I would much rather watch a high speed video with commentary than a person struggling to fill the time with pointless chatter. I enjoyed seeing another take on the horizontal hive.
Very helpful video. I bought one Layen's Hive from Dr. Leo and hope to make more. His instructions for the insulated hive didn't have pictures so this video filled in some blanks for me.
I am a 72 year old female in Las Vegas Spring Mountains who watched this entire video. I have noticed the bees making hives in the natural peat moss shore of my large pond and have wondered what to do about those bees! I have been watching Doug & Leo's bee videos and may help save those bees by having my son build that beautiful horizontal bee hotel after I hang a bee catcher next Spring in the willow that graces the pond. My son will be the builder! Thank you!
LOVED the high speed, can't stand watching every cut and screw go in at standard speed. Anyone can slow the speed they watch on the viewer anyway. Thanks for your effort in making and posting your work, very nice.
Love the high speed also...saves a lot of skipping ahead that I usually do. Voice over saved a lot of rambling that seems to happen in live instruction videos. Would love similar video on the prep work of cutting. I know it seems straight forward but I always learn different tricks and tips that others use and I appreciate doing things easier if possible. We didn’t have a dado so we used other means to make it happen. I’m not a wood worker but I enjoy DIY and learning. In fact I make my husband double check my measurements often! 😂 Thank you for your video!
I enjoyed the high speed build. No reason to spend 4x the time when you can explain it in 1/4 the time no problem. You are definitely comfortable with that staple gun. As a non-tool guy, it's gonna take me more prep work & time for my hives when I build them, also cause my CDO. Hope you put out an update after you paint them. Would love to see them out & populated. Good job!
We don't want to buy bees, so we have 10 swarm traps(check out our other videos) hung, in hopes that we will catch bees. We will definitely put out an update.
I like the high speed as well. There is quite a few of Us who can take a build like Dr Leo's and get it done, but it always helps to take a few mins and watch it done. It does save time. For this I thank you and appreciate the time and effort the two of you put in.
Charles, if you don't have a compressor, I highly recommend the Ryobi 18V cordless stapler (and other tools). They have the same parent company as Milwaukee and for regular, non-pro use, they last 2-5 years. Made stapling furniture, chicken wire, etc easy, plus they have a lopper, drill gun, brad nailer, blowers, and a whole lot more. All use same battery and charger.
I prefer the sped up video, and the narration was excellent… So thank you, very well done… Anyone who has studied the plans can easily recognize everything.
That's pretty cool. Small world! The plans are great. The only issue I had was not having the same size plywood available. I made a few small tweaks. Thanks for commenting.
I'm about to begin my build from the plans. Watching your build is giving me confidence! Also I am very busy so find the speech run through just perfect. Thorough but done and done! So...thank you!
Very kind words! We are so happy to be helpful! You will do great! When you get it done, I’d love to see a picture of your finished hive! Send a picture to our Facebook page, if you are a Facebooker or to our email
@@BeldingHillFarms I sure will! Thanks again! I'm an old woman with RA. So it could be May before I finish! Lol! But like I said...feel like after watching you do it I can start now. ❤️God is good!
I LOVE the fast pace and informative method you are using. I lose interest with the videos who show and explain every tiny detail! Thank you for your contribution!
I like the fast video. Just gives a quick overview that is easy to go back to. The long one hour videos are always hard to go back to find out what's going on.
I liked the video for a quick how it's put together, but just like you I would watch and enjoy a complete how to right down to the 32nd. Liked and subbed. Hello from the Kentucky mountains USA 👍
Thanks for the comment and we really appreciate the sub and like. Glad to have you along. It is hard to hit firmly in the middle, to make the highest number of people interested. Out of curiosity, are you a bee keeper now or are you researching? We haven’t used the Layens horizontal hive yet, but we did use the Langstroth and didn’t like them. We have 10 swarm traps out now, hoping to catch some bees soon. We are likely a few weeks behind you in weather warming up.
