Do I need to close off my hive prior to dividing it, and is there a better time of the day. I also will be giving a friend one of the divided hives, how do I transport and when would you move the new divided hive.
What keeps my split hive from going back to the original hive? In other words, how far do I need to move them, especially if I want to keep them both on my property, and I’m hearing from others that I’m supposed to plug the hole for two or three days, but that seems a bit tough on the bees, no? Sorry for the run-on sentence.
Hi Melissa, thanks for the great video, it was very informative. I lost all my bees due to flooding, I'd love to get back into it though, I can spend hours just watching the little beasties! Do you collect honey? If so, how often?
Hi Melissa we have bees from you and think we are ready to split. Is there a weight of the hive with the roof on so we can be sure the timing is right. Thanks for your bees, we love them!
Hi Zac the roof weighs approx 2.8 kgs in weight. Your hive needs to weigh approx 7.5 kgs in weight. I would recommend waiting till Spring to split your hive
Hi & thanks for an informative video on hive splitting. Could you let me know what the two bits of ply like material are in the bottom of the new hive base please & what is the tube for in the top section of both hives? Thank you.
Hi the black elbows are the entrance and exit for the bees. They normally block of one entrance for ventilation purposes. The bottom of the hive has two pieces of plastic that supports the brood and also gives the bees something to build off. I'm happy to chat
Great job, a question , today I see a swarm from my tetragonisca angustula. Is good time to split the hive? What other indicator do you recommend. Due my english I did not get that part. Thanks!!
I'ts a great video!....if i may ask, do you have any tutorial on how did you make the bee hive box or did you just bought it in the market?, please excuse my grammar....I am interested in keeping stingless bees, thank you in advance!
I've been a beekeeper for 30 years now and i must say this is the perfect hobbyist bee. My native species is apis mellifera iberiensis, not the most forgiving.
Hi Melissa I was watching Marty's gardening show and you come up on one of the TH-cams talking about the bees an I have taken on the decision that I want to go native stingless bees because I was dealing in European bees found it very difficult and lost all my hives so I've decided I want to give it a go but I don't really know much and I would like an expert to talk to me and show me how I was wondering how I can get in contact with you please
Hi Jezza, when I split a hive I never harvest any honey... just drain the top section. If you want to harvest honey you add a honey super, the bees will deposit excess honey there. On my website in the blog section, I have an article on Adding a honey super to your bee hive.
Studied this extremely closely when I split my first hive. Cold season is over and as far as I can see both hives are healthy and prospering.
Do I need to close off my hive prior to dividing it, and is there a better time of the day. I also will be giving a friend one of the divided hives, how do I transport and when would you move the new divided hive.
Look forward to giving beekeeping a go on Mindanao. Thanks for the information.
What keeps my split hive from going back to the original hive? In other words, how far do I need to move them, especially if I want to keep them both on my property, and I’m hearing from others that I’m supposed to plug the hole for two or three days, but that seems a bit tough on the bees, no? Sorry for the run-on sentence.
Hi Melissa, thanks for the great video, it was very informative. I lost all my bees due to flooding, I'd love to get back into it though, I can spend hours just watching the little beasties! Do you collect honey? If so, how often?
how u can collect honey from so small bees and with this kind of beehouse
Hi Melissa
So nice to find you chanel.
So so intersting.
Congratulation.
Regards from Brasil
Hello Brasil....do you keep stingless bees??
Yes@@MelissaBallantyne
We do.
We are find you at Instagram like @vidameliponario
Could you please tell me the weights of the box(your box) should be split?.
Nice neat and clean. Love stingless bees
3:37 Bee: Hey I'm walkin' here! Haiz ~.~
Great. Could you please tell the measurement of the two chamber box?
The empty hive measurements are 20 x 20 x30
Hi Melissa we have bees from you and think we are ready to split. Is there a weight of the hive with the roof on so we can be sure the timing is right.
Thanks for your bees, we love them!
Hi Zac
the roof weighs approx 2.8 kgs in weight.
Your hive needs to weigh approx 7.5 kgs in weight.
I would recommend waiting till Spring to split your hive
@@MelissaBallantyne Thankyou for this Melissa. Your the best!
Great vid!
hi very nice video. may i know how long it take time to full 1 hive until it suite for split?
Hi & thanks for an informative video on hive splitting. Could you let me know what the two bits of ply like material are in the bottom of the new hive base please & what is the tube for in the top section of both hives? Thank you.
Hi the black elbows are the entrance and exit for the bees. They normally block of one entrance for ventilation purposes.
The bottom of the hive has two pieces of plastic that supports the brood and also gives the bees something to build off.
I'm happy to chat
Are you living in Sydney sir?
Hi Friends, Greetings from Stingless Bee Indonesia🙏
3:37 that bee is me
ouch, poor taped up bee
What species of stinglessbee is that...?
Tetragonula Carbonaria
It can take. 12-18 months for the hive to be ready to split
Thank you for sharing
Great job, a question , today I see a swarm from my tetragonisca angustula. Is good time to split the hive? What other indicator do you recommend. Due my english I did not get that part. Thanks!!
Hi
i recommend waiting till after the bees have finished swarming. There are lots of reasons the bees swarm. Are your bees in a hive?
Yes, I have my bees in a box similar to your box. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing video
I'ts a great video!....if i may ask, do you have any tutorial on how did you make the bee hive box or did you just bought it in the market?, please excuse my grammar....I am interested in keeping stingless bees, thank you in advance!
Hi
i make all the boxes in my workshop, my hives are based on the OATH design.
Melissa
oh!, i see well thanks for the reply ma'am! :)
what is the size of the box?
The hive is an Oath design
20 cmx 28cm x 30 cm
I've been a beekeeper for 30 years now and i must say this is the perfect hobbyist bee.
My native species is apis mellifera iberiensis, not the most forgiving.
stingless bees are lots of fun and low maintenance
Wonderful educational video, thank you!
Very good
Hi Melissa I was watching Marty's gardening show and you come up on one of the TH-cams talking about the bees an I have taken on the decision that I want to go native stingless bees because I was dealing in European bees found it very difficult and lost all my hives so I've decided I want to give it a go but I don't really know much and I would like an expert to talk to me and show me how I was wondering how I can get in contact with you please
Hi....Sorry about the delay...sydneystinglessbees@gmail.com
Wow nice... 👍
Super' t too have a number of stingless bee hives in Kerala, India.
Jenis apa ini ?kantung madunya bagus 👍
Nice job!!
Thanks - bees are my passion
Good❤️❤️❤️
Such a great, educational
Video! Thanks.
Thanks Sarah
I really appreciate your feedback
Update
Csn eat hive stinglees bee?
Show!
Do mesmo modo que fazemos no Brasil.
👍👍👍
Good job
eu amo abelhas
🐝
Hai, i have a stingless bee farm in indonesia, iwant to learn more about these bee species, may have your email?
Inspired
Nice bees trigona
03:36 Bee: HOly SHit!
Salam from Indonesia
nice video 👍🔔
Thank you... I love working with bees
i lovi you muito bom este exame muito legal ab
oh dear... that poor bee got taped up :(
But what about the honey extraction?
Hi Jezza, when I split a hive I never harvest any honey... just drain the top section. If you want to harvest honey you add a honey super, the bees will deposit excess honey there. On my website in the blog section, I have an article on Adding a honey super to your bee hive.
Cool
the same hobby, cultivating honey bees
Masha'Allah
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Rather split the hive vertically ... That way there is a beter distribution of younger and older bees in both hives snce they havr diffeent jobs ...
Woodglut has a lot of plans to choose from.
stingless bee, ong dú bánh tầng
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