Building the Ultimate Bee Hive Bottom Board.

[@brucekaminskimd3417]

Good morning Mr.Ed, Ms. Janet and I are very impressed by your skills. I do agree with you on the bottom boards. Well its Christmas time and we have completed our shopping and decorating. I want to wish you and Ms.Mona a Merry Christmas and have a wonderful weekend yeah hear 😊

[@rickyyeldell7262]

Nice work. What a blessing to have access to that shop. Thanks for sharing your insight regarding bee preferences. More and more I’m thinking that we unnecessarily complicate beekeeping. Bees know best! God bless you.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I know very well I am a blessed man to have access to all the equipment in the wood shop as well as in the honey operation. Having the right tools for the job makes doing the job so much easier and nicer. Bees have taught me so much simply by observing them in their natural habitat, and from what they show me, I try and put into practice in our bee yards and equipment. You are absolutely correct, bees know best! Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Ricky. Mr. Ed

[@thornehauser9511]

I dare say those are the nicest most well built bottom boards ever built. Built for a queen!!! Lol. PS thanks for the shout out. You even pronounced my name right. As always God Bless you and yours. Thanks for the great content.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I can hardly wait to wax dip these boards and put them into the field, they are going to work great for me. Happy to have given you the shout out, and I look forward to your continued watching of my bee wrangling adventures. Until the next one, God's peace Thorne. Mr. Ed

[@branmcg9844]

Professor Ed, I can appreciate your passion for bees and wood working. Have a great weekend. I'll pass on shop class today.

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

I enjoyed this one. I am envolved in lumber. And i have bees. That means i get my wood for free. Hehe. I am on holiday at the moment wit the kids. So blessed to have 6 of my greatgrands together. God bless. And wish you and yours a spesial, blessed season. Make it count. God bless you real good

[@cynthiakranich8030]

Nice work as always, Jeff! I've got shop envy for that equipment you are able to use! We used to have a stand up shed at the local mill where we could buy lumber directly, but that's been gone a number of years. Miss it. Still, can make do pretty well with table saw and chop saw here at home, and buying regular lumber. Enjoy all your videos, have learned a lot!

[@JeffHorchoff]

It does not take a lot of tools to build bee equipment, and the bees really don't care how precise or beautiful the things you build are, they just want a place to call home and they take care of everything else. By the way, these are not my tools, I simply have access to them here at the abbey. Delighted to hear you enjoy watching, and I hope you continue to do so next year as well. Until the next one, God's peace Cynthia. Mr. Ed

[@MERRLINN]

That's some heavy duty bottom boards! And a good idea on the entrance.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Heavy is right, I bet those boards weight 8 or 9 pounds each. As always, thank you so much for your kindness and for all the time you spend watching. God's peace Larry. Mr. Ed

[@dennisbarney869]

Great bottom boards, Nice shop, can I bring a truck load of wood over and spend a week, LOL. Thanks for sharing. Two of my favorite things bees and woodworking. see you Saturday.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I waited all day Saturday for you to show up with the wood so we could get the job done, I guess we will have to make it another day! Thanks for watching. God's peace Dennis. Mr. Ed

[@dennisbarney869]

@@JeffHorchoff Well I got to thinking that maybe you were still busy giving your long time friend lessons on how to identify a queen honey bee that I should make it another day. LOL

[@kamhoneybees3900]

When i came for a visit and we discussed woodworking you told me "build your bees and buy your equipment, not the other way around" and here you are building equipment.😃 I think you are doing it for the same reason i told you... woodworking is enjoyable and it saves some money (if you have access to tools). Thanks for another great video and Merry Christmas

[@JeffHorchoff]

I guess it must depend on the day I'm asked a question how I'll answer it, but for sure, if I can save money doing a job as opposed to paying more to do the same job, I'll do the work. I do know with all certainty that buying assembled frames and unassembled boxes is cheaper than for me to spend my time doing it all. Thanks so much for watching and for your Christmas wishes, and my you and yours have a blessed and merry Christmas as well. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Jeff_and_Jenny_M]