@@BeldingHillFarms I am. Langstroth hives. I have 2 3 4 5 8 10 frame boxes. I know and to top it off I have 3 different frame sizes. Shallow med and deep. Not to mention the swarm traps. Oh yeah I have one top bar hive too. I picked up a few copy's of his books. I recommend them all. Keeping bee's with a smile has more hive plans in it. But the keeping horizontal hives has better stuff but that's just my opinion. The Gilles queen rearing book is exactly what I was looking for. Also his garden and fruit tree books are great. Nothing affiliated just a fan. I follow a lot of Russian Beekeepers and their style and am trying to find a more standard universal style of equipment. I'm all over the place. Lol....adhd+Beekeeper. Thanks for your response looking forward to seeing your content.
This is great vid, I have the plans and beekeeping with a smile from Dr Leo nice to see it put together in Hight speed as I'm a carpenter just like to see things fit together. This will be my first year doing bees so looking forward to the build and the bees. Thank you for your build.
I like the high speed, I like the technical ...I see so many videos about this Layens hives .. i get very tried to see the slow-going talk .. Just get on with the video .. your speed and information were great .. different strokes for different folks !!!! keep up the good work ....
I'm a new-Bee-keeper, just getting started, waiting in fact for my first Nuc that is almost ready! To get started, I've invested in the traditional, and pre-built, "store-bought" hive boxes. But I want a horizontal hive, and I love Dr Leo. I enjoyed watching you narrate your sped-up video....tell your wife I'm a 75-yr-old woman....lol...so there are SOME of us old gals who do like it!
High speed was great. Many of us have already watched these build videos from others, but everyone has comments and changes that are useful. As in yours, you mention a change in plywood thickness, running short on wool, etc. Something for us builders can think about and be ready for. Thanks.
Thanks for the great video. The speed was good, at least for me. I have done a lot of wood working, so it was easy to understand what you were doing, without spending too much time on it. Thanks again, as I do plan to build one of these myself.
Wow this is amazing! Thank you for posting and sharing. This high speed is where it’s at. Was the perfect length and loved the narration, incredibly helpful.
Thank you for this video. I’ve read all the instructions for this build numerous times but this video gives a great visual on the build that I appreciate. Thank you. -Kirsten
high speed is fine....I personally watch a lot of youtube videos of many differnet topics looking for the important info I need, I personally just use the left and right arrow keeps to move ahead 5 second at a time or numbers 1-9 move you along the video in tenths and sometime I just hover over the time bar and look at the thumbnail preview that pops up to find specific parts of the video that I think are showing what I am looking for.... but in your case the sped up assembly with the voice over is a good way to talk about what your doing and is very helpful
@@BeldingHillFarms sometimes I end up watching hour long videos from start to finish. This video interested me cause we just got done building four of our own insulated horizontal langstroth hives (if I make a vid I'll post a link), and part of the reason was because of the advantages Dr. Leo talked about, I was curious to see what his plans where like and how you constructed yours. I did ours in a very different manner for a variety of reasons, but ultimately it will perform the same function and I thought it the way you did it looked pretty easy
Thank you for showing the full setup. Personally, I would have preferred a non-sped up video. I like seeing the full break-down, and the reduced speed helps give my mind time to process how everything is being put together (newbie here), rather than struggling to keep up as the video races forward. But I know a lot of people prefer the faster speed. I'm just one of those who are the opposite. Lol. But I thoroughly enjoyed the video! Watched it all the way to the end!
This was exactly what I need to see and I loved the high speed! I'm just getting ready to build these exact hives and I can slow this down if I need to. Thank you for putting this out there!
Same to you. Let us know how the hive and swarm traps work out. We have 10 swarm traps out, but it has been very cold here in New Brunswick, Canada. It has only warmed up the last few days. I'm hoping we will at least catch one swarm.
