Sunday 29 July 2018

Beekeeping: Honey Extraction Process Part 4

Beekeeping: Honey Extraction Process Part 4
Dave, Kyle, and I return to the hive to replace the now-empty honeycombed frames. SPOILER ALERT: we get attacked and shout expletives. Beekeepers suffer ...

Saturday 28 July 2018

How to make an 'Eco Floor' for the Horizontal Top Bar Hive

How to make an 'Eco Floor' for the Horizontal Top Bar Hive
A simple modification to the floor of the horizontal (Kenyan-style) top bar hive improves insulation, reduces air exchange at floor level and creates an enclosed ...

Friday 27 July 2018

Repairing Broken Combs and Advanced Comb Management for TBH

Repairing Broken Combs and Advanced Comb Management for TBH
Every Top Bar Hive beekeeper is going to have to deal with broken comb at some point. It is inevitable that a comb will break or you will cut a cross-combed ...

Thursday 26 July 2018

Wednesday 25 July 2018

Straightening and Repairing Honey Comb in Top-Bar Hive During Inspection ~ 1080p

Straightening and Repairing Honey Comb in Top-Bar Hive During Inspection ~ 1080p
https://www.beepods.com This video is about straightening and repairing honey comb in a top-bar hive during an inspection.

Sunday 22 July 2018

TOP BAR HIVE INSPECTIONS MAY 29, 2018

TOP BAR HIVE INSPECTIONS MAY 29, 2018
A look into a couple of hive after a tropical storm.

Thursday 19 July 2018

Making a split from a top bar hive

Making a split from a top bar hive
Prior to this video I split a very strong colony in half, taking the queen out and moving her and half the combs to a new hive. 9 days later in this video I create a ...

Monday 16 July 2018

Transfer From Langstroth To Top Bar Hive

Transfer From Langstroth To Top Bar Hive
As I say in the video... This is my first time fooling with a top bar hive so don't take this as an expert method on transferring bees. We're just having fun ...

Sunday 15 July 2018

Langstroth Nuc to Top Bar Conversion

Langstroth Nuc to Top Bar Conversion
Hands on preview of converting a Langstroth Nuc Box to a format that will load into a top bar hive.

Saturday 14 July 2018

Scrap wood bee hives and a BEE Update!

Scrap wood bee hives and a BEE Update!
Here is a quick update of my bee project where I caught 4 bee swarms this spring and relocated them into 4 DIY scrap wood top bar bee hives. The hives are a ...

Friday 13 July 2018

Top Bar Hive: Explaining the Build Up Period

Top Bar Hive: Explaining the Build Up Period
Phil Chandler explaining the Build Up Period and how to take account of the bees' need to expand quickly during the fruitful period. See more information about ...

Top bar hive swarm prevention. Making a split

Top bar hive swarm prevention. Making a split
Making a split out of one of my top bar hives.

Thursday 12 July 2018

Transferring Bee into the Top Bar Fridge Bee Hive - Episode 71: "It Fridging Works"

Transferring Bee into the Top Bar Fridge Bee Hive - Episode 71: "It Fridging Works"
In this episode of The Bush Bee Man, Mark transfers bees into the Top Bar Fridge Bee Hive. If you would like to buy some honey check out: ...

Wednesday 11 July 2018

Transferring Swarm Bees To Top Bar Hive.How To Attach Loose Comb To TopBar.

Transferring Swarm Bees To Top Bar Hive.How To Attach Loose Comb To TopBar.
Another swarm of water meter bees to transfer to a top bar hive. How to attach the loose comb to the top bars. Declare Your Food Independence: Support My ...

Tuesday 10 July 2018

Honey harvest from a top-bar hive

Honey harvest from a top-bar hive
I filmed a portion of my first harvest of honeycomb. I installed these bees in a top-bar hive on May 15, 2009.

Thursday 5 July 2018

Building a Top Bar Bee Hive Using a Fridge (Part 4 of 5) - Episode 69: "Making an Entrance"

Building a Top Bar Bee Hive Using a Fridge (Part 4 of 5) - Episode 69: "Making an Entrance"
In this episode of The Bush Bee Man, Mark makes an entrance for the fridge hive. If you would like to buy some honey check out: ...

Monday 2 July 2018

DIY! New and Improved Top Bar Hive! part 1 Introduction

DIY! New and Improved Top Bar Hive! part 1 Introduction
This is the introduction to our new beehive design we've been working on for a years.

Sunday 1 July 2018

The Most Amazing Top Bar Hive Ever Built!

The Most Amazing Top Bar Hive Ever Built!
Watch the step by step building of the sweetest top bar hive this side of the Mississippi and on the other side too! Also join us for a sneak peek at the bees ...

Splitting The Huge Top Bar Hive Is Done!

Splitting The Huge Top Bar Hive Is Done!
It's done. So now I just wait and see if they make a queen. Declare Your Food Independence: Support My Channel By Ordering Your Non- GMO Organic ...