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[@madampolo]

I understand that they are throwing in one bee extra. It is a free bee.

[@elizabethmacdonald4605]

Joyce T 🤣

[@lindajc123]

Cute - a chuckle for a Saturday! Thanks.

[@wamblipaytah1600]

Lol I see what ya did there Joyce... The best puns make you groan.... Kinda like they hurt a little 😉😛😁😁😁😂😂😂😂

[@slump7071]

Anything that can survive the winters of "Saskachenowhere", will be pretty tough. Also being that they are from Canada, they will be the most friendly bees you'll ever see. Listen carefully for the "I'm sorry" when they accidentally fly into you. Lol

[@TheBonnieberry]

Aren't you funny eh ? Yes we are from CANADA! and we are not sorry LOL

[@slump7071]

@@TheBonnieberry I'm from Canada too, so I thought you can make fun of yourself.

[@TheBonnieberry]

yes we can ,had a chuckle over Saskachenowhere as we get our honey shipped to Nova Scotia from Saskatchewan.

[@norweavernh]

Thats soh..ree.

[@LumnahAcres]

@@TheBonnieberry Thats funny that your bees come from Nova Scotia.

[@dougneufeld2799]

Many interesting facts about Saskatchewan. We have the worlds largest uranium deposit, the worlds largest potash deposit, we produce over 25% of Canada's grain, we have over 100,000 fresh water lakes and we can sit in our backyard and watch the aurora borealis (northern lights).

[@ritahopkins7213]

Would love to see the northern lights. (On my bucket list). Saskatchewan sounds like a great place to live.

[@dougneufeld2799]

Rita Hopkins they are beautiful. We are almost the size of Texas and have only a little over a million people. Landscapes and nature is all we really offer. No igloos though.

[@ritahopkins7213]

Oh my gosh! My brother and sister live in Texas and after my husband passed they have tried to get me to move there. Everything you have described sounds so peaceful and less stressful. Only to be 20 years younger. There's so much in this world to see. Thank you for your time and information I'm going to do some research on your area.👍

[@MrsPink64]

When I was young my Dad drove through Saskatchewan from here in Ontario to BC. He said he would never drive through during the day again. Boring grain elevators that take forever to get to, or the Northern lights...which to choose? I understood what he meant when I experienced it myself.💕

[@brendalawrence6732]

Amazing! Sounds so beautiful there. I know my late husband used to watch RFD TV and would watch farmers in Saskatchewan. I loved seeing the farms there too.

[@markpashia7067]

Tanner finds a stick every time he goes outside, but now you need to train him to drop them in the kindling box!

[@ericl3590]

Each nuc needs its own hive. Painting the hives different will help the bees find their way back to their own homes.

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Bees like blue flowers so one should be painted a cornflower blue. Maybe the other an orangey red or pink hue.

[@tonygrimes13]

Eric L - Lumnah Acres stated in video that they were building 2 hives because they were getting 2 nucs.

[@ericl3590]

@@tonygrimes13 I must have missed that.

[@carlcarpenter507]

Love watching you eat supper as a family, can’t believe you never have anything to drink?

[@lindajc123]

I thought the same thing. We had guests when I was younger that would not let their children have anything to drink, because they would fill up on the drink (in those days they drank Koolaid) and not eat their food. I, however, am like a duck that needs water to help wash it down. LOL

[@catcolbert9044]

Add hooks to the goat stop where you can hang a broom. (Maybe on the back side, mounted horizontally so the goats can't reach it to chew on.) That way you'll have something out on the field to clean it off. I love your channel and all the quality projects you and Gina build. You make a good team.

[@vdwalt4464]

Doug and Stacy also catch the wild natural bee in their area that have adapted to the local weather cycles. This could be an important factor in successful bee keeping. Good luck.

