My best bee hive is about to swarm what can I do?
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024
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Of course I can't speak for everyone, but personally, I love swarms......except when they come from one of my boxes, and from personal experience, my stomach turns into knots when I walk out into my bee yard and see a bunch of commotion going on in front of a hive during swarm season. I fell helpless as I watch the circle of bees growing and the pitch they make grows louder. Well, on this video I show a simple trick I use to slow down and sometime even stop a swarm from happening in it's early stages.
Like everyone else, I'm hoping for an end to this social distancing thing, though I do believe it is a good thing for the given circumstances. Still, I really want to get out and do some bee removals, I have 9 of them waiting. Hopefully I'll be able to show more than just what I'm doing at the abbey in a few more weeks. Everyone stay safe, God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
You going to need to hire help for honey extraction. Where do I send my resume?
Thanks for stopping by yesterday and dropping it off personally, but it does not mean you will get special consideration because of your effort, that's based on qualifications. I will say this though, Okie Rob's resume is VERY impressive and you do have serious competition with him. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff He may be the best man for the job anyway. Also he has a magic hay rake that would help with your swarm numbers.
@@628DirtRooster I just hope there will be no hard feeling if Okie is the guy that fills the spot. To make sure that the best man qualified get the position, and no bias is used to make the decision, I'm going to let Br. Brian make the selection. I will say this, because Br. Brian is a tractor monk, he may go with Okie. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Ya’ll crack me up!!! Reading ya’lls comments is just as much fun as watching ya’lls videos😂🤣🐝🐝🐝
That'd be like hiring Whinnie-the-Pooh, he'd eat half your honey and then go take a nap. So you'd lose half your crop and not get any work done.
God bless, Mr Ed. Your positive attitude is contagious.
Thank you for your blessing, kind words, and taking the time to watch. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff With your filtered face that's probably ALL that is too!
Thank God for men like Jeff. Straight up filled with joy peace and happiness, all good fruit.
Another fascinating video🥇.... Definitely can be used for Education and Inspiration🥇
Great 👍 video thanks for sharing 👍
This man's smile is awesome!
It's the one God gave me so I don't mind sporting it as often as possible. Thanks for your kind words and for watching. Stay safe James.
Mr. Ed
Love your work Mr Ed.
I only found your channel a few months ago, and it's tempting to binge watch a lot of your videos, but your personality is so uplifting it's nice to know that I can just catch a video whenever I want.
Thank you Mr Ed🐝
I'm delighted to have you following along Ian, and I certainly hope you are giving the videos a thumbs up. Looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Mr Ed I'd give your videos many thumbs up if RUclips would allow it.
I know nothing about beekeeping or bee wrangling, but I'm learning a lot through you.
Thank you for all of your wonderful content 🐝
Just starting out with a couple of hives. Thanks for the knowledge.
Way to go, keep it small and keep it moving forward. Best wishes for all your successes. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
HI Mr. Ed, it's always a joy to watch your videos and bee-work! I particularly enjoy the fact that you're wearing a Guardian Bee Apparel vented suit with the "pro" zippered veil on it! I always tell people, if you only get one suit, make it a vented one :) I also enjoy the friendly rivalry between you and Dirt Rooster. I was impressed that those bees let you work them without smoke or essential oil spritzing. I think that we are all in for another fantastic beekeeping year and I always appreciate your upbeat attitude no matter what you're up to! I'm confined to my yard, waiting for the snow to melt... I think you just may have satisfied their need to swarm, nice method!
Nice to see you posting to Mr. Ed's videos. Here in south Louisiana vented bee suits are a requirement. I'd rather be stung than wear a bee suit and usually don't bother suiting up unless I'm doing something that I know is going to rile the bees up.. If I get stung a few times it sure beats being completely dripping in sweat...And I bought all vented suits a couple of years ago. If it's 95 degrees, 80% humidity and there's not breeze a vented suit is marginally better than a regular bee suit. Honestly, I don't know how Mr. Ed does it.
