I Like the no foundation frames, bees build it themself, no need to risk with buying wax base from unknown sources or buying molds and equipment to make them myself.
Did the math - assuming you are using the 350×180 frame size the queen needs about 14 frames for brood (1500 eggs / day 21 day cycle, 3.9cells/cm2), add some for pollen and drones and you have filled 2 boxes. After that it's just adding supers... I use mine for raising queens they are good for that, i find they fill too quickly otherwise. I run 40 hives + some colonies for queen raising (warre and mini plus)
Know that Chris Kohl has temporarily suspended the sale and manufacture of his Warre hives will you consider purchasing his design improvements or seek to manufacture his hives on contract?
Basically yes. It's not nearly as convenient to manage as a Langstroth (where supers are placed on top) and depending upon the top bar design, it's SIGNIFICANTLY harder to inspect individual frames or harvest honey without cutting away the entire comb. And yet interest persists! I chalk this up to a few of general tendencies I see in hobby beekeepers these days. 1. There are strong (some emotional & some empirical) suspicions that the "methods" of modern beekeeping, where the Langstroth hive dominates, have contributed greatly to the spread of the pests and diseases that currently plague honeybees. It's an open question as to how much of this can be directly attributed to the Langstroth's basic function/design and its use of foundation vs. other factors like population concentration in a typical commercial bee yard etc. (Emotions run high on the matter, as evidenced by debates conducted in this very forum). 2. These suspicions lead many beekeepers open to the supposed benefit claims of "more natural" which are often attributed to "other" hive designs like the Warre. I'm not certain any of these claims are objectively true but the feeling of powerlessness in the face of varroa, SHB, CCD, etc. induces some beekeepers who are desperate for a way out that does not include dosing their bees with toxic chemicals twice a year in a treatment resistance arms race with the pests to seek out alternatives. Hence the appeal of "just return to a more natural method and all will be well" sales pitch. Of course its way more complicated than that and a Warre is no guarantee of success..
@@neologian1783 Good observation. The Warre hive always appealed to me, but when I started out with bees a few years ago, I wanted to use the standard Langstroth equipment. Now that I know how to overwinter bees, I'm thinking about starting a Warre hive this year, just for the fun of it. The idea that bees prefer to build slightly smaller cells when given the option and that it might affect mite loads, I don't know. But it certainly makes sense. The Warre hive definitely seems to mimic the idea of "a hollow tree trunk" better than the Langstroth design.
489 $ for this 2 boxes Warré Hive? It's ridiculous! In France, you can find 4 boxes Warré Hive for less of 200 € , of larch wood, which is imputrescible!! It will certainly be much more economical to buy the wood and have the boards machined by a good carpenter!! The plans are available on the Internet.
I think she's confused him with Brother Adam (who was a monk). Also, Warré is pronounced with a "va" sound at the start (as in "ça va"). She completely mangles his name.
Bee Built a decent queen lays 1500 to 2000 eggs a day and in a good flow a hive will collect 1.5kg of nectar a day. What's your cellcount per frame and let's do the math...
I'm not an expert..Very novel the invention, it is said that in this way it prevents many bees from dying in the process of extracting the honey with the traditional method, but in my opinion and my worry, maybe nobody cares,but I think that over time the bees will begin to mutate and lose the ability to do so perfect the honeycomb that for centuries and centuries have transmitted to each other, perfection that man himself has not been able to do equal or better .... but ask yourself or many students of today if they know how to write in cursive or in print letter, they will answer that to make a letter is the computer ... and as you can see it will be lost in schools the teaching of writing by hand .. what a shame for all ... and so it will happen with our bees ..
they build to their own standard, and it ridiculously precise. Even when we try to promote or breed them to larger cell.. when left to their own, they build the right way.. the way theyve built for a million years.
Ugh....more "fetishizing" of the honeybee as some sort of divine perfect being. Bees are bees. They're fascinating creatures to be sure but to suggest they have achieved some level of perfection in some aspect or regard is to overstate the case more than necessary. They have evolved to employ some very ingenious strategies but they are no more or less "perfect" in their abilities than a cow, a termite, or a barn swallow. Each employs the strategies suitable to its requirements and evolutionary niche. In any case there's very little about the Warre hive that would induce bees to build cells to any specification other than their own....unless one uses foundation.....which would be a little odd in a Warre design. The notion that we are selectively breeding bees to forget how to build honeycomb is ......well......just silly.
Great video, thanks and best wishes from the sunny UK. Keep visiting and trading with us! Peter
I Like the no foundation frames, bees build it themself, no need to risk with buying wax base from unknown sources or buying molds and equipment to make them myself.
Did the math - assuming you are using the 350×180 frame size the queen needs about 14 frames for brood (1500 eggs / day 21 day cycle, 3.9cells/cm2), add some for pollen and drones and you have filled 2 boxes. After that it's just adding supers... I use mine for raising queens they are good for that, i find they fill too quickly otherwise. I run 40 hives + some colonies for queen raising (warre and mini plus)
Know that Chris Kohl has temporarily suspended the sale and manufacture of his Warre hives will you consider purchasing his design improvements or seek to manufacture his hives on contract?
