the EVIL MoTHSTER MONSTER - every beekeeper's nightmare

Th3 EV1L MoTHSTER - The EVIL MONSTER

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We had an intruder visit our empty frame of brood comb. All beekeepers have spare frames, foundation, honey supers, entire hives in fact, always in preparation for capturing bee swarms, or to simply split their hives if and when required. This poses a problem for most beekeepers, because many pests love to utilize the frames whilst the bees are not. The comb and the frames remain unprotected and are exposed to many creatures, such as ants, cockroaches, mice, small hive beetle (SHB) and more worryingly the dreaded evil monster, the wax moth! Or as we refer to it in this video title, Th3 EV1L MoTHSTER! 


In this video, we take a close up look at the cocoon of this insect pest which has made its way into our stored #honey frame. Luckily, we were able to locate it and in the end, we had to dispose of it and several of its brothers and sisters. Once they hatch, the damage they can cause is extensive, and not only does it render the frame and comb useless, but there are bound to be more eggs in the nooks and crannies of the frame which may cause further problems to your hive down the track should you deploy these frames without proper treatment.


So, how doe one protect themselves against such a pest? What pest control precautionary measures can you take? Do you call in an exterminator? Do you use harsh chemicals? What is one to do if you find yourself inundated by these pests?


Answer is not simple and there are many different ways you can protect yourself. Definitely do not use any harsh chemicals. Remember, these frames are going to be used in your hives and they form the most crucial part of the bee colony. The comb itself should be free of any pesticides, sprays, or other harmful chemicals. To reduce the potential of a wax moth invasion, you need to clean the frames, do not leave them exposed to the outside world, keep them covered, check them regularly, and ideally, you would in fact simply cut out all the old comb and heat treat the entire frames. Another method that is often used and we found useful as well, is to freeze the entire honey supers with the frames inside. If space does not allow this, then you can freeze them frame by frame. This can be tedious though and time consuming. Each frame should be kept well below zero degrees Celsius (below water freezing point) for at least 24 to 48 hours. This will destroy most eggs or hatched baby larvae and in deed any other #pests and #parasites that may have found a way into your hive. 


NOTE: this will not treat or remove the dreaded foul brood. Burning your hives, frames and sadly destroying the bees themselves is the only way to combat this problem. There is much written about the various form of foulbrood, how to identify it, and the various ways to treat each variant. We may do a video on this in the future also, even though we do hope to never encounter this crippling disease.


So, once you have frozen or heat blasted your frames, place then in a dry, isolated, enclosed area, place a large and tough plastic bag over your boxes with frames, and depending on your views on treatments, you may choose to add a moth ball or two near or within the bag to reduce the risk of a wax moth chewing through the plastic. That however is not our practice, but others have suggested this in other blogs and videos. The choice is yours.


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His first QUEEN BEE sighting EVER!

His first QUEEN BEE sighting EVER! The Young Beekeeper

His 1st QUEEN BEE sighting! How EXCITING! Our young BEEKEEPER got his bee suit on, smoked the beehive, and searched for the honeybee queen. AND found her Royal Highness! Visit our blog on http://www.mahakobees.com/blog for many great videos and articles.


Beekeeping with kids is EASY. Yes, there are some costs to get started, such as the beekeepers suit and veil in a small size, but such a bee suit will cost you around $70, which if you buy it 3 sizes over your child's current size will last you for many years. As will the small beekeeper gloves and any other items you may wish to purchase from your local beekeeping supplier or an online beekeeping store for your young budding beekeepers. If you have siblings, they can easily share and or pass down the line their suits as they get older.

Either way, it is a small investment for a fantastic cause as your kids will love the fact they are out there in the field with you working the hives in your apiary. They get to see nature in action, they feel like they are contributing, learning new skills, they gain an understanding of not only the honey bee life cycle, but the cycle of life in general. They will get to witness how the honey bee colony its social networks operate. Your children will also gain respect. They will quickly learn, that frustration, anger, or short tempered behavior will not get them very far in beekeeping, and a few stings later, they will automatically begin to adjust their actions and behavior accordingly. Oh and let's not forget, they will also understand, that honey does not just drop from the sky by magic. It takes hard work by both the bees themselves and the beekeeper, but always make sure you reward your children for their hard work with plenty of the the amazing liquid gold so they can learn the different taste profiles honey has depending on which flowers are in bloom at that time. Honey will display different colors, density, aromas, flavors, and will be either in abundance or a scarce resource for the bees. All this will educate your child, you will spend quality time together, and make everyone feel good.