Regarding this video, what's your opinion on just doing a Taranov split? If you are pressed for time, it seems the way to go. And, if the queen hasn't left she can't swarm from the new box because she's stuck with only nurse bees that won't fly off with her in the new box...It just seems like the perfect solution to this problem, and has worked the few times I've tried it. Anything else seems like a gamble. But, I'm no expert by any measure.
Desperate situations require desperate measures, that's how I discovered this method. Last year I came across a hive that was moments from leaving the hive. Since I did not want to pull them from a tree, I just yanked the top box off and carried it about 10 feet away. When I looked back at the original hive, there was a drastic reduction in the number of bees in the air. I went through both boxes and found 2 queens in one box and one in the other. I left 1 queen in each box, and put the third one in a nuc with 3 frames of mixed comb, brood and honey, my first 3 way splint in under 5 minutes. I only did it twice this year, but both times it worked exactly the same way. It's just to bad that most of the time you watch the bees as they are flying away instead of moments before as was the case in this video.
I have had literally dozens of bee suits over the years, and by far, the Guardian Bee Apparel suit is the best on the market. You may not notice, but I'm a bit rough on my suits, and these babies can handle what I dish out. The Rooster and I are very good friends, and all the trash talking we do is just our way of having fun with each other. I also believe this is going to be a spectacular bee year. With the number of bees in the hive so early on and the cooperation of Mother Nature in the supply of food for them, I am very hopeful of a banner honey harvest, we shall see. Always a pleasure hearing from you Frederick, you make my channel have credibility when you comment. Stay safe, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I don’t know how I missed this one but great video. You can really tell their departure was imminent the way they were running around the frames when you were showing them, they were gentle but super active. That queen looked like me after a diet, like it didn’t work. Thanks for the video. 🙏 🐝 🍯
Happy to hear you did not miss this one, just late seeing it. Always nice to see you are following along Heather, thanks for watching and leaving your comment. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So I’m sooo sooo thankful for the RUclips bee community! I am starting my first colony next year, too late this year lol. And I need to learn throughout the rest of the year. And mr. Ed I just wanted to say thanks sooo much for your videos. I feel confident, passionate, and ready to learn when y’all are involved. Appreciate ya!
Glad to be a reference source for you, I'm proud of your choice to become a bee keeper, Keep me updated on your journey. Looking forward to the first report. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
New Bee keepers here and just caught our swarm in a tree . Managed to do a split - although uncontrolled as a result.
Inspecting the old colony today to ensure they have a new virgin queen or queen cells. Ed has the assured me we are on the right track
Congratulations! For a newB you are doing outstanding. I'm happy to share my bee experiences, and delighted to hear you find them beneficial for your purposes. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Andrew.
Mr. Ed
You caught the queen with your bare hand? That's hard core wrangling. 😎
I have found it is the safest way to catch her, but I have to admit, it is pretty cool when I get to do that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Diana.
Mr. Ed
Snow went off the yard 5 days ago. Days around 70 f with nights approaching freezing. Hives doing well. It was a long 5 months for the girls. They're very active today. They have been for a few weeks.
I know you and the girls are just bitting at the bit. Have a great bee season. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thanks Jeff. I think the toughest thing is the compressed season, though come summer the girls can be up early and stay out late. 3:30 AM sunrise and 11 PM sunset. If only I could golf that long.
I love watching your videos. I'm allergic to bees. I loved helping out the bee keepers at the UW Madison farm. I didn't get an allergic reaction until my late 40s. Thank you for sharing. Have a Blessed rest of your year.
As yo are well aware of, it is a common occurrence to develop allergies as we age, and I'm sorry to hear that you became allergic to bees especially since you love them so much. Thank you so much for your blessings and for taking all the time to follow along with my bee wrangling adventures, I'll keep on making them. God's peace Susan.
Mr. Ed
Between you, 628 Dirt Rooster, and JP I am learning so much. The only shame is I can't seem to get past my terror of crawling things, and when you add flying to that I have no chance.
You are completely safe watching bee videos on RUclips. I understand what you are saying, and I appreciate the fact that you face your fears. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Marian.
