🔵Trap Small Hive Beetles with hydrofibers!

Using Dine a Max towels to catch small hive beetles. Small packages can be sourced on Mann Lake.
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[@jameskerns888]

We’ve found that a one or two inch smear of protein pattie on your material (draws) the beetles onto it and it’s over. They love the pattie as I’ve held the pattie in my hand as I opened the hiv and beetles(1to3) will fly right onto the pattie as I’m holding it in my hand.

[@oneshoo]

You know Kamon, if this beekeeping gig doesn’t work out, I think you could travel the country doing Stand Up??? 😜

[@georgetaylor9154]

kamon has a good build. i bet if he ever touched a dumbbell he would blow up.

[@ladybeekeeper7777]

Hi Kamon, love all your videos, I have been binge watching some. I recently saw a beekeeper put this clothes on top of the pollen patty he fed and it worked to keep the small hive beetles away from the patty. I guess the risk is the cloth is close to where the brood and queen is and fingers crossed you don’t get her majesty caught but I will be trying this on my smaller nucs especially who need lots of nutrition to get goi g

[@651journey]

How often do you change the fabric?

[@chrisbgarrett]

Just ordered a box of dino max. Seen it in some nucs I bought before. Good stuff. For the small beekeeper,unscented Swifter sheets does work on the texture side,but the better swifter is the unscented mop head type. Rip the outer sheath off and get the inner cloth out. Cut into 2 pieces.it has lots of fibers. In case your small beekeeper and have a problem and want to fix it now. Unscented Swifter mop heads will work.

[@cubaniton74]

Take a beetle barn trap or an empty CD case, and apply Heavy Duty Double Sided Tape on the inner ceiling and floor of the trap, and see if you catch any beetles that way.

[@donstanley8514]

Great job,simple cure for your hive beetle problem, to many beekeeper on KZbin trying to make it sound complicated, this works.

[@harvestmaid5669]

just watched another video....he uses water mist to settle bees, they all just went down🤗 .excited about sheets

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Beetle Grease is the best!😁

[@bryanroberts]

Hive beetles in east tn are just starting to ramp up...I use the green box swiffer pads and I love them.. I put one folded in half on the back corners and they absolutely work!

[@catchemalive]

Do you think there is any benefit of keeping your hives in direct sunlight?? I’ve also heard that it helps with keeping beetles away???

[@wayneparker9782]

One of the funniest beekeeping video I've seen yet...😎

[@privatebubba8876]

Unscented swiffer sheets work like a champ.

[@bryanroberts]

Yes they do!!

[@Fred-ff6bv]

we’re not laughing with you, we’re laughing at you.

[@donbearden1953]

Good job Kamon! I could hear your wife giggling at you in the background. This is exactly what I’m currently using for hive beetles and it works great. Almost forgot RTR!

[@44thala49]

@Don Bearden hey Don. I’m kin to some Beardens (My great grandmother was a Bearden) from Chilton county. You wouldn’t by chance be from there would you?

[@Fred-ff6bv]

i like the plastic hat with the square face foldable veil. i have the one with the plastic mesh not the metal. i like it much better than the clear view veil that i got.

[@natserog]

ive used Swiffer sheets and I stopped cause it caught too many bees and also caught 2 queens...its Dine A Max better??

[@kamonreynolds]

In my experience, it is better but after a time it too will catch bees. We are currently trying some different products and if we find one that is an improvement we will let you know

[@natserog]

​@@kamonreynolds thanks Kamon....I sure like Guardian Bee Entrances. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYGWh6NmrseZpNk

[@docash2107]

So I tried this method. I picked up the fabric from Mann Lake Ltd in Wilkes-Barre. I put it in my hives(1/4 sheet) last Sunday. Today I check my hives again. All 4 colonies had completely removed the fabric. The beetle barns seem to be working too!!

[@markjudd8859]

Hello Kamon, just getting into beekeeping and I am finding your videos very informative. Thank for sharing your knowledge and dedication.

