🔵 How long do honeycombs last???

[@mikes1345]

Interesting video! Your suggestion about basically getting information from different sources is spot on. There is definitely a difference in videos information and some are simply regurgitating other peoples knowledge to make videos. Then there are some people making videos about their passion and trying to pass it on to encourage others. Thanks for taking the time to show your way as another way to keep bees.

[@FloryJohann]

Could you make a series of videos about diseases. How to recognize and treat different ones.

[@mikeries8549]

Two diseases to watch for are chronic bee paralysis syndrome CBPS and deformed wing virus DWV. CBPS: black hairless shiny bees that look wet. DWV. Wings that look like tiny deformed drumsticks. Both are from infestations of varroa destructor. Treat for mites.

[@FloryJohann]

@@mikeries8549 Thank you, learned something new again.

[@massachusettsprepper]

As long as the bees are using the combs I continue to use them. Excellent information my friend and as always thanks for sharing.

[@baddestbees3347]

Yeah.. REALLY BIG, should've been car salesman,with These Packages I Bought,oh did I say that out loud.uh,.. I mean "MY GENTLE GENETIC STOCK" LOL, people hanging onto every word and Those people are why THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHANNEL and Everytime I see them I wanna puke .Thanks for being Real , That is my favorite thing about you, and that's why this channel growing so fast,that and your a good teacher,but being truthful is my favorite quality about you

[@scottacosandbees3294]

I agree, that is a huge part of his appeal, honesty and not afraid to say it!

[@lewismorgan4937]

in 12012 when I sold my bees finally burnt up some of my first experimen6al combs that I had assembled in 1964.I used these combs every year these colonies were used every year for pollenipating apples and pears.That was about 45 years of use

[@baddestbees3347]

Scottaco I hear ya,I agree with everything he's said so far too, I love this channel

[@baddestbees3347]

lewis morgan no doubt,I argue with my father n law ALL the time, he says u HAVE to every 3 years. Last time I went and got a 4 yr old frame (dated) outta deep freezer, he said well I don't see nothing wrong with that, I said you been arguing with me for years that the bees will not use them but they will turn them into drone comb and I used to tell you that if they did that I just throw them in the highest supers but as you can see these are older then your three year old theory and they are fine, beautiful actually..then he said well you still have to eventually, I said as long as my bees are using them, they're staying in ,I mean we don't have the huge agriculture farming here, we live in the woods, the fields have beef cattle on them, or just hay,and there's a lot more wooded hills.. thanks for sharing

[@kamonreynolds]

Thank guys!

[@Tonnsfabrication]

Drawn comb is wonderful , Honeybees are the worlds oldest 3D printers.

[@matthewsweeney2577]

Have only watched a handful of your videos and have enjoyed and learned from them. Whatever “it” is you have it, thanks

[@mlk08012]

As a new beekeeper with 2 new hives, I would kill to have some frames with drawn comb.

[@kamonreynolds]

Combs are the beekeepers best friend no doubt. It discourages swarming, gives you more bees, and more honey what is not to love?!!!

[@FloryJohann]

I wish I would had seen this, first when I started. I inherit a few old hives with old drawn frames and what I read and seen on the internet made me get rid of them......I feel sorry now that I got rid of the 50 old frames and hive bodies. Man....(frown) Drawn frames are treasure. Even some other hardware is. If I am done using drawn frames for that year, I stick them in the freezer for 1-2 days before storage to prevent unwanted bugs to hatch and destroy the drawn comb. Thank you for the video.

[@familyhearingandbalancecen9777]

Appreciate the information Kaymon!

[@jman414999]

thanks for the info no one has ever really answered that about comb.

[@cnevett6854]

I just attended a beginner's bee class presented by U. of Minnesota which was overall very good, but they did mention about recycling your frames(every 2 years)...pesticides ect. I liked your presentation that its all not gloom and doom. Very hard for beginner beekeepers to put it all in perspective when you learn about all the disease, varroa and living in toxic soup, so to speak. Can you explain in a later video how you recycle your frames? I just got my two nucs and will have to figure out how I get the old frames out of rotation. Love your videos.

[@kamonreynolds]

We definitely we cover that at some point this year when we get the chance. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@tofty21]

Very good information.

[@danskisbees7348]

Great advice Kamon, thanks!

[@BMWFellhauer]

Got a subscriber out of me! Fantastic information. Thank you Sir!

