Not your typical bee keeping video as these emotional control issues are most often overlooked. (And under rated) As a mentor of several newer bee keepers, this video will be shared with them directly. As always, thanks for your time and expertise.
Mr. David, we are new beekeepers this year. I have watched numerous videos the past several months about bee keeping. You sir are the most informative expert that I have watched. Thank you so much. We subscribed
Dave this video hits home. I’m going into my 3rd year keeping bees and have a lifetime fear of bees, wasps, hornets. I really do enjoy my bees, watching them, learning about how to become a better beekeeper. All your videos help me along and hopefully one of these days I will not be scared.
This is a really good video. Heading into my 4th year with still a lot to learn! I make sure I go into my hives with a clear head and always tell myself that just because a hive looked great the last time I was in there doesn't mean that it will the next time. It's okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from them. It has taken me this long to just now say that I feel like I am becoming a beekeeper. It takes a few years to start properly grasping the do's and don'ts of the craft, but once you start getting there you're enjoyment of beekeeping will soar! Thank you for all of the great videos Dave!
David, I am a new beekeeper. Have already taken my in person class, have a mentor and he recommended your videos. I cannot express how enjoyable the videos are. I'm so looking forward to my Backyard Beekeeping. I've watched your videos every day for the past week while getting over bronchitis. They have been so informative. Thank you for doing what you do. Bee Happy, Carol Ladouceur Williamsburg, Virginia
I really appreciate and like this video. Thank you very much. I did work with a gent back in the 80s, hundreds of hives, almonds and stuff... I was a laborer and the owner was the one that worked the hives. Been doing mechanic for decades and now have two hives, ... and I do love it. Sometimes after a stressful day ... (when not raining) I'll just go and site and watch pollen etc. coming in. Thanks a million...
Wow! Looking at hive inspections through the lens of Emotional Intelligence is really ingenious! As always, really insightful and helpful video. Can’t wait for the next coffee time.
David, I am getting my first two colonies in late April and I am really getting psyched. I thank you very very much for your tip on motivation! Thank you, and I will try to stay cool when I open the hives for the first time :)
This video didn't get too many views. But this is super useful info for me as a new beekeeper. I've literally struggled with almost everything in you have talked about. And they are done tough subjects to talk about. If you are reading this and know a new beekeeper, share this video with them.
Good video. Never thought I'd hear a beekeeper talk about the specifics of emotional intelligence, but it makes perfect sense! Love your wisdom on this. 😊 Related concepts: cognitive bias/confirmation bias. 😉 P.S. I'm guessing your device on the side of the desk is a spacer of some kind, OR a nifty indoor-gym options for bees on rainy days.... fly up, down, left, right, move-it, move-it, move-it! 🐝💪
My wife and I are going to be brand new beekeepers this year. We just attended our first class last week. Very excited and eager to learn. Really enjoy your videos David, and thank you for all your knowledge and explanations.
Thanks David for all your info, it's very helpful. Up date on the bees I rescued from the RV. After two weeks, I'm seeing young bees. Workers are bringing in lots of Pollan and I found a queen not fully developed that was thrown out of the hive. They've sealed their old cone to the frames and I'm seeing more nectar and larva. I live in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Enjoying the videos, thanks again.
Your courses and videos are teaching me so much. I can't thank you enough for your time on putting them together. It's still cold here in Ontario but we will be making maple syrup soon.
Swarm days are here in NE Texas. Weather has not been the greatest. Days that are nice, tied up with other stuff. Just need to make time on the good days and tell everyone else to BUZZ off....and get into the important stuff. Thanks David
Love the videos tons of amazing information for new beginners keep up the great work. Also that frame you showed Is a queen cage frame for queen rearing and you need to bank your queens.
Hi, We are new to beekeeping just this coming Spring. We are learning so much from your channel. Thank you for helping all the newbies. I think this is extracting the honey from the frame after decapping.
Great video David. In addition to what you covered the fact that there are so many different opinions also makes it tough for the new beekeeper. I appreciate all your advice from your experience.
