Using hot wax dipping to preserve bee hive boxes
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
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The very first thing you will notice when you watch this video is that I am sporting a somewhat full beard. This should be a clue to you that this is not a video I just shot, and in fact it was shot in mid February of this year, but I'm just getting around to posting it.
I'm going to let you all in on another one of my least favorite activities, painting.....and that goes for painting anything, including bee boxes. In my quest for avoiding the nasty job of painting my bee boxes, I met a fella who lives only 30 miles away, that hot, wax dips bee boxes. When I explained I had about 100 boxes that needed to be taken care of, and he said it would be no problem, we became very good friends.
So in case you are not familiar with wax dipping your bee boxes, as I was, Brian gives a great explanation of the process and it's benefits. As the out take on this video was made in February, it is about setting swarm traps. I promise next weeks video will include Swarm Challenge entries, and we do have some great ones. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
Thank you Brian for allowing your stuff to be shared , and always thank you Jeff !
Brian did a great job on explaining, and I learned a lot from the experience. God's peace JP.
Mr. Ed
I always learn something new watching your channel. Thank you and God bless.
Thank you for your blessing and kind words Nancy, they are greatly appreciated. Until next week, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice video. Thanks for sharing!!
So glad you enjoyed the video, it's always a pleasure for me to share my wrangling adventures, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love how you take care of your equipment. It shows your respect for the bees and yourself. If it weren't for the bees, I think humankind would not have fruit and vegetables, and thus starve to death.
Thank you very much for your kind words.I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Very interesting, thank you! I love to see new processes!
Glad you liked the video Gail, and the process is an interesting one. Till next week, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This does look like a time-consuming process but she would outlast the paint job by quite a while. Thanks for sharing.
It does take a long time simply because of the time necessary to cook all the moisture out of the wood, but I believe in the long run, the process will make the boxes last longer. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Not only does it extend the life of the box but I would have to think that depending on what paint ppl are using it is less toxic for the bees 🧡❤️💛💙💜💖💞💕 I love it!!!
I really like the idea of using wax to protect the boxes, but in truth, I despise painting. Thanks for watching. God's peace Julie.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Brian for cooking boxes and putting up with Mr. Ed..
I thank everyone who puts up with me, especially my mom. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So you are essentially, organically pressure treating the boxes, so to speak. Very cool technique. Thanks for sharing Mr. Ed.
It is a very nifty way of preserving the boxes, and the best part, I did not have to paint them myself. God's peace Preston.
Mr. Ed
That was one, very interesting video. I'd have never thunk!!!
Thank you Mr. Ed. (Jeff)😎 🐝🐝🐝
Glad you liked the video, Brian did a great job on explaining things. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gary.
Mr. Ed
As a Purple martin lover, I appreciate your last clip of their arrival. Thanks for sharing this and all your adventures.
I'm a big fan of the martins also, and I count the days of their return every year. It's almost like clockwork when they show up at the abbey, and I look forward each year to hearing their dawn song. Thanks for watchng. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Jeff for a great video. I love swallows of all kinds. Their song is something I look forward to each year. I could sit and watch birds all day. I'm house sitting in Eugene and there is a fountain in the yard. I was blessed with a hawk bathing in the water. Beautiful. I believe it was a Sharp shinned hawk. Well keep up the good work Jeff. I'll bee watching for more. Thank you Jesus.
That's awesome always enjoyed watching boxes getting preserved with wax. Thanks for the video
I am happy to share this one, it is a very interesting process. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow Mr. Ed, very nice! I've wondered about the process. I enjoy my visiting purple martins too. Thank you Jeff!
You know it's always my pleasure to share my many wrangling experiences.....even the purple martins. God's peace Dan.
Mr. Ed
Awesome! Thanks for making this video. Very cool!
So glad you enjoyed the video, it's always a pleasure for me to share my wrangling adventures, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Excellent Job and a great idea. Something I always believed in and great to see someone has actually done it!
I also seal the inside corners of hive boxes with a propolis-wax to give the bees or a new colony a head start (saving them hard work).
