Hello Jeff! It's great to have some time to drop in and see what you're up to! It's 25 degrees here, and it's so nice to see warm weather somewhere. I can't even imagine those numbers in early Feb. at 06:36 beautiful craftsmanship there! I think you are going to enjoy the Layens Hives and Beekeeping With A Smile suits you! Georges de Layens definitely understood brood production. At 11:00 have you tried with and without lemongrass oil side by side to see the difference in scout frequency? :) 13:34 you are so right, I have neighbor beekeepers who have never purchased bees, they just get my swarms :) IF you start to construct and sell Layens Hives please put me on your list! I'm going to save the rest of my questions for another time... Thank you! :)
I know you are a busy man Professor Fred, and I thank you for taking some of your precious time to watch and leave a comment, it is greatly appreciated. I do love how our bees build up so early, and what a joy it is for me to witness it each year. This is the first year I've use something besides lemon grass oil, and the only reason I used it was because it was given to me. If I had to pay for it, I'd use the lemon grass oil....way less expensive and I catch all the swarms I want to. Hey, I bet your neighbor loves you for all those free bees he gets. I just started to build the Layens Hive today and should have it finished by Wednesday. If you want, schedule a vacation and come on down and we will build you a few as well. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Love the community. Y’all have a place to source lemongrass oil? Was ordering from Glory Bee but when they changed ownership the company gradually sold off the essential oils. That company had a great price and pure quality. Love the wood work.
The bees saying "what took you so long to deliver our new home?" I had one on two different days checking out my smelly garage. Amazing senses of smell bees have.
Mr Ed! I got the honey and have really enjoyed some off of a teadpoon. Those girls did great. Thank you for the honey! God bless and catch those swarms!
Glad to hear you received the honey, and happier to hear how much you enjoy it. Thank you for your blessings, support, and for watching. God's peace Thomas. Mr. Ed
Purple Matins probably love your part of America; mosquito heaven! They're really pretty flying around in the evening. We used to have a little apartment house built on a tall post to house their nests, always a pleasure to sit around at the end of day watching them fly around.
Each year I look forward to the return of the Martin's, their morning song always warms my heart.....even if they eat a few bees. God's peace Larry. Mr. Ed
I just started building the hive this week, and hopefully, when I catch a swarm, they can move right in. Stay tuned for updates. God's peace Scott. Mr. Ed
Wow, those new swarm traps are so pretty; you do some NICE woodworking! I'm looking at getting a Laynes hive. I am far too old (and short) to be wrangling honey supers over my head! So some type of horizontal hive set up is required. I've drooled over the lovely one you have on your back porch in another video, but I have also been watching Dr. Leo on Doug and Stacy's homesteading channel. Still gathering info, so I think that I'll spend this year planting all kinds of bee friendly plants in my yard and garden to see if I have foragers come around and spend this time doing research and join the local beekeeping group.
I am a new subscriber, and a very new beekeeper in northwest Missouri @TheHealingHomestead ! This is the first video I’ve watched and really enjoyed it. I love and appreciate the prayers over your swarmtraps!! 🙌🏻😇 It’s not a bad idea, since it’s all His anyway, to ask God for His blessing!! I look forward to watching & learning more! 👍🏻
Thank you so much for becoming a subscriber, your gift humbles me by your act. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again soon and to let you know I post a new video every Friday on a wide range of beekeeping topics. God's peace Kenneth. Mr. Ed
Totally enjoyed!! I’ve got swarm fever. I gotta get my traps out. Last year I had two deeps on top of one another, baited. Came home from work and ohh my. Huge swarm decided on that one. It was a monster swarm that filled the box. I just let them build comb down off the frames. And let me tell you - they are as happy as can be naturally drawing it down. Real fast paced colony and the comb did not fall in the hot Georgia weather.
Holy smokes, you sprayed half the bottle in there. No wonder you caught bees. They probably smelled that from ten miles away. Also, you look like one of Elvis's body guards with those silver rim sun glasses on.
AWESOME! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Good morning last year I was watching your video about catch bees (I like every single of your videos) and was good results just one week got 5 and after that my friend barrow me 2 small hives and got 2 extra swarms that was craziness, 7 swarms two weeks, the only thing I can say thank you so much for all tips, many blessings for you Mr. Ed and your family.