[@Bhoffman2012]

You guys are adorable. Everyday you guys upload my husband is like goooooood morning modernsteaders. Funny how something so simple as how you say something affects a person. My husband is like is that Al, I said yeah. What's he up to today? As a wife that loves manual labor type work this channel is awesome. I've done maintenance for apartments most of my life, granted not the same but intrigued by your projects. My husband and I enjoy your relationships as well as your projects. I may not build those type of stuff but i still find it enjoyable to watch how you and your wife create something out of basically nothing. Keep up the great work. And thanks for fulfilling my maintenance mind with ideas Haha. Have a great weekend!!

[@debnjosie]

Have you watched Doug & Stacey's channel where they talk about bees? They've had Dr. Leo Sharashkin on their channel a number of times and I see that you're using his instructions for the hive which is great. He also recommends catching bees from your own area because they have the best chance of surviving since they're adapted to your local environment. He explains and shows how to go about it--really interesting.

[@CRuf-qw4yv]

What came to mind for your bee colony hives was this. Since you have a New Yolk City, why not your former home and call it......"BEE-'N' -TOWN" (for Boston)... lol

[@jaxs3240]

Lol.. Thats great.. I love your idea..

[@CRuf-qw4yv]

@@jaxs3240 Thanks. Always did like Boston...or A.K.A....'Bean Town'.

[@marciasanderson562]

Hi again from the shores of Lake Erie,,its a crisp 26 degrees here. Glad to hear you will keep bees! They are incredibly important to the environment!

[@samanthaporter6662]

I'm a beekeeper, I recommend that you buy a nuc instead of a package. A nuc comes with several frames of honey and pollen, bees and a queen that is already laying. This allows for the bees to have resources and for the hive to be more productive earlier in the season thus having greater over wintering success. Good luck!

[@tonygrimes13]

samantha porter - Lumnah Acres stated in video that they were getting 2 nucs.

[@kayleew68748]

I love your homestead! My fiancé and I close Wednesday of this week on our very own mini-stead. 3.26 acres 💕 My goal is a herd of 3-4 milking goats, bees and chickens. We will also have a rescue pony named Nacho, I’ve worked with his rescue for years and the poor little guy just cannot seem to find a forever home. He’s been returned twice because both adopters other horses didn’t like him! The bees will be 100% my hobby. My fiancé is scared to death of flying insects 😂 he’s already slightly upset that our kitten will be decorated in bees 🐝

[@twocooneys]

I'm glad you're getting bees. We don't have many bees here so I'm planting more flowers and not spraying my lawn for dandelions. I watch the Barnyard Bees channel along with the others mentioned below. Didn't know much but have learned a lot over the last 2 years.

[@mariosgnd]

I love bees and we own a few 1000s 🐝. If you have bigger frames (by hight) it would be better for the warmth of the beehive. The less space you have in the bottom of your beehive, the warmer it will. Ours is 2-3 cm space. The extra big space creates wind circulation coming from the entry of the beehive. I wish i could explained it better, but English is not my first language, I'm so sorry. Loved this video for once more 😍❤️ God bless you and can't wait for piglets, baby goats, baby chickens and bees 🌾🐖🐐🐣🐔🐓🐝🌻 xo's Marios from Greece 🇬🇷

[@twilacarson2308]

That is wonderful news that your bees are from my province. Bless them, and may they bring you joy at your house. Goin' down south will be a great holiday for them. LOL

[@silpalhano5967]

Al you should use the second shelf for the feed container that way you don't have to bend down so much

[@KandRCustomModels]

I had friends that built a beehive in the house with plastic pipe tubes going outside for the bees to come and go it was pretty cool

[@johnchase4408]

It works very well and overwintering is much easier.

[@cathyhanley8658]

I am trying that this year. I am 2 hours south of the Lumnahs. Wish us luck.

[@misty4782]

Jina! You've got quite a sense of humor. I love it. You go girl. God bless.

[@williamlillibridge6055]

For 16 long years I went to bed at 7-8pm every night and woke up at 2am for work. So happy them days are long gone.

