Winter to-do list item: Add those water drainage notches to the feed buckets.
@harryhirsch771
11 ай бұрын
Put a stack of 30 or 40 excluders on top of each other on the concrete floor then wash from the top. That way you are heating up the whole stack while cleaning the one on the top . Works a treat, That's the way i do it. Love your channel. greetings from Germany
@harryhirsch771
11 ай бұрын
And the Water has to be as hot as you can get it
@kearneyfamilylondon68
11 ай бұрын
Hive’s eye view of the lifting interesting 👍
@Allan79789
11 ай бұрын
An old barbeque takes it off in about 20 seconds.
@SavingBees57
11 ай бұрын
Hi. I clean my metal queen excluders very quickly. I take a map gas torch to them. It melts the wax or anything on it very quickly. Not only that it sterilizes them as well. I love the result. And it is fast. Thinking outside of the box and it worked. These are the torches that have the yellow canister. By the way, that is the how I clean up my smokers as well. They get don't get red hot but close. Everything is burned off and the smoker looks like new.
@jasonfletcher2251
11 ай бұрын
Turbo head nozzle does a great job cleaning the excluders with 80-90 deg even with a lower pressure unit than the one you have. About 30-45 sec per unit to get like new clean
@beebob1279
11 ай бұрын
I'm not a big operation like you are. I use the solar wax melter to clean up my excluders. Does a nice job
@Richardmaclachlan
11 ай бұрын
I have set up that I can put 10 excluders at a time in to using old boxes. Then I pump steam in to using a old propane as a boiling vessel over a burner. The wax and propolis melt off and are gathered in a pan underneath. Mind you I only have 30 excluders to do.
@Іванко-э5ц
11 ай бұрын
The number on the car is cool, the hit of the season 😊🐝🐝🐝🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦✌✌✌
@dudeskirt4005
11 ай бұрын
It was worth a shot. Have you considered using a an old stove? Stick the metal excluders in there and set it to 150 for about an hour. If you have an old range oven (like I do), it does a good job of clearing wax and killing bugs.
@jeanirwin9539
11 ай бұрын
Was going to suggest the same plus, I'd put an old pan or big cookie sheet underneath them to catch the wax
@Dm.Alex.
11 ай бұрын
Glad to see again...
@k_froggy
11 ай бұрын
perhaps a stock tank full of hot water would do it for the excluders. Must be easier than a wax melter you could fit tons in a big trough tank and just light a little fire under it to melt it all away. Maybe wouldnt even need to do that honestly. you could use a steam generator and a tarp like they do to pasteurize mushroom substrate.
@Nik00gfdsa
11 ай бұрын
I put excluders in to a drum with hot water. Use a heating belt.
@benjamindejonge3624
11 ай бұрын
It’s always nice to see a clean honey parlour
@Bri_bees
11 ай бұрын
I was thinking of lighting my queen excluders on fire but we have an open burn ban due to drought.
@malcolmpettett5957
11 ай бұрын
Couple of brood boxes, pile the queen excluders on the top,wallpaper steamer coming in from the bottom, seal top ,melts no problem, then just scape round the edges whilst reloading
@malcolmpettett5957
11 ай бұрын
Works for plastic ones to
@kat2641
11 ай бұрын
Wow I was sure the steam Jenny would melt the wax buildup off the queen extruders 😱 🤔.. Ours will melt dried on hard grease off the simi plates & frames . Got to be careful on the decals coz will shrink them too 😮 lol I will have to try that an see… but mine always gets stacked in the wood shop for days when winter weather outside is not fit for man or beast!! Turn the tv on for noise stock the wood burner full turn on the coffee pot a set down with putty knife a Stainless steel brush a get to cleaning off …. But that’s is or was a great idea one this old man has got to try too 😂 Here in Michigan the goldenrod is just about done for. Soon will be feeding an fattening up the girls for winter. Don’t know what winter going to be the crazy weather people can NOT make up their minds 🙄🙄 1 says Polar vortex’s an hip high snow . The next? Warm an dry 0.0?? 😂😂 I don’t think they even have a clue !! All I know is trees here are running about 30 days ahead of normal turning colors and the corn is in die down stage and the soybeans are yellow all ready and we have not had a killing frost yet. So my best guess is an early winter and cold Canadian air. It’s so nice that we neighbors share ❤ love the cold clean crisp air and blanket of fresh snow and a nice deer hut !! Yum yum yummies
@matthewsweeney2577
11 ай бұрын
Darn it,… the hard way again 😮
@wadeturner2665
11 ай бұрын
Ian, I use a Master Appliance heat gun if I'm cleaning excluders in my shop. Out in the field I use a plumbers torch if i need to clean one out and replace it. (For anyone trying this, remember to let it cool down before replacing it on the hive.) In your case, with as many as you have to clean, I would try one of those weed burming torches that you can hook up to a propane grill tank. (They still let you use propane in Canada, right? 😂) With any of these methods there is the advantage that you dont have to wait for the excluders to dry before you store them.
@ETsBees
11 ай бұрын
😂
@curtise3
11 ай бұрын
Hey I was thinking about trying this too! Thanks for giving it a go so I don't have to!!
@jamesmcnally2519
11 ай бұрын
Clean up, the end of the year tasks and jobs…Or is it just the start of a new year. I really need a easy loader
@HillsideBeeRanch
11 ай бұрын
Thanks Ian. On my to do list for today, was going to attempt cleaning excludes, I see that it won't work as I hoped
@mikeadoodles
11 ай бұрын
I use a propane "tiger" torch and it cleans them up really quick. You don't have to get them very warm either as the force of the fire exiting the torch blows the soft wax from the frames.
