I really do like bee escapes but used fume boards with the last harvest. Had several fume boards and a good crew. Probably going to be my method of choice moving forward. Thanks for the shout out man!
Yea, I mentioned a bit more about your harvest and that you tried the boards on the last big one, but that got edited out. I had to take this video down from 42 minutes to under 30!! It was an editing nightmare. I really like fume boards. I’ve used them exclusively now for at least 6 years. But with this lift, I think I will try a few bee escapes. Beetles were not bad this season so far. I went back to soil drenching with permethrin. Plus we had a good, cold winter.
I like it very much. The harvest was a really good one this year, my best in 9 years. Thanks for stopping back through and I hope all is well up your way!!
Set up a floor board next to several hives then, you can move the most supers that you can handle at one time to carry to the trailer. Save steps, time, work. Great job of sharing. Thanks
Thanks Lloyd. I don’t know if I want to haul the board around though. The wheels on that lift surprised me on how easy they roll through the mud and slop. That was my one concern but it turned out pretty good.
Mike, that lift will save on back pain! I’m sure that you will get your technics down and speed way up! I looked at Kamon’s at his conference in January. I think it’s going to work out great for you!
I feel your pain. My back is a mess and it gets worse each time I lift a hive. Fortunately for me I made one of those beehive lifters 10 years ago. He should be old enough to help me in the bee yard in a year or two :-). I am watching you on the small screen instead of the TV this time so I can leave a comment and say hello. Hello Mike!
Hello there Bug Farmer. Yea, I watch a lot on the TV and don’t comment all the time. I just watched your latest last night. Queen issues really show themselves when we start looking through the supers. Hopefully they’ll be all bulked up and healthy for winter so you can get back after it next season. We were short on honey last year due to queen issues, that’s why I decided to finally change up my splits this season and hedge my bets with queen cells and learning to graft. It paid off so far, but sometimes I’ve just had those crazy seasons like you experienced. I know you kept the face for the camera, but I also know the frustrations once the camera was off. I got so frustrated at times last season, but we learn a whole lot from those seasons.
G'Day Mike. Good move getting a lifter now. Lifting honey boxes by hand wrecks your back no matter how strong you are and then its too late. I have the B2 and B3 models and uneven sandy ground to work on. So I have to put a strap around when I lift, to stop the load rocking backwards like you showed, because it feels like it could tip it over. Hasn't done so yet! Time will tell. PeterD in Western Australia where it seems to have rained almost every day this winter!
Hey there Peter and thanks for commenting! I figure if I stay with fume boards, I won’t even lift more than two at a time, possibly three. Just not enough fumes strength to evacuate four supers. But with bee escapes I can see four being lifted. I think a quick strap would be a safe bet. Boris actually watched the video and gave me some pointers on lifting without dropping after he saw my awkwardness. In the end I am very pleased with the purchase. I agree on the back issues and I am at the ‘too late’ point in my back. Hurt it many years ago in the military, so saving what I have is essential. I am also looking forward to using it for loading doubles and singles for relocation. It will be a great tool all around I believe. Well, hope the rain lets up down under and thanks for commenting from abroad!! I suppose still being winter over your way and you’ll be gearing up for the season in no time.
Hello Mike Sir. Yep watching Video late. With rain here and there we have had a constant flow as crops are busting on the farm. They are pulling stuff from trees to make prop alot sealing hives good lol. So far have did 2 pulls and did get frames drawn for next year so am a happy camper. Take care my friend
Hello Matthew. Rain is actually hurting us at this point. Flow was great and still have about a dozen more supers to pull but had to hold off for constant and daily rain. But that’s fine, it broke up extracting into three events doing about 15 to 20 boxes per extraction in three extractions. Helps when you’re by yourself. Thanks for stopping back through, glad all is well at the farm.
Work smarter, not harder….that thing looks great Mike. Probably a little temperamental to use, but works fine if you do your part. I pulled 28 supers the last couple days and one of those would’ve been NICE!
