High tech production of telescoping covers.
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2018
- www.studiobeeproductions.com With the weather being so cold here in Southeast Louisiana, there has been no opportunity for me to go and wrangle bees, bummer. So, once again, this video finds us inside the St. Joseph Wood Works Shop, and this time I am building telescoping covers for our bee boxes, 113 of them.
Unlike the video from last week where all the tools I used were ones that most wood workers have in their shop, this time, I'm showing and using some of the specialty tools that we use building our beautiful caskets. I am also showing and explaining a few more fixtures I built and used to construct the lids.
Now 113 lids is a bunch of lids, but I figure between splits, cut outs, and swarms, I'll need at least 75 of them, and I'd rather have to many than not enough. So, sit back, grab you cup of joe or tea, actually you may need two of them because this video is the longest one I have ever made, and watch yet another shop adventure as I build telescoping covers. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed - Фільми й анімація
I am new beekeeper with just two hives, but I love watching your videos. You get a lot a done and have a great attitude. They are really nice to watch and relaxing.
Your kind words are greatly appreciated, thank you for them. I wish you all the successes on your bee keeping journey, you are going to love it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Mr Ed for sharing its a pleasure to learn from you and you have Great fun doing it and Always give Thanks to Jesus God bless you sir.
Very cool video! Thanks for taking the time to post these videos. I am also a big fan and follower of DirtRooster and enjoy you both bringing us all along to share your friendship and friendly bantering back and forth. :-)
The pleasure is all mine sharing my bee wrangling experiences, and I can not thank you enough for taking the time to watch and leave a comment.by the way, the Rooster and I really have a lot of fun trashing each other and sharing that as well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I laughed out loud when you took Rooster’s call.
Wasn’t going to watch this but today is Dec 22, 2019, one day short of anniversary of your production. I guess I’m just hooked on your videos!
I'm loving the fact that you are addicted to my bee adventures, thanks so much for taking all the time to watch and leave your comments. God's peace Willa.
Mr. Ed
Sir you are a pleasure to watch, Awesome work ethic with a great great attitude. Man to bad all work places were not as great as this. I would work New Years and MLK day also. Great job keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for your kind words Steve, they are greatly appreciated. Till the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
🤔Do you sometimes live at the North Pole? Manage a bunch of little elf's? 😂😉I love your videos!
I think you might bee on to me. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Never stopped to think why purchasing a complete hive was so expensive. But after watching some of these construction videos I begin to see how much labour and machinery is required to produce them. Thanks for the videos.
It's not necessary to have a lot of expensive equipment to build bee stuff, the main tool necessary is the drive to do so. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. God's peace Bob.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed you're as industrious as your bees! Wonderful work. God bless you!
I'm just a blessed guy to bee able to have so much fun. Life is good. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I love when you show us all the gritty details on things like this; I am learning loads. :) Thank you!
My love for wood working was even before my love for bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
They say "time flies when you are having fun" this seemed like it was over in 3 minutes! I sure hope you will make another video when you make the screened bottoms! God Bless!
Thank you for the blessing and spending 25 minutes watching this one. Now, I have to ask another favor, the video I'm posting this Friday is even longer, 35 minutes, and it's about working one of our bee yards getting ready for splits. I would really appreciate you watching and letting me know what you think of it. I am not going to keep making these long videos, it's explaining the content that makes them so long. Cut out videos are about to start and they should only bee around 10 minutes. The screened bottom board video is coming up soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That ol boy realy moves fast.
And I still have all my fingers. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
i realy enjoy your videos friend. You make me build my own behive's!!! I already have 4 beehive in the field. I live in a island whit 400 km2 so there is not too much land here, but on the other hand there is no bee desiase like varroa, locus etc. Only thing we found here is the "bee louce". Happy new year Jeff
You are living the life, and I'm so happy I could help you. Keep up the good work and keep me posted with your bees and what they are doing. Thanks for watching, and remember, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You are a good person. You have a glow about you and it is evident Jesus lives in within you! I enjoy your videos!
Christ IS the source of my happiness and peace. I am so glad you can see that in my videos, it is what I hope to project. Thank you for your very kind words and for watching. Lots more on the way, and I hope to hear from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Brother Jeff , your a blessing .
I was really impressed with your teaching skills, everything was well explained and done in an orderly manner. Thanks for the great video.
