Small Hive Beetle Prevention and Control, a test using live small hive beetles to stop and trap
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- Watch as live Small Hive Beetles are being repelled by the Neverwet coated aluminum flanges, these coated flanges will keep the Small Hive Beetles from entering your honey bee hive. They are to easy to make, install and inexpensive. Stop wondering if they work you'll see it here and now. .Please Subscribe and Like my channel it helps a lot, If you wish to donate for these money saving ideas click on this link; www.paypal.me/JeffWillard358 Thank You.
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I saw ur first video and tried it on all my hives they really do work. The only time it doesn't work is when the colony hits a nectar flow and u don't supper fast enough and they build honey comb all the way to the bottom board. Giving the SHB a ladder to climb. Awesome product. Thanks
Your welcome, I'm glad its working for you.... Make sure your use window screen on any openings above the coated flanges and seal the box seams with polyethylene foam tape. Good Luck.
barriers at the edge do not keep them out....they fly to the middle of the hive
Billy,
I have 51 full hives and 3 NUC'S, they all have the Neverwet coated flanges and there isn't any hive beetles inside. Pulled off 24 supers and saw 1 hive beetle in the honey super, I see them all over the outside but none in, plus they don't fly inside the hive. I'm not trying to make anyone use these flanges, I just know they are working for me.
don't they fly ?
The hive beetle will fly to your hive but once inside they will only crawl and hide from the bees as they crawl up into to the frames and comb.
Jeff, the entrance to the Warre hive is exactly like the entrance to the Langstroth hive (I have 2 of those as well). For the first week the strip seemed to work - no beetles in the hive. Now, beetles are able to walk on the underside of the strip of never wet aluminum and get in.
(EDIT: Wait, maybe I'm misunderstanding something. You said "I don't know why the bees are walking on the underside of the strip to get into the hive." I don't understand the statement. I thought the bees and the beetles had to walk a little bit up the wood entrance side wall and then they hit the strip. The bees can get over the strip, but the beetles cannot.)
Is it possible that 1) I have. It applied the Never Wet correctly? The finished product is slightly rough, and not smooth as I expected it to be. Is this the same as yours?
2) Could the solution work, but only until the bees walk over on the underside of the strips enough to make a path for the beetles to follow? In essence leaving footprints of dust, pollen and wax on the strips?
3) is it possible that my strips are too wide, making the bees have to place their feet on the strip in order to get leverage to climb over it, thus getting it dirty and creating a path for the beetles? The strip extends about 5/8ths of an inch out from the edge of the box.
4) is the height that the strip begins to high? Perhaps I don't understand how the bees are supposed to negotiate getting over the strip. I built a half inch eke to sit on top of the bottom board and put the strips on top of that eke and then the first box on top of that. Thus the height between the bottom of the bottom board and where the strip starts is about three quarters of an inch.
I watch the bees struggle to get up and over the strips, so I know it works, but the beetles seem to be just walking right over it now.
If you'd like, I can send pictures and or video. I'd like to help you work on this. My email is s m portis at gmail dot com. Shoot me an email if you want to see what I've done.
I have been testing this on a pair of Warre hives. Early results good but there's an issue. Through the handy observation window in the hive, I can now see small hive beetles coming in the front entrance and walking right over the bottom of the strip to get into the hive. I've watched other beetles not be able to make it and watched the bees be able to work their way over it but not easily. This path the beetle took was right in front of the front entrance, so perhaps the bees have laid down enough pollen and dust off of their feet to make a grippy path for the beetles.
Jeff, do you have any thoughts on this? I pulled out my camera phone to try to record video of the event if it happened again, but I didn't catch the beetle doing this. I have a feeder in the top of the hive right now and I am noticing an increase of beetles in the feeder in this one hive, where as the other hive has zero or very few beetles in the feeder.
I have all 10 frame Langstroth hives so that is what I am most familiar with for problem solving BUT I have been asked this question several times from people with Warren and Long hives. I don't know exactly what your front entrance looks like or why the bees would be walking on the coated side of the flange to enter the hive. There are two things you could do, widen the front entrance strip so that there is more material to repel the beetles or the idea I had was to make an entry way chamber that the bees and beetles had to go through before entering the hive. Bob Spencer in Gulf Breeze FL. was kind enough to make a video of my design of an entrance chamber for a top bar hive that I gave some thought to. Bob was going to adapt it to his AZ hives, here is his video th-cam.com/video/-rNoM4z02o0/w-d-xo.html and here are my design measurements; To make a mini bottom board attach a 3/4" high rim to an 10" wide X 6" deep bottom along with a 3" landing pad. Then make a 2" high upper compartment with a solid top cover, the 2" upper would give you enough material to drill or slot an area to mate up to the hive opening. It will also have enough room for the bees to crawl over the Neverwet coated flange or fly into the hive entrance but dark enough so the beetle won't fly inside the mini bottom board and trap them on the bottom of the mini bottom board. The Neverwet coated flanges would be attached the top of the 3/4" rim on the side and back and then attach the 4th coated strip to the front of the 2" top compartment, just like in the original Neverwet Excluder video. Unless you need to feed your bees this time of year, I would stop or make some kind of cover for the feeder that only the bees can have access to from inside the hive so you can starve the beetles out. Have Fun.......
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Mr Willard, after watching with amazement your video using the product Never Wet, I just had to try it for myself. I modified several of my hive bodies and bottom boards. All seemed well. Then yesterday, a month after modification, I went back out to the bee yard to check out these hives with Never Wet strips.
I have screened bottom boards so I can get down and look right up at the bottom through the screen and into the hive. I lay on the ground looking up and to my surprise I saw the beetles onside. I saw the beetles walking right over the Never Wet into the hive! As I laid there I cussed at you because I had spent money and time on this project and it didn't seem to work in a real hive. So, have you done what I have done and looked into an active hive to see if the beetle can get in?
It may be possible that the bees walking over the surface apply a coating from their feet that changes the surface traction and the beetles can walk on it again. PLEASE, please , please try this experiment again in an active hive with a screened bottom and check it out for yourself. I'll be looking forward to your next video on how to correct this.
