Preparing Horizontal Hives for 20,000 Honey Bees we WON't Regret THIS?!?
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- Preparing Horizontal Hives for 20,000 Honey Bees we WON't Regret THIS?!?
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Zucchini is like this. Tuesday.Oh look how beautiful the flowers are. Thursday. Holy katzenjammers !!! Come look at these zucchini!! They've got to be at least a foot long!! 😊
You are 100% spot on 😁😁😁
Mine took a long time to even come up, after that the plants seem to double in size over night!
When I was reading "katzenjammers" I thought it was something bad. Katzenjammer is german and is used when your expectations were too high and you got back to reality. Or when someone was drunk and fun and then sobering up and complaining about the hangover - that's "Katzenjammer".
@@fuchsregen4794 of course katzenjammer is German, also for bewilderment, travesty; so is Fuchsregen 😂
I grew them and they took over the garden. Even climbed the neighbours back fence and he was wondering what they were
they also deplete the soil
My children heard the "gooooood mornin" and came running to watch our favorite homesteading channel!
Bees get confused if you move the hive (even by 3 feet). I'd recommend you find a permanent sheltered place to put the hives, then bc of the 🐻 put an electric fence around it. LOVE your videos & look forward to each one.
Vivienne T I see Mr Bear getting in a fight with that electric netting and running off with the whole thing wrapped around himself, Al bewildered where his fence got off to. 😂
AL and all, I would never thought of New Hampshire as being a place for having bees. I pray the bear(s) do not mess up your way of life. I have a similar bee hive in The Philippines and I hope to put more hives in protected areas of the coconut orchards. I am impressed with your different clovers in that pasture. The goats should love that pasture. Your channel and homestead have come so far in the last three and a half years. You are a hard working family and the homestead shows your love of the land. You are very blessed. Please stay safe. God bless America.
I love the scenic shots you guys have been including in the videos lately. I enjoy watching all the projects you do, but it's nice to see a couple of those quiet little moments, too. The rain yesterday and the flowers today... so nice :)
Good morning Lumnah family, thank you for sharing your adventures around the farm with us! Great job with 5 videos a week, I know people enjoy them all because I sure do!
Al, you and your family are very humble. Thanks for sharing with us your beautiful journey. I'm sure glad that Morgan from Gold Shaw farm show a link to your channel.
You should run a 2x4 on the ground on each end of the hive extended beyond the width of the legs to prevent the hive from tipping over.
Poor Rusty's Lady 🥺 I'm excited to learn more about how you all keep bees!!!
BIG Bear!!! I'm so glad you lock up your animals at night! Love the chicken tracker great job! GOD BLESS!
I saw a video where you only start the bees on one end blocking off the other 2/3 otherwise they will grow a bit disorganized across the hive. One queen for the whole horizontal hive starting right to left and open up to the left as they fill up the hive. Then open your other entrances as needed as well. This is the miracle of the horizontal hive. I watched several videos on this where the guy that invented these visited a guy to consult a beekeeper in the mountains. The guy was amazing. Wish I could remember names better, therein lies my LD. NEVER say if they can get thru something they can have it. Believe me me thru experience that can jinx it 😂. Looking great guys! Lovin it!
Good morning Lumnah family ☕️ unBEARable... please BEE safe, have a blessed day
Smiley face emogee
I’ve really enjoyed reading the comments and learning even more about bee hives from your viewers! So much to learn!
You hit the nail on the head when you called your chickshaw 'The Food Truck'
I am not Critisizing.. Living up in the wooded mountains myself, many are moving to wider spaces to live the lifestyle you are. The more Man enchroaches in Mother Natures area, the more wild animals we see. We do what we can. Now as for the neighbors dog, please do not blame the dog. Your neighbor is responsible and should be accountable to pay for loss of your livestock. My neighbors dogs attacked my chickens twice. Yes, he paid twice for my loss, but it was the second time, he lost his dogs to animal control. I am sure that if Pluto or Tanner did what that dog did, you would feel responsible. Alerting Fish and Game depart. about the bear is a very wise idea. Not only fencing for your bees, but the blueberries too! Thank you for sharing.
