Lovely video of skep hives

Ian123 · Dec 31, 2020

Antipodes said:
I wonder why they don't have a honey super arrangement? I don't understand....

They don’t need 1, they can’t afford them. Take your pick.

Antipodes · Dec 31, 2020

Ian123 said:
They don’t need 1, they can’t afford them. Take your pick.

Perhaps the bees couldn't fill them there? Is that what you mean?

gmonag · Dec 31, 2020

I suppose it is possible the capped brood survive the extraction?
This is basically skep beekeeping with added tech.

Amari · Dec 31, 2020

gmonag said:
I suppose it is possible the capped brood survive the extraction?
This is basically skep beekeeping with added tech.

Yes, that's what I'm wondering because I assume they return the spun frames to the hives immediately.
Before they started uncapping with a knife, what was that revolving machine into which they briefly dipped each frame? It didn't seem to uncap the brood cells.

gmonag · Dec 31, 2020

Amari said:
Yes, that's what I'm wondering because I assume they return the spun frames to the hives immediately.
Before they started uncapping with a knife, what was that revolving machine into which they briefly dipped each frame? It didn't seem to uncap the brood cells.

I think it was a bee brush, just to remove the bees. It also took away all the QCs.

Curly green finger's · Jan 1, 2021

Apple said:
Paul Walton ( B+) on this forum has his own web pages and the complete series of these videos from Germany with English translation.

Paul has my greatest of respect as a beebreeder, probably the most skilled of breeders raising his Carnolian bees using II.

Chons da

Yeah he is missed by this beek on here, but there is always other means of following him. I spoke to him today briefly.