Visiting Ruhl Bee Supply

I needed to pick up some beekeeping supplies at Ruhl Bee. While I was there I shot a short video tour. You can visit them in Gladstone, Oregon, or online.

In this video I also do a short introduction to a "long hive" and show how robbing screens are used.


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Portable Bench - Bee Vlog - Jan 24, 2015

A few years ago, very early in the history of this vlog, I showed my portable bench made from the plans found in the Jan 2012 issue of Bee Culture magazine. I've been using the bench consistently since then, I just never really talked about it again. To make up for that, here's a video showing more about the bench designed by Katharina Davitt.


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You can download the plans here.
Additional photos are available here.

I recommend making the following dimensional changes.

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Viewer Q&A #1 - Bee Vlog - Jan 11, 2015

Got any questions or video suggestions? Comment below and I'll answer your questions in a future video.


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Books & websites mentioned in this video:

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping

The Practical Beekeeper
BushFarms.com

Inspecting Deadouts - Bee Vlog #122 - Jan 25, 2014

Candle Give-away - Bee Vlog - Dec 14, 2014

Thanks to everyone who participated and shared their favorite Christmas/family tradition. I had a great time reading them. I hope you did too. Now it's time to draw names to see who gets a candle...


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Candle Shrinkage Trick - Bee Vlog - Dec 9, 2014

If you're making large candles you will experience shrinkage as the wax cools. There's an easy trick to fixing it without making a mess or a blobby bottom.


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Beeswax Candles - Bee Vlog - Dec 6, 2014

Making 100% beeswax candles from the wax harvested this year.

As a thank you to all my viewers for their part in making this a very fun year and helping the channel grow I'm giving away candles to 3 lucky people. I've also got a few extra candles available for sale at a discount in my shop. See video for details.



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Inside a Bee Tree - Bee Vlog - Nov 12, 2014

How do bees cope with freezing temperatures? What advantages do trees have over our man-made hive boxes? In this video we get to take a peek inside a bee tree and see if I can mimic the conditions of a tree.

Paper by Marla Spivak showing benefits of propolis to bees.


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