When I first done this, that colony was the strongest I have ever seen.
Protecting our bee boxes from moisture intrusion is the best thing we can offer our bees in providing a living space for these magnificent creatures. This is the second year that I have used this process, and I am very satisfied with it. The boxes I had dipped last year look like they were just removed from the dipping tank. Plus, cooking the boxes in wax beats the heck out of having to paint them. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Interesting. Always learning something new on your channel. Thanks again!
The process was a learning experience for me as well, that's why I decided to make a video on it. So happy to have you following along with my adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, always on the cutting edge of keeping bees naturally. I wish I had learned this 40 years ago. A #OneTimeFix for your bee boxes.
This is not a new practice.....well new for me, the real old timers would use 100% bees wax to do the job. At bit pricy for me though, the paraffin works fine for me. God's peace Eric.
Mr. Ed
Very interesting.
I'm completely sold on dipping my bee boxes now, I'll never paint another one. Thanks for watching. God's peace Suzanne.
Mr. Ed
Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
-Ellen
So glad you enjoyed the video, it's always a pleasure for me to share my wrangling adventures, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Ed, was interesting too watch, i use 50/50 paraffin and enamel paint, the fishing boats cargo holds(old fishing boats) were done like that . it lasts 10 to 15 years.. i do this on my bee hives. the thinner (paraffin mix) really goes far into the wood preserving it from rot and sun rays. when dry i apply a final enamel coat for sun rays.
From what I understand, it is a very good way to preserve the bee boxes, and it sure beats the heck out of me painting them. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Intetesting video!! Always much to learn about bee keeping. Thank you for your time, and give your Mama a big hello from the fan club! 💝
I'm still new to this process, but it does seem to work well as I have 40 boxes from last year and they look brand new. Will pass on your message to mom. God's peace Chelsea.
Mr. Ed
A lot of silly questions. Someone said he did dithers as a favor and doesn't do commercial jobs. Someone said he was charged 7.50 a box as a favor. The gent said he uses about 4 ounces per box of paraffin. Look up the price of paraffin and factor 15 percent gum rosin by weight and you'll have a generic price per box... without the build. It was a nice video; thanks for showing others your technique. May God bless you in life.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the video in spite of the questions. Thanks so much for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Tom.
Mr. Ed
I wonder how the bees will take to those boxes because I know y’all were boiling crawfish in that pot before you boiled the boxes. Maybe they’ll make Zatarain’s flavored honey.
Wouldn't that be something?! Ehehe I appreciate both of you guys. Let there be bees on Earth. 🎤
I sure wish you would not tell all my secrets, especially the one on why Abbee Honey tastes so great. Now everyone will be copying my idea. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees i just put Zataran’s on my shopping list haha,
Hello Mister Ed! That's a great work! Thanks for sharing. Blessings. Timothée
Thank you for your blessing, I do appreciate it, and very happy you enjoyed the video, it's a real pleasure for me to share my wrangling experiences. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for the useful information. Greetings from bee-keeping in Romania.
I'm happy to pass along good info, and I hope it will help with your bee keeping adventures. I find it amazing that you are watching my channel in Romania, thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. God's peace Ovidiu.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thank you!
fascinating work. never knew I anything about beekeeping I have watched so many bee videos I am learning a lot. just a fan.
I can not thank you enough for tuning in and following my bee wrangling adventures. Who knows, if you keep on watching long enough, you may want to become a bee keeper yourself....I certainly hope so. Thanks for watching. God's peace Thelma.
Mr. Ed
As far as I know, only one supplier is selling their wood products treated as an option. That is where I am purchasing my equipment. I hope all suppliers take note and begin offering treated products. Thanks for sharing a video on the process Mr. Ed.
Great video I knew there was another way of protecting hives. Missed you and happy fathers day
Glad you liked the video, and the process is very interesting. I learned a lot by making this video, and I am counting on the process extending the life of our bee boxes. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Good job Mr Ed ✌
Thank you Melad, and thank you for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff ... thanks for helping the bees Mr Ed God bless 🕇
That's a neat process! I still can't believe how many swarms you down south! I understand it's the warm weather but WOW! Your in the right business! Let me know how and when I can order some! Keep on wrangling my friend! God bless!!