[@Parian101]

Thank you for that information, it is interesting as my bee club always promotes that we should recycle comb every 3 years as a good husbandry practice. I shall now save up all the comb.

[@mikeries8549]

A bee club is a political organization where the most popular person that wants to be the leader gets the job. That has nothing to do with being a good beekeeper or being qualified to advise others but that's how it works. They don't like the truth either. Our club is very very big and it's full of nice people that turn into demons when you're not there to protect yourself. There's always someone that's not there to blame.

[@mikeries8549]

Sustainable beekeeping is a blast. If you're a newbee you should very strongly consider doing it "sustainably". Michael Palmer... This channel too. It's really fun if you're making your own queens and splits from your survivors. You never buy bees again.

[@ronaldlassiter4610]

Thank you for the help

[@peppersanchez6044]

Awesome

[@chrisbgarrett]

What's a good way to store frames? What do you do about wax moth damage? I like the idea of building and saving comb. Thanks,Chris

[@mikeries8549]

Have had good luck using paradichlorobenzene. "Paramoth". Two tablespoons of crystals on a sheet of paper on top of six medium boxes. Seal it up tight to keep mice out and it's good. Enoz moth ice crystals is the same thing. Air the stack out a couple days prior to use on bees.

[@dannyjohnston4550]

Hi Kamon, enjoy your videos very much, they seem to be down to earth, informative and truthful, I really get tired of some of these so called "BIG GUYS". Ok, enough of that. I have several frames that have bee bread that came out of dead outs, can I use these frames? Bye the way I've been beekeeping for about 4 years in southern Indiana. Keep the vids coming.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for watching Danny! We have deadouts every year that have beebread also. Sometimes it is moldy even. Throw them back in for round 2!

[@MrBigVK]

Kamon, thoroughly enjoy your videos. Having retired and heading to AL closer to family. Wanted to get your opinion on Langstroth horizontal hives. Mainly because I am getting older and have bad knees. Opinion ? ...Val

[@kamonreynolds]

Val congrats on retirement! I think they are a great idea. You have to manage them a little bit different but the bees will love them just fine. I am not an expert on them but you can find some good information on them at Beesource.com I am planning on having one in my videos next year so I am looking forward to it as well!

[@paganpoetprophet6441]

novice bee keeper here ;feeding them one to one sugar water ratio to promote comb building and feeding them store bought pollen ; my worst fear is them swarming ; i will do mite treatment in fall ;to hot in Georgia now ;when you say put queen excluder in bottom box and stack honey supers on top to harvest honey ;will she be content to stay in bottom box after she lays all her eggs on available comb;or must you add another box for her to lay eggs ;i do not want her to leave ;what do you mean they bring it in dehydrate it down ;bring it in dehydrate is down ; you seem knowledgeable and teach in good way ;do you believe the old saying if you ask 10 beekeepers a question you get 10 different answers ;i plan always leave 70 percent of honey stores so they can survive the winter dirge

[@FloryJohann]

Nectar contains about 90% or more water. This water needs to be evaporated to turn into honey. Only honey that has less than 18% moister will not ferment and will be capped by the bees. The bees will eat the nectar/honey and extrude wax as wax flakes, which they use to build combs. About 10 lbs of nectar is needed to make 1 lbs of honey. 10 lbs of honey to make 1 lbs of wax. Those numbers may change.

[@joecalvert8146]

Very interesting video. This is my first year and I have 2 hives and they are doing very good so far. Installed them on April 3rd. Added second boxes couple weeks ago. Trying hard to get more drawn comb. My question is how do you store comb?

[@kamonreynolds]

In my barns and shed. We will be covering that in detail before to Long. The most important thing is having combs with no beebread, honey, or brood remains. Wax moths and shbs want the protein and carbs not the wax.

[@brucesmith2721]

thanks!!! Good to know!

[@mikeries8549]

Unrelated but I wonder who has the oldest honey super (box). I've got some ratty old ones I inherited from other beekeepers. I think I'd go out there and say that a good quality built super with finger joints built of pine last 30 seasons or more. I store supers inside. They're only outside for 4 months a year. I paint them as I'm extracting when they need it. Look good. Last long tme. I tend to have to extract and put them back wet. It's taken me years to build up to where I just bought 50 supers. Doubled my inventory. I built my own at first. Wood went up and it's worth paying extra for the factory cut ones.

[@trichard5106]

Thanks !