Congratulations on your successes....that is so awesome! I hope your successes continue on in this year as well. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Can't wait for swarm season to begin. I already have traps out and bees checking them out. We have fruit trees and flowers blooming here in north west alabama and the season is going to be early. Good luck with all your traps and the new lure. ❤️🐝👍
I absolutely love my layens hive. Haven't had any pest issues or die off. They are completely blown out with bees and have been all winter. Bringing pollen in by the pound already and my red maple is just now starting to bloom.
Amazing! Glad to see you doing stuff like this, your videos inspire me lots ever since I’ve started watching. I keep forgetting to comment due to being hooked on the videos, but I’m back in case you forgot that I ever existed. Keep up the good work! By the way, I’m PeemPlays, I just wanted to change my name in case you forgot who I am in the first place.
I know you are out the watching, and it's always a joy to see your comments when you leave them. Your Atari is very recognizable. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Looking forward to seeing your upcoming layens hive videos, layens horizontal is the route I decided to go after doing a lot of research and checking out Dr. Leo's videos. I'm going to his March seminar to soak up what I can.
Happy to see you joining the layens beekeeping community I really enjoy my Layens hives they will fit your beekeeping style hands off treatment free. I feel that anyone interested in backyard beekeeping should try them out. I know the biggest drawbacks is availability of equipment the more people using them the more people will build them. I’ve built a DIY exterior that will extract two frames and you can find it on my channel if you’re interested. As always I enjoy your videos thanks for all you do.
we are just starting our bee journey and after extensive research we are starting out with Layens hives, even though no one at the local bee club uses them, Ive begun to purchase "extras" so I can be prepared especially since there are no local (layens) supplies available . I see people are trying to convert Langstroth to horizontal hives but my gut tells me that the frames are too short for overwintering, I considered this due to availability but buying into Layens. what are your thoughts ?
I tried to find your video on the home built extractor but could not. Send me a link, I want to see it. I hope to video the build and install of my Layens Hive, stay tuned. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Great to see these videos again. For some reason any channel to do with Bees like yours,Roosters and the others haven't popped up in a while. I even clicked the notification on them but I think it was problems on my end . Great video .
Joy of the Lord bother.😂 All you keepers down South better get ready quick, I agree with the bees it's going to be an early Spring but gota watch out for the cold swings at night. Blessed Days, Jeff.
With the swarm commander 1spritz in the back and front is all you want. And it really works. You can use to much. I will have to try this , but do love the swarm commander over lennon grass. Looked it up the cost is almost the same.
I hope it works for you as well as it worked for me. Remember, the swarm lure is just one part of successfully catching swarms. Let me know how it worked for you. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I think we are very early for hive development this year in Oklahoma. Compared with last year I’d say 2-3 weeks. Feed is on my hives. Going to check on my swarm traps and get them baited next week. Thanks for the video. Take care and God bless.
Thank you Jeff. One of my first swarm catches was caught at a friend's house. Unbeknownst to me their neighbor is a beekeeper. 🙃 In another location I've caught 3 swarms with a bait hive on the same tree. This year I'll be placing bait hives near my own apiary. Interesting bird houses. I have an Amish neighbor who has those gord like houses on the fence posts of his cow pasture.