Thank you for your blessing and for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. There is no doubt, there are a lot of bees down in the hot, humid South. At least there are some perks for having to put up with this type of weather. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff That's for sure!
That was very interesting! Also loved the purple martins at the end! When I was a little girl, we had a Martin house here in Western Iowa. Spent a lot of time watching them in the summer!💗
Glad you enjoyed the video and happy to hear you loved the bit on the purple martins. Me, I always get happy when they show up at the abbey. I'm guaranteed about 6 months of their beautiful songs. God's peace Cazza.
Mr. Ed
I wish I could keep bees again,I really like this channel and the quality of your shows !!
I'm very sorry to hear you can no longer keep bees, the world needs as many beekeepers as it can get. However, I'm glad you check out my adventures and can still enjoy the wonder and mystery of the bee by watching. Thanks for watching. God's peace Carl.
Mr. Ed
thank you jeef
You are very welcome, and thank you so much for taking the time to watch. Until the next video, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video ty. So water expands roughly 1600 times when turned to steam. So the little water vapor left in the wood cools, contracts, and pulls the wax on the surface in. If you heat it too long you will not have as much water vapor to condense and pull in the wax.
I don't understand the science of the process, but it works VERY well. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Epic Beard Bee Man, gods blessings on you Mr. Ed! Hello From Ireland
The beard is making it's annual come back right now, stay tuned for the growth reports. Thank you for your blessing and for watching Day. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
This is definitely something I could build. And I like the idea of this way kore than painting. Painting is not my favorite thing to do! Thanks Mr. Ed!
Let me know how your project turns out. When you build it, you will have a line of folks wanting you to cook their boxes as well. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Jeff that was fascinating! Never thought of that for weatherproofing the wooden boxes!
Ooh, I’ve sent you a message on Facebook. Bless you.
I had 40 boxes dipped last year and they look like I just picked them up. Send the message again, I did not see it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees Hey Jeff. Haven’t commented on your UA-cam vids for quite a while. I’m saying hello with a very sad piece of news. You may have seen it😔
God bless brother 🙏🏻
Steve
www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/us/texas-beehives-burned-trnd/index.html?CNN&T17%3A06%3A33&fbclid=IwAR0VMHeQQzozDubJP6aozXKZVDW6Pj07wxqPxPT5UzdLD-VeWEz2ENSgLHs
@@steveb1972 I get most upset by the senseless and wanton destruction of anything but this is a step worse due to the destruction of the bees. I hope the perpetrators are caught and brought to justice. As part of the punishment the guilty should not be allowed any food that relies on honey bee pollination.
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing this.
Glad you liked the video, the pleasure is all mine sharing my bee wrangling experiences. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I love Fridays, because it means a new Mr. Ed video!!!
So very kind of you to say that. Keep on watching, I'll be making more! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This was very interesting!
Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I've seen this done in a kettle with beeswax. He would leave it in for 30 minutes or more. He had a stainless tub he got at the scrapyard for under $100, built a stand out of firebricks and would build a small fire under it. The video is in my "bees and hunny" section on my channel.
The thing with wood fire is it's hard to control the temperature.
@@russiane.lection-hacker2057 well, he did alright. I reckon it takes some practice, but the guy did 9 boxes at a time. It took him all day, too. They came out a beautiful amber color. He was using brood wax and whatever he could get his hands on. The propolis smell and everything was on there. Just sayin.
I have seen bee waxed boxes, and they are beautiful. The one I saw was over 15 years old and made of cypress, really beautiful to look at, and was used for years. God's peace Unc.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I'm thinking they probably would make nice heirloom boxes. The kind grandpa makes and retires with. Reports of them lasting 75 years or more.
I know your line of work as I've been watching a couple of years by now(formerly Kerplunk). What are your thoughts on doing this on observation hives?