[@6996katmom]

I always thought that the sideways bee box was the best. I would not want to have stacks. Have a Wonderful & Blessed Day!

[@IShallNotBeSilent]

Bee's are something everyone should have. We lost all our hives this past year due to our community starting a roadside spraying program for weeds instead of mowing. Everyone was furious. My husband uses the flow hives from Australia. They are awesome, straight from hive to jar. We got bee suits for our grand kids also and they help get the honey when it's time. So exciting. Be Blessed!

[@LumnahAcres]

How do the flow hives work compared regular hives pros and cons

[@IShallNotBeSilent]

@@LumnahAcres - The top box has these mechanisms in them that the bees store the honey into and cap off. When it's time there is a long metal bar called a key and you stick it in and twist and there are tubings you connect to it and it drains straight into the jar.The mechanism is just like a honeycomb. Here is the link so you can see them. www.honeyflow.com/shop/flow-hive/p/129?US%20%7C%20Search%20%7C%20Brand&msclkid=5a1530df5c56177de83c6ee9b4195bcb

[@IShallNotBeSilent]

@Lumnah Acres - Upkeep is pretty much the same as in all types with beetles and just keeping a healthy hive. The awesomeness is you can harvest in about 15 minutes. Here is a video of us harvesting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKbWoJZ9Z5uLZtk Other video kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3fZhWyJbtaLgJY No cons at the moment except price. We get the boxes/parts we can cheaper and support our locals as much as possible, but the top box has the mechanism in it. Replaces all the wand and centrifuge process and time. Everything else is the normal hive. You are very handy at building and could probably build everything and then purchase the top mechanism and tools used with it. You would have to see how they would break it down as in parts or if you might have to purchase the the whole top unit. not sure on that since we are not builders and have to purchase the whole unit. My husband does all of it and I watch and put up the honey. He loves them. From hive to jar to storage within an hour. Most of the time we have them sold immediately.

[@stephenriley9084]

Al, Gina Glad to see you making Dr. Leo's horizontal hive (Modified.) as I intend to one day make one for my allotment. I've decided to try and catch my own bees like Doug and Stacy showed on their channel. The plan is to put a box on a cut down telegraph pole and build the hive directly beneath. I'm seriously behind with allotment work having been ill over Christmas and New year, combined with the weather being so poor. An opportunity for another day. At least now I get a how to from your good selves. It's getting lighter here and our chickens are starting to lay more regularly. I'm sure yours won't be far behind. Have a great Sunday! Regards Stephen. Forgot to say, paint your two hives with different patterns, so the bees always know their own home!

[@theother1281]

Was shocked by your comment about light in the morning🙂 The coldness of the winter always makes me forget how far South you are. I'm intrigued to see your completed beehive and how you adapt the design features.

[@gruntqueen]

Truly appreciate your respect for Olivia's culinary preferences. Not to mention that brief discussion of her bee suit. You guys are great parents. P.S. You getting a beef cow?

[@notachicknlittle7018]

You two are such sweet young'uns and you have a beautiful daughter. Makes me wish I had it all to do it over again, and I would try to do life just like you do it. Congrats!

[@ericl3590]

You should check the swarms tab on the site with the plans. It has info on catching local swarms which should be good for everyone's location, cold hearty for up north etc.

[@marklilly442]

yes that's an excellent resource, and it works i've caught a few local swarms using Dr. Leo's swarm traps using only a bit of old brood comb

[@sailme2day]

I wish you would do a family financial update on how your farm makes ends meet in 2019.

[@claytoneads6842]

I built a horizontal hive 2 years ago. Last Spring a weak swarm decided to move in! Unfortunately small hive beetles killed them, so I am experimenting with different ways to combat those rascals.I am trying to get "survivor" bees to start my apiary, with the mentoring of Dr. Leo (via his books). God bless the Lumnah family on your endeavors! P.S. My hives are Layens size with the deeper frames...Arkansas bees...Recycled insulated metal garage door panels for the bees seem to attract them...:-)

[@LumnahAcres]

That sounds like a really neat hive!