I really love watching your videos I pray that this very large BEAR that has found its way onto your property doesn't hurt any of your precious animals or any of you please stay safe I look forward to watching your videos everyday 😁🐻
pick up some wing nuts when you go get the bees....easier to loosen and tighten the slot doors.
J Byron Payn ~ Bingo! I was thinking the same thing when watching.
Also, not sure is that is the final position for you hives but from the shadow looks as if they are facing north. as an old beekeepers from the UK I would recommend the entrance to face due east or southeast so they get the early morning sun.
Al- you are so clever. The beehive is beautifully made.
Sorry about your loss... much love to all of you. Smart advice from the Community about an electric fence around the beehives.. Makes good sense.
Bears in our area are around during the day time. Be careful all day long.
Susan Elliott ours too! I followed one as he was trotting down the road in front of me back in March. He stopped and turned his head around and looked at me as if to say, What are you doing? Then he trotted off down the road and headed left, into the woods. A lot of bears have migrated away from their usual habitat after the Gatlinburg fires.
Susan Elliott ~ Totally agree! I was thinking Al should have a freedom stick or at least a firecracker with him when he went out to get the trail cameras. He hasn't been out there in quite a while. Based on what Tannenbaumgirl posted, now I want to look up "bear piles."
Apples, blueberries, & now honey......the bear(s) are gonna love you guys! Hope this doesn't turn into a problem this year. Best wishes.
You need some geese. Best warning/guard animals you can have. They used to be the guard animals for the Acropolis in Greece. You could also think about guinea fowl.
Guinea Fowl are very good for alerting, also they like to eat Ticks and other insects,Geese are very good at Guarding other livestock plus they graze on grass,get young Goslings then they grow up to Respect you and other livestock,but Hate anything else, Here in the UK We can Shoot to Kill dogs that are after our Livestock...Goodluck with your Bees. !!
Thanks for another great video Al. God loves you and your family. God bless you all.
That's a Bear pile.....fence your Honeybee area!
Tannenbaumgirl Honeybees, heck! He needs to fence everything from the greenhouse to the chicken tractors with 5 strands of electric! He may have to fence the whole yard!
Yes, they will go after that honey.
@@cathiwim Black Bears won't come near the house during the daytime, only at night, and their chickens are in the coop at night. Stop acting scared out of your pants and scaring other people, here in Minnesota we have bears everywhere, and we don't electrify our entire property, and we managed to live to a good ripe age! You also don't want to let food items or trash laying around, that's like inviting them, so be smart about it. You do want to fence your bee hives, because they will come back time and again once they've discovered a food source, and they will obliterate the hives. PS...not only do we have Bears, we also have Wolfes, Coyotes, Badgers, Wolferines, and Cougars have recently been documented.
Congratulations on reaching your 200,000 thousand subscribers, I started following your page before you started building that barn or whatever you're using it for. I enjoy all your contents thank you.
A bear is a powerful digger, keep that in mind when designing your fence for the hives.
cant he just shoot it
Never seen or heard of a bear tunneling under a properly designed electric fence in the 48 years since I started with bees, both in NY and in Maine, a short hop from Lumnah Acres. I guess anything's possible. Is this something that y
you experienced first-hand?
I see you placing the Drill , then the Driver for having 2 different ones there . Look in the ( WORX ) Drill /Driver 20 V for things you can do Quicker . It’s a Switchdriver .Two Bits on One Unit. But do love all your Projects and look forward to many more..😎
I liked the intro ;) You've increased the larder for predators, game cams are required viewing now. I'm sure you'll get it sorted out, you three always do 👍
Al, you will need to plan protection for your greenhouse too from the bear, apart from the valuable suggestions from others.