@@gazinta I can imagine it taking a lot of time, but this video makes it really tempting to try.
We had a family of Starlings whizzing around. The fresh ones were trying their wings out and the parents were supervising. Good deal about the boxes. Anything to get your hard work a longer life I'm all for and I saw a bee checking out the boxes before you even left. And you and the Rooster, Mr. Fuzzy! Gods Peace 2 U and Mom!
You just never know when Mr. Ed is going to through in something a bit different. Heck, I may even get a shot of the Rooster eating a bacon, shrimp samich. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Don't forget the cardinal sin which is the absence of the gravy, and plenty of it!
Gods Peace 2 yall too!
Interesting. 30 miles. 10 hours. Jeff, next time please bring an 18 pack, chicken, corn and potatoes. While your friend is cooking them boxes, you can barbecue.
Nothing wrong with eating and working at the same time. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This is so unbelievably fascinating.
So glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. God's peace Barbara.
Mr. Ed
Love that you are using natural things to coat the boxes :) I am sure it's healthier for the bees as well :)
I wish it was a natural product, but the paraffin works very well and has no ill effects on the bees or the honey. Thanks for watching. God's peace Sarah.
Mr. Ed
Great video thanks for sharing your information helps alot, gods blessings🙏🐝🐝
Thank you so much for your blessing and kind words William, they are greatly appreciated. It is my pleasure to share all my bee wrangling adventures. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Just when I think I know something about hardware, I find a whole new area to explore! The many methods of taking care of your woodware. This one looks to be amazing - please mark the boxes so treated so we can watch them over the season to see how they hold up. Thank you!!! Great video!
PS
I love the beard, but of course it is not a good summer fashion statement if you are outdoors much!
I met Brian at the Louisiana State Bee Convention last year and he explained the whole process to me. After that, I knew I had to check it out. I'm looking forward to see just how long these boxes will last. God's peace Julie.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff
Here's an unrequested idea, worth every penny of what you are paying for it: Make a note to yourself (at least that's how I do it) and put in your calendar for near the end of the year to just do a quick video status report. Im thinking less than one minute video, put it at the end of something - and save it also as the first segment for a video just about the boxes. If you do that every year, at some point you will have an accumulative video just about the boxes, and why you are - or are not - continuing to treat your boxes this way.
I can listen to this guy say "gum rozzin" all day! 😃
Gum rossin, gum rossin, gum rossin, it does have a way of just rolling off your tongue. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That was during your wild beard stage. I love how diverse your tasks and experiences are. Looking good!
This video was shot right before I cut the beard off, it did look a bit on the wild side. Bee wrangling covers a lot of territory which only means lots of adventures. Always glad to know you are watching. God's peace Juliana.
Mr. Ed
Hey hello there Mr. Ed. Good to see you. Hope you're feeling better - no more sinusitis. It must smell good when the bee boxes are treated. Brian did a grand job. Greetings to the purple martins. God Bless and see you soon.
God bless Mr Ed
Thank you so much for your blessing, it is greatly appreciated. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The boxes are nice looking! If they last longer, it was all worth it!
Time will tell, but I have a lot of confidence in this process, and I do believe it will be worth the expense, God's peace Ruth.
Mr. Ed
Sounds like an awesome way to help you out.
I'm counting on it helping......especially since I hate painting so much. God's peace Heather.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Mr..Ed..been a while... like the beard..😂🇱🇨👊❤🙏
Eventually when I become a monk, the beard is just going to have to remain. God's peace Robert.
Mr. Ed
You grow the best beard !!! I bet the Bees love to burrow in !!
It gets better every year. Lets see what next years beard is going to look like. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Deep-frying wooden boxes.
Next time, coat them with beaten egg and then seasoned flour.
Seriously, however, I'd never seen this done before. Thanks for posting this video.
Love your crumbed philosophy but the proof of the pudding is in the first bite lol
Check this
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Probably one of the biggest benefits is that you seal the end grain. Wood has a capillary aspect like the dye rising in a celery stalk science example many of us did as a kid.
If you paint your hives, sealing the end grains before you nail them together is a big plus.
