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This video is the result of training regarding the Kenya top bar hive or KTBH conducted in Jacquesyl Haiti in July of 2009 as funded by USAID and administered through Partners of the Americas. As you can see, the inclusion of stretcher handles onto the KTBH allows it to be easily carried and also facilitates hanging the hive for protection from ants and other pests as well as bush fires—which are often used to clear land where such hives are used. The handles also give you a convenient place …

Later in the video, Ken talks about the Bees as created creatures by God. God’s accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs. For example: The eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days. The eggs of the canary in 14 days. The eggs of the barnyard hen in 21 days. The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days; The eggs of the mallard in 35 days. The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days. (Notice, they are all divisible by Seven). Wonder why your life is a mess? The lives of each …

Did You Know? The honey bee has been around for 30 million years. It is the only insect that produces food eaten by man. Honeybee’s wings stroke 11400 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz.It takes about 556 workers to gather 1 pound of honey from about 2 million flowers. A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip.A colony of bees consists of 20000-60000 honeybees and one queen.Worker honey bees are female, live 6 to 8 weeks and do all the work.The queen bee …

The Solar wax melter is really the best way to deal with wax for any beekeeper who doesn’t live in the Artic. In this video, I show a simple solar wax melter thats good if you have 1 or 2 hives. Then I show a larger one that is for beekeepers with many hives.

Honey bee’s are disappearing, this should concern all of us, they are a vital link in our food supply – 1/3 of the bees in North America have vanished. A frame full of honey is very heavy 15-20 lbs.