Mr. Ed
it's good to see David Letterman enjoying retirement
Everyone should be so lucky! Thanks for watching and leaving your comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr. Ed, this is Travis with Bee’n Green in Houston Texas. Thanks for the videos you put out. Just wanted to share an idea I had recently. When you move the old queen into the honey super to keep her from swarming out of that honey is super or any other box that you would like for her to stay in, use queen excluder at the entry door. That way she stays confined to the box and the worker bees can still do their job. Let me know your thoughts on this idea and if you’ve ever tried it. Thanks
I have never used an excluder over the entrance, but I know it would help to keep her in. Thanks for watching. God's peace Travis.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Jeff...Bee and making more bees....This might Bee a very good year....God Bless my brother...Stay safe...!
I have the same feeling, this may be a great year for bees and bee keepers. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Steve.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Rite back at you brother....The TV show Mr. Ed voice was none other than Rocky Lane....Who was a cowboy star back in the 1950's....l remember him well....Do you remember him ???
@@steveshoemaker6347 Can't say I know who Rocky Lane was but I certainly knew who Mr. Ed was, I watched that show growing up. God's peace Steve.
Mr. Ed
Love the energy brother, all the best from a fellow beekeeper from Northern Ireland.
Just a bee wrangler loving what he does and sharing the experiences. Thank you for your kind words and for watching. God's peace Robert.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff. I hope you are keeping well.
I know there are many ways to skin a cat. I notice in your video that you split the hive and moved the Queen to the new hive spot? All of the flying bees will return to the old hive spot that has now become queenless but the flying bees have still not completed their instinct to swarm with their old Queen. Also the age of the old Queen in the new hive spot may bring on the urge of swarming fairly quick again.
In your opinion, don't you think the split should simulate a natural swarm by reversing this position i.e. the Queen stays on the original site with maybe one frame of brood and plenty of work to do with all the flying bees re-joining her there. The new hive position gets most the brood and the queen cell/s. The honey gets split between the two hives. After seven days the queenless hive then gets moved to the other side of the original hive to further build up flying bee strength and honey crop. Once the new queen has mated, then her colony is united to original hive and the old Queen gets replaced. Some call this the 'Artificial Swarm' and thus fools the bees into feeling they have actually completed the swarm and they move on with honey production for the remaining season. Alternatively there is a second option, albeit at the cost of some honey crop, to raise a second new Queen for increase.
Did you get your book finished yet?
Take care, Dave
Your comment does make sense, and if I only had a few hives to work with I may even do it as you suggest. However, I do not have the time to devote to an undertaking as involved as the one you put forth. My process worked fine, it was simple, and both hives are thriving. The original hive had a 3rd deep super placed on it due to the number of bees in it, and had several frames of capped honey in it, but i did not pull it. I had enough for now, but will pull it in October. The old queen's new hive has 2 deep supers on it, and it too is loaded with bees. Like you said, there are many ways to skin a cat. Still working on the book. God's peace Dave.
Mr. Ed
Just caught the second swarm at my beeyard. They seem to have liked the nuc box I put them in. This video is extremely helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Congratulations on the catch, free bees are the best kind! I'm happy to hear you thought there was some good info in the video. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Kelly.
Mr. Ed
Dude... You are the swarm master my friend. I have been watching your videos for a while and you are the king of swarms. I haven't recovered one yet but you recover them all. I tried like crazy to prevent my best hive from swarming and I failed. :-( Great video.
I've been keeping bees for more than 25 years, and my hives still swarm on me. Sometimes even after I split them. There's always something new when it comes to wrangling bees which is why I an still doing it. Hang tough, it's a great hobby. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice teaser! Will be happy to see the full video next Friday!!
Enjoyed the video very much Mr. Ed . God Bless you and your Bees
Thank you so much for your blessing, it is greatly appreciated. I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed the video, thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. Till the next one, God's peace Ed.
Mr. Ed
I know absolutely nothing about bees or beekeeping, only what I've learned watching JPthebeeman.
Take the queen from the hive that's about to swarm and put her in a new hive and let them follow.
