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Glad they weren’t the mean ones.

Looks like orientation flights

Very interest in again. Thanks

I wish I’m local. I hope some volunteers in your area come and help you. I feel so bad watching you lifting heavy equipment. Also I feel so sad witnessing so many bees got squashed during the process because it’s too heavy for you to lift

Your bees are very gentle. You tore their home completely apart and they still did not swarm you. I would have been covered.

Well, I never! I loved "letting the bees do their thing," such that they themselves decided who would stay and who would go by their either flying home or marching into the new box. I love that you had this patience. I'm a fan of beekeeping and I watch from interest and for entertainment. I only don't like watching when I think bees are being crushed. I like it when you ease the frames back down and squeeze together slowly, using smoke to send the bees down from the closing crack. This was SO interesting! But I really wonder: why don't you put knobs in the center of each frame top for ease of handling? Seems there is room in the "attic" for knobs, just wondering.

those frames that had queen cells from my understanding you should not shake because you can damage the larvae inside

what size rubber bands do you use and what is the name of your bee vac?

Wow, pretty awesome! I've been thinking about starting a hive or two around my place. Not only for honey, but for pollinators for my garden. We have an old tree down the hill that a hive recently moved into, I was thrilled to see them! Do you use a respirator or anything to keep from inhaling smoke?

Should not smoke bees when it is hot! Mist them with sugar water. Connect box to entrance and they will march right in, no brush needed! I use feather to clear bees when moving frames together! Divider board is up to high and your top is not sealed, bees only need 3/8 inch under divider!

Nice video. Big job doing this one. What are the T post brackets called for the 4x4s?

Why wear a heavy suit?

Thanks for the tips. Your timestamp is incorrect though (last second of the video) so I'm not sure what you were pointing out. In retrospect, I should have allowed much more time for this. If I had, I could have done some other things to help the rest of the bees find "home".

Yup. Layens is great to manage colonies day to day but splits and moves are a stick in the mud. I use my tractor in the home yard but outyards are mostly manual.

Thank you for this adventurous session. I love your beautiful Layens hives. Now I hope I can make a few observations: please notice what is happening at timestamp 35:23 to the bearded bees. yikes. This relocation is indeed a big job, and I appreciate your filming it all because it is interesting to see ways to approach. I picked up a new idea from the Sacramento Beekeeper, maybe you will be interested: he uses a square of used wax foundation to spatula under bearded bees, lifting up firmly but gently until he overcomes the pressure of their hold on each other. The bees seem to transfer their hold to the wax easily. Moving them on the wax sheet, he slides them into the new hive, scoop by scoop. After moving everybody he can scoop, for whoever remains he sets up a march, goes away and comes back later to see that they have marched themselves into where their queen is. He does watch for the fanning to begin, taking fanning as a signal that the queen in the new hive. He relocates multiple swarms a day in the height of the season, so he is hustling, but somehow the slowness is quick enough. I think he goes away and comes back later. The Texas bee lady does the same (without the wax sheet). So my thought as to such a transfer as you faced: hand move all the accessible bees scoop by scoop; then move the frames. But maybe the other way around, frames first, then spatula those you can, then set up a march and come back later? As to your frame technique: You are right, you do lower the frames with care so nobody is rolled against the box wall. And you do squeeze frames together slowly to avoid squeezing anybody (more smoke between *each and every* frame squeeze would help here); it's when you drop the hanger onto the ledge that you could go into slower motion so the bees on the ledge could move. Anyway, my comment has contributed to your algorithm at the very least. And again, thanks for recording the work. It's a big job, and I do appreciate your point that one does not always stop to look for the queen, in order to keep things moving along for the sake of the welfare of the colony as a whole. Congratulations on the move, and I hope the colony thrives and you get lots of honey eventually!