Thanks Barbara
Hi Barbara,
Sorry your having problems but lets try and figure this out. I had a person on my other video who made the same statement, he said the bees and hive beetles are walking on the Neverwet coating. The bees should only be coming into contact with the very outer edge of the coated flange. When he sent me pictures to help him, I instantly saw the problem. He had made a 3/4" shim to staple the coated flanges on and attached that to the existing 1/2" shim on his bottom board. This made the height from the bottom board to coated flange 1-1/4" high which made thousands of bees climb up the inside and then struggle to get over the coated flange thus leaving minute scratches plus pollen and wax deposits from the bees feet on the Neverwet coating. He removed the 3/4" shim and at last report from him the Neverwet coated flanges are working perfectly, letting bees in and keeping beetles out. Now, if your problem is not like the one I just described. I would have to think it may have been a problem in the cans of Neverwet material itself or in the application of the Neverwet on the aluminum flanges. You may have to reapply the Neverwet coating with a new kit and take the original one back as defective. You are the first person that has said Neverwet flanges don't work and I hope my suggestions will correct the problems you are experiencing. You asked if I have ever tried this on an active hive. I have 50 hives that all have the Neverwet flanges and the polyethylene foam sealing tape and every time I open my hives and don't see any hive beetles inside it only proves that the Neverwet works. Here is a link that will show you inside my active and not so active hives. th-cam.com/video/GMPQ2vGxp8E/w-d-xo.html
Great work and effort - thank you. One element I thing might need to be added is an "easy" way for the beetles to go that ends in there demise. Don't give them a chance to figure it out just push them down a path to oil, or some other one way trap.
Hi Wade,
The most popular way is by using a Freeman style trap under a screened bottom board. People use veg oil, diatomaceous earth or soapy water. These Beetle Barriers are to keep them from getting up into the hive. Thanks for watching..
Saw your first video a few months ago, sprayed my aluminum sheet last weekend with the Never Wet product. Will be cutting them out and testing on two highly established Lang hives and two brand new Warre hives in the next month. THANK YOU. It appears that you have created a simple, effective solution - and you have shared it with us.
Create a PayPal or other account. We are glad to donate to you. (I saw your hand written mailing address in previous video, but come on - you are posting videos on TH-cam, you can create some type of online account.)
I'm finishing my first two hives. After painting I will install my flashing. I will share results with my bee club.
Hi Jeff,
I am sure your Bee Club will appreciate it.
Jeff I don't know if anyone else asked about this. Does the bees have a problem walking on the NeverWet?
The forager bees and all my new queens have no problem at all crawling over the Neverwet coated flanges to get back into the hives, the new queens are always back in the hives after their mating flights. The Neverwet flanges and polyethylene foam tape are the "secrets" to keep out the small hive beetle. Watch all of my videos and you'll see the results...
Good experiment. thank you for the video.
Your welcome.
Jeff, I read your comment on one of the bee forums today , that you had written on the 24 th. This was my reply I hope it helps...Hello Florida bee rancher. I just want to say to you, that I also watched your video with the never wet treated Alunium strips. Although some could be discouraged by some comments made here, I would like to encourage you to Press on with your idea. The company that makes this product surely knows it's ingredients and what its limitations are along with what your expectations are as I am sure you made this clear to them upon communication. There is no doubt that you were on to something good. Even if the non spray product doesn't work, (and it might), at least you did your best to help every beekeeper who experiences problems with small have beetle and this is to be commended. At least from a humble point of view. And I am confident that I am not the only one who looks at it in this way! Good luck and God bless! Sincerely Phillip Hall
Hi Phillip,
Thank you for the kind words and the encouragement, it always amazes me that some people take the time to criticize but never the time to help. What I found out is the spray can material still works but is not as durable as the Industrial Neverwet the two are same material but the durability is somewhat weakened when thinned for the spray can kit, the Industrial Neverwet is sprayed as is and is made for holding up under industrial use. I'll finish the video Beetle Barrier 2.0 to update my fellow beekeepers on the changes to my hives. Thanks again......
Thanks Jeff , wishing the best !!
You have done an amazing job. Thanks
Thank you, glad to help..
Link to the Original Neverwet coated flanges, how to make the Small Hive Beetle Barrier.. th-cam.com/video/FfnefkJSfBs/w-d-xo.html
For your polyethylene foam tape needs this is the best place to buy it. . www.equalseal.com/White-Polyethylene-Closed-Cell-Foam-s/2187.htm I have started to use the 1/8" thick x 1/2" wide with great results. This eliminates any spaces between the hive body, suppers and vent top where the beetles can get in.
I would have liked to see one with the never wet strips up on all sides. good job coming up with this.
Thank you..
Jeff is this still working for you? Up north I have no beatles but our southern beekeep show would be interested in having you on some night.
Also, I'm shopping for carving knives lol. Should be interesting. Thanks for your work.
Hello Mike,
It's still working against the SHB but you're also fighting against the housekeeping bees cleaning and propolizing the beetle barriers. The 1/8" hardware screen helped in the 2.0 design but something I discovered while watching the bees inside the hive and the old barriers that I've taken out to inspect. This last design change I believe will help guard the barriers coating against the housekeeping bees, I'll have a short video on that coming up. Thanks for watching....
thanks from Australia :D
Your welcome....
I just got my never wet and will be making my strips this week. Thanks
Congratulations, your on your way to small hive beetle proof hive.....
Hey Jeff, cannot thank you enough! Super job on finding a cure for hive beetles.
I'm glad to help Eddie..
Hello,
For those of you who requested my Pay-Pal account for any donations; r_willard@bellsouth.net Thank You in advance........
What kind of material is this and where can I find it for my honey bee hives that was amazing
Amazon, other stores like Walmart, Lowes or Home depot, this video will show you how to make them. Have fun, th-cam.com/video/FfnefkJSfBs/w-d-xo.html
I'll try this as soon as possible on my hives. I am stunned that I've never heard of your method. I only discovered this video by randomly browsing. I'll be installing this in my hives ASAP and as long as it works as it appears to I'll be sharing this with every beekeeping chapter I can get an email address for. To echo what people said below please get yourself a PayPal and post it! I can see the difficulties in selling this idea and I get the feeling you didn't set out with a patent in mind. But you deserve to be rewarded for the time and effort you've spent trying to devise a solution.
Make sure you watch all my videos, they tell you how to make them, ways to improve the system with polyethylene foam tape to seal the hives. All I can say is spread the word so everybody can joint the "No Hive Beetle Club" Pay-Pal account is r_willard@bellsouth.net Thanks.....
Can the bees walk on the never wet???
That is what the aluminum strips are coated with, to show that the SHB slip off the Neverwet. I made several TH-cam videos showing people how to make these barriers.
@@jeffwillard2417 I understand that. But the question I posed was because my hive is not a standard hive. I've had it made for me because I'm in a wheelchair, so I have a 4 deep holding bench hive. A long langstroth with the whole bottom is screened. I'm asking if the bees can walk on it because the only place I could put it would be the landing board.
