Taking honey from a traditional beehive in Japan PART1

[Mhdlagha]

How to prove its Japanese ??

answer: he use a screw driver and an electrical hair dryer ;)

[mituro36]

thank you! brendhanhome! Where is your facebook page? Could you tell me?

[brendhanhorne]

This was a wonderful video. I am going to add it to my Bee Barf Apiaries facebook page.

[rovhatree]

that looks like a method that we have in portugal.

write on the google ''cortiço portugal''.

or see this two videos of a portuguese beehive and taking the honey:

/watch?v=mEI0ldHxLXQ&

/watch?v=SVFoCiR0yRo&

[mituro36]

@rovhatree Thank you! These videos are nice! In Japan, many people use hives like one in two videos. How can I get more information about cortiço portugal in English?



[rovhatree]

@mituro36 its hard to find but in the videos its like you do with that beehive you take half of the beehive for the bees dont die. i will try to find more info in english ok?

[1Patrioti]

I just learned something new,thanks vor sharing with us and best greetings from Kosova

[BrokenRRT]

Wonderful video to watch. Very neet to see different types of natural beekeeping. Thanks for posting this and I hope you guys are fairing well over there since the trajic events few weeks ago.

[mituro36]

@BrokenRRT Thank you very much! Unfortunately, many people were Killed by Tsunami, but I and my family,friends and bees are fine.

[swallacefamilyapiary]

Wow, very interesting video, thank you for sharing!

Santiago Wallace

Wallace Family Apiary

[seaXcrow]

Very nice hives and technique! We users of Warré hives employ similar methods. I note that no attempt to enforce straight comb is made--100% natural comb spacing = happy bees and more honey. Are you chewing an herb like peppermint or spearmint to pacify the bees as you blow on them? I quite like your use of an electric blower rather than the smoker so common in the West.

[mituro36]

@seaXcrow

Thank you for your comment! I chew mint gum to pacify bees.

Smoke is not necessary because Japanese honeybees are non-offensive.

Please watch "Japanese honeybee is non-offensive" uploaded in September 2010.

[ThinkingRebal]

@mituro36 Thank you for your videos. I hope everyone is fairing ok in Japan. I know the Tsunami killed alot of people and caused alot of damage

[kikokerda]

Mituro-san, arigatou gozaimashita! Kyoto 2-ka-getsu chu ita koto aru, keredomo mitsuhachi amari mita koto nai. Thank you for this videos of japanese traditional warre-like hives! This year I'm starting a similar way of handling the bees. Dewa mata ...

[MegaJimbo65]

Konnichi wa,I visit Osaka regularly, my son and his japanese wife live there.I am a beekeeper here in Bath England for a hobby. I am very interested in your techniques.Do you use movable frame hives for your bees or is it always wild comb?

[mituro36]

@MegaJimbo65 Hello! It takes about 120 minutes from Osaka station to Ayabe station. My father keep Japanese honeybees for a hobby, and I record his works. He use movable frame to move natural hive in house or grave to hive box. please watch following movie.

"Queen bee of Japanese honeybee in beehive"

[MegaJimbo65]

thankyou, very interesting video,what do you do with all the wax? Do you have problems with varroa on japanese bees?Which town in Kyoto prefecture do you keep your bees?

[mituro36]

@MegaJimbo65 Thank you for your comment! There is not problem with varroa on Japanese honeybees. This movie was recorded in Ayabe city, near Maizuru city, northern part of Kyoto prefecture.

[deadleader1]

amaizing!1

[mituro36]

@deadleader1 Thank you for your comment!