german bee keeping videos

[Chrisfnvs]

Wow, i have just watched a few of the videos, i must say they have some brave Beekeepers in Germany ! no veils, suites or gloves the lady even had open toed sandals on, i wish i could get some Bees like that! seriously great stuff keep them coming Chris

 

[newportbuzz]

is anyone else having trouble watching the end of the bumbleebee and queen rearing vid. i can get about 3/4 the way through it and it freezes. i have tried re downloading it 3 times and also tried about 5 diferent media players. anyone else having this problem? if anyone has a uncouropted version could you link it or send me a copy. thanks very much in advance

 

[The Cumbrian]

I had a problem with one. Can't remember which but I walked away and left it and it started buffering again and finally finished the video. I was blaming being out here in the sticks with a connection which runs at the speed of a crippled snail.

 

[victor meldrew]

I had a problem with one. Can't remember which but I walked away and left it and it started buffering again and finally finished the video. I was blaming being out here in the sticks with a connection which runs at the speed of a crippled snail.

Try down loading the vids ,then watch at leisure without the aggravation of wating for the buffer
VM

 

[will]

Try down loading the vids ,then watch at leisure without the aggravation of wating for the buffer
VM

How do you down load the vids VM

 

[Erichalfbee]

You need a youtube downloader application. Loads out there just google

 

[xgeordie]

...or go to the dean forest web page and right click the link, then save target as.

 

[will]

...or go to the dean forest web page and right click the link, then save target as.

Thanks for that

 

[Flatters]

Again thanks Tony for these. It is impressive to see a master bee keeper at work. I think have learned a lot just by the few clips I have watched and will remember more by watching again in the spring. It is also a help now as I am planning out what to so over the winter to ensure a good start to the year.

The biggest thing that came across is the standardisation of equipment. What size were these hives and were the supers the same size?

Second; was the open frames at the end. I accidentally had this earlier this year with running a double brood box with 8 frames on top and six below. The bees built wild comb below the two extra frames and the queen filled them with drone brood which I later sacrificed. Is there any reason why some of us are not taught to follow the empty frame route for drone cells? I am very please with the varroa drop during treatment on that hive.

I was considering a week ago to move up to 14x12 from standard nationals, but these videos have made me think again and perhaps I may stay on a double brood standard. I may have been making things harder for myself by checking every frame in my double BB (because that is what I thought I needed to do). These vids have given me a lot to think about, ie working smarter through an inspection. I suppose two seasons at beekeeping has allowed me to learn and understand a lot and now I can work on that with more experienced eyes.

Thanks again.

 

[tonybloke]

the hives are all poly langstoths, Flatters

 

[Flatters]

Cheers Tony,
So is the Langstroth depth half way between a standard national and a 14x12. The supers on the langstroth look like the size of a standard nationals frame, is that about right?

 

[tonybloke]

Cheers Tony,
So is the Langstroth depth half way between a standard national and a 14x12. The supers on the langstroth look like the size of a standard nationals frame, is that about right?

best ask PH for that info, methinks

 

[Hombre]

Cheers Tony,
So is the Langstroth depth half way between a standard national and a 14x12. The supers on the Langstroth look like the size of a standard nationals frame, is that about right?

The current Th_ornes catalogue page 12 gives you enough information to be able to work it out for yourself; with some certainty.

MD (Modified Dadant) frames are, I believe, also used in Langstroth boxes.

From my point of view, The comparison is:
8-1/2" and 12" (Standard Nat and 14x12)
9-1/8" and 11-1/4" (Langstroth Deep and MD Deep/Langstroth Jumbo)
so the one is 5/8" taller than a Standard and the other is 3/4" shorter than a 14x12.

5-1/2" National super
5-3/8" Langstroth shallow
6-1/4" MD shallow (used in Swienty poly shallow supers)

So that might be no and yes, or no and no if you are thinking of Sweinty Langstroth shallows.

I hope that this has been of some help.

 

[Flatters]

Thank you Hombre. I was being lazy, but it was past my bedtime. I thought it would be a straight Yes or No but like you say No, Yes, No No.

Cheers

 

[Hombre]

There is no crime in being lazy Flatters, just most people prefer to deny it.Personally I can't be bothered to deny it . . . ha ha.

Glad to be of help. Chris B on here uses poly Langstroths with Langstroth Deep frames in the brood boxes and MD shallow frames in the supers. At one point he was using deep boxes for everything, but was often waiting an age for frames of honey being capped and we didn't realise at the time just how back breaking i was. It was a good springboard to expansion though when introducing shallow supers into the equation.

Plastic frames/foundation and snap in foundation for wooden/plastic frames are another interesting area.

 

[Bimblebee]

Thanks for uploading those vids, some cracking info. Thourghly enjoyed the series on the commercial skep apiary, would never had known that kind of thing persisted into the late 20th century!

 

[tonybloke]

welcome to the best beekeeping forum, Bimblebee