Hello Renee,
Now I understand your question, it sounds like your custom hive resembles a Long Hive type design. If you cannot make a spacer rim like I did in this video th-cam.com/video/6VMZSZszcMY/w-d-xo.html I also came up with a design for an antechamber type entrance that the bees can enter but excludes the SHB and the person I gave the plans to made this video th-cam.com/video/-rNoM4z02o0/w-d-xo.html I hope whoever made your hive will be able to adapt my ideas into your hive to stop the SHB. I respect and admire people who overcome a disability to continue with something they have a passion for. Good luck with your bees...
In watching the beetles enter the hive, They landed on the box and make a run for the opening. Why not paint the wood around the opening and landing board. Also spray a band around at the box seams. This could keep to beetle on the outside of the hive. I'm using the flange with a screen bottom. The screen is also treated. In 45 days from last April I killed (thumb smashed) 475 beetles in two hives dry pans. I seen about a dozen in the hive. They may have entered from the top or joints. Inspections of the hive is hard as my ki
Read your first response for 5 months ago where you were going to try this and get back with results. When you say dry pan are you meaning the bottom board space between the bottom board and bottom super? By the way I apreicate that you did indeed get back to Jeff with the good news!! We all need to learn as much as posable to help the bees... Jeff Willard, Sir if you read this, how is it going with progress with the University?
What is the texture of the aluminum flashing after applying the Never Wet product?
The Neverwet dries to a dull and rough surface. I know you would think it would be slick and smooth but its not....
*subscribed because of this video. Thank you so much for this. I'm a first year beekeeper. I'm getting the materials to do this ASAP! You're right. There should be more talk about this in the bee community. I'll share everywhere possible.
Hi Amy,
Thanks for watching and the support. I've made more update and improvement videos on this Neverwet idea that you may want to watch. This system works but isn't quite perfect yet, I'm still experimenting and improving on the system to make it SHB proof and honey bee resistant. Good luck with your bees.....
Would this also work if I use screen bottom board hive bottom? Couldn't they walk across the bottom then fly up to a frame?
All of my 60 hives are set up with screened bottom boards and the beetles will crawl and walk all over the outside and bottom boards of the hives. They just can't get over the Neverwet coated barrier and into the comb.
I forgot to add, Hive Beetles do not fly inside the hive, they only crawl and hide......
since they can"t walk on the flange, what if you put it on the "walls" of the bottom board in stead of around the top? would that keep them from climbing up all together?
You need the Neverwet coated barrier protruding on the inside to keep the SHB out of the hive, just on the inner vertical edge won't work.
ok
Granted I am a new-beee... I saw your videos over the winter and decided to implement from the get-go and of my five hives since the start of this year - I have only seen 1 hive beetle that was "included" with my original nuc. I am working with screened bottom boards; 8 frame lang and warre hives. I have yet to implement the closed cell foam on my hives but still have not seen any beetles. I have passed a set of flanges to a master beekeeper here in GA that I know did have a hive beetle problem and I am hoping that he will implement and see a reduction in his hive beetle problems. Thanks for publishing what you found out.
Your welcome and I am glad the Neverwet flanges are working for you but the polyethylene foam is also very important in "sealing" the hive against the hive beetle. Good luck with your new bees....... www.equalseal.com/White-Polyethylene-Closed-Cell-Foam-s/2187.htm
how do the bees fare with the strips in getting the hive?
The bees grasp the outer edge of the Neverwet coated flange and easily crawl over it, the beetle can't.
small hive beetles can fly. this does nothing to stop that..
Well, your partly right. Hive Beetles do fly to the hive but once they are inside they only crawl and hide.
I cant find how you made these. Also how do you install these. Looks like you have great idea maybe you can produce these and sell them. Any help be great ty
Hi Peter,
Just go on my channel and you'll see all the videos on the Beetle Barriers. They stated back in 2015 and show design changes and improvements, plus while your there hit the subscribe button..
@@jeffwillard2417 ok great i will like all your vids. How is the never wet working out.
Thank you Jeff for this tip, I placed the Neverwet on mine aluminum flanges and it is working great. I highly recommend every beekeeper to make and use this stuff.
Your welcome and you just joined the "NO HIVE BEETLE CLUB" enjoy the protection.....
looking forward to trying this. Have had terrible problems with those little boogers this past year. Thanks for the info.
Your welcome, good luck with the bees......
Could you just glue the strips to the inside of the deep boxes.
Jeff, a question. What's to stop the Beatles from flying up to the frames? Or is flying and landing upside down not part of their morphology?
From everything that I have read about small hive beetles once inside the hive they only crawl and hide. They do not want to expose themselves to the guard bees inside the hive by opening their elytron and flying, with their wing covers closed they are like little indestructible tanks to the honey bees. That is why the coated flanges work so well, they can not crawl over the Neverwet coated flanges.
+Jeff Willard, thanks. I'm probably going to attach the strips to a dedicated 3/4" spacer that I'll sit between the bottom board and the brood box. This way, I can change boxes and not have to worry about moving the strip attached along the entrance. Using a seal between boxes also makes sense as another way to harden the hive against the vermin. Have you tried spraying the screen of a bottom board to see if it has any effects? Cheers!
Hi Charles,
Spraying the screen on the bottom board would have little effect on the hive beetles, plus it would make it difficult for the bees to walk on. The effect of gravity would allow the beetles to crawl on top of the Neverwet coated screen to a certain extent. It is always good for everyone to keep thinking outside the box to improve on ideas and solve problems.
Jeff I am still trying to understand why the beetles cant or wont simply fly from the bottom board up to the bottom frames skipping trying to climb up and over the neverwet ?
All research shows that the hive beetle does fly to the bee hive but once inside they try to avoid detection from the guard bees by crawling only. Even in my brightly lite test area the beetles still prefer to crawl and hide, the Neverwet coated flanges stops the beetles upward movement into the comb.
Thank you Jeff, that answers my question completely..Thank you for sharing your knodlege. How are things working out for your idea at the Florida University? I hope they give you credit for the work you have done on this....God Bless You sir !!
Answering not answer in the previous reply , sorry, I should have proof read before sending thanks again
I invited the U.F. bee manager to inspect the Neverwet system in a working Apiary, I'm still waiting. At this point I believe it will be up to the honey bee community banding together and find the solutions to fight the small hive beetle.
You have done the hard part and found the solution .. old ways change slow sometimes. I'm confident that in time your hard work will be accepted as a brilliant method in hive beetle control .. I for one thank you for all of this hard work and dedication that you have put forth and succeeding tin finding a solution to the hive beetle problem !!! God Bless You ...
