LONG HIVE Beekeeping - Set up & Installation of Bees

Rickey Roark, his wife Ruth and their daughter drove all the way from North Carolina to deliver my newest purchase; a custom built horizontal hive from horizontalbees.com. We were able to unwrap the hive and actually install the bees. Good times!
Check out Rickey's website: horizontalbees.com
For information about Greg's queens go to: naturesimagefarm.com
To order delicious South Alabama honey go here: brucesbees.com
#brucesbees #horizontalhive #beesarecool

[@CastleHives]

Rickey does amazing work. That hive, other than that horrible A, is a work of art. Good stuff Bruce.

[@brucesbees]

Lol Brian. It is honestly very nice. Quality second to none!

[@doctortcbkk2027]

Go Dawgs!

[@CastleHives]

O.H.

[@brucesbees]

O.H. no!!! Alabama is in the hunt again!!! Lol!

[@brucesbees]

Lol. Roll Tide. In reality my daughter is at Auburn right now. Some good folks up there on the plains.

[@josephrawls]

Another nice hive built by Rickey.👍

[@brucesbees]

Yes. Amazing work. Very sturdy. Great quality!!!

[@horizontalbees3480]

Bruce, For this to bee the spot were you started beekeeping, make’s this hive even more special. We are looking forward to seeing that Greg burns queen blow out the side walls of this hive. 😊

[@brucesbees]

I certainly hope so. What a fun experience! Thanks for bringing this down Rickey!!!

[@rpeebles]

I am a huge fan of long langs and they are gaining popularity here in Texas.

[@brucesbees]

Yes it is very nice and conceptually makes sense. Would be hard to have a large scale operation with them but definitely a good option for many.

[@rpeebles]

@@brucesbees No doubt. Moving them after they are full would require a tractor but the whole not lifting honey supers is a plus for many people. I also utilize insulation in mine which definitely helps all year.

[@brucesbees]

Yes. I look forward to seeing how they do!

[@ECP]

Hi Bruce, Wow 😮 that is good looking work by Ricky.... Will see you again this year at Hive Life... just posted a Fall Farm Video myself just now.... Take care my Friend

[@brucesbees]

Very nice hive for sure. Look forward to seeing you there! Be sure to introduce yourself to me again.

[@ECP]

@@brucesbees will do my friend

[@9realitycheck9]

I really appreciate these videos! Thanks Bruce and it's awesome that you had a guest on there to show us the horizontal beekeeping. Hope you had a good year! Buzz on..and Roll Tide

[@brucesbees]

Thanks for checking in. It was a lot of fun!

[@dennislintz1]

Rickey, good call on the honey frame. I found they like to put 2-4 frames of honey, nectar and pollen on the shorts side and build out on the other side of the brood. Bruce-I like the Round Rapid Feeders'. I drill a hole in the top cover above the brood and that way I don't have to crack the top cover open and disturb them when giving sugar water. I also, put dry sugar in them without the cup inside for emergency feed in winter. Moisture from the colony makes a sugar brick.

[@brucesbees]

Good to know. Thanks!

[@BradMurphy63]

Awesome

[@davidlewis4179]

This is my 4th year keeping bees in long Langstroth hives. Built one in my first year and it was my only hive that survived my first winter. Built my second LLH during my second year. Took the third year off from building LLHs as we were having an addition added to our house. I did buy 2×12 rough-cut lumber with plans to make more last year. It just didn't happen. The last two years both LLHs have come out of winter strong. This year I built 4 more LLHs for a total of 6. LLHs are not ideal for a commercial endeavor but are good for the hobbyist with a bad back or other limitations. I did harvest 20 deep frames (or about 120#) from my 6 LLHs with 15 of those frames from the older 2 LLHs.

[@brucesbees]

Good to hear. Thanks for the input. Sounds like you have really had a good experience with them.

[@davidlewis4179]

@@brucesbees mite treatments are a breeze. No lifting supers to get to the brood chamber. I have to say I'm opinionated as to only one colony per hive. In a good year one colony will encompass all ~30 frames. I.e. no room for a second colony. The down side is honey harvesting takes a little longer with removing one frame at a time. The up side is not having to lift 60+ pound boxes when harvesting honey. Here in CNY preparation for winter with my LLHs is a breeze. Put on a mouse guard and I'm done. The 2" foam insulation in the top is there year round. Helps with winter heating and summer cooling. Bruce you may enjoy this video as you are partly to blame for it. Where would we bee without a little harmony in life: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIKZaXtol5xlatE

[@brucesbees]

Awesome and thanks for the input. Will have to watch!

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Really like the nuc areas. Nice roof and great graphics. What a great job. Thanks for sharing

[@brucesbees]

Yes Rick is quite the craftsman and Ruth did a great job with the art work!

[@dcsblessedbees]

Rickey and his wife do real nice work, God has Blessed them with a gift.👍 Booming big box of bees is way cool, but a small colony's are so nice to work. Ty for sharing your time, Blessed Days...