[@janefinley-english1051]

Thanks so much. Really happy I found you & your family! Good times & great info. ✌🏽

[@terribethreed8464]

I watch a few Bee Keeping channel's, Jeff Horchoff, 628DirtRooster & other's. I've always wanted my own hives since I was a kid. My Great Grandfather was a beekeeper & a carpenter, much like yourself. My Mom use to tell me his story's lol. Him & my Great Grandmother where born in the 1860's, both full blood Irish. Now that I'm 66 & disabled I've been looking for ways to do what I've always wanted to do before I die & that's homesteading but modified for my disabilities. Your raised hive like the one you're building would be perfect for my situation. Thank you for sharing this video with us. Could you by any chance share your hive plans with us, since you've modified the plans you got for yourself? I can't wait to watch your bee video's. I also recommend your channel to other's who may need the expertise you always share with us. Again thank you for teaching us newbies thing's we can use ourselves.

[@hughbrackett343]

The Dirtrooster is great. I used to keep bees and I've never heard him say a thing about bees I disagree with. Jeff H. is the Swarm Daddy, if you want to catch swarms watch him. I think that man could leave his hat outside and a swarm would move into it.

[@terribethreed8464]

@@hughbrackett343 Lol! I watch a few other good ones also but I have to look up the name's but Dirtrooster & Jeff are my first in line.

[@lindafromidaho2932]

It would be really cool if you could scatter wild flower seeds out in the big pasture where the areas are too wet to rake and seed with grass. Paint the hives sky blue and let Olivia paint brightly colored flowers along the sides!!

[@suemitchell1354]

BEES!How great is that!So exciting. So good ya'll are getting things done while you are young and able and you work so well together! You are going to have to plant a small fruit orchard for the bees. Plus they will help pollinate the garden.

[@glorialeach7301]

Always such great projects and love watching the meal prep and of course afternoon chores with Olivia 🥰😊👍👌🐓🍳🐐🐶🐶

[@donaldmiller8629]

Gooooooood Evening Al , Gina & Olivia , For awhile there I thought that you were going to have some workbench eye candy. for the workshop . lol Glad to hear that you are going to keep some bees. They are great helpers for anyone that is growing anything. Just make sure that you will be providing some food for them. I was surprised to see the section of pizza without cheese. Later I saw Olivia eating that section. Pizza without cheese ?? Girl , whatsa matter for you that you don't cheese on pizza ? I also like mine with anchovies ! What's with Moose ? I haven't been hearing him lately Used to be a lot of sound from such a small rooster .

[@loraineleuschke4186]

You guys are so cute in your work clothes, working in the tool shop together. I look forward to your bees.

[@TheSare423]

Not sure if you've done research on Housel positioning yet, but it's SUPER important information. It all has to do with the up Y and down Y positioning in the bottom of the comb cells. It's also highly beneficial for the bees to be allowed to build free comb, rather than be given comb foundation to build on. Housel positioning and natural comb size helps eliminate issues within the hive....like burr comb and varroa mite infestations, and all around temperament of the bees. Creates less work for both you and the bees, and it's super simple once you identify the up and down Y and mark your top bars. Hope it helps!

[@oscardices]

I think it's an excellent idea to have bee hives, it's a very important and important resource. A hug friends from Argentina

[@leonbrantner8502]

My brother buys his bees from California, and has never had a problem with his bees surviving in the winter We live about 80 miles east of Minneapolis, St Paul MN.

[@AverageGuyWoodworking]

Check out “a Canadian Beekeeper’s Blog”. He has a big bee farm and shows what he does to keep he bees happy for the winter months.

[@brendalawrence6732]

How fun that you have ordered bee's! Can't wait to see all that come together this summer and see what honey you get. I also love Gina's idea of "have a BEE-u-tiful day" saying and such. Will be so cute! I see Olivia is like my youngest son and doesn't eat cheese on her pizza. lol My son (24) will eat it on pizza he orders out-but that took a while, he used to take the cheese off when we got pizza out or ordered it without cheese. When I make it at home he likes it without cheese. So it was funny to see someone else eat pizza with just sauce and toppings.

