What is that and what are you going to do with it?

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Getting our bees to produce a surplus of honey, in order for them to make honey for me, is one of my priorities. To help make that a reality, I do help out a little bit, I give them an abundance of wax to help make the work a lot easier for them thus ensuring a honey crop for me.
On this video, I once again show the method I use to apply wax to plastic foundation. I do realize my method is a bit extreme for most beekeepers, but there are other methods that can be used to accomplish the same end result, and I do mention that in the video, and give the link to the video I made on that subject at the end of this description.
I also did say I'd include a few other links as well, here they are:
Acorn bees:
www.acornbee.com
The video links for splitting our hives using double screened dividing boards and swarm cells:
• Simple method for new ...
• Using swarm cells to s...
The video link for the latest beeswax rendering:
• Melting old beeswax an...
The video link for applying beeswax using a foam roller:
• Getting ready for spli...
I know the video started out very differently than most of mine do, but because I have a deep affection for Purple Martins as well as bees, I wanted to get them in the video as well. And if you are wondering how I got such a large slab of beeswax, this was beeswax that had solidified in my kettle after I had dipped 400 foundations, and I pulled it out in one big chunk. Amazing! God's peace to all. Mr. Ed

[@joer5627]

Mr Ed, The Patron Saint of Bees! Who’d a thought?

[@z33511]

15:29 Big ol' spider (lower right edge of bee frame) wondering when Mr Ed is going to feed her some bees...

[@kristinakeys2760]

Ahhhhhh i seen that too. He didn't even flinch. I almost threw my phone

[@texanasimmons1761]

Mr Ed isnt just the 'Saint of Bees' hes apparently the 'Saint of Purple Martins'. Mr Ed, you are truly a blessing to work as hard as you do, to give bees a good, productive life. Thank you for all your hard work!🐝🐝🌼🌻🏵🌹🥀🐝🐝

[@desiree1433]

I don’t have bees but I just love watching these videos!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you so much for doing that and for leaving your comments. God's peace Desiree. Mr. Ed

[@ubetchya78]

So nice that you help your girls out by providing easy beeswax to them. Beeswax can be sold for good $$$ so they repay you with more honey, a win-win situation!

[@cathysteenson9591]

Poor martins! Guess you know now to redo the other two poles in the off season. I love the behind the scenes stuff where we get to see what you do when you’re not wranglin’.

[@carlland9024]

Much faster than my crock pot and roller. I did 200 frames last month and it took me over two days. It IS worth the effort to add the wax to the frames. The bees thank you with more honey Thanks again Mr Ed

[@carmenbell77]

You’re a good man, sir. The bees love you, the purple martins love you, and of course, your bee watching community loves you. Be blessed.

[@richarddunnagan8984]

I thought Martins ate bees.

[@MrX-un8cz]

It's honestly refreshing seeing you outside while I'm stuck at home Thank you very much

[@kp5106]

Sir u are a saint, yur passion for bees is unparalleled . We should all thank you for what u do for us and bees. Thank you from from a sub here in Memphis Tennessee.

[@tealkerberus748]

My local suppliers don't dip the foundation, they paint it with a roller. It puts all the wax on the tops of the ridges where the bees will be building out their comb, and gives a really good start, without filling up the bottoms of the cells with wax that is just going to waste there.

[@dianeluke1746]

I wouldn’t mind a video on what you call the more “non glamorous” bee work. I think it would be interesting and different. I like that you give the bees that heavy coat of wax. They made it in the first place and it’s good they get it back, especially when it means more energy and time for honey! God bless. Stay safe and well.

[@fenwicksereal9649]

The bees must really love you for making their lives much easier in building comb 🙏🏾

[@FullFrontalExposure]

No doubt!!! Makes their job just a little bit easier for the better of the colony:)

[@silversage03]

I learn more from you with each video I watch! I so miss the Martins, the Cardinals, and Mockingbirds of my childhood home in Tennessee. Thankfully the Tree Swallows have returned to Montana from their winter down south and are working their nest. Life is good!!

[@EverettDenny-rd7ed]

Jeff, as a novice 3 yrs ago starting out...AND STILL a novice😅....I assembled my own frames as part of my learning curves...I still do....realizing the potential future problems with bar separations, so I used the small brad type flat head nails 2 down thru top bars at ea end, same up thru bottom bar into side bars and 1 nail thru side bars into top bar/bottom bar offset from ea other. I also glued the joints prior to nailing with Food Grade wood glue. My frames are solid, dont come apart and have weathered well. I am however just a hobby pudknocker compared to your operation!😂😂

[@martin6123]

Your positive energy gives me and thousands of others so much joy. You make it feel personal to the viewers. Thank you God for giving us Jeff! From Watford, UK

[@1d1hamby]

The first bunch of videos 9 years ago on this channel was putting up Brother Brian's Martin boxes. Thanks for the footage 🦶, and keep up the great work! 👍

[@grievousangelic]

Purple martens are mosquito eaters! I'm all for them! Peace and blessings to you and the monks, Mr. Ed!

