How to make a Langstroth Beehive // Woodworking | I Like To Make Stuff
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- We made a Langstroth Beehive for a colony of bees that moved into my back porch. Thanks to Google Images for sponsoring this video and helping us find inspiration for our DIY projects.
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I'm not saying this as a disclaimer, well maybe, but I really think the success of this project was largely in part from the advice from our local beekeeping community. I looked up the group online and the leader, Richie, came out to check on our bee situation. A lot of people have a general fear of bees, but I didn't want to unnecessarily harm the creatures in any way. Richie suggested that we remove the wall panel and carefully remove any honey comb that the bess had made and transfer them to a Langstroth Beehive. There are many beehive designs, but the Langstroth is very versatile and can grow as the colony grows.
I found some plans online to make a standard Langstroth hive, and I used Google Images to research different hive ideas. My favorite was a Langstroth made out of cedar with a simple metal roof, so I decided to emulate it. Once we finished the hive, Richie planned on coming back to help me move the hive into their new home.
If you aren't familiar with beehives, let me fill you in, specifically the Langstroth hive. It is a system of boxes, some deep and some shallow, that stack on top of each other. The bees brood, or incubate and hatch new bees, in the deeper, lower boxes while the workers bees store honey in the shallower, upper boxes. There is a base with a landing pad and two separate lids that cap the whole hive.
To make the deep and shallow boxes, I cut up some cedar boards and joined them using box joints. Because I'm not sure how many bees are living in the wall, I'm going to make enough boxes for 2 hives. Once the boxes were glued together, I used a router to add a rabbet on the top so that the individual beehive frames will hang inside the boxes.
The bees need places to build their comb, not just attach it to the insides of the boxes. The Langstroth hive uses thin, empty frames slotted closely together inside the boxes to give the bees a place to build out the colony. The spacing is very specific so that the bees don't instinctually fill in small gaps with a secreted resin-like material and close in the colony. The individual frames can be pulled out of the boxes and the honey from their comb can be harvested without disrupting the rest of the hive.
To make the frames, I cut the top and bottom rails from more cedar lumber and Josh used the laser cutter to make the outside vertical supports. These vertical supports needed to be cut with the specific spacing added to each side. When two frames are placed next to each other, it needs to be no less than 3/8". After a long batching process using jigs, glue, and brad nails, we had enough uprights to complete all of the frames for each box. To help support any existing honeycomb, I ran some fishing line along the frame.
Now that the boxes and frames are complete, we have to add the remaining elements to the Langstroth hive, both of which are integral to the success of the system. The bottom acts as a barrier for other creatures, only allowing a 3/8" opening; a landing pad to enter the hive; and a way to catch all of the bee's waste. This was created using a cedar frame with dados cut along the inside to accept a sheet of corrugated plastic that could be removed and cleaned. On top of the plastic sheet, I stapled down a sheet of screen door mesh and secured it in place with a 3/8" vertical spacer. The entire hive simply sits on this base, which then is elevated by some cinder blocks.
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"...instead of killing them off..."
Thats deserves a like already
@Gomey World Then they maybe weren't honey bees? A lot of insects "look" like honey bees with the yellow and black, but honey bees really don't attack unless you're seriously trying to hurt them. They aren't aggressive unless they feel a need to protect the hive. So if you get swarmed out and about instead of where there are hundreds buzzing, it's probably not a honey bee. Today I Found Out, a creator here, has a great video explaining some of the differences
@@andrewberg9611 and even those animals would be very useful, but obviously: who cares?
@@ArkinMC What?
@@andrewberg9611 i was talking about insects like wasps. They are also very useful, similar to bees.
But my point of annoyance is, that many people don't even care if a animal might be useful or no harm to them (if you don't behave stupidly), they just kill them.
that just prevents a dislike!
how do you even think about "killing these bees off..."
this mindset almost deserves a unsub imo.
This should've been sponsored by honey
I see what you did there...
That would be sweet! .......I'll let myself out.
Pun Cityyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was great, thanks, I've been looking for "build your own beehive box" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Tiyia Beehive Basophilic - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my co-worker got great success with it.
Many thanks, been searching for "making a beehive" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Tiyia Beehive Basophilic - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my m8 got great success with it.
Google Images? Never heard of it.
Seriously though. Did Google have such a huge marketing budget they are now advertising elements everybody already knows about?
Was gonna say the same thing. Of all the things they could be advertising, "Images" seems to be the one they chose? There's a good chance that if you're using UA-cam, you're already using Google Images. Odd choice of sponsor.
Wait, there are images on the internet now?