I used it again today. I really like it and the temperamental part it correct. I'm getting better but have learned that the stands need to have good ground in front or back, wherever they're being lifted from and no obstacles. Had a hive stand failure today that I used it on and the boards the stand was one prevented me from getting a grab. And my little handles and the front handles make it tough. But I'll refine that with time and I can grab them if I take my time and work it slower. I was able to pull all 22 and then two more today without lifting a one. I also moved a double deep with no issues except the boards under the stand. It saves your back, just a bit slower overall. But that's a good trade off for me. Got about 10 more to pull when we get a break in the weather and I hope to really be a lot smoother. Brought it by Mr. Ed's today and he loved it too.
12:36 is that the Ryobi blower? I have one of them and the battery operated weed wacker. I LOVE not being tethered to a cord, OR having to fuss with a finicky gasoline powered engine! They both work well for the small application I use them for.
Nice tool. I like my ventilating jacket. Which I purchased of the eBay for around $80, and I'd recommend you to get one too. Your jacket is making sweat.
I have a vented jacket and I hate it. In this humidity with no breeze it’s way hotter for me and it’s heavier. I actually had to use it the other day because this one needed washing and I was miserable. Just don’t care for how thick they are versus the little bit of air I get. And in the summer around here, there’s barely any wind. The non vented is actually very thin and I stay cooler. But the humidity these last couple of weeks is so high, it’s probably a percent or two below actual rain...lol!! So I’m going to be soaked no matter what. Now in the early spring, the vented jacket was nice when the breeze was strong. Thanks for the comment and for watching!! Glad to see you’re comment, haven’t noticed any from you in a while.
@@MikeBarryBees, I have few jackets like yours and I got hot and wet every time in them. Ventilating is better for me. RE, That lifting tool: Is there any way to get its price here? I visited their webpage and they do not releasing prices, just a phone number to talk. I am going to make it myself before the next season.
Can you tell me where you got the bee suit you are wearing here? I am having trouble finding a good fitting veil that doesn’t bunch up around my neck. Yours seems to do well. I love your videos and watch every one I can.
That jacket is from Dadant. It’s called the cricket I believe. I really like it a lot. Way more than my fencing veil type and even better than the ventilated jacket.
Mike, You mentioned you get down to single or double brood boxes after pulling off the supers so you can start the OAV treatments. Since there is capped brood now I am curious as to how many treatments and at what interval (days between treatments) do you do in the summer?
Well done! Let your load down as close to the ground as possible when traveling from the hive stand to the trailer. Should be much more stable that way.
Kathleen, I am referring to supers that I extracted and then put back on the hive with all the honey residue still in the frames. It was so I could just put some space back in the nest since there was still a residual nectar coming in.
Mike, it looked like to me that the front wheels could be made a little wider to make it more stable side to side. what do you thing. Also I use a fume board too and if you lift one or two supers at a time and blow the bees straight down out of the boxes on to the ground I think that should work. Will that cart lift the boxes high enough to put supers in the back of a F250 pickup truck?
Charles, it's actually pretty steady. He custom makes a model that has a wider wheel base for grabbing boxes from the side. But any wider I think would require a beefier axle. But it would help. I did try what you suggested, but edited it. But what I found was with the weight, when I lowered the boxes in front of the entrance, the weight caused it to set on the ground. So then I rested it on the landing board and blew them down. That worked ok, but it was just kind of unsteady like that. So I just tried the tools that created a gap and did what you saw over the hive. Two to three supers was manageable for the fume board in some cases, two supers worked best, and 4 was just too many to try to fume and blow. I am going to try some bee escapes next year and just watch closely for beetles. Beetles have not been bad this year, but I also went back to ground drenching with permethrin. Thanks for the thoughtful insight. We think alike!!