@bduerr5082
11 ай бұрын
I use the same thing. Works like a charm and gets them clean in under a minute with no damage to them.
@lt35phila
11 ай бұрын
For 20 years i do minimal scraping. The bees seem to work it out.
@joelgillespie1412
11 ай бұрын
a lot of people use a solar wax melter.
@AmbrosianBeeCo
11 ай бұрын
I find its a waste of time to clean wax of the excluders. They will gum them next year, regardless, the bees still go through.
@stefanlange4689
11 ай бұрын
For my queen eycluders, I use a 12 l/min at 180 bar cold water cleaner and it works pretty well. However I have a special nozzle for hard to remove dirt. The standard nozzle that you have is not ideal for it. Maybe it is worth an invest.
@jbarg7113
11 ай бұрын
I use a plain old propane brush burner. It works well.
@Drewjober
11 ай бұрын
I stack the excluders when I pressure wash them and it gets a few at a time
@Drewjober
11 ай бұрын
If you stack like 15-20 up at a time after a few minutes it works great then flip the top one
@beefriendlychannel7965
11 ай бұрын
We've got two Hotsy's. The short answer is yes. The nozzle tip costs about 80 bucks. Spray accordingly. Edit: Put a picnic table on a tarp and start scraping. The hotsy is for what's leftover. After you collect whats on the tarp, put it(in my case) a 55 gallon drum filled 2/3 with water. Whatever floats, melt. Whatever sinks, dry out and save in ziplok bags. Thats the good stuff.
@radsk5
11 ай бұрын
My father in law puts his in a solar wax melter and the clean nicely with the heat of the sun
@beebob1279
11 ай бұрын
That's how I do it
@russellkoopman3004
11 ай бұрын
It may not get warm enough in Canada this time of the year to be effective.
@shawnalloway9691
11 ай бұрын
I put mine in the walk-in freezer and scrape. Works well but I only have a few hundred of them.
@muratcevik6147
11 ай бұрын
Konuyla alakalı değil ama son baharda arıların kışa güçlü girmesi için polen veren bitkiler ekiyor musunuz?
@Steele_Wings
11 ай бұрын
I clean my queen excluder by using boiling water.
@sunshaker01
11 ай бұрын
Would dunking them in a Bleach Water tank after the wax melter be sufficient to kill off the bacteria/viruses you are worried about?
@Nik00gfdsa
11 ай бұрын
It will rust
@barkersbees
11 ай бұрын
Bummer I was really hoping the pressure washer was gonna work! I hate cleaning my excluders.
@AaronRaymond-m2g
11 ай бұрын
it works just has to be hot
@TimberTramp
11 ай бұрын
Surprised!
@magchicago100
11 ай бұрын
...or hanging them in a tub of 180 water deep enough that the wax rises. Then drop the screens to the bottom.... cool the water.....scrap the wax .... remove the screens
@magchicago100
11 ай бұрын
How about heating up the screens to liquify the was before spraying? A tub of 180 water then a spray?
@shaijumathew653
11 ай бұрын
Ian i have bees and pretty much take care of them throughout the year. I can see you have the passion for this. I am asking this based on my experience. Do you make any $ out of this 😀. (Not trying to discourage you)
@HoskinsHoneyBees
11 ай бұрын
I always hated the paper work
@crazyate9830
11 ай бұрын
I tried using a pressure washer aswell. To bad it doesn't work
@TylerJSpry
11 ай бұрын
How’s the weight on the hives… October is right around the corner… Also - tiger torch works pretty well for the excluders
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
11 ай бұрын
Well, I have 25 litres into them. Just giving them a break (mother Nature’s forced break, rain) before we add another. Strips out Oct 1 and a round of OA starts
@kennith.
11 ай бұрын
Ian, Bob Binnie latest video might be of interest to you. Re: EFB
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
11 ай бұрын
Looks interesting
@AaronRaymond-m2g
11 ай бұрын
turn heat on . crank up thermostat 180 . get a size 8 nozzle and try it. bigger nozzle will nock pressure back by half or so. that is a hot water pressure washer, cant see what brand .but it is not a hotsy😆 it will clean all wax and propolis off
@AaronRaymond-m2g
11 ай бұрын
get a turbo nozzle that fits that machine, that is what they are talking about. i clean my bee stuff with one that is only1200 psi but it gets HOT
@the1bulldurham
11 ай бұрын
We had a pressure washer similar to that where I worked. It would strip paint off vehicles if you weren’t careful. Was the water up to temp?
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
11 ай бұрын
Ya
@allengodsell260
11 ай бұрын
Use a torch.
@gallowaylights
11 ай бұрын
Weed burning torch?
@judwithaneye
11 ай бұрын
Do you lose a lot of bees when you relocate the hives? Or do they find their way home?
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
11 ай бұрын
No flight when I move them
@joekuder
11 ай бұрын
Steam cleaner?
@yacinesadam7670
11 ай бұрын
Use hot water
@HoneyMarketingBoard
11 ай бұрын
surely just a tank of boiling water will clean the excluders off.....
@sunshaker01
11 ай бұрын
He was using the wax melter (which is basically big tank of hot water) but was experimenting to see if there were other options.
@emh114
11 ай бұрын
I boil in a 55 gallon drum over a propane heater works great
@deanmalkewich2366
11 ай бұрын
The problem is you can only do a limited amount before a layer of wax builds up floating in the water. As you pull the excluders out they get recoated nicely with the wax, just enough to mess the spacing between the bars.
@jovanvujovic3932
11 ай бұрын
😀👍
@sunshaker01
11 ай бұрын
Would dunking them in a Bleach Water tank after the wax melter be sufficient to kill off the bacteria/viruses you are worried about?
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