Urban Beekeeping for Beginners: Backyard Beekeeping using a Flow Hive Set Up | The Bush Bee Man

In this episode of The Bush Bee Man, Mark is doing some backyard beekeeping. A flow hive set up is often recommended for beekeeping for beginners, especially when dealing with urban beekeeping. Watch more beekeeping how to videos here: • Moving Bee Hives at Ni...
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This video shows a beekeeper installing a flow hive set up. This is a great tutorial and educational video for backyard beekeeping. For those looking to start urban beekeeping, this channel has a lot of professional beekeeping videos but there are definitely tips for beekeeping for beginners.
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[@awesomemccoolname7111]

Watching the guy walk through his yard slapping his sides made me smile. What a lovable goof. Found a new channel to watch.

[@MrKanderson223]

First 45 seconds and I'm saying to myself I wish I could have a beer with you

[@FrederickDunn]

Well Hello Down There! It's fun to see you having to set up a Flow-Hive 2 for your wife :) She's one sharp cookie in my opinion! Wait, there's a "Flow-Club"? (';')( ';')... where's that? I wish you all the best and hope your wife enjoys tending her hive and watching the honey flow out into her jars someday in the not too distant future. Good of you to take time out of your commercial beekeeping day to set her up.

[@pumpkinprincess1019]

I laughed so hard watching this ! Just found my new favorite channel to follow 😄😄

[@bradgoliphant]

Yes, the Flow Hive is not for most commercial beekeepers, and yes, it is expensive. But I can say this because I own two Flow Hives, they are they most well made hive I have ever seen. And they make these with Cedar, which is a superior wood with a triple R-Value than pine. Yet with the Backyard beekeeper, they are the answer. Just saw two videos where two small commercial beekeepers invested in over 60 Flow Hives and sold all their extractors and extra equipment.

[@SilverCymbal]

If the world had 1/2 your sensibility, we would be in a much better place! Great video

[@seankennedy297]

Subscribed after hearing both "wonky donk" and "ruffian" used appropriately in the same sentence. Nice work!

[@seanmcguire7974]

I was waiting for him to just turn over the cinder blocks

[@melsmith1645]

This video was awesome! You’re very entertaining 🤣

[@lacelotte7385]

I don’t have a flow hive or keep bees yet somehow found myself here watching this entire video as this bloke is as mad as a bag of wasps (or bees!) 😂 You, sir, have just gained a new subscriber

[@carlos17098]

This Looks so much fun! I Hope you do an Update on this and Show the harvests

[@muhammadzahiruddin4222]

You're such a kind of funny old man 😂

[@TheBushBeeMan]

Thank you :)

[@bradgoliphant]

I have two of them and LOVE, LOVE them.

[@geckoman1011]

"Thank you darling. What the hell have you done?" 🤣

[@DevilsAngel]

Fun & Jovial guy.. ! 😄

[@dwayneshephard2575]

You rock !

[@igaudion973]

this guy is hilarious. an absolute nut

[@ConcernedMushroom]

So how did it go? Will there be a follow up video? PLEASE??????

[@freemanz8102]

One thing that the flow hive people recommend is to open and close the cells when installing the flow super as they may become misaligned during transport

[@kdkurabees]

Hi Bee Bush man. Is this your second flow hive. Didn’t you put one in your wife’s garden some time back? What happened to the first flow hive? Have you still got the first one? David. KD Kurabees Brisbane.

[@jalitzaa.v4725]

Love the video!! Please post an update I’m so excited!

[@igaudion973]

I just got one! so excited

[@buddhstyle]

Why on earth didn’t you turn the blocks so you could use the flat side? Lol. Awesome video

[@Eric-fl1kh]

I understood several words. Thumbs up.

