Flow Hive Hot Weather Supering, How I Do It Without Queen Excluders, Better Comb Update and more.

In this video, I continue with my flow-hive extraction process that was previously thwarted due to a large honey bee beard that prevented me from tilting.
This video starts on July 9th and ends on July 19th so you can see how quickly the bees re-fill the flow hive frames.
I also walk you through my process for not using queen excluders by making sure there is a honey-bridge between the brood box and Flow-Super.
How hot do honey bees get when they are fanning a hot hive?
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[@eddvcr598]

I never get tired of watching your Flow Hive honey extractions. The thermal images were super interesting. It’s amazing how those small bees can thermal regulate their hives with their tiny wings, all working together. I never thought about how the ventilating bees get so hot!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you very much!

[@KpopMom1980]

Can't wait to have my own bees someday :) but until then learning all I can :) thinking flow hive is the way for me to go :)

[@robertmathurin739]

I finally got my first hive yesterday from a tree cut out,,with the help of two firemen,,,You will one day have your own,,I did the same as you before I got mine,,🇱🇨👊🏿🖤👍🏿🔥🔥🔥💯💝

[@jasonrasheed7670]

Join your local beekeeper's association & dive right in. Lots of lovely people available to help and its so enjoyable. We have a flowhive and setting up another one soon. We love our bees 🐝 🐝

[@HPWPAO]

@@jasonrasheed7670 What is the best way to buy honey? I would like to support the artisan keepers but IDK what is the best (and most ethical) way to do it.

[@jasonrasheed7670]

@@HPWPAO your local weekend markets will usually have a stall that sells either locally produced natural raw honey, or bees wax or both. Also, facebook groups in your local area will have locally available honey for sale at reasonable prices 🍯. We used to stop at honey sellers along the way to our coastal holiday destination. That way we always knew the bees foraged in that area and the sellers produced it themselves. Now we care for our own beautiful 🐝 🐝🐝 who produce beautiful 🍯. We only take what we need and enjoy the cycle of beekeeping. These vids by Frederick Dunn are an amazing resource for backyard beekeepers such as myself.

[@HPWPAO]

@@jasonrasheed7670 Thanks!

[@RipperYou]

I don't know why but your videos have a very calming and destressing effect on me. Love your videos!

[@FrederickDunn]

Wow, thank you!

[@tiramisu9603]

Great video! I used to have apiphobia (fear of bees) for many years due to several negative experiences in the past. But your videos helped me overcome my fear! :) Thank you!

[@FrederickDunn]

I am so glad to have been a part of your warming up to honey bees :)

[@napnic]

Such great videos Mr D. Yes I enjoy them immensely thank you very much. So refreshing to see an expert enjoying the flow systems and the traditional systems in equal measure. Thanks again.

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you like them!

[@stgermain1074]

What I've been waiting for. Glad your extraction went well.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks StGermain! :)

[@codmeterman]

Thanks for the update Fred.

[@beeware_honey]

Using a jack to tilt the hive. Genius!

[@sting1111]

Good to be back. I thought of you when I rescued a honey bee from my pool. She flew away just fine.

[@georgegarcia5052]

Thank you for sharing this link about elevating the hive using a jack. I did use your coupon link to buy 2 Flow boxes (total a win win situation) ... I just needed the jack information that you so kindly shared.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you! and glad it helped! Those jacks are so inexpensive!

[@shereencrowley2966]

Sweetest helper EVER!

[@georgegarcia5052]

Ps ... the video of the hive temperature was amazing!

[@RonaldWeiland]

Great closeups of the bees

[@donbearden1953]

Nice video Fred! Take it easy and keep it cool.Thats a good looking grandson you have!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks Don, I have three grandsons and two of them are into bees! Makes my day :)

[@walterhiegel3020]

Not sure what it is but I just love these videos when you demonstrate Flow Hive extraction! This is my first year with bee started with 3 packages and only 1 was successful in collecting a flow super full. I have requeened 1 hive 2x and the other is having some kind of issue with the queen (probably gonna re queen that hive as well).

[@BugFarmerBees]

Your videos always inspire me. :-)

[@FrederickDunn]

Wow, thank you!