I wish you would have shown your work! No short cuts. Just because you got the right answer we need to see your procedure. I have been watching video after video to verify and check for any details one may have missed so I can put my twist on my own. I can pause the video or slow it down. However I love what you doing. Keep up the great work!
I just got hooked on beekeeping videos, and really enjoyed this one. It is also the first time I've seen anyone insulate a hive. I come from a northern area, and it was something I wondered about. Well done.
Belding Hill Farms I’m subbed so I hope you let us know how things go! 😁People seem to have mixed feelings about these horizontal hives. I’m not a bee keeper but am obsessed with learning about them. I love that you showed how the hive was insulated with sheep wool. I’d seen the built hives but not how they were made. Keep posting guys cos I check everyday!!!!!👍🤗😁
I like this design. I made a video on a design for a horizontal long beehive design with the option to stack 8-frame supers. You can do a search with those words on youtube to find the video. I think horizontal hives are the best.
Excellent!!! Thank you for the high speed, and great narration. Subscribed! Keep em coming!! Maybe others who arent familiar with woodworking, would appreciate the slower vid.
I run a Norwood HD36 mill and thought about milling the lumber for this project too, but I have a lot of projects on the go and figured plywood would be quicker. If you decide to mill the lumber, I suggest that where the boards meet on the outside, do a 45 degree overlap or tongue and groove or something just to keep rain out of it.
Well done! I rushed, & built a horizontal hive, but realized later, it was a version of the langstroth with shallow frames, & no screened bottom. 😖 I live in a cold climate, so my first hive, is not very useful in my area. I now have to build one like you show here, so when I’m successful in catching a swarm, in my Layens frame trap, I can just transfer the Layens frames, back & forth! 😁😁
I still do not understand insulating everything but the top. Maybe it is because I am in Texas and the sun beats down, I put foam insulation under the roof of all my hives. If you put 3/4" foam insulation under the top then the holes can still vent. I plan to build the same hive pretty soon too. Just love the Layens hives. Great job!
I expect the top may need insulation in the winter, but the holes in the lid allow air to flow through the top. I don't pretend to know, as I have only used the Langstroth in the past. If anyone else has experience, please add to this comment.
During the winter, Dr. Leo suggests placing a wool pillow above the brood nest leaving enough space for proper ventilation. It’s easily removable in the summer when the heat rises and releases through the top vents. Works great!
Well I found this just after it took me about 6 hours to put 1 together. In the UK we discovered there is a problem - metric ply is 1200 x2400mm and the metric equivalent for an American sheet is 1220 x2440mm. So we will cut the sheets slightly different next time so we don't need to buy an extra sheet of ply ......... It will go lots faster next time! Great video, Thanks.
Hello from Saint John. I got land in Cambridge Narrows and plan to setup some Layens hives up there. It will complement my apple trees, and I plan to add some grapevines too. Maybe some hops as well. Not sure about hop honey, but if it taste hoppy, I'll make honey brown ale. I might reach out to you at some point for some pointers if you don't mind.
I am looking at getting in beekeeping, the Layens hive is the style that I am leaning towards. Only will be building it with framing lumber, kinda like the first hive on Dr. Leo's page. Looking forward to see how the hives do after you winter. The weather is about the same where you guys are compared to here in north central Wisconsin. Many thanks for sharing you build video. You take care. Dean
Unfortunately, i built 10 swarm traps (see my other video) and hung them this spring and we had no luck. We committed to Dr. Leo"s idea that wild caught bees are more resilient and therefore didn't buy any commervial bees so our hives have no bees. We have had commercial bees in the past (housed in Langstroth hives) and suffered major wintet kills, so much so that it really soured us. We are hopeful for next springs swarms again. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@BeldingHillFarms okay. I understand what you're saying. I haven't seen many bees (just 2 of them) all summer. Best of luck to you next year. You take care. Dean
I would much rather watch a high speed video with commentary than a person struggling to fill the time with pointless chatter. I enjoyed seeing another take on the horizontal hive.