Finally something I can afford!
Are they going after Pinterest now?
Who cares, they probably bought Bob the cedar for this cool video!
Here’s why I like you man. Your lack of ego. You don’t edit around your mistakes. You use them as a learning tool. Thank Bob. Good luck to you and your family.
I'm not gonna lie, the time lapse looks so good in 3:53
Yay! Thank you for saving the bees, a lot of people wouldn’t be so thoughtful! Good luck with your beekeeping endeavours 🐝
Happy to see you again, Bob.
Thanks!
By the way I’m Anwar from Saudi Arabia. I lived in the USA from 2011 to 2015 during my high education scholarship. I spent sometime between Alabama & Ohio across all the eastern coastline.
Great project and well done for taking care of the bees. Because of the overuse of pesticide, destruction of habitat and climate change, bees are under threat. Given we need pollinators to help produce food this is really cool. The real bonus is honey tastes good!
Bless you for saving the bees.
Brilliant and intelligent - instead of killing the bee's lets make them somewhere to live, love it 👍
Hi, Im a Beekeepers from India (kerala). When i saw your video im pretty much impressed the way you making beehives, professional touch..Awesome... super dear... 👍👍💐💐Love Honeybees ❤️❤️🐝🐝❤️❤️
You seem to be such an awesome guy! I mean bees made a hive in your wall, instead of killing them you research, learn about them and spend time making a beehive. Love your spirit and your videos
I started beekeeping this May. I built a warre style hive, I wish I had this video at the time though 😅
Bob makes something.... for insects that make something. That’s poetry. 😁
Love this video. Been keeping bees for about two years. Would love to see how your bee keeping progresses.
Awesome! We'll be updating via Instagram and possible on the 2nd channel too.
Nice video, you may also want to make a queen excluder to stop the queen bee laying eggs in the honey supers.
As someone greatly allergic to bees, I almost had a panic attack and turned the video off when you started to move the bees. I get that I have a low chance of a honey bee hurting me, but it's not a chance I'm willing to take. Thankfully I went to the end and it was great of you to not kill them off.
I think frames are not glued to bees, but we only use nails. Lime-tree wood is also used. Even so good work, thank you.
Forby for the win!
Awesome Job! Looks great. Those bees are so friendly
Excellent job
You can also just make them with butt joints. Glue and deck screws make them more than strong enough.
I really can't emphasise how important riving knifes are.
They literally save lives.
that’s kinda an honor getting sponsored by google wow
Bob as always busy as a bee...
Пчела не не пролезет между корпусом и боковой планкой рамки, делай не менее 7,5 мм с каждой стороны, успехов.
will the glue bond with the burned edges of the laser-cut pieces?
Love this!
Everyone else: Finds bees in their home and kills them.
Bob finds bees in his home: builds them a better home.
Did anyone else have an anxiety attack when they weren't wearing protection while relocating the bees? It hit an all time high when he pet them. *deep breaths* I'm terrified of bees, really allergic in fact but I'd never wish them harm. Good job Bob!
that's a bee cool
Wish you would paint the aluminum roof white. Am concerned that allllll my new bee-friends will overheat! :)[Befriend ... that's a joke son - a real honey!]
greetings nice work i have a project to move out the bees from other house between the breaks i want to keep all of the with me at home
Sick
Cool! Did you find the queen? How long did it take to get all the bees in the new hive and out of the wall?
We never did, but there are new eggs so I know she's in there 👍🏼
Класс молодец !!! 👍 👍 👍
Dude... I just saw 3 bees near the back of my house... This video makes me excited about it!!! How hard is it to start a colony from scratch?
I honestly don't know, we kind of lucked out by finding an existing small colony.
You can buy a 3-lbs package of bees for about $150. In my area they start taking orders in January for March/April/May delivery and often sell out quickly. There are online places that sell and ship packages, but most people try to acquire bees that are already adapted to their local region.
How are you not getting stung? are they not angry at you?
anyone else catch the Bee Emoji at 15.24?
I hope the "Queen Bee" liked the design.....if not they'll be leaving soon....!! 🚛🚛🚛🚛
Have you harvest the honey?
Bee sure to subscribe😂🤘🤘
How are you going to hold the foundations in the frame?
I felt I was stung by 100 bees
Can you make a climbimg course
LoL the screen and plastic sheet are not to clean the hives out. Bees are neat freaks and constantly cleaning out the hive there is no need for you to think you need to clean the hive. The purpose of the screen is to allow ventilation if you live in a hot climate and plastic helps seal the hive in colder months if you don't want to bother changing the bottom board from a screened one to a solid one. The plastic will need to be pulled to be cleaned only because the bees can't get to it to clean, so you really shouldn't use this method for hygiene reasons and health of the hive..