[@brucesbees]

Yes. They are good people for sure. It was so nice to meet them and hang out for a little while.

[@ericgunter45]

Its kind of crazy seeing you working bees in a t shirt and veil. Your gonna get spoiled with them bees for sure.

[@brucesbees]

Yeah it’s nice!

[@jamestownsendjrtbees3226]

Beautiful hive, really cool! I look forward to seeing how you manage that and how well it works for you. I definitely will build one to try for myself when I have the time. Thanks Bruce.

[@brucesbees]

Looking forward to seeing how the bees do. I think they will thrive!

[@suzanneoregon6376]

Thank you all for the information and demonstration. We’re committed to having bees for all of the reasons that are important but having hives that are easy to manage is necessary at our ages. Our best to you all

[@brucesbees]

Good deal. Thanks for the support.

[@smilingdog54]

Very nice hive. Advantages of long hive vs top bar. I am just getting started so trying to absorb all the information I can. Thank you

[@brucesbees]

That is the way to go. Soak it all in! I would probably recommend traditional equipment to start because most information out there deals with them. But the horizontal hive is definitely not a bad option. Hopefully you will get it figured out and embark on this difficult but wonderful journey.

[@GrammyMidwife]

Beautiful hive!! And such a sweet family.

[@brucesbees]

Yes! Great people!!!

[@keithcheeseman567]

Im in the UK, what an amzing hive i want one.

[@brucesbees]

Yes it is pretty neat. Not sure how Rickey could get you one. Maybe you could reach out to him at Horizontalbees.com and he could help you figure something out

[@MikeBarryBees]

Good call by Rickey on putting that ‘A’ on the rear of the box. Definitely wouldn’t want that on the front...Are those even the same bees I met!!??!!

[@brucesbees]

Lol. One of them is!!!🐝🐝

[@brucesbees]

The change in temperament is unreal!

[@evonnewhalen9794]

Beautiful hive. I love it

[@WildwoodsBeekeeping]

Very calm bees! must be ultra or very ultra Italian. 🤣

[@brucesbees]

Actually Greg’s queens are heavy Caucasian carniolan influence. Bob Binni’s stock combined with Appalachian mutts from Greg’s area.

[@WildwoodsBeekeeping]

@@brucesbees Cool! Nice queens=Nice colonys! Great video by the way!

[@tomcochrane56]

Nice hive great build quality. I'm going to build a long hive this year.

[@jimhughes6794]

Love the veil you are using. Where did you get it? Roll Tide!!!!!!

[@brucesbees]

Humble Bee. RTR!!!

[@lavenderbridges]

1:06 Rolllll Tide!

[@brucesbees]

Yes! Roll Tide!

[@lavenderbridges]

@@brucesbees Bruce, one day I will share my story with you - the story of how a girl from Maine living in Hawaii became an Alabama fan. It's too long for YOuTube so I'll save it for another chance meeting like at a bee conference!

[@brucesbees]

@lavenderbridges would love to hear it!

[@therenaissancewoman2080]

I really appreciated seeing this video. Good information. I love the copper roof! I'm just getting into beekeeping and have already ordered my bees with the vertical hive with two brood boxes and two supers. I've been looking at the horizonal hive and will be making one or two while I'm at it. I'm wondering if I start my new beehive with the vertical hive can I move the bees over to the horizonal a short time after or will that be too disruptive? I've been also wondering about mites... I've heard that a screen at the bottom and oil in a pan can help remove them. Can a screen be put in a horizonal hive or is there another way to treat mites?

[@brucesbees]

Yes you should be able to move them. And not mite treatments out there can be used in either. My suggestion would be to learn beekeeping in the traditional hive setup and then add the horizontal hive to your operation. I reality this is the first time I have ever used a horizontal so I am learning as well. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@user-gh9lx7uf5l]

Excellent work. Do you ship hive to Tahiti french polynesia?

[@brucesbees]

I doubt if Rickey does.

[@user-gh9lx7uf5l]

Merci beaucoup cordialement @@brucesbees

[@leeknight9549]

Bruce, I'm curious about the brood frames, excluder and the honey frames. With the entrance being in the middle of the box, where is everything positioned? ( I sent Ricky a few days ago, haven't heard back) Thanks.

[@brucesbees]

The bees start in the middle and in mine they went both directions. I never used the excluder in this hive. I pulled a few frames of honey when we harvested. Can’t remember how many. I think it was maybe 4-6 frames.

[@brucesbees]

Try messaging Rickey again on Facebook. Tell him you talked to me.

[@kentcostello5286]

That's noway that young girl is your mother. She's only 25 years old.

[@brucesbees]

I hear ya man. She is a beautiful lady and a great mother!

[@christopherroop4937]

Roll Tide

[@brucesbees]

Yes. Roll Tide!!! Big game this weekend.

[@christopherroop4937]

@@brucesbees yes sir #3 AL vs # 6 Tenn 🤞🏼