@@MikeBarryBees I watched the inventors video and it shows the lift holding the boxes up in the air with out the operator holding on to the lift so you can put a bee escape on the hive or for me to be able to under super the honey boxes. I would think that it would be capable of holding two supers while you blow the bees out. is your problem holding the boxes up because of your handles are not letting the boxes go all the way back to the upright rest bars? I like this lift, like you I find the boxes are getting heavy and having no help
@@charlesthomas5737 yes, that is correct on the video, and that’s what had me thinking exactly like you on blowing them from out front. But in order for them to stay lifted, the load has to be high up like in the video. The way the center of gravity works with the lift, the higher the load, the less weight on the rear and the easier it is to handle. You can actually use one hand and move it side to side and even roll it on smooth ground when the load is way up high out in front. But then when you lower it, the weight shifts more forward and it takes a whole lot more effort to steady it. I was doing standard forklift practices and lowering the load once off the hive. You know, keeping the load lower when moving and no unnecessary heights. Well, I figured out that with this lift, you keep the load high and it’s easier to roll and maneuver. Had my wife rolling two full supers with one hand that way. Well, when it’s high enough to balance, it’s too high to reach with the blower. Once the load comes further down, it then becomes front heavy and will not balance and will rock nose down. I could also just use a step stool though. I haven’t given up on that suggestion, just really getting used to it and learning it. Have about 10 more to get next door if the weather will ever let me, and I plan to do more experimentation.
@@MikeBarryBees Mike keep making more videos about the new bee lift and really give it a good evaluation of the lift and all the pros and Cons. I am interested in maybe getting one. do you think the main wheels are big enough in diameter so they will roll over the ground easy.
@@charlesthomas5737 I will. I just edited another video. I had a bit of an issue with being able to get right up to the stand. You have to be able to get right up to it. As far as the wheels, I was concerned about that when I ordered it, but they did very well over the ground. Even in muddy ground. In the video I just did, I was rolling through very deep weeds and grass over soft ground and the wheels did great. I rolled it about 30 yards to the truck over a grassy and bumpy area as well, and it was fine. I will be using it again soon. The builder watched my video and gave tips for hooking into the boxes, but I had already made the next video before I read them. But other than the ground needing to be pretty level and unobstructed directly in front of the stands, so far it does very well. I’ll keep reviewing it though. The only true issue I’m having is grabbing my homemade boxes due to the handle issue is showed. And that’s on me, not the lift. I will master that and redesign my handles though.
Yes Kaleb they do, on the front that is. The side handles though are a bit too small. I need to make those bigger and then move the front handles up a bit. Then I’ll be set.
Refers to BEE CULTURE By A.I. Root publications. The do it your self in Wood ware construction. You make two jigs and adjust for the depth of cut and angle o cut. The entire adjust and repeat until you runout. Turn in and go to zero angle and angle and adjust . The short ends need to be rabbited then the other side gets hand holds..
I’ll take a look Harvey, thanks. My jig is one from the fella that put it out years ago in TH-cam. Interesting what you said about going to 0 degree though. I don’t do that and that’s where I see a problem with mine. I will definitely look this up because mine are sub-standard. Thanks for the info!!
Right place at the right time I suppose. He didn't give any out today when I saw him though, but he did buy us sandwiches...LOL! Yea, we get them when we used to have our bee meetings. Not sure when those will start up again.
Sounds like you don't run a barrier system against AFB. here in west Australia the feral bees spread it continually .ive burnt two or three over the last two years. Letting bees rob is a recipe for one day loosing the whole apiary and all the hives within 3 km and on and on. ...Just a thought.
No, we don’t have anything like that here in my area. AFB isn’t prevalent in our zone and even so, there are a lot of feral bees here. I couldn’t see a way to prevent robbing should a colony die out. Even up north where there tends to be more AFB present, I’ve never heard of running a barrier from those beekeepers. We just register our hives and make sure to be vigilant with inspections. I am actually more concerned with the beekeepers that are newer and refuse to register their hives and won’t report problems the the state apiarist. Those are the real threat. If they get a case and no one knows before they allow it to spread, that could cause a lot of issues due to them know knowing what they have.
Cool, Kamon Reynolds has one, but on his unlevel ground around he should have used a strap because it came close to dumping his supers on the ground a couple times
When I did 4 like he did, I almost dumped them myself. Takes some getting used to when there are that many on it, but it is surely capable. Thanks for the comment!!