So where can you find the neverwet coated aluminum?
You make the Neverwet coated flanges yourself..... Here is how; th-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=FfnefkJSfBs
It has to be a 'never wet' strip?
Jeff,
Does this work because the bees can walk on the bottom screen and then fly up to the frames? I want to make sure I understand the theory before I install this n my hives. Thanks.
The bees will either crawl or fly over the Neverwet flange. When the Neverwet coated flange is mounted on the 3/4" rim of the bottom board it protrudes inside the hive enough to stop the hive beetle but lets the bees crawl over it. Here is the first video on how it is made, Good Luck... th-cam.com/video/FfnefkJSfBs/w-d-xo.html
Jeff Willard so the neverwet doesn't prevent bees from crawling on it, just beetles?
The bees usually only come in contact with the outside edge as they are crawling over the coated flange to get up into the hive. The Neverwet flange is to wide for the hive beetles to get over, the Neverwet surface stops all crawling insects.
Thanks so much for all of your effort in this research. You should patient this somehow, you deserve the credit and the rewards.
Could you just coat the sides on the inside of the bottom board 3/4" with neverwet? If the beetles do not fly inside the hive why would there be a need for a strip on the front entrance? There would be a 3/4" space that there would not be anything for them to crawl up? I'm not being critical I'm just asking questions. I actually think it will work similar to the beetle baffle. The only problem I have with the beetle baffle is when the bees build bridges from the bottom board to the frames. The beetles utilize these bridges to access the hive.
Hi Curtis,
Coating just the inside of the bottom board won't work, you need the Neverwet coated flange as a physical barrier and the Neverwet coating magnifies the effect of that barrier so the beetles can't crawl over it. You need the coated flange on the front entrance to create a full perimeter inside the hive, or the beetles would simply crawl down the front of the hive and gain entry there. Remember the hive beetles are crawling all over your hive trying to find a way in. You are the second person who has said that his bees build bridges or ladders from the bottom board to the frames, I use screened bottom boards and I have never had that problem, you could use a 3/4" spacer "above" the Neverwet flanges that may stop the bees from building bridges to the frames but still allow the bees to get over the coated flanges. Good Luck.....
Thanks for responding. I did use a 3/4" spacer under the beetle baffle and the bees still built bridges to the bottom board. I use both solid and screened bottom boards on my hives. If my memory is correct they built bridges on both just not as many on the screened bottom boards. On a weak hive it would be worth the effort to remove the bridges occasionally to keep the beetles from destroying the hive. I have not had a problem with beetles in a strong hive unless I gave them to much room by adding supers to early. Thanks for sharing your info.
Thanks again Jeff!!! I am in the middle of making them for all my hives!!! :) BTW, the Neverwet, after I've done step one and two, has a rougher texture than the flashing does, is this normal???
Yes, it will have a dull rough surface. You are very welcome.......
What is this thing and how and where to place this thank you
This all started in Oct 4, 2015 and I have made several more videos changing and improving the material and design, start with this video and then watch the other later videos they will explain. th-cam.com/video/FfnefkJSfBs/w-d-xo.html
What do the beetles do in the hive
If the hive can not fight back the Small Hive Beetle will turn it into a fermenting and maggot filled mess destroying the hive.
Jeff, the entrance to the Warre hive is exactly like the entrance to the Langstroth hive (I have 2 of those as well). For the first week the strip seemed to work - no beetles in the hive. Now, beetles are able to walk on the underside of the strip of never wet aluminum and get in.
Is it possible that 1) I have. It applied the Never Wet correctly? The finished product is slightly rough, and not smooth as I expected it to be. Is this the same as yours?
2) Could the solution work, but only until the bees walk over on the underside of the strips enough to make a path for the beetles to follow? In essence leaving footprints of dust, pollen and wax on the strips?
I watch the bees struggle to get up and over the strips, so I know it works, but the beetles seem to be just walking right over it now.
If you'd like, I can send pictures and or video. I'd like to help you work on this. My email is s m portis at gmail dot com.
If the bees and beetles are walking on the coated strip I would have to say that there was a problem with applying the first or second stage of the Neverwet coating. I still don't understand why your bees would bee walking on the coated flange at the front entrance, all of my hives the bees land on the landing board and enter the hive walking on the bottom board. If the Neverwet coating was still on the flange the bees couldn't walk on the Neverwet either. For now I would make up a new "wider" strip to replace the one on the front entrance. I have not experienced the problem you are having, I would like to see the photos or video and try to help you solve this problem, I'll e-mail you....
Hopefully photos will help clarify our miscommunication about why the bees must get over the strips. But basically they have to go in the entrance and then climb up the wall and then climb over the strips to get up into the hive.
Hi Scott,
When you change the height back to 3/4" and that resolves your beetle entry problem. Send some photos so other beekeepers can see what was done and how it was corrected to eliminate any possible problems and headaches for other people in the future. I would also make new Neverwet flanges or repaint the ones that you have. Good Luck..
Jeff Willard I will let you know. I think we have solved the problem.
Thank you Jeff! Wonderful video and your hard work and creativity is greatly appreciated.
Thank You...
Hello. I am a hobby bee keeper that hates hive beetles. I lost all my bees in the Harvey Flood and am starting over this spring. I live in the Houston Metro. and trying this method. I hope it works and will give a report. Thanks , the Bee Rancher.
Hi David,
Sorry to hear about losing your bees, I went through the Ivan and Dennis hurricanes so I know what your dealing with. After the Neverwet coated strips are installed the next thing is to seal the hive, you have to remove any point of entry other that the entrance, this will keep the SHB below the coated barrier on the bottom board. Good luck with your new bees....
I'm sorry if you've already answered similar questions - Have you heard of AntCant? Is this similar to that? I have not compared ingredients.
Hi Samantha, I've heard of it but I don't know whats in it, sorry....
Another good view would be to see how the bees react to the Neverwet strips
Inside the hive the bees crawl over the edge of Neverwet coated barrier to get into the upper frames and comb.
Wow!
I know how you feel, it works.......
What about nematodes
Hi Rich,
Nematodes would also help in killing the SHB in the larvae and pupae stage before they become adult beetles, use everything available to kill these pests. Good luck with your bees..
Jeff, first you are to be commended for all of your efforts! You have gone to great lengths to convince people that your system works. I am curious as I'm sure many others are, how do the bees navigate the never wet? Do they have to fly up past the flange, or can they walk on it? I'm saddened to hear your not interested in doing another video- you've done a great job and service to the bee community. If we could convince you to introduce a honeycomb frame ladden with bees and honey to further replicate a hive, and video the bees in conjunction with the beetles, that would really help solidify the demonstration. Also would you be interested in selling some of these strips for us to test with. (I'd rather not have to source and buy the chemical) and bulk aluminum. Please feel free to message me.
