Traditional keeping of Japanese honeybee


Japanese traditional bee hive


I use 2 kind of beehives.

I mainly use multi tiered box.

I explain the structure of multi tiered box in following movies.

This movie briefly explainstructure of multi tiered box and how to take honey from this hive




This movie explain how to set up the hive.




I explain how to make multi tiered box in following movies.

First, I explain dimensions ofmain part in  an animation.




Following two movies show that a man is making main part.



The Wire a man attach to the hive is to prevent combs from falling.




Following movie explain how to make grid plate at the top part of the hive.




Following movie explain how to make entrance part.




Following movie explain how to make ceiling board.




Attach grid plate and ceiling board to top box.



Following movie explain how to make roof.



Followin movie explain mounting of beehive.



I mainly use Japanese cedar, but broad-leaf trees are also suitable.

I toast with a torch outside the box to boost endurance.


We can use this hive for keeping western bees.

They live in Japan, but only in apiaries.

Although we make hives for Japanese honeybees,they move into our hive from apiaries once in a while.



Next, hive in the open space.

We can look bees directly.



I explain how to make hive in the open space in following movie.



They didn't like the place.So they left for another place.I guess honey was carried to new hive by bees.

They didn't left any honey in this hive.



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