Thank you Larry for the kind words. It's easy to bee orderly in the wood shop, but when I wrangle bees, things can fall apart real quick. Glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you may have learned something about fixtures and jigs. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
i guess I'm kinda randomly asking but do anyone know of a good site to stream new tv shows online?
@Shepherd Pablo I would suggest flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
@Donald Brayden Definitely, I've been using flixzone for years myself =)
@Donald Brayden Thanks, signed up and it seems to work :) Appreciate it !
Smart setting! Liked this a lot. I'm waxdipping (just started this year) and hope I am doing the right thing. Since I live further north from you, in Sweden, I like to bring warmth by using black coloured rooflids. I coloure it by "Shou Sugi Ban ", burn and bruch. Then down into the waxdipper.
I really liked your setting!
I was hoping to see you at Kamons conference, but covid is on the rising and I do not want to get stuck somewhere at stopovers during my flight from Europe. Let your sunshine smile shine upon anyone close to you. Lot's of love from Sweden!
My bees are jealous. I'm a tightwad and build my equipment out of whatever lumber I can scrounge. Thanks for another great video, Jeff. God bless, and take care my brother.
Thank you for your blessing James, I love receiving them because I really need them. By the way, you don't compare anything to me when it comes to being a tightwad, I make my pennies scream before I cut them loose. Glad you liked the video, just don't show it to your bees, no need to upset them. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
you are very blessed to have such a neat shop to work in and use;)
I know that very well. What a joy to have access to such a wonderful place. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
It must be Friday!. Excellent work my brother.
Yes it is!!!!! This video was made over a 3 week period, and I thought it would never get done. The lids came out really good, and I actually liked the video too. Till next Friday. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I though I was looking at Grizzly Adams when you first popped up. That beard is looking nice. Go ahead and schedule me for all next week on the machine. I'll start sewing my monk outfit so I can blend in.
lol!!!!!!Yeah his beard was something, if he keeps growing, he can play Santa next year.
Maybe Wreck-it Ralph will play 'Gentile Ben'.
He's gonna have to spend some more time at Taco Bell for that.
You tell him. I'm so happy you're back I can't! Let you fit right back into your notch!
Grizzly Adams grew his beard over night, I've been working on mine for about 3 months now. I have you penciled in for time on the cnc strting next Tuesday morning, but when you wear your monk suit, don't wear the brown one like you did last time. Remember, these monks have black suits. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Great video of your woodshop. Quite the array of tools you have to use. Your jigs for the top and frame is a great idea and the one for the drill press. I take it that the "moulder" is a machine that does the work of a planer and jointer at the same time. That's way cool. It's nice to see such a well laid out shop, very professional. I've been binge watching for a week now and just love your videos. Thanks for all you do, with the bees and with the shop. Blessings.
Thank you for all of your kind words Jan, again, I am a very blessed fella. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace.
Mr Ed
my grandfather was one of the first carpenters to work with shapers and make the knives.he used to go around the united state helping companies set up and operate the machines. he would tell me about them but i could not see it in my head. showing the moulder or a version of the shaper now i see the knives finally. its nice to see a master craftsmen at work.
i dont suppose you make bee pallets, i sure would like to see a video on making a sturdy bee pallet
Mr. Ed! Woodworking *and* beekeeping! What more could anyone ask for! Thanks for all you do! Stu
Wood working has always been my biggest love, but keeping and wrangling bees is a real close second. God's peace Stu.
Mr. Ed
There are so many different aspects to beekeeping. And you have such nice equipment at your disposal. I never had all that when I learnt woodworking. Some episodes remind me of when I was little and my dad watched bob vila every weekend. Very nostalgic. Wonderful video.
Always nice to see your comments Christine, and I'm happy my videos bring back fond memories for you. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Ok this shop just keeps impressing me. Keep on making the videos and I will keep watching them.
No working under the carport building bee equipment while it's snowing here at the abbey. God has truly blessed me, and I wish all were as fortunate as myself. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
What a awesome place you do great work i see why dirt rooster wanted in on it lol
The Rooster is always welcome. The problem is he's more busy than me. It is an awesome shop for sure, and I'm blessed to have access to it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dave.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff i really love your videos God bless.
@@hockinghillshoneyfarm9273 Thank you for your blessing and for taking all the time to watch my bee wrangling adventures, I truly appreciate both of your gifts. God's peace Dave.