This activity is one of the things I look forward to in retirement. I don't have the time to make much of my own equipment, but I would like to change that. Wonderful video. Thanks, Mr. Ed and blessings to you!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Let me tell you, being retired is the best thing in the world. I retired at 52 in 2009 and it was the best thing I ever did...next to woodworking and keeping bees. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@ivotamm7405]

Great Mr. ED! Thanks for this awesome video. I specially love to see how you are bringing in your observations from hive removals into your beekeeping, changing some things. These small entrances almost blew me out of my chair! Great idea!

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have been using small entrances for years now and it works great. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@yolandai.m.kelkboom-vos5797]

We love to watch all your video's, we live in Aruba and have 7 beehives, finely after 9 month of dirth no rain we have some rain, the bees are happy now. We want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. Hope te see more videos in the new year

[@JeffHorchoff]

Back in the early 80's I visited Belize every summer and wanted to make my way to Aruba but never did, it still bothers me I did not go. You live in paradise! Thank you for your Christmas wishes and for taking the time to follow along with my bee wrangling adventures, for sure, I will bee making more. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours as well Yolanda. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@josephrawls]

Nice bottom boards. Merry Christmas!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Sorry I missed your meeting last night, Mike told me you all talked about inner covers and bottom boards, I sure wish I was there. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Joey. NAHBE is in just a few weeks now. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Phil_86]

Always enjoy watching your finish carpentry skills at work! Bottom boards look great Mr Ed. God Bless!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

I know my channel is about bees, but wood working has always been my first love and when the opportunity for me to make a video about it AND bees, I'm going to take it. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Phil. Mr. Ed

[@diydarkmatter]

nice work Mr. Ed im sure the bees wont care but if they knew they might lol . hey god bless you brother and god bless the monks . my membership was a gift and i for the life of me cant remember the name of the nice person who gifted it to me . but if they read this thank you very much i enjoyed it . god bless you .

[@JeffHorchoff]

The generous donor was ChooChoo 405, a very long time member and subscriber to my channel. Thank you for your blessings and for taking the time to watch the video, until the next one, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@diydarkmatter]

@@JeffHorchoff yeah ChooChoo 405 . i had it in mind but did not want to say wrong other wise . such a kind person to think of others . god bless them for sure .

[@wpankey57]

Those are so nice Mr. Ed. Too nice for bottom board. The bees don’t know how lucky they are! Merry Christmas.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Actually, I'm the lucky one to have such great bees at the abbey and the shop to help make the equipment for them. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well brother. Mr. Ed

[@brianbennett4374]

Enjoy watching you work. 😊. Thanks for the video 😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

Happy to hear you enjoyed the video Brian, I really do enjoy sharing the work I do in the shop even though it does not have much to do with keeping bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@AlexZaboroski]

wow that is one cool old sawmill

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's been a while since I have heard from you Alex, I always will remember you as being one of the first honey labels that went up on our wall. If you liked the saw mill portion of the video, I posted for members only, the longer version a week ago. You need to check it out if you have not seen it. I hope all is well with you, and thank you very much for being a member and long time viewer of my channel, it is greatly appreciated. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@AlexZaboroski]

@@JeffHorchoff Thanks Jeff! things have been busy around the farm the past couple months, but I'm still checking in on you lol. Next year we're planning a month holiday in our RV traveling the west coast and coming back up through central US. We will make sure to stop by to say hi. Merry Christmas and God bless you and Mona!

