Beekeeping: Does It Really Help To Add Extra Wax To Frames?

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@iditarod4081 22 дня назад

Simply put a 1 lb block of wax on the inside (remove a couple frames) or outside of the hive. About 4 oz per frame so about 2 lb if you want all eight frames drawn. If they can move it around a frame to build up they can move it around a hive to build up. Just get it as close as possible, although if you wanted you could leave it out by your group yard feeder.

@DamnDanish 23 дня назад

As much as equipment costs, they should put enough on it. Just saying. Thanks for another great vid!

@zeb5478 23 дня назад

It’s dark inside the hive, color is irrelevant to the bees in the dark. My question, you started with red foundation., why melt and roll it instead of just installing the foundation? I did that in my observation hive for 4-H fifty years ago. I also put blue food coloring in the 1 to 1 syrup so people could track where the bees were storing it in the comb.

@thomasputnam2599 23 дня назад

How did you make the wax red

@beek 23 дня назад

I bought it from Dadant

@Peter-od7op 23 дня назад

What was in the red wax

@edr9276 22 дня назад

food coloring

@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping 22 дня назад

@@edr9276 It was red wax from Dadant that was melted down. David did not add any coloring himself.... I am sure Dadant uses food coloring though.

@kathyhathaway8823 23 дня назад

As HIGH price as the supply company are charging for these frames an all the other stuff it would be better if they just stayed doing what they are doing on the frame’s because we can add extra wax to frames a lot cheaper an that way we know that it is good wax on our frames . As it looks if the wind blows to the east an not to the west they THINK THEY HAVE A REASON TO JACK THE PRICES UP .

@73mreman 18 дней назад

Just saying...my wife has been making wax-rolled candles for years for her shop. I've since taken those waxed sheets and used them on their own as foundation for cut comb. You'd be surprised at how many folks enjoy the novelty of colored wax at the farmer's market. Hardcore buyers still go for the pure white stuff, but less scrupulous buyers love it.

@bwcordes 17 дней назад

What a great experiment. Off to buy some wax so I can roll it on my new frames.

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer 19 дней назад

What a great demonstration!

@DavidGrable-jx9xw 20 дней назад

Excellent experiment providing useful information.

@CallahanHomestead-n-Bees 18 дней назад

Yes is is a good idea.

@gideonstibor2519 19 дней назад

Thank you for this. Just the other day I was asking myself if they use the wax or does the wax simply cover the plastic foundation making it more appealing to the bees.

@patrickstevenson17 20 дней назад

I put extra wax on my green drone frames also. I had a few drone frames the bees didn't touch. I hope this helps.

@davidsanchez3028 11 дней назад

Where did you get your wax. I cannot find where to buy it.

@130loadmaster 18 дней назад

I’m a triple wax kind of guy.

@johnnybstuddd4482 21 день назад

Great experiment David.

@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping 22 дня назад

Great experiment! I would love for you to do a very similar experiment where you put colored sugar syrup onto a hive and allow them to place it in cells in the 1st hive body. Then remove the colored sugar syrup at the same time that you add another honey super and begin feeding clear syrup. This is to see if the bees will relocate any of the colored syrup up from the bottom super to the top super. If so that has implications for all beekeepers who feed as it means that their sugar syrup feed could be getting moved from the brood boxes up into their honey supers that they end up bottling and selling.

@uswwt 22 дня назад

Very interesting!! I bought some frames with plastic foundation pre-installed. The bees are very creative when they are building comb on those. I am thinking about re-waxing them heavily. Seeing your results certainly encouraged me to wax a lot more!!

@BeekeepingManagementTips 21 день назад

Great video :)

@RePetesBees 21 день назад

pretty cool experiment! havent seen one like this before!

@steveholder7289 20 дней назад

That is very interesting.

@beek 20 дней назад

Glad you liked it.

@BlanchardsBees 22 дня назад

Cool

@sherryday2062 15 дней назад

I thought honey bees could not see the color of red..(red flowers look black)????

@beek 15 дней назад

In the previous video where I placed the wax on the frame I mentioned that bees do not see that spectrum of light (red). They do not need to see the wax to draw it out. It's dark in the hive.

@mark_coyle 15 дней назад

Where can I buy real beeswax to put on foundation? The red comb experiment shows me that I need to be adding more wax.

@beek 15 дней назад

Always a link down in my description

@mark_coyle 15 дней назад

Thanks. I’ll look there.

@mark_coyle 15 дней назад

Found the amazon link. Thanks.

@rickydavis5422 23 дня назад

This was a great video! This explains a lot. Thank you!

@beek 23 дня назад

Glad it was helpful!

@jean-paulsammour4264 23 дня назад

Hey David i love this. Thank you for the all the things you teach us. Do i have to add more wax even if i use wax foundations?

@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping 22 дня назад

If it is pure wax foundations you shouldn't have to.

@-Dwight-Schrute 23 дня назад

Nice results girls... love it

@tfeerst 23 дня назад

Thanks for testing and posting the results. Awesome experiment!!

@karstenkock8609 20 дней назад

Question: what's the difference between plastic frames and just plastic foundation in a wooden frame? Does it matter to the bees or just to the beekeeper? I'm from Germany where whe have scarlely any experience with artifical foundation.

@beek 20 дней назад

Both/all work fine for my bees. I just like the wood frames with plastic foundation.

@TheBurntSportsman 23 дня назад

Another awesome video :)

@beek 23 дня назад

Thank you I appreciate you watching!

@JamesCrouchX 23 дня назад

Fun experiment Mr. Burns. Very cool.

@beek 23 дня назад

Indeed. Thanks for watching.

@DewBee1 23 дня назад

Great info😮

@beek 23 дня назад

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching.