[@robertmathurin739]

Thanks for the video Mr.Dunn,,have A Safe and Productive week,,🇱🇨👊🏿🖤👍🏿🔥🔥🔥💯

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks, you too!

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Love the grandson inclusion Fred! Thanks for the always excellent information! I have missed so many videos. This winter I'll have to catch up. ;) Nice on the thermals!

[@FrederickDunn]

Always great to see your comments! There is a lot do to aside from watching KZbin vids :) Yes, having the ability to see surface temps is a vaulable tool in beekeeping.

[@RichBlueWaterHunter]

Thank you Fred so cool

[@FrederickDunn]

You're welcome and thanks for watching :)

[@taylor65712]

Random comment to help feed to KZbin machine💯 Keep Up The Good Work Sir.

[@FrederickDunn]

I appreciate that

[@OG-Everthing]

Thank you from Algeria Fred !

[@FrederickDunn]

Always welcome!

[@daviddowen3887]

Great video as always Fred!

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@daviddowen3887]

Frederick Dunn I always get lots of questions about flow hives. I’ve never had one so can’t really say much about them. I always wondered if you had to worry about bees getting in you jars when extracting from a flow super. Thanks for answering that question for me!

[@pnwRC.]

Great video!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks!

[@noneofurbizniz933]

Love your videos Fred. Looked for that Flir Camera and boy they are expensive 😂

[@swelch140]

That's awesome your not wrong it's pretty toasty up here I'm just south of Pittsburgh

[@timsInSSI]

I still don't have any bees, but I still enjoy your videos.

[@FrederickDunn]

I appreciate that

[@weasleoop]

Dang Fred you colonies are rock stars.

[@FrederickDunn]

Finally!!!! my bees are as good as yours!!!!! My work here is done (';') ( ';').... !

[@weasleoop]

@@FrederickDunn How about you get on my level Fred and capture a queen hatching on video and get back to me. Lol jk

[@toby.maximillian]

I couldn’t even speak at 4 years old he seams quite clever and tall from what I can tell from his age

[@FrederickDunn]

He's a braniac for sure! Reminds me daily that he is my bee helper and that I should not forget that! If he remains interested in bees, he will probably be headed into life sciences as he gets older. He wears that full bee-suit so he can walk through the apiary and look at all of the hives from any vantage point. :)

[@aclamkhidda]

Frederick Dunn What a blessing to have a grandchild that shares your interest. 💕

[@jasonrasheed7670]

He seems very settled & switched on.

[@weasleoop]

I harvested my flow frames a few days ago.

[@Professor_Bugs]

Nice logo you have! Looks really good :-)

[@FrederickDunn]

I'm glad you like it

[@thegr8stm8]

Seems like my wife is now OK with me keeping bees. whoohoo! 😊🤗🍺🍺. Gr8 summary video Fred. Waiting on LL up-date. Let us all know when you get into Paul Stamets program. How would you tell if your bees are living longer? Surge in colony population???

[@FrederickDunn]

Will do, and as for bees living longer, unless marked and tracked, that would be a challenge. Population alone wouldn't be strong enough evidence. So, newly hatching workers would have to be marked with a distinctive color and then see how long those colors continue in the hive before completely disappearing.

[@weasleoop]

I use two flow rods and do it not all at once also.

[@peterzweck1763]

I know it's probably a pain but thanks for the Celsius conversions! :-)

[@FrederickDunn]

Doing what I can to improve on that :) you're welcome Peter!

[@peterzweck1763]

@@FrederickDunn Here in Oz we changed to metric when I was a kid in 1975. But feet and inches are often a convenient measure so I still use those. Temp is more difficult to convert and then you have your own US gallons which are different from the Imperial gallons we used to use. When you get used to metric it is sooo much easier to use. Here's a farmer's example...how much water (in gallons) falls on a square yard when you get an inch of rain? Bonus question...how much would that water weigh in pounds? (Feel free to use a calculator). In metric an inch is about 25 millimeters and a yard is a few inches smaller than a meter. So how much water falls on a square meter after 25mm of rain? 25 liters. How much does it weigh? 25 kilograms. :-)

[@jasonrasheed7670]

@@peterzweck1763 that's clever Peter. Where in Oz are you located?

[@peterzweck1763]

@@jasonrasheed7670 Southern NSW.