Thanks for watching
I think high speed is the way to show an assembly type video.
Thanks for the feedback
This speed was great!
I agree.
Perfect on the speed
Thanks for watching
Very helpful video. I bought one Layen's Hive from Dr. Leo and hope to make more. His instructions for the insulated hive didn't have pictures so this video filled in some blanks for me.
I am a 72 year old female in Las Vegas Spring Mountains who watched this entire video. I have noticed the bees making hives in the natural peat moss shore of my large pond and have wondered what to do about those bees! I have been watching Doug & Leo's bee videos and may help save those bees by having my son build that beautiful horizontal bee hotel after I hang a bee catcher next Spring in the willow that graces the pond. My son will be the builder! Thank you!
Please make sure that they are honey bees. Some pretty nasty bees live in the ground.
@joeblow1934 there are over 5200 varieties of bee in the US, many ground dwellers are not aggressive.... it's the wasps you gotta watch for
LOVED the high speed, can't stand watching every cut and screw go in at standard speed. Anyone can slow the speed they watch on the viewer anyway. Thanks for your effort in making and posting your work, very nice.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch and comment
Love the high speed also...saves a lot of skipping ahead that I usually do. Voice over saved a lot of rambling that seems to happen in live instruction videos. Would love similar video on the prep work of cutting. I know it seems straight forward but I always learn different tricks and tips that others use and I appreciate doing things easier if possible. We didn’t have a dado so we used other means to make it happen. I’m not a wood worker but I enjoy DIY and learning. In fact I make my husband double check my measurements often! 😂
Thank you for your video!
Thanks for watching
I enjoyed the high speed build. No reason to spend 4x the time when you can explain it in 1/4 the time no problem. You are definitely comfortable with that staple gun. As a non-tool guy, it's gonna take me more prep work & time for my hives when I build them, also cause my CDO. Hope you put out an update after you paint them. Would love to see them out & populated. Good job!
We don't want to buy bees, so we have 10 swarm traps(check out our other videos) hung, in hopes that we will catch bees. We will definitely put out an update.
I like the high speed as well. There is quite a few of Us who can take a build like Dr Leo's and get it done, but it always helps to take a few mins and watch it done. It does save time. For this I thank you and appreciate the time and effort the two of you put in.
That is great feedback and exactly how we thought people may use rhe video.
I completely agree. Great video.
Charles, if you don't have a compressor, I highly recommend the Ryobi 18V cordless stapler (and other tools). They have the same parent company as Milwaukee and for regular, non-pro use, they last 2-5 years.
Made stapling furniture, chicken wire, etc easy, plus they have a lopper, drill gun, brad nailer, blowers, and a whole lot more. All use same battery and charger.
I like the high speed video and still got the basic idea to build this layen style hive. Thank you for making this video.
I prefer the sped up video, and the narration was excellent… So thank you, very well done… Anyone who has studied the plans can easily recognize everything.
Thanks for taking the time to comment
I enjoyed the high speed as-well. great job!
Thank you
very cool. I'm the one that drew up the construction diagrams for Dr. Leo on this hive in his new book. Neat to see one going together!
That's pretty cool. Small world! The plans are great. The only issue I had was not having the same size plywood available. I made a few small tweaks. Thanks for commenting.
Chris Bloom any chance you drew them in metric too?
Can you put sizes in mm too. Please
Good video, just the right speed to get an idea how it all fits together
Awesome, that’s what we were shooting for without boring everyone to tears. Thanks for subscribing!
That hive build was awesome to watch!!!
Thanks for watching
I'm about to begin my build from the plans. Watching your build is giving me confidence! Also I am very busy so find the speech run through just perfect. Thorough but done and done! So...thank you!