[@JeffHorchoff]

@@AlexZaboroski I certainly hope you will bee able to stop by on your tour, it would be wonderful to meet you and show you our honey operation here at St. Joseph Abbey. Please make sure you reach out beforehand so we can make the arrangements. Thank you so much for your blessings and Christmas wishes, and a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours as well. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

Mug up Mr. Ed, howdy from the lakes region of NH, where it's 17 F and cloudy. The fie is warm, the coffee is hot and I am working on insulated covers for 5 frame Lang nuc boxes. I got a metelbestos chimney to install in my shop and soon I will have heat out there, can't wait to move my woodshop out of my house and into the playhouse... my buddy Bart always called us carpenters ' termites'... Your bottom board design looks adaptable to use as a 2-way or 4-way mating box as well. Thanks for sharing... love your woodshop, take care, and have a merry Christmas!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Chilly here this morning as well with frost on the ground, but it still won't stop me from pulling in my third supers later on as our temps will go up to mid 60's by noon. For sure there is flexibility with the use of the multiple entrances, but for me, it's going to be for single hives. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Brice, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@heavymechanic2]

I built some similar bottom boards with 1x6 treated pine from Lowes, the only affordable wood in the store. Need some ship lap or tongue/groove like you used due to shrinkage allowing a gap for robbing. Its always great to see a master building stuff with fancy machinery. The ceiling 12:00 looks like the exhaust system for the space shuttle.

[@JeffHorchoff]

In my opinion, there is no longer any affordable wood to be purchased...unless you can get it at a mill like I do. It's about 40% cheaper than getting it from the box stores or lumber yard and the quality is 100% better. As you saw yourself, no knots in the wood and super straight! Shrinkage has to be accounted for in the bottom itself which is why I used the tongue and groove, but a ship lap would work just as well and it would be a lot easier to install than the tongue and groove. The dust collection system in the shop is very large, and the main trunk of it is a 12 inch duct...that's pretty big. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@WreckDiver99]

Keith Rucker over at Vintage Machinery would love that old saw mill. Well, anything line-shaft driven he tends to like.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I too love the vintage machinery as my love for old machines first brought me to woodworking. I was always impressed by the steam driven shaft systems that ran old mills, every tool in the shop was driven from a pulley that was powered by a central shaft that was connected to the steam boiler...there were flat belts everywhere, a very dangerous but cool system. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@philaandrew100]

Nice solid bottom boards. I prefer screen bottoms here for our Summer, often get days at a time of 40 Centigrade with 20% humidity. Come Winter I have slide in baffle boards.

[@JeffHorchoff]

All of our hives at the abbey are screened bottomed, but I am very interested in seeing for myself if the solid bottom makes a difference. Living in the deep south we have pretty high temps and humidity and I always thought screened boards would be the best choice. However, after seeing all the feral bees and how they are in solid surrounding, I want to see if it will make a difference. Besides, it should make for an interesting video or two. Thanks for watching. God's peace Phil. Mr. Ed

[@roberthilliard9162]

Good morning from Denton Texas and Brushpopper Bee Wrangling

[@JeffHorchoff]

Hello Robert, hope you enjoyed the video, it's a great way to build solid bottom boards on a budget. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@lilklondikeoutdoors4116]

That was great to watch!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thanks James, and if you ever decide you want to build some bottom boards for yourself, now you have a reference to go by. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@rudolphdavis2387]

Merry Christmas Mr. ED. WELL BUILT BOTTOM BOARD SHOULD LAST LONG TIME.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I too think these boards will last a long time...especially once they have been wax dipped. Stay tuned for that video coming soon! Also, thank you so much for your Christmas wishes, and a blessed and merry Christmas to you and yours as well Rudolph. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@claybunner1059]

Great video Jeff!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thanks Clay, and I hope to see you again this year at NAHBE. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@claybunner1059]

Yes we will be there by the grace of God. I hope you and Mona have a Blessed and Merry Christmas. Jesus is the reason for the season. Clay and Amy

[@angeldee130]

Enjoyed the video Mr Ed!! Were you ever a teacher/professor? You are very good with explaining things and easy to understand! May God continue to bless your channel and God Bless you :)

[@JeffHorchoff]

Delighted to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for taking the time to watch it. No, I have no teaching back ground or schooling, just a desire to share my observations and love for bees. Thank you very much for your blessings and the support you give for my channel. Until the next one, God's peace Denise. Mr. Ed