[@jasonrasheed7670]

@@peterzweck1763 hope you weren't too badly affected in Jan.

[@larrycollar1322]

Fred, I put flow frames on two of my hives recently for the first time. To my dismay, I observed three bees completely inside three of the cells not moving. Not moving for a long time. All the other bees around them were busy working. My initial conclusion was that these bees had died while working. The next day I came back to find each of these ‘dead bees’ were gone. Instead of bees working themselves to death preparing these cells, is it possible worker bees take a nap periodically inside the cells they have been working?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Larry, you have just witnessed members of the Wax--Workers Union taking breaks at length while appearing to be working from the cell entrance. It's most often the case that they are napping. It's extremely rare, unless it's winter, for workers that are near death to insert themselves in cells. In winter, starving bees will be found clustered in cells trying to stay warm and licking every little bit of honey.

[@rab2020]

Excellent video. Thank you so much for all you do for us new beekeepers. I used the spritz you recommended with success. My only issue was when I wanted to move bees away. The girls got a bit antsy and I made it rain and they calmed right down. Do you have only FlowHives?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Randy! It's about 50/50.... flow vs Langstroth. I keep both for different reasons. Eventually I'll probably have mostly Flow-Hives, their support system and venting is superior.

[@TerryRomanko]

Great video again!! While queens tend to not cross the "honey barrier" going up, what about laterally through a brood box? If there are several frames with brood toward one side, but one side has a frame (or two) chock full of honey, will the queen go past that hone to lay in other frames there? Or, should we move those honey frames out toward the side and insert the "empty" frames interior, next/closer to the brood frames?

[@FrederickDunn]

That's a great question! The brood frames are where the queen continues to lay in a radius of cells... IF she runs out of available cells, she wanders around other frames in the same box. If she meets a solid frame of honey before finding open cells, she tends to go up and search lower cells in the frames directly above the current brood frames. This is why it's so important to leave her with enough room for brood and the workers plenty of room for resource storage above. As a colony can become honeybound during a strong nectar flow, the queen may wander to any cell on any frame and in any box. The nurse bees tend to follow her around and will often ingest eggs that area placed in cells too far from the brood frames. It's somewhat predictable, but beekeepers should be aware that she "could" lay eggs in the flow-super as her options diminish. We have to keep up with the flow-supers so the bees have a place for nectar storage. In the five years I've had the flow-supers without queen excluders, I've had one queen lay in the mechanized frames and that's because I also left them on through winter to see if she actually would do that.

[@dianeburgess3899]

Fred I live in Portugal at the moment our temperatures are ranging from 37c to 40 c plus all my wax foundations have melted and slumped down so now thinking of buying The black plastic foundations.do I have to spray them first with wax if I do can you please explain how much wax would I need to use ? Would I get them dipped in wax or sprayed ? This my first year of bee keeping so would appreciate your advice

[@calp4124]

Hi Fred, great video. I was wondering whether you use Vivaldi boards in the winter for your hives. I live in the UK and thinking of making one for somewhere to put food and using it in combination with burlap to wick up moisture. Especially as there is quite a lot of rain over here and lots of moisture in my hive and over the flow frames. Cheers

[@FrederickDunn]

Actually I don't, as Vivaldi boards vent through the top, even though absorbant materials are placed inside them as insulation. I've found, where I reside, that the bees keep their top interior area warm and dry through winter unless there is venting that introduces cold air and of course an exit for their hard earned warmth. Insulation, without venting would be extremely valuable in winter... they can vent off excess moisture through the enrance and bottom just fine, as they do in the wild. Through the years, we've learned from feral colonies of honey bees, that they avoid top entrances and spaces with top vents or air leaks that they cannot repair. I'll mention this on Friday.

[@SMB-yx1wi]

Will the bees stop filling frame #6 & #7 when they notice that #2, #3, #4, & #5 are empty in the middle? Or is a subset of the colony specifically delegated to fill each frame?

[@FrederickDunn]

That is a great question. Yes, they tend to stop filling the outter frames/cells, after those center frames have been drained. Once the center frames are filling again, they also resume the oustide frames. They also sometimes redistribute the honey/nectar from one cell to another as they consolidate the honey.

[@HeatherHill2020]

How is your horizontal hive doing? And particularly through the heat? Thank you for sharing all your experience and gained wisdom! It is amazing to see the bees at work!