[@texaswatermama]

Love your calm demeanor while working with the bees. Enjoy watching. I made it through the first year of beekeeping with three hives. Just added three more last month. Thank you I’ve been learning more and more, with you, JP, DirtRooster and Yappy I can know spot a queen quickly.

[@melissadyche8325]

Hello Mr Ed I’m happy to see you got the Martin birds back in there homes and now you’re down to the bee business as usual

[@JeffHorchoff]

A great day of bee wrangling and martin saving. Thanks for watching. God's peace Melissa. Mr. Ed

[@polosmith3517]

I love how he helps the bees By giving them extra wax smart so they don’t have to work extra hard 🙏🏼

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's the least I can do for all they do for me. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@628DirtRooster]

I thought it was the worlds largest Kraft single.

[@karsonlennon3378]

Pro tip: you can watch series at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies these days.

[@cooperfrederick218]

@Karson Lennon yup, I've been watching on Flixzone for since november myself =)

[@spokehedz]

Love the part at the end, neat optical illusion from the spherical lens of the camera!

[@roden70]

It might not be glamourus work but the bees get a headstart and you get the surplus honey if circumstances are right mr. Ed. So this is smart work.

[@yasminnilima2366]

Just thank you for being you and spreading joy and knowledge! Lot's of love from Sweden!

[@billiamc1969]

WOW...good job...wish I had even 1 person helping me...

[@FullFrontalExposure]

Man I bet the bees love 💕 those coated frames!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

They jump on them faster than a bullet coming from a gun barrel. Thanks for watching. God's peace David. Mr. Ed

[@bobfanning6816]

This does not apply to Jeff's operation but it might to others. I do use excluders. At the end of flow. I clean my excluders with a heat gun. What comes off my excluders is a mixture of propolis and bees wax. That mixture is what I use to coat my plastic frames. My bees seem to prefer that over pure clean beeswax. I do not use plastic as a rule but I do have several. I have no problem using plastic other than it does make the supers a little heavier to handle.

[@aaknrbc]

Thanks for yet another interesting video

[@gohanshintigers]

Another video, another smile on my face :) God bless you, Mr. Ed

[@JJDigitalartStudio]

God bless all your hard work Jeff. Have a blessed weekend.

[@marionphillips5485]

Poor birds. You are so kind.

[@wayneshoneybees5439]

I started this year with acorn and I agree 100%.

[@BeesBikinis]

Nicely organized and ready for anything! Thanks for sharing Mr. Ed

[@scottrussell8463]

Great video! thanks for the information, it is very useful.

[@davidseals352]

You are amazing Mr. Ed

[@pamelabiery2606]

Love watching your videos! Learn so much! Thanks!

[@richardfisher8835]

Thanks for the video. Mr ED. Learning a lot from your videos

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing

[@chelsealeonardbaum23]

Thank you Jeff

[@apologeticswithvladimir]

God bless you Mr Ed. Very good video, thank you.

[@user-asyoulike]

Keep up the good work

[@willemkossen]

That is a big operation. Running a bee factory, there. Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@terrik38]

Great information, and video 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jksatte]

I think I remember seeing you do it the old school way. My how time has flown. Thanks Mr. Ed. Janice

[@FullFrontalExposure]

Very descriptive thank you sir!! “My son, eat thou honey. Because it is good.” Proverbs 24:13

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have that quote from Proverbs on the back of my business card. Everyone loves it. God's peace David. Mr. Ed

[@marydd4147]

Wow. Interesting video, never knew the other work you do related to bees. You are a blessing to our bees (to us too). Wish I didn't have a bee sting allergy, would love to do this!

[@kathydoyle9939]

"Candy bars" for bees, YUM! Beautiful work!

[@llilsugar1]

Happy all is well🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@marycountry]

Hi glad to see we’re coming into bee time and wrangling. Hope all is well with you.😊

[@cheneysherry50]

Love your video so much. God bless🙌🙌🙌

[@cheripierre9029]

Wow, what an operation you have there at The Abbey, you are simply amazing and on point with what your teaching us. At 62, I think I'm just going to continue watching your videos and buying honey from a local farmer, lol. My chickens, garden and 2 yr old grandson keep me fulfilled and busy. Thanks Mr. Ed

[@emmatonoose]

....Dr Michael Guido intro... a sower of seeds for the garden of your heart! God Bless you and your fine work!!