[@Blackswan19874]

Merry Christ -Mas Jeff !! Those shavings really burn nicely in your smoker ! I have a friend that turns wood and supplies me with similar shavings they make great smoke and last a long time in the field . Haven’t ever used solid bottom boards her in central Florida, but I like your theory!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you, and a very blessed and merry Christmas to you and yours as well Edward! I can very well imagine the shavings make great smoker fuel, but since we have so many pine trees around here and it's never a problem finding needles on the ground, that's my choice for smoker fuel. It's going to be very interesting to see how these boards work out since I have had nothing but screened bottoms from the beginning. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@ruesnow5989]

Brilliantly beautiful!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you, and thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@marybarratt2649]

Hello Mr. Ed., I’ve only just learned that bees (and crows) actually recognise man’s facial features. Probably why they are always well behaved for you, they sense no harm. Lovely little creatures. Merry Christmas to you and yours 😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have only recently heard that bees do have the ability to recognize some one, but since I visit our bees so infrequently, they certainly don't know me...we just have nice bees.Thank you for your Christmas wishes and for watching the video, and my you and yours have a blessed Christmas as well. God's peace Mary. Mr. Ed

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

Great for the showing to get better Happy bee's 😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

It is my intent to have happy bees because happy bees make lots of honey! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Mark. Mr. Ed

[@littleblacklab1]

Merry Christmas, Mr. Ed and Gang!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you David, and may you and yours have a blessed and merry Christmas as well. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@marycountry]

Merry Christmas to you🎄

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you Mary, and a very blessed and merry Christmas to you and yours as well. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@dorishansen1378]

Well, you have many hats you wear. My husband is getting more serious about our bee yard. I watch u on my channel, and he watches you on his. Anyways, we have learned a lot from you Mr.Ed. Thank you for your devotion to our honey bees. God bless you. Merry Christmas to you and Ms. Mona.

[@PeterStuckey]

Hey.. I am a member! Thanks for the Shout out!

[@JeffHorchoff]

My pleasure Peter, it's one of the perks of being a member. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@tonybickerdike5470]

Hey Jeff, I'm beekeeping in East Texas. This last year I used all solid bottom boards and found the bees didn't wax cap the honey. I harvested the honey in mid-July and it was a lot of nectar I needed to dehydrate to get below 18%. The only remedy I can think of for next year is to have screen bottom boards during the honey flow and then change them to solid bottom boards for winter prep. I do believe the screens create better drying/airflow during the high humidity while the bees are regulating temperature (that we have here in East Texas) during the flow but overall the solid bottom boards stabilize temperature better during the fall/winter months (much like a hollowed tree). I don't think our climates are much different from your area/parish but want to hear your advice as a wiser and more knowledgeable beekeeper. No sarcasm as I am a humble beekeeper of bees for 5 years and still trying to learn all I can..

[@JeffHorchoff]

Personally, I will never swap out bottom boards regardless of the time of year. What's out there will stay out there till the hive is no longer. Way to much work for 180 plus hives. My desire of going to solid bottom boards is simply from the observations I have made from doing removals, all the bees are extremely healthy and they the hives don't have screens in them. I am convinced the bees can regulate air flow much better if they don't have to contend with the influx of air from a screened bottom board. Regardless, it will be interesting to see what I find next year. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tony. Mr. Ed

[@tonybickerdike5470]

@ Thank you and Merry Christmas

[@tgrimsley]

Hello Mr Ed! Enjoyed the step by step of making bottom boards. So, if I saw and heard you correctly, you will have two small entrances on the front corners? Do you anticipate any change in brood pattern? To me it seems bees like to build from the center outward toward the sides in a conventional hive with a centered entrance and I was just wondering if you think they will build differently...gosh, hope that makes sense! Appreciate your time and effort in making such informative videos! God Bless!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Yes, there are two small entrances to the hive, and it is very interesting how these entrances are used at different times of the year. For the most part, only one entrance is used so there is no real change in brood pattern, and I think more importantly, there is less area for the bees to protect from intrusion of other bees as well as the ability to control air movement through the hive. I have no data to back up my theory other than the observations I have made from the feral bees I remove. Thank you for your blessings and for your comment. God's peace Tom. Mr. Ed

