Sunday 30 April 2017

TEDxYouth@Chandler - Phil Root - Direct Instruction must DIE

TEDxYouth@Chandler - Phil Root - Direct Instruction must DIE

Helping bees defend their colony against wasps

Helping bees defend their colony against wasps
http://www.biobees.com A new beekeeper asked me to look at a hive that was being attacked by wasps to see what could be done to help the bees defend ...

Sam Comfort makes a package of bees from a top bar hive EXTENDED.mov

Sam Comfort makes a package of bees from a top bar hive EXTENDED.mov
Sam Comfort makes a package of bees from a top bar hive during the 2012 Treatment Free Beekeeping Conference. For more information please visit ...

How to Catch a Swarm of Bees: Part I - taking the swarm

How to Catch a Swarm of Bees: Part I - taking the swarm
Phil Chandler demonstrating how a swarm can be taken from a tree directly into a swarm basket. Top bars are added immediately and the bees left to build ...

Saturday 29 April 2017

BDFrühjahrskontrolle Top Bar Hive und Warré mit Varroa Status 2. 4. 2016

BDFrühjahrskontrolle Top Bar Hive und Warré mit Varroa Status 2. 4. 2016
1. Frühjahrskontrolle 2016 der Top Bar Hive und der Warré-Beute mit Rückschau auf die Varroa-Entwicklung von 2015 auf 2016.

Bee transferr to Tanzanian Top Bar Hive

Bee transferr to Tanzanian Top Bar Hive
This is my transfer of Italian bees to my Tanzanian Top Bar Hive. This hive was designed and built by me to use either standard Langstroth deep frames or to be ...

How to Make a Simple Feeder for a Top Bar Hive

How to Make a Simple Feeder for a Top Bar Hive
A simple and versatile feeder for a top bar hive that anyone can make from scraps of wood. Free top bar hive plans here - http://biobees.com Warre hive plans ...

How to Convert From Frames to Top Bars: The 'Chop and Crop' Method

How to Convert From Frames to Top Bars: The 'Chop and Crop' Method
Showing the process by which bees can be moved from frames to a top bar hive. This procedure is only recommended for relatively un-developed nucs, having ...

Friday 28 April 2017

Helping bees in a top bar hive defend themselves against wasps

Helping bees in a top bar hive defend themselves against wasps
I was asked to look at this hive, which was suffering from wasp attack. Here's what I found and what I did to help them defend themselves. See also the ...

How to handle combs in a top bar hive

How to handle combs in a top bar hive
Handling comb without support from a frame can be tricky, but using this technique demonstrated by Phil Chandler you can check both sides of a comb quickly ...

Woman beekeeping

Woman beekeeping

A Trip to Al Winter's Den with Phil Stanford, JD Chandler & JB Fisher (Episode 1)

A Trip to Al Winter's Den with Phil Stanford, JD Chandler & JB Fisher (Episode 1)
The big guns come out for an exclusive interview with the National Crime Syndicate, as we look into the dark history of Portland. The NCS's very own Casey ...

Thursday 27 April 2017

Helping bees in a top bar hive defend themselves against wasps

Helping bees in a top bar hive defend themselves against wasps
I was asked to look at this hive, which was suffering from wasp attack. Here's what I found and what I did to help them defend themselves. See also the ...

How to Construct Kenya & Saltpond Topbar Bee Hives - Peace Corps Ghana

How to Construct Kenya & Saltpond Topbar Bee Hives - Peace Corps Ghana
Peace Corps Volunteers demonstrate the construction of Kenya & Saltpond Topbar Hives in Ghana, West Africa. . In addition you will learn how to build a ...

How to Build a Pagoda Hive

How to Build a Pagoda Hive
This is a very easy-build hive, made almost entirely from 4" x 1" (100mm x 25mm) timber. It can be used with frames or top bars and can be supered using ...

Thursday 20 April 2017

Biodynamic Farming Weekend with Jeff Poppen Day 1 UNCUT

Biodynamic Farming Weekend with Jeff Poppen Day 1 UNCUT
Join Jeff Poppen, 'the Barefoot Farmer' for day one of this two day biodynamics intensive based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Amy Hamilton and Craig ...

Saturday 15 April 2017

Top Bar Hive selber bauen | Anleitung | Bienenhaltung für Selbstversorger und Anfänger | Honig 2/2

Top Bar Hive selber bauen | Anleitung | Bienenhaltung für Selbstversorger und Anfänger | Honig 2/2
Imkerei und Honig selber machen fängt mit einem Top Bar Hive an. Ich bin zwar kein Imker und mache Honig, jedoch liefere ich eine Anleitung wie Ihr euch ein ...

How to convert from frames to a top bar hive - part 1

How to convert from frames to a top bar hive - part 1
http://www.biobees.com - home of the Barefoot Beekeeper The hive shown is a Modified Dadant, built for Brother Adam at Buckfast Abbey. You can use the ...

Thursday 13 April 2017

Top Bar Hive selber bauen | Anleitung | Bienenhaltung für Selbstversorger und Anfänger | Honig 1/2

Top Bar Hive selber bauen | Anleitung | Bienenhaltung für Selbstversorger und Anfänger | Honig 1/2
Imkerei und Honig selber machen fängt mit einem Top Bar Hive an. Ich bin zwar kein Imker und mache Honig, jedoch liefere ich eine Anleitung wie Ihr euch ein ...

checking brood in a top bar hive

checking brood in a top bar hive
Phil Chandler demonstrates a quick brood check in a top bar hive, including comb manipulation and the use of a water spray instead of smoke. Free top bar hive ...

Monday 3 April 2017

How to Make a Simple Feeder for a Top Bar Hive

How to Make a Simple Feeder for a Top Bar Hive
A simple and versatile feeder for a top bar hive that anyone can make from scraps of wood. Free top bar hive plans here - http://biobees.com Warre hive plans ...

Sunday 2 April 2017

Introducing the Pagoda Bee Hive

Introducing the Pagoda Bee Hive
http://www.biobees.com This hive was designed to be exceptionally easy to build, using mostly 4"x1" rough timber. It can be used with half-Dadant frames or top ...

Early Season Supersedure in a Top Bar Hive: bees make themselves a new queen

Early Season Supersedure in a Top Bar Hive: bees make themselves a new queen
http://www.biobees.com When honeybees decide that their queen is not good enough, they make themselves a new one. This usually happens either early or ...

Early Season Supersedure in a Top Bar Hive: bees make themselves a new queen

Early Season Supersedure in a Top Bar Hive: bees make themselves a new queen
http://www.biobees.com When honeybees decide that their queen is not good enough, they make themselves a new one. This usually happens either early or ...