The main reason I wanted to have the Layens hive was to keep bees in a more natural way. By giving the bees a deeper space, larger frames, and a horizontal configuration, the bees can manage their colony easier. Still, I'm keeping all my Langstroth's, they are my honey makers. Also,there is no need for another extractor, I want cut comb from this hive. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Jeff, I love your videos and I have learned a lot from them. I think I remember you making a split and just turning the entrance of the new have 180° from the entrance of the old hive. Did I imagine that or did I see you do it? The reason I’m asking is I really don’t have anywhere else convenient to move on you split to
When using a double screened dividing board, I do reverse the entrances by placing the entrance for the dividing board opposite of the entrance to the original hive. Thanks for watching. God's peace Steve. Mr. Ed
thanks for a great video , i have taken solid bottom boards and cut a square about 5 by 5 and screened them , i think i will seal them up on a couple swarm boxes i am using so they are solid and not screened it is fun to watch the bees checking swarm boxes does it matter the height of the swarm boxes?thanks again
Thank you Jesus. I am a new subscriber and three years ago I lost the love of my life after 67 years. I noticed Mr Ed is wearing a wedding ring and I said " Thank you Jesus" Bless you and your wife. Because I'm new It may be late but no less sincere . love
First, let me offer my condolences for the loss of the love of your life, especially after spending so much time with her. Second, thank you so much for your blessings on Mona's and my marriage, your sincere words touched both my heart and Mona's. And finally, thank you very much for subbing to my channel, I certainly hope to hear from you again very soon. God's peace William. Mr. Ed
I really don't know the particular ingredients in Swarm Rustler, but I do know it works very well.....but then so did just plain lemon grass oil. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I do not use queen excluders, but because I use 2 deeps as my brood boxes, the excluder would be above the second box. Thanks for watching. God's peace John. Mr. Ed
Looking forward to this new adventure. I am not 100% sure but I believe those frames can be used in a box consisting of a regular deep and a medium box. This way if you want to expand without building new boxes.
@@JeffHorchoff i understand. I was wondering if a medium and a deep with these frames would work as a swarm trap to stock the horizontal hive. God's peace with you my friend.
@@phillipduncan2497 the frames are 19 inches long( I think) and Layens frames are about 14 inches, 16 inches deep. So the depth is about right, just too long.
Mr Ed, the honey you sent me tastes different than our local honey. Do you have any idea what the bees used to make it. I actually can taste a flowery taste and am interested in what they might have used. Let me know and thank you so much for the honey. God bless and my blessings to all the brothers of the Abbey!
What's so cool about bees is the so many variations on taste their honey can have, and that is due to the source of nectar that the bees draw from. Our honey is primarily a combination of privet and tallow with other things in it as well. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Thomas. Mr. Ed
I do not know all the ingredients as they are a trade secret. However, I have used lemongrass oil for years and it has proven most effective in attracting swarms of bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I have heard of those hive boxes but never saw any in person. My only concern would be the weight of a full box. Normal full honey boxes with deep frames are really tricky to move with 1 person and heavy and I would think you would need some kind of hoist system for the bigger ones.
When the hive is all done, there will be about 30 frames in it all in a row. The hive itself is not lifted, only the frames, and they are lifted individually making the lift very manageable. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
It’s « Layens » with « y » not an « m »! Glad you are trying the Layen. I wouldn’t change. I also think it would go very well with your way of keeping bees. Good luck.
I can hardly wait to begin the build, hopefully next week. And yes, I will be making a video on the build and installing the bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Suzanne. Mr. Ed
Would love to try this out, do you have a source or can I order it through you ?? Is this different from Swarm Commander ?? People here are talking it up and I know it is good, but if this is better, I'l like to try it in my swarm traps ... God love you and your channel ... great content and look forward to seeing this ...
It can be ordered from Amazon, that's where I found it. Since I never tried Swarm Commander I could not say, however, I know the inventor worked with the inventor of Swarm Commander. Glad to hear you enjoy watching all our adventures, thanks so much for doing so. God's peace Ken. Mr. Ed
Sounds like the bees have figured a way for themselves to overcome the loss of hives. They are taking advantage of global warming. Going honey hunting so early means they can make more bees, honey and queens. Should be a great year for queen bees! God bless your efforts Jeff.
ALSO pray that when the hot weather comes that the hair clipper don't die so's you can get an ear lowering, you fuzzy thing, YOU. All the best with trapping and a Jesus Weekend!
@@JeffHorchoff When I got out of the Army and working outside all the time I let everything grow all winter and whacked it off that spring. I usually started growing a new crop when school started back from summer vacation. (hadn't thought of THAT in AGES) I was the only one in this country with a beard. Now I'm about the only one without one. Got [pictures of me and the family getting the original rock crusher put together and going with me and my old field jacket that I still have. So go get them bees and if nothing else you can do like some said for me to just rake around the eyes and set a backfire to the rest of it! Gods Peace, Brother Edwin!