James Gluba I believe the bees cannot navigate the material either but due to their larger size, they can bridge the gaps or fly up as needed. Hence the width of the strips may be somewhat important. I'm sure Mr Willard can comment. I also think he addresses this in this prior video.
Hello James,
Thanks for watching and the compliment. The bees can easily crawl over the coated flange, they act like it not even the slightest bother for them to get to the frames and comb. As far as another SHB test, I have taken this idea through all its stages, from showing everyone how to make them, updates videos on the results, how to improve them and now the final stage of actually seeing the Neverwet coated flanges in action repelling the SHB. You don't need much to make them, a 10' roll of 20" aluminum flashing from any hardware store and a box of Neverwet from Amazon, just from that small investment alone will yield you a lot of coated strips. Cut the 20" down to 16" for the front and back sides. Here are a couple of links that show numerous questions about the Neverwet coated flanges that I have answered and discussions about them, plus the ease of making them, Good Luck.
www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?330426-Small-Hive-Beetle-Solution-that-is-inexpensive-and-easy
th-cam.com/video/FfnefkJSfBs/w-d-xo.html
Jeff Willard Thanks so much for the additional resources. Have you considered testing neverwet on the edge of the hive bodies where the boxes meet instead of relying on foam tape? if it works well, perhaps that would save time and money, plus make separation easier?
Hello James,
You need the single sided closed cell polyethylene foam tape to fill in the gaps between the boxes caused by misaligned finger joints and the milling process. If you leave the even the smallest gap, the hive beetle will find it. Think of it this way you seal your house from the winter weather now your sealing your bee hives from the devastating small hive beetle storm. Like in my update #2 video, I can barely find hive beetles in my hives. Everyone can have the same results as I do, it just takes a little effort against an unrelenting foe......
Jeff,
Thanks so much for your experimentation and willingness to share it with the rest of us. At the latest bee club meeting I attended, a University of Georgia extension agent was the guest speaker, his topic: the small hive beetles. His best idea/ recommendation for controlling them was to situate the hives in a place where they receive the maximum number of hours of direct sunlight. After that, good luck.
So I started scouring the internet to see what I could learn about this pest, which is when I ran across your videos. I'm just getting back into beekeeping after more than a ten-year lull and have now decided to take your advice. I'm outfitting my hives with the aluminum phalange-treated NeverWet coating.
So now my question: I'm confused about the polyethylene foam strips. I notice that in your reply to another inquirer you say, "You need the single sided closed cell polyethylene foam tape to fill in the gaps between the boxes caused by misaligned finger joints and the milling process."
Is this the same as double-sided foam mounting tape? That's the only thing I could find at my local big-box store. Plus, they did not sell it in quantities large enough for what I will need for my hives without charging an arm and a leg. When I specifically said that I was looking for polyethylene foam strips, and that I thought they had adhesive on only one side, they looked at me as though I were speaking a foreign language.
If it's in the big box stores, and if it's not the same as the double-sided foam mounting tape, in which department do I look, and what exactly (brand/product name, please) am I looking for?
Thanks in advance for your guidance. Dale
Hello Dale,
Now you can see my frustration with the Honey Bee Research Community, my emails and contacts to these people have been ignored for the past two years. Do not use double sided foam tape, it would be nightmarish to get the boxes apart, you need single side adhesive polyethylene foam tape. I experimented with closed cell silicone, vinyl, neoprene and polyethylene of the four different types of foam sealing tapes. Polyethylene was the toughest, held up against the bees chewing and releases the boxes and screened vent tops the easiest. The people in the big box stores try to help but they only know what is on their selves. I am sending you two links, one to the original video and the other is the page to order the polyethylene foam tape. If you have not seen the update videos on the SHB Excluder yet they give additional ideas to improve on the sealing of your bee hive and problems that I found. As they say; An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and these coated flanges are that ounce of prevention. Good luck with your new bees........
th-cam.com/video/FfnefkJSfBs/w-d-xo.html
www.equalseal.com/White-Polyethylene-Closed-Cell-Foam-s/2187.htm
Your video just showed up on my youtube, so was the purpose of the video to show the never-wet product? Or whatever you called it.. Also, if so, did you make it and how; or how can one obtain the product.
It was a great experiment. The reason no one in the research community was interested is because treatment of beetles is a multi-billion dollar enterprise. You can't expect them to give up that gravy train. Thanks for your efforts, maybe you can show this product to other large 'bee' you-tubers.
The idea is catching on, here is a link; www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-274232-Repelling-treatment-top-coat/dp/B00DNQBFAW/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1KANDYX4N06UC&dchild=1&keywords=neverwet&qid=1602274202&sprefix=neverwet%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-7
hi jeff, i wonder if i can even spray Neverwet onto the box (inside and outside). Spray outside to protect the box from the rain or condensation. But i'm not sure yet if sparying neverwet inside the box will be beneficial to the bees (the only thing I can think of is perhaps spray neverwet underneath the lid so that the condensation will not be formed up easily ). Does your bee have any problems when being exposed to Neverwet?
H Modology,
The Neverwet material is a little pricey to spray all over on the outside, I think good old one step prime and paint latex or an exterior wood treatment like Oylimpic would be more cost effective. To stop hive beetles you just need is the Neverwet coated flange and sealing your hive, nothing else. I assume you live in a cold climate with a condensation problem, the Neverwet will make the condensation droplets roll off any material that you spray in on. You may want to try to increase air flow through the hive or try a moisture wicking material like a top cover of Homasote or a moisture box that is covered on one side with burlap or muslin and filled with a moisture absorbing material, here in N.W.Florida I use vented screen bottoms and tops year round. Neverwet has been used the the food and cosmetics industry for 20 years and EPA has deemed it safe.
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very well done Jeff! And that you didn't keep it to yourself is amazing. wishing you all the very best! hope I can buy this neverwet in Australia.
Hi Frank,
I have a mate named Bill S. in Australia who belongs to the Shoalhaven Beekeepers Association and he says that Bunnings has it.
First this is a cool idea and unselfish of you to share for free in today's money grubbing world. And secondly not having a PHD? I meet lot's of people so intelligent, yet they couldn't hammer in a damn nail. And thirdly, watching the beetles scurrying around reminds me of the prison pit in Batman's the Dark Knight rises, where they have to climb up the wall and then jump to freedom, and if they don't make it, all the way down to the floor, aaaahhhhhh.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the compliment.
