Layens Horizontal Hive - Quick Spring Inspection with Nathalie B.

Basic post Winter health check and space management of a Layens hive in Central Texas where Spring is currently springing...
This was a rescue last year, and comb was hung from repair wire stapled on the bottom of the frame top bars

[RobertZackMountainBees]

Bonjour Nathalie, thank you for the video.
I recently performed my first inspection of the Layens Horizontal Hive (video is on my channel) the bee colony survived the winter without any problems.
I caught a Wild Bee Swarm in June 2023. This was the beginning of a new challenge, how to work with the bees.
My bees have a “comfortable pied à terre” in a Layens Horizontal Hive in my backyard.
I do not use any treatment or supplemental feeding for my bees.

[christythompson]

I was scrolling and saw your pic w/ frames and Rockin’ T brandy on them. I thought “WHO was at our Apiary - opening hives?” Lol. Forgot about yours. We always put the ranch brand on so we know which direction to put them back into hive. I love my Layens hives.

[JihouGijutsu]

How do you keep the bees there without tearing the queens wings off? Do you do data analysis on the species of bees possibly being displaced by your bees?

[jonbenson]

What is the metal cage thing at the top of each frame? Comb support??

[timothymitchell]

Lovely! Are those rescue bars or some new design and are you going to plug those holes to take away the wax moth’s hiding space with maybe toothpicks?

[phillipriggs]

Do you have a video of building your Layen frames?

[PaulDosen]

Are these survivor bees? Treatment free beekeepers love to use the term "survivor" and everything in their apiary is survivor stock as they're the only ones apparently who have managed to select for survival.

[AwakenedImaginations]

Hi Nathalie, speaking of drone brood, I checked one of my hives the other day and did noticed few drone brood. How soon should i recheck hive?