How Insulated beehives would make you a better beekeeper

[@Swarmstead]

Good to find another channel with treatment free beekeeping. I like these hives and might try them eventually. My tree trunk colony does very well with zero intervention.

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

From a Minnesota beekeeper. Hell yes. It amazes me when people argue this. Lol and folks that insulate the top but then put in a vented inner cover on? Thus loosing the heat dome. Nutty. Buy the way all of our hives are painted with Thermo Cell insulated paint too. Oh and don't think about the R- factor in trees. Realize the M factor. Mass stabilizing the temperature changes.

[@LaFontaineHoneyBees]

I am a new beekeeper. I have three hives. Before I got to be a beekeeper for 24 seven I was reading and studying about bees most books of biology from Russian scientists We had so much challenges and I work all by myself, and did excellent I am originally from Russia. I watch a lot of Russian people because they know so much. I almost stoped watching KZbin in English because it seems like not many people are doing something that will help Bees here so I decided to start watching Russians and Ukrainians guess what they are very successful with this type of hives I know somebody two brothers they have climate very similar to my climate where I live wet and cold, especially in the winter there is survival rate is 100% every year I will I will be considering to switch all my hives to this hives next year !!😊pm 2 Brothers from Russia do close hive bottoms for winter when brood is present and mite control plus with the mirror you can sneak under and monitor bees

[@heavymechanic2]

OK, I have studied insulation for a couple years and bought a knockoff Apimaye and an ANEL from Greece. Both are plastic injected with insulation as the POLY concerns me from animals chewing or tearing them apart as I saw on other videos. I also use some wraps of various materials and its my experience any type of insulation is a benefit as spring buildup can be crazy early without any feeding.. Bees plug up the Apimaye ventilation, back to the condensing hive style, I really don't like their boxes with air gaps on the corners and the outer rim exclusive to their base (Really Expensive).. The Anel matches up to any woodware pieces. I use my homemade top over their pieces.. I believe insulated hives are the future keeping bees and wood is just cheap.

[@kinnibees]

I'd agree to some degree. We actually are working on a better version and have been for years. Just need to get the molds started.

[@leahfoo3457]

Can you but wood on top of queen excluder? Where it will cure faster?

[@JohnElvisDuff]

Aye, it's amazing how controversial insulating hives can get, here on Vancouver Island, Canada there are a bunch of people that have had excellent results but still the majority can't understand the basics of science or animal husbandry. Guess it says more about human behavior than bees. Thank you for an excellent video.

[@FlemingTeaSC]

Thank you for an honest review on the benefit of insulated hives, I use FlowHives (wooden ware), Apimayes, and HiveIq hives. Honest facts, my honeybees completely propolize all Apimaye vents, but boy are they bearproof!! Have you used HiveIq's software? Jim - Florence, SC

[@kinnibees]

I haven’t.

[@rogerpenrod2454]

Ever heard of Layens hives?

[@kinnibees]

Certainly. Just difficult in a commercial application.

[@gregwaskom552]

The idea of an insulated hive is lost with an open bottom. As you stated. The tree cavity is inclosed it doesn't have a wide open bottom. Get a closed bottom then you will be supporting the science

[@kinnibees]

I’d agree it could be better.

[@MrMx297]

Do you guys add any insulation around your Hive IQ hives for the winter? I live in west central wisconsin.

[@kinnibees]

We run at a minimum insulated condensing covers on all hives. The HiveIQ are fully insulated.

[@badassbees3680]

Wow..waah

[@Swarmstead]

You still alive? 😆

[@badassbees3680]

@Swarmstead oh yeah fixing to go reduce a few hives and see if ones that washed down creek are still alive..talk about beautiful cluster turned to a nuc real fast lol 16 inches rain 3 days chicken pen 300 yards downstream how they nade it out ill never know. But yup still kicking! Hey think im going on 3rd season tf come spring!

[@kinnibees]

@Swarmstead very much so. I've been working on another project called Hyper Hyve

[@robertfranc2365]

Old mate here in Australia pulled 7 tons of honey in winter over 2 weeks in uninsulated plastic nuplas hives.. bees don't care what they are in a 40 gallon drum in 40 degree Australia heat in a paddock pulling in honey... all they need is resources...and it's you the beekeeper that's got to hunt down the resources. Dump beekeeping and rename ourself as a botanist with livestock that sting and stop kidding yourself with the technology. How much science and studies documentation as been overlooked for the past 100 years globally by the average beekeeper due to commercial interests... I know the hive iq story in detail... investors need to get paid.... just don't sell me bull dust... my bees don't care... they just want a warm dry place to thrive and resources...

[@badassbees3680]

Agreed.I wintered a nuc in a plastic pro nuc that had a 70mm jar hole cut in the cover to feed..It didn't even have a jar in it just a hole.I walked by mid of winter and felt bad so I ripped up a handful of grass and covered it..bees that are healthy can winter in anything practically .Beekeepers have got seduced by big you tubers and their data bs and everyone wants to talk like their a scientist and have the real supposedly salt..keep it simple..young healthy queens and food and low mites or bees that handle varroa..that's the most important in most cases.And bees that can winter how their supposed to in your local area.

[@leapinlizard2]

Amen