Well I must say it’s quite a bit more elaborate than my setup but essentially it’s the same process. As you know I am on a much lower volume than that but for me it’s as much fun building as outing them to use. Even hand bending the metal is getting streamlined as I develop a process. Thanks for making this. I’ll keep on watching as long as you’re making more.
Once you get the process fully stream lined, and I know you will, it will be just another income source for you. Pretty soon you are going to be selling to Mann Lake. You know I'm gonna keep making videos, and I know you are gonna keep watching. Miss you brother. God's peace Rocket Scientist Steve.
Mr. Ed
It's very uplifting seeing you do all this work for your bees.
Read a news article today that really had me down. Two boys destroyed an Iowa honey farm toppling 50 hives over into the snow killing some 500k bees. These two boys also broke into the utility shed and destroyed a bunch of the equipment.
Though I may give the impression that they are my bees, they are not. I keep bees for a group of Benedictine monks, and I volunteer in their wood shop building caskets. The work I do is for the benefit of the monks as one day I will be one myself. You could sort of say I'm planning my future. I read about story you related, it is just VERY sad. Fortunately for the owners of the bees, they have been made full by the generosity of people donating to them. Unfortunately, the world lost 500,000 bees which are not so easily made. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures and comment on them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I loved seeing how you made the work go faster with little devices to help keep the assembly uniform and fast. It was fascinating to see how your mind worked out the best way to do each stage and taught me about wood working too! Love your bee keeping videos, but these are wonderful too. Keep them coming!!!
Fixtures and jigs are some of the hardest things to come with to help projects go faster and produce the same product repeatedly. The challenge in making them is all part of the fun of being a wood worker. I 'd love to make more wood projects, but my channel is primarily a bee channel, still, I'll throw in a few shop videos because I really love doing projects. God's peace Alex.
Mr. Ed
What, did I see Mr Ed using a hammer? Dirtrooster would be proud of you!
It was only a momentary lapse of memory, then the blister brought me back to reality. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I've been a carpenter/handyman 40 pluts years. I had a feeling you had skills. God bless
Thank you for your blessing and kind words Robert. I have been a woodworker for over 45 years, and made a living at it building furniture and mill work. It was my first love and continues to this day......along with keeping bees. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Smart ways of working
I have to admit, I'm blessed to be able to work in such a modern wood shop. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That is the most adorable router, next to the drill press
It is one fine machine for sure. Thanks for watching. God's peace Angie.
Mr. Ed
The job is so much easier with good tools, nice job and nice beard too. keep smiling
I've been a wood worker for over 40 years and was brought up old school in the trade. Worked big, heavy machines that did great jobs, but once computers got put into saws, routers, or what ever you can imagine, we not in Kansas anymore Toto. I love the cnc and tech advanced molder, makes my job so much easier, and every bit as good......maybe even better. I got to say, you are sporting some mighty fine facial hair yourself, just don't get it caught in your tools. Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope to hear from you again. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Mine does catch a lot of sawdust . .
wow you are one hard worker
Trust me, it's not work when you love doing it. Besides, I have access to some REALLY cool tools that make work very easy. Always a pleasure to see your comments. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I really enjoyed seeing the process of constructing the lids and would love to see more videos from the wood shop. It would be interesting to see the process of constructing a casket, for instance. I'm curious about how the monks got into making them, & would enjoy a video about that and about the Abbey's history more generally. You make really interesting & well-made videos and are an excellent teacher. God's peace to you.
beautiful work. Love it. Thanks😁
Thank you for all your kind works. I'm just a blessed guy to bee able to have so much fun and have access to such a wonderful shop with great equipment. Life is good. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gary.
Mr. Ed
Very hard working guy. God bless you.
Thank you very much for your blessing. Everyone who keeps bees knows how hard it is, thank you for the recognition, and for watching. I hope to hear from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I will not understand why someone would thumbs down any of your videos Mr.Ed.
The thumbs up are the only ones that matter to me. Thanks for watching, and coming to my defense. God's peace Terry.
Mr. Ed
+Jeff Horchoff your welcome! !!!!Bee safe.
Looks like Santa's workshop! What a terrific place to work and create.