Gosh David were you spying on me yesterday. I'm here in southwest Ohio and we're getting a very cold snap this weekend. I opened my hives to put my winter be kind boards back on. It was sunny and in the upper 40s. The bees were NOT happy to see me. It took a lot of self control to continue placing the winter be kind boards on my hives because there were bees flying everywhere. A few even chased me for a short distance after I closed them up. I am beginning my 5th season of beekeeping and I am still anxious. Thanks for all of your tips and support
David thank you for your guidance! I am looking forward to growing in bee keeping. We are at 5 degrees but being patient for warmer weather so I can start applying your advice!
When I took my beekeeping class several years ago here in Virginia, one of our instructors was Billy Davis who had been a beekeeper forever. He told us how one time, he was working on a hive while stressed-out and angry over something else when he got stung and had a terrible reaction to the sting. It had never happened before and I believe it never happened again: but he believed he had that reaction because he was in the wrong state-of-mind while working on the apiary. Since hearing that story, I have always tried to relax as much as possible while at the apiary!
Billy Davis!!! He was an EAS Certified Master Beekeeper, and one of the intimidating testers who tested me for my oral tests. I remembered he asked me some hard questions, but I passed. I had a chance to talk and work with him at EAS until he passed. Good man, and beekeeper. My oral testers were Billy, Kent Williams and I cannot remember the third person.
@@beek What a small (beekeeping) world! I didn't really know him but he clearly cared about what he did. I wonder if the third person was Bill Bundy? He was Billy's neighbor and the person who has been running the program in that area for many years. I believe they worked together on a lot of beekeeping programs and such.
Love the book! So excited about trying my feeding systems! I just love watching your videos. This one really struck a chord with me. During my first season, I was trying to do too much at once. My smoker had gone out, and I really upset my bees by what I was trying to do (and I also really didn’t know what I was doing in the first place). I took over 200 stings and ended up sick and pretty shaken. That experience, though, made me realize that I have so much to learn, and that it is okay to just be. And you can bet that I have learned to light my smoker… Thank you for this relevant content and for all that you and Sheri do.
I agree that tunnel vision when inspecting can lead to a lot of mistakes in judgement. Unfortunately, it's always the bees who pay the price. I nearly lost a colony this way. the colony had gotten very light on nectar and I didn't see it for a week or more. by the time I did find it, the colony was stressed to the point that it ended up contracting EFB. I nearly lost the colony. But noticing there was something amiss with the brood, I looked up what I saw and was able to fix it. Ironically, the whole mess could have been avoided.
Thank you!! I especially loved your video today. I can have knowledge and good intentions but you are right, it is very scary as a new beekeeper. I think I am freaking out in my head about the smoker running out of smoke, finding the queen, not crushing anyone, etc. the frames are awkward to hold when they are covered heavily with bees. I believe this will get better with experience. Thank you for validating the emotional break downs ( hahaha) of new beekeepers.
Top notch video! Have not seen anything like this, so enjoyed It! Thank you so much😊 Also, I think the thing that you asked what is it? I think it is a spacer.
I'm going a different direction the guess and I'm likely wrong. But I'm thinking it's a comb guide or comb assistant (name varies depending on what you read) and it is used to make comb honey. Bees build between the boards so its strong enough to stay in place and you just cut it from between boards to harvest.
I'm a newbie this spring, bought out a retired keepers gear. This is exactly the type of info I need. Context is so often missing from how to videos. If I video capture my first inspections would you review? Northern California wine country.
Loved this video David. There are times where I could identify with any these points but getting better. I’m guessing that the piece of equipment you showed would be a frame for building comb to cut out in sections.
Good video as always David. I'm seeing the bees on the maple and red bud trees all around here. Looking at our weather here in the mid eastern US I believe we may be past those cold below freezing nights for the year.
It looks like a frame that you would have honeycomb drawn-out for. Then put the cut-out honeycomb into a container/jar to sale for honey & comb. I'm finishing up my first year as a beekeeper. 🙂
David...i have a hive i just went into that didnt survive the cold...even with insulated wrap. Cleaned dead bees out. Hive had capped brood but not an abundance. And 6 full frames of honey and stores in top brood box (of 2). No signs of mites or foulbrood. Hive was clean and smelled clean and nice "earthy" fresh. Its sunny today 60 deg and I have bees flurryin around this hive and cannot tell if its maybe remainder hive bees that been out scavenging or robber bees. There is no "fighting" at the entrance...to give me clues...as there are no internal bees to fight with when i opened the hive. I am puzzled?? Im South of you in the Ozark Mtns of Mo/Ar. There seems to be barely enough bees but if I were able to capture them and add a couple frames from a strong hive...requeen...i could salvage a nuc....? Obi Wan...whats your thots?? Many thanks!