[@FrederickDunn]

That update will be coming along soon :) thanks Heather!

[@HeatherHill2020]

@@FrederickDunn Looking forward to it!

[@azridanalam4951]

Waw..👍👍

[@Henry.Bendik]

Such a great video, thanks for all the info Fred. I'm considering adding flow super next year as your set up makes sense to me. My new colonies are doing well and I added honey supers on the brood boxes on June 24th. They filled up with capped honey in 4 weeks so I added a second super, which is doing well too. But now I'd like to harvest some honey. Can I pull the first super off and drop the 2nd supers down on the brood box? What is my best course of action, and how do "you" clear the supers of bees to pull boxes? as I know there are many methods.

[@FrederickDunn]

Friday... I shall share my method :)

[@Henry.Bendik]

Frederick, you sly fox you!

[@downunderfulla6001]

👌👍

[@shayaj]

Beautiful video there. I have a question, and maybe a suggestion for a future experiment since you enjoy the science of bee behavior so much. I've heard you mention many times how the bees are very good at regulating the temps in their hive by fanning and moving the air around. And they manage to keep the temp somewhere between 94-97 if I recall correctly. If this is the case, then why are the better combs buckling without wire support? How hot does a better comb frame need to get before it buckles? Have you used any internal thermometers to measure the high and low temps within the hive in varying locations on the hottest of days?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Shay, the 94-97 degree F parameter is assigned to the brood frame specifically, it may be hotter up in the honey super(s)... Better Comb is much like brand new bees wax and is delicate and because it's inserted in a frame, until the bees finish waxing it to the frame, it's prone to sagging or bowing particularly in the deep frames. Going forward, I'm going to recommend the wire reinforcement on all deep bettercomb installs. With full hives of bees, they do regulate the temps very well and I've not encountered bettercomb failures. BUT, if an expansion box is placed and the bees are insuficient in numbers, temps can get away from them in particular climated where high temps are sustained for many days to weeks. Even natural bees wax can fail under those conditions. The makes of bettercomb state that it has a higher melting temp than bees wax, that may be the case, but bending and deforming are technically not considered "melting" and it still can cause alignment problems in the hive. I don't currently have plans to install thermal sensors inside hives, though that could be useful information in my opinion, particularly in winter here.

[@omarualpacafarm]

A couple of questions. I notice the wood on the flow super is wood coloured. Did you leave this one natural like you did with the cedar flow 2 out of the box video or did you put a clear finish on it? Also how is the cedar natural finish doing? I notice you put a strap on the roof and didn’t use the screw on the side of the roof to tighten to the flow frame. Have you had problems with the roof blowing off? My husband thinks that will be a problem with ours. Loved the thermal imaging. So interesting. Thanks for yet another great video.

[@FrederickDunn]

The featured flowhive in this video has a clear finish on it.. Helmsman's Marine Spar Varnish. I like the look of th wood. As for the cedar unfinished hives, they are doing well, though I do finish the roof system. As for strapping the hives, That's because the roof screws don't keep the entire hive from blowing over, and I strap the hives together as a second layer of protection against animals that can topple a hive. The roof blowing off isn't an issue, it's about overall stability. Thanks for watching!

[@jasonrasheed7670]

Try a nylon emlock, instead of steel. They work a treat and don't damage the soft cedar wood.

[@mikemajor7226]

Hi Fred, thanks for the great video! In the video it did not seem that the medium frames were that full of honey. Will they continue filling these frames before producing in the super? Thanks!

[@FrederickDunn]

Good eye Mike! In the medium super that will be used as the "honey-bridge" it's not important for it to be full of honey, but at least started... with nectar in most of the cells as that defines those cells for honey storage even when partially filled. If I waited for the frames to be full and capped, they would already be putting nectar down in the lower frames and on their way to being honey-bound. So, it's my practice to see that there is no brood work going on in the medium super just beneath the flow-super. If there is, then another medium super is installed before the flow-super. Great question! Thanks :)

[@mikemajor7226]

Thanks Fred!

