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I have a slide how does it do when you bring in the slide. thanks

Looking at your divider board, I like the pins on the bottom, but from the size, it looks like it can be turned upside down instead of removing the pins to close in down.

We are in our RV for about 8 months per year. We watched your video about the Wilderness RV Mattress. Could you provide an update? Did it hold up? Do you still like it?

Good video. I too am converting from Langstroth to Layens. Like your reasoning.

I'm here for your work with the Layens Hive: how is it going??? Did you get your honey extracted? I've been interested in Dr. Leo's beekeeping for years, and all who are experiencing it for themselves. Tell more when you can! May God prosper all your efforts around the place.

Your videos are amazing! If you like farming or harvesting videos, I look forward to having you visit my channel to have relaxing moments together!

I'm thinking some sort of Langstrom on top of Layens with queen excluder on top Layens. Leave bottom alone and harvest top.

I am surprised you didn't put that bit of comb the bees made into a frame!

Is this video about how NOT to install new bees?! Almost funny! 😊

Great video. I love the enthusiam people have for such a great hive design. One point to consider I believe which may help you and others is to note that @5:48 you give the impression that the bees don't move across multiple frames and it makes it sound as if they form a pancake circle on a single frame. In fact, the bees form a sphere shaped cluster (if the frame size allowes them) across multiple frames and the sphere or ball moves about 1mm a day usually up towards the honey at the top and between frames to the left or right through holes they make in the comb. They do this in order to keep the queen and centre of the ball above 20 degrees C during the most dormant phase of winter and then to be able to raise it again to 35 degrees again when the queen starts laying in early spring. If the bee's were in a pancake the comb underneith or above them would be too cold for them to maintain their temperature. Bee's at the crust rotate frequently with bees in the core. They are just so fascinating 🙂

Those Layens extractors are expensive

I have two ready for two more… I love them…

I wish you could have at least showed what went wrong, just saying it broke is not very helpful 😞

I am also learning. And plan to do natural Bee keeping next season. I’m glad to see other people doing in Natural Beekeeping. I feel like a duck out of water here in Colorado us natural beekeepers need to stick together. Looking forward to more videos.

Eish... beekeeping here in africa is way more fun... We have REAL bees 😉😛🤣

Excellent video! Learning about bees before getting them! Thank you, hope I can find a local mentor in my area that is as pleasant as you

My uncle had bees in the early '70s. His were the standard Langstroth style he had to work them constantly and they were aggressive. My father had a similar set up with only two hives in the late 1980's but were wiped out by the, new at that time, mites and beetles. I came across Dr. Leo's work with Layens hives and have been working on building my first hive. I hope to be ready by spring 2024. I am building my retirement job. It is a blackberry patch that should work well with the bees. I call it Hooey-Doo Hollow.

Crazy

I have wondered would it hurt anything if you put in a steel post behind the hive box to help hold it in the wind

1). You should at least wear a veil 2). You shouldn’t dress like a big bear 3). Bees inherently will go for the eyes, and sunglasses look like big bug eyes 4). Remove the queen cage before you shake the heck out of the box - you don’t want to harm the queen 5). The next install will go better, good job

Thank you for your video. We are waiting our new wilderness mattress.

I understand that salt has adverse effect on the soil.

I'm seeing your video as it is 2 years old and I was just wondering if you were ever able to trap a swarm?

Absolutely crazy

Thanks for sharing what you've done so far. I'm in the process of moving and hope to get a swarm trap out this spring.

QUESTION -- Why did you go with "round" entrances scattered around the hive instead of bottom slots? Winters here in Michigan are brutal and a BIG factor on their survival. GREAT tutorial!👍

🎉🎉im coming right now, i knew there was a way in

Damn, I was eyeing a few homes in McAllen around $400k and it looks like a mansion. If the same house was listed in my area it would be around 1 Million+. Watching this video makes me understand why homes in McAllen and it's surrounding areas are so affordable.

I’m going on 3 months in my travel trailer with the original mattress pad waiting for my house to be built. 4 more months to go. I purchased the Montana hybrid soft pillow top. When I received my email from my order I got told it would take 2 to 3 weeks to receive my mattress. Not sure my patience can hold out.

how much "some water" and "some vineger" and "some pickling salt"?

your helper is a fatty

Why are y'all so cool!!!!Can't wait to see the finished product!!!!

Great to see on the homestead again!

