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  • @GoldCoastReefer
    @GoldCoastReefer 8 лет назад +3

    Great Video, as usual Jeff & Wilma.
    Thanks so much for sharing!!
    So interesting!!!
    My Dragon Fruit are doing so well, So excited!! We wont be looking at any fruit this year, but will look forward to lots next year, I can see the new growth daily, that is how fast the are growing. .. Please keep us up to date with your Dragon Fruit this year. We are waiting for the Tamborine Mountain farm to open in 3 weeks ( that you told us about) Can not wait to go. I know its 3 weeks because I put a reminder on my phone about 3 months ago when we rang them :) :) :) Excited lol.
    Hope you are both keeping well, Vicki xo

  • @roycarter6235
    @roycarter6235 4 года назад +1

    It is really refreshing to see two dedicated skilled beekeepers actually wearing protective clothing. Thank you for your excellent videos. I'm in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney

    • @helenscott8202
      @helenscott8202 4 года назад

      Roy Carter I think he had no choice with this hive.

  • @southernexposure123
    @southernexposure123 7 лет назад +2

    Wilma is a good helper to you and good on the camera.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @not-pc6937
    @not-pc6937 5 лет назад

    I love watching you guys simple and honest beekeeping and some great information- cheers and all the best From Tassy

  • @carolcox8794
    @carolcox8794 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you Jeff- I have been putting up with my Queen Mary- my first hive- for 15 months.
    Her hive produces lots of honey but we are all too scared to work on the hive due to multiple aggressive attacks - at the washing line, in the garden!!
    I watched your video before requeening this morning and found it very helpful. We followed your advice and had no problems although the guards followed us for 500 metres afterwards!
    Queen Mary is dead, Long live Queen Anne!
    We were heavily protected with OZArmour bee suits and neither myself nor my daughter were stung!
    We’re hoping Queen Anne will restore our pleasure in our beekeeping hobby! We’re smiling now!
    There’s always so much more to learn!
    Happy beekeeping! Carol

  • @hannatree478
    @hannatree478 3 года назад

    I have a top bar hive and three more ready to take bees when I catch the wild swarms that are about at present.I also have lure hives set where I see bees swarming. I will also be splitting my mother's hives which have angry bees in them. For tips and inspiration I look to RUclips experts (who are mostly Americans). Lots of great info there but it's such a relief when I hear the Aussie accent and see people who come from the same tribe as the one I'm most familiar with, laid back practical folks like you two. This video was very useful to me as i am dealing with a queenless hive I've educted (trapped out) of a standing log at my place. I put in three empty combs and one brood comb to get them started. They responded within minutes, eventually pouring into the nucleus box within about 20 minutes. I guess they had nowhere else to go.The eduction only took a few days and the original very large hive still has an obviously large population of beautiful, calm bees. I think they are calm because they still have their queen. A second eduction from that hive is taking place for another of the new hives and I 've transferred the first full nucleus hive of bees to a top bar hive. When I can see enough bees I will let the old hive recover rather than destroy it. I closed the educted bees in the nucleus box for about 24 hours, then placed a flap of screening and some leaves and twigs in front of the entrance to the top bar hive before I released them into the hive. They appear to be staying and are using the entrance holes for egress and ingress. I assume they are comfortable with a whole set of empty combs, two fresh brood combs and wax strips to begin drawing comb from, in a much larger hive. Because they are queenless, they are rather grumpy and yesterday during the transfer, one particular bee was extraordinarily persistent in her defensive behaviour, batting the windows of my house murderously and acting rather like a psychopath whenever I tried to emerge to carry out normal yard duties elsewhere. This went on for many hours. I hope she has forgotten my gentle misdemeanors today. I dont want to be stung, since I am slightly allergic to bee and ant stings, enduring days of swelling and headaches when it happens, and I really dont want to have to kill her just so that I can collect my evening vegies from the garden. Has anyone else ever had this experience of a kamikaze bee?

  • @joycehauber9193
    @joycehauber9193 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video Dad. I have now watched this one a few times today. :-)

  • @nealskelton1425
    @nealskelton1425 3 года назад +1

    When I was stationed in South Africa, I was able to meet a local beekeeper. After a while, he was asked to help out another beekeeper several miles away. He didn't have reliable transportation, so I gave him a ride.
    What he did, was build a bonfire in front of the hive about 10 feet away from the front of the hive. Then he banged on the hive. Several hundred bees came out and went straight to the fire.
    The next week we went back and it was a completely different hive.
    That's when he replaced the queen.