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

This progect should be heaps of fun, I was just taken aback how much my back yard was looking like your back yard with hives everywhere! I just had an Oh No! Moment. I just realized my wife is a lot more patient than I give her credit for. 10:41 hope no one important was there have a sky diving party LOL! They are very understanding bees, not a single roar! Isn't interesting about the angry bees vs the chilled bees and productivity. I must admit to owning 1 hive who are a little more ready to go to war, they really do load up with honey compared to the other hives, it is an interesting conundrum you can be faced with. I have kept them, as they go good, and only get up set when I rip the brood nest apart generally. ( And the guard bees do carry a grudge! I have learnt!)Bit like a wife referred to as " Pretty Special that Woman" Crikey, Duck and cover BBM! Thanks for a great laugh! Stay safe!

[@Showmetas]

Has any 1 researched if squashing bees inside the comb when u release the honey cold have a lasting effect on bees could they get scared of the comb collapsing again and not use it over time

[@cane4life758]

🤣🤣🤣Great channel .

[@Darren_Nicola]

Why didn’t you turn the concrete blocks over 😂 ,so they are flat ,you don’t want this going tits up at some point when a leg slips in the hole 🕳 , or you can get the legs to screw on , great video though , 🇬🇧

[@noahriding5780]

I'm curious what's the max number of hives you'd be able to do, risk in a city backyard? If you had good control and watchful, is it possible to have large numbers of hives?

[@toadlenior]

Go for it bro

[@purpledingo4747]

i want some your your batch of honey , i want the giggles hahah ,

[@stevewynn8689]

Flip over the cinder blocks.

[@alisonshanahan1237]

Isn't fermented honey Mead?

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

Funny af

[@zlatkonikolic2230]

Sir, I want to buy a hive for my own purposes and please write to me how much the hives cost and how to order in Europe Serbia, thank you in advance

[@imCXS-zh2yt]

I wonder what I would sound like to an Aussie

[@patcummins6036]

The Rodney Rude of beekeepers, or so he wishes!

[@henrybig8028]

Is he from gold coast?

[@reneallen6405]

I heard that if your frames are not completely full when you harvest, you can kill numerous bees that have their heads in the combs putting nectar in.

[@christianbass10]

Im interested with his accent. Is this brit accent or ausie? ahaha could also be new zealand..

[@windybeach2184]

Australian

[@lynnplestid2711]

Why not place the blocks on it’s side instead ( no holes) ?

[@CybrosisEvolved]

I swear that was what I was thinking the moment I saw him digging..... >~

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

Totally my thoughts also

[@won2winit]

Blame Mrs Bushbeeman, she left him and John to their own devices.....

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

@@won2winit Me thinks that perhaps it may well be a case of him trying to persuade her into bees, and less of him being the helpful hubby.

[@PraeaKitten]

As always, I love your videos. What a gem of a wife you have! That's a most adorable patch!

[@rhondasavva2500]

Mark thank you for NOT bagging out Flow Hive for the cost of their hive. Yes they are expensive but so is extracting equipment. I now have 3 flows, one not painted yet( this was a gift ) 2 going well plus 4 Langstroth love have both types of hives. Great video as usual gentlemen. Highlight of my week

[@jackiemccutcheon9048]

Did you get honey yet from the other flow hive you set up?

[@KMR1776]

😂😂😂😂

[@chrissartain5374]

Y didnt u just lay the bricks on the flat sides 🤣🤣🤣

[@TrickyTrev01]

Great video Mark thanks for sharing. Love the patch work 👍👍👍🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@chilltrolig]

Hos about just turning the stone on the side ffs

[@spokehedz]

I absolutely LOVE the red roof!

[@kami1725]

Deja vu! What about the flow hive you got last year? Any news on that?

[@michaeltobin2014]

Nice job Mark, highly recommend rolling melted wax onto the Flow frames before you put them to work to encourage the girls along. The windows are only an indication of what is really happening, you need to do a frame inspection to ensure that enough cells are capped before a harvest. I think The Flowhive system is great.

[@johnoliver9885]

Gee thanks it’s f’n winter here in Canada that sunshine is making me cranky.

[@gd2234_]

Awesome upload! This is super helpful for prospective urban beekeepers!

[@abecketthoneyandfreerangee2038]

Why don’t you put the bessa block the other way so your hive bottom board don’t fall through the holes lol

[@JM_3D]

That ending was so sweet! :)

[@boldger13]

Bush Bee Man, approximately how many individual working hives to you have all together in your apiaries? Thank you from SW Florida, USA.