I agree, getting the wax in the end grain and stopping the water penetration inside of the wood is the biggest advantage of the process. Thanks for watching. God's peace Timothy.
Mr. Ed
I think that makes the boxes look so much better and more natural! I wanted to do that but to some of my boxes but I wanted to try it with bees wax and did not have enough to begin the job and was too expensive to purchase bees wax!
I'd like to use bee's wax also, but the cost would be tremendous. It does make a good looking box, and I have some from last year that look like he just cooked them. They weather very well. God's peace Don.
Mr. Ed
Enjoyed the video keep up the good work. I might try one day but lol wait to see how it goes with yours thanks again . Have a Blessed day
It's three years later since you made the video and had the boxes waxed. How are they holding up? Love your videos!
These boxes are still awesome. Heck some of them still look brand new. Wax dipping your supers is the way to go. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
Nice Mr Ed. I just built one and did 41 deeps. I used paraffin with microcrystalline wax. Works great. Enjoy.
Good for you Rod, are you going to start doing it for other bee keepers? If so, you will be a busy fella. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees I'm not sure at this time. It is very time consuming. Wouldn't know how to charge someone. If you don't mind, how much per box did you pay?
@@rodbeckstedt8588 Brian charged $ 7.50 per box. It is very time consuming, but it can bring in extra income. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Ron could you send me the measurements that you build yours an how many you can do at 1 time?
After wintering in fields beside national parks ( most native Australian trees flower through the winter) we started the season in the north of the country mainly Queensland, a few thousand miles from home, on mellons, cucumbers, berry fruit etc, then down to New South Wales with early stone fruit, and following the stone fruit down to the border of NSW and Victoria, where we split up some did almonds others went further south for more stone fruit, and apples. Then we did citrus and on to rapeseed ( canola). We have a B double with a processing plant on board, and bunks and kitchen on the second trailer. We have another pan tech to ship honey and wax. You have to be a gypsy or just plain crazy, but the money is good enough.
Wow, that is one tough life you lived, but to me, very exciting. Thank you so much for sharing that Stan, and I look forward to hearing more of your adventures from down under. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I like that guy. Nice process. Vino Farm uses a poly whey stain. Aside from the danger that the tank will explode, that seems like a great option. Assuming it's pine sap, it's gonna be a real healthy alternative for the bees. Thanks Mr. Ed!
Hi, too many action movies?
@@beeman1246 It's a big fryer, with a flammable substance. I'm not hazing anyone, but if you aren't careful, it'll be a problem. You know people burn down structures deep frying turkeys right? Happy Father's Day!
Cooking the boxes is dangerous, but with proper awareness and knowledge of the process, it is perfectly safe, and like you said, it is a great option. Plus, if you are like me, it beats the heck out of painting 100 boxes. God's peace Michael.
Mr. Ed
Basically treated wood without the hard chemicals nice very interesting let us know if by doing this if the wood will swell and make the frames tight.
There is no swelling of the wood, and the frames work just as well as painted boxes. God's peace James.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff those boxes ought to last for many many years hope all is well , god bless and thanks for the great educational videos i have started doing many of the things you do because it makes more sense. Mainly the queen excluders no need in them anymore
Excellent as always - It must be Friday 😊
Fridays are my favorite days, I get to post another adventure. God's peace Mick.
Mr. Ed
Interesting video I live in eastern Montana and we actually have purple martins here one of the few towns in Montana that actually does beautiful birds. I really enjoy your videos thank you so much
Great alternative to painting. And probably a bit more natural as well. That beard was the business though! Can't wait for you to grow another one. :-)
I can not stand to paint.....anything, so this process is a very good alternative for me. Plus, it will make the boxes last twice as long. The beard will show up around October. Once we get our first cold front, I start growing it. God's peace LD.
Mr. Ed
Make a rack from 8mm round bar ( Toast rack ) and load all pieces before assembly, we do this, your treating time will cut by more than half.
