Beekeeping NEVER Ends Well When Using Deadly Old Frames

Beekeeping requires careful attention to the age of your frames. Old comb can be deadly!!
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[@Zarzoyed]

I love watching videos about other peoples hobbies. Got randomly recommended a few bee keeping videos by youtube out of nowhere. As honey enjoyer I found such videos quite enjoyable and informative to watch. Myself I do coding for a living, learning guitar as one of my hobbies, trying to do live streams and videos as another hobby.

[@dilongurung6722]

I love the way u give your presentation in public... With very useful references... ❤❤

[@mrluckduck1558]

Hey David, I’ve been helping an old bee keeper for years and took over his business this past year when he retired. I’m currently running around 400 colonies. I happened across your video and I can’t say how important it is to rotate old comb. Thank you for making this video and helping others learn.

[@gordonsrus]

I love your stories. My wife and I met in high school in Illinois in 1975. She was 13 and I was 16. We got married in 1979 and we are still happily married today with six children and eight grandchildren. I started beekeeping as a teen in the 70's but paused for many years. My wife talked me into getting going again a few years ago. Thanks for all you do.

[@beek]

That's almost our same story. We met in 1976 and got married in 1980.

[@gordonsrus]

We moved west when we married and now our whole family lives on the left coast with most of us around the West Puget Sound. 😃 Beekeeping in the PNW is tricky. We have a lot of forests which does not have a lot of forage for the bees but clearcuts and roadsides do.

[@Fluffylife_Jersey]

I m 34 y old beginner . Thank u for videos 🙏🏻😌 learning

[@dey4588]

I appreciate your life mentoring very much.

[@mikemcgilvray8558]

I'm 68 years old first time bee keeping ❤

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

When cleaning the boxs if you run over end bars with torch it makes cleaning faster

[@davidsweeney9871]

David i love your life lesson chats , so many young people could benefit from just listening to your coffee time whether they are beeks or not . i retired at 59 to be a carer along with my wife for an elderly family member on a rural property and after the first year found my self going stale and not doing well on a mental health level ,so when a friend asked me to save a neglected hive i jumped at the chance to restart my beek journey in a new state . short story is the bees found me and saved me from myself ! thank you for your work and im sure many people like me get more out of it than just bee related info . Happy new year to you and your family

[@CherylO-p6y]

“Three on the tree”!! 😂 I had a couple manual transmission vehicles as a teenager. I can drive a stick and proud of it 😊 Now I drive our JD 6403 with ease 👍

[@lloydrasmussen554]

The Ford F-100 Pickup I learned to drive with had 3 on the column.

[@thomaskoppenhaver2758]

Big fun, Three on the Tree and Four on the Floor!

[@janabaker4058]

I do paintings and pottery but I am enjoying getting ready for my first time bees this spring. Thank you for all that you are doing to help people.

[@beek]

Being an artist can be so meaningful but I also know it comes with its challenges too. Good for you!

[@davidlaing7684]

My sisters Birthday is also the 20th of January and will be 70. I’m a beekeeper and just turned 74 and love informing people about bees and they are amazed . This gives me meaning to spread awareness of bees. This spring I’ll be taking on a father and daughter to start beekeeping. My issue is hard of hearing.

[@anthonybadeaux9147]

David, I am a CNA/MA in a Skilled Nursing Facility I spend countless hours taking care of the Elderly ,disabled etc each day is a challenge sad days happy days each day is a challenge, when I get home I spend time with my wife and bee stuff not necessarily I that order lol going into my second year and this is and has been the most therapeutic experience for me, thank you so very much for all your shared knowledge

[@brianbennett4374]

Happy New year Beeks 🐝. Have a wonderful blessed 2025 All. Thanks for the video David and Sheri 🎉

[@jamisonbrooks]

I like working hard on farm projects and making my farm better and also backing people laugh at something I do.

[@nancyjg1424]

Hi David thank you so much. We have s few things in common. We are same age and my daughters birthday is the 20th also 😊🎉Your videos show lots of details and help me alot! I just wrapped my hives in insulation and covered the boxes with plastic shower curtains. I left the front entance open and reduced. i block the wind with some hive lids in front. Im feeding 1 to 1 sugar syrup in a quart mason jar tucked between side frames because I dont have pollen patties on hand. Im hoping my bees will be warm enough through the upcoming winter months. I What do you think?

[@timmycolbird3353]

My job is super Meaningful to me! In addition, this first year of beekeeping has been very meaningful to me. It has been a fulfilling experience and I throughly enjoy it. Your videos and expertise have also been very meaningful to me as well!

[@maryannlivingston3929]

Hi David! I've been preparing for the spring but there is only so much I can do right now. I love dogs and have 4 small ones of my own. Over the past few days sitting in my girl cave which is an unoccupied apartment in my home and I decided to volunteer with a dog rescue group. I will be fostering and training puppies to prepare them for adoption. My first foster comes to me on 1/2/25. At my age I should have grandkids but it's not in the cards so I will play with puppies instead!!!

[@beek]

Wonderful, your work puppies gives great meaning to you life. Good for you and thanks so much for watching.

[@joylivergood2187]

Hey David, I drove a little Ford Fiesta too! It was used, like all of my vehicles, but boy did that thing go through anything!