[@goodlittledo-bee4888]

Fred - you inspected a hive an found no brood in the top deep. What if I've got brood in the top deep? Can I move that to the bottom and pull up frames of honey to create a full deep to discourage the queen from moving up to the honey super? I'm running two deeps for brood and resources, with the goal of medium honey supers above that. My package of sakatraz bees have filled the 2 deeps, but put a few frames of scattered brood in the top deep? Also, what's your opinion about moving honey frames to the outside of both of the deeps for winter storage for the bees to concentrate the brood in the middle?

[@FrederickDunn]

IF the medium super has some brood in it, I add another medium for them to work honey stores in, if that's honey-only, then good to go with the flow-super. If you want to continue with the flow-super and have some brood in that upper box, then a queen excluder should be used.

[@paulcolton7468]

I want that jar of honey! Who wouldn’t? Woohoo honey is the best

[@royhendershot]

Fred. I did not see the measurements for your hive sun visor.

[@omarualpacafarm]

He has a whole video on the visor here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2WXh5mqadmIqck 😊

[@bradgoliphant]

Frederick, could it be that honey is still around 94 degrees even on cooler days like 60 degrees? On cooler days is it as easy to extract?

[@FrederickDunn]

That's "possible" with a highly populated colony, but this time of year I'd think that was rare. If you're in the 60's and sunny, you may be able to pull some off.

[@dandonahue3580]

youtube has a couple vids with people cleaning the flow hive by disasembling the frame. start by removing the wire, sliding it off.

[@FrederickDunn]

Yes, there are a few who have taken them completely apart. One Australian woman in particular has a great demonstration.

[@lonfeebo]

Great video! I'm new beekeeper near Boston and just checked my hive. They're flying in and out of the hive so fast! Also, they are bearding on the bottom of the landing board. It's hot and humid. What should I do???

[@FrederickDunn]

Bearding on the outside of the hive is perfectly normal this time of year.

[@heathboeddeker5401]

Mr. Dunn can you Please tell us where to get the copper mesh ?? Great video also Sir

[@FrederickDunn]

amzn.to/30mepMc

[@heathboeddeker5401]

@@FrederickDunn thank you Sir

[@mbgal7758]

21:13 are they grooming each other? I’m also curious how you know for sure the queen hasn’t laid in the flow super? Do you check the frames before extraction or is that even possible? You show the flow hives so much it looks so convenient, I’m tempted to get one at some point.

[@FrederickDunn]

I don't inspect the frames prior to flow-extraction, but I don't put them on until the box below is full of honey.

[@jrys23]

Have you been able to clean these out when they get dirty? The bees don’t clean them at the end of the season.

[@FrederickDunn]

The best method I've found for cleaning them so far is to power wash them with hot water, it melts out the propolis and wax so the bees can begin again. You need water temps at or above 149 degrees F. Do not let the water temp rise above 160 deg. F. It's the best way I know of. If you don't have a temp controlled power washer, then you can make a hot-bath for the frames and just dip them.

[@AKDanMusicMan]

Curious why you do a Flow frame on top and traditional honey frames in the box below as opposed to only using Flow frames?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Dan, in colder climates, we need more honey for the bees and the flow-supers are pulled off for winter. So we have the single deep box, then a medium super full of honey, and then the flow-super during strong nectar flows. This practice also allows me to keep the system without queen excluders as the queen doesn't generally cross over the honey-bridge.

[@AKDanMusicMan]

@@FrederickDunn ah. So you you harvest the honey from the lower box or is it just left for the bees?

[@weasleoop]

Fred can we get a link to those long forceps to get bees out of honey? Thanks.

[@FrederickDunn]

amzn.to/2WFUXJ9 here you go Carlos! I use them often :)

[@hawkeyegemma]

HI, new subscriber. Do you get the box with the super only. Looked online with flowhive but doesn't state.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks for subscribing, yes, they off the the Flow-Super or full Flow-Hives. Here they are on their website: www.honeyflow.com/collections/flow-supers-and-brood-boxes

[@michaelhall7921]

Frederick Just love seeing you have a joke with your Grandson..... Incidentally must look what 36 c above the cluster today is at F. He will I predict be an expert just like his Grandad?

[@kellyman98]

This might be a dumb question as I have no idea about bees at all but love the videos but would it not cause a problem having so many different hives near eachother??