[@terryeason4319]

🐝 excellent video 🐝

[@birdnest5814]

Hello Mr Ed👋 another informative video. All ready for some new 🐝 👍💕😊

[@kimberlywagner1638]

I watched a video of the Purple Martins.. they need more people to help. Purple Martin Conservation 💜

[@robertharker]

Great video. Your explantion of the bee nector/honey cycle was great as well as how by giving wax to the bees, lets them produce more honey.

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Like the storage system. Looks like your wax dipped supers are looking good. I am going to try some acorn frames they look like very good quality. Loving the wax. Thanks for the information. Good video. God bless.

[@chekovcall2286]

I discovered a bee club in my area. It's too late to start this year but I will grab the supplies and be ready for next year. Thank you.

[@miemartine7771]

How, fun! My French female name Martine (Mary🌹Tine✝️) is partly derived from the male name Martin. How Bee-autiful, were the songs of the Martin's. 🐝 Thank you, for another informative video! 🙏

[@JeffHorchoff]

The martins should be showing up at the abbey any day now, typically it is always around Valentines day they first show up. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@scottmurray5600]

hello, I'm in the UK and I recently bought ten plastic brood and ten supers to experiment with based on your videos. I've now bought my 4" roller and I'll be coating this weekend. I hope it's a success and you've given me great pointers. Thank you Mr Ed. My wife may not thank you due to the state of the kitchen......do you do videos to handle those situations too??!!

[@kelli74]

I hope it went well for you 🤞 😅

[@julieenslow5915]

I thought Purple Martins ATE bees? You are a good man, don't let me pull your leg. Love seeing what you did!

[@egparis18]

Hello Jeff. Thank you for this upload. That melting wax must smell so good. I was happy the martins got their nests back and moved right back in. That made me smile. I see that DirtRooster made a cheesy joke. I'm looking forward to your next upload. God bless and see you soon.

[@sweetgothevo5897]

Wow... Mr Ed,, what a great vid. Very interesting, fascinating & educational. Wow, u really do work so hard. So not only do u do all the hive n swarm removals, but u have all this to do as well,, and you kindly reply to our comments too... wow... ur a very very busy guy,, & not only do you work so hard,, but you keep that great smile too... hat off to you.. well done.. I love & appreciate all your hard work, & how you help the bees. Absolutely brilliant & amazing. 🥰❤👌👏👍💝

[@edwardclark2695]

Good one

[@sweetgothevo5897]

Oh.. yes... and well done with the birds to 😁👏👌❤

[@ToTheGAMES]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

[@pirateprospecting707]

Great video Mr. Ed. I bet it smells sooooo good when all that wax is boiling!!!!!✅😁👍👍

[@goodenoughhoney1667]

Thanks for the information I’m a beekeeper

[@cherylcarnes4207]

Birdie referee huh? You're a man of many talents Jeff. Do the little chickadees' fight to the death in mating season? Nice fix on the swallows condo's. Maybe check the others for rot as well? It looked like you were making cheese soup and putting big cheese wheels into the pot. I remembering watching you roll on the wax. My how things have evolved. Bee well Jeff and i'll bee watching. Thank you Jesus!

[@rickwarner9142]

Thank you god blessings to you as well. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

Hi Jeff, I bought a box of 100 pieces of foundation fight from Acorn and the bees loved them. No problem with them building on them. I do rub some wax on them but thats just me. They do offer a shipping discount if you buy in quantity. The owners were super fast via email answering any of my questions. I recommend them.

[@Matt-dc8lp]

Acorn double waxed foundation is the best. So much wax. Bees take to them so fast. I've never bought frames from them...always assembled my own (similar way) but those look nice.

[@downunderfulla6001]

That’s great knowledge to have for maximising harvest and getting the bees ready for each season. Did Charlie get out of all the fun dipping and assembling 🍺🍺

[@BugFarmerBees]

Hi Mr. Ed. I am watching on the computer today so I thought I would say hello. I usually watch on the TV. So...Hello. :-)

[@bcjoey9944]

Burt uses bees wax in just about everything. Bees wax is good business. Have a good weekend Jeff.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

23:00 -- Beautiful job of waxing that frame. :)

[@9realitycheck9]

St. Francis is smiling. #GodLovesAll

[@AndrewAHayes]

One of my additional hobbies to beekeeping is 3D printing and I have designed and printed many gadgets that I use for 3D printing I have also designed and built one of my own 3D printers, but I just got to thinking that it would be possible to design an extruding hot-end and wax hopper to print completed combs onto the foundations, but first I will print a PLA comb which is a bioplastic made from corn starch and see if my bees will take to it, I will, of course, let you know how I get on with these endeavours as if we can help the bees by providing them with fully drawn out comb they can get on with the business of filling it.