I am truly blessed to bee able to have access to such a GREAT shop. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Yeah Mister Ed I'll tell my grandson he's going to have to go that week for me LOL
Tell you what I'll do, I'll pull out a chair for you to sit in because I know you won't bee able to stand that long by then, and you can watch him run the programs. Let's do this. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
You guys are awesome!!!! You put that Yankee Workshop guy to shame! Although I never plan to need this knowledge, it is interesting to watch all the same.
The shop I work at is a very modern one for sure, and it is a real joy building things there. God's peace Sally.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Jeff, that’s more than enough answers. GB. Kate
Good, my fingers were hurting from all that typing. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
fırst of all thank you very much for your smılıng face and explanatory ınformatıon
Thanks for posting this video
It's my pleasure, and I hope I was able to share something that you can use to make them yourself. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Well I see this one is a couple years old so I’m late but I enjoyed seeing how you make these. They look awesome, I’m sure the Abbey bees have been loving them. In about 13 more years when you’re ready to throw them out DirtRoosters bees will enjoy the upgrade too. 😉
Even if Rooster gets the lids 25 years from now it's going to be and upgrade. God's peace Heather.
Mr. Ed
My favorite weekends are the ones in which I build bee keeping equipment. My shop is the open air in front of my shed. It takes me about 20 minutes to lay out the tools. Cutting and assembly happens on Saturdays, priming and painting on Sundays.
I know exactly what you are saying, I worked in my garage/shop for 20 plus years and loved it. Simple is a very good thing. Keep working hard and enjoying the fruits of your efforts. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That's a well designed little drilling jig. Even I wanted to make some holes.
Making fixtures and jigs is what makes woodworking so much easier. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This was such a great video! I love your teaching style and find it so satisfying to watch someone build quality hive components, which appear so hard to find these days.
Do you have a video making bottom boards? I would LOVE to see that one! Thanks Mr. Ed!
Wood working was my first love, bees were second, and I have been a wood worker for over 40 years. I am vey happy you enjoyed the video, and I hope may have given you some tips on building your own equipment. I do have a video on screened bottom boards, but am going to make another one in just a few more weeks. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for Video! Best spring greetings from beekeepers in Ukraine!
It is my pleasure to share all my bee wrangling experiences, even the shop ones. Thank you so much for following along, and may your bee adventures be as numerous and fruitful as mine. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I know coveting is a sin, but I am envious of the CNC to which you have access. That is so much easier than using a tablesaw and manhandling sheets of plywood. Keep the videos coming.
I checked with the monks, and they told me that it's OK to covet the CNC. That machine is REALLY sweet. We cut all our parts for the caskets with it, and because of the effectiveness of the vacuum table, we have made vacuum tables as fixtures for almost each part we build now. The whole shop is really cool. Any drooling when you saw the vacuum lift for the plywood? Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
nice shop. I wood love to have a shop like thet and good job god bless u mr ed
Thank you for your blessing and your faithfulness in watching my channel Terry. I am blessed to have access to such a wonderful wood working shop. It makes the building of equipment so much more enjoyable when you have good tools. God's peace always.
Mr. Ed
Great workshop. Any chance of you making a Video on how you guys build Caskets? As a Luthier (now retired) and amature Cabinet Maker (when the Wifes extended jobs list allows me time in the shed🤣) all aspects of woodworking fascinates me and I would love to see what goes into building a casket.
I do have plans on showing how we build caskets, I just don't know when it will happen. The wood shop at the abbey is very modern, and we produce about 12 caskets a week. You will have to look, but I have done many videos on building equipment for the bee hives over the years, I hope you will check some of them out. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Mr Ed. I have watched your hive building videos and enjoyed them. I look forward to seeing your future Woodwork oriented videos as well as you Beekeeping ones which I enjoy immensely! Peace be with you too🙂
Thanks for all your beekeeping videos, they’re very informative and have helped me greatly. I am interested in woodworking videos if you have any please send me the link . Thanks and have a great time.
So glad you enjoyed the video, I have made several videos on building certain parts for a bee hive. If you go to my channel and check out the videos, you will see at least 10 more of them. Thank you so much for watching and leaving your comment. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Ed got some money 💰
Not really, I'm a retired mailman who volunteers at St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana. The equipment I use and all the material belong to the monks, I'm just the guy putting it all together......but love doing it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Peanut.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees oh gotcha, love the videos
Nice. That is quite the shop you guys have. No wonder the dirtrooster gave you a call. :P From the looks of it you are planning quite a few swarms this year.
