hello friend, I am very impressed with the way you are cultivating bees. I am also a beekeeper, but a traditional breeder. I am very inspired by your video and very happy with your video, greetings from my traditional beekeeper from the province of Bengkulu, Indonesia🇮🇩🇮🇩🙏
I love the ingenious little jigs you use. That vertical panel saw is very clever. I have a huge Altendorf. It needs a space approximately 6.4 metres x 4.2 metres. I put thicker end boards on than you do. I get a lot of inspiration from you and your delightful partner. Thank you from Roy in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney Australia
I live up in Fermanagh. Been wanting to start a couple of hives around the farm. Thought i may as well go the full way and make the boxes myself. Great guide
This is just superb, been searching for "beehive decoration ideas" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Tiyia Beehive Basophilic - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my m8 got great success with it.
I think you are absolutely right. The four pieces compare very favourably with the eight accurately machines pieces for a National hive which is also made worse by the difference between brood boxes and supers. So, well done and thanks for sharing. On question I do have is that I always find ply, (even external), de-laminates when edges are left exposed. Is this a problem you experience?
What a brilliant video, thank you so much for sharing the details. Love the car jack for fine adjustment prior to cutting with the radial saw. Also liked the method you have made for vertical cutting of the large sheets. Looks like a circular saw running on two mild steel round bars guiding the saw. Really great stuff. The Bees look really happy. Keep up the fantastic work, and these videos.
Dr Fursov I am reading about Layens Hives for the colder climate of the US. Would you recommend them? I am building them per the plans from Dr Sharashkin. Would be interested in your thoughts on them.
Very nice video. I am not sure that all the cool wood joinery techniques would have been invented if people invented modern wood glue first. As Mr. Kalashnikov said, "Perfection is the enemy of good enough". I just made some drawers with basically this technique. but I think if I was going to make a lot at once like you do I might consider a jig to hold it square and then screw it together. ETA; Cool stop block.
Hey Tim and Sandra, just wanted to say thank you for all of your amazing videos on bees and keeping them. I agree with your style 100% I like it a lot, I was thinking of doing something similar with a 10 frame langstroth, I did some math and the weight should be similar, about 5% heavier with a 10 frame 231mm langstroth full of honey vs the 12 frame 183mm deep frame on the rose hive. I have your book, and I was going to make a 10 frame styled after your rose. I am still thinking about it, not committing yet. But I like the idea of OSB.
If you have medium Langs, then use them. Apparently they work fine (I haven't tried). I only made this design because we didn't have anything else suitable. Good luck!
This is a great video. How long do your boxes usually last? Also is there a reason your hives are all painted red? I'm new to beekeeping and am trying to learn as much as possible before I jump in.
+Dimitri Bianco They're only red because I like the colour. We live in a very wet part of the world so I expect to replace all these boxes within 3 - 5 years. Good luck with your beekeeping!
but I have to say those hives look very very nice. I like the tint they got when you applied the sealant. And the gap in between each super so that the bees don't get squashed was a brilliant idea
Fascinating! Would you have knowledge of using thymol oil and cinnamon powder to ward off black hive beetles. An old German gentleman told me he uses them but don't have mixture recipe.
Great video! You have inspired me to become a better bee keeper. I only wish I could get at least half as good as you. Greetings from Barbados. May u and ur family bee Safe during these trying times! live long and prosper.
Thank You! I was wondering if plywood was ok, well made video/box Your jigs are brilliant, your carts are smart, and thank god my grandparents are Irish!
Wonderful video thanks so much for taking the time to make it and share it. I was wondering though if you make your own frames and if so do you have a video explaining how to make them for the rose box in this video? And if not if you could provide a link (if you purchase them online) and information as to which frames fit into this Rose Box? Thanks again it is a huge help for me as well as for many others I'm sure!
What's the difference and advantage of using a Rose hive over Langstroth and Top bar hives? I'm thinking about building a hive since a relative of mine is a beekeper, but I'm not sure what kind of beehive I should make.
+The FicSkull TBH are tricky to use because the combs are not supported and can break easily. The others are both frame hives - it's just that Rose frames (and boxes) are all the same size and you don't use an excluder. The bees can cope with any of them so choose the one you like most and they'll be fine (probably!)