Very kind words! We are so happy to be helpful! You will do great! When you get it done, I’d love to see a picture of your finished hive! Send a picture to our Facebook page, if you are a Facebooker or to our email
@@BeldingHillFarms I sure will! Thanks again! I'm an old woman with RA. So it could be May before I finish! Lol! But like I said...feel like after watching you do it I can start now. ❤️God is good!
I’m sure you will do great and feel free to email or Facebook Messenger and I’ll be happy to help you along! You got this!!!
I simply loved the fast speed
Thanks for watching
I don’t have a woodworking background, so I enjoyed it. but would enjoy remedial details😊
Thanks for watching
I LOVE the fast pace and informative method you are using. I lose interest with the videos who show and explain every tiny detail! Thank you for your contribution!
I like the fast video. Just gives a quick overview that is easy to go back to. The long one hour videos are always hard to go back to find out what's going on.
Thanks for watching
I like the high speed. It saves me from skipping parts. This speed gives a quick overview. Thank you.
That's great and thanks for the feedback and for watching.
I liked the video for a quick how it's put together, but just like you I would watch and enjoy a complete how to right down to the 32nd. Liked and subbed. Hello from the Kentucky mountains USA 👍
Thanks for the comment and we really appreciate the sub and like. Glad to have you along. It is hard to hit firmly in the middle, to make the highest number of people interested. Out of curiosity, are you a bee keeper now or are you researching? We haven’t used the Layens horizontal hive yet, but we did use the Langstroth and didn’t like them. We have 10 swarm traps out now, hoping to catch some bees soon. We are likely a few weeks behind you in weather warming up.
@@BeldingHillFarms I am. Langstroth hives. I have 2 3 4 5 8 10 frame boxes. I know and to top it off I have 3 different frame sizes. Shallow med and deep. Not to mention the swarm traps. Oh yeah I have one top bar hive too. I picked up a few copy's of his books. I recommend them all. Keeping bee's with a smile has more hive plans in it. But the keeping horizontal hives has better stuff but that's just my opinion. The Gilles queen rearing book is exactly what I was looking for. Also his garden and fruit tree books are great. Nothing affiliated just a fan. I follow a lot of Russian Beekeepers and their style and am trying to find a more standard universal style of equipment. I'm all over the place. Lol....adhd+Beekeeper. Thanks for your response looking forward to seeing your content.
Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed the speed & the narration. Contemplating my first build 👍
Good luck with your build.
I like it. Normally I would just fast forward and then miss the voice over. Great job. 👍
Awesome and thanks for watching! If you are interested in the bees in these hives, we have some videos on the channel.
@@BeldingHillFarms yes very interested and planning to watch more.
That’s great and thank you for your support
I love the high speed video! Thanks for your time.
Thanks for watching
This is great vid, I have the plans and beekeeping with a smile from Dr Leo nice to see it put together in Hight speed as I'm a carpenter just like to see things fit together. This will be my first year doing bees so looking forward to the build and the bees. Thank you for your build.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and thank you for watching!
I like the high speed, I like the technical ...I see so many videos about this Layens hives .. i get very tried to see the slow-going talk .. Just get on with the video .. your speed and information were great .. different strokes for different folks !!!! keep up the good work ....
Thanks for watching
I really liked the high speed video. Thanks.
Awesome and thanks for watching
Video di3ed was perfect! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
You've done well. Loved the narration and no probs with the speed setting.
I would like to see the build at regular speed, perhaps with additional details about materials, dimensions, etc. Great video!
I liked the video. High speed with comments was very helpful to me. Thanks for doing it 🤗
I really like the hi speed assembly.
Thanks for watching
I'm a new-Bee-keeper, just getting started, waiting in fact for my first Nuc that is almost ready! To get started, I've invested in the traditional, and pre-built, "store-bought" hive boxes. But I want a horizontal hive, and I love Dr Leo. I enjoyed watching you narrate your sped-up video....tell your wife I'm a 75-yr-old woman....lol...so there are SOME of us old gals who do like it!
