When you might be short on extra hives to house bees, but need to split a colony, it’s possible to use multiple entrances of a horizontal hive to facilitate a split, housing both resulting colonies in the same hive. In these videos I prepare for the split by moving the colony to use the central hive entrance, then split it into two colonies, each residing in one end of the hive.
Month: April 2022
Beehive Frame Comparison
You might have heard me, or others, talk about “Langstroth”, “Layens” or even “Lazutin” beehive frames (or others, especially outside the US). But maybe you have no idea of the differences of these. In this video I explain and compare these three frame sizes, and explain how and why I decided to use Layens frames over the more popular Langstroth.
March 20, 2022 Beehive Inspections
On March 20 I inspected the hives for the second time this year, specifically looking for brood. If the colonies aren’t starting to build up brood by now they will have trouble surviving into spring. The videos of these inspections, including some mishaps and surprises, are below: