Lovely video of skep hives

[Curly green finger's]

Skep video

 

[Erichalfbee]

Lovely old video.
Wonder how many of those chaps ended up with oral cancer?

 

[GuyNir]

Nice one Mark. Enjoyed watching that

 

[Boston Bees]

I think this may already have been posted, but:

Skep Beekeeping in the Heathland - 1978 - YouTube

 

[Curly green finger's]

Lovely old video.
Wonder how many of those chaps ended up with oral cancer?

Who knows it reminds me of my grandad who use to smoke a pipe.
It was proper tabacco in them days.
These are hives like what grandad had at home in Austria Log hives and This ..
This Christmas having no parents and grandad gone at 40 has had me thinking about my heritage and relitives I barely know.
I've spent some time this year even trying to contact them.. I'm glad that in the near future we as a family will be travelling to Traunsee

Im glad you enjoyed the video, all my pleasure..

Ps.. If you have any old videos I would like to watch them.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I think this video is of a bee auction in the Netherlands - seen something similar/the same before

 

[Antipodes]

I hadn't seen this one before, but most of you probably have. Interesting to see some of the old equipment.

Carbolic Acid at 1:30 and looks like the bubble test at 4:55.

 

[Amari]

Skep video

Wonderful method of smoking the bees! Spot the skep falling off the back of the dog-cart!

 

[Curly green finger's]

Wonderful method of smoking the bees! Spot the skep falling off the back of the dog-cart!

Yes I did notice the gentleman using his pipe to smoke the bees.. I wonder if the dog ever got stung... He/she didn't seem faised by the cart.
How much honey could be produced from a skep?
And how would they remove it?

 

[GuyNir]

Yes I did notice the gentleman using his pipe to smoke the bees.. I wonder if the dog ever got stung... He/she didn't seem faised by the cart.
How much honey could be produced from a skep?
And how would they remove it?

Crush and strain I reckon...

 

[Worldsend]

Great films thank you

 

[Apple]

Skep video

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

 

[Antipodes]

Curly, I know you were after old videos..but this is a more modern film, to show how things have changed with technology. Look at the bee brush at 2 minutes. Queen cells and all go in by the look of it. Deft knife work around the brood too. Like taking your brood on a ride at sideshow alley!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

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

They're all on yootoob too

 

[pargyle]

Curly, I know you were after old videos..but this is a more modern film, to show how things have changed with technology. Look at the bee brush at 2 minutes. Queen cells and all go in by the look of it. Deft knife work around the brood too. Like taking your brood on a ride at sideshow alley!

A masterclass in how not to treat bees and extract honey ... is it any wonder there is cheap honey coming in from the Far East ?

 

[BugsInABox]

A masterclass in how not to treat bees and extract honey ... is it any wonder there is cheap honey coming in from the Far East ?

Yep, but unless it’s regulated out - and the trend seems to be the other way, chlorinated chicken anyone - it will be impossible to compete on price.

Neil

 

[GuyNir]

Curly, I know you were after old videos..but this is a more modern film, to show how things have changed with technology. Look at the bee brush at 2 minutes. Queen cells and all go in by the look of it. Deft knife work around the brood too. Like taking your brood on a ride at sideshow alley!

Difficult watch this. Absolutely awful

 

[pargyle]

Yep, but unless it’s regulated out - and the trend seems to be the other way, chlorinated chicken anyone - it will be impossible to compete on price.

Neil

Well ... if and when chlorinated chicken arrives at least under the current food regulations they will have to declare it and consumers can make a conscious decision not to buy it ... unlike polluted honey where they have no idea what is in the jar !

 

[rolande]

No matter how much honey is imported, is there anyone here producing more than they can sell?

 

[Antipodes]

Difficult watch this. Absolutely awful

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