All Benedictine monasteries are called an abbey. The abbey where I volunteer at here in Southeast Louisiana is called St. Joesph Abbey. God's peace Tim. Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff! It's great to have some time to drop in and see what you're up to! It's 25 degrees here, and it's so nice to see warm weather somewhere. I can't even imagine those numbers in early Feb. at 06:36 beautiful craftsmanship there! I think you are going to enjoy the Layens Hives and Beekeeping With A Smile suits you! Georges de Layens definitely understood brood production. At 11:00 have you tried with and without lemongrass oil side by side to see the difference in scout frequency? :) 13:34 you are so right, I have neighbor beekeepers who have never purchased bees, they just get my swarms :) IF you start to construct and sell Layens Hives please put me on your list! I'm going to save the rest of my questions for another time... Thank you! :)
I know you are a busy man Professor Fred, and I thank you for taking some of your precious time to watch and leave a comment, it is greatly appreciated. I do love how our bees build up so early, and what a joy it is for me to witness it each year. This is the first year I've use something besides lemon grass oil, and the only reason I used it was because it was given to me. If I had to pay for it, I'd use the lemon grass oil....way less expensive and I catch all the swarms I want to. Hey, I bet your neighbor loves you for all those free bees he gets. I just started to build the Layens Hive today and should have it finished by Wednesday. If you want, schedule a vacation and come on down and we will build you a few as well. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Love the community.
Y’all have a place to source lemongrass oil? Was ordering from Glory Bee but when they changed ownership the company gradually sold off the essential oils. That company had a great price and pure quality.
Love the wood work.
The bees saying "what took you so long to deliver our new home?" I had one on two different days checking out my smelly garage. Amazing senses of smell bees have.
There are just so many amazing qualities about bees which is why I love them so much. God's peace Cynthia.
Mr. Ed
I’ve got 14 traps up in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas. I have 7 more to deploy. I love fishing for bees!
Let me know how many you catch. There's nothing better than free bees! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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That house is a bee magnet!
That it is! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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I've been thinking the same thing. Its been really wet, and warm... there's gonna be abundant bees this year.
I can hardly wait for the race to begin! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Mr Ed! I got the honey and have really enjoyed some off of a teadpoon. Those girls did great. Thank you for the honey! God bless and catch those swarms!
Glad to hear you received the honey, and happier to hear how much you enjoy it. Thank you for your blessings, support, and for watching. God's peace Thomas.
Mr. Ed
Purple Matins probably love your part of America; mosquito heaven! They're really pretty flying around in the evening. We used to have a little apartment house built on a tall post to house their nests, always a pleasure to sit around at the end of day watching them fly around.
Each year I look forward to the return of the Martin's, their morning song always warms my heart.....even if they eat a few bees. God's peace Larry.
Mr. Ed
Excited to see you exploring Layens hives! Looking forward to your future videos on it!
I just started building the hive this week, and hopefully, when I catch a swarm, they can move right in. Stay tuned for updates. God's peace Scott.
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If I find out the address I’m going to rent dat house make you move ur boxes set my own and that will pay half my rent whoop whoop
You know Jeff, you’re just the best!
Wow, those new swarm traps are so pretty; you do some NICE woodworking! I'm looking at getting a Laynes hive. I am far too old (and short) to be wrangling honey supers over my head! So some type of horizontal hive set up is required. I've drooled over the lovely one you have on your back porch in another video, but I have also been watching Dr. Leo on Doug and Stacy's homesteading channel. Still gathering info, so I think that I'll spend this year planting all kinds of bee friendly plants in my yard and garden to see if I have foragers come around and spend this time doing research and join the local beekeeping group.
I am a new subscriber, and a very new beekeeper in northwest Missouri @TheHealingHomestead ! This is the first video I’ve watched and really enjoyed it. I love and appreciate the prayers over your swarmtraps!! 🙌🏻😇 It’s not a bad idea, since it’s all His anyway, to ask God for His blessing!! I look forward to watching & learning more! 👍🏻
Thank you so much for becoming a subscriber, your gift humbles me by your act. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again soon and to let you know I post a new video every Friday on a wide range of beekeeping topics. God's peace Kenneth.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Jesus!!! Thank thou Jeff for all the work you do helping the bees. Your videos are very entertaining and educational. I'll bee watching :-)
Say a Prayer! Amen brother, say a prayer! Ave Maria!
The secret to all of my successes. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Totally enjoyed!! I’ve got swarm fever. I gotta get my traps out. Last year I had two deeps on top of one another, baited. Came home from work and ohh my. Huge swarm decided on that one. It was a monster swarm that filled the box. I just let them build comb down off the frames. And let me tell you - they are as happy as can be naturally drawing it down. Real fast paced colony and the comb did not fall in the hot Georgia weather.
Free bees.....the best kind. God luck! God's peace Jennifer.
Mr. Ed
Holy smokes, you sprayed half the bottle in there. No wonder you caught bees. They probably smelled that from ten miles away.
Also, you look like one of Elvis's body guards with those silver rim sun glasses on.
My philosophy is if a little is good, more is way better. That's 2 for me, what's your count? God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Thank you from Mississippi 😊 great information and take aways. My first time ever will be this year trying to catch swarms.
Let me know how many you catch. God's peace Calvin.
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Hi Jeff ... love ya! You had mentioned that his Swarm Rustler was a third the cost. I only found it for $29 for 2 oz. I wish it was a third.
I had only been told it was a third, but when I looked for myself, it was only a few buck less. God's peace John.
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I want to build a Layens hive too! Seems to be more practical for a backyard garden.
When I start the construction, I will be videoing it. God's peace Sandra.
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Thanks 4 the help 😊
You are very welcome, and I hope my tricks work for you in your traps. God's peace Brian.
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Good Morning!!! Happy to see you on this chilly morning here in Southern Illinois!!! Much Much Love!!! 💜
Thanks Mr. Ed!!!
I add honeycombs moth remains all grounded ....un saludo Mr. Ed...I use langstroth..Dadant usa and spanish layens...i LOVE all three...
AWESOME! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Good morning last year I was watching your video about catch bees (I like every single of your videos) and was good results just one week got 5 and after that my friend barrow me 2 small hives and got 2 extra swarms that was craziness, 7 swarms two weeks, the only thing I can say thank you so much for all tips, many blessings for you Mr. Ed and your family.
Congratulations on your successes....that is so awesome! I hope your successes continue on in this year as well. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Can't wait for swarm season to begin. I already have traps out and bees checking them out. We have fruit trees and flowers blooming here in north west alabama and the season is going to be early. Good luck with all your traps and the new lure. ❤️🐝👍
Let me know how you do this season. Who does not love free bees? God's peace Michael.
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@@JeffHorchoff hopefully it's going to be a good season for everyone.
Just ordered some Swarm Rustler
I absolutely love my layens hive. Haven't had any pest issues or die off. They are completely blown out with bees and have been all winter. Bringing pollen in by the pound already and my red maple is just now starting to bloom.
I can hardly wait for the build to begin, hopefully next week. Oh yea, you know I'll be videoing it. God's peace Renee.
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Great video , That's some awesome looking hives, I hope the rooster don't get upset of your new secret swarm spray, lol.
Amazing! Glad to see you doing stuff like this, your videos inspire me lots ever since I’ve started watching. I keep forgetting to comment due to being hooked on the videos, but I’m back in case you forgot that I ever existed. Keep up the good work! By the way, I’m PeemPlays, I just wanted to change my name in case you forgot who I am in the first place.
I know you are out the watching, and it's always a joy to see your comments when you leave them. Your Atari is very recognizable. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I forgot about “world famous” lol
Nice network of friends you have
Lot of fun trapping bees,
Go Lions
Good stuff mr ed
Great video. I prayed with you for success in your swarm catching! Peace and God bless!
Thank you for your blessings, prayers, and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Interesting info on River clean up as well as bee info. Pleasure gearing you at Hive Life!
I hope to see you next year at Hive Life! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Looking forward to seeing your upcoming layens hive videos, layens horizontal is the route I decided to go after doing a lot of research and checking out Dr. Leo's videos. I'm going to his March seminar to soak up what I can.