[@mohawksniper79]

The study i read had nothing to do with chemical Hive treating it was to do with pollution and chemicals that farmers use are there crops and was a recent study. People can tolerate a lot of chemicals in their body but does not mean it's good for them.Im jest putting the info out there. To each is own though i like your vids I cant find anuff bee vids to keep me happy lol.

[@mikeries8549]

Read a comment once that said your honey crop depends on how much honeycomb in supers that you have. From my experience this is 100% true. Learn to store and protect your supers. I use paramoth.

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

Observationally, the older comb gets smaller with each generation here in Aus. I've found the really dark comb the queen stops laying in, I've been told it's because the queen can no longer get her abdomen in to the cell to properly lay an egg. Regarding comments of wild hives, here in Aus, a hive will swarm out of a log / tree nest when they run out of room, the wax moths get in and the old comb etc is destroyed / eaten up and the old hive is cleaned up somewhat making room. A new swarm will move in draw new comb etc and do well before eventually swarming out again and cycle repeats.

[@FloryJohann]

I was reading up on the net where a feral hive had wax moth leaving in the hive and the bees let them eat/destroy their old combs so they can build new combs. Somehow the bees where controlling how much they eat/destroy. Then the droppings where eaten or taken by other bugs.

[@melkel2010]

If you can keep brood comb for so long, then the bees must be able to remove some of the layers of cocoons or the cells would keep getting smaller and smaller. Would the cells get smaller with the build up of old cocoons? My thoughts about old comb were that eventually the cells would become small cells and be a help against Varroa Mites. Colonies on old comb will have this mechanical resistance to infestation. Printed small cell comb is designed to crowd the pupae into a small space and make it harder for mites find a place to reproduce. Thus, old comb in the hive would have this value. But if they do clear some of the old cocoons, and obviously not all of it, what size cell are they maintaining? Or are they doing something else to keep the cells from becoming so small they can't use it for brood rearing anymore?

[@davidross6586]

Just getting started with beekeeping. Have purchased plastic foundations with wax. Is there anywhere to purchase "older, used" foundation? Enjoy watching your videos - great information.

[@bmellis1984]

Do you have a video on how to clean up comb and storage after harvesting honey so pests don't distroy it?

[@kamonreynolds]

I don't Brandon but that would make a great video!

[@mjhabitat6437]

Kamon my brood chambers are full of nectar i did not use a queen excluder and yes the queen is in the honey suppers how can i correct this issue?thanks for your time

[@kamonreynolds]

Find the queen and place her down into empty combs if you have them. If not you may need to extract some combs. Make sure they are not to wet and will ferment. If they are wet you can feed it back or keep it in the freezer till your bees need fed. It is not an easy fix. trust me I have been there.

[@CluelessHomesteaders]

My frames are all several years old, no plans to get rid of them until I see the bees rejecting them, which hasn’t happened yet...

[@rezahabibi4109]

Hi Please if you would explain why I should not use oxsalic acid vapor when honey super is on it, how it would effects the honey to contaminate it, if so?

[@charleshortley8408]

You can use it without any problem - just like they do in Europe. The FDA is beholden to drug companies and want you to use synthetic chemicals. I don't want that or want to pay for it. The FDA says we don't know if oxalic acid is safe because it hasn't been tested. What they mean is that they haven't tested it, so they have their excuse. Well, FDA, test it, then you will know it is safe and not have to make people wary because you are beholden to drug companies, as are big shot beekeepers who get checks from drug companies to push costly synthetics. We have 300 purebred Russian honey bees. None died over the winter.

[@kamonreynolds]

I personally don't think it affects the honey at all however, in the USA it is illegal to do that. In other countries it is legal. We time our treatments around our short honey flow.

[@privatebubba8876]

@@charleshortley8408 You can not legally recommend using any chemical for a purpose it was not intended for. The label is the law. At this point I believe OA is only approved for the drip method and now used with glycerine soaked towels in the USA.

[@2of238]

Do you have any method to change the comb from one broken frame to a new frame?

[@lynsmith2698]

I have some really vintage comb and have been using it over the years. So what is your view on reusing comb that was in a hive which had chalk brood. Some people say to burn the frames and foundation. Others say...it wont effect the bees.

[@kamonreynolds]

Hi Lyn, I just reuse it.

[@lynsmith2698]

@@kamonreynolds Thank you

[@beeman1246]

Hi. @8.00 Yes, and they replacing bees every two years. Thanks for video.