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If you are new to beekeeping or don't have a beehive as yet, then you should start by contacting or visiting your local beekeeping association, which will provide you with lots of useful information, such as your local council regulations, licenses or registrations you may need to adhere to, they will show you and tech you the basics, possible provide you with access to a beehive so you can test the waters to see if you are ready to embrace all the tasks of a beekeeper, and then, if all goes well, get a beehive. You can do this in a form of an established hive, a small starter hive or a nuc box, or purchase (or build your own hive) and order a package of 3,000 or so bees with a queen which you can then install into your new hive. There are also many interesting books we recommend you read, and we have a list of these on our blog: http://www.mahakobees.com/blog, so come and visit us and look around.


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HOT knife vs HEAT gun part 2 - the VERDICT post extraction

HOT knife vs HEAT gun part 2 - the VERDICT post extraction

Well, the experiment is over. Our mind is
made up. If you would like to know the outcome, click the video link HOT knife vs HEAT gun part 2
- the VERDICT post extraction  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00TydRGmm6U)
or the thumbnail above and take a look at the results. We believe most of you
will be surprised with the results. 

So, let’s talk about the outcome. Is there a place for the heatgun in beekeeping? That is a resounding YES. Is it good, great, or fantastic at
uncapping the honey frames? In our view, it is not. It works OK at the best of
times, and only on very specific frames, where tiny air pockets exist in between
the honey and the wax capping itself. In absence of such air pocket, the wax
did not pop open or melt at all. It simply heated the wax, heated the honey
(which is what you want to avoid if possible – although the hot knife also
heats it, so the comparison is on par for both methods), and then the wax hardened
again, thus sealing the #raw honey inside the cup/cell again, never to be
extracted unless further uncapping process, such as the use of an uncapping
fork is used.

There is a valid argument for the use of #heat gun for the
uncapping process in that it reduces the need for beeswax cappings processing.
This does take considerable time if you choose to harvest the cappings, strain them
(to reduce loss of your honey harvest), then wash, clean, melt, filter, and
refine a few times to produce a product ready for further utilisation or sale
to the many beeswax dependent industries, such as cosmetics and candle making. You
can watch our 3 part video series where we cover the beeswax processing for small
home based quantities:

1)

Beeswax Processing Part 1 - simple cleaning filtering melting
and rendering wax cappings at home

2)

Beeswax Processing Part 2 - simple cleaning, filtering,
melting and rendering wax cappings at home

3)

Beeswax Processing Part 3 - simple cleaning, filtering,
melting and rendering wax cappings at home

However, the amount of beeswax that is left behind on the frame
itself is substantial as it is not removed by the knife, leaving a mess on the
comb itself. It also leaves the frame dirty and uneven. The hot knife tends to
level the comb nicely to maintain a healthy bee space in between your frames
and the comb is nice and straight to pull in and out of the hive as required during
the hive inspections and honey harvests if done on a frame by frame basis. Then
there is the much reduced efficiency of honey extraction to take into
consideration. All beekeepers are aware of the hard labour that it takes to go
to their apiary location, open the hives, inspect, collect the frames,
transport back to the processing sheds, extracting the honey/beeswax and by-products,
and so on. Then the trip back, re-deploy the honey supers and frames. The work
is immense. Now if you use the heat gun, the yield is almost ¼ or more less than
it otherwise would be using the more traditional, tried and tested methods. So
yes, the honey and wax are returned to the hive, so nothing is essentially
wasted (unless you are going into winter, in which case there is a problem with
so much honey retained inside your frames, but that is a separate issue), but
all that means, is that you will have to make the next visit much sooner, and
extract on a more frequent basis as the bees will fill the frames much faster –
obviously… as they are half full already.

If you choose to use the uncapping fork, then the uncapping time taken
per side of the frame is about the same and the hot knife, AND THEN you have to
deal with the tiny amounts of the uncapped beeswax anyway. Get all your gear
dirty, get the strainer out, get the beeswax washed, dried, processed,
filtered, and poured into moulds anyway.

Lastly, you don’t have the by-product that can also bring in more
revenue, or save on further costs by reusing your own beeswax for foundation if
that is how you choose to assemble your honey frames.

