Final Reveal of Four New Horizontal Bee Hives.

[@ZelmaBees]

Got my hive from Rickey this past weekend and couldn't be happier; the craftsmanship is exceptional.

[@horizontalbees]

Carman your special horizontal hive with the copper top was so fun to build. Your ideals shows how much you love your bees by knowing what you and your bees wanted. So nice to get to meet you and your husband!!!!

[@rossmillard9804]

Nice design and they look well constructed. If I may suggest, do a little more research into venting the top. Just insulate them. Don't vent. It will cause condensation in the winter. Tom Seeley talks about this in a few videos. Houses have insulation right against the ceiling for a reason.

[@horizontalbees]

Ross you and Tom Seeley are 100% right about the ventilation!! Honey bees in a tree don’t need vents because the tree keep them cool and warm. My hives are built like the roof of your house with vents, because the bees are keep in direct sun light.There are no vents in the ceiling of the hive allowing air to flow out the roof. The only hives that needs some help is the super horizontal hive and in my instructions call for the inner covers to bee seal . With a horizontal hive there is little condensation above the bees because the bees are right against the inner covers as they work them self across the hive during winter. In a layen the frames are larger and can cause some condensation but with a vertical hive the honey sets right above the the bees until they move to the top of the hive causing them to get wet sometimes. Only people that care about bee would give this kind advice and I thank so much for your help. God bless you my bee friend.

[@rossmillard9804]

@@horizontalbees Your understanding of roof physics is a little off. Roofs have vents to create a breeze in the summer and allow the hot air to escape. The hot air is there because there is an UNinsulated air space under a black asphalt roof. Under that air space is insulation. The fluffy stuff on the floor of your attic. Don't think of your hive roof as the roof of a house, think of it as a wall. Exterior siding, insulation, then interior sheathing. Right now your top is an attic with no insulation in it. If you get rid of the vents and add insulation, the bees will have an easier time regulating the temp in the hive. Summer and winter. (Less condensation in winter too) Bee hives are white to reflect the sun so they don't absorb the heat. If you increase the overhang on the roof, it will prevent the sun from hitting the hive when it is hottest and directly overhead in the summer. The silver roof flashing is great for reflecting the suns rays/heat. I know I'm being critical here. And to be clear to anyone reading this. These hives look really well built and a lot of thought has gone into them. Your bees would be lucky to live in one. Love what you are doing!! Keep experimenting and coming up with good ideas.

[@horizontalbees]

@@rossmillard9804 completely respect all that you said bee brother!!!!! Thanks.. and no one should put you down for your advice.😃😁

[@OlivierRodriguez]

*Wow... bees will be happy in the new home. Congrats, friend.*

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@SylantBill]

Great designs, shows you thought thru many problems that can arise.

[@bambarayon777]

Thanks for sharing my dearest friend and stay blessed 😍👌💫💫🤝🤝🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@horizontalbees]

Bambarayon thanks for watching and for all the kind words!!!

[@QuigleysBees]

You do beautiful work. I like those hinges that support the top after it's open. You're really on to something special here.

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much John for the kind words. I check out your channel this morning, that honey and toast was delicious looking.

[@mabalasikbikersbuddy7263]

nice sharing of bees hive my frend

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much😊

[@brthehimalayanbeeman]

Good morning dear bro ❤️ I love bees

[@KajunHomestead]

great looking hives

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much!! You have some beautiful bees 🐝.

[@DooleyBFR]

I shared this one on The Book of Faces! lol!!

[@horizontalbees]

Casey, I can’t thank you enough for your support. If you will send your address to my gmail account I will send a gift to you a gift [e-mail] thanks for your kindness and God bless you.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

We keep bees like those new hives.

[@horizontalbees]

Wow I would love to see them!!! Thanks for watching....

Hello my friend ! It 's nice ! Like you and your video

[@horizontalbees]

Thank you so much!!!

[@adriennesmith.artist]

I was expecting the video to be terrible since you had that bot at the beginning. It’s not bad at all. I think the hives are very interesting! I’ve been thinking about an all medium long hive. With being about to add supers. 🤔

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks Adrienne, For all your kind words!! I think a medium Horizontal hive would be very cool to own. I have a fiend that has a med Horizontal hive that hold 50 frames and it makes through winter with no problems. Would love to see a horizontal hive on your farm!!! God bless you!!

[@SecureAcresNaturalBees]

Outstanding! Love the horizontal designs you've created, you're back is really going to appreciate you for it! Getting the word out on how easy it is to use horizontal hives is a great thing to teach. Can't wait to see future videos of these awesome hives in action.