Hi Tim, thanks for the rose give method! I'm going to purchase one next month and i've already read the book, I love it! I already have a national . I was wondering to convert from national to rose, is it possible to place the rose box UNDER the current single national brood box and just wait for the bees to move in ? With the thought perhaps at the end of the season. I could remove the national brood that was on top , accounting for enough stores etc ? Thanks again, Dominic
Yes, you can do it that way too, but don't be surprised if they haven't moved all their brood nest by the autumn - you might have to overwinter both boxes - but that's ok too. Good luck!
This is amazing and I understand many years after your video; but I was wondering if you could make a video of how to make these with much less gear(like just a saw or something)??? I have very little woodworking gear and would like to build myself instead of paying $200 USD for a pre-made(unassembled) box.
Thanks for the info. I have purchased two of the Rose Hive Method books and have passed them on to other previously-kept-bees-but-got-frustrated beekeepers to share the knowledge, and the books encouraged them both to start beekeeping again! I'm using medium supers for my new hive (5 frame nuc arrives in May) and I think I made a fatal error- I bought an 8 frame hive. Given that this is 4 frames smaller than the rose hive OSBs, how much of a problem will this be? Should I switch my equipment to 10 frame before I get stuck with 8 frame equipment?
+wishingbee No, 8 frames is fine. I just developed mine to fit the local standard parts - you could just use medium 8 frame boxes and achieve the same thing, couldn't you? Or would it be too unstable if it gets tall?
Excellent, thanks for the response! I've been worried about the width of the brood nest with the 8 frames. I don't think it'll get too wobbly, it looks like it should be stable at least to 6 or more boxes, easily, although now I'm off to google that scenario. I'd love it if my first hive in ages would be vigorous enough to test the height boundaries of an 8 frame system. :D
Great video............But why can't I just screw a 1 X on the side for the handles. Wouldn't this do a better, quicker job? So I would have an outie-- instead of an innie handle ?
Hi Tim, quick question please - what's the router bit for making the hand hold rebates likely to be called in UK? Do you have a recommendation where to get this shape bit? Sometimes special router bits can be frighteningly expensive. Also I wonder if the router needs to be one with a longer spindle than the ordinary cheap router machines to get that wide shallow handhold rebate? Is that why you swapped to the bigger router? Thanks!
kester ratcliff No idea what it's called Kester, sorry. They came in a box of assorted shapes for 20 euro, or something cheap like that. Have a look on Ebay? I think an ordinary router would do the job but you'd put the timber flat down on the bench and put the router directly on top. An ordinary round-ended router bit would work but you might need a few passes. Or you always just screw on a hand-hold!
Oh now that was great. I shared it on my facebook too. Really enjoyed watching the wood work. Reminds me of my dad and my grandpa. Thank you. Love bees! I am excited to hopefully have my own sometime. Yay cool stuff! :)
Hi there, I'm also a beeworker from Hungary and I was wondering what kind of frames(I don't know the right word but I hope you get it) are that you use ? Are they without wire ? If so I would love to see a "how to make" video of them !! :)
Nagy Dániel Hi Nagy - I use Rose frames which are based on 'Nationals' (standard in the UK and Ireland). I cut down the side bars of the deep Nationals and put them together again as Rose frames. I'll make a video of that one of these days!
I have been searching for a good method of making hand holds. please tell me what shaper blades you are using. Will you please tell me where I might buy them and what they are called? I've searched several sites, but can't seem to find that profile. Thanks!!
Gotcha tim! inches at the start of the video? Anyways did those butt joints last? I am planning to use rabbet joint just to make it stronger. Im using plywood.
TIM I very much like all your videos as lots of other folks. I hope no one will mind me saying but I got a top popular USA brand router on Amazon and paid the duty to UK customs and it still was half the price of a similar quality brand here in the UK........ there's a program on telly called rip off Britain ! I got the kit to turn it into a bench model but will fabricate the table when I get round to it so as to make it similar to Tim's 'moulder'. So long as the fabricator is ultra careful with those fingers & ends up with the amount they started with after a few DIY beehives ---- I shudder to think ---ouch. How much I ask is a finger worth? I'm confident Tim makes his own bee hives as well as saving a lot there is that sense of satisfaction when you put to use things of your own making. Sometimes the feeling is intense------ My first bit of Biodiesel I made for a few pence per litre = brilliant...... I was grateful and still am from the very great help I got from the USA biodiesel makers.