Just gearing up for all possibilities. It's going to be a crazy swarm season, and I'm ready for it. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Ur family will be missing you!
I'm home every night, after all, I have to cook dinner. Men make great cooks. God's peace Wanda.
Mr. Ed
Seems like I've seen that shop before... :) Good video my friend. I hope to be down that way again in the near future, maybe we can time it so you aren't racing home from the airport and we can hit El Rancho!
It's a date, I'll meet you there. Go'd peace brother.
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Momma Mary Day ✊
Thanks for watching, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love your woodworking video's!!! I think i'm gonna start a fundraiser so you can afford razor blades.....lol....I like a clean shaven man!!
I love wood working, it was my first passion, and I'm blessed to have access to such a nice shop to build equipment. Once the weather turns warm, the beard is coming off. Thanks for watching. God's peace Mary.
Mr. Ed
Nice beard, George Carlin would be proud.
It's a work in progress, 3 months and counting. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Ed!Happy New Year!I must say I really enjoy watching your videos!Im very impressed with your craftsmanship!Such sleek work!I wish I could do some wood working.I would love to build a few things.I havent done any since high school.One thing I noticed is when you put the glue on top of the frame you dont spread out the glue before putttng the lids on?I guess you dont really need to since you have pressure on it when you staple them down.I wish I was there in person to watch or help you.Speaking of wich from you last comment.I would love to come up and visit you!Sadly I cant because Im on disibility.I would love to bring my fox suit!There called fursuits.My fox one is the one I use most.I love fursuiting in public!Especially around children!Im what you call a furry.I dont know if you know what a furry isI will give you some links to show you and things.
Heres a video explaining what a furry is: ua-cam.com/video/r0zQrXDQQJY/v-deo.html
Heres a link to pictures of my fursuits: cutefoxie.deviantart.com/gallery/
Heres a bee fursuit you might like.Hes really cute!: ua-cam.com/video/p809QCe_KpY/v-deo.html
Enjoy!
Well I would say that just about covers it!
About 113 times. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Edd, why not putting a little fence on each side of the press drill when drilling the ends?
Have you thought about putting insulation on the outer covers? I did it to mine and worked very well for me here in So Cal, can get really hot and that helps a lot, not too cold here but I bet it would help for that too.
Insulation is a great idea, and I have used it on some of my lids, but the cost gets prohibitive when you have so many lids to do. Thanks for watching. God's peace Carlos.
Mr. Ed
Aww dang....
The main thing I was wanting to see is, "how do you make the bends on your metal caps?"
Looking like Norm Abram up in there😂
I think we have some better tools the the Yankee Workshop, man I'm a blessed guy to have access to toys like these. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Happy 'birthday' to you too. Just how many blasted birthdays do you have in a years time? I want to see the Rooster with this top knot shaved and his monk outfit on. Friar Tuck with a 2x12 instead of a stick and a sammich in the other! GBWYou and the Rooster on the roster again! YAAY!
I have as many as possible, I love getting birthday presents. Wait till you see the Rooster in a monk habit, there's lots of places to hide his sammiches in. I agree, it's great to have the Rooster back. God's peace brother.
Mr.Ed
Wonder if he'll make a habit out of the habit. Seems like that'd be habit forming or maybe that's what he's doing right now, forming a habit! GBWYou Fuzzy Faces Buddy!
Awesome shop Mr Ed, also liked the revolving lid assembly jig. Do you ever do rebate joints on the lid and box joins, I do and then glue with poly urethane glue, and ceramic coated 8G 2" square drive screws. Then I oil base under coat and oil base top coat. We found structural steel silver paint rolls on easy and is durable as a top coat. I haven't got into spray yet. Our lids are a bit different here in Australia same style but not telicoping we use steel cam lock straps to tie all the assembly together so teliscoping gets in the way when load on a truck best if all fit flat side to side. Mainly using weathertex HD MDF bottom boards but I use some sheet metal bottom boards no worries. Some cold frosts over winter but work ok, best to use wood and I have one Poly Styrene which does really well. I see no sense in plastic except for nucs of maybe high quality. If I was a bee I would protest plastic boxes LOL
Another idea for insulation is to put a sheet of foam or that silver bubble roll in between the top and the tin, best to use HD poly foam sheet 3/4" if want to stack hives on top of one another to insure strength and flatness. This stops condensation on inside of lids and the troubles that it can then cause
Should use the sawdust to make wood pellets to sell for wood stoves, if the abbey needs the money.