Interesting. Have you had experience with bears invading a greenhouse? I've lived in bear country most of my adult life and never had a bear harvest my greenhouse veggies or hear of such
If practical, allow your chickens access to your bee hives. There is a pest "Small Hive Beetle" that does damage inside bee hives. Their larvae exit the hive, burrow into the ground pupate and return as adult beetles. Chickens will eat the larvae and adult beetles.
You fed him so he left you some fertilizer. You were just saying how nothing goes to waste on the homestead. He must have been listening. lol. Was going to say that he left his calling card, but after you found the apples it was just so poetic that he swapped food for fertlizer. I can't be positive, but black bear; if cooked right, does taste good.
bear is very tasty...so is venison
Eating bears? That’s gross
He was just trying to help Al by processing the apples for him.
Definitely need electric fence around the bees for the bear. I've always put my hives along a tree line facing south. When I make poultry cages, I always include panels so that they have a place to hide behind. I like the chickshaw design mods that you've done.
Learning so much from this channel. 👍
God bless you and stay safe,love the hoop house/greenhouse.
Good luck and God bless your endeavor with bees!!🙏🏼🙏🏼
Th veggies in the greenhouse are looking fabulous. That was a wise investment. On VW Family Farm’s vlog this morning, they had a state bee inspector. He advised Ben to split up his hives to different parts of the property. If a bear or something else destroyed his hives in one place, then not all would be lost & he could rebuild. I hope that bear doesn’t come back. I would be worried about him/her being so close. I really enjoy your channel & hate the days when you don’t post. I know you need a break, but I’m just being selfish. Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍❤️🐝🥰🙏🙏🙏
Hey guys let me know when you need more bee stuff or extracting equipment and I will get you a good deal just like before. Hope Gina is all excited about suiting up. Can't wait to see some bees in there!
Nothing beats a greenhouse for growing up north. Even if you don’t have space a small hoop house can fit on a sunny porch or patio.
Sorry for your loss.
We can plan, take extra care and be vigilant. Still the unexpected can happen. You all show your love for your animals and still it's not enough. Figaro needs to step up security, but lay low and be safe. Maybe a tough guard dog to help him. Maybe Rusty chasing the bad guys off. Fun to picture them patrolling. Blessings to you all.
200k subs !! Congrats 👍🏻👍🏻
Pretty good sized bear, given that print just up and to the left of the scat when you have the camera pointed at Gina's boots at twelve o'clock. Looking forward to your bee adventure, especially in horizontal hives (which I am really considering, given that I've been harvesting honey the past three days out of my traditional langstroth verticals). But if you have a bear coming around, I'd agree with the others and get some electric fencing in place around your hives, because they will wipe out the colonies.
Edit: since you have the handy greenhouse, you could also overwinter the hives in the greenhouse itself. Also, since you guys get such big winds (and bears), you might want to put a latch on the tops of those hives.
Al, Gina, Olivia, Sad news about the chicken. You just never know! I know that you know bees, but I would put the bees in their final position right now to save work later as regards a relocation. Get Olivia to paint a different pattern on the front of each hive to help orientation. Loved seeing your herd grazing! Regards Stephen.
We've been wondering when you were going to get the bees back in. Recall you had the chain link fence a few seasons back, prior to the land clearing. I've had 3 different bear sightings from friends on fb the Champlain Valley to St. J. i.e. Yogi is out looking for picnic baskets/ Pooh is looking for honey. Good luck. Be safe.
Hardware cloth will show up when you get done building. You might want to move the bees away from your piles of dirt and compost, for the made not like the noise of the Kubota.
You should timelapse the tomato plants over night
The bear around here will destroy bee hives you should put an electric fence around them just a thought. :)
Always at the end about putting protection for the bees.
ELECTRIC FENCE the entire property!!! There’s too much to lose and that bear has discovered an easy food source
Should also mention the blueberry patch as well.