[@rossgurlen9761]

Do you have a problem with bees getting stuck in the fibers

[@jackbquick123]

Great video,, love to watch you and your family interact in your videos. Thanks for the info. God bless

[@vmorganbogart]

OK, I have to confess. I laughed but not until you did. I did hold off longer than your wife, though. I love how you present good info with a sense of humor. You are a joy to watch. Keep the great videos coming. Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱

[@richardkuhn8115]

Good information Kamon. Thanks you two.

[@allanschwark9260]

You didn't get stung on the young did you?

[@allglad]

Brawny the best or Dixie same or better? Anyone know?

[@CELOCKSAFE]

Thats all folks! Great info.

[@MrScrappydue]

That was interesting. We have a full blown outbreak in Massachusetts this year. I don’t do bees but thought I’d find a way to kill em. My sticky sheets are loaded with those pesky beetles. I try not to say beetle juice three times. But them Darn beetles are everywhere & in the apartment.

[@Makermook]

Things I've learned from bees: If you can't get rid of life's beetles, herd them to a corner of your hive where they can't cause problems.

[@maverickwitch8954]

A brilliant solution! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@barryshelton7174]

Hey, what is your opinion on DT earth around the hive and I heard to put a very thick layer of salt?

[@allenferry1268]

He just washed his mouth and can't do a thing with it. Thanks for the tip. I'm just getting back into bees and I'm having a slow start due to weather, mites and shb's

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

yet another Princess Kitty Paw spotting !

[@danskisbees7348]

Thanks Kamon, great information, entertaining as always!

[@trichard5106]

Thanks !!

[@tonyaburton5376]

im not a fan of swiffer sheets kills alot of bees they get stuck in the sheet

[@aaviator]

Kamon, good info, and you are always good for a laugh!

[@billychaney4581]

Are not using that Willy Nelson smoker fuel are you? Lol

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

I've never used Swiffer brand Sheets, but I use the generic ones from Dollar General, they work great. Best of all they sell boxes which have less than 800 sheets.

[@41johndeere]

tried it had a lot of bees chew it and got tangled in the fibers

[@mandog2142]

As Kamon is bringing the video to a close: "...oh look shiny pollen..." LOL!

[@mmogg4045]

lmao i can't grow a beard anyway, no one will ever live up to the bravo dude. let's get back to the bees... love your videos. Ive had trouble finding channels in southern states. I'm in central Texas and your tips help a lotQ

[@barryshelton7174]

You are too funny today! We introduced a new mated Queen to day to one of our hives and put swiffer sweepers in our four hives. I have hive beatles! Thanks for this info.

[@davidledford8771]

Kamon, thanks for sharing your methods of common sense beekeeping. I always look forward to watching your videos ( not crazy bout the Bama shirts though - Go Tigers! ). But if you'll allow me to make a suggestion - My mindset is this: If someone has gone to the trouble of making a video that helps me or that I enjoy, then the least I can do is give it a "thumbs-up." And I most often watch videos on my smart TV. But your videos end so abruptly that I don't have time to move the curser with the TV remote to "Like" it before it goes away and the next video starts playing. You may already know this, and you may not care. But if you extended your ending slightly, as some others do, I would be glad to "like" them all - and I might not be the only one. Thanks again!

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks David I will keep that in mind.

[@kamonreynolds]

Oh and Roll tide I can't wait for college football!

[@bradprather6749]

thanks for the video! and I, was laughing with you.

[@jmichaelsbees8857]

I am seeing some other comments from beekeepers about their queens getting stuck in these. If you are now using them on a number of your hives and have had no issue with that, it would be good to know.... Keep seeing you in the same shirt... will have to send you a nice Ohio State Buckeye shirt to get you all spruced up!

[@nannygranny9534]

Yes, I was laughing on this side of the screen and loving it!

[@dpboling7794]

May try this Swiffer never worked for me so its worth a try. I use beetle blasters and DE under the hives which does a great job too.

[@matthewalexander9716]

Hey Kamon, I appreciate you doing things on the cheap as beekeeping cost can easily get out of control. Do you find the Brawny to be more cost-effective than the Swiffer product? Why Brawny and not Swiffer?