I hope to video the build and install, stay tuned. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tommy.
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Happy to see you joining the layens beekeeping community I really enjoy my Layens hives they will fit your beekeeping style hands off treatment free. I feel that anyone interested in backyard beekeeping should try them out. I know the biggest drawbacks is availability of equipment the more people using them the more people will build them. I’ve built a DIY exterior that will extract two frames and you can find it on my channel if you’re interested. As always I enjoy your videos thanks for all you do.
we are just starting our bee journey and after extensive research we are starting out with Layens hives, even though no one at the local bee club uses them, Ive begun to purchase "extras" so I can be prepared especially since there are no local (layens) supplies available . I see people are trying to convert Langstroth to horizontal hives but my gut tells me that the frames are too short for overwintering, I considered this due to availability but buying into Layens. what are your thoughts ?
I tried to find your video on the home built extractor but could not. Send me a link, I want to see it. I hope to video the build and install of my Layens Hive, stay tuned. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Keep me posted on your progress with your Layens hive Lee, I'm very interested. God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff DIY layens frame extractor
th-cam.com/play/PLDIghOPCxwLXwcA20fW0UpO_EGvXBM_-e.html
I support this product!
As do I. In less than 24 hours after placing the traps, 2 of them had swarms in them. Video next week. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great to see these videos again. For some reason any channel to do with Bees like yours,Roosters and the others haven't popped up in a while. I even clicked the notification on them but I think it was problems on my end . Great video .
Mr Ed. You need a Japanese pile box hive. So much fun. Watch Mia on you tube. Omg she's amazing.
They do look cool....may bee later. Thanks for watching. God's peace Annie.
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Joy of the Lord bother.😂
All you keepers down South better get ready quick, I agree with the bees it's going to be an early Spring but gota watch out for the cold swings at night. Blessed Days, Jeff.
Keep The honey coming baby 🥳
And don't slow it down! Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
With the swarm commander 1spritz in the back and front is all you want. And it really works. You can use to much. I will have to try this , but do love the swarm commander over lennon grass. Looked it up the cost is almost the same.
SC is 34.95 plus shipping, SR is 29.99 and it has a 3 dollar coupon and free shipping, god bless
Great Video
I've often wondered if I could set up a box with surger water as a community feeder and catch a swarm?
I can't say it would not work, I'd give it a go. Thanks for your gift and for watching. God's peace Larry.
Mr. Ed
19:55 why do you tie them down? Bears, kids, wind, poachers, porch pirates??? Thanks
To secure them to the stands and seal them up when I remove them from the stand. I don't want the trap to separate. God's peace Joe.
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Thank you Mr. Ed for sharing this, I will be buying some to hopefully get a sworm to come to me. I'm very excited to get my own beehive started.
I hope it works for you as well as it worked for me. Remember, the swarm lure is just one part of successfully catching swarms. Let me know how it worked for you. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr. Ed thank you for the video
Spray some Kilz oil base paint in those spaces under the house where the bee were.
I think we are very early for hive development this year in Oklahoma. Compared with last year I’d say 2-3 weeks. Feed is on my hives. Going to check on my swarm traps and get them baited next week. Thanks for the video. Take care and God bless.
Keep me posted on the swarms you catch and when you catch them, I'm curious. Thanks and God's peace Garry.
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Thanks for the tip! I still have that bridge comb busting tool you made, luckily the bees have been behaving and I havent had to use it lately .
Dont forget the thankyou Jesús!!!
Every time! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Jeff.
One of my first swarm catches was caught at a friend's house. Unbeknownst to me their neighbor is a beekeeper. 🙃 In another location I've caught 3 swarms with a bait hive on the same tree. This year I'll be placing bait hives near my own apiary.
Interesting bird houses. I have an Amish neighbor who has those gord like houses on the fence posts of his cow pasture.
Keep catching those free bees.....they are the best kind. God's peace David.