I’m also excited about natural bee keeping, & have a Layens trap box set out. Hope to get started soon! Good luck!!! I’m in central MN, so overwintering is the biggest issue.

Take out all the extra frames in the open end. Leave it open.

Just put the queen on a frame, leave the package in the open end. Close the lid. Come back in am. And no you dont need a landing boatd. Open the entrance. Go away. Leave em alone. You're stressing way toi much lol

You're an endless procrtinator

Hi John, we just received our new Layens hive and have a package of bees on it's way. We wondered how your Layens hive is doing these days and if you have any info to share with someone just getting started with a Layens hive? Thanks!

Good luck. The bees might move right into your new box on the ground! I built a bunch of Layens boxes over the winter and have them placed all over town. Swarm traps too. I'm excited about the swarm season. It starts soon for us here in south eastern Tennessee.

Taylor: Excellent demonstration. Don't know if I would recommend installing bees while wearing a Harris Tweed Jacket. You're a brave soul. Had you hung the queen from one of the bars and then left the package inside, the bees would have followed. Placing her in the hive first is key. Thanks again. Jim.

How has this watering system worked out for you in terms of scum growth, cleaning and keeping the water fresh? I love the cups and have used them for my chickens since we started 3 years ago. We used the cups by using a 1 gallon hanging bucket but have to refill almost daily in the summer here in NC.

Thank you for your video, Taylor! How are your bees doing? How much honey did you have to feed them after that package installation? I am building my first hives now. Very excited for spring!

Looking forward to your bee videos. I am interested in this hive.. So keep us updated.

Thanks for the video. I went to Dr Leo’s workshop a couple of years ago. I’m very glad I went; found it very informative and had a delightful time. How was your experience? God willing I’ll start one to three hives this year. I’m leaning towards a horizontal deep frame set up, Layens or otherwise, my only concern though, is that I’ve heard complaints about the horizontal hives ending up as big brood chambers because a lot of queens will lay brood on every frame. What has your experience been in this regard? Thanks again

Sounds like any other border crossing to me. I've traveled internationally and had significantly less interaction with border officials than what you've described here.

Nice explanation

Ken here from Blue Sky Ranch in Hockley, Texas. I currently have five (5) colonies, one in a traditional Lang, one in a long Lang, and three (3) that are being overwintered in my homemade swarm traps. I am currently constructing three Layens swarm traps which will each house six (6) frames. I construct my swarm traps out of recycled, cedar fence boards which I find in local subdivisions. The traps become heavy, even while empty, so attach an eye bolt in the top. I use ropes and pulleys to not only raise the traps, but also lower them when bees move in. This area fortunately has many feral colonies because I have a 100% success rate with all that I put out. Of course, April, May, and June are the most successful months. The traps are constructed to mimic a wall cavity being the width of a Langstroth frame, 5 1/2” deep, and here to four feet high. Until this year, I have not had drawn out comb to place in the traps, so the transfers to permanent housing is accomplished as would be a cutout. I use Swarm Commander as a lure along with some scrap comp placed loosely in the bottom. The horizontal slats across the face are fastened with screws which makes the extractions very easy. Nevertheless, I’m planning to transition into the Layens format for reasons similar to yours.

Johnny, beekeeping is tricky at times. If you don't succeed at first don't blame the equipment. That entrance seems inadequate, even when it is fully opened. On a standard Langsthroth box the entrance is about 14 inches by 1/2". Bees should be able to go in and out with easy. It seems to me that the people that promotes the Layens hive over the standard Langsthroth hive are exploiting the inexperienced beekeeper.

I don't understand why people that don't use the standard Langsthroth hive always work so hard to show how much better their unconventional hive is. I have not yet seen any advantages of the Layens hive standard over the Langsthroth hive. I don't see a single commercial beekeeper using Layens hive. The way I see it the Layens hive stay mostly empty, lots of wasted space. Commercial beekeepers are in for the money and if the Layens hive gave them an advantage they would certainly be using it. Langsthroth hive has been in continues use for over 160 years and are used by 99.999% of beekeepers. It seems to me that the people that promotes the Layens hive over the standard Langsthroth hive are exploiting the inexperienced beekeeper. BTW, did you know that honey costs 30 times more than sugar syrup and bees don' t know if you feed them honey or sugar syrup. Also, summer bees live about a month and a half and winter bees at most 5 months, so by April all of the last year's bees will be dead except for the queen. Ah, remember that bees are not pets.

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