You might have two queens in the hive. Just a guess. lol
If you get your bee keeping knowledge from JP, you couldn't get it from anyone better, great guy. But as far as there being 2 queens in this hive before the split you'd be wrong, there was only one and she got caged and moved into the box that was moved off the original hive. However, you'd bee correct after that because when I put the queen cell into the original hive, then both boxes had a queen in them. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
another great video mr Ed God bless you and the bees
Glad you enjoyed the video Richard. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
ive learnt so much for you as a new bee keeper awesome videos man!
Thanks. Blessings your way!
You are very welcome, and thanks so much for your blessing and for watching. God's peace Duane.
Mr. Ed
Let me just say, the thumbnail for this video is wonderful
Which queen goes with the swarm? The old queen or a new queen? Please explain how each split ends up with a queen and where the queen comes from. Thanks for your videos. They are great.
the old queen always leaves with the swarm. The top box that was moved off the original spot was the one that got the old queen. The bottom box was the one that got a queen cell the following day. So glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Swarming is like a well earned vacation for the bees, a few days of gorging and not working, one last hurrah before they die.
Actually, swarms are the hardest working bees out there. Since they have no home as of yet, they have to work extremely hard and fast to build another hive and put stores in it. For that reason, I will give swarms food and drawn comb to help them out. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
thankyou for educating me about bees ♥
Hi Mr Ed.
HELP>>>>>>More advice needed.
The weather here in the UK has been all over the place, warm and up to 15* in the day then -3 at nights for almost 2 weeks, then we've had lots of rain with temps of only 5 to 6 with wind on top.
I managed to do one of your Double screen board splits which looks to have been a success.
Tonight 5 pm the sky cleared and i was able to finally get into the one hive which had missed it's first inspection. I'd put on a super for the time being to give the queen q bit more room as the bees would move the honey up into the super.
Shock, Horror, I found swarm cells. And i Panicked a bit. I had a QE on so knew the queen was in the top box.
Here's what i did.... did i do right????????
I tore down all but one of the charged cell with a larva and moved it into a Polly Nuc along with 3 frames of emerging brood, This frame had 3 to 4 day old larva in it, I then shuck 3 frames of bees from the box not containing the Queen, closed the box and added moved it to the other end of the apiary, I a feeder of 1 to 1 syrup as there wasn't a lot of stores in either box, due to the weather.
I left the queen in the same place but gave her the bottom box (more space to lay) which she had not had access to for over two weeks, as well as the 1/2 brood box and added a super.
Right or wrong????????
Advice needed please.
Chris
From the UK
It sounds good to me, and the good part is you can always go back and change things if they don't look good. Keep up the good work. God's peace Chris.
Mr. ED
hey dude...you got that whole, David Letterman.. LOOK.. down,way to go
Now that my beard is gone, you may be able to see it a bit better. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Those clips are amazing
Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching.Till the next one, God's peace Benjamin.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff, i wantol to know where u bought your suite so i can buy one.
I order mine from Guardian Bee Apparel. In my opinion, the best on the market. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Just a curious wanna-bee question. Being that you took 1 super off and moved it to the new bottom board, could you just add a super with frames to both of them? If in fact you had a supersede cell. Just wondering if that would work or not.
I did add a super to both of the boxes, and a swarm cell to the box that was queen less. Thanks for watching. God's peace Terry.
Mr. Ed
I always wondered how to mak a split... very interesting
This certainly is not the best way to make a split, but it does work in an emergency. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Salome 🥰✌
I'm almost out of your honey:( I'm drinking lots of tea these days. When can we expect the next sale? Obviously after the quarantine is over. I'm in NJ so we are hit hard. Stay safe!!!
As soon as the quarantine is lifted, I'll be happy to send you some. Let me know. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Mandy.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Ok thank you very much
When you make a split like that you end up with two hives, however, the honey production will be way down in both of those hives for that year correct? Thx, I'm a novice trying to learn. Thank you.
Generally, the hive with the old queen will produce honey for you whereas the one with the new queen will not. At least that has been my experience. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace David.