[@joansmith3492]

I hope the next new outside project is a well designed green house that is usable most of the year. Good looking pizza there.

[@robertpatton2140]

You could get a early start on maple season. The sun is shinning. That will make the trees start to run. I live in Michigan. And have all ready started tapping my trees. It has been running 40-45 during the day. I have collected about 80 gallons. The sugar content is about 2%

[@gruntqueen]

I was wondering about sugaring. We're seeing daily daytime temps above freezing in central vermont. Last year was a fail for Lumnah, despite a cool setup. Hope they try again.

[@robertpatton2140]

@@gruntqueen Ya granted they didn't collect as much as they wanted to. But Al did ok. What helped me is It is in the 40's and the sun is shinning.

[@gruntqueen]

Robert Patton Are you sure? I seem to remember last year was was complete bust.

[@robertpatton2140]

@@gruntqueen Yes, I'm sure. Al has more then a few video's of him boiling maple sap last year.

[@gruntqueen]

Robert Patton I'm going to have to ask you to show your work, Robert. There' a whole sugaring playlist for 2018 but I can't one of Al boiling in 2019. He tapped in late February and kept finding empty buckets when he checked. Please tell me where you found evidence of a successful sugaring season last year, in the Spring of 2019.

[@wyukon79]

May God bless you all. it's a Joy to see your home .

[@lisaelliott1149]

Oh my gosh I'm so excited to hear you are going to have bees. You are the perfect people to promote understanding of the entire process and be stewards for the bees. I'm a big chicken and doubt I could tend bees myself, but I'm anxious to learn from you. Have a blessed weekend Lumnah family and stay warm.

[@snapstring3134]

Can’t wait to see the bee 🐝 hive in action. . I didn’t catch the recipe on the pizza dough. Loved video. Seems like Gina is enjoying this whole KZbin process. 👍

[@patriciablanton6243]

Off Grid with Doug and Stacy has an awesome video where a Professional Bee Keeper shows Doug how to set up a horizontal hive. Wrote this before you said the web site. Now is the time to get Gina loads of flower seed packets. : ) Olivia's hair color is what mine used to be at her age. Her hair is beautiful.

[@connierifenburg9758]

Patricia Blanton that is so funny you mentioned the same video and I gave a link for him to look at. That doctor that spoke with Doug and Stacy was so knowledgeable and so interesting to listen to. He seem to know everything about beekeeping and especially the horizontal beehives. I hope they go to the site and watch several of the different videos 😊

[@AlpacaMade]

Tanner: "I am evaluating these creatures for herd-ability, I'll get back to you." Also Tanner: "I carry a stick because *you* always forget!" Me: #teamTanner

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Those are some heavy duty bee hives! Great workmanship! love watching your video! god bless y'all

[@glen748]

Y'all should plant wildflowers around the edges of the property this year. To make it BEEutiful and food for the bee's

[@DieselsMuddie]

If you want to train them to go to the feeder and stay there, go there before you let them out and deposit feed, then let them out. Since they are already checking the feeder for food, you just have to positive reinforce that behaviour. After a few times they will have forgotten to run back to you after they touched.

[@mjgayle52]

This channel is more pleasant and informative with each new video i watch - thank you

[@bobfanning6816]

Al, I believe you may be making a mistake with the long hive. In my opinion it may be the wrong choice for such a cold climate. Bees cluster for warmth in cold weather. They "eat up" (move up as they consume honey) and have difficulty moving to the side in cold weather. I think the probability is high that they will not survive your first winter. I also recommend against 'top bar" hives. It is difficult to use any kind of mechanical extractor with "top bars" so basically, you will have to consume comb honey or squeeze the combs by hand. I would guess that the Nucs that you are purchasing will be on Hoffman frames which are not "Top bar". I think you did well by selecting the Saskatraz honey bee. Keep us posted!! To harvest "top bar" honey

[@jameswitte5167]

Check off grid with doug and stacy ... They have horizontal hives ... Paint the hive with bees and flowers ...