Bear meat is pretty tasty especially smoked. Just sayin.
I was thinking the same thing. Plus what's to keep the bear from eating produce in the greenhouse if you wants to.?
Your having issues with something getting chickens as well. I’m sorry to hear that. May have to make the fence stronger somehow. You going to also have to protect your hives from the bear and possibly wasps. Just have to keep moving forward. Stay strong and keep your life filled with positivity.
Thar be bar on the homestead ...one opening per swarm ... You can have that hive full and just use one end opening ... The queen will lay brood close to any entrance ... Check out Off Grid with Doug and Stacy ... Great horizontal hive videos ... Among others of course ... I hope your gees are locally caught ... Better to get local that are more acclimated to your weather ... Wild caught swarms is considered best ... If bear you might consider electric around the hive ... Just my experience ... Your mileage may vary ...
We have had a big male black bear who has been around enough that we’ve named him Fred. He’s shown up on the game cam and moseyed up the driveway in broad daylight. We had to scare him off with 6 warning shots from the rifle! The neighbors have seen a mama with 2 cubs. The previous owner told us they only saw maybe 5 bears in 35 years. Idk if they just never looked outside or it’s a crazy bear season in NH this year.
We are in southwestern Virginia north of Roanoke and caught our first image of a bear on our property with our trail cam. Not a huge bear, probably no more than 150 pounds. Rather cute! LOL You are right. That footprint you found was HUGE! Didn't damage anything on our property, but most likely moved on to the fruit trees at the neighbor's place. Good luck and keep those bees safe.
Al, I have a visual impairment. Please leave the captions on the screen for a longer time. I could also use a plainer font. Thank you!
Hello Leanna, you can slow the speed of the video so the text stays on the screen longer. Use the gear/cog icon at the bottom right of the screen to change the speed. It's a great tool. I use it all the time.
Your bee hives look great. Good job. Always look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing. The bear thing is scary. Yikes.
I'd definitely be keeping those fence on. That way if that dog comes back he can get zapped for sure because he knows where to come back to now.
You need to watch Doug and Stacey's video on their horizontal bee hives. Doug has slats that go over the top of the frames and cover the entire length of the hive. They go in the same direction as the frames.
keeps the bees from going the full length of the hive.
Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️
Awe so sorry for the lost of the black chicken...
The bear seems scary....so close..
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I think you should paint some type of design on your bee hives . . . both different. Love your videos! God bless.
Looks so good love it
Don't touch the fence...lol...
I love watching your vids, stay safe...😊
For the broody hen, leave an egg under her, then take the “surprise chick” and swap out the egg at night
, she will take care of the chick as if it was hers and it will free up the box. I do this when we have one broody and have not lost one to date.
@6:29 I bought some Fry Pan Bargain roosters from Meyer Hatchery. They've been eating me out of house and home too. They're growing as fast as my Cornish Cross chicks are. I wasn't expecting to be able to harvest them until late September.
Great video. The bear may be just visiting well hope that's what he was doing. Electric fence around the the be hives will be a good thing. I'm surprised the animals easier a fuss. The garden green house looks great . Thanks for sharing.
Not good if you've got a dog after your chickens, especially as it had to get through a fence and Rusty. In my experience, once they start, they're almost impossible to stop.
Bear activity is not something we have to worry about here in the UK, but it's going to be interesting to see if the game cameras pick anything else up.
Looking forward to seeing the bees arriving. As well as the chick-shaw in action sometime soon.
Yes yes I would definitely put something around the bees to keep the bear out because they love honey and they'll destroy those things it was probably more or less after the apples bears are more especially black bears which we have out here they are more omnivorous but they like their fruits and vegetables so yeah I'd keep an eye on things because they would definitely have fun in your greenhouse and there's not anything that would keep it out of there tear that thing apart please please please take care stay safe and God bless can't wait to see what's next I love your farm by the way
With all your bear activity you may want to make a plan on how to tether your hives to the ground to keep them from being damaged. We just purchased a “wild” bit of acreage and bears kinda freak me out. Thanks for sharing.