Awesome. Drop us a note once you get your bees. You can check out our Facebook page @beldinghillfarms and drop us a note there. Good luck
Great video!!! My husband and I both loved the high speed.
That is awesome!
This video rocks. I'll be building these exact hives this spring.
High speed was great. Many of us have already watched these build videos from others, but everyone has comments and changes that are useful. As in yours, you mention a change in plywood thickness, running short on wool, etc. Something for us builders can think about and be ready for. Thanks.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Awesome! Tell your wife I loved that video. In fact I am going to make some of those and let you know how they turned out!
Perfect, make sure you drop back a picture of the finished product
Great video. You did a great job explaining things and I do like the high speed
Awesome to hear. Hopefully if it ever warms up, we will catch some bees and see that hive in action
I love the high speed, no nonsense videography!
Glad I stumbles across this, makes it look way easier then I thought it might be
It is a very “doable” project
@@BeldingHillFarms you mentioned getting the disc's off of Amazon, I didn't see them when I first looked.
@@AlleyCat-1 www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07VKKY4Y6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I really appreciated the hi-speed video with voice-over. Well done!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the great video. The speed was good, at least for me. I have done a lot of wood working, so it was easy to understand what you were doing, without spending too much time on it. Thanks again, as I do plan to build one of these myself.
Thanks for taking the time to comment
Fantastic! Love this video. Thank you
Thanks for watching
Love high speed video! it's kind of cut it short right to the end.. well done
Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback
I really liked this video. Gives me just enough visual guidance to get me going.
Wow this is amazing! Thank you for posting and sharing. This high speed is where it’s at. Was the perfect length and loved the narration, incredibly helpful.
That is so great to hear! We really appreciate the feedback and thank you so much for watching!
Great video. I'm starting to think I could build my own. I will definitely get a nail gun. That will be vital for building hives, and chickshaws.
I enjoyed the high speed.
These are fantastic hives.
Thank you very much. I will have some videos soon of adding bees to these hives. Thanks for watching.
Love the high speed. I think most of us have ADD so...you kept me for the entire video! Nice work. Motivated to make my own.
That is great feedback
Cool video!
We've build multiple Layens hives but they aren't insulated. Your video motivates me to want to try it!
Awesome, thanks for comment and good luck
High speed is great! Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Thank you for this video. I’ve read all the instructions for this build numerous times but this video gives a great visual on the build that I appreciate. Thank you. -Kirsten
Awesome to hear. It is a fairly simple project and quite possible for anyone with basic woodworking skills and tools.
Great Video. Great Commentary made it enjoyable. I'm looking forward to building my own.
Cheers,
Bugs
Thanks for the kind words
high speed is fine....I personally watch a lot of youtube videos of many differnet topics looking for the important info I need, I personally just use the left and right arrow keeps to move ahead 5 second at a time or numbers 1-9 move you along the video in tenths and sometime I just hover over the time bar and look at the thumbnail preview that pops up to find specific parts of the video that I think are showing what I am looking for....
but in your case the sped up assembly with the voice over is a good way to talk about what your doing and is very helpful
Thank you for your feedback, I watch things the same as you. Lol. Show me the good stuff!!
@@BeldingHillFarms sometimes I end up watching hour long videos from start to finish. This video interested me cause we just got done building four of our own insulated horizontal langstroth hives (if I make a vid I'll post a link), and part of the reason was because of the advantages Dr. Leo talked about, I was curious to see what his plans where like and how you constructed yours. I did ours in a very different manner for a variety of reasons, but ultimately it will perform the same function and I thought it the way you did it looked pretty easy
great video, looking forward to more.
Thanks. We've been slack with videos because of the 2 mew new barns we built this year. Hope to get more out soon.
Thank you for showing the full setup. Personally, I would have preferred a non-sped up video. I like seeing the full break-down, and the reduced speed helps give my mind time to process how everything is being put together (newbie here), rather than struggling to keep up as the video races forward.
