AZ Hive in Action

So how does an AZ Hive work? Here we explore more, delving into the brood chamber and supers in this horizontal hive which is commonly used in bee houses.

[@linr2870]

Great presentation. Thank you

[@joncotn]

Thanks for the upload, I've never seen these before. I've only ever used commercial and National hives

[@LolitasGarden]

Nice to see a custom hive that can use the "eared" frames or lugs, as you call them. Nice looking hive. I would only recommend getting it a bit higher so you don't have to crook yourself to fiddle those frames back into the spaces. Thank you for sharing.

[@mitjakocevar4984]

As a Slovenian i have to comment this one. This is not typical AZ hive and that is the reason that mister on the video is frustrated working with it. First of all the back doors is made wrong, because we have doors which are opening sideways and also you can remove them completly so you can work easily. Than the frames are completly wrong on the video. The real AZ frames are without "ears" and bold upper edge. And also the whole point of the AZ hives are that you can stack them UNDER the roof into the beehouse, so you can work with bees in any weather. This video i found very offensive to our beekeepers in general. Sincerly, slovenian beekeeper.

[@Westernwilson]

These should be a wonderful hive especially for beekeepers who don't want to deal with lifting heavy boxes. The management is a bit different as you work the honey box a bit more intensively, but that usually boosts your honey yield, so all to the good. You can get ones that have a second brood chamber as well. They are easy to work if you put them at waist height. We made a little roofed shelter for ours.

[@charbeekoenen6379]

The Slovenian frames have a concave edge to reduce propolizing. It is quite a bit easier to work the frames. Bees are not as bothered. You could modify the standard smith frames

[@seasonedtoker]

Hi, the grooves on the frames are mainly there so you don't squish the bees when you are reinserting the frame

[@shannonswyatt]

I think that it may be a bit easier if you shaved the shoulders off of the side bars. When you pull out the frames from the brood chamber the shoulders drag across the adjacent frames, shaving them off would prevent that.

[@emindeboer5280]

the loggs performing perfectly in sticking together! why not abbandon those and get you pins/nails for frame interspaceing

[@KellyCasanova]

Very informative, thank you!

[@tvideo1189]

Looks like a bee squashing nightmare.

[@JaiKisanHP]

Super video sir ji

[@davidgharrod8174]

Thank you for the demonstration/explanation. Do you have a sketch of the dimensions you used?

[@CC-jy4gr]

I dind't know boris johnson was bee keeping?

[@slavomirdzugan8282]

i am sorry fellow beek, but this is not even close to AZ hive, just a poor and not well thought replica, the frames should have a groove on the top and bottom bar so as they sit on metal rods only a tiny bit of propolis will be created that is easily broken so handling of the frame is smooth and wont disturb the bees . still thank you for all the good work you do for the SBA and the world of bees

[@baddestbees5924]

Kinda neat, Don't look like u can have em very strong or they'll run outta room.Look like roll bees easy , and I would think they would propolize frames to the bottom.Not trying to bash it, I think it's neat,but looks uncomfortable to work, although I think I will build one some day!

[@rafko5076]

While these kind of hives are used outside as they are made to be carried via straps on te back like a rucksack the only way it could be done in the olden days without trucks. Without an actual beehouse these hives don't truly shine. Now you might invest twice as much in a beehouse then you would your silly box hives the hives must last at least 40 years in it. But it makes the whole process of beekeeping a joy and easy And you will actually be producing honey 12% moisture max, not that honeywatter you call honey.

[@BarbikaPahor]

this is heavily modified and over complicated. get rid of cassette and just keep steel rods. also door should open sideways so you can easily inspect the give and no lean over it like that. and the whole point of hives is to have them stacked under the roof and protected.

[@babybeeapiaries8667]

Do they ever fill up that void in the back of the hive with comb?

[@MarcellaSmithVegan]

with my bad back, I could not bend over that long, plus it would be easy to roll the bees, and possibly your good queen, since there is nothing smooth about taking out the frames, nor re-inserting them back in place, wiggling it in side by side could have damaged any of the bees, how do they not propolis those frames out of your reach to easily fix? You also put the frames back out of order, putting an empty frame where the queen's frame was and put the frame with brood on the outside which is unnatural for the bees breaking the way the bees had organized. Looks like you easily squished bees with the taking out and putting back in, which irritates the bees and I noticed there are a lot of pissed bees as you are working this hive. This is a goofy appearing system at least how he is presenting it. I was considering this system, but geez, there are much better ways

[@Hirokiji]

There is no consideration about what happens to bees when removing and replacing the frames. How many bees are getting squashed and scraped during the sliding of the frames. 5:10 I can't bare to watch those bees getting pummelled around while you fumble with the bloody frame...

[@glennpowell3042]

Az

[@susanowen3145]

Are bears ever an issue with AZ hives?

[@Dino-yw1td]

As with any other hive, bear opens/destroys it easily. It has already destroyed hives of mine severeal times. I belive in Slovenia is the largest bear density in Europe. Beekeepers need electric fence around beeyard.

[@vodnarcek]

Nice presentation but ...this is not an AZ hive. Frames in AZ hive are different shape and size. Brood and honey frames are the same size. Look here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn7MpXqXmZWki5Y . Wish You good honney crop. Simon

[@glennpowell3042]

What a pitiful excuse for a bee hive.

[@Westernwilson]

Glenn, that comment says a lot more about you than the hive type!