I would be afraid of damaging my queen, eggs, or open brood not to mention emerging bees. Even though there prob isnt a lot at this time, the thought of hurting the queen is enough for me to keep the blower out of the brood chamber
I can’t see that hurting the brood or the queen. It would be way worse if the queen was allowed to stay in the super. If there is any brood or eggs and the queen in in the super, I’ve actually seen her hang on after the bower and make it into the honey house. Actually has happened to me twice. Plus, that’s why I created the gap with the tools so that the full force of air does go through to the brood box. I let it go down there a couple times, but even so, it’s not that powerful of a blower. The brood and the queen will be fine. But, never hurts to be cautious either. To each there own. Thanks for the comment!!
I tell ya Russell, another year of not mastering walleye fishing. Leeches died after the first day before we made knife or ensign lake. Water was too warm and we aren’t too educated in leeches obviously. But still had a great trip from Seagull lake on the Gunflint trail over to the bottom of moose lake in Ely.
@@MikeBarryBees I never got into walleye fishing. Too finicky of a fish for me. They are great eating fish but hard to catch for a novice like me. LOL Bass is my favorite and I love the fight of a big Northern Pike. My son got a 14 lb pike a few years back - it pulled our canoe around the lake for a bit.
@@russellkoopman3004 yep, finicky is a good word for it. Once we lost the leeches, we just decided to paddle and didn’t even mess with the bass. Couple days after our canoe trek, the wife and I paddled around Moose Lake and hooked a couple small mouth. No big northerns this trip though. We had a cabin on Moose. And a week before the big canoe trek, the wife and I spent some time in Bemidgi. We sure love your state.
@@MikeBarryBees It sounds like you had a good time again. Northern MN is an outdoors person's paradise. I live 250 miles south in corn country where we don't get snow we get sn-irt. mix of snow and blowing soil from all the sugar beet fields. 100 miles due west of MSP.
6:31 that is definitely a Beautiful frame. I’ll be pulling what I have in supers soon, treat, and get set for the fall. . Thanks for sharing Mike. .
Hard to believe it’s already time to get ready for Fall!!
Glad you got that lift!
Me too, thanks!!
looks like its going to be a handy tool to help out with the work load, great video MR. Mike
So far I like it. I think it’ll work our great. Thanks!!
Nice lift. Looks like it worked well for you. Thanks for the video. God bless.
Thanks again Garry!!
Love your videos Mike!!! So down to earth!
Thanks so much Tracy!!
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Glad you enjoyed it!
I really do like bee escapes but used fume boards with the last harvest. Had several fume boards and a good crew. Probably going to be my method of choice moving forward. Thanks for the shout out man!
Yea, I mentioned a bit more about your harvest and that you tried the boards on the last big one, but that got edited out. I had to take this video down from 42 minutes to under 30!! It was an editing nightmare. I really like fume boards. I’ve used them exclusively now for at least 6 years. But with this lift, I think I will try a few bee escapes. Beetles were not bad this season so far. I went back to soil drenching with permethrin. Plus we had a good, cold winter.
@@MikeBarryBees yes sometimes less footage is better. I usually have too much so it takes me forever to edit. Great job Mike!
Nice harvest - You have to love those white capping!
I could look at them over and over and never get tired of it!!
That lift looks like it would be a great back saver . Have not used one but it looks side to side top heavy . Great helper. Hope it works out
It’s actually very stable. The center of gravity is just right.
I LOVE the new honey super lifting thing. It reminds me of a hobbyist version of the machine the Mr. Stempler uses with his large scale operations
Yes, same gear for the handles, just adapted for the lift dolley. One I get proficient, I think it will serve me well, and serve my back well...lol!!
thats very nice thanks for sharing
You’re welcome Dennis and thanks for watching!!
I need to get myself one of those LOL. And it looks like you got some nice frames of honey for sure my friend. Thanks for sharing.
I like it very much. The harvest was a really good one this year, my best in 9 years. Thanks for stopping back through and I hope all is well up your way!!