I can't watch, I think you are putting the frames just right back down without easing bees out of the way of the descending frame. I can almost hear the crunch argh

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I am glad I found your channel I am a new Bee keeper abeing mentored by a Langstroth keeper, I see a huge value in the layens hive and have been told to build nothing smaller than a 20 frame box. do you have any videos on how you harvest honey from a frame that has Brood in it or am I way off, I need all the help I can gather. Thanks

PLEASE invest in a microphone. Audio fading in and out was to distracting for me to finish the video

Nice lively inspections! I don't know, but it could be that squeezing to the other side the temporarily moved frames so they are closed-up, just as the undisturbed section is except for the active frame under inspection--as I see Dr. Leo do--might help keep the bees more calm, because even though you've lifted and then slid them over, the already-inspected/moved frames are closed up imitating a closed hive... your bees look great, and the cutout have worked, nice job.

I have been using a tube entrance on my layens hives to try to keep the beetles out

I am no Comfort Hive expert, but it looks like you are using the small skewers. They make a thicker one that is 4mm thick.

Hope you all are safe from the wildfires.

It was an amazing experience!!!!

Nice, detailed, slow and careful hive inspections. I love your Layens setups. I am surprised at so much irregular comb-building: all I can think is, are you sure the hives are set level? Also: could bees re-use propolis if the beekeeper left behind what he has to scrape off? And Also: I notice three different Layens frames in your setups: horizontal wooden dowel to support comb; vertical wooden dowel; and two vertical wires. Which do you think supports best? Thanks for being careful to not squish bees, hate seeing that! What a great set of hives you have.

Another good one.

Enjoyed getting to watch this removal.

I've watched many beekeeping videos: I remark how gentle, soft and deliberate your movements are, and how clear, succint and calm your narrative. I'm sure part of your success is due to this calm efficiency. God bless y'all and your bees.

Very educational. Your assistant for today asked good questions.

I hate when they cross comb. Is there anyway of keeping the roaches away? I hate when I lift the lid and they scurry around. They give me the Willie’s. Speaking about the Willie’s I had a Black Widow spider in the lid of one of my hives. I slammed the lid shut and put my wagon away and went to the house. Hubby came to my rescue and killed the spider. I dread checking that hive when the weather breaks. I’m terrified of spiders

At least two weeks. That gives them time to build some comb and the queen time to lay some brood. Once they have brood to care for, they're more likely to stay with the brood in the place where I put them. Otherwise, they're more likely to abscond (leave).

How do you extract the honey if there is brood in the bottom of the frame?

Sir, is your bee Apis serena bee or Apis mellifera bee?❤

I just saw a video of an interview with Paul Stamets about Amadou extract (from certain mushrooms, I think, since Paul Stamets is the mushroom guru extraordinaire) and and bees. He said it doubles the lifespan of the bees and reduces the deformed wing virus by 1000 fold. Have you heard of it? I'd love to know more if you have!

here did you find the cardboard nuc boxs?

is that a cardboard layens nuc box?

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@tlcross9620 Sorry I didn't notice your comment during the premiere until it ended. Thanks for your suggestion about the #layens tag. I always add that tag and this video was posted with it. If it didn't help you find the video, I'm not sure why... but it wasn't the absence of the tag.

Greetings from Central Pa. Not sure where you’re located with what looked like warm weather for December. It didn’t look like you left the space at the bottom of the follower board since it is just one colony now which means all the bees on top of those frames were goners not being able to get out of the hive or in with the colony. I was surprised you didn’t remove or cut off all that comb that is leaning. When the flow hit next spring you’re likely to have one heck of a mess when they really start gluing all that wonky comb to the other frames and box.

It looks like your American layens is a bit different than the European one

You have a good assistant.

Take you losses in the fall as they say...I did many combines with small colonies this fall. Hopefully they will come through winter ok. Thanks again for sharing, peace

Awesome, thanks 😃

I'm in central New Hampshire. The smallest colony I wintered over last winter was a 6-frame swarm trap with a feeder, so 5 frames so stores and bees, that I wrapped with reflextex. Thanks for posting

My research led me to Layens in 2020. I've built 19 hives of various sizes. My standard is about 20 frame insulated for our climate. There has been good acceptance and growth in numbers in the US since. Extractors are available for purchase. I have studied many styles and built a few. I always come back to the Layens. The Zest hive is intriguing. Aircrete blocks are commercialy available in Europe. It's do it yourself in the US.

Your bees are very calm.

very interesting.!!

Those nighttime bloomers are moon flowers, I believe. I think the purple is ornamental sage.

Way to light need a good feed.