Great idea, thanks for sharing it David. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
paint them while they are hot with water based paint, i paint them twice, 2 boxes at a time, while i paint the second one firsts paint is already dry so no need to stop for them to dry. Paint gets baked on on the box and lasts a long time
temperature needs to be 160 deg celsius for dipping to work very well, doesnt work well under 150 deg, also with higer temp gum rosin melts better and theres nothing to scrape off. Also painting is not possible if wood doesnt suck in all the paraffin after you take it out.
Thank you for all your good information, and for taking the time to leave your comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How expensive is that to do per box.
Just for curiosity, if you ever do this again, put a single board in it. After the treatment, saw it in half to see how deep the infiltrated into the wood.
Great idea, and I will do it the next time we cook boxes. Thanks for watching. God's peace Thomas.
Mr. Ed
Wow, those are nice looking bee hives/boxes. I’m researching bees and how to get started. Congrats on your channels success. We are just getting started on our channel.
If you are thinking about starting to keep bees, I strongly suggest you find a be club in your area and join it. Learning how to keep bees in the area you live in is paramount, and you will have more success initially. Best wishes on your channel. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for the advice. I need to jump in, but I’m still learning.
@@HeritageFarmsTexas Very smart to get your bees in line before getting started. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I am retired but among other things I used to run anywhere between 1500 and 2000 hives. Some of my kids have taken them over although at a reduced number, mainly for pollination contracts. I just keep a few hives in my yard nowadays say a dozen or so, but it is beginning to be more of a chore and less fun so I may just drop down to a few.
Now that's a lot of hives! I finished growing our apiary, and it's not going over 200, but I'm really liking 150. I'm a one man show, but I do get some great help, and I still have other responsibilities as well.....the wood shop. I've been retired for over 10 years, and started volunteering at the abbey almost as soon as I left the Post Office. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
U know Jeff I'm a fan of urs and i see that ur a real character what do you do to get rid of moisture inside of a beehive
Having a screened bottom board and a vented lid are my biggest defense against a moisture issue. Thanks for watching. God's peace Al.
Mr. Ed
great Video and I like the beard hope the wax makes your boxes last a lot longer keep up the amazing work
It's been a while since I saw you name in the comments, happy to see it again. I am hoping it will make our boxes last longer as well, it's always nice to find things that make your life better. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
So cool
Wow I'd never known if you hadn't published this article. I'd love to see an update on those boxes.
I have some boxes that are 2 years old and they look like I just picked them up. this is a great way of protecting a super. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tammy.
Mr. Ed
Nice
The process is a very interesting one and it does preserve the wood. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr Ed. Have you every looked at Shou Sugi Ban technique which is a wood burning preservation?
I have watched a video on the process, but it's way to much work for me, dipping the boxes in hot wax is so much easier. God's peace Keiren.
Mr. Ed
Great video 👍
Thank you brother. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed!!! Are you still a fan of dipping your boxes in the paraffin wax four years later?? Can you share how much it cost to dip per box? Thank you, 🕵🏻♂️turned🐝keeper. (Bobby G)
I am most assuredly a fan and supporter of hot wax dipping bee equipment. It preserves the wood so much better than simply painting them. Delighted to know you are enjoying your career change. Thanks for watching. God's peace Bobby.
Mr. Ed
The first set of hardware I bought 5 hive bodies 10 supers over killed 123 primed then painted.
My next purchase was the same but I decided to stain instead so far both methods are holding up 7 years later.
What a great track record, keep on doing what works ! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
If I ever get mine finished, ended up with porosity and leaks in all welds, I may have to extend it. Made it 20x24 24" tall
Hey hey, have a good day buddy. Take care..
Hey Hey, it's always a good day when I get comments like yours. Thanks, and thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff hi Mr Ed. I got a question for you. I'm new at beekeeping I'm here in California. could a guy use red wood to build his hives or is it toxic to the bees, or they don't like it can you let me know. Thanks. Have a good day.
You can grow a mean beard! I'm impressed. Just think of what other products could benefit from this process.
I have 62 years of experience growing my beard, and I have just about got it down. It is a very good process to preserve bees boxes, and I'm sure it could be expanded to other applications as well. God's peace Leann.