If the frames are flush at the top, after you install the top cover would rest on the frames, then how are the bees crossing from frame to frame? Only thru the sides?
Tim, i realize that the frames in the rose hive are a bit different from the langstroth frames. I would be immensely grateful if you make a video making and showing the differences between the two. Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks for sharing.I've been thinking about getting into bee keeping for some time as our area is full of bees in the summer. I know very little about the subject so was interested in finding your video. Do you also make the trays that go inside the hive or do you buy these? Thanks again.
Wow, nice job! I was thinking this dude has a xooso load of big tools, lol.... made me a little envious. I am in the USA, an urbanite, and although I do have a smaller back yard, I'd have no room for all those tool machines! Is there a way to just buy these Rose HIves somewhere? Thanks from a bee and all-about-bees-lover!
Thanks for great video and book!! I'm hooked on the Rose-method and plan to start up Rose-hives this spring. Question: Here in Norway things tend to get pretty cold in winter. Do you think 1/2 " ply would be too thin here? Would you wrap the hives or what? Thanks again for inspiring beekeeping!
Sigmund Barø Thanks Sigmund. I think it's mostly the air in and around the combs that insulates the overwintering cluster, not so much the wall of the hive. So (in theory!) the wall just has to stop the wind blowing the warmer air away. In practice, 1/2" ply works well here - but I wouldn't like to promise it would work for you. My advise would be to see what your local beekeepers do and learn from them. At least Norway is dryer than here! Best of luck!
As a fellow wood worker, i gotta highly recommend that you get a dust collector. Or at least wear a mask. Saw dust will cause loads of respiratory illnesses. Dust collectors also keep the place much cleaner.
Wow Tim, Nice to see how you build the Rose hives and with tools that are very nifty. Will try and share your video on the Rose hive videos we did together, see if you can get some more traffic. Excellent job. David.
I know Im randomly asking but does someone know a tool to get back into an instagram account? I was stupid lost the password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
Hi David, i'm live in Dublin and i'm doing my bee course at the end of this month. i am looking at building a national hive as i don't want my bee's in the supper, i am going to build 2 brood boxes this should be enough to hold about 15 ltrs so i'm told. Well if you have any advice for me i will be heading down to galway on the first of August for a holiday, if your near by id like to see your hives in action.
Dj Eddie Lloyd Hi Eddie - I don't know if this was intended for me (Tim)? Good to hear you're making hives - best of luck with them. I don't use brood boxes though, or supers. Just Rose boxes which are all the same size.
O right sorry about the name Tim. Yes it was meant for you. Is the honey Yield any different. Could i ask why you use the rose hive, i was looking at this type of hive myself but i didn't like the idea of the queen laying every where and larva all over the place, now correct me if i'm wrong. will any way are you near galway city, i'm in the galway bay for 3 days with my family for a short break. if you wouldn't mind id love to se your hives and how they compare to a national hive.
Hi Tim have you ever thought of doing a CD start to finish of the making of the Rose Boxes, looking after the bees through out the year, and finally processing the honey? I realize that you do show some videos of the above mentioned, just a thought.
Dnice1541 The boxes don't last more than a few years anyway (4 maybe) so they need to be replaced - but that's good because they become full of dirt (and disease?). Just like us changing the bedsheets
Can you make a video showing how you make the frames please? My Irish Mum and I are very curious about that. I am saving for my Rose Method book. I love your other videos and subscribed :) I just may make a cart for the Horses too!
+AtomiKat Light Industries Yes - I will make a video of that, AtomiKat. Thanks for asking! You don't have to save up for the book - I'll send you a free one if you send me your address. (Privately might be best) Glad you like our videos, Tim
hi! i just bought my rose hive book! i have a question though? do i have to make my own frames to fit these boxes? Or can i purchase medium size frames?
+Dannielle Hernandez Hi Dannielle - if you have easy access to medium frames and boxes, just use them instead of Rose hives/frames. In Britain and Ireland mediums are not easy to get so I made my own.
