beetles but I do kill them by smashing them when I can a strong hive will keep them in check. I’m glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching.

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