Mr. Ed
If you melt the gum rezin first and put it through a sieve it gets rid of the black stuff
Great idea, I will pass it along to Brian. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great Video. Also - how do you make your hand holds? They are beautiful!
The trick to making the hand holes is buying the boxes with them already in them. Or, when you cut the boxes out on your CNC, write the program in to do the handle spots as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace Joe.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff LOL - That's cheatin' at its finest... There has to be someone that has figured this out... those are great hand holds. I think its done on a table saw though. I do have a CNC and plan on using it to engrave my boxes. (I have time - and its really of little cost when you have the tools).
I grew up around a bee yard in Louisiana and this is the first I heard of it. It makes sense though. I am interested on how they weather. Painting always lasted us 5 to 8 years at the most if a hurricane didn't get them first.
It's an experiment for me, but to tell the truth, it beats the heck out of painting 100 bee boxes. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I seen another bee video where they said painting the hives different colors helps the Queen find her own hive and helps so she doesn’t go into the wrong box...they also stagger the opening facing different directions to help her also...
There may be truth to having different colors to hives, but the reason I do it is because it just looks so much prettier than if everything is the same color. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rose.
Mr. Ed
Would it be better to use bees wax to dip them? It would treat the wood and give it the bee smell, that should help new hives, and if used for a trap may help?
Using bees wax would be great, but it is about 4 times the cost as using paraffin. Thanks for watching. God's peace Donald.
Mr. Ed
What would be better yet if it was under negative pressure and then positive pressure !! I’d be interested in the longevity!!
Isn't that how electroplating is done? Thanks for watching, and 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 Andy.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff
Hey Jeff good evening
Electroplating is done by passing current through the object being plated I believe
Pressure treated lumber is done by pressures of course but I haven’t watched the UA-cam ideas on that.
I find bees fascinating and you guys have so much knowledge that you’ve learned over many years. A fellow I graduated with has or had bees and said he lost them to some kind of mite. We live in a little Swiss community called Berne. About 100 mi south of the Michigan line and 7 miles from Ohio.
You should try out the wax mixture kaymon Reynolds uses. New age wax that will last longer.
I'll have to check that out, thanks. Thanks for watching. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
Those are some good looking boxes. How are those boxes holding up ?
After 3 years, some look like they were just dipped. This is the only way to go to preserve a bee box in my opinion. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
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What a great comment! Thanks for your kind words and your faithfulness to my channel. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff It's very true though. You have such a kind, loving and joyous spirit, it comes through, and as soon as I hear Hello, Mr Ed here... I start smiling.
Thank you so much for sharing YOU with the world. You're one of the beautiful souls that are the glue that holds the world together.
At the end of the video you mention the arrival of the Purple Martins which are a member of the swallow family. Being an insect eater are they not counter productive to beekeeping?
Though Martins do eat flying insects, when it comes to eating bees, they only get the slow ones. In all the years of the martins being at the abbey, there has never been a issue with them eating our bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Bill.
Mr. Ed
I give most of my wax away for a donation to quaker relief, most people now days have grown up unable to understand the dangers of a naked flame in a house so I dont encourage candle making. i make a few thousand sheets of foundation, and the rest is up for grabs.
I am no fan of an open flame in a house, but still candles are vey popular despite the very real danger. Just how many hives do you have if you are making a few thousand sheets of foundation? God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
That wax coating is an interesting beesness.
Interesting and potentially dangerous. God's peace Joey.
Mr. Ed
Love the beard...
Just started a new one. In a couple more weeks it ought to be all grown in. Keep watching my newest videos and check out it's growth. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I just got all the stuff to build a bigger tank I'll be able to do 9 at a time. Who's winning in the swarm catching?
I'm sure you are very much aware of the dangers involved, still I urge caution Mike. The Rooster is at 32, and I'm at 40. It's a very tight race this year. How about you, how many have you caught? God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I had a boil out last year it wasn't fun. On the swarms I haven't had many at all