[@idonwantella2824]

I know it's an older video, bit living in Florida on wet soil I have had many posts rot like this. My solution was to coat the entire post with asphalt fence paint before setting them in the ground. 10 years and the only posts I have lost are the ones that get hit by heavy equipment. The only time I use concrete is when the water line is less than 4'.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Wow, great tip, thanks for sharing that with me, and for taking the time to watch the video. Also, I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Idon. Mr. Ed

[@idonwantella2824]

@@JeffHorchoff I'm binge watching beekeeping videos. You and Fall Line Ridge.

[@tucobenedicto109]

The title could have been the Birds and the Bees. Lol. Just don't want to be sacraligeous, or make an unhappy comment. Real nice bird habitat.

[@claudemirhonorio6354]

Hello Mr Ed, muito bom dia, pensei que passarada estava feliz da vida cantando,mais tinha um ninho inteiro caído ali,gostei muito desse sistema de quadros de ninho de plástico, muito prático muito bem aproveitado o espaço do quadro,bom trabalho, coisa linda em. Que Deus abençoe seu trabalho, tamo junto. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@apiariogallinati]

Parabéns, irmão em Cristo.

[@terrik38]

Hello smiling 😁 Mr. Ed 👋

[@curiousone6694]

How interesting the very different the color of each wheel of wax as you show them?

[@CentralKyBees]

OMG! That big freaking spider next to your finger right on the bottom of the frame on the foundation at 15:29 gave me the creeps Lmao.

[@firefly4f4]

That pink wax is pretty. I think you did a video on that, and deduced that it was due to dirt in your storage area.

[@marybarratt2649]

Another super informative video. From knowing hardly anything about bees, your videos have given me a real interest in the subject. Is it true that a worker bee only makes half a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime? I only have a few wild bees in my garden in summer and a couple of small wall housings for quite a few solitary bees. Tku for sharing.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Actually, it's one tenth of a teaspoon full that a bee will produce in it's lifetime. Can you imagine how many bees it takes to make a gallon of honey. God's peace Mary. Mr. Ed

[@jameswoenker2659]

Bee work !

[@mainlyfine]

@ 15:29 ...a HUGE SPIDER. Mr Ed didn't notice but he almost touched it

[@BlanchardsBees]

I need to order some more frames from acorn if things go like they did last year. Best price all around.

[@MrHDE-ex6xl]

That pile of beeswax at 8:51 reminds me of those giant wheels of Italian 🇮🇹 Parmesan Cheese 🧀 for some reason 🤔

[@jenkataimu]

hello again mr ed

[@YappyBeeman]

I was so close to first comment.....I woke up early just fir this.

[@Matt-dc8lp]

Other than "cost" of excess wax, any thought to dip the whole frame into the wax instead of dealing with popping in/out the foundation into the frames. It would save a ton of time and simply the process. Frames could go straight in/out of the boxes.

[@JR-lo2ei]

Homeboy spider ducking and covering at 15:29.

[@JeffHorchoff]

A close one for sure. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace J P. Mr. Ed

[@JR-lo2ei]

@@JeffHorchoff I've been watching. Peace be upon you as well.

[@MikeB0001]

Nice Jeff!..I'm way behind the bees this year..nice weather in April and the bees got way ahead if me!..working at my job too much to catch up. Cant wait to retire!..how'd did that top bar hive work out in that old video?😃👍🏻👍🏻

[@brett76544]

try growing up, in upstate NY where there is an award, the Golden Snow Ball, for the upstate city with the most snowfall for the year. Then you city won it a few times.

[@billyknippers6983]

i am in my second year of fooling with bees i have done numerous cut outs but until a month ago i had never actually found and caught a queen and i have you , god and jesus to thank for that ... i was cutting some bees out of a old tractor tire that was on a tractor and i dropped to my knees and prayed to jesus to help me find the queen and 5 minutes later i had her in a trap .... THANKYOU JESUS AND THANKYOU MR. ED

[@magikdust2095]

I would have liked to see a closer view while you were dipping them into the wax. I am also wondering why you are melting the wax in water, instead of just melting just the wax? Other than that it was a good video 👍

[@JeffHorchoff]

Melting the wax in water allows the dirt particles to settle to the bottom of the kettle making the wax all wax. Thanks for watching. God's peace MD. Mr. Ed