FYI: you do not need those supers or "medium boxes" as you called them yet (you honestly wont need them for quite a while trying to tame a small wild colony.) That colony is far too small for those large boxes in general. You need to build what is called a newt box (basically a small box about half the size of the large box). Then as the colony grows transition them to the larger box and then add supers once they are even larger.
Am I missing a part where he adds strings to the hangers?
We didn't film it, but it was just fishing line run through and tied off. 👍🏼
@@Iliketomakestuff ok great! That's what it looked like. I've been a fan for enjoy a year and I'm taking a beekeeping course next week. Buying my first hive and building a few more. So this video came along in perfect timing!
"Just use your laser cutter."
Thanks Bob Villa. The rest of us will be using hand tools.
the bees : *built a hive near bob's house
bob : *built them a better hive
the bees : it's free real estate
Especially if it's a swarm instead of inside an actual hive.
@@absalomdraconis bees : stonk
So it is a Freehive, lol.
Beekeeper here! This is generally a very informative video. But I have to chime in and say that there is a reason why the original plans for hive parts do not use glue. Wood glues and some super glues have compounds that the bees do not like, and may be toxic. Please consider using only nails and screws when constructing your hives, future viewer! And don't worry about keeping the hive air tight, the bees will cover any small openings with sap. Also, do not paint or stain the interior of the hive, or any of the frames. Bees only like to walk on raw wood!
Thanks for the advice. So glad I saw your reply before trying to build a bee hive myself
Thank you
Thanks! Hopefully one day…!
Tite Bond III is safe for bees! I use it all the time.
Nobody:
Google: lets show people how to use something they already know how to
Hey it got a good video made and sponsored a creator we like so I'll take that any day.
Nobody:
Me: how do I get that all stuff so I can make better woodworking for my channel.. 🤣
for real like wtf? i mean i guess thats a large sponsor to land but who are they advertising to??
@@jerseymeseeks2215 I was asking the same question, thought the video must have been from the early 2000s before we all knew how to use google
i feel like the bees know you're gonna build them a better hive, that's why they built their hive near your house lol
nah, they just like snug places to build hives in, langstroth hives are fairly common for their ease of use. hives in the states are regulated by the local agriculture department and bylaw have to be openable for inspection purposes
😃🥰
Bees: “Bzzzz”
Bob: “Hi, I’m Bob, and I like to make stuff.”
Bees: “We were really hoping for something with arduino.”
Bob: “How about a removable/cleanable ‘yuck’ tray?”
Bees: “Deal.”
I like to imagine that is how Bob introduces himself to everyone he meets.
You know people are gonna being expecting ILTMS™ branded honey.
People may expect it but honey should be bought locally. While it does keep and can be transported eating local has some better health benefits along with aiding you local economy
Next Episode: ILTMS Mead
Isaac Graff Now that is a idea !
Beekeeper here! As Bob mentioned, your local beekeeping organization will be the place to go, because regional variation is surprisingly high.
For example, many places need to paint the hives white to keep them cooler: otherwise the bees have to line up at the entrance and use their wings to circulate air as a sort of natural AC, which means the hive is less productive. Conversely, some climates paint the hives black to warm them up, and in some places the hives are painted differently on different sides, to warm them in the morning and cool them in the evening. Check with your locals to find out what works best in your area!
Interesting ... I especially like the different colors on different sides :)
That's really interesting!!
Does canada use vanta black then?
@@minerman1049 northern canada and alaska have 24 hour daylight in the summer... might get too hot
@@minerman1049 Beekeeper from Toronto, Canada here. We paint our hives white, just because we get temperatures of 30+ C all summer. During winter we wrap the hives to protect them against the elements. People use black wrap or heat reflective material.
I want updates on this beehive throughout the year! Bob the beekeeper!!!
"Hi, I'm Bob and I like to keep bees"
Keep an eye on my Instagram for updates 👍🏼
When you get sponsored by Google images.
"Josh made a quick jig."
Immediately hear Josh say "Makin' a jig" in my head.
:)
Can you give us updates on your hive occasionally? Im curious on how they do in a residential type area.
It's been about two weeks now, and the bees are doing great! We are slowly moving them away from the house and out into the field.
bees will thrive whereever they can find food, the biggest obstacle to urban and residental beekeeping tends to be the neighbors not the bees themselves, as people are scared of being stung, the irony is that those same people are the ones that swat at bees and cause themselves to get stung
@@Iliketomakestuff I am.keen to see the move. in the last shot you xan clearly see.the bees in your door post, where the old nest was. how long before they all caught on the idea that they have a new house? a day? week?