@JoshC00796 22 дня назад

Love this experiment!!

@ToddJDutt 23 дня назад

That's pretty cool!

@WildwoodsBeekeeping 23 дня назад

Great video David! Got to add some more wax soon to my frames. Think it will help. Have a great day and memorial weekend

@kh7794 23 дня назад

That was sooo nerdy, I LOVED IT! Now I know why it's called 'drawing out' comb. It's like they pulled and manipulated it to where they want, I thought adding wax was to make a better base, not to actually remould it. That was such an interesting experiment and I don't even have bees, just really love the videos and watching swarms. I honestly thought there would be something about the red they wouldn't like. Red dye dosen't have the greatest history with humans; actually my nephew is allergic to it, or was to the type used when he was a child. Ketchup chips, grape soda, twizzlers, which isn't exactly health food to start with but he rarely got those. He'd turn into a super hyper mouthy nasty kid, which he wasn't normally. So if your bees suddenly tell you that you're a jerk, don't worry, it's just the red dye, lol.

@patrickkeating2860 23 дня назад

Fascinating experiment and I'm 100% on board with pre-waxing foundation now

@christinad2896 22 дня назад

I’m sold. What a fun video! Loved the experiment

@SwordOfLaban 22 дня назад

Where do i buy wax that i can trust to add to my foundation?? Im a new beekeeper so don't have any of my own...

@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping 22 дня назад

Find your local beekeepers club and ask about someone who has some. Also while you are at the club meeting join and get you a mentor! That is the best advice any new beekeeper can heed.

@charlesyoung3884 23 дня назад

Never seen anyone test the theory that bees reuse wax. Great experiment and proof the bees use the wax. Have seen bees avoid frames not waxed and I do have bees wax left over from the harvest. So this proves it would.m be worth the effort to put it in the frames.

@jweaver7170 23 дня назад

Reminder wax the dated frame..........

@ericgandy1291 23 дня назад

This is great. I keep seeing the debate as to whether or not they use extra wax or not. After I put some old nasty frames in my hive and while they were cleaning them up they deposited some of the dirty wax on my freshly drawn frames. adjacent to them. Then I installed frames with heavy wax and they seemed to build them out faster than they were collecting nectar. Both of those things had me believing they were reusing the wax from the frames this pretty well settles the debate for me. I guess now the question is how thick does the coat of wax need to be to fully draw out a frame. If there are different colors of wax layered in the foundation would the comb have layers of color or would they strip it in sections and the top middle area be more of the color outermost layer of rolled in wax since it is the section typically finished first. Thank you for doing this.

@Cypher7765 23 дня назад

This was such an amazing experiment. Now you need to take it to the extreme - how much wax CAN you add before they reject it

@libertyway-gh6hp 23 дня назад

Hi David, I love your tests, I hear more and more about an alternative to the smoker, Apisilos I cross. Have you already tested this product? If anyone has, I'd love to hear about it. It seems very interesting to me, I hate the smoker.

@TelmarSkahn 23 дня назад

I got two nucs in May this year. Just starting beekeeping. First nuc from May 4 has marked Queen, I see eggs, brood, Nectar, etc. Second nuc, from May 15, has no marked Queen, I see no eggs, a smattering of brood, a smattering of capped brood, no eggs visible. What do I do with that hive?

@dougjackson1841 21 день назад

Just take a frame with eggs from the other hive (being sure not to take the queen) and give it to the other hive. They will raise a queen from one or more of those eggs unless you already have workers laying drone eggs.

@randysmith7040 23 дня назад

Red HOT Bees baby!

@edr9276 22 дня назад

my friend do you really have a pistol grip on your camera? while new meaning to i got the shot

@illumi-Nate 21 день назад

This video should get lots of views from all the beeks.. cool video.. David Beekn Burns

@beek 20 дней назад

Thanks

@vintworkman 23 дня назад

yes i see , wax the foundations , is good I have add more wax on the store bought foundations

@scottreese5492 22 дня назад

Bees can't see color red

@bc2578 23 дня назад

It's all an experiment, ain't it? Good video.....

@beek 23 дня назад

Thanks for watching.

@brianbennett4374 23 дня назад

Too cool 😊 thanks for sharing 👍

@beek 23 дня назад

Thanks for watching Brian! Glad you enjoyed it. It is a great tool!

@Drewjober 23 дня назад

Red white and blue frames for this weekend ? Lol 😂

@jamesowens2781 22 дня назад

I am a new bee keeper I took your advice and am doing this

@thomaskoppenhaver2758 23 дня назад

Adding wax is one of the most valuable tricks you taught me. No more wonky comb! Haha, Thanks David. Hope to see you live tonight if I can get home early from our association meeting tonight.

@beek 23 дня назад

Thank Tom, yes adding was is amazing!

@ginaradovic7446 23 дня назад

🌹🌹❤️❤️🦘🐨

@timothyhenderson9100 23 дня назад

Been waiting on this video!! Also can’t wait until til tonight’s live!!

@beek 23 дня назад

Thanks me too!

@DewBee1 23 дня назад

That’s great! Wowzer

@DewBee1 23 дня назад

MADD scientist wants to know the formula for the red wax ! 😅

@bobbinnie9872 21 день назад

Very educational experiment. Thank you.

@NoeprobleminTN 23 дня назад

Beautiful!!!! Think of the possibilities of colored wax! 🤠

@beek 23 дня назад

True

@jerry4256 22 дня назад

I wonder if there is a way to put extra colored wax on comb foundation without melting or deforming it. 🤔

@videogenie1236 23 дня назад

🇬🇧 The red wax experiment has turned out great. Did the bees have extra red wax in the hive, or did you put some extra red wax somewhere else in the hive? Where did the additional red wax come from?