HI I HAVE A Q' CAN YOU PLZ CLARIFY SPLITING THE HIVE WILL YOU LEAVE THE HIVE THERE WERE WE ALL CAN SEE OR WOULD YOU MOVE IT ELSE WERE. BECAUSE THE FERMONES OF THE OLD QUEEN WILL ATTACT THE BEES BACK TO HER. IS THIS TRUE THUS LEAVING THE NEW HIVE BEELESS. PLZ COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DID NEXT AND IF IT WORKED THANK YOU.
SIMPLE PRACTICAL, SOMEONE WROTE SHORTS,T-SHIRT AND FLIP FLOPS (^_~) CRAZY AGREE BUT RATE YOU FOR THAT...THUMBS UP..! I LOVED YOUR HIVES MY NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE LIKE YOURS HOPEFULLY YOU SPLITTING THE HIVES MAKING ANOTHER WAS COOL MAN!!!
This is a very interesting hive design, a hybrid between Langstroth and Top Bar.
Are you sharing your hive design, or building hives to sell? I am using a top bar hive for my first hive, but am interested in trying other hive boxes which let the bees build their own comb. Great video!
I like the method, it seems really gentle without the shaking often seen.
Can you tell us how you made sure not to put the queen in the new hive?
As far as I can tell (and I'm no expert) the idea is to have the queen stay in the original hive and be moved while the split raises a new virgin queen for itself in the location of the pre-split hive..
It didn't look like you checked the frame with the queen cell for the queen though, how can you know you didn't take her with it?
@thirteenfingers you are right: Ideally the queen would stay stay in the original hive and be moved away from the home location. I did check most of the frame sides and when opening such a hive, the second half is still covered by the blanket - so providing darkness, which attracts the queen. Even if the queen is moved, it will still work. Thank you for your comment. Michael at gaiabees@gmail.com
He designs and builds his own hives. They work nicely for warmer climates. (Southern California) It's 7 degrees up here right now. My bees will be in a cliuter from now til March. Narrow, tight, warmth conservation is what works here. Lateral movement in search of food in below freezing temps, spells disaster.
He is a really good bee keeper. He has found the Zen state of BEEING.
wow
CHADwuvkittyz 5 months ago
Me espanto na execução da divisão não utilizar fumaça, por vezes tambem trabalho
com minhas abelhas sem proteção como voce, mas sempre com utilização de fumaça
visto ser minhas abelhas africazinadas.
Parabens pela calma no trabalho.
correacarlosroberto1 6 months ago
the smaller split stayed at the place of the origin hive, and the larger split was moved some 100 yards away. Michael. gaiabees@gmail.com
Gaiabees 7 months ago
HI I HAVE A Q' CAN YOU PLZ CLARIFY SPLITING THE HIVE WILL YOU LEAVE THE HIVE THERE WERE WE ALL CAN SEE OR WOULD YOU MOVE IT ELSE WERE. BECAUSE THE FERMONES OF THE OLD QUEEN WILL ATTACT THE BEES BACK TO HER. IS THIS TRUE THUS LEAVING THE NEW HIVE BEELESS. PLZ COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DID NEXT AND IF IT WORKED THANK YOU.
jannassary 7 months ago
SIMPLE PRACTICAL, SOMEONE WROTE SHORTS,T-SHIRT AND FLIP FLOPS (^_~) CRAZY AGREE BUT RATE YOU FOR THAT...THUMBS UP..! I LOVED YOUR HIVES MY NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE LIKE YOURS HOPEFULLY YOU SPLITTING THE HIVES MAKING ANOTHER WAS COOL MAN!!!
jannassary 7 months ago
they are normal honey bees - it is just another way of being with them, and horizontal hives make this even easier. Michael
Gaiabees 7 months ago
hi what kinda bees do you have that dont sting you?? how is this possible?, please tell me. i keep getting stung by mine ouch!
newmysite 7 months ago
if you are interested, please let me know. I am selling them in the US.
More info at gaiabees@gmail.com
Michael
Gaiabees 8 months ago
@Gaiabees
Hi...just starting a community apiary and we are going to use different hive body styles.
Will email you about pricing for your hive body.
VTYaYa 1 month ago
This is a very interesting hive design, a hybrid between Langstroth and Top Bar.
Are you sharing your hive design, or building hives to sell? I am using a top bar hive for my first hive, but am interested in trying other hive boxes which let the bees build their own comb. Great video!
VTYaYa 8 months ago
@VTYaYa ..looks like a file cabinet. :-P
hollybear61 1 month ago
Handling bees with no protective gear whatsoever? Motivator!!!
killuall247 9 months ago 2
I like the method, it seems really gentle without the shaking often seen.
Can you tell us how you made sure not to put the queen in the new hive?
As far as I can tell (and I'm no expert) the idea is to have the queen stay in the original hive and be moved while the split raises a new virgin queen for itself in the location of the pre-split hive..
It didn't look like you checked the frame with the queen cell for the queen though, how can you know you didn't take her with it?
thirteenfingers 1 year ago
@thirteenfingers you are right: Ideally the queen would stay stay in the original hive and be moved away from the home location. I did check most of the frame sides and when opening such a hive, the second half is still covered by the blanket - so providing darkness, which attracts the queen. Even if the queen is moved, it will still work. Thank you for your comment. Michael at gaiabees@gmail.com
Gaiabees 1 year ago
He designs and builds his own hives. They work nicely for warmer climates. (Southern California) It's 7 degrees up here right now. My bees will be in a cliuter from now til March. Narrow, tight, warmth conservation is what works here. Lateral movement in search of food in below freezing temps, spells disaster.
He is a really good bee keeper. He has found the Zen state of BEEING.
magprob 1 year ago
What kind of hive do you use? I've never seen one like it. Nice way with bees.
Gypsymoonfarm 1 year ago
I love how carefully and respectfully he interacts with the honeybees.
lisavoith 1 year ago
woah dont u get the shit stung outa u?
fearhunter09 1 year ago
Flip flops, shorts, and a t-shirt, crazy!!! Also those were some funny looking hives. Seem to work fine
Mrmizilplix 1 year ago
@Mrmizilplix I think the bees like flip flops ...... :)
Gaiabees 1 year ago 2