2024 11 09 05 Drew Lenhart's Modified Demaree Manipulation

Drew Lenhart from the Frederick County Beekeepers Association, Maryland (US), describes his modified method of the Demaree manipulation to control swarming which he calls the Lenhart Method. 00:04 Introduction 00:34 Drew’s hives 01:14 Review of the normal Demaree manipulation 02:05 When to perform the Demaree manipulation 02:39 Performing the Demaree manipulation (note step 5 if the queen cannot be found) 02:21 Downside of Demaree manipulation 03:52 Solution to downside- the Lenhart Method of swarm control 03:43 Bee escapes 04:02 Ceracell Great Escape 04:16 Other bee escapes 05:05 Basic premise of the Lenhart method 05:43 Details of the Lenhart Method 05:46 Spring swarming start with a typical double-deep hive 06:43 First Day of Demaree manipulation 08:22 Seventh Day- As Found 09:04 Response to presence of emergency queen cells 09:32 Seventh Day Manipulations 10:39 Fourteenth Day – As Found 11:27 Fourteenth Day – Manipulations 12:16 Twenty-First Day – As Found 13:05 Twenty-First Day – Clean Up 13:55 Wrapping Up, Questions and Discussion 15:23 The End