Mr. Ed
I really enjoy every video you upload !!! Hello from Greece :)
Thanks for the video! I learned a lot from this video! I am the same situation last spring and did the split but left the queen in the original deep and they swarmed two days later. 😓 I will search for the a video but to you typically have double deeps when you add your honey supers or do you do singles? I am torn about that. This is my third year of beekeeping and learn more every year. Thanks for sharing your expertise and GOD bless!
By moving the queen off the original stand it greatly reduces the chances of her swarming even if you make a split. I will always move my old queen. I run 2 deep supers for my brood boxes, and the third deep super is my honey super. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace DLana.
Mr. Ed
I live in north Louisiana so we are pretty close in climates because this question might be specific to the climate. I've been using migratory tops because they are easy to make, but I wonder if my telescopic tops are better for the bees. What tops do you use and why?
I think it's a personal choice. Personally, I use telescopic covers, but many of my friends use migratory. Thanks for watching, and if you are ever down this way, make sure you get in touch. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Could you follow up on this one?
Gladly, I'll try and sneak in the progress real soon. Thanks for watching. God's peace David.
Mr. Ed
Hiya. Something tells me you and Rooster are going to have a monster season. This prolonged spring nectar with lower people activity, I am thinking those boxes will fill faster than normal.
So far, the swarm catching is not all that great, I only have 14 and the Rooster has only9. Regardless of the number of swarms, it's a real blast getting them. I agree with you on the honey harvest, I think it's going to be a banner year. Thanks for watching. God's peace William.
Mr. Ed
Great deal and good video. Still trying to get my first set of bees. Im so jealous Mr. Ed. I wished you were able to ship a swarm to me. But i understand
Sorry about not being able to help, but at least you can still enjoy the videos. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Questiom about swarm traps, I'm using the q tip soaked in lemongrass oil as a lure in an old medium super. I noticed one of the traps has a couple carpenter ants coming out of it and there's some hive debris around the q tip. Is any of this an issue for catching swarms?
In my opinion, no. So long as there is the smell of lemongrass, it should be OK. I hope you catch some free bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ben.
Mr. Ed
I see the capped honey, but how can you tell between brood and pollen? And how do you separate Honey from Wax?
Just like most things in life, the more you do it, the better you get. Nothing beats experience to help you become better in what ever you do. The link below is on how I separate the wax and the honey. God's peace. Mr. Ed
ruclips.net/video/17dr9-Z0Ob8/видео.html
Hallo there, a question: have you ever thought of marking the queens to spot them easier or is that a waste of time with the many hives you have?
Many beekeepers mark their queen to identify the age of them, and it does help locating them as well. However, because I rarely go into my hives looking for the queen, of course it's great when I see her, I do not find it necessary. It's just my way of keeping bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Lucy.
Mr. Ed
Do bee's on thier own leave a hive and move into a another hive in your yard with out a bunch of bees doing that or they just stay in their own hive they are at?
Bees are so darn cute & adorable
Very true....until they sting you.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Michael.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Oh how cool to know about your video posts!! I’ll watch every Friday then😁😁👍👍
Thank you for the amazing videos, Mr. Ed. I have one question for you. I am from Serbia, and in my country, many beekeepers say it's good to destroy any emergency queen cells on day 5 since the removal of the queen. They believe that the capped cells they find on day 5 are the queen cells made from old eggs (that's why they are capped). They destroy them and leave only the queen cells not closed yet. On the other hand, there is a minority of beekeepers who don't intervene at all, believing that the bees know what they are doing and which cells to choose for a new queen? Since I value your opinion very much, I 'd like to hear your take on this? What is your take on this? Also, do you think it is possible for a two-frame or three -frame nuk to make a good queen, or there have to be lots of bees participating in the making of a queen for her to be good? Thanks again :) May the Lord Jesus bless you, sir!
What I can say is that emergency cells are necessary when a hive has gone queen less, and when the bees make the cells, I leave them all alone. The first queen that hatches out will destroy all the other cells in the box. Yes, I think a 2 or 3 framed nuc with a good number of bees can make a good queen. It's not the size of the box that determines weather the queen is a good one or not, it's weather or not there were young enough eggs in there to make a queen with that matters. Here's a link to my last weeks video showing emergency cells. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. Stay safe Ivan, God's peace. Mr. Ed
ruclips.net/video/Y-314ZYrDio/видео.html
thanks again "mr ed here!"
always a fun and informative!😎
I'm happy to bring a bit of joy in the videos, thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Larry.
