Those top feeders literally are the best feeders, and I have been doing the same thing you do for years. The only problem I have with them is my Russians are such angry bees in hot, humid weather, like we've had in Missouri, they will swarm you. My others, no problem. I can't smoke any of my bees, as it makes them angrier. I just use light sugar water. Just ordered 3 more candyboards. Thank you!
thank you for the effort i was not able to do this using the method you did but you pointed me in the right direction thank you for that and i was able to do it
Beeman Robert! Thank you for an extraordinary video-I am a new keeper, buying a nuc at the end of the month, get my bees March 26 in San Diego. Would the candy board be appropriate to help them get started?
I recently received some of your winterizing equipment and it looks great. Thanks so much for helping me get my bees ready for winter! Great video guys!
Hi Robert, really love your video - I’ve watched it several times over a few months bc I keep forgetting the info - I finally made my candy board 🎉😅❤, was as easy as you show. High quality product for sure! I didn’t put anything on the bottom between the screen and sugar. When I put it on the hive it was bumped up leaving an 1/8” gap. Adding the wood made it worse. I just cinched everything down tight with my strap but now there’s no bee space. Anyway, wondering how to do this better next time? I’m thinking a little spacer might be in order😊
Thank you for the video. Where can I get the slats that you put on top of the frames? I went to the hardware store and the strapping they showed me was too thick (1/2"). Any suggestions? Also how big is the hole in the front?
I ordered two of your feeders. This will be what I try to winter my Bees this year. Thanks for the Video. You did an excellent job of managing your help and teaching at the same time.
Would love to have either of these but now I have new respect for my carbide create pro. I might not have all them toys but I can make shapes and import more than one .stl.
Cutting handholds like this will result in losing fingers, one knot and dulling blade will drag your hand across the cutter, seen it. Simply assemble the boxes before cutting hold eliminates the risk
I was surprised to hear you say not to use the inner cover? Why is that? Thanks for great video and your products are top notch...live in Indiana and have two hives.
Thank you so much for such a clear, concise explanation on how to winter feed the bees. I ordered the candy board and top feeder and they are extremely well made so definitely 5+ stars! I also immensely enjoyed your helpers and your interaction with them. Thank you!
Just subscribed to your channel, new beek this year. Thanks for such a straightforward video, it answered all of the questions that I had about using candy boards. Can't wait to check out more of your tips.