Set up a floor board next to several hives then, you can move the most supers that you can handle at one time to carry to the trailer. Save steps, time, work. Great job of sharing. Thanks
Thanks Lloyd. I don’t know if I want to haul the board around though. The wheels on that lift surprised me on how easy they roll through the mud and slop. That was my one concern but it turned out pretty good.
God looking tool Mike. I bought one of the Mann Lake lifts and it works great for some things but the one you have looks more versatile for sure.
I’m liking it Bruce. It can do a lot for me I think.
That lift is awesome!!! You're going to make me get one!!! Robbing has started here too! Thanks Mike!
Hey, there you are. Hadn't seen any vids except the short that just popped up. I tell ya Rodney, I'm liking it. Used it again today.
Mike, that lift will save on back pain! I’m sure that you will get your technics down and speed way up! I looked at Kamon’s at his conference in January. I think it’s going to work out great for you!
@@MikeBarryBees Now I gotta check it out!
Very good.
Thanks!
I feel your pain. My back is a mess and it gets worse each time I lift a hive. Fortunately for me I made one of those beehive lifters 10 years ago. He should be old enough to help me in the bee yard in a year or two :-). I am watching you on the small screen instead of the TV this time so I can leave a comment and say hello. Hello Mike!
Hello there Bug Farmer. Yea, I watch a lot on the TV and don’t comment all the time. I just watched your latest last night. Queen issues really show themselves when we start looking through the supers. Hopefully they’ll be all bulked up and healthy for winter so you can get back after it next season. We were short on honey last year due to queen issues, that’s why I decided to finally change up my splits this season and hedge my bets with queen cells and learning to graft. It paid off so far, but sometimes I’ve just had those crazy seasons like you experienced. I know you kept the face for the camera, but I also know the frustrations once the camera was off. I got so frustrated at times last season, but we learn a whole lot from those seasons.
G'Day Mike. Good move getting a lifter now. Lifting honey boxes by hand wrecks your back no matter how strong you are and then its too late. I have the B2 and B3 models and uneven sandy ground to work on. So I have to put a strap around when I lift, to stop the load rocking backwards like you showed, because it feels like it could tip it over. Hasn't done so yet! Time will tell.
PeterD in Western Australia where it seems to have rained almost every day this winter!
Hey there Peter and thanks for commenting! I figure if I stay with fume boards, I won’t even lift more than two at a time, possibly three. Just not enough fumes strength to evacuate four supers. But with bee escapes I can see four being lifted. I think a quick strap would be a safe bet. Boris actually watched the video and gave me some pointers on lifting without dropping after he saw my awkwardness. In the end I am very pleased with the purchase. I agree on the back issues and I am at the ‘too late’ point in my back. Hurt it many years ago in the military, so saving what I have is essential. I am also looking forward to using it for loading doubles and singles for relocation. It will be a great tool all around I believe. Well, hope the rain lets up down under and thanks for commenting from abroad!! I suppose still being winter over your way and you’ll be gearing up for the season in no time.
Hello Mike Sir. Yep watching Video late. With rain here and there we have had a constant flow as crops are busting on the farm. They are pulling stuff from trees to make prop alot sealing hives good lol. So far have did 2 pulls and did get frames drawn for next year so am a happy camper. Take care my friend
Hello Matthew. Rain is actually hurting us at this point. Flow was great and still have about a dozen more supers to pull but had to hold off for constant and daily rain. But that’s fine, it broke up extracting into three events doing about 15 to 20 boxes per extraction in three extractions. Helps when you’re by yourself. Thanks for stopping back through, glad all is well at the farm.
Work smarter, not harder….that thing looks great Mike. Probably a little temperamental to use, but works fine if you do your part. I pulled 28 supers the last couple days and one of those would’ve been NICE!
I used it again today. I really like it and the temperamental part it correct. I'm getting better but have learned that the stands need to have good ground in front or back, wherever they're being lifted from and no obstacles. Had a hive stand failure today that I used it on and the boards the stand was one prevented me from getting a grab. And my little handles and the front handles make it tough. But I'll refine that with time and I can grab them if I take my time and work it slower. I was able to pull all 22 and then two more today without lifting a one. I also moved a double deep with no issues except the boards under the stand. It saves your back, just a bit slower overall. But that's a good trade off for me. Got about 10 more to pull when we get a break in the weather and I hope to really be a lot smoother. Brought it by Mr. Ed's today and he loved it too.