I am from Northern New England where the winters get cold. I was just wondering if the ply wood sides be enough installation? could I use a the 9"x2" planks instead?
It's the holes in and between the bees and combs that offer the best insulation - the hive shell mostly keeps the wind out. But, yes, you could use thicker wood, for sure. Either reduce the number of frames in each box or everything (floor, roof, crownboard) changes from being a square to being a rectangle. Good luck!
We have a ridiculously low number of bees in my area. I even had to hand pollinate my vegetables last year with a watercolor brush! I absolutely love honey and beeswax, though. But I'm doubting I could keep a hive here. What happened to all the bees in America?
brightpurpleviking they did a story on 60 min here in Australia a few years ago about the US bees dying because of some bug or virus. A lot of bees now are imported from Australia or other places that are disease free. It is a massive issue that should be known, because without the bees, no pollination and as a result no food for an increasing population.
Great video, Becoming a keeper very soon and I appreciate the help. You have another subscriber here. Going to see if I can locate that book here in the states. Greetings from Michigan, USA
+Harry Gillis do you mean plane the boards? They don't need to be smooth but they do need to be the correct size - so yes, plane them if they are too thick
Awesome. Job!!! Wish I had 3. Where I reside you need to get a permit to have a beehive. I wish I could. It makes me happy to see your videos they are Tops... Thanks, Blessings Laura M
Hallo thanks a lot for the very informative video, I have one question do you do the frames yourself? if yes can you please make a video about that in the future thanks :)
I like the ingenuity of your work shop. Especially using that scissor jack for the lengths. I’ll have to incorporate that.
hello friend, I am very impressed with the way you are cultivating bees. I am also a beekeeper, but a traditional breeder. I am very inspired by your video and very happy with your video, greetings from my traditional beekeeper from the province of Bengkulu, Indonesia🇮🇩🇮🇩🙏
greetings to you too, Ahmad : - )
*I am VERY jealous of your workshop.*
It took a long time!
Great video, very clear with the drawings. Cool jigs and adjustable saw stop.
Very professionally done. I don't even have a saw! Impossible to make without electrical tools
Not impossible, just much more time-consuming.
You made them look so easy to make
What an amzing workshop you have!
wish it was bigger : - )
Judging from his workshop he's your average beekeeper a mad man
I love the ingenious little jigs you use. That vertical panel saw is very clever. I have a huge Altendorf. It needs a space approximately 6.4 metres x 4.2 metres. I put thicker end boards on than you do. I get a lot of inspiration from you and your delightful partner. Thank you from Roy in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney Australia
Glad you like it, Roy. It's mad that people round the world watch our little videos, but we're glad they do!
Great idea to use the jack as an adjustable stop.
the car jack with your saw, that's a damn good idea! (Y)
Yup, just watched this video again and the scissor car jack stop block is out of a dream, again. Smart smart smart.
I just notice now the work carts at perfect outfeed height. I think many of us would welcome a detailed look at your favorite features in your shop.
Andrew Graves yeah i gotta make me a jig like that for this summer!
Wonderful. Informative, concise, and creative. Thanks for sharing.
Good very nice Best beutifull my sweets friend
I live up in Fermanagh. Been wanting to start a couple of hives around the farm. Thought i may as well go the full way and make the boxes myself. Great guide
Your adjustable stop block was brilliant!
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This is just superb, been searching for "beehive decoration ideas" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Tiyia Beehive Basophilic - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my m8 got great success with it.
I like the use of the scissor jack with your bench saw!
I think you are absolutely right. The four pieces compare very favourably with the eight accurately machines pieces for a National hive which is also made worse by the difference between brood boxes and supers. So, well done and thanks for sharing.
On question I do have is that I always find ply, (even external), de-laminates when edges are left exposed. Is this a problem you experience?
Best use of a scissors jack ever.
I hear they can be used for jacking up a car too - but that could be just a myth : - )
What a brilliant video, thank you so much for sharing the details. Love the car jack for fine adjustment prior to cutting with the radial saw. Also liked the method you have made for vertical cutting of the large sheets. Looks like a circular saw running on two mild steel round bars guiding the saw. Really great stuff. The Bees look really happy. Keep up the fantastic work, and these videos.
Five star video, those scraps will make a nice step stool.
die sind wie die Zanderbeuten so gut!