[@charlesmaurer6214]

IMHO a screened board is better but with a slide out solid board to get the advantages of both. Mainly to help with cleaning and if you do see bearding for cooling on a hot day could pull out to aid the venting. They do look well made but I think if you kept the rabbit to just 2 sides and one end you could avoid the plugs. Would require an adjustment in that last bottom piece and with that tongue and groove you should be able to put all in without the pre build working from one end with rotating the last cut piece in to lock the others in as it is how it is done with flooring. The one thing that seemed to lack from traditional designs is a landing board (unless that is part of the stand) With the small stepped entries I could see that would deter robbing and pest.

[@apveening]

I was thinking the same about avoiding the plugs, but it would require three different lengths of board. The side boards would have to be a bit shorter (width of the back board) and the back board would have to be a bit longer (twice the width of a side board). It just wouldn't work out with the 3' (36") standard length used.

[@JeffHorchoff]

For sure there are merits to both solid and screened bottom boards, and ultimately the individual beekeeper has to decide for themselves which one they will use in their apiary. I have over 180 hives and they are all screened bottom, but it will be very interesting to see how the bees that I house in these solid bottoms fare next year. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Charles. Mr. Ed

[@ruthisaac2390]

Merry Christmas to you all🎄

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you Ruth, and may you and yours have a blessed and merry Christmas as well. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@TeddyC-32963]

Very nice Mr Ed and thank you!! Question….Do the munks own the land where the trees were harvested or bought through a company? Peace be with you and Merry Christmas to all

[@JeffHorchoff]

Though the monks do own a lot of acreage, over 1200 total, and most of it is designated as a tree farm, none of the wood I use on this project was obtained from the abbey property. It was bought from the mill that I showed at the beginning of the video. Thank you for your Christmas wishes and for watching the video, and my you and yours have a blessed Christmas as well. God's peace Teddy. Mr. Ed

[@machfukada9078]

I have had less problems with small hive beetles in the warmer areas of Maui when using screened bottom boards. @ cooler locations and higher elevations (average night temps are in the 50's) the solid bottom boards work fine and the only SHB kills are weak hives.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Very interesting to hear of the different finding beekeepers have using screened or solid bottom boards. Though I'm satisfied with having all screened bottoms in our over 180 hives, I'm still interested in see how the solid bottoms will work. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@628DirtRooster]

Can I get a set of those for TV trays?

[@JeffHorchoff]

Sure, I'll just add some legs to them and ship them to you, Merry Christmas! God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@jeffdollar1646]

I knew I was right! I always hated screened bottom boards.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I truly think there is a place for screened bottom boards, but for my money, I'll take the solid ones from now on. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Jeff. Mr. Ed

[@jeffdollar1646]

@@JeffHorchoff Thanks Mr. Ed, I don't have the equipment to do all the fancy stuff you can in your shop, but the basic dimensions and structure will help me to slap together some decent bottom boards badly needed for next season. I still have some really junky ones I put together 30 years ago that have held up and still work, but hope to do a little better with the next ones. Take care

[@unclegreybeard3969]

That sawmill looked a lot like Mark Galicic's

[@JeffHorchoff]

It sure does just without all the flags and license plates in the shop! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

Hi there mr Ed

[@keithsteele5580]

Sorry jeff, we in Australia , since varroa incursions, in our country, we don't use ,the old fashioned, bottom boards. Screened, varroa, bottom boards, are now used, by aperists, in our country. Sorry to break the bad news, to you. Merry Christmas,to you.