Yup
Thanks for watching!
12:36 is that the Ryobi blower?
I have one of them and the battery operated weed wacker.
I LOVE not being tethered to a cord, OR having to fuss with a finicky gasoline powered engine! They both work well for the small application I use them for.
Yes indeed it is. I have a pole saw and a blower so far. Both small end stuff, but as you said, great for quick, small jobs.
Nice tool.
I like my ventilating jacket. Which I purchased of the eBay for around $80, and I'd recommend you to get one too. Your jacket is making sweat.
I have a vented jacket and I hate it. In this humidity with no breeze it’s way hotter for me and it’s heavier. I actually had to use it the other day because this one needed washing and I was miserable. Just don’t care for how thick they are versus the little bit of air I get. And in the summer around here, there’s barely any wind. The non vented is actually very thin and I stay cooler. But the humidity these last couple of weeks is so high, it’s probably a percent or two below actual rain...lol!! So I’m going to be soaked no matter what. Now in the early spring, the vented jacket was nice when the breeze was strong. Thanks for the comment and for watching!! Glad to see you’re comment, haven’t noticed any from you in a while.
@@MikeBarryBees, I have few jackets like yours and I got hot and wet every time in them. Ventilating is better for me.
RE, That lifting tool:
Is there any way to get its price here? I visited their webpage and they do not releasing prices, just a phone number to talk.
I am going to make it myself before the next season.
@@namentatic4978 $1200 plus tax and customs fees.
Thanks, Mike. I thought it is over $ 2000. For people who have many hives, it worth every penny.
Lots a supperz
Yessir, it’s been a very good harvest this season. Best one yet and just pulled the last 10 supers today.
Can you tell me where you got the bee suit you are wearing here? I am having trouble finding a good fitting veil that doesn’t bunch up around my neck. Yours seems to do well. I love your videos and watch every one I can.
That jacket is from Dadant. It’s called the cricket I believe. I really like it a lot. Way more than my fencing veil type and even better than the ventilated jacket.
Mike, You mentioned you get down to single or double brood boxes after pulling off the supers so you can start the OAV treatments. Since there is capped brood now I am curious as to how many treatments and at what interval (days between treatments) do you do in the summer?
I will start at the end of August when the dearth has got the brood patterns small and then I will tray every 5 days four times.
Well done! Let your load down as close to the ground as possible when traveling from the hive stand to the trailer. Should be much more stable that way.
Thanks Kenny!
Question Mike Sir... what is a "wet Super"? And Thank You
Kathleen, I am referring to supers that I extracted and then put back on the hive with all the honey residue still in the frames. It was so I could just put some space back in the nest since there was still a residual nectar coming in.
@@MikeBarryBees ah yes...I kinda thought that was what you meant. Thank You for your time and explanation.
Hey who can I order one of those type dollies from ? What’s the cost ?
I put the link in the description Christian. It’s from the Bee Breeding Centre in Canada.
Why are the hives in the shade ? full sun should be !
I have them in both full sun and mixed shade. They both have beetles.
Mike, it looked like to me that the front wheels could be made a little wider to make it more stable side to side. what do you thing. Also I use a fume board too and if you lift one or two supers at a time and blow the bees straight down out of the boxes on to the ground I think that should work. Will that cart lift the boxes high enough to put supers in the back of a F250 pickup truck?
Charles, it's actually pretty steady. He custom makes a model that has a wider wheel base for grabbing boxes from the side. But any wider I think would require a beefier axle. But it would help. I did try what you suggested, but edited it. But what I found was with the weight, when I lowered the boxes in front of the entrance, the weight caused it to set on the ground. So then I rested it on the landing board and blew them down. That worked ok, but it was just kind of unsteady like that. So I just tried the tools that created a gap and did what you saw over the hive. Two to three supers was manageable for the fume board in some cases, two supers worked best, and 4 was just too many to try to fume and blow. I am going to try some bee escapes next year and just watch closely for beetles. Beetles have not been bad this year, but I also went back to ground drenching with permethrin. Thanks for the thoughtful insight. We think alike!!