Top Man J :-)
Thank you brother. It's great to know you are following along.Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Cat stevens
Small Honey manufacturers Work a ton of hours. With a eye on certain shakey manufacturers adding junk to there honey. Messing up the price of honey it seems to me. You do a great film.
Did you use Luan plywood? How long were the screws you used? (1.5" or 2") Why did you not glue the corners of the frames? I watched this years ago, but now I need to make 10 to 20 covers and find it useful. I appreciate you sharing your wisdom and skills. Blessings
I did use 3/8 Luan made with exterior glue. If I remember correctly, they were 2". I guess I could have glued them, but I figured the screws would hold the frame well enough. Thank you so much for your blessings and for watching again. Good luck on your build. God's peace Eric.
Mr. Ed
great vid, thank you, that's quite the woodworking shop you have there, are you expanding your apiary or building replacement hives ? dont work to hard, thanks again !
Glad you liked the video John, it was shot over a 3 week period, and I was wondering if I'd ever get these things done. Thankfully, they are finished now, but next is the 100 plus screened bottom boards that I need to build. The equipment will be needed for the growing that is ahead of me. With 65 plus hives that need to be split, new swarms to catch, as well as cut out to do, I hope this will be enough. It' only work when you don't love doing it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr.Ed
It’s cheating when you have equipment that nice!🙂 nice work.
It just ain't fair. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures and comment on them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I will absolutely keep watching. You and dirt roster really inspired me into becoming a bee keeper. I love doing it.
Do you have a video of the construction of the lazy susan.? Don't forget to post the pics of "Monk Rooster"!Thanks for the videos.Kameron
Sorry, I don't have anything on the lazy susan. It's just a ball bearing plate that you can get at Lowes or any hardware store and you mount it on a stand that has wheels on it. Real simple, and Mr. Ed loves simple. I will bee posting the " Monk Rooster " photos as soon as I get them. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kameron.
Mr. Ed
Another great video. Wish I knew someone with that kind of equipment lying around! :)
Question: why did you pain the sides before the roof board was mounted? The sides of plywood are the most absorbing, and by painting them too you'd make it less vulnerable to rain driven up under the metal cover by the wind. Just thinking out load...
It may have been better to paint the covers with the plywood on them, but since the plywood is an exterior grade, and the edges are covered, it should bee OK. I'll find out in a few years either way. Any time you are on my side of the pond, you are more than welcome to use the tools. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Morning Jeff. My curious little brain has a few questions, if you wouldn’t mind answering. What type of casket does the shop put out? Decorative or Unitarian? Are you involved in making the caskets? Does the church sell or just provide the caskets to the indigent? Do the caskets meet the requirements Louisiana has for burial? What happens if there is no burial vault for the recipient? The closer I get to actual dying age the more I wonder about the various practices folks follow. My husband has instructions to cremate me and spread my ashes on the family ranch in Montana. He’ll probably end up scattering me in the corral amongst all the cow poop, lol. I won’t care I spent a good portion of my life helping out in those corrals. Just don’t spread me in the chicken coop, I hate being in chicken poop/coop. Well time to feed the zoo and get some tea, I’ve got a gallon of my favorite mesquite honey to add to it and my toast to start my day off. GB Kate
Not that I mind answering all your questions about the caskets we produce, but to save me a bunch of typing, would you go to the abbey's web page, www.saintjosephabbey.com and see for yourself. I am involved in building the caskets as well as the other 19 volunteers that give their time and talents for the benefit of the monks. The abbey sells caskets as well as provide, in certain cases, for those in need with out the means of paying for them. In Louisiana, as well as many other states, there are no requirements that a casket needs to meet in order to be sold. As a matter of fact, in Louisiana, you can be buried in your bed spread if you so desire. Not everyone is buried in a vault, at the abbey, as well as in many, many other cemeteries , bodies are buried directly in the ground. And one last thing, in case you are concerned that your ashes may be spread with the chickens, we do sell solid cypress urns that are really nice. I hope that answers your questions, now go to the web site and look at our caskets. Have a great week. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff thank you for the answers. Sometimes my mind just goes overtime with a bunch of useless wondering. Thanks for the web site. May God bless you and the other volunteers. It’s good to know that so many others think of more than just themselves. Kate.