Mr. Ed
You could even say it's 'ed-ucational'
Ask them very nicely to stay
That was going to be the next thing I tried if this did not work. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Captain.
Mr. Ed
How do we get in on this contest cuz I'm up to 18 swarms this year so far
You are ahead of both me an Rooster, he's at 9 and I'm at 14, but Schawee is over 30. Thanks for watching. Say safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
great job Jeff , everything was done right ...... i enjoy your video ....... it's only a week warmer in the netherlands ......... and it should wait until the swarm comes. .. i tried your method last year and it turned out great ..... with a little modification i will do it again this year ......
It's always great to have successes in your apiary, may it continue for years to come! Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, in the 70s my neighbor who owned a 800 hives cuts of the mayor drones cell’s off , is that still valid this days?
Lots of bee keepers remove drone cone as it is one way of reducing the number of mites in the hive. Personally, I do not do that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Benjamin.
Mr. Ed
Happens to me every time: Here I am ready to do some beekeeper stuff....after I go back and get my hive tool
The older I get, the more forgetful I get. Do you think there is a correlation? Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Dan.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I go 2 mow and can't decide on which mower or where to go mow. And who are YOU, by the way???
So on a vertical split, when do you permanently move the queen right hive off the double screen bottom board? 7-10 days, or 20 days? I got mixed up, sorry. Thank you.
The box the queen is in, generally the top box, can be moved off the original hive right after emergency cells are verified, 7 to 10 days after the board was placed between the boxes. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Cindy.
Mr. Ed
Thank you very much. Enjoy your videos. Why are you called Mr. Ed?
It was the name given to me when I first started working at the Post Office 38 years ago. When I retired after 27 years, I liked it so much, I continued to call myself that. Then, when I started my RUclips channel, that's what I decided to call myself. God's peace Cindy.
Mr. Ed
love the beard looking good ...great video keep up the amazing work and stay safe
I have to agree, the beard is filling in very nicely. I'm hoping to make an appearance on Duck Dynasty real soon. Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching and for your concern. Stay safe yourself, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So question, why don't you just automatically add new supers before the chance of swarming? Sorry if it's a silly question .
Not a silly question, very logical. However, when it's swarm season, first you have to make sure there are no queen cells in the hive, mostly swarm cells. If there are no swarm cells, adding a box probably would stop the problem. give them more room, they stay. Thanks for watching and for asking. God's peace Sue.
Mr. Ed
Hey bud, have you ever watched the documentary called Honeyland? If you haven't I think you'd really enjoy it.
I have watched it, and that's why I'm so proud of the honey we sell here at the abbey. Thanks for watching. Stay safe Joe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You as well bud! Keep up the cool videos!
Very informative thank you from north jersey.
Glad you enjoyed the video and found it had some good content. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch. Say safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff do you all sell honey? if so, can I get a website? Thanks a million, Be safe out their.
We do sell it, but we are all out until June. Check back if you are interested. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The bees are beautiful
Yes they are! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video Mr.Ed, question, how do you keep track what you’ve done to which box. And what you need to do 10days out and so on? I would have to number the boxes and make notes, set alarms to remind me, etc. Lmao
It's real easy, I don't. It is very rare for me to open a bee box, I leave my bees alone, they do better that way. The only time I lift a lid is when I see something abnormal at the entrance. Other than that, they are on their own. Thanks for watching. God's peace David.
Mr. Ed
After you make a split like this how long do you wait before checking in them? Nevermind. You just answered it. 10 days.
God bless videos are awesome sir thank you
Your blessings and kind words are greatly appreciated, thank you for them and for watching. God's peace Rob.
Mr. Ed
Do you ever use the OTS to start queen cells
Nope, our bees do ALL the work. God's peace Harvey.
Mr. Ed
The Queen has left the hive ladies and gentlemen 🐝🐝🐝🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Long live the queen! Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace LisaMarie.