Nice work
Thank you for funny and interesting Video! I enjoy it very much!
Best greetings from Ukrainian bekeepers! Good luck, Victor
+Dr Victor Fursov - Entomologist & Beekeeper Ukraine Thanks, Victor. Hello Ukrainian beekeepers! (Waving frantically!)
Best spring greetings!
Dr Fursov I am reading about Layens Hives for the colder climate of the US. Would you recommend them? I am building them per the plans from Dr Sharashkin. Would be interested in your thoughts on them.
Very nice video. I am not sure that all the cool wood joinery techniques would have been invented if people invented modern wood glue first. As Mr. Kalashnikov said, "Perfection is the enemy of good enough". I just made some drawers with basically this technique. but I think if I was going to make a lot at once like you do I might consider a jig to hold it square and then screw it together. ETA; Cool stop block.
Hey Tim and Sandra, just wanted to say thank you for all of your amazing videos on bees and keeping them. I agree with your style 100% I like it a lot, I was thinking of doing something similar with a 10 frame langstroth, I did some math and the weight should be similar, about 5% heavier with a 10 frame 231mm langstroth full of honey vs the 12 frame 183mm deep frame on the rose hive. I have your book, and I was going to make a 10 frame styled after your rose. I am still thinking about it, not committing yet. But I like the idea of OSB.
If you have medium Langs, then use them. Apparently they work fine (I haven't tried). I only made this design because we didn't have anything else suitable. Good luck!
This is a great video. How long do your boxes usually last? Also is there a reason your hives are all painted red? I'm new to beekeeping and am trying to learn as much as possible before I jump in.
+Dimitri Bianco They're only red because I like the colour. We live in a very wet part of the world so I expect to replace all these boxes within 3 - 5 years. Good luck with your beekeeping!
Fantastic job !
but I have to say those hives look very very nice. I like the tint they got when you applied the sealant. And the gap in between each super so that the bees don't get squashed was a brilliant idea
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Thanks for sharing
Fascinating! Would you have knowledge of using thymol oil and cinnamon powder to ward off black hive beetles. An old German gentleman told me he uses them but don't have mixture recipe.
Sorry, no. Luckily we don't have shb here yet
Great video. Hive looks really good.
Hi i Like the Film.
its very good Idea´s...
Greetings from north Germany
+Die SelberMacher Thank you. Greetings from West Ireland
Great video! You have inspired me to become a better bee keeper. I only wish I could get at least half as good as you. Greetings from Barbados. May u and ur family bee Safe during these trying times! live long and prosper.
You are so smart, thank you for the new video. I can't do this, but love all your videos. Keep posting
Thank You! I was wondering if plywood was ok, well made video/box Your jigs are brilliant, your carts are smart, and thank god my grandparents are Irish!
Wonderful video thanks so much for taking the time to make it and share it. I was wondering though if you make your own frames and if so do you have a video explaining how to make them for the rose box in this video? And if not if you could provide a link (if you purchase them online) and information as to which frames fit into this Rose Box? Thanks again it is a huge help for me as well as for many others I'm sure!
What's the difference and advantage of using a Rose hive over Langstroth and Top bar hives? I'm thinking about building a hive since a relative of mine is a beekeper, but I'm not sure what kind of beehive I should make.
+The FicSkull TBH are tricky to use because the combs are not supported and can break easily. The others are both frame hives - it's just that Rose frames (and boxes) are all the same size and you don't use an excluder. The bees can cope with any of them so choose the one you like most and they'll be fine (probably!)
Hi Tim, thanks for the rose give method!
I'm going to purchase one next month and i've already read the book, I love it!
I already have a national .
I was wondering to convert from national to rose, is it possible to place the rose box UNDER the current single national brood box and just wait for the bees to move in ? With the thought perhaps at the end of the season. I could remove the national brood that was on top , accounting for enough stores etc ?
Thanks again,
Dominic
Yes, you can do it that way too, but don't be surprised if they haven't moved all their brood nest by the autumn - you might have to overwinter both boxes - but that's ok too. Good luck!
@@WayOutWestx2 Thanks Tim for your reply , I appreciate it .
