In this video I give my first impressions of the Apimaye ERGOplus Award Winning Bee Hive. :)
Also there are some curious observations I've been making regarding honey bees when swarming. Other hives just may be losing some of their own foragers when a nearby colony swarms.
UPDATE:
Based on valuable viewer feedback, the divider board I demonstrated in this video was intended for the super, and there is another divider board for the brood box that does go to the bottom and facilitates a nucleus size or double-colony box.
Thank you!
If you want to know more about the Apimay Hive lineup, I invite you to visit their website: [ Ссылка ]
If you want a battery-operated hand-held vac that is easy on the bees and allows you to collect them for later release, here's the link to what I use: [ Ссылка ]
The Butterfly NET I use is right here: [ Ссылка ]
If you can sew well, I suggest getting a long-handled bass net and making your own deep fabric/pillowcase style net from un-bleached muslin cloth.
I thank Apimaye for their generosity and interest in my opinion.
We'll see how things pan out this winter. I will produce updates on this Apimaye hive configuration over the next 12 months.
UPDATE: 20 September, the swarm did not remain and they generated a partial new swarm leaving gees and some resources behind with a much reduced compliment of workers: [ Ссылка ]