[@JeffHorchoff]

What a disaster and shame that varroa have found their way to your beautiful country to wreck havoc on your bees. However, I am confident that the beekeepers in Australia will be able to adapt to work around them as we have learned to do so here in the USA. Keep up the struggle, and thank you so much for your Christmas wishes. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Keith. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@nickjohnson410]

Ram Dass: Be Here Now Mr. Ed: BEE here now

[@birdnest5814]

I’m really hoping this won’t be on the test for my virtual beekeeper certificate 😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

Don't lose any sleep worrying about it, you will do just fine on the test since you watch so many of my videos. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@BeeLive]

Vielen Dank für die Anregung ❤🎉 schöne Grüße aus Bayern

[@JeffHorchoff]

Gerne geschehen, und ich hoffe, dass die Informationen und Techniken, die ich bei der Herstellung dieser Bodenbretter verwendet habe, Ihnen nützlich sein werden, wenn Sie sich entscheiden, auch Ihre eigenen Bretter herzustellen. Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen, und ich hoffe, dass Sie sich noch mehr meiner über 600 Bienenkampf-/Bienenrettungs-Abenteuervideos ansehen und mir mitteilen, was Sie davon halten. Übrigens poste ich jeden Freitagmorgen ein neues Video und freue mich darauf, bald wieder von Ihnen zu hören. Gottes Frieden, Josef. Herr Ed

[@BeeLive]

@JeffHorchoff ich mache ja das selbe wie sie nur in deutschland. 🫡

[@BrunosBienenSchweiz]

I see good quality👍with two flight holes, do you also make offshoots in a box? Happy holidays. Greetings Bruno Switzerland

[@JeffHorchoff]

Sorry, I do not understand what you mean with "offshoots in a box" Thanks for watching. and Merry Christmas Bruno. Mr. Ed

[@phillipduncan2497]

Interesting design. Is the wood southern yellow pine? Looking forward to visiting with you at NAHBE.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I am not sure of the exact species of pine the wood is, but for certain it is pine. Looking to visiting with you as well Phillip. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@oneeyehives]

Nice work. I would have thought you’d make the entrance 3/8” to act as a mouse guard and entrance.

[@JeffHorchoff]

In all the years I have been keeping bees, over 45 years, I have NEVER had a mouse or a nest of them in any of my hives. A mouse guard was not even a consideration. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Tyler. Mr. Ed

[@oneeyehives]

@ that makes sense. Thanks Jeff. I’ve been watching all your videos since I started beekeeping 5 years ago.

[@PeterStuckey]

Okay I was wondering what you were going to do with the rear entrances. Did you just cut up some of the waste from the rabbits to make the plugs?

[@PeterStuckey]

Why don't you shoot the pin nailer through the long sides?

[@JeffHorchoff]

The fall off from the rabbits was to small so I had to cut plugs from different wood. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@JeffHorchoff]

The pin nails were not long enough which is why I shot them through the block itself. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@lindastevens6861]

Hi Mr Ed

[@JeffHorchoff]

Hello Linda, thanks so much for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@coyoteridgeRED]

I love sawmill and bee's

[@JeffHorchoff]

Two things that are close to my heart as well! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@coyoteridgeRED]

@@JeffHorchoff yes sir I've been watching you for a few years

[@kennystandridge58]

Jeff, does the hot wax dipping effect the glue? Thanks, great video

[@JeffHorchoff]

I really do not know the answer to that, but as I do not use glue in the assembly process of building supers, I know the bees will glue the joints with propolis, I don't worry about it. However, I do know that wax dipping supers extends the life of them far superior to any other form of preservation. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kenny. Mr. Ed

[@DougJohnson-om3uw]

Silly question do you use green or kiln dried boards

[@JeffHorchoff]

The wood has been kiln dried. Thanks for watching. God's peace Doug. Mr. Ed

[@DougJohnson-om3uw]

@ thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@banjoboy8802]

Hi Jeff I'd like to offer up a suggestion to speed up the process of building those frames and avoid the use of those clumbersome clamps. Simply add to more plywood strips to the jig forming a rectangle and you goo to start assembling your frames. No more wrestling with those awkward clamps.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thanks so much for your suggestions as well as for taking the time to watch the video, it is greatly appreciated. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@banjoboy8802]