Mr. Ed
Why did you decide on a Layens hive compared to a long horizontal? Now you need a different extractor. SML BEEs / SWVA
The main reason I wanted to have the Layens hive was to keep bees in a more natural way. By giving the bees a deeper space, larger frames, and a horizontal configuration, the bees can manage their colony easier. Still, I'm keeping all my Langstroth's, they are my honey makers. Also,there is no need for another extractor, I want cut comb from this hive. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, I love your videos and I have learned a lot from them. I think I remember you making a split and just turning the entrance of the new have 180° from the entrance of the old hive. Did I imagine that or did I see you do it? The reason I’m asking is I really don’t have anywhere else convenient to move on you split to
When using a double screened dividing board, I do reverse the entrances by placing the entrance for the dividing board opposite of the entrance to the original hive. Thanks for watching. God's peace Steve.
Mr. Ed
I see a lot of that ‘old fisherman’ in you setting up these swarm traps! Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
thanks for a great video , i have taken solid bottom boards and cut a square about 5 by 5 and screened them , i think i will seal them up on a couple swarm boxes i am using so they are solid and not screened it is fun to watch the bees checking swarm boxes does it matter the height of the swarm boxes?thanks again
Thank you Jesus. I am a new subscriber and three years ago I lost the love of my life after 67 years. I noticed Mr Ed is wearing a wedding ring and I said " Thank you Jesus"
Bless you and your wife. Because I'm new It may be late but no less sincere .
love
First, let me offer my condolences for the loss of the love of your life, especially after spending so much time with her. Second, thank you so much for your blessings on Mona's and my marriage, your sincere words touched both my heart and Mona's. And finally, thank you very much for subbing to my channel, I certainly hope to hear from you again very soon. God's peace William.
Mr. Ed
Swarm rustler is nothing but lemon grass!Bobs get rich scheme is definitely in play.
I really don't know the particular ingredients in Swarm Rustler, but I do know it works very well.....but then so did just plain lemon grass oil. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Amen
I'm ready to retire and move south, is the bee house for rent/sale , I'll watch your swarm traps and work with y'all on anything bee's
The most important thing prayer
AMEN!!! God's peace Rick.
Mr. Ed
I would do that but you can't find an extractor to use with the frames.
You can always make cut comb from the honey which is what I am going to do. Thanks for watching. God's peace Teresa.
Mr. Ed
How many brood frame should i give the queen when using queen screen? Thanks
I do not use queen excluders, but because I use 2 deeps as my brood boxes, the excluder would be above the second box. Thanks for watching. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Mr Ed you the man do not care what the dirt rooster says LOL GOD bless you for all you do @@JeffHorchoff
Looking forward to this new adventure. I am not 100% sure but I believe those frames can be used in a box consisting of a regular deep and a medium box. This way if you want to expand without building new boxes.
Since I want to go horizontally, even if the combo of deep and medium would work, it's not the route I'm taking. God's peace Phillip.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff i understand. I was wondering if a medium and a deep with these frames would work as a swarm trap to stock the horizontal hive. God's peace with you my friend.
@@phillipduncan2497 the frames are 19 inches long( I think) and Layens frames are about 14 inches, 16 inches deep. So the depth is about right, just too long.
Mr Ed, the honey you sent me tastes different than our local honey. Do you have any idea what the bees used to make it. I actually can taste a flowery taste and am interested in what they might have used. Let me know and thank you so much for the honey. God bless and my blessings to all the brothers of the Abbey!
What's so cool about bees is the so many variations on taste their honey can have, and that is due to the source of nectar that the bees draw from. Our honey is primarily a combination of privet and tallow with other things in it as well. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Thomas.
Mr. Ed
Are those swallows at the end of the video? Will they attack and eat the bees?
They are purple martins, and yes, they do eat bees.....but only the slow ones. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jim.
Mr. Ed
I,m frm Kashmir I watch your all videos please say me what items are there in swarm rustler
I do not know all the ingredients as they are a trade secret. However, I have used lemongrass oil for years and it has proven most effective in attracting swarms of bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
You are doing a very good job by giving a good home to these innocent bees. And I also learned a lot from your video. May God bless you for this work.
Did the swarm lure work?
It most assured works, we caught 3 more since this video was posted. Thanks for watching. God's peace Curtis.
Mr. Ed
I have heard of those hive boxes but never saw any in person. My only concern would be the weight of a full box. Normal full honey boxes with deep frames are really tricky to move with 1 person and heavy and I would think you would need some kind of hoist system for the bigger ones.