The only thing I can think of that wooden thing being is a floating top hive feeder it's one side of it......or it could it be a spacer for a nuc box?? Lol I'm lost and I thought I knew a lot about beekeeping.....
The slatted rack is also a brood rack which goes between the bottom board and the lowest brood box used in Langstroth hives ? Its used for hive ventilation beneficial in winter and summer.
I could have used one of these this winter cause it was really cold. Im just learning about it. I lost my hive but im looking happily forward to the 2 hives coming in may .
Hi David, enjoy the videos. Would that be a slatted rack to provide dead air space below the brood chamber? Or a spacer to be installed on top of the bottom board to provide bee space when installing a package?
When bees from a bee removal arent drawing comb on new plastic wax coated frame when feeding 1:1 sugar water and honey bee healthy . What do u recommend to help them draw comb out?
Great episode and thanks for all the information David. I'm almost positive that wooden device was a 3 handled credenza from Dr. Z. We're about the same age. Hope I got you to laugh 😃
Hi David, love your videos, I’ve got a question for you. I have bees making wax and different configurations on frames I’m wondering should I use honey be healthy and spray the frames so the bees except it and build comb
Great video. I’m really in tune with you for a bunch of reasons, but mainly because I live in St Louis, and you are just east of me. So weather wise, about the same. I noticed you had wrapped one of your hives in insulation, due to the extreme spring roller coaster temps. Is this something you do for your hives all winter, or just this spring? Thanks Ed
I'm about 200 miles north of you, near Champaign, Illinois. I have about same results whether I wrap or not. Thanks for subscribing. Some people think I live in Fairmount City, Illinois..Nope. I live east of Fairmount, Illinois, not Fairmount City.
Yes Tyler. I agree 100% with your observation. I noticed it for the first time last night on this video when I watched it on my cellphone. It sounded fine and normal when I watched it on my TV, but when I switched to watch it on my phone, cause I had to get up and help my daughter with something, I could only hear it coming out of my left speaker. @Dave The quality seemed fine but for some reason it was only playing through the left channel maybe? Hope this helps. Love your videos. Been watching you a couple of years now! You've been a big help to me in my little backyard apiary! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Thanks! I made changes to the audio....on my video about Struggles beekeepers have. Please let me know if this fixed it so it is from both channels. Thanks.
Hi Dave. I won the advanced beekeeping class contest and I sent an email to the address that you posted on Saturday or Sunday and I haven't heard anything back from ya yet. Can you confirm that you got my email? Thanks
This give away gets me a little. You're asking a question that requires knowledge and experience, but giving away a class that is for beginners. Not trying to be negative it just seems off. Those who could benefit the most are excluded. Unless the ultimate course is better for those with experience. Enjoy the videos.
I thought about that too, but It is not just for beginners, the ultimate course also contains courses on Advanced Beekeeping, Queen Rearing, Spring Management, A Day In The Apiary With David, Getting Your Bees Through The Winter, and basic Beekeeping.
Hello David, I, as a self admitted, accomplished beekeeper , know exactly what that frame is, but I feel like it wouldn’t be fair to the other subscribers if I just blurted out the answer. JK I have NO IDEA what it is, much love ✌️
Not your typical bee keeping video as these emotional control issues are most often overlooked. (And under rated) As a mentor of several newer bee keepers, this video will be shared with them directly. As always, thanks for your time and expertise.
Mr. David, we are new beekeepers this year. I have watched numerous videos the past several months about bee keeping. You sir are the most informative expert that I have watched. Thank you so much. We subscribed
Dave this video hits home. I’m going into my 3rd year keeping bees and have a lifetime fear of bees, wasps, hornets. I really do enjoy my bees, watching them, learning about how to become a better beekeeper. All your videos help me along and hopefully one of these days I will not be scared.