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much Wes, Your hives designs are very nice also. I can't wait for spring up here on the Mountains. I think your about 10 degrees warmer than us but I could be wrong on that.

[@thetipsybeekeeper4642]

Interesting hives... you should drop a link to your web page in the description.

[@horizontalbees]

I just added the link to the web page...Thanks so much for the help and for watching.

[@mihai.r-beekeeper5694]

Hi. The warehouse model is ingenious. Super.

[@horizontalbees]

Thank you so much friend!!

[@mirjanasvideocro551]

Hello my friend, like for the video

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks 🙏 😁

[@a007a5]

감사 ~~~^^^ Thanks and thanks on the nice videos and thanks with my hands a lot!!!!!!!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for your kind words!!

[@NaturalRawHoneyBees]

Great range of Horizontal / Long Hives! Some good thought gone into these!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

those are really nice. they can sure be nice sometimes.

[@horizontalbees]

I heard in one of your videos you had one. What happen to your horizontal hive?

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

@@horizontalbees I use it for my breeder queen. i do like how easy it is on my back, till you have to move it, lol

[@fiveacreshoneyfarm]

I’ve watched this twice and need to take notes next time. I have so many ideas from this for my queen castle. The one model with the center “tower” setup is so cool!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much for watching!! I can't wait until spring gets here and I can try them out. Really looking forward to seeing your queen castle!!

[@5halody]

Super. I wish I can have the same first hive built as shown in the vide, Looks really great

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for the great complement!! They all work a little different but there so much fun to play with.

[@rickeyharwood9322]

I have seen these hives personally and the quality and craftsmanship is exceptional. Love the video.

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much Rick man!!!!

[@wsteigelman1]

Love your horizontal hives!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for the nice comment!!!

[@nplatt91]

I enjoyed the video!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for watching!!

[@kitchenarbabvlog]

Nice my Friend 😊

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for the visit

[@bee-u-tifuladventures4771]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to share. I love the different versions of your horizontal hives. My only regret in my horizontal hives was the decision to put the divider board inside and keep two separate colonies in the same long box, each with their own entrance. I thought that it was a dandy idea at first, but I soon realized how fast the bees build comb and were filling up their half of the box. I will most likely pull one colony out of each hive and place them in their own separate longhive in the spring.

[@horizontalbees]

I started to try a double horizontal hive but was unsure how it would turn out. Thanks for sharing the information on your hives. I subscribed to your channel to see how your horizontal hives turn out in the spring. Thanks for being so nice glad I found your channel!!!

[@bee-u-tifuladventures4771]

@@horizontalbees , you're welcome. Thanks for subscribing. I will try and do more videos again in the spring when the weather warms up a bit. There is another youtube channel out there where a feller made his longhive to look like a barn. It has a spot inside to be used as a frame rest when doing inspections. I ran across that video and thought that it barn idea was neat too.

[@jphomebrew]

Very innovative!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much for the kind words!!

[@7Thunders777]

Glam 5 star bee hive

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@BrooklandsHoneyBees]

Awsome video man, finally getting time to catch up on yours :)

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for watching my friend!!

[@BugFarmerBees]

You are doing a fantastic job with your channel. Great hives too!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for the kind words and for the shout out when I first started my channel.

[@anakkepulauan4518]

Love ur idea, good

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much!!!

[@strugglingbeekeepermarkcot9642]

Great video buddy thanks for sharing those hives look great. Maybe some day I will have one of those. Hope you all have a great evening.

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks Mark for watching!! If you need some information on how to make one just let me know. I would love for everyone to try one. God bless you!!

[@taylorroark6250]

Good job dad!

[@joshuathehivekeeperchannel1896]

Hello Rickey, Josh here. A fellow beekeeper from the Land Down Under. Good Stuff there! Looks interesting. Merry Christmas to you and your entire family. Have a blessed and Big Honey flow ahead this 2021.

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks Josh for your visited!! I love your videos from the down under... Maybe one day I can fulfill my dream of seeing Australia!!!

[@joshuathehivekeeperchannel1896]

@@horizontalbees You are mostly welcome here!

[@boomersbees6609]

Wow what a cool design. Great video

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much!!!

[@agirlandhercows501]

this is super cool thanks for shareing

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much!!

[@ofwshottesttrendingnews4092]

I like this Content Very informative thanks again for sharing. I wish you luck ..

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks again for your visited to our You tube channel. Mera I can't wait until your next video!!!

[@TrickyTrev01]

Awesome design looks great 👍🐝🐝🍯🍯

[@beesandtractors]

Great video!! I love how you built the hive. I plan making a horizontal hive my next build. I have wondered abt building a box to go under medium frames too. You did a great job!!!

