I Let My Bees Build Their Own Comb & Here's What Happened

A lot of beekeepers will tell you NOT to try foundationless frames. I'm not one of those beekeepers. I love not using foundation in my honey supers AND brood boxes. Why? What's the benefit? How do I prevent cross comb and a lot of drones? But the bigger question foundationless beekeeping poses is, how much of the honey bee's life and hive do you want to control? At what point do we have to do something that is more work for us so that they can do what they want to do? ✍ FREE DOWNLOADS ► 7 Steps to Getting Started Keeping Bees: https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/freebeebook ► BEEKEEPER'S TOOLKIT: https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/freeidguideform LINKS MENTIONED IN VIDEO: - How to wire a frame video: https://youtu.be/Uh3evdY41aI?feature=shared - How to Harvest Honey Using the Crush & Strain Method: https://youtu.be/MJgobSdVf1I?feature=shared - Harvesting Foundationless Frames Using an Electric Extractor: https://youtu.be/m8Tmdkjz26U?feature=shared&t=823 SIGN UP FOR MY ONLINE CLASS: https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/beekeeping-for-beginners ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ 00:00 - Intro 1:58 Benefits to no foundationless beekeeping 4:00 Benefit to foundationless beekeeping in honey supers 6:43 Problems that can happen when not suing foundation in your beehive frames 8:55 How I fix cross comb 9:03 How to go foundationless in your beehive 9:12 Step 1, make sure your hive is completely level 10:02 Step 2, observe bee space 10:35 Amazing beeswax sculptures 11:26 Step 3, put a starter strip in your frames 12:15 Step 4, checkerboard your frames 15:23 How I set up my hives for foundationless beekeeping & what you can do once you've been foundationless for a full season 17:30 How I got started doing foundationless beekeeping 20:30 Using beeswax foundation and wire in your frames 👀 EQUIPMENT IN THIS VIDEO: ► OUTER COVER: https://galenafarms.com/collections/top-covers/products/busybees-10ftc?ref=bms&variant=41076886995108 ► BOTTOM BOARD: https://galenafarms.com/collections/bottom-boards/products/hooverhives-10fbb?ref=bms&variant=41058023112868 ► BROOD BOX: https://galenafarms.com/collections/brood-boxes/products/eli-ezra-premium-amish-made-10-frame-deep-brood-box-craftsmanship-meets-modernity?ref=bms ► MEDIUM BOX: https://galenafarms.com/collections/super-boxes/products/busybees-10f1m?ref=bms&variant=39873347485860 ► DEEP FRAMES: https://galenafarms.com/collections/frames-foundations/products/deep-frames-foundations?ref=bms&variant=35852606603428 ► MEDIUM FRAMES: https://galenafarms.com/collections/frames-foundations/products/medium-frames-foundations?ref=bms&variant=35852515967140 ** Many of the links above are affiliates. This means that I receive a small commission when you purchase the product after clicking the link. This is at NO extra cost to you, but is a source of income for many YouTube channels and a great way to support your favorite YouTubers. Every affiliate link above is one I personally have tried and use on my hives. KEEP IN TOUCH: ► NEWSLETTER: https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/newsletter ► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/beekeepingmadesimple ► FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/beekeepingmadesimple ► Email: info@beekeepingmadesimple.com #beekeepingforbeginners #beekeeping101 #howtokeepbees #bee #beekeeping #foundation #foundationless #beehive #freepeople