This is a really good video. Heading into my 4th year with still a lot to learn! I make sure I go into my hives with a clear head and always tell myself that just because a hive looked great the last time I was in there doesn't mean that it will the next time. It's okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from them. It has taken me this long to just now say that I feel like I am becoming a beekeeper. It takes a few years to start properly grasping the do's and don'ts of the craft, but once you start getting there you're enjoyment of beekeeping will soar! Thank you for all of the great videos Dave!
David, I am a new beekeeper. Have already taken my in person class, have a mentor and he recommended your videos. I cannot express how enjoyable the videos are. I'm so looking forward to my Backyard Beekeeping. I've watched your videos every day for the past week while getting over bronchitis. They have been so informative. Thank you for doing what you do.
Bee Happy,
Carol Ladouceur Williamsburg, Virginia
I really appreciate and like this video. Thank you very much. I did work with a gent back in the 80s, hundreds of hives, almonds and stuff... I was a laborer and the owner was the one that worked the hives. Been doing mechanic for decades and now have two hives, ... and I do love it. Sometimes after a stressful day ... (when not raining) I'll just go and site and watch pollen etc. coming in. Thanks a million...
Wow! Looking at hive inspections through the lens of Emotional Intelligence is really ingenious! As always, really insightful and helpful video. Can’t wait for the next coffee time.
David, I am getting my first two colonies in late April and I am really getting psyched. I thank you very very much for your tip on motivation! Thank you, and I will try to stay cool when I open the hives for the first time :)
Fantastic!
Thanks I appreciate it, glad I stumbled across your channel
This video didn't get too many views. But this is super useful info for me as a new beekeeper. I've literally struggled with almost everything in you have talked about. And they are done tough subjects to talk about. If you are reading this and know a new beekeeper, share this video with them.
Good video. Never thought I'd hear a beekeeper talk about the specifics of emotional intelligence, but it makes perfect sense! Love your wisdom on this. 😊 Related concepts: cognitive bias/confirmation bias. 😉 P.S. I'm guessing your device on the side of the desk is a spacer of some kind, OR a nifty indoor-gym options for bees on rainy days.... fly up, down, left, right, move-it, move-it, move-it! 🐝💪
Thanks David for thevgreat videos looking forward for your courses as well
New to beekeeping here and I'm loving your information. Keep doing what your doing
My wife and I are going to be brand new beekeepers this year. We just attended our first class last week. Very excited and eager to learn. Really enjoy your videos David, and thank you for all your knowledge and explanations.
Thanks David for all your info, it's very helpful. Up date on the bees I rescued from the RV. After two weeks, I'm seeing young bees. Workers are bringing in lots of Pollan and I found a queen not fully developed that was thrown out of the hive. They've sealed their old cone to the frames and I'm seeing more nectar and larva. I live in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Enjoying the videos, thanks again.
Your courses and videos are teaching me so much. I can't thank you enough for your time on putting them together.
It's still cold here in Ontario but we will be making maple syrup soon.
Swarm days are here in NE Texas. Weather has not been the greatest. Days that are nice, tied up with other stuff. Just need to make time on the good days and tell everyone else to BUZZ off....and get into the important stuff. Thanks David
Right on
Hi, really like your talks on bees, I live in New Zealand, so our seasons are different, but still learning a lot from you, thanks you 😊
I watch your videos not because I want to be better than another person, I watch to try and be as successful as I can when I get my bees this year
Rock on Sherry! Behind every good man is a great woman! I know from experience! And thank you for the shout out and answering my question.
Got my autographed copy of Backyard Beekeeping in the mail yesterday. It was like Christmas in June.
Awesome, ENJOY!
Love the videos tons of amazing information for new beginners keep up the great work. Also that frame you showed Is a queen cage frame for queen rearing and you need to bank your queens.
Excellent advice that can be applied in all aspects of life. Your frame of mind has drastic effects on yourself and those around you.
Hi,
We are new to beekeeping just this coming Spring. We are learning so much from your channel. Thank you for helping all the newbies. I think this is extracting the honey from the frame after decapping.