[@carolyngaulin8297]

Love your videos your wife love to cook so do I Best to your family many blessings to you and family !

[@Liar409]

Seeing how much Olivia loves broccoli, you should try making broccoli slaw. There are a million different recipes on the internet and you can even buy the broccoli already shredded if you don't want to do it yourself. We enjoy it often.

[@michellecaudle9413]

We bought homemade honey a month ago, best stuff I’ve ever had. Also if you want to make sure all the does breed, you can leave them with the bucks for several weeks to insure they get 2 chances to breed.Ive seen several other channels do it that way when breeding their goats.

[@ollypolly18]

loving your chopsaw light You are a amazing family. Steve UK

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Have you seen any Swiss or German bee sheds (aka Bee Swiss/German bee hotels, and Das Bienenhaus (The Bee House))? They look a little bit like the goat parlor out by the feeder, but they are filled with bee hives. They are designed to overwinter bees in harsh winter climates.

[@vivianwilliams2216]

Excited to see the completed bee hives ! The homemade pizza looks delicious!

[@edwillett1358]

Remember when your bees come count them, you want to make sure you get all 20,000. 73 Ed

[@HarborHon1]

Yes, bees. I would love to see that. The bee box was another great build. Enjoyed watching it. Gina's pizza looked so yummy. God Bless you all.

[@lilbird1962]

Bee kind, bee you, bee awesome, Bee as Sweet as Lumnah Acres Honey

[@b_northof5369]

Hello from Saskatchewan, I am just building my own first horizontal beehive. I look forward to following your adventures with this type of hive.

[@shanelamell2229]

I wish you the best of luck with your new bees and dinner looked great. Thanks for sharing and have a good day. Until your next post.

[@flick22601]

You might want to consider purchasing a biscuit joiner. Much faster and will eliminate making all those cuts for a lap joint. Stronger too.

[@TrickleCreekFarm]

Years ago I looked into and downloaded free plans for the WARRE hive. If anyone else is digging into options, consider this natural hive plan too!

[@davidwedell6167]

Your new horizontal give looks good. However, the frames should be full size, and not short ones. The bees would add wax to the bottom rail, making the frame full sized. This would cause quite a mess.

[@360S0DJefferson]

Good Looking Pie. Looking forward to your working with the bees.

[@BraxxJuventa]

Looking forward on you building the beehive! 👍😁

[@missdee827]

Hi there. Love your channel. I’ve learned so much about building from watching your work. I live in Saskatchewan. I wouldn’t be too terribly worried about how cold it gets where you are in the winter. If the bees are coming from here they winter in -40c. I think they will be fine where you are. Thanks for your videos.

[@wgoconnor33]

Recently I started watching Vino Farm for the barn build stayed for the bees , looking forward to following your bee project.

[@jeremygriffin7090]

Bees are one of our must haves for when we break away from neighbors! So glad I get to see them on one of my favorite channels.

[@kiarakeeper2154]

You should paint the base color of the hives diffrent from each other so that if there is an issue with the hives or an issue with the bees in the hives, or you need to get honey from one and not the other, it's easier for you guys to explain to each other which hive is needing attention. "Red hive has a wobbly leg, blue hive has honey for us" ect.

[@shawnmcpeak6184]

I think Olivia would be a wonderful and caring bee custodian. Dogs don’t bother Hope. She was born with dogs around.

[@theinkyfriendsxxniamhdoesc6521]

We’ve already got one tree that’s filled with cherry blossoms and spring flowers have been popping up in the UK

[@ProvoDrive]

Thank you for pointing out insulated walls

[@irmahernandez6016]

Oh how pleasing, another project, I always look foward to them since I love homesteading, Having the pleasure of loving and growing up with them the first 12 years of my life, it was jot year round, but I love the snow as well, again looking forward to it!!!!