This is amazing and I understand many years after your video; but I was wondering if you could make a video of how to make these with much less gear(like just a saw or something)??? I have very little woodworking gear and would like to build myself instead of paying $200 USD for a pre-made(unassembled) box.
Good idea, Robert. Not sure when, but it's one I'd like to make..
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wow..amazing.Good job
Thanks for the info. I have purchased two of the Rose Hive Method books and have passed them on to other previously-kept-bees-but-got-frustrated beekeepers to share the knowledge, and the books encouraged them both to start beekeeping again!
I'm using medium supers for my new hive (5 frame nuc arrives in May) and I think I made a fatal error- I bought an 8 frame hive. Given that this is 4 frames smaller than the rose hive OSBs, how much of a problem will this be? Should I switch my equipment to 10 frame before I get stuck with 8 frame equipment?
+wishingbee No, 8 frames is fine. I just developed mine to fit the local standard parts - you could just use medium 8 frame boxes and achieve the same thing, couldn't you? Or would it be too unstable if it gets tall?
Excellent, thanks for the response! I've been worried about the width of the brood nest with the 8 frames. I don't think it'll get too wobbly, it looks like it should be stable at least to 6 or more boxes, easily, although now I'm off to google that scenario. I'd love it if my first hive in ages would be vigorous enough to test the height boundaries of an 8 frame system. :D
Great video............But why can't I just screw a 1 X on the side for the handles. Wouldn't this do a better, quicker job? So I would have an outie-- instead of an innie handle ?
+miserableoldman Yes, you can - it would just mean the boxes get heavier, not lighter. But if you're feeling strong..!
Good idea
Hi Tim, quick question please - what's the router bit for making the hand hold rebates likely to be called in UK? Do you have a recommendation where to get this shape bit? Sometimes special router bits can be frighteningly expensive. Also I wonder if the router needs to be one with a longer spindle than the ordinary cheap router machines to get that wide shallow handhold rebate? Is that why you swapped to the bigger router? Thanks!
kester ratcliff No idea what it's called Kester, sorry. They came in a box of assorted shapes for 20 euro, or something cheap like that. Have a look on Ebay? I think an ordinary router would do the job but you'd put the timber flat down on the bench and put the router directly on top. An ordinary round-ended router bit would work but you might need a few passes. Or you always just screw on a hand-hold!
WayOutWest Blowinblog Thank you!
Oh now that was great. I shared it on my facebook too. Really enjoyed watching the wood work. Reminds me of my dad and my grandpa. Thank you. Love bees! I am excited to hopefully have my own sometime. Yay cool stuff! :)
funny_sweets_greenthumb thanks - bees are the best!
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i want to by honey on tap
Hi there,
I'm also a beeworker from Hungary and I was wondering what kind of frames(I don't know the right word but I hope you get it) are that you use ?
Are they without wire ? If so I would love to see a "how to make" video of them !! :)
Nagy Dániel Hi Nagy - I use Rose frames which are based on 'Nationals' (standard in the UK and Ireland). I cut down the side bars of the deep Nationals and put them together again as Rose frames. I'll make a video of that one of these days!
WayOutWest Blowinblog Wow, thank you in advance !! It's really fascinating getting know foreign systems of beeworkers !
I love learning all the different beekeeping ways. But for your comment on "quick". This build seems to have more steps than a simple Langstroth.
I have been searching for a good method of making hand holds.
please tell me what shaper blades you are using.
Will you please tell me where I might buy them and what they are called?
I've searched several sites, but can't seem to find that profile.
Thanks!!
I'm sorry but I have no idea what they're called. But mine came in a cheap set from Amazon I think, so I'm sure they're common. Good luck!
How do you make your rose hive frames??? Read your book and would really like the specs.
Gotcha tim! inches at the start of the video? Anyways did those butt joints last? I am planning to use rabbet joint just to make it stronger. Im using plywood.
FANTASTIC,, MABEY I SHOULD TRY THIS.. .GREAT VIDIO.
Amazing, it`s very simple explanation. thnx a lot
Finally someone who dosnt kill every bee and destroy there cones
Beautyful
It's very good job, I like beekeeping!!
TIM I very much like all your videos as lots of other folks.
I hope no one will mind me saying but I got a top popular USA brand router on Amazon and paid the duty to UK customs
and it still was half the price of a similar quality brand here in the UK........ there's a program on telly called rip off Britain !
