The Most Honey Of All Time (For Us) | Checking Honey Hives And Adding Boxes 

If they are nasty with smoke I switch to sugar water then they are all interested in eating. I use a Milwaukee leaf blower. It has a variable speed trigger and 2 speeds.

Hi, Brett, I’m 70 years old and switched to all mediums about 5 years ago. I cut down all of my geeks, saved the off-cuts for shims, and never looked back. The boxes are lighter and easier for me to move, and any frame can go anywhere I want it. For years I was always experimenting. Now it is simplify, simplify, simplify. Identical bottom boards, migratory covers, every component will fit every hive. Time to dial it back so I can enjoy my bees with less work. I buy my boxes and frames and build everything else. The economics of buying in bulk vs shipping on more specialty items (e.g., slatted racks, double screen boards, screened inner covers) work out favorably.

I used a blower this year. Highest CFM Ego model. Bees can hang on like mad. Ended up blowing honey out of the boxes, kicking off robbing, pissing off everything.. Was fun. Fume boards work great. I just used some cheap pleather scrap I had with felt back, think it's easier to just blanket the boxes. Less weight, less fuss, just roll it up once done and chuck behind the truck seat.

Really enjoyed watching you work and was well amused by the fat pinch

"Prevent the PUKING of BEES"!

Brett, i feel your pain lifting those deeps full of honey! Have you thought about a lift? You have a lot of $ tied up in the boxes, frames and comb so you may want y to look at one of the hand operated battery/solar powered lifts. They’re cheaper that medical bills for back problems.

Great to see you having so much success this year! you have earned it

Great info! I like the the reflective as an inner cover seems to make them work the top! Let you know what I find out in five or ten years 👍

Glad to see your bee's are kicking butt. We miss your humor and wisdom south of the troll bridge. Do you think they'll still have time to fill a deep super.

I learned from a friend last year to fume board first, blower second, put on truck and cover with towel. We had almost no loose bees when we got to his honey house.

I’m happy for you buddy! Glad your girls are putting it away so good!

Brett, you talked about harvesting honey boxes using a leaf blower only. The best way that I have found is to put a fume board on the honey box for two to five minutes then tip it up on it side and you should only have a hand full of bees left in the box and then you blow them out with a leaf blower. You should have little to no bees left in the box when you put the honey box on your trailer.

Still waiting to harvest mine also, they just don’t seem to want to cap it

Girls killin it in northern maine as well thIs yr😎

Man! What a harvest!

Single brood really looks like the best way to go. I am just starting up my operation after being out of it for several years. I wish I could see a start to finish of a single box hive. Like January around to January again. Are there any good books on the subject that I could read? I really want to use it in my operation. Thanks for the informative videos.

Our boy Mojo loves eatin flyin spicy raisins too 😂

YUSSS. Fume boards & honey bandit FTMFW.

Why are my bees not building in my supers? No excluders.

if you have some that are mostly capped, put it in the honey ship with the dehumidifier on high and walk awY. moisture content of the nectar will become honey

Fume boards work great. But, the smell is.... well you know. I use lids/covers dedicated to fume boards. The stink doesn't come out of the outer cover. So, I suggest using dedicated tops. Storing them sucks as well. Out door storage area only or throw them out. Do not put them in a garage or basement or shed you store your boxes in. The smell penitrates everything. Good luck!

Get yourself a crane truck like Ian, those deeps won’t be so bad then

Can you send someone to cold weather 90 today then whatever the heat index is

Watch the fat rolls bro! Haha

When you add boxes do the already have drawn comb in them?

Hey Brett , in a normal to good honey season, about how many pounds (gallons) do you harvest ?

Dam bro! No pinching the rolls!!😁🤣🤣Great video wait till your 50🤔☹👎🤣

You mentioned that you move boxes. I'm planning on moving a double deep colony to a new property. Do you have any pointers for those new to transporting hives? Any pitfalls to watch out for?

With two deep brood boxes Do you leave a super with two deeps on over winter or just the two deeps?

Me and you...we're in a similar stage of our lives.

I did all deeps and it only lasted a year. Deeps full of honey are to heavy to be moving around by hand. I've been using the deep frames for splits and buying medium frames and boxes.

So, how do you stop? if you don't continue to split they will eventually swarm. At that point do you split and sell the excess bees?

You must have a bi extractor for all that honey. I opted for plastic foundation this year. Since I have no extractor I will just be scraping into a strainer over a bucket. What should I do with those frames since I wont be able to get 100 percent of the honey off the plastic foundation after extraction?

How many hives do you have?

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