[@Beeloft]

Thank you and have a Happy New Year!

[@frankdean8204]

David, I freeze all my frames in a freezer for a few days before I “clean them up”. That kills all the wax moth eggs larvae etc and small hive beetle eggs etc.

[@LindaSullivan-sw3mv]

Happy New Year and many blessings to you and your family.

[@Jimflawless927]

Use a heat gun that softens it and it comes off so much easier

[@garyRt23Bees]

Sounds like you had the same experience with bee clubs as I did. Would love to hear more about that. # Ford Fiesta LOL

[@ggerkits882]

3 on the column was a tough car to learn for me. Borrowed friend's bros Ford falcon, only knew a 4-speed. Oh 16, days long gone.😅

[@aristeugallinati]

David, eu fervo em água estes quadros. Depois coloco toda cera dentro da lata, derretendo tudo. Não usamos estas placas de plástico, porque as Abelhas Africanas não aceitam aqui no Brasil. Após derreter tudo, passo em uma peneira bem fininha, para filtrar, tudo.

[@terry4943]

How thick is the insulation on your winter bee kind boards?

[@thomasrape4616]

The expence of bee keeping can be mitigated by building or repairing equipment yourself. I built a solar wax melter, a bee vac, several hive stands, etc. For boxes i got old boxes from a large bee keeper for free and repaired them. I got 49 boxes that way. I've also built some myself. I do buy unassembled frames and plastic foundation. I build my own bottom boards, inner cover, lids mostly from scrap lumber. Long story short is you can do a lot of this yourself and for me thats half the fun of it.

[@ChadwickWorrell]

Do you do one on one zoom/FaceTime to help someone with their bees in the field?

[@DebbieRiley-g1q]

Agree , caring for my bees is therapeutic for me . But my age and decree in physical ability I can't keep up . Afraid next spring I may have to give up my hobby . Can I consider helping or teaching others . 6 year beekeeper and have now got my Advanced Master's certificate but killed me that my bad is failing

[@beek]

Well Debbie, Sorry to hear about your challenges reducing your enjoyment of beekeeping. Hopefully, you can still be a great teacher and mentor. When I get where I can't work heavy boxes, I'm going to still make videos but have an assistant doing the heavy lifting. Maybe I should start interviewing people now 😀

[@bobyoung803]

I have two hives working them is a Blessing Thank THE LORD

[@shegocrazy]

Propolis is pretty valuable but a real PITA to harvest.

[@thomasrape4616]

There is a market for the propolis and the wax. I dont sell either one but there is a market. I need the wax for waxing foundations. Its not worth it to me to collect propolis, not worth the trouble. For wax a solar wax melter is the best thing I ever built. Set your melting tray to a slight angle so the wax runs off into a catch container but not too much so most of the solids are left behind on the tray. The wax i get from mine is ready to rewax foundation with no further processing. I built my melter on the larger side because of the piece of glass that i had on hand but i can melt a 5 gallon bucket of old comb in one shot. After sundown you can take out the container of wax then scrape and dump the solids. If you have more just reload it and forget it until the next evening

[@thadfoote8653]

Back in the day it was Honey Creek Mall.I was born and raised there surprised to hear u mention Terre Haute👍

[@beek]

Yes, now I remember, Honey Creek Mall. Sheri and I went there almost every weekend. That was a fun mall to hang out in.

[@thadfoote8653]

@beek Yes it was, but has changed and not for good.Even one best places to eat,MCL Cafeteria has gone but have one up north in Meadows shopping center.

[@Swarmstead]

Your manicurist is going to have a few words with you. 😆

[@Donnie-m4y]

Can you scrape the moth trails or should you scrape the entire frame?

[@ericneill8172]

I make/repair fishing poles

[@danbennett4499]

Three on the tree

[@sacramentobeekeeper]

That would take me en eternity to clean

[@jasoncole5242]

Does anyone take the wax off wax moth damaged frames and clean it to reuse it. I've avoided was months for six years but they hit me hard this year. I've frozen the frames to kill the larva, just not sure if it's worth processing the wax?

[@thadfoote8653]

David do u ever use half frames I seen someone do it on a video and your comments and do u have to buy combs or can bees make there own on boards? Thinking bout trying it out just to supply family.

[@beek]

I have in the past experimented with various frame configurations. It's very handy for me to keep all my frames the same.

[@goddessmother]

I want to make sure I have no regrets the day I die. I want to know the moment I die that I have done everything possible for one little old woman to heal the world. Tikkun olam. I keep bees as part as healing the world. I also keep bees to improve my agricultural harvests. I'm not so into eating honey but want my bees to stay healthy in order to heal the world.

[@stevenorris8789]

Have you tried to render that dark wax with any success?

[@beek]

Early on as a new beekeeper I tried it and it is definitely not worth it.

[@maryannlivingston3929]

David, we called that "three on the tree" not column! dodge rambler

[@beek]

Yes, I've heard that too.

[@aristeugallinati]

Parabéns pela bela aula. Pelas meditações. Parabéns. Feliz 2025. Abraços. Apoio Oficial do APIÁRIO GALLINATI. Direto do Brasil. Eu tenho 72 e faço tudo isto também e sozinho.

[@tonyc7168]

Weed and bees, very sticky😂