[@BeesBikinis]

I have a flow hive fail video that has gotten a lot of grief. I'm not saying that aren't neat systems, but it didn't work for me. The season is so short here in Canada, plus the 8 frame brood chamber just wasn't enough space for them. By watching your video I have done everything right, and it did produce honey - but overall I don't recommend them for the price of the entire system. I'm glad I tried it and have it for "show" in my bee yard. Works well as an observatory hive.

[@erayachi1545]

Yes! I'm here early. Hope your summer is mild, at least! It's coooold here! Good luck!

[@VidKatMA1]

Your Laugh makes me Happy. 🥰

[@VidKatMA1]

My Flow roof is red too. 😎

[@heatherjolly8389]

turn the blocks on their side! gaaaaahH!

[@cathybaker8693]

you make my day,snow here tomorrow.

[@bradgoliphant]

Do you by chance have a flow hive 2, 7 frame base you would like to sell?

[@glennegan6613]

Always entertaining but the Verroa mite comment didnt age well!!

[@Psyche8D]

I'm surprised you didn't get the leg kit. Adjusting the level is super easy.

[@mdmonir8631]

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[@rodericklong-old6263]

Mate do you make me laugh :-)

[@laughceter]

I digress ... Love it! Don't stop digressing Mark.

[@VidKatMA1]

You sir are So delightful. 🥰 Your Joy and Happy demeanor is so Fun. 🤣 I Love how you talk to your Girls. 🥰🐝🎶 I hope your Wife enJoys her Flow Hive and Bees. 🥰🐝✌

[@shevlin2650]

It is a great thing for the backyard beekeeper. Not for the commercial beekeeper. If you have a small number of hives (10 or less) it is allot cheaper to go this route than to have to buy the centrifugal extractor, strainer and cleanup. the flowhive does the honey extracting, there is no strainer and the bees do the cleanup. Plus the time to acquire the same amount of honey is half if not less than the traditional method.

[@michaelfike7542]

Thinking about getting a flow hive but i think I will wait until I see how they work out for you. 💕🐝

[@palma8120]

Good idea but. Smart marketing at selling a magic hive no work turn a tap and honey... Lost over 25k to afb hives to backyard beekeepers wanting magic hives then neglect and leave 😡

[@matthewreichel1942]

Do I see some sort of new bee loader back there?

[@kathrynpavic4510]

Do the bees still swarm in a flow hive.

[@shevlin2650]

Save your extra wax comb so you can spread it on the flow frames to start them to put honey up there.

[@crispernator]

Gday BBM your first comment about someone getting a queen but no bees worries me a bit as i think a some people see the flow hive and how easy it is to use and decide to be a bee keeper without doing any research at all on what is required by law and in general , now dont get your nickers in a twist everyone this would only be a small amount of people , it doesnt just occure with flow hives .I was at my local shop last week and a customer came in and started to ask the owner a lot of questions just one example was he picked up an emlock and asked whats this ? now i dont know about others but i did a lot of research into bees before i even ordered mine and i am no expert by any means but that was not the only basic question he asked which made me go away thinking hmmm and this guys going to keep bees .

[@MatthewOgden]

I found the africanized bees handle the desert heat better then those from north. Therefore they make more honey because they live longer and don't die in heat of day.

[@shevlin2650]

Place your blocks on their side so you have a flat surface.

[@farmer998]

get a solid block under that or pick it up off it's side later

[@rodericklong-old6263]

Needs to turn the Besser blocks onto there sides so to give a flat surface to stand the Flow Hive feet onto.

[@kyleeats5331]

My bees only fly at you when you inspect them, other than that they’re pretty chill

[@ozyprospector]

Thats an over priced afb incubator 😆😆 cant believe you brought one 🙃 dont blame ya mrs for wanting one you couldnt help yourself 🤥 lol

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Flow hive hardly for beginners . need min of 5 years experience before trying the flow hive