Mr. Ed, we're your metal covers painted or just galvanized? We're the edges simply bent 90° or were the welded or brazed? Thanks, Brian VanMiddendorp Houston Texas
The metal was a 26 gauge, Gavalum sheet metal that a roofing company turned into my covers. It was not welded or brazed, simply bent to fit the box, then I nailed it. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
How many colonies are you managing there to need that many covers? Do you sell bee woodware?
We have at least 65 hives right now. By the time I do my slits, catch swarms, and do removals, I hope I will have enough covers. Next big build will bee the screened bottom boards. No, I do not sell any wood ware, I just build for my own needs. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Get a metal break ,bend your own lids.You can get a small break cheap on line.
Cutting the sheets to size is most of the work.
I actually considered it, but by the time I figured how much time I would spend cutting and bending the sheet metal, I nixed the idea. Besides, after the first time I had to go to the emergency room to stitch up my hand from cutting it on the sharp edges, it would bee cheaper to have a professional do it for me. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
And I hate work, especially if there's a chance I could get hurt doing it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Just wondering where you got metal covers and could you do video on lazy susan tool. Thanks
How many hives do you have? Love your videos
There are about 65 hives at the abbey now, but between splits, swarms, and cut outs, I hope I will have enough lids to make it through the next year. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Gday Mate quick question do you paint the inside of your Telescopic lids as well about to paint 25 lids, I've painted the rim inside and out. Inner lids are made of solid pine timber. God Bless, Tully Estate Beekeeping Australia
Gday to you as well Mate! I do love the way you speak down under. I only paint the outside of the lid and the bottom of the lid. The metal covering takes most of the abuse. I was sad to hear that varroa has now reared it's ugly head in Australia, a very unfortunate development. Thank you for your blessings and for watching.Also, I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Roydon.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I get notified every time you put one up. lost 50 hives due to floods and risk of vorroa had them destroyed and burnt safest option for the greater good, sat in the shed and had a bit of a teary moment with my dogs catch ya soon Mate, God Bless Ya
Jeff, I was wondering if there is any reason that you chose one paint color over another?
That was the color that Lowe's had in their oop's paint. I paid $9.00 a gallon for $25.00 a gallon paint. I'm cheap and practical. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So do you sell these inner covers and telescoping covers or do you go through this many in the apiary?
I do not sell any bee equipment, I use it all for the Abbey Bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff. Can you let us know what the name of the company is that you bought the metal lids from? Also I see that you didn't paint the bottom edge of the lid covers. Are you not concerned that they are exposed to the weather or did you paint them and not and not show it in the video? Thanks again for another great video. Happy New Year !!!!
I had a local company in Franklinton, La, Metal Mart, build them for me, and they did a great job. Though the bottom lip was not directly sprayed, enough of the over spray got on them to cover it. Thanks for watching, and Happy New Year to you as well Ken! God's peace. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thanks for the quick reply Jeff!! Have a Happy New Year!!! I look forward to your future videos!!!! God Bless....
Sir, it has been like nine months since you made these bee boxes. I was curious if you plan to make more this year if so I would love to support the Abbey by purchasing a beehive. I think that would be a great way for the Abbey to raise fund to support the bee project.
I am always building more equipment, but none of it is for sale, it is strictly for the use of the bees at the abbey. It is a good way of generating income, but I do not have the extra time to commit to such an undertaking. Thank you for your offer, and for watching. God's peace Russell.
Mr. Ed
I'm not ready for beekeeper now, but can I sponsor one at the Abbey?
Sponsorship of a hive is very possible, thank you for your inquiry. To find out more about it, go to saintjosephabbey.com , hit the menu button, find Abbee Honey and click on it, and you will find all the details about sponsoring a hive here at the abbey. Again, thank you for asking Russell. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Guess your planning for alot of bees this spring ? Anyways Mr Ed God Bless .
Thank you for your blessings, and yes, I am planning for a bunch of bees this year. After all, I do have to make videos. Great to see your name in the comments. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Oh... and the metal covers. Are they just tin or are they galvanized? Kate
It's 26 gauge Galva-lum, really heavy duty stuff. God's peace Kate.