[@kamonreynolds]

The commercials are buying bees every year? Where do they get these bees from?

[@rajkumarkandasamy7991]

🤗🤗🤗

[@jaycustard4711]

What about drawn comb that has been slimmed by hive Beatles is it ok to use that ? Also what about comb that has some webbing from wax mothes?. WDE!

[@kamonreynolds]

If frames are barely (and I mean barely) slimed the bees will clean them out. Most times they have to be tossed. If there is a tiny bit of webbing from wax moths it is no big deal. You always could throw them in for 2-3 days and see what the bees do with them. Oh, and ROLL TIDE!

[@EverydayKindaGuy]

How do you store your drawn frames where wax moths do not decimate it?

[@kamonreynolds]

In my shed in the open. Combs have to be completely free of bee bread and honey and can't be closed up they need air circulation. Work like a charm I will do a video on that this fall.

[@annreeves4099]

Why do bees use the old combs first

[@Klaatu-ij9uz]

QUESTION....what is your opinion on initially mixing new (un-drawn) plastic, foundationless and wax foundation frames all in the same super? Would this practice cause some sort of confusion for the bees? Thank you.

[@kamonreynolds]

I can't really say Phillip as I have always kept those two separate when they are still foundation. I have always heard not to mix but I imagine if you had a nice thick wax coat on the plastic it would not make a big deal if you mixed them but I can't say for sure.

[@beehinde]

In the UK someone has started a terrible trend of shook swarming colonies (shaking bees off the old frames and giving new frames of foundation every year). This is done in early spring and they are fed sugar syrup (sugar water) to draw out the frames as they are so concerned about the pathogens on the combs. It is so frustrating.

[@beehinde]

@Another View There is a Facebook page where it is encouraged, also on the UK beekeeping forum, other beekeepers are criticising this trend. Shook swarms have a place but not on a yearly cycle.

[@beehinde]

@Another View just remembered another place I saw it on KZbin, the UK's National Honey Show where we have speakers from all over the world kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2HHhGxmg6qJZrM Look at the Q&A at 50:55

[@beehinde]

@Another View I see I have already replied to one of your videos on your other KZbin channel 'Amanda's Allotment'.

[@td4190]

Okay got to say if you have comb in your hive that is 16 years old just neglect of your bees man but cool information that you can keep it that long but man that's neglect of your bees. is your bed 16 years old cuz I sure wouldn't last sleep or live in a place that ain't been tidied up in 16 years

[@td4190]

thank you for finally telling me why people's come look so dirty and old even though I know I've seen it a year before and it wasn't dirty and old

[@kamonreynolds]

Neglect? Why do you think I would do anything to compromise the health of my bees? If my bees are not healthy it would cost me money. My bees are inspected by the state yearly and are (and always have been) free of disease. Bees do not require frequent comb changes, wild hives have been known to use reuse combs for decades.

[@oneshoo]

So I see you got tired of everyone spelling your name wrong!? Lol 😂 👍

[@kamonreynolds]

Haha pretty much! They still will.

[@426superbee4]

It become brittle and can't be used.. i change out my brood comb every 2 yrs It's Like this when the honey comb becomes to old they use it as brood comb, each yrs It's The cocoons shells, line with propolis! This make it darker and the cells smaller too. When the brood comb becomes DARK BROWN! YOU BETTER CHANGE IT OUT!!! melt it down and reuse it! If it BLACK BROOD COMB EASY TO GET AFB AND EFB best to burn it

[@kamonreynolds]

Your outlandish comment just proves my point, thank you.

[@426superbee4]

@@kamonreynolds it is what it is he hee cheers

[@REVHARDD]

Brood combs need to be replaced indeed, cocoons shells make them hard, wont kill the bess but the bees sometimes leaves if to many. However none brood brittle combs they rebuild and reuse easily, i have super frames using roughly 10 yrs old and ongoing.

[@yurakovalec7292]

This time I will do it manually with the help of Woodglut designs.

[@beeman1246]

Hi, Take a notice that the cells become smaller every time new generation is born, so is the bee.

[@kamonreynolds]

Haven't noticed any cell reduction whatsoever. Only bigger cells from the drone combs they make.

[@smportis]

Probably going from the 5.4mm down to the more natural cell size of 4.9mm. Gererational sizing always tends towards the natural state.