@@JeffHorchoff Jeff I should say I am in Scotland. I am 77 retired and I am not a bee keeper, but your video's are so interesting it's hard NOT to watch. I love the banter with the boy's. I have always been fascinated with the variety of bees there are since I was a boy. I always thought that Honey Bees were wasps. Here in Scotland there are a lot of different types of bumble bees. I watched a video on KZbin once that showed a type of Bumble Bee that builds a nest out of twigs, which was fascinating to watch, who would have thought a bee could build a nest on the ground like a bird to hide it's off-spring. I don't know how familiar you are with the life cycle of the Bumble Bee but if you have any knowledge of them I think it would make great content for your channel. Merry Christmas to you and all the team at Studio Bee.

[@LisaG-fu9zp]

Good Morning

[@JeffHorchoff]

Good morning Lisa, and thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video, I truly appreciate it. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@LisaG-fu9zp]

@@JeffHorchoff It's always a pleasure thank you for you being you God Bless

[@bieneulm1982]

Hey there. Nice workshop. How are you doing?

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have to agree with you, the monks have a very nice wood shop, and I'm a blessed man to have access to all the tools. Thanks for watching. God's peace Daniel. Mr. Ed

[@paulschaefer5241]

It might be a good idea to keep a record of the varroa levels on these hives. According to an Oct 2023 report colonies with 95% to 97% humidity had lower mite loads then colonies in drier conditions. interestingly, it was about the time that the use of screened bottom boards became a common practice that varroa suddenly saturated America. I believe that these boards will lower your mite loads and thererfore increase your winter survival rate.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I certainly hope so. It is going to be very interesting to see how they stack up against the screened bottoms. Thanks for watching. God's peace Paul. Mr. Ed

[@jfig786]

Is there a reason why you don't use a little glue at the joints before assembly of the bottom?

[@JeffHorchoff]

I did use glue to secure the boards down onto the frame, but not in the joints of the frame as the screws are sufficient for that purpose. Once the boards are waxed dipped it will secure the joint for sure. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@parveezbhat1652]

Nice

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you, and thanks so much for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@regiaquiarato7898]

Aposto que será uma boa troca. Talvez vc consiga uma incidência menor de besouros, na medida em que as abelhas conseguem controlar melhor a umidade dentro da colmeia.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Concordo, será interessante ver as vantagens que um painel inferior sólido tem a oferecer em vez de usar um painel inferior blindado. Obrigado por assistir. A paz de Deus. Sr.

[@PeterStuckey]

Are you wax dipping in beeswax or paraffin?

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's paraffin, beeswax is way to expensive. God's peace Peter. Mr. Ed

[@choochoo405]

gm Jeff🖐

[@JeffHorchoff]

Good morning Nancy, always nice to see another early riser. Thank you so much for watching, and I hope you enjoy watching the build of bottom boards. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@SuzyHousecoat]

Jeff Horchoff I hope Santa brings you clip on microphone so it doesn’t matter if you turn your face away from the camera, the sound will be consistent.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Funny you should make this comment, I just received a DJI wireless mic and hope to use it soon. It will make a difference. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@RogelioMartinezrecendiz]

Exelente cual es el motivo de aserlas diferente a los pisos normales

[@JeffHorchoff]

Estou muito curioso para ver a diferença entre as placas de fundo sólido e as placas de fundo blindadas que é o que estou usando agora. Fique ligado nos vídeos de acompanhamento. Obrigado por assistir, e espero que você confira mais dos meus mais de 600 vídeos de aventura de luta de abelhas/resgate de abelhas e me diga o que você acha deles. A propósito, eu posto um novo vídeo toda sexta-feira de manhã e espero ouvir de você novamente em breve. A paz de Deus. Sr.

[@danpease8395]

Nice but your first finished product didn’t even lay flat on your work table. Fail?

