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We had two colonies in polystyrene nucs that had come through their second winter (for one I think it was their third) with no interference from beekeepers. They looked lively from the outside and were both foraging well, but it was becoming urgent that we gave them fresh comb and more space. I wanted to populate several top bar hives, so we decided to put one of the colonies into a horizontal hive that had been out of use for a while, so we will be able to interleave empty top bars between frames to guarantee continuous production of straight, fresh combs. This video shows how we went about the job, while simultaneously populating one of the top bar hives. You will find a lot of free stuff on my site at https://biobees.com including plans for top bar hives and our international natural beekeeping forum. My books, including The Barefoot Beekeeper and Managing a Top Bar Hive (the workshop manual for balanced beekeeping), are available here - https://biobees.com/books.php If you find these videos helpful, useful or interesting. please consider making a donation to help support Friends of the Bees at https://friendsofthebees.org And please feel free to LIKE and SHARE any of my videos, and it helps me if you SUBSCRIBE to my channel. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Ra5c1zqNw

The ZEST hive is unique among beehives due to its construction from insulating building blocks. While this makes it unsuitable for migratory beekeeping, it is probably the most insulated hive you can easily build yourself. These videos show how I built my ZEST hive, more or less according to the instructions published by its inventor, Bill Summers. Future videos will show the hive in operation and how it differs from other hives in the way it is used by bees. I don't want your money! If you want to support our work with native bees, please consider a contribution to Friends of the Bees here - https://friendsofthebees.org If you want to find out more about 'balanced beekeeping', you will find a lot of free info on my web site at https://biobees.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KbnXpRkEfU

A Kenyan top bar hive with no floor. This colony came through the 2007-8 winter in SW England on their own stores, with no floor in their hive at all. Free top bar hive plans here - http://biobees.com Warre hive plans here - https://tinyurl.com/warrehiveplans Join our FREE Natural Beekeeping Forum - http://biobees.com/forum ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2r6bAsgCGI