To conclude, this little experiment was fun and interesting to do.
It was certainly exciting at first to see all the beeswax cappings just pop
almost instantaneously, and one would be forgiven for thinking they found a
holy grail in the time consuming uncapping process, BUT… once the entire process
was completed, it was clear that it was just that. A mirage, a fun experiment,
and one that we will probably only undertake to show and teach others about the
pros and cons in our educational courses.

We hope you found this 2 part HOT knife vs HEAT gun
series educational, interesting and that we provided you with an unbiased
objective perspective on the issue. We appreciate your support and trust we can
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All about BEESWAX

ALL ABOUT BEESWAX playlist contains videos that relate to beeswax, including discussions on its origin, its wax properties, beeswax uses, how to process bees wax, general how to instructional videos and the benefits of this amazing waxy material that the honey bees produce from their glands for only a short period of time in their short honeybee life. Enjoy the series, share it with others, and subscribe if you enjoy our channel. We upload new videos each week. Visit http://www.mahakobees.com for more information. MahakoBees

HOT knife vs HEAT gun extraction method - the WINNER is! PART 1

HOT knife vs HEAT gun? The WINNER IS? - PART 1 

Visit http://www.mahakobees.com for many great videos. Here, we study the claim that a heat gun is faster and generally better for uncapping raw honey frames. Take a look and you be the judge! 

There are many ways you can extract a fresh fully capped honey frame. Generally, most smaller home based or hobby beekeepers will uncap their honey frames using a HOT knife (see our tempting closeup Beekeepers Hot Knife Uncapping Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iqfW_0EHVw), Serrated Kitchen knife, or the Beekeeping Uncapping Fork. This is sufficient for beekeepers with 1 to possibly 50 beehives. It may get too time consuming to use these methods beyond this number of hives and automation may be a wise choice with semi or fully automated spinning uncapping blades or wires. 



There is however, yet another method that has been revealed on numerous other beekeeping YouTube videos and beekeeping websites. This involves the use of a HEAT gun. So, we thought we would give it a try, bought ourselves a ROK Heat Gun and recorded the process and results of this experiment. Our part 1 video examines the results one could expect by using this HEAT gun method, and we compare the results with the more traditional beekeepers HOT knife method. We explain both in detail so you can make your own opinion, and hopefully try and test them yourself following our easy instructions. Both are a valid method, both have their unique benefits and disadvantages and both may suit you depending on your specific application and situation. 



In part 2, we will review the results in more detail - post honey extraction. Make sure you don't miss it. We hope you find our videos valuable enough to share with your family, friends, colleagues and beekeeping associations, subscribe and if you would like to let us know how we are doing, please press the thumbs up or down accordingly. Your feedback is very important to us and we appreciate your time.



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small HIVE BEETLE beekeepers ENEMY! SHB beekeeping 101

small HIVE BEETLE beekeepers ENEMY! SHB beekeeping 101

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Small Hive Beetle is a common invader of the #Apis Mellifera or otherwise known as the European Honeybee. #SHBT is a small dark shiny black beetle that flies into the hive entrance at great speeds and therefore slip right past the guard bees. The small hive beetle is very destructive to any hive in greater numbers, but if you keep your hives strong, they will happily dedicate bee resources throughout the beehive to keep this intruder under control.



The small hive beetle (#SHB) does not like the light, so it is drawn towards the darkest areas of the hive, which are typically in the corners of the beehive, in crevices of the honey frames, under the top cover and off course in the darker empty comb cells. The bee colony, if strong, will designate many small hive beetle chasers which will keep the beetle cornered in a particular area. If the small hive beetle gets into the grasp of a bee however, it will tear it to bits or grab it and fly it out of the hive. If the bees however manage to trap the beetle in a single spot long enough, the beetle will die of dehydration and starvation, and we have seen the bees even create a propolized barrier around the beetle so it cannot escape. 



SO why is the Small Hive Beetle such a big problem you ask? Well it lays hundreds of eggs throughout the beehive, into the empty cells, and the eggs and larvae appear to the bees as their own, so they continue to feed it well into its larvae stage, and that is when the beetle larvae will destroy the colony and the beehive unless it is strong enough to protect itself from the intrusion.