[@kamonreynolds]

Primarily it works better in my experience. We definitely want cost-effective stuff but it also has to be effective and I find this to do a better job. Mann lake has a smaller package of them but I don't know what the breakdown is......yet

[@MikeB0001]

Hey Kamon...enjoy your videos.. just curious as to how many bees get stuck in the sheets?..what are your chances of the queen getting stuck in it?...thanks.

[@kamonreynolds]

The chances of the queen getting stuck are pretty low especially if you use it just in the corners. Honeybees do get stuck in these from time to time. It seems to depend on how old they if they catch bees alot or not.

[@raulantoniomiguelcruz1625]

Kamon, I'm an aspiring bee keeper. I will be living in the Houston, TX area when I start my bee keeping. What's the maximum number of hives a couple can manage? Your input will be much appreciated. Thank you.

[@kamonreynolds]

It depends on a lot of factors. Experience being number 1. After that, it would depend on your equipment/system/drawn combs to quickly move hives, extract honey, feed hives, split hives, etc. I wish I could give you a straighter answer but it could be 200-1000 colonies depending on how you manage the business, the tools you have available, and if you get some seasonal help.

[@HavanaWoody]

2 is about the max you should start with, then expand after you have a little experience, you will figure out your limits

[@konradrueb1567]

Good video .what are you smoking kamen???.🐝safe and keep your smoker lit. Konrad

[@buddyblack9801]

I always love your videos and great advice but wish you will do this one once more wearing a long sleeve plaid flannel shirt :>) Is your cat chasing small hive beetles around 5:14 or so of this video?

[@darkeblue]

That's a preview of Bama vs Southern Cal...just won't be able to "rip" through a win! :)

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

Hi Kamon, I checked my 10 frame medium supers today and the were all pretty much capped. I removed 4 frames off 2 of my colonies. I uncapped them and spun them out getting almost 2-3 gallons of honey. One question --- I put green dye in the 1-1 I was feeding them and the honey I have is tinted green now lol.... It taste sweet :) Is it safe to give away to friends???? whats the downside of sugar what in the honey if any? Thanks Joe

[@allanschwark9260]

Toung

[@kennelwoodfarms6834]

I use swiffer pads between the broad boxes and on the bottom for SHB. I have a question though, is it safe to put one on top of the honey super? Or should I not do that? Thanks

[@e.l.1303]

Yes, it's safe

[@markredding9565]

Lol

[@munibungbeeking1719]

Go Kamon

[@jonclemons1421]

Good video! Is this product rough on both sides? If one is for catching the sub, is it rough side up or down?

[@kamonreynolds]

Same on both sides Jon. We will be looking at it later as the bees fluff it up. The 1 min video from Hawaii in the description gives you a good idea on what it will do

[@scruffythejanitor2388]

I did laugh when you ripped that dine a max cloth because I've done the exact same thing lol. Those things never wanna rip on their own, gotta cut em

[@michaelmurphy5503]

I laughed with you Laurel!! Both times. Lol.

[@alexbiggs8131]

The giggling ads to the entertainment value....

[@Keikue1]

Don't mean to tell you how to do your job, but I really think we'd be happy oops I mean your bee's would be happy if you did your video's shirtless.

[@kamonreynolds]

haha i know, but it is very real. I work often this time of the year without a shirt.

[@kamonreynolds]

Oh whoops mis read that. I got drilled in the chest by a hive as a thunderstorm was rolling in. 3 stings in about as many seconds. I didn't use smoke. Ouch.

[@Keikue1]

@@kamonreynolds oh is that why your chest is all buff and chiseled from some bee stings? Giggle joking with you. Just saying. Your wife is a lucky lady.

[@HavanaWoody]

Me thinks you leaded your smoker with wacky weed lol

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

Great Video Kamon, have you used the CD case traps before? Cheers for the sharing!

[@rodbeckstedt8588]

Sorry, I laughed. Lol