How to Wire Brood Frames

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How to Wire Brood Frames
In this video I show you how I wire my brood frames with stainless steel wire.
Wiring frames takes a fair amount of time but the end result is a far superior product that will last many wax cycles. It only takes 10-15 seconds to replace the foundation once you have melted out the old black wax.
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15 июл 2024

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@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801 3 года назад

Thanks Laurence, I have never seen this done before on video, you make it seem so easy. I will certainly give it a try, beats trying to take frames apart and gouging out the wax (with my skin at the same time) Just to say ta for all the videos and advice. Peter

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

No problem Peter. My pleasure. Yes - the real benefit to this method comes at the end when you melt down and rewax. Its so easy and efficient

@rickwarner9142 3 года назад

Good job understand a proper way of putting wire

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

Thanks. Glad you liked it

@halduck 3 года назад

Have fun spending hours wiring up frames! I was about to switch over to wired foundation for speed, but think I may just try to improve my wiring methods

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

Ah its sooo time consuming and boring. You can actually buy them prewired from a few places in bulk but if you only want a few, its best to just make them up as its its cheap

@stevefox8948 3 года назад

Great demonstration thanks Lawrence

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

No worries Steve.

@TH-cl5be 3 года назад

why do you leave a gap at the bottom of wax foundation. also are the frames DN4 ?

@timbarnard7028 3 года назад

Thanks for the video, just wondering if you've tried leaving the bees to draw their own frame without any foundation. Something I've tried with super frames, but saw more drone comb

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

Hi Tim. Yes - I went through a foundationless phase but now always use foundation. Late in the year they make excellent foundationless frames but in spring they produce SO much drone comb. I cant personally recommend it

@TheStuartYork 3 года назад

Hi Lawrence. Another very useful tutorial. Ive just made up 50 DN4 frames with a 25mm wax starter strip in each for use in the coming seasons swarm trap boxes. If I wire the frames now, will the bees build wax comb all the way to the bottom of the frame, incorporating the wire into the wax as the progess? Thanks again. Stuart

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

Hi Stuart. Yes they will but they will build lots of drone comb (over 30%). I much prefer to trap with used black combs and then transfer over to clean frames and foundation.

@TheStuartYork 3 года назад

@@BlackMountainHoney Thanks Lawrence. I thought that in a 12 frame, 40 litre box, I'd try 6 frames of well used smelly comb, (3either side), with 6 frames with stater strips in the centre giving the bees the open space that scout bees favour.

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

@@TheStuartYork That should work well. Just be aware they may fill those starter strip combs combs with drone comb. Its no major issue. We have good success with boxes full of black drawn comb and empty boxes with 1 drawn comb.

@CaptainKaneko 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. Could I ask what size eyelets do you use? thanks

@BlackMountainHoney 3 года назад

They are about 4-5mm across.

@CaptainKaneko 3 года назад

@@BlackMountainHoney thankyou

@iandudman9529 2 года назад

How many wires you adding on a National Brood frame, or would you add?

@BlackMountainHoney 2 года назад

Yes. Minimum 2. 3 If you can be bothered. 4 on a 14 x 12

@iandudman9529 2 года назад

@@BlackMountainHoney I'm looking to extract from National brood frames in a radial extractor so was looking at 3 as a minimum, not sure if 4 would be overkill. I have been searching the net, but there does not seam to be any standards when it comes to National frames, guess we so wired for wired foundation.

@BlackMountainHoney 2 года назад

@@iandudman9529 4 is certainly overkill for national deeps Could argue 3 is belt and braces. 2 absolute minimum for deeps and shallows.