The birdsongs are glorious. I bet your chickens would love that bear scat.
Enjoyed the video...got couple helpful tips.
Being a Beekeeper as well...
You're going to need to make a quality strong fence around your bees, to keep the bears out...a flimsy electric fence Wont cut it. Personally I would erect a 8 foot cyclone fence and electrify it about a foot down from the top.
Your hive entrance reducer is a great idea, but your going to have issues sliding it back and forth. Because the bees will glue the bolt head to the hive body...ask me how I know.
What I did was to take a small strip, (slightly bigger than the opening), and a square nail...place the strip on the landing board, then use the nail to pinch it into the strip. The bees will then glue only the strip...which is easy to remove with a hive tool.
Good Luck on the journey.
Congratulations on the 200 k. Heartbreaking about the chicken. Love you guys.
Al you have never talked about you having a peace maker. But, with a bear now scouting your 🚜 farm, knowing there is plentiful bounty for a meal. Now is the time to be prepared to defended your farm and family. Talk to neighbors to see if they have signs of the bear or issues. If it is a female, it might have had cubs. If so, this could be the beginning of a lot of problems. Due to creek being dried up, it also could be looking for a water source. Please take measures to be prepared for incoming bear, coyote or dog both day and night. Perhaps a 🐕, like a German Shepherd is going to be needed in the very near future to protect the farm and YOU AND FAMILY. G-D Bless and Stay Safe. Much 💘 from N.Y.
I believe Al does have a gun as he had to shoot some skunk last year and raccoon last winter.
You guys should relax. Al is more than adequately prepared to protect his family and homestead. They will be just fine.
what i like most is when i watch u its not only me but my whole family like 3 in one 🙂
i like carpentery and my wife like to watch ur wife when she is cooking and my children like the animals goats and dogs .. good work 🌷
One thing that would give your bees a huge boost if you are getting packaged bees would be a few frames of BetterBee comb foundation. It gives the Queen an immediate place to lay eggs immediately. I'm coming back into the hobby after a 20+ year absence and I'm amazed at the new products. But because the videos are already history you probably already have your bees installed.... next time.
Congratulations on your 200k subscribers !!!!
Try the pizza on the pellet grill! If your grill runs true to temp set up and bake the same way you do in the oven. It adds a little wood fired taste and will keep the house cool. One of our kids favorite things to make on the pellet grill!
I keep bees here in Australia, if I can offer a piece of advice it would be not to have all those new frames in the hive till the hive has grown to need them.
You need to keep the bee to wax ratio right otherwise you end up with wax moth and hive beetle. If it was me I would put 1 new frame on either side of the nuc till they drew out that comb then add 2 more etc....
Also bees keep the brood at 35 degrees C so keeping area they are in as tight as possible will mean less work to keep warm.
Here we face our hives East if possible so that they get the morning sun, helps to wake the hive up and get them flying earlier.
Just info, the bee that collects nectar/pollen doesn’t store it, she passes it off to another bee just inside who does that. They are beautiful and amazing creatures!
Humans should take lessons from the bees.
A TALL Electric Fence ! Gina I am right there with you, I wouldn’t want it to come backs either! 🐻
A few years back we had just set up our hives and a few days later we woke up to our hives tipped over and frames everywhere. We put them back together and they survived. An electric fence went up that afternoon. It turned out to be a bear living in the woods behind our property. No problem after the fence went up.
Al & Gina..... It is so nice seeing you guys progress in your endeavors. It is so ausome seeing you doing what you do.....Keep up the good work. Your skills at building everything is so nice.
Oh and did I see a Tattoo on Gina's lower leg....lol
@ 200K subscribers now. CONGRATULATIONS!!! DO we now get a whole house test of the generator in action?
