Building A Horizontal Hive |

[@MountainRoots]

A horizontal is what I've wanted myself. Nice job, I bet it's gonna work great!

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thanks, were very happy with it! 😃

[@fadedrose100]

Loved the bee inspecting and going out the door!

[@HomesteadFresh]

The best! The timing couldn't have been more perfect 😅

[@MBHeritageFarms]

wow nice build Jeff, I think they will love it. Great job yall

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thanks, It took longer than we thought... Of course 😊

[@HomeNorth]

That was hilarious with the bee - hope he approved. The hive looks very well made. I like the look of the wood. Cheers folks, Dawn

[@HomesteadFresh]

Aww... Thanks! We had to keep the bee part in, it was so unexpected 🤣 Oh, and I forgot to comment on your whipped lemonade - Yummy!

[@tomcochrane56]

I enjoyed watching and learning from your build, great job.

[@HomesteadFresh]

That's great, we appreciate you stopping by and watching 😊

[@ayeargoesby]

This was a very nice all inclusive video! Great info for all bee keepers!

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thanks, we are just hoping to do better on the next build. It will be a bit different from this one.

[@karenwaitley9515]

Getting ready to build one, husband isn't grasping the screen bottom idea, told him it's important, the unwanted critters will fall thru. I'll definitely show him this video it will give him a good idea of what I'm asking him to help build. He gets way to technical on stuff, this should be a fun project. Thanks for a great video.

[@HomesteadFresh]

Glad you enjoyed it, and appreciate you following along 😊 The only change we are going to make is what we finish it with. I need to do more coats of wax or I'm going to end up painting it.

[@karenwaitley9515]

@HomesteadFresh wax would work hua? Plus you get to keep the beautiful wood patterns,

[@HomesteadFresh]

Well, we do a mix of beeswax and mineral oil, but I think adding linseed oil to the mix and doing multiple coats will help. Trying to stay as natural as possible, but we get a TON of rain and may have to resort to paint.

[@evonnewhalen9794]

Beautiful hive

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thank you so much,😃

[@rayeaglenz]

Looks great, well done, thank you👍😊

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thanks! We are very pleased with how it came out! Thanks again for stopping by 😊

[@benstone5650]

I like it a lot! As a beginner, I'm going to try both the traditional Langstroth and the long Langstroth and decide which I like better.

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thanks so much! We have both and like them both for different reasons. I think the horizontal hive works better for well established colonies where the traditional seems to work better for new hives coming out of a nuc - but that's just our experience. Really appreciate you stopping by and commenting 😊

[@evonnewhalen9794]

I love the gorilla glues and tape. They are good products

[@HomesteadFresh]

Yes... Love, love, love gorilla glue! Thanks so much for stopping by 😊

[@jeffreyliddicoat1364]

A good demonstration thank you

[@HomesteadFresh]

You're very welcome, glad you stopped by. Have a great weekend (and stay cool out there) 😊

[@jeffreyliddicoat1364]

@HomesteadFresh l am in Aotearoa / New Zealand we are just coming out of winter a minus 1 degree frost this morning and high of 13 ... lots of empathy for your part of the globe 🌎 ❤️

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thank you! And you are blessed... What a beautiful place New Zealand is. 😊 Enjoy your weekend!

[@mlfarm]

Love that the two of you work together. The look on your face when she asks "did you just wipe that on your pants" 😂😂

[@HomesteadFresh]

We do work well together- advantage of getting married to your best friend. And yes... She is particular with me ruining clothes - lol Thanks for watching 😊

[@sherryortiz227]

Cute Bumble bee checking the out

[@HomesteadFresh]

Right! We think he approved 🤣 Thanks for stopping by 😊

[@CastleHives]

Nice build. . I love my Horizontal.

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thanks!! It took longer than we would have liked, but we think it was totally worth it 😀 What do you think about the ventilation? Too much?

[@ironleatherwood1357]

Great job guys, I'm not sure about that roof mainly because I've never seen anyone do that before. Time will tell, that's definitely a build I want to do someday. 👍

[@HomesteadFresh]

We've seen the pitched roof a few times, but it's not as popular... Then again, horizontal hives aren't super popular just yet either. Hoping it works out, we really liked the way it came out. Thanks so much for watching ☺️

[@CastleHives]

@@HomesteadFresh The Bees will seal up anything if they think it is too much. In my Moms, they completely sealed the one opening.

[@ironleatherwood1357]

@@HomesteadFresh love the pitched roof I was wondering about the roof material choice. Keep us updated!

[@donaldblue7326]

I like watching you maken the box. But tell me how your going to get the dead bee's out of it when they die and fall on the screen bottom.??? Maybe I messed that if I did then sorry

[@HomesteadFresh]

Great question! We have considered making a change where we could make this removable, but in the interim, we haven't had a need. The bees have been taking care of carrying the dead out themselves. They're very tidy and do a great job cleaning up. Appreciate you following along 😊

[@williamgray1263]

I like the spalted lumber choice. I mill lumber with Alaskan, love putting tweaks to plans too. And love horizontal hives. What are the chances? Thanks for sharing cool ideas!

[@HomesteadFresh]

That's awesome! Great minds think alike 😀 Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@teacher_of_the_arcane5399]

I can get the 1/8 hardware clothe from my local hardware store, but the guy doesn't keep it in stock, so I have to buy a 100 foot roll !! :-) I'll be set for making a lot of hives !!!!!!!

[@HomesteadFresh]

Lol... Hey, if the price is right! I've yet to understand whar is so special about 1/8 that more people don't carry it. Thanks for stopping by 😊

[@jimbenton7841]

I enjoyed your build where did the plans come from

[@HomesteadFresh]

The inspiration from Dr. Leo... (horizontalhive.com) The final design just came from Jeff's brain 😜 Appreciate you watching 😊

[@feral664]

I wipe everything on my pants too

[@HomesteadFresh]

Lol... Right! How else are you going to be able to tell if they are dirty 😅 Thanks for stopping by, much appreciated 😀

[@feral664]

I just buy a new pair from Costco every 6 months.

[@feral664]

Hows that hive doing btw? I'm thinking about doing the mesh bottom too- everything working out? Any tweaks you'd make?

[@HomesteadFresh]

We actually lost our hive (they swarmed). We should have done a split and kept putting it off. We do still have a standard vertical box hive that we think has settled in for the winter pretty good. We'll get this one back up and going next season. The mesh bottom worked much better than we expected - we did slide some foam board insulation in under last winter (before they got tired of us and left - lol. As far as tweaks.. we are going to give this one a quick sanding and then seal it again using a linseed oil mix. The beeswax and mineral oil mix we used did great - until the hottest part of the summer and the wax just melted away. Other than that, it's pretty good. Thanks for asking ☺️

[@feral664]

Thanks for the response. I’m starting bees in spring for the first time. Headed out to work on my box after my one week old daughter calms down

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Murdoch, tractor supply, bumgarhs have different gauge hardware cloth

[@HomesteadFresh]

Thanks! We'll check them out - appreciate the info 😊