But I know a lot of people prefer the faster speed. I'm just one of those who are the opposite. Lol.
But I thoroughly enjoyed the video! Watched it all the way to the end!
Thanks for watching
You can always slow it down. But the voice slows too, hmm
@@BeldingHillFarmsyou could load the regular speed version and double your audience/views!
Checking things out. Nicely done. I enjoy the high speed build.
Thanks man, perfect, just what I was looking for.
That is great to hear and thanks for watching
I like the high speed as I have a lot of construction experience. Some people's videos drag on so long that I lose interest.
Thanks, that’s what we were shooting for.
Yes, thank you very much. I am not technical. But I plan to make some of these. It was very beneficial to see it done.
Thank you. It made me realize that if I go this route, I'll buy one from Dr. Leo!
Lol, yeah it’s a very doable project, but it’s also a lot of work! Looks like I just made Dr. Leo a sale! Thanks for watching.
This was exactly what I need to see and I loved the high speed! I'm just getting ready to build these exact hives and I can slow this down if I need to. Thank you for putting this out there!
I like the high speed vibe. Subscribed.
We are very glad you liked it. Now hopefully we can catch some bees to put in it! Thanks for subscribing.
I think this was Perfect, speed & narrative-great.
Totally enjoyed this, thank you !
Thanks for watching
Cool! I made two of these hives, earlier this spring. Along with three swarm traps. Best of luck to you.
Same to you. Let us know how the hive and swarm traps work out. We have 10 swarm traps out, but it has been very cold here in New Brunswick, Canada. It has only warmed up the last few days. I'm hoping we will at least catch one swarm.
Excellent video, for someone doing the build it has what we need.
Thanks for watching
love the high speed and narration !
Thanks for watching
I wish you would have shown your work! No short cuts. Just because you got the right answer we need to see your procedure. I have been watching video after video to verify and check for any details one may have missed so I can put my twist on my own. I can pause the video or slow it down. However I love what you doing. Keep up the great work!
Great video, the speed was perfect. It just give a taste of building the box and good review of the plans...thanks!
Awesome, thanks for watching
Absolutely great video! High speed was just what I was looking for. Thank you for such thorough prep work and making it all appear so simple.
Thank you for the kind words and if you check out our other videos, you can see the hive in action with bees in it. Thanks for watching
Yes Definitely high speed & nice job
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I like the hi-speed with a voice over 😁
Thanks
I really enjoyed this high speed assembly tutorial. Thanks!
Thank you for watching
High speed was perfect! Thanks.
Thanks for watching
I just got hooked on beekeeping videos, and really enjoyed this one. It is also the first time I've seen anyone insulate a hive. I come from a northern area, and it was something I wondered about. Well done.
Great job, awesome build!! The high speed was fine, I had no problem following along.
Great way to do a build thank you high speed is great for folks that understand basic woodwork
Thanks for watching
amazing build. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! Check out our other videos to see bees in the hives
Great video. I love the high speed as the subject throughout the video does change so it leaves the boring bits out!! Brilliant 👏👏👏👍😁
Thank you so much for watching and for your comment
Belding Hill Farms I’m subbed so I hope you let us know how things go! 😁People seem to have mixed feelings about these horizontal hives. I’m not a bee keeper but am obsessed with learning about them. I love that you showed how the hive was insulated with sheep wool. I’d seen the built hives but not how they were made. Keep posting guys cos I check everyday!!!!!👍🤗😁
I like this design. I made a video on a design for a horizontal long beehive design with the option to stack 8-frame supers. You can do a search with those words on youtube to find the video. I think horizontal hives are the best.
Cool, I’ll check out your video. Thanks for the comment!
Excellent!!! Thank you for the high speed, and great narration. Subscribed! Keep em coming!!
Maybe others who arent familiar with woodworking, would appreciate the slower vid.
Great to hear
I really like the high speed video format. Very helpful.
