NW Beekeeper Bob Kloss previews his Mason Jar Feeder. After a few seasons of trying, he found the right approach and the bees are building out his jar set.
I just received my first nuc and they are ready to add a second box. Can I add my mason jar super? What about during winter? How many jars do I need to leave them to eat during winter?
@terrykelly3239
26 күн бұрын
Quick question do have a queen excluder in place?
@58Kym
5 жыл бұрын
Isnt very difficult for them to dehydrate the nectar into honey with such static airflow?
@PRINCESSDREAMYLYN
2 жыл бұрын
i was wondering the same thing soon as i seen this. my guess is it takes longer.
@montereychameleonsandmore2666
4 жыл бұрын
So I have a jar hive as well and I’m about to harvest some jars as they are full or as full as I think they can get how do you get all the bees out when you unscrew the jars?
@bobkloss4162
4 жыл бұрын
I simply place the jars right side up in front of the hive and the bees flew back.
@kotsigun
3 жыл бұрын
do you not have problems with the moisture trapped in the jar by the bees in the lower hive? I tried to do the same but the jars filled with water drops and no bees went to build honeycomb afterwards in the jar
@dagrin0707
5 жыл бұрын
Are there lids on those jars? If so, did you just put 3/8" holes in the lids?
@bobkloss4162
5 жыл бұрын
No lids. Jars are sitting on the rings only, open to the frames below.
@kentcostello8099
3 жыл бұрын
OMG I never thought or seen that before I'm going to try it out in 2021 .
@mitcheejee
2 жыл бұрын
Did you try it?
@TheJohno9114
Жыл бұрын
I’m curious as to whether it worked also. Would love to hear how it went.
@ThatBeeMan
5 жыл бұрын
How will you get the bees out when you harvest?
@nwnjba
5 жыл бұрын
Since this is the first time at getting bees to build out, it is not clear how that happens. Presumably, if you unscrew the jars and take them away from the hive, the bees inside will eventually leave and return to the colony. Then you would pour honey in the jar to cover the comb or if all of the combs are capped completely, the jar can be closed with a new lid.
@fauth30
4 жыл бұрын
I know this comment was 6 months ago but just incase you still wanted an answer, the easiest way to get the bees out would be too use a 'bee escape' it is a board where the bees are able to go one way through, in this case you would want them to go downwards. They are not able to go back up once they travel down. Hope this helps for future ideas ☺️
@stevegertz2148
2 жыл бұрын
Why would anyone do that?
@lauragriffith5390
2 жыл бұрын
To sell easy comb honey. You would fill the voids with liquid honey.
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