@@MikeBarryBees I watched the inventors video and it shows the lift holding the boxes up in the air with out the operator holding on to the lift so you can put a bee escape on the hive or for me to be able to under super the honey boxes. I would think that it would be capable of holding two supers while you blow the bees out. is your problem holding the boxes up because of your handles are not letting the boxes go all the way back to the upright rest bars? I like this lift, like you I find the boxes are getting heavy and having no help
@@charlesthomas5737 yes, that is correct on the video, and that’s what had me thinking exactly like you on blowing them from out front. But in order for them to stay lifted, the load has to be high up like in the video. The way the center of gravity works with the lift, the higher the load, the less weight on the rear and the easier it is to handle. You can actually use one hand and move it side to side and even roll it on smooth ground when the load is way up high out in front. But then when you lower it, the weight shifts more forward and it takes a whole lot more effort to steady it. I was doing standard forklift practices and lowering the load once off the hive. You know, keeping the load lower when moving and no unnecessary heights. Well, I figured out that with this lift, you keep the load high and it’s easier to roll and maneuver. Had my wife rolling two full supers with one hand that way. Well, when it’s high enough to balance, it’s too high to reach with the blower. Once the load comes further down, it then becomes front heavy and will not balance and will rock nose down. I could also just use a step stool though. I haven’t given up on that suggestion, just really getting used to it and learning it. Have about 10 more to get next door if the weather will ever let me, and I plan to do more experimentation.
@@MikeBarryBees Mike keep making more videos about the new bee lift and really give it a good evaluation of the lift and all the pros and Cons. I am interested in maybe getting one. do you think the main wheels are big enough in diameter so they will roll over the ground easy.
@@charlesthomas5737 I will. I just edited another video. I had a bit of an issue with being able to get right up to the stand. You have to be able to get right up to it. As far as the wheels, I was concerned about that when I ordered it, but they did very well over the ground. Even in muddy ground. In the video I just did, I was rolling through very deep weeds and grass over soft ground and the wheels did great. I rolled it about 30 yards to the truck over a grassy and bumpy area as well, and it was fine. I will be using it again soon. The builder watched my video and gave tips for hooking into the boxes, but I had already made the next video before I read them. But other than the ground needing to be pretty level and unobstructed directly in front of the stands, so far it does very well. I’ll keep reviewing it though. The only true issue I’m having is grabbing my homemade boxes due to the handle issue is showed. And that’s on me, not the lift. I will master that and redesign my handles though.
Have to say your handles seem to help, because on kamons video he seemed to almost lose stacks of supers when it rocked forward or backwards
Yes Kaleb they do, on the front that is. The side handles though are a bit too small. I need to make those bigger and then move the front handles up a bit. Then I’ll be set.
Refers to BEE CULTURE By A.I. Root publications. The do it your self in Wood ware construction. You make two jigs and adjust for the depth of cut and angle o cut. The entire adjust and repeat until you runout. Turn in and go to zero angle and angle and adjust . The short ends need to be rabbited then the other side gets hand holds..
I’ll take a look Harvey, thanks. My jig is one from the fella that put it out years ago in TH-cam. Interesting what you said about going to 0 degree though. I don’t do that and that’s where I see a problem with mine. I will definitely look this up because mine are sub-standard. Thanks for the info!!
How can one squire the Mr Ed tools?
Right place at the right time I suppose. He didn't give any out today when I saw him though, but he did buy us sandwiches...LOL! Yea, we get them when we used to have our bee meetings. Not sure when those will start up again.
Mike, You mentioned Honey B Gone and Honey Bandit. Have you ever tried Fischer's Bee-Quick and if so how does it compare?
I have never tried Fischer’s. I would imagine it’s pretty similar though. I see no difference between the two I have.