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much for your kind words. I can wait to see your new horizontal hive and you will love how it works....

[@beesandtractors]

@@horizontalbees beekeeping is awesome...there's the bees and then there's working in the woodshop. My 2 favorite things. Yes I think I will be pleased with them. Have a great Sunday!

[@evonnewhalen9794]

I love your designs 😍

[@horizontalbees]

Thank you! 😊

[@bossrasolvlog5670]

Nice idea sir,very good design...thnks

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much!!

[@davidlewis4179]

I got me the Ross Round adapter from Cerecel for my long hives this season.

[@horizontalbees]

Awesome!!! Horizontal hives are a lot of fun.

[@mague76]

Saw your hives on dirtroosters video of the conference. Great designs. They seem very well thought out and when your website is up I think I’m going to have to get one for my family garden just as a family only hive the kids can learn with.

[@horizontalbees]

That dirtrooster is awesome!! Thanks Charles for your kind words about my designs. Hey Charles if you decide to get one for your garden to share with kids just let me know in the comments and I will give you a discount. We are really backed up right now on our orders.. God bless you!!!

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

Hi Rickey - I love the hive designs you have made. I have been wanting to build one the past year or 2 but just don't have the room in my yard. Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much JP !! Maybe one day you can find some room!! Happy new year to you and your family!!!!

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

@@horizontalbees I have been looking for a few acres but land is just so expensive. Anyway have a Happy New Year. Your daughter is doing a great job helping you by the way and I hope you let her know.

[@horizontalbees]

@@jpthedelawarebeeman6239 She said thanks JP!! You have a bless night

[@beckieeldred5816]

I think that video was great

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks Beckie so much for watching my video and your kind words!!

[@carolyngildonjones64199]

Nice video you’re opening is fine 👍🏾

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks so much Darien!! I Forgot so much and had to edit everything. I forgot to pug you on this video also. The info you gave me was very importin and you WILL be on the next video. I had you in my notes but I stopped reading because we were so cold. So sorry my friend!!!

[@carolyngildonjones64199]

@@horizontalbees on no that’s alright you don’t have to do that

[@Seemabmuskan]

Outstanding

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks 🙏 😀

[@_J.F_]

Nice design and features on these hives that look very well built. I am not sure that the Super Horizontal Hive would be able to keep driving rain out as it must surely trickle down in between the three sections of roof, but maybe if you live in an area where it does not rain persistently like here in the UK, it might work very well.

[@horizontalbees]

That is a good observation on this super horizontal hive, and the fear I had when it was designed. That is why there is a small bead of wax between each section to help with the water to repel from this seam and the toggles to pull it tight. Now, so far in the last 3 months with our snow and rain there has been no leaks but like you said this isn't the UK. So keep watching this year and lets see if I need to make a design change. I don't mind saying I was wrong and finding a new solution to this problem. Thanks for watching!!

[@_J.F_]

@@horizontalbees I was thinking maybe use a rubber sealing strip like the ones some people have under the bottom of their exterior doors, or maybe even a piece of flashing either side of the centre lid, that would then have to be opened first and closed last to make it work. Either way new ideas are always great and taking it that step further and actually building them definitely earns you my respect. Wishing you the best of luck with your design and builds, and may I say that the custom hive in your latest video looks absolutely stunning.

[@horizontalbees]

@@_J.F_ J F your right it would be easy to add a rubber seal in that area or some flashing and thanks for your ideas on making a improvement to this hive. To build a beautiful copper hive was a honor for me. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!😁

[@KayiFarmJaHoneyBees]

Season Greetings and Blessings from Jamaica! Those look extremely well built! I would want to make a version of the first model probably a 20 framer, that I could add a super layer onto. I will experiment next year when I get a table saw.

[@horizontalbees]

A table saw is key to building a horizontal hive!!! I can't wait to see how your hive turns out... Thanks for watching!!!

[@HanginOutWithStan]

AWESOME ideas Rickey!!! I love the horizontal hive idea. Your different variations all are nice! You invented a better wheel - I mean hive my friend!!! I hope you have patents or at least pending patents!!! Whenever I can get restarted in the bee hobby again I might go this route. I really like these. Hurricane Harvey destroyed my house and I lost everything except what I evacuated with - which wasn't a lot. Right after that I lost my wife so I just bought a camper and put it on my land and live in it. But replacing the most needed things here has kept me broke financially and I still have more "needs" before I start buying "wants". A thousand dollars to me right now, is like a million or more lol.

[@horizontalbees]

Stan you get some bees and me and my wife will bring you one for free!!! God will bless you my brother!!!!