Mr. Ed
It's full flow here at the moment, greets from the Loire Valley, France.
It's great to see all that nectar coming into the hive! Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How do you tell the difference between a hive that is about to swarm and bearding?
When bees beard on the hive they are very calm, when they are about to swarm it is like a frenzy of bees. It's very easy to distinguish the difference. Thanks for watching and asking. God's peace Steven.
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Great video! I subscribed. I caught one of my own swarms two days ago. Need all the help I can get! 😀
Thank you so much for subbing to the channel, you honor me with your gift, and congratulations on catching your swarm! Till the next time, God's peace.
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In this scenario could you just run a net on them?
You could, but you would still have to remove the swarm into another box. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Interesting to know it is the old queen that moves out.
I always thought the new queen would leave with a majority of the bees. Like an uprising, rejecting the queen for what ever reason and start a new 'qweendom'. ;P Ofcourse there are always some that are true to their queen and stay behind.
It is a very interesting fact that the old queen is the one that vacates the hive leaving the new queen to take over the responsibility of the egg layer for the hive. Thanks for watching and learning. God's peace Linda.
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You had that tripod set up so we could see both boxes. And you were almost ready to give up on the bottom box before they started running and I'm over here like "naw man she's in there somewhere the bees on the top box are going back in"
The bees were clearly bearding but that doesn't necessarily mean they are going to swarm. What were you looking at that made you so sure they were going to swarm? Granted you have plenty of brood and resources for a split but why not just add a super?
What was not shown in the video was the bees boiling out of the entrance, a sure sing of eminent swarming. It could have been just a practice run, I've had them swarm out and return to the hive minutes later. Regardless, the split was made, and now I know she won't swarm. God's peace Joseph.
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Also the way they were running around the frames when he pulled them out showed they were about to swarm. Fred Dunn has a video where he shows what a swarm looks like from inside the hive in his observation hive and it looks exactly like what Jeff here was showing when he held the frames up. The bees are normally fairly calm and sedate on the frames with the exception of the waggle dancers and the queen and attendants can move pretty quick like they’re on a mission but that’s it. Other than that they are in one spot working in some way or relaxing if they’re unemployed foragers. That activity in his hive was highly abnormal.
When you caught the queen in your hand, did she sting you?
No she did not, queen bees can not sting humans because their stinger is curved instead of straight. She can however sting bees, and when she does, she will not die like all other honey bees because her stinger will not pull out. Thanks for watching. God's peace Miarrem.
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hey jeff/628, what do you prefer to do most? Catch bees in a swarm box and as fast as possible re-home them in a proper hive, or let them build their strength, forage/build out comb and then move them away from that location into a proper hive? I know theres are pros and cons with each and a ton of variables but in a perfect world what would be the method you went with?
My rule of thumb, as soon as the bees in the trap start bringing in pollen, I want to move it to it's permanent spot. Generally, it's about a week or so for that to happen. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff i appreciate it Mr. Ed. Caught a swarm today, i'll keep an eye on and try this method!
Awesome.
My wife wants to know, how old are you. Lol
I'd rather stop the hive from swarming than shake it from a tree. Let her know I'm 64. God's peace brother.
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Mr. Ed I hope you see this but I was curious as to if you know of any forums or good books I could buy to learn about bee keeping, I wanna know what all the terminology means cause I plan on getting bees a few years down the road.
My best advice is to find a bee club in the area you live in and join it. Learn how to keep bees in the specific area you live in. In my opinion, there is no better way of learning than the hands on method. Then, if you are really lucky like I was, some kind, knowledgable bee keeper will feel sorry for you and decide to be your mentor and be there for all your questions. I wish you well on your journey, it's been one of the best rides I've been on in my life. God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff Thank you sir for replying! Much appreciated and I hope you and your family are well during these hard times.
How does nectar turn to honey?
When the bee ingests the nectar, and while it is in the bees stomach, and enzyme is added to the nectar. Then when the nectar is regurgitated, it will become honey. Great question, thanks for asking and watching. God's peace David.
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Yet another awesome vid Mr. Ed!!! Btw do queen bees have stingers, and if so do they ever show agression towards bee keepers or people just passin by??
