The Plywood Layens Hive 02 15 2021
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Published 2021-02-18
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Well, it's about time someone decided that there are people that wood work in warm climates and keep bees!! I love your modifications to the Layens type boxes. They will do great here in Arizona!!
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I love this guy. So wholesome.
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I really enjoy your content. I’m starting into beekeeping this spring and have 14 layers hives built and ready along with a bunch of swarm traps. Can’t wait!
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Here in Texas we could definitely use this but I add insulation to all my lids since our sun really adds a lot of heat. Make sure to seal that cabinet plywood very well because it does not get along with moisture. But yeah I understand, since I have a half sheet of 3/4" cabinet plywood sitting in the shop and tend to use it for other things not cabinet related! :)
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Excellent video! Thanks.
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Love the channel. If I’m in south Florida what kind of materials should I be using? It’s always hot here and bees forage year round.
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Really Nice Job Gene. And I agree that heat loss is through the top--as we all know heat rises right?! So I believe you or it might have been Michael Bush told me to keep open a large entrance on the bottom during winter but no top entrance. This way any condensation will always say at the bottom where the cool air comes in. But your doing some good stuff her. Excited for Spring and my first go a beekeeping again
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Nice one, you could use your sawdust for 'sawdust rocket stoves'. Thanks for the video
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I like this idea for plywood Layens hives, and this would work great for my zone. However, 3/4" plywood sheathing is right at $50 a sheet whereas 2x10x12 dimensional lumber is about $11 each (1x10 lumber cost about twice as much or more). So....unless I can run across some salvage plywood, I'll stick with 2x lumber. That is a great design though and thank you for these videos, they are very helpful.
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Thanks
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The 3/4 Layens Hive works great in Texas.
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Thanks gene. Get some thin leather scrap and staple it along the side edges .now it's a compression fit!!
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I'm in zone 5b with some cold winters so insulating the box would be very important to winter bee survival.
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How do you deal with dead bees and debris building up at the bottom? Do you have to pull all the frames and turn the hive upside down?
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Can I use two Langstroth frames on top of each other tied tightly longitudinally in one cell and dispense with the roles
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I really enjoy watching watching your videos. I have learned alot about layens hives in them.I wish I had the equipment to build the plywood hive like you build. My son in law has 8 langstroth bee hive on our 10 acres in Texas. Layens haves look so much easier to deal with. Do you sell the plywood layens hives? How much?
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Gene - Another great video . . . It gave me plenty to think about, as I plan my Layens hive build! Can you provide a link to the Amazon site where you purchased the bamboo skewers? Thanks!
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Ok nice job, but that plywood as cabinet grade does not like weather much keep a thick coat of paint on that since it will be in the weather. Just FYI, love your channel I'm in north Idaho needing it to be thicker as our winters are below 0-F at the depths of winter. its mid April and we still are getting frost.
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I was not going to make a non insulated one until this week reminded me I was not thinking about polar vortexes.
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Hey Gene, I've watch many of your inspection videos and i see frame after frame of perfect strait comb. How does this happen? My layens hives are full of cross & wavy comb. My hives are level and plumb. Whats your secrete?