I got the kit to turn it into a bench model but will fabricate the table when I get round to it so as to make it similar to Tim's 'moulder'. So long as the fabricator is ultra careful with those fingers & ends up with the amount they started with after a few DIY beehives ---- I shudder to think ---ouch. How much I ask is a finger worth?
I'm confident Tim makes his own bee hives as well as saving a lot there is that sense of satisfaction when you put to use things of your own making. Sometimes the feeling is intense------ My first bit of Biodiesel I made for a few pence per litre = brilliant......
I was grateful and still am from the very great help I got from the USA biodiesel makers.
so nice work
If the frames are flush at the top, after you install the top cover would rest on the frames, then how are the bees crossing from frame to frame? Only thru the sides?
No, the crown board (top cover) has a built-in frame that allows a bee space.
Thank you for clarifying.
Tim, i realize that the frames in the rose hive are a bit different from the langstroth frames. I would be immensely grateful if you make a video making and showing the differences between the two.
Greetings from Brazil.
Yes, that might be interesting, Andrey (but what would I do with the langstroth ones?!). I'll have a think...
Thanks for sharing.I've been thinking about getting into bee keeping for some time as our area is full of bees in the summer. I know very little about the subject so was interested in finding your video. Do you also make the trays that go inside the hive or do you buy these? Thanks again.
Wow, I don't have all those wood cutters you have..
Now I have to find one already made. Save the Bee's.
thanks for the video :) . I just want to ask, do you use queen extruder?
No, I never use queen excluders
waw,your work blew my mind
Wow, nice job! I was thinking this dude has a xooso load of big tools, lol.... made me a little envious. I am in the USA, an urbanite, and although I do have a smaller back yard, I'd have no room for all those tool machines! Is there a way to just buy these Rose HIves somewhere? Thanks from a bee and all-about-bees-lover!
you can buy rose hives in the U.S. through Marcell Campbell, blackstarseeds@gmail.com
thank you man your work is brilliant! are those timbers treated? can I use treated timber to make some?
Some people use treated timbers but I wouldn't. Remember, 'treated' means 'poisoned'
Thanks man.I appreciate it.
Thanks for great video and book!! I'm hooked on the Rose-method and plan to start up Rose-hives this spring. Question: Here in Norway things tend to get pretty cold in winter. Do you think 1/2 " ply would be too thin here? Would you wrap the hives or what? Thanks again for inspiring beekeeping!
Sigmund Barø Thanks Sigmund. I think it's mostly the air in and around the combs that insulates the overwintering cluster, not so much the wall of the hive. So (in theory!) the wall just has to stop the wind blowing the warmer air away. In practice, 1/2" ply works well here - but I wouldn't like to promise it would work for you. My advise would be to see what your local beekeepers do and learn from them. At least Norway is dryer than here! Best of luck!
Great job
Another great vid! Thanks you for posting!
Thanks Chirpy Mike!
As a fellow wood worker, i gotta highly recommend that you get a dust collector. Or at least wear a mask. Saw dust will cause loads of respiratory illnesses. Dust collectors also keep the place much cleaner.
Do you have details of your vertical sliding saw ,?manufacturer or self made?
Here you go,, Bob - th-cam.com/video/cu5UU10F7NQ/w-d-xo.html
Very nice job. Ill take 20!
Wow Tim,
Nice to see how you build the Rose hives and with tools that are very nifty.
Will try and share your video on the Rose hive videos we did together, see if you can get some more traffic.
Excellent job.
David.
I know Im randomly asking but does someone know a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I was stupid lost the password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Willie London instablaster :)
Hi David, i'm live in Dublin and i'm doing my bee course at the end of this month. i am looking at building a national hive as i don't want my bee's in the supper, i am going to build 2 brood boxes this should be enough to hold about 15 ltrs so i'm told. Well if you have any advice for me i will be heading down to galway on the first of August for a holiday, if your near by id like to see your hives in action.
Dj Eddie Lloyd Hi Eddie - I don't know if this was intended for me (Tim)? Good to hear you're making hives - best of luck with them. I don't use brood boxes though, or supers. Just Rose boxes which are all the same size.
