God has a special place prepared for you sir, its obvious you really care for people by the way you take time to help."No eye has seen, no ear has heard and no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him", person my friend,....its gonna be worth it all
Hi, Joe, I also use starter strips exclusively and find 3/4 inch forks best. Right now I have some leftover waxed plastic foundation that I am using up and the bees like it OK but I have also found that they do best with wax strips. For those who have not used starter strips, levelling your hives from side to side is critical to prevent the bees from building crooked combs. We have gone into our dearth and we are pretty much done for the year. Historically I have used hive top bucket feeders but have shifted to open feeders with your pool noodle floats. Less robbing and less work.
Thanks Joe. I add one thing no one mention is that a starter frame must be between to comb frames. If not they can build out incorrect. Learned the hard way.
Busy busy seems to be the new normal... I do believe you have had alot more rain than I up on the lake in NW Indiana. My mites have been just the opposite, lower. Bee Happy HBM
Joe thanks for your videos. I am looking for the one where you started your smoker with a vacuum. I cannot find it I didn't know if you took it down. I would sure like to watch it again.
skinny, I tried 3 frames like this... they love it... drawing comb faster than on my foundation... should I be doing this in my honey supers? im unclear... I have 3 hives... only one is taking to the brand new medium size foundation...
I screwed up on a honey super and forgot that one of the supers didn't have any foundation. Week later they had it half drawn and full of honey. No starter strip or wood strip. Sometimes you get lucky??
Interesting channel joe , had bees for 5 years now , i watched all of your beginner series and learnt many little tips and tricks ,have handed them on to other bee keeers i say Thank You to you , i noticed you mentioned in one week of the series that when bees bring in a different nectar as in golden rod ,they will not mix it with other nectar in the hive ,why is that and how do you know , we dont have mites in Australia, but many think it will happen eventually, is there research going on in USA, to find a cure ???? Peter Australia.
I don't remember saying that they won't mix nectar that's something new to me. Yes they are working on mites don't know if they will win. I will go back and look at week one maybe I was trying to say something else.
I went back and watched it I meant to say they usually won't mix sugar syrup with nectar together. If there is a flow on they store nectar and usually use sugar syrup for day to day living.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay ok thank you for the reply keep up the good work , i especially enjoyed how you added frames to the second deep checker board and the top super, watched many videos , yours explained how to do it properly , what part of the states you live in . Take care Peter.
God has a special place prepared for you sir, its obvious you really care for people by the way you take time to help."No eye has seen, no ear has heard and no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him", person my friend,....its gonna be worth it all
Joe, thanks for taking the time to produce your videos! You keep them coming and I’ll keep watching!
Hi, Joe, I also use starter strips exclusively and find 3/4 inch forks best. Right now I have some leftover waxed plastic foundation that I am using up and the bees like it OK but I have also found that they do best with wax strips. For those who have not used starter strips, levelling your hives from side to side is critical to prevent the bees from building crooked combs. We have gone into our dearth and we are pretty much done for the year. Historically I have used hive top bucket feeders but have shifted to open feeders with your pool noodle floats. Less robbing and less work.
Thanks Joe. I add one thing no one mention is that a starter frame must be between to comb frames. If not they can build out incorrect. Learned the hard way.
I buy lollypop sticks from a craft shop and glue them on with a hot glue gun and it worked perfectly.
You are right it works fine.
Thanks Joe for taking the time to put out the videos.
I look forward to your videos, they're always informative.
Joe, thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience. I am always looking forward to seeing your videos.
Thank you Joe. Learn so much from you.
Very nice to hear from you joe
Thank you for sharing the video.
Excellent
Thanks Joe!
Thank you so much
Busy busy seems to be the new normal...
I do believe you have had alot more rain than I up on the lake in NW Indiana. My mites have been just the opposite, lower.
Bee Happy
HBM
Thanks for the upload, I have yet to watch one of your videos that I don't learn something.
Great video thanks for sharing it. My bees hate the plastic foundation.
good video 👍
Joe thanks for your videos. I am looking for the one where you started your smoker with a vacuum. I cannot find it I didn't know if you took it down. I would sure like to watch it again.
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Where did you get your wax mill Joe??
How about videos on what a double deep should look like going into winter.
Joe have you tried to cut and pull fishing line from capped comb for cut comb purposes? Is it easy ? Thanks.
Where did you get the mold for making foundation? Glad to see y’all still alive! Lol 😂
I got mine from Fat Bee Man but you can get the same mill from China for a fourth the price.
I got away from using only starter strips..they seem to make way too many drone cells..I do however still use some in my swarm traps.
I am new to beekeeping. I am setting up my frames using your directions with fishing line. How do I keep the wax starter strips in place? Glue?
Hi Joe can you use that type of wax in supers for extracting honey out of? Or is the wax not strong enough for the spinning? thank you
yeah...they blow out
Can you use a plastic foundation strips??? If you cut then too???
Ya I use em without a issue I take em to the table saw and RIP em down and staple em in to wedge top frames
skinny, I tried 3 frames like this... they love it... drawing comb faster than on my foundation... should I be doing this in my honey supers? im unclear... I have 3 hives... only one is taking to the brand new medium size foundation...
You can but you have to be a little more careful while extracting honey.
Joe do you have a press or do you just dip to make foundation?and have you tried using wood strip instead?
Yes I have a wax mill.
I screwed up on a honey super and forgot that one of the supers didn't have any foundation. Week later they had it half drawn and full of honey. No starter strip or wood strip. Sometimes you get lucky??
How important is the cell embossing on a starter strip? Could you use just flat wax with no embossing?
Flat wax will work but it is brittle when you emboss it more flexible.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay Great info thanks!!
Do you know how long it takes for new wax to harden? If I use starter strips where I am my comb falls apart.
I put a double x of fishing line in the frame I don't have any problems. Heat index today is 120.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay what size line
@@Vannormus 20 to 30 pound test.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay thank you
Interesting channel joe , had bees for 5 years now , i watched all of your beginner series and learnt many little tips and tricks ,have handed them on to other bee keeers i say Thank You to you , i noticed you mentioned in one week of the series that when bees bring in a different nectar as in golden rod ,they will not mix it with other nectar in the hive ,why is that and how do you know , we dont have mites in Australia, but many think it will happen eventually, is there research going on in USA, to find a cure ???? Peter Australia.
I don't remember saying that they won't mix nectar that's something new to me. Yes they are working on mites don't know if they will win. I will go back and look at week one maybe I was trying to say something else.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay was actually week 21
I went back and watched it I meant to say they usually won't mix sugar syrup with nectar together. If there is a flow on they store nectar and usually use sugar syrup for day to day living.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay ok thank you for the reply keep up the good work , i especially enjoyed how you added frames to the second deep checker board and the top super, watched many videos , yours explained how to do it properly , what part of the states you live in . Take care Peter.
South central Indiana
can you use plastic strips ?
plastic will work just fine.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay do you wax them in or glue
@@mikedarkow7788 I use cleat frames so they lock in with a cleat bar with staples.
@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay i dont have them kind
@@mikedarkow7788 if you use plastic glue them in wax wax them in.
Thanks Joe!