[@JeffHorchoff]

No fail, probably just a piece of trash underneath it. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Dan. Mr. Ed

[@AlhasancapiBojang-nx8ev]

I want to be a member how can I be a member to your channel

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's very simple. Go to my channel, scroll down till you see the member list and hit the "join" button. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@PilotMcbride]

It’s called a REBATE. 😂😂😂 A rabbit is a little furry critter the eats your vegetable garden

[@JeffHorchoff]

And all these years I have been calling it a rabbit, I have finally seen the light, thank brother, and thanks for watching as well. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@altaylor293]

@@JeffHorchoff Actually Jeff you are correct and so is Pilot depending on your location. Rebate is the British spelling. In the US a rebate is what you get as a discount. The American english in carpentry is a rabbet so you were speaking it correctly.

[@fredshoney6458]

Not jointer wood chips... smoker fuel!

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are correct, that stuff would make excellent smoker fuel! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Fred. Mr. Ed

[@AlhasancapiBojang-nx8ev]

Jeff you are interesting

[@kellymoore4517]

Pine beetle stained pine wood.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Still, stained is way better than full of knots, and all of this wood was clear and straight. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Kelly. Mr. Ed

[@lesbrierley5648]

A rabbit is an animal with big teeth, floppy ears and bushy tail. That is a rebate.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Les. Mr. Ed

[@apveening]

A rebate is money that is returned to you after you pay for goods or services, done in order to make the sale more attractive

[@GesundeBienen]

Ich vermute sie werden sehr viel Feuchtigkeit in ihrer Box haben

[@JeffHorchoff]

Alle 180 unserer Bienenstöcke sind mit Gitterbodenbrettern ausgestattet und es kommt immer noch hin und wieder zu Feuchtigkeitsproblemen. Ich vermute, dass es bei festen Bodenbrettern ungefähr die gleichen Ergebnisse gibt. Solange ein Bienenstock gesund ist und eine starke Bienenpopulation darin ist, können sie den Luftstrom regulieren und so etwaige Feuchtigkeitsprobleme kontrollieren. Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen und ich hoffe, dass Sie sich noch mehr meiner über 600 Bienenkampf-/Bienenrettungs-Abenteuervideos ansehen und mir mitteilen, was Sie davon halten. Übrigens poste ich jeden Freitagmorgen ein neues Video und freue mich darauf, bald wieder von Ihnen zu hören. Frohe Weihnachten! Gottes Frieden. Herr Ed

[@GesundeBienen]

Ich liebe ihre Videos und finde sie sehr lehrreich 👍

[@КонстантинУспенский-ж4в]

Mr. Ed, as a carpenter, I can't watch this. Especially when joining workpieces. Do not move your hands with the workpiece along the shaft. You need to intercept the workpiece. Well, to prevent the workpiece from sticking to the machine tables, rub it with paraffin. The connection of the workpieces is completely incorrect. Merry Christmas to you, may God bless you in every way. 😉

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you very much for the helpful tips on working the pieces of wood, very instructional. Also, thank you for your Christmas wishes and may you and yours have a blessed and merry Christmas as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@EvanYan-f2u]

Under an hr

[@aldraway]

👍🇸🇦

[@markoc8616]

You sound like you have a wood worker background in saying Mr. Edd, all maliciousness and creative and never take your eyes of what you are doing while using Machinery. 🪵 Nice to listen to guidance more familiarity. God speed Merry Christmas at the abbey. Happy New Year.

[@JeffHorchoff]

My dad was a cabinet maker who taught me the trade. I have been doing wood working since I was about 8 years old and by the time I was 16 I was already working in a wood shop earning a living. I continued working in mill shops till I was 25 when I began at the Post Office, but still had my wood shop taking jobs till I was 52. Now, I'm just a bee wrangler who plays in the shop from time to time. Thank you for your blessings and Christmas wishes and my you and yours have a blessed and merry Christmas as well. God's peace Mark. Mr. Ed