Following from the Caribbean
Great video David. In addition to what you covered the fact that there are so many different opinions also makes it tough for the new beekeeper. I appreciate all your advice from your experience.
Thanks for the videos. 5 years in beekeeping and still learning
Gosh David were you spying on me yesterday. I'm here in southwest Ohio and we're getting a very cold snap this weekend. I opened my hives to put my winter be kind boards back on. It was sunny and in the upper 40s. The bees were NOT happy to see me. It took a lot of self control to continue placing the winter be kind boards on my hives because there were bees flying everywhere. A few even chased me for a short distance after I closed them up. I am beginning my 5th season of beekeeping and I am still anxious. Thanks for all of your tips and support
Always enjoyed your in person classes , hope you can get back to normal this summer!
David thank you for your guidance! I am looking forward to growing in bee keeping. We are at 5 degrees but being patient for warmer weather so I can start applying your advice!
When I took my beekeeping class several years ago here in Virginia, one of our instructors was Billy Davis who had been a beekeeper forever. He told us how one time, he was working on a hive while stressed-out and angry over something else when he got stung and had a terrible reaction to the sting. It had never happened before and I believe it never happened again: but he believed he had that reaction because he was in the wrong state-of-mind while working on the apiary. Since hearing that story, I have always tried to relax as much as possible while at the apiary!
Billy Davis!!! He was an EAS Certified Master Beekeeper, and one of the intimidating testers who tested me for my oral tests. I remembered he asked me some hard questions, but I passed. I had a chance to talk and work with him at EAS until he passed. Good man, and beekeeper. My oral testers were Billy, Kent Williams and I cannot remember the third person.
@@beek What a small (beekeeping) world! I didn't really know him but he clearly cared about what he did. I wonder if the third person was Bill Bundy? He was Billy's neighbor and the person who has been running the program in that area for many years. I believe they worked together on a lot of beekeeping programs and such.
No, it wasn't Bundy. You have to be an EAS Certified Master Beekeeper to assist in testing candidates and Bundy is not an EAS MB.
@@beek Oh, I assumed he was!
I’m loving these videos! My bees will be arriving in May and I’m so excited and feeling more and more ready and informed by watching your videos.
The device is a divider for a brood box to create separate brood chambers.
This was just fantastic David. I totally agree with everything you said. Thank you so much. ~Mary and Adam in NH
Love the book! So excited about trying my feeding systems! I just love watching your videos. This one really struck a chord with me. During my first season, I was trying to do too much at once. My smoker had gone out, and I really upset my bees by what I was trying to do (and I also really didn’t know what I was doing in the first place). I took over 200 stings and ended up sick and pretty shaken. That experience, though, made me realize that I have so much to learn, and that it is okay to just be. And you can bet that I have learned to light my smoker…
Thank you for this relevant content and for all that you and Sheri do.
Thanks Patty, glad you are okay and still learning! And thanks for being a subscriber for a year!
Excellent video very knowledgeable
Is the frame for banking queens? You stack multiple queen cages in it then put it in a hive until you have a permanent home for each of the queens??
Your making so much sense
I agree that tunnel vision when inspecting can lead to a lot of mistakes in judgement. Unfortunately, it's always the bees who pay the price. I nearly lost a colony this way. the colony had gotten very light on nectar and I didn't see it for a week or more. by the time I did find it, the colony was stressed to the point that it ended up contracting EFB. I nearly lost the colony. But noticing there was something amiss with the brood, I looked up what I saw and was able to fix it. Ironically, the whole mess could have been avoided.
Is it a frame to store your extra queen cages that have live queens in them? Queen bank frame Ser?
Thanks. Good focus video. 😌
Good to know
Queen banking frame, to keep queens , till moved to mating nucs or customers 😊
Thank you!! I especially loved your video today. I can have knowledge and good intentions but you are right, it is very scary as a new beekeeper. I think I am freaking out in my head about the smoker running out of smoke, finding the queen, not crushing anyone, etc. the frames are awkward to hold when they are covered heavily with bees. I believe this will get better with experience. Thank you for validating the emotional break downs ( hahaha) of new beekeepers.
Another awesome video!