Sounds like you don't run a barrier system against AFB.
here in west Australia the feral bees spread it continually .ive burnt two or three over the last two years. Letting bees rob is a recipe for one day loosing the whole apiary and all the hives within 3 km and on and on. ...Just a thought.
No, we don’t have anything like that here in my area. AFB isn’t prevalent in our zone and even so, there are a lot of feral bees here. I couldn’t see a way to prevent robbing should a colony die out. Even up north where there tends to be more AFB present, I’ve never heard of running a barrier from those beekeepers. We just register our hives and make sure to be vigilant with inspections. I am actually more concerned with the beekeepers that are newer and refuse to register their hives and won’t report problems the the state apiarist. Those are the real threat. If they get a case and no one knows before they allow it to spread, that could cause a lot of issues due to them know knowing what they have.
I had my first rob out last week
Sorry to hear that Norma. I still need to get them opened up but the rain has been non stop.
Cool, Kamon Reynolds has one, but on his unlevel ground around he should have used a strap because it came close to dumping his supers on the ground a couple times
When I did 4 like he did, I almost dumped them myself. Takes some getting used to when there are that many on it, but it is surely capable. Thanks for the comment!!
@@MikeBarryBees You're welcome. I enjoy your channel and thanks for posting videos.
I would be afraid of damaging my queen, eggs, or open brood not to mention emerging bees. Even though there prob isnt a lot at this time, the thought of hurting the queen is enough for me to keep the blower out of the brood chamber
I can’t see that hurting the brood or the queen. It would be way worse if the queen was allowed to stay in the super. If there is any brood or eggs and the queen in in the super, I’ve actually seen her hang on after the bower and make it into the honey house. Actually has happened to me twice. Plus, that’s why I created the gap with the tools so that the full force of air does go through to the brood box. I let it go down there a couple times, but even so, it’s not that powerful of a blower. The brood and the queen will be fine. But, never hurts to be cautious either. To each there own. Thanks for the comment!!
I saw kamon use that tool too. Pretty cool. You handled it like a pro.
Thanks Linda!! I'm looking forward to pulling the next dozen boxes with it.
Looks like a keeper especially with your bum arm. Hope you had a good vacation. You went up North again right? Did you catch any fish?
I tell ya Russell, another year of not mastering walleye fishing. Leeches died after the first day before we made knife or ensign lake. Water was too warm and we aren’t too educated in leeches obviously. But still had a great trip from Seagull lake on the Gunflint trail over to the bottom of moose lake in Ely.
@@MikeBarryBees I never got into walleye fishing. Too finicky of a fish for me. They are great eating fish but hard to catch for a novice like me. LOL Bass is my favorite and I love the fight of a big Northern Pike. My son got a 14 lb pike a few years back - it pulled our canoe around the lake for a bit.
@@russellkoopman3004 yep, finicky is a good word for it. Once we lost the leeches, we just decided to paddle and didn’t even mess with the bass. Couple days after our canoe trek, the wife and I paddled around Moose Lake and hooked a couple small mouth. No big northerns this trip though. We had a cabin on Moose. And a week before the big canoe trek, the wife and I spent some time in Bemidgi. We sure love your state.
@@MikeBarryBees It sounds like you had a good time again. Northern MN is an outdoors person's paradise. I live 250 miles south in corn country where we don't get snow we get sn-irt. mix of snow and blowing soil from all the sugar beet fields. 100 miles due west of MSP.
@@russellkoopman3004 yea, you all are like us. Northern versus southern parts of the state are like two different states...
Great Tool.... no way I can use that in the hills of WV
You might be surprised. Once the load is in the sweet spot, it is way more stable than I thought it would be, and easy to push.
@@MikeBarryBees hmm 🤔 good to know
Well. It looks like a 8 out of 10. Did you even beak a sweat 😅???
If it weren’t for the humidity I may not have...lol.
Ive lost 2 of my hives to robbing. Even the one that I got honey off of this year.
Yea, it can get ugly and if there is any weakness, they’re very vulnerable when the flow is over. Sorry about the losses.