Checkerboarding To Get Combs Drawn! Nuc Follow Along Episode 6 - June 9-24

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[WildwoodsBeekeeping]

First!! Hey Kamon, what you just showed in the video is exactly what I have been doing this year, a lot of times the outside frames don’t get drawn out fast like the center ones do, so I slowly move a couple of outside frame a little more towards the center and they draw it out really quickly. I have had good success doing that. The bees will eventually draw the outside frames if you dont move the towards the center but takes much longer, that’s what I have seen at least. have a wonderful day Kamon

[gallowaylights]

Thanks for showing us how you do your frame shuffle 😊

[adkfoothills]

Thanks for the informative videos, Kamon. Keep them coming and we will bee here. 🐝🐝

[homercampbelljr]

Wow ! Kamon i really appreciate the information on use of pollen patties like that !
Cant wait to try this

[cairnparadigm]

I never liked checkerboarding they seem to draw out the comb on the old frame too much. I found that putting 9 new frames in a 10 frame box with one drawn comb the bees would draw out all the comb evenly. In the second use I would switch to 9 frame for honey storage in a 10 frame box. Love the information and video's Kamon.

[amylarson]

I lost two hives last year due to beetles. I was really sick and there was nothing I can do about it. Please. Folks don't let those little monsters get out of hand. Diatomaceous on the earth helps and actually I was told by another beekeeper that grub x is working phenomenally well for them but obviously they put it on the ground....

[mikesbeesllc]

Great information Kamon. I am buying some of those gloves!

[framcesmoore]

It is so good to see uu back on here thanks

[plainsimple]

Good thing that you are feeding as I did not see much natural pollen on those frames.

[aaronparis]

We get global 15% parties they are great

[cdcruiser]

Ok great video but my question is, if its a new colony and you want them to grow for winter why would you split in the early fall second part is if you wait till spring and split wouldnt that help keep from swarming thanks for the videos

[trishwestberg]

Wonderful video! Would you continue to feed syrup and pollen patties to a new split if you don’t necessarily want to be able to split the hive again but just let them grow into a double deep before fall?

[caven]

I got a box of those global patties and they're great but they're expensive. If you can afford it you definitely get what you pay for. I'm currently using a 40lb box of bulk soft ultrabee from mannlake, they don't consume it as fast but at $1.87 a pound I can manage that.

[kennethhemphill]

Why do you lay your patty strips along the frame. I lay mine across them to give the bees more access to it

[joshedwards]

I know bees rob honey. Can they rob wax? Or can they reuse wax? if you were to drop a block or sheet of wax into the hive could they use it to build comb?

[jamesowens]

I decided to go with these bottom boards. I got three of these and use food grade DE. Have you tried over and out to battle the ants waiting on rain to put some out

[stevebillow]

Could a guy store honey in a 1 gallon jug?

[TravelingwithNoman]

Hi guys if anyone knows about to how to make artificial pollen please tell me recently I make but my bees are not interested

[BetweenTheCricksFarm]

Hey what is the marker on the front of your hive?

[jasonseaward]

You had 5 days between inspections, is that normal? Or should i go longer between inspections? I want to inspect all the time but i know the more im in there the more damage im doing lol so is 5 days too soon or should i really try and stick to every 7 days? Because of my work schedule it will probably have to be 8 days. Do you think thats ok? Or while they are drawing comb should i be inspectimg more frequently like every 5 days?