What is the recommended timber??, Cyprus okay
Awesome video
very cool video
Honey ...Thanks ❤️❤️❤️🌼🌸
Love it
I have a great granduncle Émile in Canada that said I’m 7th generation Métis so I’m surprised there’s a nother Émile
so basically.. you only add a box as the comb get longer? thats all this is?
Basically yes. It's not nearly as convenient to manage as a Langstroth (where supers are placed on top) and depending upon the top bar design, it's SIGNIFICANTLY harder to inspect individual frames or harvest honey without cutting away the entire comb. And yet interest persists!
I chalk this up to a few of general tendencies I see in hobby beekeepers these days.
1. There are strong (some emotional & some empirical) suspicions that the "methods" of modern beekeeping, where the Langstroth hive dominates, have contributed greatly to the spread of the pests and diseases that currently plague honeybees. It's an open question as to how much of this can be directly attributed to the Langstroth's basic function/design and its use of foundation vs. other factors like population concentration in a typical commercial bee yard etc. (Emotions run high on the matter, as evidenced by debates conducted in this very forum).
2. These suspicions lead many beekeepers open to the supposed benefit claims of "more natural" which are often attributed to "other" hive designs like the Warre. I'm not certain any of these claims are objectively true but the feeling of powerlessness in the face of varroa, SHB, CCD, etc. induces some beekeepers who are desperate for a way out that does not include dosing their bees with toxic chemicals twice a year in a treatment resistance arms race with the pests to seek out alternatives. Hence the appeal of "just return to a more natural method and all will be well" sales pitch.
Of course its way more complicated than that and a Warre is no guarantee of success..
@@neologian1783 Good observation. The Warre hive always appealed to me, but when I started out with bees a few years ago, I wanted to use the standard Langstroth equipment. Now that I know how to overwinter bees, I'm thinking about starting a Warre hive this year, just for the fun of it. The idea that bees prefer to build slightly smaller cells when given the option and that it might affect mite loads, I don't know. But it certainly makes sense. The Warre hive definitely seems to mimic the idea of "a hollow tree trunk" better than the Langstroth design.
This is the sexiest beekeeping presentation video on TH-cam. She needs to do more.
Disgusting
489 $ for this 2 boxes Warré Hive? It's ridiculous!
In France, you can find 4 boxes Warré Hive for less of 200 € , of larch wood, which is imputrescible!!
It will certainly be much more economical to buy the wood and have the boards machined by a good carpenter!!
The plans are available on the Internet.
are there any online stores where I can find them at such a price?
Great
Этот классный голос гдето я слышал,🤩
Not to be too picky but your information is incorrect. Warre was a diocesan priest, he wasn't a monk.
I think she's confused him with Brother Adam (who was a monk). Also, Warré is pronounced with a "va" sound at the start (as in "ça va"). She completely mangles his name.
Nicely made video. But just don't get a warre. It's a swarmbox.
They, indeed, can swarm just like any other hive. As long as you are increasing their space ahead of them, they work great!
Bee Built a decent queen lays 1500 to 2000 eggs a day and in a good flow a hive will collect 1.5kg of nectar a day. What's your cellcount per frame and let's do the math...
Andy Michael that is a poorly informed reply, it does not add anything to the discussion. So I suggest you take your own advice.
their out of business
Are they really "out-of-business" since it was passed onto BeeBuilt run by the same person????
I'm not an expert..Very novel the invention, it is said that in this way it prevents many bees from dying in the process of extracting the honey with the traditional method, but in my opinion and my worry, maybe nobody cares,but I think that over time the bees will begin to mutate and lose the ability to do so perfect the honeycomb that for centuries and centuries have transmitted to each other, perfection that man himself has not been able to do equal or better .... but ask yourself or many students of today if they know how to write in cursive or in print letter, they will answer that to make a letter is the computer ... and as you can see it will be lost in schools the teaching of writing by hand .. what a shame for all ... and so it will happen with our bees ..
Rambling bullshit ^
they build to their own standard, and it ridiculously precise. Even when we try to promote or breed them to larger cell.. when left to their own, they build the right way.. the way theyve built for a million years.
Ugh....more "fetishizing" of the honeybee as some sort of divine perfect being. Bees are bees. They're fascinating creatures to be sure but to suggest they have achieved some level of perfection in some aspect or regard is to overstate the case more than necessary. They have evolved to employ some very ingenious strategies but they are no more or less "perfect" in their abilities than a cow, a termite, or a barn swallow. Each employs the strategies suitable to its requirements and evolutionary niche.
In any case there's very little about the Warre hive that would induce bees to build cells to any specification other than their own....unless one uses foundation.....which would be a little odd in a Warre design. The notion that we are selectively breeding bees to forget how to build honeycomb is ......well......just silly.
Is it advisable to paint bee hive?
@@dmwarison3818 Many people paint the outside of the hive to protect the wood from the weather. But do not paint the inside.