Keeping Bees in Stacked Boxes - USSR 1964

Click on Closed Captioning, (CC) then Settings, subtitles, and then select auto-translate to English. Traditionally, they had used the Layens chest type hive or bee gums. This video explains the benefits of using stacks of Langstroth boxes, and how to cut down the deeper Layens frames so they fit in Langstroth boxes. It explains management and manipulation of hive boxes, pulling honey with fume boards, extracting honey, moving hives to chase the flow, preparing hives for winter. The video was produced in the public domain of the USSR.
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