Thanks the feedback
Great video! Answered one of my questions about Dr. Leo's plans. Now I can build with confidence. Thanks again.
That's great to hear!
Great job with the build and i loved the high speed.
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@@BeldingHillFarms can you use lumber instead of plywood? I can mill lumber but can't mill plywood.
I run a Norwood HD36 mill and thought about milling the lumber for this project too, but I have a lot of projects on the go and figured plywood would be quicker. If you decide to mill the lumber, I suggest that where the boards meet on the outside, do a 45 degree overlap or tongue and groove or something just to keep rain out of it.
Well done! I rushed, & built a horizontal hive, but realized later, it was a version of the langstroth with shallow frames, & no screened bottom. 😖 I live in a cold climate, so my first hive, is not very useful in my area.
I now have to build one like you show here, so when I’m successful in catching a swarm, in my Layens frame trap, I can just transfer the Layens frames, back & forth! 😁😁
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Great video! You made that look easy. I will definitely refer back to this video if I decide to build one of these hives!
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Wow! This is so eye opening to understand the construction! High speed is brilliant 😀 great video !
Thank you so much
Yes liked it very nice 👍. Going to build one myself so I’ll be referring back to this a few times I’m sure.
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Great video and thanks for sharing I am a second year beekeeper here in West Virginia.
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I appreciate the quick build video! Thank you!
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I liked the high speed video
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many thanks for sharing.
I still do not understand insulating everything but the top. Maybe it is because I am in Texas and the sun beats down, I put foam insulation under the roof of all my hives. If you put 3/4" foam insulation under the top then the holes can still vent. I plan to build the same hive pretty soon too. Just love the Layens hives. Great job!
I expect the top may need insulation in the winter, but the holes in the lid allow air to flow through the top. I don't pretend to know, as I have only used the Langstroth in the past. If anyone else has experience, please add to this comment.
During the winter, Dr. Leo suggests placing a wool pillow above the brood nest leaving enough space for proper ventilation. It’s easily removable in the summer when the heat rises and releases through the top vents. Works great!
Well I found this just after it took me about 6 hours to put 1 together. In the UK we discovered there is a problem - metric ply is 1200 x2400mm and the metric equivalent for an American sheet is 1220 x2440mm. So we will cut the sheets slightly different next time so we don't need to buy an extra sheet of ply .........
It will go lots faster next time! Great video, Thanks.
We are so glad we may have been able to help
Great video. It gives a good overview of the component assembly.
Thank you so much.
very very cool !! i think i am going to give capturing a feral swarm and one of these hives... awesome... J
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Yep I'm technical too. I liked it, fast is good. Thanks from down under
Hello from Saint John. I got land in Cambridge Narrows and plan to setup some Layens hives up there. It will complement my apple trees, and I plan to add some grapevines too. Maybe some hops as well. Not sure about hop honey, but if it taste hoppy, I'll make honey brown ale. I might reach out to you at some point for some pointers if you don't mind.
Howdy neighbour! Reach out anytime! If you ever find yourself in the Hampton area, stop in!
Excellent video!
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I am looking at getting in beekeeping, the Layens hive is the style that I am leaning towards. Only will be building it with framing lumber, kinda like the first hive on Dr. Leo's page. Looking forward to see how the hives do after you winter. The weather is about the same where you guys are compared to here in north central Wisconsin. Many thanks for sharing you build video. You take care. Dean
Unfortunately, i built 10 swarm traps (see my other video) and hung them this spring and we had no luck. We committed to Dr. Leo"s idea that wild caught bees are more resilient and therefore didn't buy any commervial bees so our hives have no bees. We have had commercial bees in the past (housed in Langstroth hives) and suffered major wintet kills, so much so that it really soured us. We are hopeful for next springs swarms again. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@BeldingHillFarms okay. I understand what you're saying. I haven't seen many bees (just 2 of them) all summer. Best of luck to you next year. You take care. Dean