Beekeepers can help the bees by firstly managing their hives in a sustainable manner and visiting the beehives often and regularly to check on their beehives during their inspections. Each visit should reveal the state of the health and strength of the colony and the beekeeper should get an indication of the small hive beetle population. In our future videos, we will look at some of the traps #beekeepers use to trap the beetles. There are many options available, both organic and natural and chemical. The small hive beetle traps also come in many various shapes and sizes, and many beekeepers have spent many years investigating and trialing a way to prevent the hive beetles entry in the first place, which it seems, is still kind of a holy grail. We would be very keen to hear from any beekeepers out there that may have successfully created a barrier to entry so please post your comments below and lets share ideas on this topic that troubles most beekeepers the world over. 



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Bee smoker HOMEMADE BELLOWS - Beekeeping for beginners beekeeping 101

Bee smoker HOMEMADE BELLOWS - Beekeeping for beginners beekeeping 101

Bee smoker HOMEMADE BELLOWS. Visit us for all the videos at http://www.mahakobees.com. In this installment, we review a standard bee smoker and a homemade bellow replacement we found second hand. We found leather to be one of the best commercially available materials for beekeepers bee smoker as is is durable, long lasting, flexible, relatively fire resistant, and light. However, this very unattractive bee smoker is challenging the status quo. Yes, it is homemade bellows, yes it may be cheap, and yes it may look rather ugly, but boy we found it very practical on many levels and we understand why the creator made it the way he/she has. We purchased this bee smoker from a beekeeper that was retiring, and this was an item on the pile to be dumped. We picked it up for just a few dollars, if nothing, just to see how it worked and if it was useful. And it is. We can confirm, that this bellow, although rubber, and welded rather awkwardly, works very well and is not only practical but also long lasting. This bee smoker is more than 7 years old, and has been used in the field extensively all these years.



We find these benefits as explained in the video itself, it is light, comfortable, and mainly, it is easy to clean from the beeswax and propolis that usually builds up on the timber / wooden backing of a leather or synthetic leather bellow. So you cannot heat treat it, or easily remove the propolis/beeswax. This design reduces the glove/hand contact to just the thumb, and even then, the backing is metallic (i.e. steel) so it can be heat treated and scraped of with a spatula. 



Here is some history on beekeeping bee smokers we have referred to in the past and a fabulous video produced by OutOfBlueSky that covers the history of bee smokers better than we ever could, so go and take a look. The video link is here:

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Bee Smokers - excerpt from 

http://keepingbee.org/bee-smoker-honey-equipment/:



Smoker for bees - a device that allows the beekeeper to create and send a stream of smoke to the right place.



Bee smoker has a simple structure: a metal cylinder -- this is a furnace, which burns coal and generates smoke, small "forge" bellows blow air into the furnace, and a stream of smoke comes out the top of the smoker.



Bee smoker - honey equipment

Bee smoker as a honey equipment was established in ancient Egypt and the neighboring nations of North Africa. Then it was a clay vessel with two openings, reminiscent of a turtle. They pawned burning fuel through the large hole, the air was got by mouth, and the smoke escaped through a small hole. Such a primitive device is still used by the natives of Algeria.



The idea of fur smoker for bees belongs to an american beekeeper Hamet, who in 1870 gave a description of his proposed coarse and heavy instrument. For the formation of the smoke beekeeper had to push the bellows with both hands.



In 1883, the famous american beekeeper Kvivbi have created a more perfect instrument, but it has a major drawback: it's bellows were connected directly to the camera for fuel. As a result the bellows quickly burnt.



Finally, the third american beekeeper Binh went further: he separated bellows from the furnace  and smoker for the bees got the type that we use in the present. Certainly, the construction of bee smoker was improved over the years and  now it is a comfortable, lightweight, durable, affordable device. Great contribution was made by such world-renowned beekeepers: Ruth, Lavinsky, Clark, Kenturi, Lynes, Rotshyuts, Tseringer.





Bee smoker.

Let's look at some of the structural details of bee smoker. Seemingly simple device, and yet it is thoroughly planned.



It consists of two-walled cylinder, with one end it is closed down, and the other -- has hinged on the hinge cover with the top of a truncated cone. This cone is a nozzle to direct the smoke.



Modern bee smoker is designed so that the fuel doesn't fall out of the hive, mesh,  inserted into the lid prevents it. On the bottom it also has a mesh, which prevents contact between the fuel and the bottom, so that smoker is not dangerous to put on the painted roof of a neighboring hive. In addition, this grid is used as a ashpan for heating.



Beekeeping smoker is used not only to work with the bees, but also for the putting certain medications to the notch. For these purposes, there are smokers with long nozzle.

