The Redneck Beehive : Ice Chest Hack

[@MaximGhost]

Ultimate redneck touch was doing all this on a welding table.

[@MrJustinWheeler]

How dare you use my beer coolers for your bumble bee experiments.

[@LawsonsCreekApiary]

Lol

[@Swarmstead]

Nice! I would totally rock that thing on my yard.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

Thanks Bruce! Now to catch a nice swarm to stuff in there.

[@dsummerscm]

“Filled with ice and Trulys” 😂 I’m curious to see how it works with bees. Pretty slick.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

Same here! Excited for spring even more than ever. Thanks for watching!

[@LawsonsCreekApiary]

Got a sneak peek of these on Sunday when I snuck into your garage. Pretty cool! Ready to see bees in there.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

I saw some finger prints on them. I had a feeling they were yours..

[@LawsonsCreekApiary]

@@castlegroundsapiary5286 of course, had to check for a Truly! LOL, I like the dry erase board. Great idea.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

@@LawsonsCreekApiary When you have a memory like mine, you gotta figure out ways to take notes. Lol

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

It came out great 👍 thanks, good health and God bless

[@BlackMountainHoney]

This is awesome! Great work Justin

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

Thank you sir!

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Man, that is so cool! I hope it works well! Looking forward to future updates.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

Anxious to catch a swarm to put in it. I’ve had it out in the yard the last couple weeks and have been pleased to see its withstanded harsh winds and rains. Will keep ya posted!

[@DRIECUTHoney]

Please tell me your going to feed from beer bottles.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

That wasn’t the plan, but it is now! Lol

[@TheCoppyCat]

At the very least they would be good for overwintering smaller hives

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

Agreed. Will try to get a small colony installed this spring. Will be very interested to see how they overwinter.

[@CastleHives]

That is super slick. . I'd bet that channel will get filled up with comb, but that'd be a good thing.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

Thanks Brian!

[@CoffeeNo0b0514]

When are you planning to put bees in it? Might need a Barnyard queen in there.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

You got one laying around??

[@CoffeeNo0b0514]

@@castlegroundsapiary5286 soon enough I’ll be able to give you at least a frame with some eggs and young larvae.

[@castlegroundsapiary5286]

@@CoffeeNo0b0514 nice. Barnyard bees in the ice chest would be a good start.