[@FrederickDunn]

The farther they are apart they are, the better they tend to do... one of the biggest issues is if the hives are close to one another and appear similar. Using distinctive colors or physical design changes can help individual foragers find their way home to the correct hive. Solid rows of hives that are configured the same and have the same color are prone to bee-drift and spread of disease or parasites when bees land and enter the incorrect hive.

[@kellyman98]

@@FrederickDunn ahhh super thank you man 😁😁

[@shea8830]

What do you do to bring down a population that could be looking to become honeybound?

[@FrederickDunn]

I'd rather expand the hive than intentionally reduce the population.

[@theharrodfamily4910]

where are you at? Im trying to see if I can do it where I am.

[@FrederickDunn]

Northeastern U.S. Agricultural zone 4

[@xshanghu]

What months do you take honey ?

[@FrederickDunn]

Normally, I only take honey off in September... this is unusual

[@Matt-dc8lp]

Awesome! Interesting thought that the same people who go foundationless would want a flow hive. It seems a bit odd.

[@FrederickDunn]

The brood boxes on most flowhives are just foundationless... it's what comes with the kit :)

[@Matt-dc8lp]

@@FrederickDunn yeah, I just find it odd and a bit humourous. The same folk who want it "natural" and no plastic in their hive use a super that is made of plastic. (Note: I am not anti flow hive or even anti foundationless, even though I personally don't do either. I'm also not saying that everyone who uses a flow hive or foundationless are this way...its just an interesting set of beekeepers. I just find the contradiction funny. )

[@montylenhart]

How do the bees know to put thier brood in the bottom and not in the flow part?

[@FrederickDunn]

You have to put a queen excluder in to prevent the queen from going into the flow super.

[@montylenhart]

@@FrederickDunn thank you I’m new to beekeeping and I would love to learn everything I can before I start my own

[@noahzegart5190]

If I got my bees before september would I bee okay without feeding. I live in ca Bay Area no snow in winter. I want to leave half a medium super for them in winter. I have a flow hybrid ready for bees. I’m also thinking of joining a beekeeping club that will supply me with a swarm if caught. But I’m not shure if there are lots of swarms nearby. Pls share your thoughts and continue makeing these amazing videos Ps : would love a live video later this week👍

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks Noah! Your local beekeepers will of course be your best source regarding environmental dearth periods when feeding will become critical to a newly developing colony. I'll try to do a live chat one of these days IF I can get the internet speeds that are so elusive here.

[@noahzegart5190]

ok thanks. Do you think there would be a descent amount of swarms

[@weasleoop]

@@FrederickDunn Fred what carrier do you have now? I have cocard in my area and it seems faster tham satellite for rural areas.

[@waynechattillon550]

all thow the post in flow hive forum is old but its stated that a flowframe to last 5 to 7 years with normal use and about 2 years if stored exposed to light

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks Wayne, other than Cedar or Stu, I'm not sure anyone has had them in service for 7 years. But I think those are reasonable limits of service.

[@waynechattillon550]

@@FrederickDunn your welcome im my self am a beginner bee keeper and watch your vids i find tham vary intersting as well as Kamon Reynolds keep up the grate work and bee happy

[@MajSolo]

Japanese bees kill hornets by heating them up creating a ball cause they can take more heat then the hornet can. I just wondered ... this heat tolerance was this achieved early down in the genetic tree of bees? are european bees same as japanese in this regard? ( it was you running around with a FLIR that made me wonder )

[@FrederickDunn]

That only works when they can do that heat-ball on the hornet scouts. If the scouts get away and come back with other nest members, the bees are not successful in their defense. Other bee species do not have that capability when it comes to large hornets.

[@daisyshoney6021]

Flow hive not for me. Love you video. They help me make my beekeeping decisions

[@FrederickDunn]

Definitely not for everyone! Glad to have contributed to your knowledge of honey bees :)

[@BESHYSBEES]

You have to get a clone of the fast growing paulownia tree the one from seed aren’t as fast growing, the wood is very durable super light very bouyant, a great money maker for anyone with land, good sun and plenty of water, it’s used in engineered timber processing for plywood planks beams surfboards furniture the list is endless, they’re invasive if the roots are cut little saplings pop up averywhere but make a magnificent specimen tree for gardens very beautiful deciduous tree the bees love the flowers too 👍

[@FrederickDunn]

I have looked up the farms that produce them, impressive "slow-crop" that has many benefits as you describe. I could nto agree more!