O right sorry about the name Tim. Yes it was meant for you. Is the honey Yield any different. Could i ask why you use the rose hive, i was looking at this type of hive myself but i didn't like the idea of the queen laying every where and larva all over the place, now correct me if i'm wrong. will any way are you near galway city, i'm in the galway bay for 3 days with my family for a short break.
if you wouldn't mind id love to se your hives and how they compare to a national hive.
Hi Tim have you ever thought of doing a CD start to finish of the making of the Rose Boxes, looking after the bees through out the year, and finally processing the honey? I realize that you do show some videos of the above mentioned, just a thought.
+John Traynor Good idea, John, - it might even happen : - )
Our very own Roger Patterson mentioned the Rose Hive in one of our recent webinars. Hope you are still enjoying your beekeeping, Tim?
If possible, a video showing the construction of the frames with the respective measures (in millimeters). Greetings from Brazil.
Acf Moc
Amazing
thank you
Well done.
Why do you like to replace boxes often? How often?
Dnice1541 The boxes don't last more than a few years anyway (4 maybe) so they need to be replaced - but that's good because they become full of dirt (and disease?). Just like us changing the bedsheets
Good job bro>
Good
i like their equipment
I need this one
Can you make a video showing how you make the frames please? My Irish Mum and I are very curious about that. I am saving for my Rose Method book. I love your other videos and subscribed :) I just may make a cart for the Horses too!
+AtomiKat Light Industries Yes - I will make a video of that, AtomiKat. Thanks for asking!
You don't have to save up for the book - I'll send you a free one if you send me your address. (Privately might be best)
Glad you like our videos,
Tim
hi! i just bought my rose hive book! i have a question though? do i have to make my own frames to fit these boxes? Or can i purchase medium size frames?
+Dannielle Hernandez Hi Dannielle - if you have easy access to medium frames and boxes, just use them instead of Rose hives/frames. In Britain and Ireland mediums are not easy to get so I made my own.
I am from Northern New England where the winters get cold. I was just wondering if the ply wood sides be enough installation? could I use a the 9"x2" planks instead?
It's the holes in and between the bees and combs that offer the best insulation - the hive shell mostly keeps the wind out. But, yes, you could use thicker wood, for sure. Either reduce the number of frames in each box or everything (floor, roof, crownboard) changes from being a square to being a rectangle. Good luck!
really amazing and professional
We have a ridiculously low number of bees in my area. I even had to hand pollinate my vegetables last year with a watercolor brush! I absolutely love honey and beeswax, though. But I'm doubting I could keep a hive here. What happened to all the bees in America?
Too many jerks knocking down hives all the time. Probably decided to leave to better places.
brightpurpleviking they did a story on 60 min here in Australia a few years ago about the US bees dying because of some bug or virus. A lot of bees now are imported from Australia or other places that are disease free. It is a massive issue that should be known, because without the bees, no pollination and as a result no food for an increasing population.
IT'S very good
Tq for info 👍
Where could I find the specific blades for the spindle? Tom
These came from a cheap mixed set from Amazon or Ebay, I think.
Great video, Becoming a keeper very soon and I appreciate the help. You have another subscriber here. Going to see if I can locate that book here in the states. Greetings from Michigan, USA
+B Casey Thanks, B. Welcome aboard.
In Michigan you may be better served with a insulated Layens hive! Check out Dr Leo Sharashkin on youtube.
Do you need to plan the boards?
+Harry Gillis do you mean plane the boards? They don't need to be smooth but they do need to be the correct size - so yes, plane them if they are too thick
Awesome. Job!!! Wish I had 3. Where I reside you need to get a permit to have a beehive. I wish I could. It makes me happy to see your videos they are Tops... Thanks, Blessings Laura M
Big workshop you do have so, no either way easier than this one. Good job but very hard for me to do myself, lol.
Hallo thanks a lot for the very informative video, I have one question do you do the frames yourself? if yes can you please make a video about that in the future thanks :)
mario63ist I cut down standard frames. Well, just the side-bars. Yes, I'll show that sometime soon. Thanks for watching!
nice job. good video voice would been nice but great presentation
Hi Tim if you do decide to do a CD let me know as I would be more than happy to purchase it. all the best.
Thanks guy. good job