Bottle beekeeping

Very, very cool idea.  Not sure yet how I feel about trying it myself, but it's pretty interesting.  Clever solution to the often-high price of beekeeping infrastructure.  Maybe this could be a cool beginner project for anyone, but especially youngsters.  He covers a lot of ground, answers a lot of questions.  Maybe not ideal for some climates.

Anyone tried this out?

Yeah, I saw this one a while ago. For people concerned with the plastic leaching, he suggests coating the inside of the bottle with a thin layer of beeswax. I don't know if I'd do it myself, either, but it's definitely interesting, and I really like that it potentially opens up the practise to more people.

At the end of his latest (as of a couple weeks ago, anyway) video there was a clip of him pulling one of these bottle hives out of a hole in the ground, so it looks like his experiments are ongoing.

I like that it puts something from the waste stream to good use.  I'm thinking of office water jugs in the US.  We have a large parcel here, much of it wooded.  I think it would be pretty cool to put one of these up just as an experiment to see how the bees like it.

I'm really loving the Perone Hive and I'm looking forward to putting those out on the farthest parts of my farm, solely for allowing bees to just do their thing and build up their own numbers.  Chances are that some of the swarms from those hives will wind up in the working apiary(ies).  If the bottles can work as well, then we can cheaply offer more opportunities for increase.

I really want some bees, but I’m concerned about all the equipment and difficulty involved. I’ve heard from a lot of people that bees are the most challenging “livestock” you can keep. My fiancé is also quite allergic, so something a little more hands off is ideal. Has anyone on here tried anything similar? Is this as beginner friendly as he claims?