Only a month after setting up my Damaree Split (at a time where there may have been 20-30 lbs of honey on the hive, I am now pulling off more than 125lbs. See how I maintain the hive and test honey for harvest.
This series has been extremely valuable and informative for me. Thanks for explaining so well what and why you do particular steps. I really appreciate the initial video as well as the follow ups to show how things progress after the initial manipulation. I live near St. Louis MO and and going to attempt a Demaree split this year thanks to your great instructions!
Second box down a bit more moisture eh but still okay. I have taken 1 frame of honey from my bee’s last year and it was capped on just one side blank on the other. I have a large pot for hives and I’m just trying to split hives from a package and a nuc too 100 hives. Had 17 last year then came the bear. We shall see how many I have at the end of this year. It’s amazing how many hives you and others keep. Cheers
awesome video as usual.. quick question. since the honey suppers were cured and ready to be harvested why not just shack the bees off the frames and harvest the honey?
With the excape board in place, driving down two deeps and a medium worth of bees (30,000 bees in one deep as you say) forcing them into the lower boxes, the queen felt congested before this action; do you believe the bees won't try to swarm now that they only have half the space?
HI, I want to try this method. This is my 9th spring of beekeeping. a few questions: 1. Can I do this method with 2 deeps and a super already on there now? 2. Can I use a hive cover for the second entrance instead of a shim (don't have)? 3. What do you do with the top deep when the new queen starts laying? Move to another bottom board and make a completely separate new hive? Thanks
When was this video filmed? At what point do you leave the cells and allow them to sort themselves out? Will they swarm if you left the cells intact? Bit late for swarming isn't it Whisperer?