@@Iliketomakestuff I am.keen to see the move. in the last shot you xan clearly see.the bees in your door post, where the old nest was. how long before they all caught on the idea that they have a new house? a day? week?
@@TheoTHERON_SA Give the Making It podcast a listen, in last friday's episode (#230: It's a Beard of Bees) Bob talks a bit more about it
Did he really just make an ad for google images?
Да этот чувак сделает все - если сосед ему на пальцах покажет!
Евгений Подойников Ja jag sa de jag å! Fast på svenska istället för ryska... Dock så har jag ingen aning om vad du skriver... Man skriver för fan på engelska på en engelsk (amerikansk) video...
I wanted to say, this dude can do everything that the neighbor comes to mind .draw a project with a pencil - and he will do it !
@@dahlmasen3084 såklart, en svensk svarar en ryss(?) på en amerikansk video, vart annars förutom youtube?
No, google did and he got paid to share it. Only a dumb person would turn down ad dollars!
It's probably worth noting that a riving knife is meant to help avoid binding and kickback as a piece is split by the sawblade. The riving knife allows the material to STAY separated after it passes the length of the sawblade. If you're just cutting a dado without splitting the piece into two, it shouldn't be an issue to remove it for that cut.
technically yes; though the saw blade can get stuck in the dado and then the piece could get thrown back and such; Where I work the riving knife is about 2 millimeters beneath the highest point on the sawblade. That way the riving knife can't hinder you and the wood still gets separated well enough
@@YunaDragneel fair point. I wish sawstop table saws came with a riving knife like that. They are phenomenal pieces of equipment, but there are a few small things that got overlooked along the way.
@@etedrowable Where I work we have pretty huge table saws and they're all equipped with a riving knife that scales along with the blade; you only need to change it when you put in a smaller or bigger sawblade
Had I never watched ILTMS then I woulda thought dado was pronounced DA-DOO.
And honestly this is my life now.
Can I also just say that Bob is one of the only, if not *_the_* only semi-professional/professional woodworker to use a push-stick just to keep his hands further away from the blade on a piece of wood that a lot of people would consider wide enough to just use your hands (2:29).
Never cut corners if it's going to make something more dangerous
Anthony is terrified of bees, but he was super brave and got some great action shots. FIRST!
BEEEEEEEES
That is almost un-BEE-lievable. Let the bee puns commence.
@@wrenchdoozer Let there bee puns!
2050 bob: let's make a high tech shelter for my new cannibal alien pet
I legitimately laughed out loud at that.
Just an FYI this channel is the only reason I passed my shop final last year.
Reborn momma, I know how you feel. This channel is a big reason I can teach wood-shop.
@@jasonkarels6202 i wish i could teach wood shop.... BA in elementary Ed, started woodworking as a hobby and now i kinda want to teach that lolololol XD
Nobody:
Bob: "Let's make a bee hive. My new hobby!"
Hey Bob, can you do a video of a diy chicken coop that would be amazing!!!
April Wilkerson just did that, go nuts :)
@@DaemonsBane I bet April's will get more views
Thank you I will definitely check it out
Missed opportunity for a golden sponsorship from HONEY
lmaooo i thought it was a joke when you said google images
Google advertising a well known feature on a platform they own and makes back the money they spend on sponsorship.
I really like the slow camera pans during the sped-up sections!
what amazing creatures, able to build something like that. the bees are pretty cool too lol
Hey Bob- when did you add the horizontal strings to the frames? What kind of string was it? Also, did Richie show you the queen?
The opening reminded me of Brad Leone's on location episodes of It's Alive. Something about the way the camera zoomed away from Bob's face. Excellent video. I think it's great that you decided to have a go at beekeeping. 👍
I miss my bees. Found out the hard way that I'm deathly allergic to them. Had to sell them after I got out of the hospital.
I'm just surprised you made it your whole life without getting stung BEFORE keeping bees.
Sorry to hear about having to sell them though.
@@HostilePride i had been stunk once or twice with some minor swelling but when I took one to the neck it was over. lol
I was looking forward to this since the podcast. Great design.
thanks!
It was surprising to see how friendly the bees where!
Here in africa bees are very agresive.
Bob, my mother had LOTS of hives in my parent's farm... And when they moved the bees something fantastic is that once they put the queen in the box, the others went after by themselves! 😃
Yea but how the hell is he going to find the queen.