Mr. Ed
Katenpie My condolences go out to you & your families God peace be with families.
Mr. Ed, what make and model of the stapler are you using these days for making telescoping tops? Im having a hard time finding a stapler that will reliably penetrate either aluminum or galvanized steel trim coil. Also, what is the contact info for the company you have making the metal lid for you, we would be interested in buying them pre-formed from them as well.
I'm using a Porter-Cable 1/4 inch stapler. It goes through 26 gauge easily, jut make sure you wear eye protection. My recommendation, find a local sheet metal shop and work it out with them, that's what I did. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I've got a Hitachi 1/4" crown stapler, but that one tends to shoot right through the metal. We've contacted a few companies but they want $20 per top. I would like a 1/2" or 3/8" crown stapler but the only one I can find is a 1/2" construction stapler but its just to heavy.
@@JeffHorchoff I ended up going with a Senco SLS25XP-M with a 3/8" crown. 3/8" to 1 1/2" leg, 18g, adjustable depth control and anti-mar tip. Could not be happier. Shoots great.
So who won the contest of who catches the most swarms between you and the dirtrooster. Been hearing about it all summer (2017) but have not heard the results ?
There was no contest, the Rooster did not even show up. Mr. Ed had over 30 swarms, the 628 Dirt Rooster may have had 10. The guy is still crying over the beating I gave him. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What don’t you have access to? Is that the abbey’s workshop?
It is the abbey's wood shop, a super modern shop. I'm truly blessed to be able to use so many of the abbey's resources. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Impressive industrial-scale production of hive parts. This is not a little hobby.
BTW, I've been reading about how cold it's been in Louisiana lately (January 2018). I hope that your bees are doing okay.
Just a wood worker in the shop cutting a few parts out to build some covers for the bee boxes, life is good. It has been VERY cold for us. I did hive rotations on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, that's what the next video is about, and lost 21 out of 70 hives, at least 4 of them directly related to the cold weather. Still, nothing that splits, cut outs, and swarms won't compensate for. I can hardly wait for the Spring. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What week can I schedule to use the shop LOL
Right now, I've got May 16-22, 2035 as my first available open date, you want me to put your name in that slot? Thanks for watching. God's peace Larry.
Mr.Ed
who got you into beekeeping?
I would have to say God, I was simply amazed with them and had to start keeping them to learn more about them. Thanks for watching. God's peace Anne.
Mr. Ed
If you have never run production people will not understand knowing time in one a part. Lol
My intent was to show the amount of time one could spend building their won equipment. Sometimes, it's cheaper just to but the product already made. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Jeff could you do me a favor? Sometime in the wee morning hours we lost my Father-in-law, John A. Rutherford 87. He was a wonderful husband, father and cherished Grandfather to my daughter. He tended to the needs of the homeless for the last 25 years after his retirement . His beloved bride, Pat, has been waiting for him to join her for these last 11 years. Please would you and your prayer group, if you have one, offer a prayer for him and his final return to our lord. Thank you Kate
I am always saddened when I hear about the passing of a loved one, even though I hear about it every single day. I am sorry for you and your family's lose, please accept my sincere and deepest sympathies. And yes, I will keep John in my prayers. May God's grace bring all of you peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff thank you my friend.
Since this is one of my favorite bee related channels, this is great news for fighting the mites impacting the bees so hard: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-19137-5
Thank you so much for supporting my efforts to save bees by taking your time to view my videos. I am humbled by the number of folks like yourself that follow along. Also, thank you for sending the link, but I must tell you, I do not put chemicals in our bee hives. My philosophy on bee keeping takes the natural route, and so treatments are not in my regiment, but thank you again for yur help. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Natural is definitely good. :) I am happy they found that the various lithium based products (salts and citrates) work so well. That and in the small doses it killed the mites with no bad effects on the bees is great news for the future of the planet...assuming humans dont do something else crazy. In any case keep up the great videos, love watching them. :)
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Why did you paint them those particular colors?
That was the color of paint that Lowe's had in their mistake section. I paid 9 bucks a gallon for paint that normally sold for 25 bucks a gallon. I love deals. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you! That is a good deal! I love your videos and have watched all of them. I will keep watching as long as you keep making them. :D
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Thank you! God's peace.
Mr. Ed