You don’t move them normally. You would definitely need a friend or some kind of motorized equipment.
@@sandracimonetti5307 I would think these were heavier than 12 frame deeps which you must move when you rob in the late summer.
@@kevchard5214 part of the purpose of these is not having to lift them. They are not stacked, you just remove the frames.
When the hive is all done, there will be about 30 frames in it all in a row. The hive itself is not lifted, only the frames, and they are lifted individually making the lift very manageable. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
It’s « Layens » with « y » not an « m »! Glad you are trying the Layen. I wouldn’t change. I also think it would go very well with your way of keeping bees. Good luck.
I can hardly wait to begin the build, hopefully next week. And yes, I will be making a video on the build and installing the bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Suzanne.
Mr. Ed
You can order it at Walker Bee ranch
can't find a web site. just a face book page.
Or on Amazon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Try Amazon, I found it there. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
The tool is called 'mechanical fingers'
Thanks Jim, I never knew what it was called, but I know it works great to set the swarm traps. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
You told Randy where this location is at? O No! Now he will steal All of Your Swarms Lol
I know I took a chance, but I was gambling he would not drive that far just to set a trap. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Would love to try this out, do you have a source or can I order it through you ?? Is this different from Swarm Commander ?? People here are talking it up and I know it is good, but if this is better, I'l like to try it in my swarm traps ... God love you and your channel ... great content and look forward to seeing this ...
Hey Ken, Hit me up on my channel, my page header has the link
It can be ordered from Amazon, that's where I found it. Since I never tried Swarm Commander I could not say, however, I know the inventor worked with the inventor of Swarm Commander. Glad to hear you enjoy watching all our adventures, thanks so much for doing so. God's peace Ken.
Mr. Ed
Well, ready or not they’re here…..
What an adrenaline rush! God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Sounds like the bees have figured a way for themselves to overcome the loss of hives. They are taking advantage of global warming. Going honey hunting so early means they can make more bees, honey and queens. Should be a great year for queen bees! God bless your efforts Jeff.
You really need to wire those because I had some collapse last year
I already plan to. I know that's the right way to do it. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching. God's peace Mike.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I just didn’t want you to look in on that hive and see it all in one big lump and a dead queen that’s what I got last year
Don't purple martens eat bees?
Only the slow ones. Thanks for watching. God's peace Roy.
Mr. Ed
Instructions spray once on top🐝 once on front🐝. Sprays 4+🐝🐝🐝🐝 times on top 2+ 🐝🐝on front. 😆
What guy reads instruction? God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I’ve seen how many swarms you and rooster have token from there every yr
We dont have it can send some to me in Libya and tell me how much for box ..
not sure what the shipping to libya would be but contact me if interested
Check out Amazon, that's where I found it. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
ALSO pray that when the hot weather comes that the hair clipper don't die so's you can get an ear lowering, you fuzzy thing, YOU. All the best with trapping and a Jesus Weekend!
Trust me, by the end of April the "buzz cut" will happen. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff When I got out of the Army and working outside all the time I let everything grow all winter and whacked it off that spring. I usually started growing a new crop when school started back from summer vacation. (hadn't thought of THAT in AGES) I was the only one in this country with a beard. Now I'm about the only one without one. Got [pictures of me and the family getting the original rock crusher put together and going with me and my old field jacket that I still have. So go get them bees and if nothing else you can do like some said for me to just rake around the eyes and set a backfire to the rest of it! Gods Peace, Brother Edwin!
Again why do you call it the Abby??
All Benedictine monasteries are called an abbey. The abbey where I volunteer at here in Southeast Louisiana is called St. Joesph Abbey. God's peace Tim.
Mr. Ed
Yooòohooò am the frist✌😁
You need a haircut mate. Lol. Your hair looks a bit scruffy. Haha. Have a good one, mate. 👍
No worries, by the end of April you'll bee able to see my scalp. Thanks for watching. God's peace Cathy.
Mr. Ed
You seem to have an unfair advantage over the Rooster. With God on your side Randy don't stand a chance. lol Keep smilin