Have you seen similar results for ants?
The Neverwet coating will stop all crawling insects. The first research video I saw was that of a hydrophobic coating repelling ants.
I dont see what is supposed to be happening. I wish guys would explain things better and would do a better job at creating a video.My experience with SHBs is that a healthy colony will herd them into areas where they cant do damage, especially the back of the bottom board. A very effective tactic is to cover the ground with black tar paper (30 or 60 #felt) and let chickens and other critters snag them to or from their nesting sites in the ground
I understood it pretty clearly. And seeing the beatles fall off the back strip pretty much demonstrated what Jeff was talking about.
thats so funny when you thanked the local apiary because you didnt have enough beetles for the test. Great video and thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed it...
I've wondered why they just don't fly out, but I see that they are not good flyers and just bounce back down. I guess if you put DE in this tray with them it would be over pretty quickly.
They don't fly inside the hive, the beetles just crawl and hide. It is messy but I would go with oil or soapy water myself..
Where do you get it?
Hi George,
Depending on your country and location that is difficult to say, just put in Neverwet for sale in your search browser I'm sure plenty of places will show up. Good Luck..
Jeff, I'm in Gulf Breeze. Can I come by some time and pick your brain about fitting these into an AZ hive?
Hi Bob, It wouldn't take you very long to pick my one good brain cell. I have been asked questions before on adapting this to a top frame and long hives, so I have had time to ponder this. If it was me, I would make a mini bottom board, a 3/4" high rim that is attached to an 10" wide X 6" deep bottom along with a 3" landing pad. Then make a 2" high upper compartment with a top cover, the 2" upper would give you enough material to drill or slot an area to mate up to the hive opening. it will also have enough room for the bees to crawl over the coated flange or fly into the hive entrance and dark enough so the beetle won't fly inside the mini board. The Neverwet coated flange would be attached the top of the 3/4" rim on the side and back and then attach the 4th coated strip to the front of the 2" top compartment. I would also paint each one a different color to help prevent drifting. Well that's it, I have exhausted that one brain cell. That should give you something to experiment with. Good Luck.....
I am making these and was challenged about fitting them with your idea. www.logar-trade.com/bee-hive-10-frames-az.html?invtid=8100&klasid=10601000
Hi Bob,
That picture on the web site is the back of the AZ hive the front of the AZ it will have a slot or hole for the entrance. On my idea of a mini bottom board front entrance with Neverwet flanges that I sent, you will need to drill or cut out an area of the back of the 2" upper section to match up to the entrance of the AZ then screw into place, this should help.
Hi Bob,
Your design graphics are very impressive. That is what I was thinking for a front entrance chamber for a top bar or long hives utilizing the Neverwet coated flanges. The back mounting that I had in mind would be a flat mount against the hive opening but your drawing hit the concept dead on. Well done, you did a great job. I and the Bee Community thank you.....
How do I get this product
Hi Mark, Amazon, Walmart and at some of the big box stores.
as a liner inside the bottom board assembly with an oil tray would be a great combination. Installing next spring. I found one of the cheap foil disposable cookie sheets to be perfect.
Let us know how it worked out.
Genius might be 1% education and 99% perspiration, but in any case thanks for your perspiration and persistence and for sharing.
Thank you and your welcome. I'll make sure I use a little more deodorant for the perspiration part but there is no help for the education part........
LOL I have a PHD.
Its a post hole digger. ((-:
I think we went to the same Podunk-U College. (>:
Went - - - to college? I drove by some. ((-:
I saw your first videos. I want to thank you for all the effort. I'm trying it this spring. Can't hurt. Thanks
Funny how money overruled life and well the planet . Do you have patreon where do I send donations.
Hi Eric,
Thank You....... My Pay-Pal account; r_willard@bellsouth.net
Jeff, I am adding these to 2 Warre hives. Warre hives (this brand hive at least from Bee Thinking) has only about 1/4" of wood above the screened bottom board. I'm not confident that is enough room for the SHB Excluder strip to keep the beetles from just reaching up and climbing over, so I'm going to add an eke and put the strips on that.
These are frameless top bar type combs so the comb may reach down to the strips and cause a problem at some point. We will see.
I would make a 1/2" thick shim frame to attach the Neverwet coated flanges to, attach the shim to your bottom board then set the Warre hive on top of that. This will create the Neverwet coated barrier between the bottom board and hive body to keep the beetles out. Watch the video and at 7:26 in the left hand of your screen you'll see a hive beetle support itself with its back legs and try to get over the coated flange, if the gap from the Neverwet flange to the bottom board was only a 1/4" a large hive beetle may be able to reach.
THANK YOU, I'm brand NEW, have my hives, but no bees yet... I've listened to many of the experienced beekeepers, and until this, I absolutely
I copied your idea but changed it slightly; I cut a square piece from the middle of an aluminum sheet sized 2' X 2' so that it fits the bottom board and the area below the screen is open. I of course painted it with the Rust-Oleum Neverwet on the underside. I built a rectangular base to go under the bottom board and affixed this painted aluminum sheet sandwiched in between layers of the new base I made to fit below the bottom board. Nearly three months into it with this new hive we have no hive beetles what so ever in that hive. This hive is in the deepest of shade and is doing very well. We appreciate your sharing this information and we are convinced your idea is well worth duplicating. No one needs hive beetles. All the best to you sir.
It is good to see people like yourself coming up with new ideas to use the Neverwet to fight SHB and the big benefit is that your hive is SHB free. Keep up the good work.....
I appreciate the kind words sir. I think the biggest difference in how we did it here is we extended the sheet metal outside of the hive stand four inches or so. This prevents the SHB accessing the outside of the hive as well as the inside of the hive. No bug can climb up on the hive to access it, not even ants. So far it is a very good thing and we are benefitting from your idea of using Never-Wet to prevent bugs accessing the hive by crawling up from below.
You Sir, Are the kind of person we wish we all were. Your only mistake was introducing something to academia from which they could not profit. Don't be discouraged. God inspires people all the time who are little recognized for their achievements. You stand in the company of Greatness.
Thank you for the kind words but I'm just a simple old beekeeper who uses common sense and ingenuity to solve problems.
This is most impressive research. You've done more for the beekeeping community than anyone I've ever seen (right up there with Don the fat bee man). I nominate you for an honorary entomology doctorate!
Well, thank you. Your making me seem smarter than I really am. I am like that blind squirrel in the woods if he searched long enough he would find a nut and my nut was the Neverwet coated flanges.