Drone frame can help in mite reduction if used correctly
Cellsize regression frame used for reducing the size of cells and bees in a hive
Top notch video! Have not seen anything like this, so enjoyed It! Thank you so much😊
Also, I think the thing that you asked what is it? I think it is a spacer.
A nuck rack to ensure frames are better utilised by the quin
I'm going a different direction the guess and I'm likely wrong. But I'm thinking it's a comb guide or comb assistant (name varies depending on what you read) and it is used to make comb honey. Bees build between the boards so its strong enough to stay in place and you just cut it from between boards to harvest.
Thanks a lot for all the information you share. 2nd season on beekeeping
Thanks for all you do
I'm a newbie this spring, bought out a retired keepers gear. This is exactly the type of info I need. Context is so often missing from how to videos. If I video capture my first inspections would you review? Northern California wine country.
Yes IF you allow me to review it on my channel here.
Thanks for thinking of us beginners 👌👌
Loved this video David. There are times where I could identify with any these points but getting better. I’m guessing that the piece of equipment you showed would be a frame for building comb to cut out in sections.
Good video as always David. I'm seeing the bees on the maple and red bud trees all around here. Looking at our weather here in the mid eastern US I believe we may be past those cold below freezing nights for the year.
Thanks for sharing
My bees will arrive this spring, I’m new, is that frame for making comb honey? Like the comb you put in mason jars? Thanks for the videos!
Hey I’m getting my first bees too in a month! Hope it all goes good for you
It looks like a frame that you would have honeycomb drawn-out for. Then put the cut-out honeycomb into a container/jar to sale for honey & comb. I'm finishing up my first year as a beekeeper. 🙂
is that a comb honey frame? for making comb honey
A slatted rack for a nuc. To give more space
David...i have a hive i just went into that didnt survive the cold...even with insulated wrap. Cleaned dead bees out. Hive had capped brood but not an abundance. And 6 full frames of honey and stores in top brood box (of 2). No signs of mites or foulbrood. Hive was clean and smelled clean and nice "earthy" fresh. Its sunny today 60 deg and I have bees flurryin around this hive and cannot tell if its maybe remainder hive bees that been out scavenging or robber bees. There is no "fighting" at the entrance...to give me clues...as there are no internal bees to fight with when i opened the hive. I am puzzled?? Im South of you in the Ozark Mtns of Mo/Ar. There seems to be barely enough bees but if I were able to capture them and add a couple frames from a strong hive...requeen...i could salvage a nuc....? Obi Wan...whats your thots?? Many thanks!
I am guessing since I see bee tracks and propolis, a top feeder and you use either special container or jars to feed bees syrup or pollen.
I am going into my 3rd spring with bees and I had one hive abscond this year and planning my first split.
The only thing I can think of that wooden thing being is a floating top hive feeder it's one side of it......or it could it be a spacer for a nuc box?? Lol I'm lost and I thought I knew a lot about beekeeping.....
Slatted rack to give bees more room at the hive entrance and bottom of hive
is that a frame for comb honey 🍯?
The slatted rack is also a brood rack which goes between the bottom board and the lowest brood box used in Langstroth hives ? Its used for hive ventilation beneficial in winter and summer.
I could have used one of these this winter cause it was really cold. Im just learning about it. I lost my hive but im looking happily forward to the 2 hives coming in may .
I already bought your ultimate beekeeping course but I'll take a guess anyways
Honeycomb frames so they may build comb foundation
What about the pro feeder
That looks like a vintage slatted rack. If it is, it's used to provide like a dead space below the brood chamber to help with ventilation to the hive
Is it a division board which is used to encourage the development of workers cells?
It is a frame. It is used to make bees build natural comb.
Hi David, enjoy the videos. Would that be a slatted rack to provide dead air space below the brood chamber? Or a spacer to be installed on top of the bottom board to provide bee space when installing a package?
WHAT IS THE BEEKEEPING TOOL TO HIS LEFT??? DID ANYONE GUESS CORRECTLY? WHAT IS IT 🤔
First!
Love this video!
When bees from a bee removal arent drawing comb on new plastic wax coated frame when feeding 1:1 sugar water and honey bee healthy . What do u recommend to help them draw comb out?