How to clean STICKY propolized hive tool under 30 seconds - Beekeeping 101

How to clean a STICKY propolized hive tool under 30 seconds
- Beekeeping 101. 

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We show you one of the fastest methods to clean and sterilize your hive tool
after each beehive inspection. The beekeepers hive tool will be quite dirty,
sticky and have beeswax and propolis all over the tool. This poses a problem,
where the beeswax and propolis and honey itself may harbor dangerous infections,
diseases and parasites which you do not want to transmit, transfer or introduce
from one hive to the next. It is therefore very important that you clean the
tools between each hive visit.

The method in this video we argue is the best, fastest and most
useful after both in your workshop and out in the field. So long as there are no
fire hazards or fire restrictions in and around your apiary, you can easily
carry a portable or pocket size butane blowtorch with automatic ignition switch
and your hygiene routine will be much faster and easier to implement between
each hive you visit.

This may not be the ultimate solution, but it may be useful
to add it to your bag of tricks for your next visit, or after. When visiting
several hives in one inspection, you need to clean the tools for the above
mentioned disease related issues. You can have several clean and sanitized hivetools ready to go, one for each beehive, all separated in plastic zip lock
bags, or have a spray bottle with some 1 to 10 concentration of bleach and
water which you can spray onto your J hive tool and dry off with a rag or a
towel. This will however not remove any of the propolis, wax or honey, thus the
tool will remain sticky and still have the potential to carry diseases within
the beeswax and propolis globules even after it has been sprayed or submerged
in the bleach solution. This is a good starting point and is useful for washing
your hands and or beekeepers leather gloves, but it really is only a partial
solution, and does not remove the threat completely.  

So we think this butane blowtorch method is perfect, if not
the best way to achieve high level of sanitation and keep diseases at bay. It is
perhaps more difficult to carry a spray bottle and a towel, as it is to carry a
slim line propane blowtorch with an automatic self-igniting switch.

One word of warning! You are dealing with fire, butane, and
extreme heat, so wear protection, take care and keep out of reach of children.
Beeswax is also a flammable substance, and your apiary will often be located in
long grass or at a forest edge, so always exercise caution and use this method
with utmost care. Your business insurance or home and content insurance may not
cover you.

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Beekeeping with KIDS PLAYLIST: Where kids get involved in beekeeping activities - young future beekeepers.

Beekeeping with KIDS - a NEW playlist on our channel. Take a look!

We have a new playlist on our YouTube channel, which you can visit via our http://www.mahakobees.com website. The website is still under construction, however we are constantly creating new and interesting beekeeping videos and keep posting new content. We try to create videos that are unique, helpful and fun to watch. Its all about bees, beekeeping, honey, beeswax, propolis, pollen, nature, and many other family friendly content. We discuss the health benefits, the pros and cons, and the good and the bad of beekeeping, but this little update is all about the kids and beekeeping, so we would like to invite you to click on the playlist and let us know if you like them, have suggestions and feedback, and recommend new topics if you like. 

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Beekeeping 101 - HIVE TOOL review Beekeepers essential equipment

Beekeeping 101 - HIVE TOOL review Beekeepers essential equipment



Beekeepers HIVE TOOL review. We take a look at 3 hive tools. J shape hive tool, American style hive tool and the frame lifter/grabber hive tool with a scraper. Visit our MahakoBees channel at http://www.mahakobees.com for many great beekeeping videos. A hive tool is absolutely essential for any beekeeper. It should be part of the standard kit which includes a beekeepers suit, veil, and the smoker. The hive tool is used to open the hive lid or cover, to separate the honey supers and brood boxes, to break the seal on the queen excluder, to scrape off access propolis and wax, especially the burr comb, and to remove the honey frames and lift them out of the hive boxes. It can also be useful for cutting out undesirable honeycomb, queen cells, and to squash hive beetles.



There are many hive tools. Many styles, types, shapes and colours. Each is usually suitable for a specific job, situation, hive design or geographical locations. Some are large, some small, some painted and some stainless steel. It is therefore very hard to recommend any particular hive tool design, because each beekeeper will have their own preference, but in this video, we review the three we decided to use in the end, and we identify the one we would choose over any other. The J hook style beekeeping hive tool. It is light, flat, stainless steel, and it is simply the best performing tool we have ever used to date, for our situation. 



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