You may not have a PHD, but this is one of the greatest things i've seen. Kudos to you for the extensive testing and trials that you went through. This Is a great video btw. I'm going to tell all of my beekeeper friends. Thank you very much for your contribution to the beekeeping world! You may have just saved my hive.
Thanks and I'm glad you liked it. Use it in combination with the polyethylene foam tape and window screen to keep the hive beetles out.
Your findings are interesting to say the least and I look forward to testing it on my own hives! But I'm curious why you can't just spray the product directly on the bottom board in the applicable areas. Can you elaborate? Thanks so much.
The Neverwet coated flange creates a protruding barrier inside the hive that the hive beetles can not crawl over, just coating the inside edge doesn't work the same. Watch this to see how to make them. Link to the Original Neverwet coated flanges, how to make the Small Hive Beetle Excluder.. th-cam.com/video/FfnefkJSfBs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the link Jeff. And I'll keep you updated as to my progress. Appreciate your time.
Hey Jeff, Again thanks so much for this idea, and I too have been dismayed at the lack of followup on this novel idea from the "professional" bee community. As one of those with a grad degree (Engineering) and plenty of patents, I find that the best, simplest and most cost effective ideas often come from those in the trenches doing the hard work. You are really to be commended, not only for this very cost effective idea, but for the highly convincing demonstration of feasibility and the swift dissemination of full information to all of us beekeepers who hate this new little pest as much as you do.
Here in NY, SHB is not as ferocious a pest as it is down south...unless you are running a (overwintered) Nuc operation where a purposeful queenless period in May/June/July gives them just the window they need to go hog wild quickly. I've adapted your idea to my modular Nuc operation and will be prototype testing during the 2017 season on 50% of my Nuc production initially, moving to 100% if the initial data matches yours.
Best feature....no recurring pesticides, just good' 'ol American innovation that identified and exploited a weakness in the SHB's otherwise fascinating capabilities.! I'll keep you updated as the hardware gets into the field...
Thanks once again,
Jeff Zitz, Poughkeepsie, NY
Hi Jeff,
Thank you for the compliment. I know the coated flanges will do a great job in your hives. The one thing I keep stressing to all bee keepers is the sealing of all seams and cracks, polyethylene foam between the boxes and tops, plus latex caulk on the hive and bottom board. I and the rest of the Honey Bee Community will be "very" interested in your tests. Good Luck!
Hi Jeff, yes, heard that loud and clear. Already have the CC poly foam tape that you recommended (thank you for the direct link) and am building the screened (& vented) inner covers that you suggest in the original video as well. One thing I am struggling with is a good repeatable method for quantifying the adult SHB population at any point in time. Just counting upon opening the hive will be too subjective. I'm considering a 24hr drop count thru a screened bottom board in response to some stimuli (i.e. powdered sugar treatment or light exposure...tbd), but that will alter the existing population (i.e. kill them, which is otherwise very attractive). If you have any ideas, please let me know. - thks, Jeff
Hello Jeff,
You will go through a short period that you'll see the existing hive beetles that were already in your hive prior to the Neverwet flanges. Once you have trapped, vacuumed, squished or any other way to kill or remove all the previous beetles. If you see one hive beetle after the flanges are on and the old beetle population has been removed, start looking for debris in the bottom against the flange or a section of chewed foam as an entry point. Other that those problem spots "da hive beetle ain't getin' in". My thought is that one hive beetle is to many inside the hive. Good luck
Your on the right track, any scientist or government body won't tell you the real truth. I'd Gladly show this to all my friends in my bee association in Dublin ireland. This is well worth a big mention. Keep thinking natural as God intended. Not chemical as Monsanto want !!!
Hi Eddie,
You are in an odd but lucky situation, Ireland and England have Varroa but no Small Hive Beetles and Australia has Small Hive Beetles but no Varroa here in America we have both to combat. A fellow by the name of Ron Hoskins who developed a Varroa resistant bee in England is already preparing for the SHB invasion, he realizes that its only a matter of time when the SHB hits the shores of both nations and he wants to be ready.
The beetle barrier coated with Neverwet works 99.9% when the whole system of foam tape and window screen is used and is also explained in my other videos. I will have another video showing updates to the barrier system and what I have discovered using them in my hives coming out soon.
In watching the beetle they land away from the entrance and make a run for the entrance. Why not paint the wood in a zone around the the entrance and a band around the hive box joints. This would keep the beetle on the out side on the hive. I'm using the flange and screen bottoms. The screen are treated too. For 45days begins in late April I thumb smashed 475 beetles in a dry trays under the hive. I seen about a dozen in 2 hives. Inspection is not fun as my Russian want to eat me for lunch. Also there has been a lot of afternoon rains to deduce beetle even beetle travel.
Bees will be constantly walking on the exposed Neverwet which will build up with particles of propolis, pollen and wax plus the bees crawling on it will slowly ware away the Neverwet material. As long as you have the Neverwet coated flanges on and your hive is seal with polyethylene foam tape and window screen on the inner cover so there is no way the beetles can get in. I say experiment any way you like with Neverwet but usually the K.I.S.S. principle is always the best. Good Luck....
Great video. Thanks for sharing for free. I will send results after I make and install.
Hi Michael,
Remember to seal, seal, seal those cracks. Think of it this way you seal your house from the winter weather now your sealing your bee hives from the devastating small hive beetle storm.
Have you tried it on the painted or bare wood of the bottom board rails?
Hi Malcolm,
I never tried it on the wooden parts because I felt that a protruding barrier inside the hive would be a better deterrent against the hive beetles crawling up into the hive. Watch the newest videos on the improvements made to the Beetle Barriers.
GREAT JOB! YOU should submit an article for publication. Copyright your articles. See about a patent. Submit a letter to Rustolium with a disk of your videos on "Never wet" and explain how it has helped the bee industry. That should get things going! All the best, Chip Friday
Hi Chip,
I contacted Rust-Oleum twice, each time I sent them a video link and commented how their product was helping the honey bee community and each time their response was silence. I'm a little slow, so it took two attempts to realize they were not going to respond to my emails. Thanks for trying to help though.
As a new "beek", I'm incorporating the flanges in my new hives. I'm also using your idea of foam tape as well as a screened cover. My nucs will be here in May. After watching your vids, the 'proof is in the pudding' and I look forward to showing all the beekeepers around me that there is hope in keeping beetles out (going to be a bad year this year for beetles). Again, as someone with no experience, what do I have to lose? Thanks again! I'm going to post my install of your ideas with links to your vids and followups as well.