[@HanginOutWithStan]

@@horizontalbees WOW Rickey!!! That is very nice and very humbling. Let me have a few days to see what I can do. My ex, a young Ukrainian woman, broke me financially and I had prepared years for my retirement and had a very substantial nest egg. But her foolishness broke me. Then hurricane Harvey wiped me out lol. I'm too old and too crippled (from spinal cord damage thanks to a very drunk driver) to go back to work. During this scamdemic I've lost 2 of my 3 incomes, so I'm hurting financially. In March 2021 I have to get my truck inspected and for it to pass I will need 4 new tires first. So I'm saving what I can now, living very frugally, so I can get those tires. Give me a few days to see what I can do. Merry Christmas to y'all!!!

[@horizontalbees]

@@HanginOutWithStan Sure Stan... No hurry Spring would be a better time for the bees anyway. The summer will be good also..We will keep in touch. We may be able to get a local beekeeper to give you a few frames to get you started and it will cost you nothing. What state are you in???

[@HanginOutWithStan]

@@horizontalbees awesome Rickey. Thanks again. I'm in southeast Texas, near Galveston on the Gulf of Mexico. Not sure what part of NC you're in but I have driven from here to Raleigh NC several times, I was transferred there for a while. I could meet y'all half way when we get ready if you want. By then I show have good tires haha. Thanks again brother!!!

[@horizontalbees]

@@HanginOutWithStan The wife may want to visited some family there in Texas, but we may meet half way. Would March be a good month to bring the horizontal hive??

[@lmnoqrst4067]

Really well thought out and well made. Good job ! ... saw you on the Dirt Rooster channel :)

[@horizontalbees]

Watching the Dirt Rooster on you tube got me interested in honey bees and he is a great guy!! Thanks for the nice comment!!

[@lmnoqrst4067]

@@horizontalbees Me too. I was afraid of Bees until I found JP the Beeman, Yappy, Dirt Rooster & Jeff Horchoff (Mr. ED) ... I can't keep them where I live but I hope to change that soon ... Your designs are great!

[@shahmukhtar1387]

So beautifully could it show how to construt

[@horizontalbees]

Hey Shah, We have a video showing how to start building a horizontal hive.

[@ogierimbao8123]

Nice 👍👍

[@cornerstonehoneybees2525]

4:18 mark where you talk about the "step box". I'm confused as to why someone wouldn't just use deep frames for honey collection. Not only do you get more honey per frame - but when you're done, you have deep frames with built-out comb ready to be used in a new hive (or cycle out old comb in this hive). Seriously - I have used traditional Langstroth hives and the first 'honey super' I put on in the spring is always deep box. Yeah, it is ridiculously heavy ; but it's worth it! Also, the queen excluder divider - do you really need that? In topbars, the bees tend to keep all of the brood right in the middle, negating the need for a queen excluder.

[@horizontalbees]

Hey Chris you have made some great points and questions. The reason for the step is because some extractor will not spin deep frames. My friend wanted one of our horizontal hives (when I stumbled on to this issue)but knew that the deep frames wouldn’t fit in his extractor so this was the only fix to the problem. There are some beekeepers that only use medium frames so we have modified our hives to just fit this size.

[@horizontalbees]

The queen excluder is not needed for this hive to work. Your statement alone proves that this to be truth. It can be use a tool to help the beekeeper just like a vertical hive. With the flow hive system it keeps the queen out of that area. I use the excluder in a different way to harvest honey than most beekeepers. As you know the queen has full range of the hive and can lay brood on almost every frame. Some frames are mostly honey with little brood so a easy fix is to slide the excluder into that area and wait for the brood to hatch and then harvest the honey.

[@terrysaunders8948]

i would lv to try one in maine and i shared this on my fb

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks Terry for sharing this video!! Maine is a beautiful place, and I think a horizontal hive would do well up there.

[@terrysaunders8948]

@@horizontalbees thets nice i would lv to try one up here

[@horizontalbees]

@@terrysaunders8948 What style of hive are you running up there?

[@terrysaunders8948]

@@horizontalbees langstroth

[@brthehimalayanbeeman]

Nice information #brthehimalayanbeeman

[@Round-o5n]

Good

[@ClickinChicken]

i saw a mole climbing out of 3/8 " entry. MN ha time will tell... it's warm in there, or warmer. or it was a baby mouse, but i think mole.

[@bobcat3905]

So what is the most popular style of hive box to build?

[@SouthBayFamily]

Wow Hell yea man This is great man Wow weee

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks 🙏

[@thomasbacon]

It looks like a queen can fit through the space between the queen excluded divider board and the hive wall, how big is that space and can the divider accidently be pushed tight to one side increasing that space?