@@TheGoldenTNT that's what the beekeeper is for
@@TheGoldenTNT by her size and shape, fairly easy to single her out with an experienced eye, her abdomen is elongated for her duties to as egglayer ans she is slightly larger than the others
@@TheGoldenTNT She's pretty big, dude.
Well it is not that hard to find the bee queen when you know how it looks. :)
My grandpa is a beekeeper. He has bees as long as I can remember. Very cool. You will love it. Have a nice day.
never heared of this gulegule images where can i use this amazing tool
This makes me happy. Thank you for being so respectful to those bees
> There are bees in my house
> I'm a beekeeper now
That's the spirit! Turning an infestation into a nice project! Thanks for saving the bees and showing us! Cheers!
Love the editing of this video! You guys did a great job and im really happy you decided to safely move the bees rather than just killing them!
Nice 👍 bees are awesome and since the numbers are declining it's great you decide to keep them,
How about a "I like to make honey" video :D
15:24 hahahah you thought that i wouldnt see that bee pun but i saw what you did there :P
Very exciting, hope you get some honey out of it! Why did you use weldbond instead of wood glue on this project?
"... bee sure to subscribe." No? OK, I'll get my coat.
The fact Bob used nails in the frames is making me scream in Scandinavian :x We can't really use any metal parts inside the hive, because they draw in cold during the winter and often kill bees. But that's just another heavily regional thing. Talking to locals is important, just like Bob said :)
You should do a BITS episode on how your particular finger joint jig works...
Google opinion rewards asked me if I knew about this channel. Maybe they are doing this to know if he is a good fit for a sponsor.
Awesome video! My dad and I are bee keepers in South Texas. We actually specialize in removals and relocating hives. This was a great video very informative.
Langstroth Beehives are debatably a bad design. A top bar hive is an alternative I would propose. The benefit to the top bar is that older persons are able to lift the single frames as opposed to lifting the whole box. The thickness of the Langstroth frames are a little too thin for trap heat in the winter and many people have had colony collapse or die off in the winter due to lack of insulation. The top bar also allows for removal of debris/waste from under the hive without disturbing the frames.
*Edit: just do some research into alternative beehive designs if you are looking to get into beekeeping in the long run, as well as contacting local beekeepers for tips and tricks and ask them what hive type they use and why they prefer them.
Also you may want to decrease the size of the opening (not in height, but in length) as a large opening is hard for the bees to defend and can endup overwhelmed.
Something to consider when making another hive... when rabbiting the parts to hang the frame, either do it before assembly to avoid cutting into the side's of the box frame, or fill in the parts that had to be cut out... Or be careful and use hand tools to finish the cuts...
The reason why? Bee's will fill in those holes with wax that you'll have to remove when it comes time to clean the hives some day. I used to help my father extract honey and those bee's pretty much pack every hole and void they don't need with Propalis. It's hard to remove without the right tools so save yourself some effort down the road and make every edge and corner exact. Separating the boxes with the corners packed with extra Propalis means the corner's of the bottom frame will essentially be glued to the one above it. Even with a hive tool to separate them, it can be difficult. So a well built box that has the minimum of removed material to avoid extra voids will pay off for the keeper when it comes to maintenance and later in it's lifecycle, cleaning.
i dont even know that google image sponsor things
Well apparently they do now
Hey there Bob. Be kinder to yourself.
Never use your hand as a hammer. There is absolutely no reason to ever put yourself at risk of HHS in your old age. A mallet or a hammer isn't that far away.
Thanks for taking the time to show how to make a bee hive. I heard about this video on the Making It Podcast and have been waiting to see how you would make yours. I have been researching bee hives a lot since I have 10 acres and need to do something with it. I can totally see you making more bee hives and putting them out on the farm. Locally raised honey is great for those who suffer from allergies. I can see in now, ILTMS Local Honey. Well done
I love the edit and music on this one.
Definitely appreciated the fresh tunes too. The songs usually used aren't bad by any means, but it was nice having variety.
What a wonderful video! Great job and thank you very much for this one :)
I‘ll never understand, how people can be totally relaxed and confident around those suckers.
I‘m leaning slightly back from the screen, just watching. And yes, I know, they’re not very much prone to stinging, but still. Tell that to my hippocampus. 😆
Hope, they like their new home, though!
We were all little apprehensive at first, but then the beekeeper just walked up and started touching everything and it boosted our confidence.
the bees are not hard to work with if you understand what you are doing, the key things are not to agitate them and you should be fine, also the smoker helps calm the bees
THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE BEES. Bees are disappearing all over the world, so vaing a hive here and there is a good start on repopulation!