Hi Garret,
Thanks and I'm happy to help new and old beekeepers..........
Enjoyed the video. Do you mind if I share this with my bee club meeting and demo your ideal with them?
Hi Desmond,
Yes please share it with your bee club and get ready for their jaws to drop and tell you, this is incredible. Have fun.....
Mr Willard, I know you said this would be your last video, but could you please make another showing a side by side comparison of your flanges coated with Never Wet as well as a box that has uncoated flanges? Some other Beekeepers I have shown this to have suggested this experiment and it sounds like a good idea. In one of your other videos you mentioned you had tried to lure beetles out of a similar coated flange box with honey but to no avail. Could you do that experiment again but also show a side by side example of how many beetles escaped in coated verses uncoated flanged boxes after 12-24 hours?
Thank you for your consideration,
-Caleb.
Hello,
I do appreciate the request but actually I have done this comparison already. Go to any of your hives or your beekeeping friends and open the top cover to look inside their hive, I am sure you will see SHB scurrying around on the top cover or the frame and rabbet joint area. Do this before or after you watch this video th-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=GMPQ2vGxp8E and you can compare the results. I have had my Neverwet coated strips and polyethylene foam tape on my hives for over two years now and you'll see the results in the video, with a little effort you can keep SHB out of your hives also. That was my last SHB video, now its up to the Honey Bee Research Departments to follow up, I've already done their R&D and testing for free. I will do other bee videos but after doing four of the SHB and Neverwet videos, I've retired from those..........Thanks
Fair enough. You haven't come up with any interesting solutions to the varroa problem have you?
I don't have anything new but I really like vaporized Oxalic acid and I see results, I've had the fewest die offs since using Oxalic acid. I made my own vaporizer using two diesel glow plugs and a machined 1/2" aluminum block. For a power supply I use a Powermax PM3-12V Series PM3-35 Power Supply Converter (35 Amp) that I purchased from Amazon. I love this system, plug it in and it provides a constant 12 volts no more batteries to recharge and it costs about the same price as a good battery. My vaporizer will heat up and vaporize a hive in 2 minuets, I've timed it. Even if the hives are away from a power source you could hook the vehicle to a 12vdc to 110ac inverter and plug the Powermax into that. Anyway that is all I have for Varroa.......
I am doing the same thing about the mites.
I got my 2 diesel glow plugs that I ordered today and hopefully I will be able to mill it Monday or so if I got time.
Hi J&B,
I actually made two the first one was a single glow plug but it didn't heat up as fast as I wanted. What I found out on the second was to leave as little aluminum as possible for the pan area. This will make the heat transfer much quicker to vaporize the Oxalic acid, have fun.....
If the Research Community can't or won't pursue the real science around this without government grants to fuel their junk science interests, can you approach the producer and distributer? I assume Rust-Oleum would be glad to expand their market from the focus on water repelling.
Its funny you mentioned this. I have sent Rust-Oleum several contacts with the video link attached and told them how their Neverwet product was helping Beekeepers around the world fight against the small hive beetle...... their response was total silence, no replies by letter or email. Sooooo I stopped trying to contact them, kind of like the honey bee researchers. The system works I now have 50 hives with the Neverwet coated flanges attached and no small hive beetles, I'm happy with the results......
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This is a mystery. On a hunch looking for reasons, I found the material safety and data sheet (MSDS) from Rust-oleum for Neverwet. here's the link. www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/83/832bddc9-a31b-4fab-9c97-491588128cf7.pdf Nothing jumps out that might cause them to worry about exposure or build-up over time in a food source. In your opinion though, does there seem to be any residual film that might be a problem for the bees, Honey, Wax etc... I guess people do need to be wary of all possible and unexpected consequences these days.Another thought,,,, when you tried contacting Rust-oleum, was it directly to advertising or research? Seems maybe the ad dept. might be more responsive.
Nope, it has been used in the food and cosmetic industry for 20 years and it dries to a hard and permanent film. EPA has deemed it safe to use. As that old saying goes you can lead a horse (Rust-Oleum and Bee Researchers) to water but you can't make it drink......
thats amazing....Ill take 35 ...for 10 frame deeps and 35 for 5 frame nucs. :)
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Glad you liked it.. 😂😂😂
Awesome..you have been given a honorary PHD from the school of hard knocks. You should put a kit together and sell on it on eBay
Thanks for the honorary PHD, I'll see how the Industrial Neverwet works on the beetle barrier 2.0 video works first.
Should have had a piece of un treated flange to demonstrate that they COULD walk on untreated flange but COULD NOT walk on never wet.
Did you say they can fly?! Why don’t they fly past the “never wet?”
Hi a,
I already made a video showing the SHB walking on and over non-stick aluminum foil. The SHB fly to the hive but when the SHB get inside the beehive they do not fly they only crawl. Here is that video, Enjoy.
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Mankind will never get ahead of new discoveries are buried. Innovation is often glossed over if they arent the ones to have patents. Protect yourself. Patent it and give it away.
Hi Kerplunk,
I'm at a point in life that I really just want to share my ideas with other beekeepers in the world, like they say you can't take it with you. I'm just happy if people just Subscribe to my channel and Like my videos.....
u should patent it so no one can steal your idea
Hi Adam,
Everyone wants to be wealthy but at this point in my life I feel that my riches will come from helping everyone in my favorite hobby, "Beekeeping" . One person replied that he calculated the cost per hive to make these Neverwet coated flanges was .85 cent per hive, now that is cheap hive beetle insurance.
Plus they are sooooo easy to make, anyone can do it........
Why don't do a test put it in the corners
The barrier mounted at the back already shows that SHB can't walk on Neverwet and a horizontal barrier is more effective than a vertical one.
I was thinking the same thing. Forgive my honesty here but when i saw all the beetles in the corners and we beekeepers know they like the corners, my first thought was if this really worked he would put three small pieces left, right, and bottom in one corner it would show that one corner is full of them and the other isn't.
Ok now thinking through the possible outcomes Maybe they can walk on it when it is laying on a flat surface or they slip/fall into the corner from above the top of the pieces and they will basically pile up not really hanging on the sides.
More thinking through the problem I posed....
I guess to stop them from falling on it the strips would have to be run all the way to the top.
I am not arguing that this isn't a great idea and a perfect solution, in fact I plan on getting some never wet and using some in my hives.
Thanks for sharing and taking the time to build the setup, videoing it, editing, and sharing.
@@TheHandyHippieCrew Your welcome and good luck with your Neverwet project and the bees..
You don't have to have alphabet soup after your name to know what they know.