Restoring a Brother Adam apiary

[@brianstierwalt347]

Great job restoring and preserving a piece of history. Without history we start all over on our own. Thank you.

[@TheWelshHoneyCompany1]

Great to see this.... Brother Adam was a major part of beekeeping history... Glad to see his apiary is not being neglected.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

This is only one of about 10 out-apiaries he ran. I now have use of three of them, including this one.

[@woodchucktinman9893]

Fascinating site full of history. It will be educational to see how the bees do with upper and lower entrances.

[@privatebubba8876]

They work great I use them on all my hives. It increases honey production on hives with a queen excluder.

[@flatwoodsbeefarm1015]

Thank you for sharing a bit of beekeeping history.

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

Great video Mr Chandler. Thumbs up from Kentucky u.s.a

[@carlospereira2807]

I enjoyed your presentation. Thank you

[@battledingo]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Looks like a great spot.

[@margomaloney6016]

Very interesting - thank you!

[@Bijdenatuur]

Would be nice to get an update!

[@denpictor8992]

It must be fantastic to be working on that site when you know Brother Adam was there but I am wondering what he would think of the zest hive and the top bar hive, think you are very fortunate to have that site with such history good luck with all you are doing look forward updates thanks.

[@jarnold8803]

Greetings from Texas really looking forward to your zest hive and how it works for you🐝

[@peterbustin3662]

I have wanted to build a ZEST hive for a couple of years so, after watching your earlier video set about it. I am at the same stage as you, in that a roof is required. I also have a couple of Dartington long deep hives one of which has a split gabled roof the design of which I am going to use for the ZEST. This will make it easier to handle rather than one big roof.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

Yes, the roof will be tricky, I think. I have cut a piece out of a sheet of Celotex to fit, and sealed the edges with aluminium tape, and now trying to work out how to add framing without making it ridiculously heavy. Making it in two sections is an option, but then I have the problem of keeping the weather out.

[@peterbustin3662]

@@BarefootBeekeeper I don't have a problem with the Dartington roof weather-wise but it is more fiddly to build. I also found the floor of the ZEST had small gaps which isn't a problem until you want to run each end as a hive so I have used sand on the bottom which will make it easier to seal.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

@@peterbustin3662 the double-gable roof would need to be lashed down for that site, as strong winds are common and even top bar hives have been blown over. I will give it some thought.

[@ScouseJack]

I remember OutOfaBlueSky saying in one of his videos that he was using political signs, which might be an idea. Light weatherproof plastic card, like an estate agent's sign only they can be quite big.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

@@ScouseJack that stuff is called Correx here, and it deteriorates quickly in UV from sunlight. It goes brittle within months.

[@tindingvlog185]

Hello brother adam,im joel cabangal the person you took to be a full mormons how are you brother adam

[@williamwolfe8954]

Thanks for documenting some of Brother Adam's practical management methods. Much appreciated. Interesting to see colony entrances arranged in 4 opposing ways to help drift and orientation. I like the benefits for minimal effort hive management. I have been moving towards the UofG practice of hive stands in a "C" shape configuration. As seen here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJmqgYl8qtWesKM I fancy that when we have to deal with hungry hawking hornets [Vespa velutina], it will be fairly easy to place a cage of chicken wire to cover the square which all hive entrances open into, thus running some "interference" for the hornets and creating a no-fly-zone of safety for the returning honey bees.

[@thomkirkwood2356]

Hi Phil, I'd be interested to know the dimensions of Brother Adam's hive stands, if you happen to have them?

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

Drop me an email at barefootbeekeeper[at]gmail[dot]com and I will measure one up for you.

[@nuruzzaman4893]

Hi would you list the names of the bee friendly plants and trees? Would you also list the wood you mentioned? I am just started up on a site and just want it to be as best as possible.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

I build my hives from Douglas fir, but Western Red Cedar or Larch are also good. You can find lists of plants suitable for your area by doing a Google search. There are too many to list here.

[@ianbanna]

how nice :)

[@mervynshute880]

why change for langstroth

[@wayneparker9782]

The statement that you are restoring brother Adams hives is not true....you have made changes that are not original to the hives that brother Adams used.....for example the boards that where secured to the front of the front of the hive where used to shake bees on to....each hive had one so brother Adam didn't have to carry extra equipment around.....and the fact that you created a new bottom board shows this is not a true restoration.....by the way that same bottom board configuration has been used in Canada for some time....well i think that all that needs to be said...

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

I said I was restoring the apiary for my own use, not restoring the hives.