Time to call the game warden to set a bear trap. Too many people could get hurt.
In PA the game commission did NOTHING! Even though it was in a neighborhood where there is a school 5 minutes away.
Lumnah’s live in the White Mountains. Bears are just a fact of life.
@Richard Thomas Live and learn...just happy learning the hard way and the apples are the only thing he bear took.
Not a chance of that happening they don't trap bears for crapping in your yard
So, I guess a bear does not ____ in the woods, they do it at Lumnah Acres!!!
Cute! That thought didn’t enter my mind. Thanks for the chuckle!
It did enter mine
Roger Kaiser Crafty Guy haha.
They do it wherever the hell they want to is my understanding...
So sorry for your loss
A couple of strands of electric along the full length of the pasture fence would help protect NYC and the goats. A couple of ipcctv cameras and a couple of pir floodlights on the barn/shop would be better long term than the trail cams. And maybe a couple of pir floods around the house as well.
It would be a very good idea to put up hotwires above your pasture fences and around the bucks’ enclosure too. Goats make a nice snack for bears! With predators around electric fences are your best friend.
if you drill some shallow holes and glue maybe 1 1/2 or 2 inch long dowel rod in them it will keep your bee doors level just a thought if you have some scrap around
The new chicken coop reminds me of a pop up camper. Looks great!
Al, I hope you took or will take a bee class. It really helps to understand bees better. Also, we learned in my bee class that if you get bees this late in the year, they will not build up bees to survive the winter. We get our bee packages and nucs in April.
Misty Mountain day that shot was incredible Al !
Ooh no , a bear 😳. Good morning Lumna Acres ☕️
You couldn’t have paid me enough money to go out in those woods knowing there’s a bear around! Bravo Al!
Certainly not without a shotgun. Bears will also come out to hunt during day.
I was thinking the same thing I was really afraid for him ! That’s Scary, knowing there’s a bear out there!
Just don't smell like honey, or berries😉
Bears are omnivores, they eat meat too.
Glad you are going to fence in your bees. I didn't realize you had a bear so close, that is scary. I hope the neighbors dog doesn't come back but it probably will....sure is daring to come for your chickens in broad daylight. Great video as always. Have a Blessed day. See you Thursday.
As always a great show
I have a cousin in WV who lost his hives to a bear last spring. And he had them fenced in. So electric is good in addition to a sturdy chain link. He finally got his check for damages from fish and game. Only took a year.
I had a family roaming at my house , mom,dad and Cubs
Many years ago when we were back in the U.P. of Michigan we'd have bear coming up our front porch steps. All we'd do is bang on the inside of the door it'd scare off the bear. Bear is a very common thing living up north. We never had to relocate them. Now we reside in central Oklahoma and have one bear that continues to walk through our place off the river from Arkansas. He tries to get our bird feeders (seed, and sugar water). He's been just off both the front, and back porch. He's a out 250 pounds. He scares off easily. Obvious the bear came to your area because he/she smelled the apples. You'll need some sort of deterrent around your bees before honey is produced. If bear can smell an dead animal carcass 20 miles away, they'll smell honey, or even a dead chicken. Just be alert to your surroundings when outside.
Tall grass attracts those preditors. I hope you and your family stay safe. Maybe motion lights could help.
Congratulations on 200 thousands subs.
First and litest option is pyrenees dog, it will bark and chase away all predators. Second and heavy option is either Kangal dog or Caucasian shepherd dog.
Good luck with the bees , Not had bees here for a long time hubby was beekeeper and he got anaphylactic shock in the end, So they had to go :( Hope the neighbour is going to keep their dog in now too . All the best
That is amazing. Can I come shop once everything is ready pick
Get mouse guards for your openings to the hives! Otherwise they can be a problem particularly in autumn/fall :) Depending on the mouse guard design they can help you control the size of the openings too. Good luck with the bees!