[@rawsienna1]

I am so excited you chose this type of beehive to make! Love the knowledge of Dr. Leo Sharashkin! Learned about him on Doug & Stacy's channel. Paint each hive a little differently, it helps the bees. Love your channel!

[@osmadchlo]

I'm excited for you for the bees! I know nothing about them, but I haven't seen this hive system. Gonna be fun!

[@dc0145a]

You live relatively close to the 'Master of Bees' (IMO) Michael Palmer - French Hill Apiary St. Albans VT. Michael has been keeping bees for 42+ years in VT. He successfully get his colonies through winter; which is really saying something for northern VT. We purchased two nucs - best decision we've ever made. These nucs were so strong; we could have split them the day we purchased. We've purchased Russians, Carnolians, Italians... never have we had the quality of stock that Michael breeds. check out Michael Palmer Sustainable beekeeping on youtube. Also highly recommend these channels: Canadian Beekeepers Blog and Little Bits Honeybees (Indiana).

[@Handygrandad]

Apparently white is normally used for the colour of a hive, which is good for reflecting the heat in warm climates, but a dark colour is better for when it gets colder as i does where you live,

[@billberry557]

Nice across the board. Interesting and informative regarding the Bee's. Impressive on the Pizza. Finally relaxing with the music overlay toward the end and the relaxing view of the three of you sitting down to dinner time.

[@lorismith8887]

It was almost 80 degrees here in Arizona. By Monday evening we’re suppose to be in the 30’s! I’m not ready for that!

[@pathfindergeorgia1117]

Goooood morning Al, up at 0430 made coffee and it’s Lumnah video time. Let’s do this

[@crystaltelf288]

Good (mid) morning Al, what a great idea to add bee's to the homestead, useful in so many ways but most importantly delishious! I like it!

[@stevenwimmer5002]

Dr Leo and his horizontal hives, great design. I personally like to use the Warre hives (the peoples hive). Very simple and easy to build and cheaper than Langstroth equipment/frames.

[@denisewilson8367]

I don't understand how 79 people can "not like" BEES OR PIZZA! Both are yummy, LOL. I can't lift heavy boxes with 1 arm so these new type hives sound like the perfect answer for my life. I have wanted bees for years. So exciting.

[@bigmamma6946]

Interesting vlog cheers thanks for sharing your journey

[@WMHhomestead]

So cool! I’ll just have to live vicariously through you until we can get bees in a few years

[@sandrafarley2966]

Plant some of your land with wild flowers and herbal flowers to keep your hive healthy

[@twilightingX]

You could make two tops for the hive. An insulated one for winter and one not insulated for summer. You have to be careful bees don't get to hot in the summer. I know you have a big difference in temp between summer and winter where you are.

[@robertlafollette8931]

Good luck with the bees. Good Bless.

[@ruthann73]

Love the new song, and seeing all the new CWC signs

[@marcyevans6961]

Yeah!!! I m glad you're getting bees.

[@thom3124]

Al, I noticed you wear hearing protection in the shop. Gina should be wearing them also. 26 degrees here in Michigan and headed into the 40's next week. Hopefully we can send that your way. Thank you for a most enjoyable video of your homestead.

[@nancylitton390]

I'm thinking your barn is one of the best thing you invested in! So many projects planned and getting done. Thank you for sharing your journey and God bless.

[@kurtchild6360]

Love your pencil holder. I am always setting down my pencil, can’t find it. Best tool or gadget I bought. I love it

[@michaelsallee7534]

Al, I think that you’re going for a long hive, it is great. Though we cannot dictate the lives of future generations, we must do our considerations in generations. 500 years is a very short time, though many in our culture do not view it as such; they themselves think more than 5 minutes, that is eternity. Your hopes and desires ought to inspire 10 generations from now.