It looks like a queen cell bar frame. If it's not that then idk
I love all your content by the way. I follow alot of beekeepers on UA-cam but always gravitate to yours first. Keep up the good work
I have used your candy frames for my bees they love them
Homemade frame for Ross rounds? Or for honey comb
Is it a drone cell frame raising drones to mate with queens???
Great episode and thanks for all the information David. I'm almost positive that wooden device was a 3 handled credenza from Dr. Z. We're about the same age. Hope I got you to laugh 😃
Hi David, love your videos, I’ve got a question for you. I have bees making wax and different configurations on frames I’m wondering should I use honey be healthy and spray the frames so the bees except it and build comb
Use melted wax on foundation to help them draw it out more evenly.
Is that a old school wood frame that allows bees to make comb honey ?
Is that a comb honey bee frame super. So you can easily cut out and sell capped Honey comb
Slated rack places a layer of air below the brood box
It’s a spacer so you can feed your hive during the winter. Goes under the top cover
cut comb frame for harvesting cut comb honey
Great video. I’m really in tune with you for a bunch of reasons, but mainly because I live in St Louis, and you are just east of me. So weather wise, about the same. I noticed you had wrapped one of your hives in insulation, due to the extreme spring roller coaster temps. Is this something you do for your hives all winter, or just this spring? Thanks Ed
I'm about 200 miles north of you, near Champaign, Illinois. I have about same results whether I wrap or not. Thanks for subscribing. Some people think I live in Fairmount City, Illinois..Nope. I live east of Fairmount, Illinois, not Fairmount City.
Listen to the bees 🐝 🤔👍
I love your videos, Dave. I really feel like your audio has been weird? Last few videos seems like I'm mostly hearing everything on left side. Idk.
Good to know. So weird as it sounds fine to me and I've checked everything. I'll keep figuring it out.
Yes Tyler. I agree 100% with your observation. I noticed it for the first time last night on this video when I watched it on my cellphone. It sounded fine and normal when I watched it on my TV, but when I switched to watch it on my phone, cause I had to get up and help my daughter with something, I could only hear it coming out of my left speaker. @Dave The quality seemed fine but for some reason it was only playing through the left channel maybe?
Hope this helps. Love your videos. Been watching you a couple of years now! You've been a big help to me in my little backyard apiary! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
@Dave Have you tried watching it on your cellphone fullscreen with your phone rotated horizontally? 👍
Thanks! I made changes to the audio....on my video about Struggles beekeepers have. Please let me know if this fixed it so it is from both channels. Thanks.
Queen cell rearing frame
I think that the item you have in your video is a modified super fame to get bees to make comb that can fit In a jar so you can sell the edible comb.
Hit that nail on the head sounds like you have been watching me
Is it for top bar hive?
That is a comb frame
Hi Dave. I won the advanced beekeeping class contest and I sent an email to the address that you posted on Saturday or Sunday and I haven't heard anything back from ya yet. Can you confirm that you got my email? Thanks
Okay, they said they did not get the email yet. To confirm, longlanehoneybees@gmail.com Try it again. Thanks!
This give away gets me a little. You're asking a question that requires knowledge and experience, but giving away a class that is for beginners. Not trying to be negative it just seems off. Those who could benefit the most are excluded. Unless the ultimate course is better for those with experience. Enjoy the videos.
I thought about that too, but It is not just for beginners, the ultimate course also contains courses on Advanced Beekeeping, Queen Rearing, Spring Management, A Day In The Apiary With David, Getting Your Bees Through The Winter, and basic Beekeeping.
@@beek Hopefully next time I'll know the answer and won't be so bitter lol. Keep up the good work.
@@Zarealy if it helps , my answer sounds like i know more than i really do. I just scrambled fast to the internet for an answer.
Hmm, maybe it's a frame to produce comb honey? The bees should build come in the spaces and you should be able to cut it out in squares.
Hello David, I, as a self admitted, accomplished beekeeper , know exactly what that frame is, but I feel like it wouldn’t be fair to the other subscribers if I just blurted out the answer. JK I have NO IDEA what it is, much love ✌️
Looks like it's for comb honey.
Cut comb frame