[@horizontalbees]

Thomas that is a very good observation that you made in my video!! Each one of my hives will bee little different in size due to the wood I use (I can't find a piece of straight wood). The divider board you seen is for another hive we are almost costume building ever hive in some way. If my uncle seen that I put this divider board in this hive he would kill me( 1/16 of a inch is not good enough for him). Thanks you for watching and for the comment!!

[@thomasbacon]

@@horizontalbees got it. If I might be so bold to suggest, if you're going to make the edges tight to keep the queen from getting through it may be best to put a bevel on edge of the board to limit the amount of propolis the bees can put there (otherwise it might end up being really difficult to remove.

[@horizontalbees]

@@thomasbacon That is a great change that I will have to make on my divider board!! Your very smart.. Thanks for your help bee friend.

[@robeccs]

It would have been a lot better if you had a colony of bees in your bee hive so people can observe how well the bees adjust to the improvements you made.🐝🐝🐝🍻✌🏽

[@horizontalbees]

Totally agree.. This hive has functioned really good over the years. The biggest problem is we choose a poor paint and the center needs to be replaced. Thanks for commenting!!!

[@HanginOutWithStan]

Rickey, on the super horizontal hive what was that thing you said could be added in the center elevated part? I am very hard of hearing and even with my ear buds in it sounded like you were saying a hogs hass lol. I'm sure that's not right but I listen 4 or 5 times and that's what it sounded like. Hey, will an 8 foot X 10 foot fence around the hive I'm getting give me plenty space to work my bees without being cramped?

[@horizontalbees]

LOL..It is my hillbilly talk..lol..hehehe The unit is call Hogg Halfcomb Kit. For short hoggs halfs. Very cool because the bees fill small little containers you can sell. No extractor needed!! YEA!! Your pin size sounds good! I'm down in my back right now and I have been trying to work on our trip there. We may ship your hive to you and fly in and help you set this hive up. This is looking to be the cheapest way of get your hive to you. Still working on the details. Stay safe my friend!!

[@ezeqielcastillo849]

What time of hinges are you using. Were can I get some

[@lukepeterke6066]

Love the @hodgetwins hoodie!

[@DevoGo]

I’m getting ready to order my very first hive, the easy frame. With this hive, I need to purchase the flow frames kit and auto frames kit?

[@horizontalbees]

Hey Deborah, if you don’t have auto frames or flow hive frames you will need these for this hive. You can order the hive from us and order the auto/ flow frames from a out side source. This is your choice to make. If you need any more information you can send me a email at [e-mail].

[@CBryanStrotherDCFICPA]

Your designs look great! you are too hard on yourself !

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks C Bryan!! I just want this video to be prefect and It was just a bad day!! Thanks for watching!!

[@TinnonFamilyFarm]

do you sell those hinges?

[@horizontalbees]

Which ones would you like? I can give you info were to find them my bee friend.

[@TinnonFamilyFarm]

@@horizontalbees the hinges on the rear of your horizontal hive top and I sure do appreciate that I might even get a hive from you, I build my own but I will get stuff from people from time to time to build relationships.

[@SouthBayFamily]

Link don’t work my friend

[@horizontalbees]

I will try to update the link.. thanks for letting us know.

[@IndianMasalaCookingbySana]

Nice video let's join each other

[@johnathannichols1109]

This not for everyone I have called and it excludes Veteran or dependents of veterans

[@macykoonts3890]

Multiple hives sitting on top of the horizontal hive defeats the purpose of using one. Raises the price out of reach to most bee keepers. Older people or women want the sitting down position behind the hive for a comfortable and back saving experience

[@horizontalbees]

Hey Macy, I completely understand your idea of a siting down and enjoy yourself while working on your bees. That is why my wife and daughter’s chooses these hive to inspect and make me do the few vertical hives we have. This hive doesn’t have to use a super in the middle and can be used as a storage area or even a place to top feed. This design also only takes about 2 1/2 pound of pressure to open the lids which makes it easier on the beekeeper. My favorite thing about horizontal hives is a person can build them to fit there needs. Thanks so much for your great comment and for watching.

[@LorobBees]

Oh these are super nice! Have me doing some thinking myself!! If your in the market for a oxalic acid vaporizer i have one that i have been working on that on my website. Id be willing to send you one to experiment with if you like, you can find my email on the bottom of Lorobbees.com -Rob

[@farmer998]

get a mic

[@horizontalbees]

Thanks for watching !!I’m praying my wife buys me one for Christmas..

[@mmogg4045]

this is so not to the point and mansplaining hives