Oh and one last thing.....Thank You Chadwick! (For asking such 'Ed'ucational question)
Good question, and yes, queens do have a stinger. However, because it is curved, people do not have to be worried about being stung. Also, when she does use her stinger, battling other queens, she can sting multiple times without dying like the other bees in the colony. thanks for asking and watching. Stay safe Chadwick, God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff wow thats some awesome knowledge there good buddy. I had to ask, not only cause im severely allergic to bees, but i always see you, Dirt Rooster, & JP handling queens so gently with your bare hands, when your trying to place them in any of those seclusion type cages/clips. So thanks again! I hope u, ur friends and ur family are all staying safe down there. Take care
Are they trying to migrate elsewhere?
That's exactly what is getting ready to happen, I simply got them to stay here. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Wilfredo.
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It's so fun to watch your skillful careful handling of the bees.
Thank you very much for your kind words and for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Stay safe, God's peace Michael.
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Great save!
Ain't wrangling bees just so cool! Stay safe Carole, God's peace.
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How can you tell there'll getting ready to swarm?
in the beginning of the video. didnt you see them massing on the outside like that? that is how you tell.
Due to the amount of bees on the face of the hive as well as the bees boiling out of the hive at a tremendous pace. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
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Do bees swarm every year?
Sometimes 2 or 3 times in the same year, but generally just once. God's peace Jose.
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Mr Ed, My bees swarmed and moved to one wall of the house close to the roof. They are very high up to reach. What can I do to move them?
Good luck i hope u get them.
My suggestion, though by now it will be to late, place a box as near to them as possible baited with old comb and lemon grass oil. Often, they will just march in. I hope you caught them. Thanks for watching. Stay safe Stella, God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff Thanks Mr Ed! A buddy of mine used a nuke with old comb and it worked :)
Look up trap out. It’s the best way to get the bees out of a building with out damaging the building. Good luck
Hey its me again. So once you took that queen and put her in that white box, how long do the bees in the other box have to make a new queen before they perish? And Would you buy a new queen for them at some point if they weren't making one? Thanks. I would love to see how this turned out. And dude I am sold -- I'ma raise me some bees in North Louisiana. :) Much love and highest respects.
I wound up placing a swarm cell in this hive and they prospered. I wound up pulling over 4 gallons of honey from them last week. God's peace.
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What's the most honey you've gotten in a harvest?
Last year we harvested over 300 gallons, but I really think we will do better this year. We shall see. Thanks for watching. God's peace Justin.
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I love your videos keep making them
God bless and stay safe down south
Thank you so much for your blessings, kind words, concern, and for taking the time to watch my bee wrangling adventures. It's a joy having you follow along. Stay safe, God's peace Jamie.
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Another great vid, glad it worked out well. Not quite swarm season in the UK
Keep well
Best wishes
Tim
It's always a good thing when there's a happy ending to the story. Your season is fast approaching, I hope you are ready. thank you for your concern and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Tim.
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Fantastic video again Mr Ed nice to see you well
I am doing very well, I just wish I could get out and do some removals, I have 9 lined up already. So glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching and for your concern as well. Stay safe, God's peace.
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God bless the bee wrangler!!!
Thank you very much for your blessing and for watching, it is greatly appreciated. Stay safe, God's peace Francis.
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After catching that queen, you may need to change your nick name from Mr. Ed to Super Ed. Anyone with the ability to catch a queen before she makes her swarm flight certainly has a super power or two.
I never cease to be amazed at the power of prayer.....it really works. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Pat.
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Are those bees are trying to go be dirtrooster bees?
No, they would not be able to survive the condition of his bee box. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Joseph.
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Mayby a question but why dont you work by the rensonmethod
I'm just a simple bee wrangler, a bit to much for my tastes and efforts. Still, I'm sure it works, just not for me. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
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The queen whisperer!!!
I wish, but at least I got this one. Stay safe Cecil, God's peace brother.
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Yay❤️🙏🏻💯stay safe!
Thank you for your concern and for watching Mary Kay, Stay safe yourself, God's peace.
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