[@BESHYSBEES]

Frederick Dunn yes I’ve researched them pretty extensive I’ve a few pages catalogued on growing them maybe a future venture for me, they cut off the firs years growth at the stump the second year is when they explode in growth 1m wide leaves, usually harvested between 5 and 7 yrs and te stump will keep producing new logs

[@BESHYSBEES]

Watched the advertisements for ya Fred hope it helps

[@FrederickDunn]

I hope they weren't from pesticide companies! Thanks :)

[@BESHYSBEES]

Frederick Dunn 😂 no just the regular

[@tashdog1]

You have had a female go into flow supers and lay eggs in there on a previous video last year i saw.

[@FrederickDunn]

That is correct, it can happen if you elect not to use queen excluders...

[@tashdog1]

@@FrederickDunn yes it does happen with no excluder, one flowhive I didn't use one, and one I did, so I could see baby's and get honey.

[@hayypapi4281]

Where to get the jars

[@timan2039]

Soaking the discolored Flow Frames in a HydrogenPeroxide solution may be the answer.

[@radiorebel8223]

Hey Fredrick there are a lot of topics I’m concerned about in this video of why vegans don’t eat honey. I was wondering if you could address them. They don’t cite their sources, so I have my doubts about their credibility, and knowing you’ve known about this topic way for a long time I figured it might give you a bit of content for your videos, answer some concerns, and still bee on topic. Here’s the video link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ2wf6qVi7RkrtE

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Mood Swing! You're trying to get me into trouble with vegans! (';')... I've been confronted by vegan reps before and I've found that 99% of the time, they don't have questions for me, just accusations and an intellectual wall that prevents any informed discussion. BUT, I'll say that I have zero interest in winning over any dedicated vegan enthusiast. I watched that video, and par for trhe course, they weave many truths in with misinformation. They show feral honey bees in a tree and claim "honey bees displace wild bees" odd, but expected. They also, as anyone with an agenda does, show the worst examples of beekeepign and beekeepers to shock viewers and win their minds through emotion. They lump all beekeepers together as profit first, bee killers, inseminators, and abusers of the slaves known as honey bees. Notice that they don't interview any beekeepers, there is a lack of balance. I actually agree with some of what is presented as just plain bad-business. But then there are the glaring misrepresentations that all beekeepers rob their honey bees to resource poverty and then dump in sugar syrup, or kill them off completely each and every year so they don't have to feed them through winter? It's like the flow-hive haters - and that's ok, use whatever hive they want to, but they don't discuss it at all - which keeps them safe in their self-constructed system of misinformation. That youtube also showed flies on flowers and stated that "honey bees compete with native bees"... ok, so they depend heavily on uninformed viewers. Wait.. (';').... ( ';') what am I doing? Stepping down from my soap box in the town square... I'm here for backyard beekeepers and those who seek information about honey bees. Not here to unhorse someone who has chosen a solid path of avoiding animal produced nutrition. Bees are animals, they produce honey, vegans don't eat animal products. BUT... as I head to my cappuccino machine... I leave you with this - worldwide, there are over 20 thousand species of bees - they work all day long flying from flower to flower, pollinating and gleaning nectar for their young - therefore, each and every flowering plant - and the fruit produced by it, is a direct product of animal work. : ) see what I did there?

[@radiorebel8223]

Frederick Dunn I thought that may be the case, but I make a habit to try to find out for sure since I do not know about industry practices, just more backyard keepers. Honestly a lot of it did sound fishy and even used a clip where I believe one was only killing a queen because she wasn’t producing enough for the colony to survive. Thank you for the help I really appreciate it!

[@eddvcr598]

@Frederick Dunn Excellent response! There is no point in debating with people who are unwilling to learn and have a broad understanding.

[@jasonrasheed7670]

Good and fair question and a very well articulated reply Fred. Full respect to you for such a balanced response. You've won me over as a fan! Love your work.

[@radiorebel8223]

Edd VCR i wasn’t asking for a debate, I was merely asking for clarification on what the linked video said. I had my own suspicions, but I wanted to go to a more experienced beekeeper before just running off my hunch. I think you all have misread my comment 😰.