    • @cubaniton74
      @cubaniton74 2 года назад

      I love that! You must get rid of any angry animals, be it chickens, rabbits, bees, or whatever. Angry animals will only pass on their genes and teach others their aggressive behavior.
      Thank you for sharing that information and technique, it's priceless.

  • @joncotn
    @joncotn 8 лет назад +1

    Another good example to have more than just one hive. Great vid explaining everything you did, very informative

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      G'day Jon, many thanks:)

  • @annac7735
    @annac7735 8 лет назад

    Great video Jeff and Wilma ! Thanks so much for sharing

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +Anna C Hi Anna, your most welcome, thank YOU!!!:)

  • @cubaniton74
    @cubaniton74 2 года назад

    This is what I read on a comment from another RUclips video related to aggressive bees and how they deal with them in Africa (I took a screenshot of the comment and saved it for future reference).
    Comment by Neal Skelton.
    "When I was stationed in South Africa, I was able to meet a local beekeeper. After a while, he was asked to help out another beekeeper several miles away. He didn't have reliable transportation, so I gave him a ride.
    What he did, was build a bonfire in front of the hive about 10 feet away from the front of the hive.
    Then he banged on the hive. Several hundred bees came out and went straight to the fire.
    The next week we went back and it was a completely different hive.
    That's when he replaced the queen."
    My suggestion would be, if you can't replace the queen, then repeat the same procedure every time you see that the aggression starts to build up again, that way you will be able to keep the number of the most aggressive bees down very effectively.
    That's apparently how they deal with aggressive bees in Africa, and apparently it works for them, it should work on your Africanized bees also. You could use a portable grill instead of a bonfire, get creative, and share this technique so beekeeper can work around their Africanized bees.

  • @skippersailor8272
    @skippersailor8272 8 лет назад +3

    Effective Microorganisms EM1 can really help...Big thanks to Dr T. Hinga !

  • @boysathome5051
    @boysathome5051 8 лет назад

    Great stuff Jeff and Wilma. Always look forward to your posts.

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +Boys at home G'day Boys at home, thank YOU!!!

  • @PopsShack
    @PopsShack 8 лет назад +1

    Great tip on dealing with a cranky hive, Jeff. A mate has got a couple of hives for me to manage and one is particularly cranky. I've got some nucs established, so one of them might just get used to requeen that hive.
    Thanks for another learning experience, mate!

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +Pop's Shack G'day Pop, your most welcome, thank YOU!!!

  • @user-pg1ls8yq4e
    @user-pg1ls8yq4e Год назад

    All of our Beekeeping friends need support, they put their lives on the line every day, THANK YOU.
    gold2black.

  • @theSam91
    @theSam91 8 лет назад +2

    I have one super aggressive hive as well and I tried something like this, divide and conquer, to try and find the queen. On 2 separate days I couldn't find her to squash her. By the time I came back to them the next weekend they'd built up their numbers again and I was back to square one! The kind that are so aggressive that smoke just makes them angrier, and their stings were getting through my leather gloves!

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад +1

      +Sam J Hi Sam, I know what you mean. I couldn't believe what I was seeing the first time I got stung through leather gloves. You could probably do what I did in 2 stages. Pick a really fine day. Leave a weak nuc there for the second stage so that all you have left is nurse bees. Treat it as a challenge:)

  • @michaelsmith7425
    @michaelsmith7425 3 года назад

    Leaving the drones from the old queen just allows the genetics from the cranky queen to persist. I would have scraped every drone cell off I could find.

  • @georgegibson707
    @georgegibson707 8 лет назад +1

    Excellent strategy, you certainly are a master.
    My angry bee strategy for my one hive is leave the bottom boxes alone,
    and just harvest 1 or 2 frames from the top box at a time.
    My bees were quiet years ago, but I think they have gradually interbred with the local ferals.
    I wonder sometimes whether the angry bees can be more productive, better defenders and better adapted to local conditions.

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +George Gibson G'day George, thank you:) I think this hive of mine WAS the local feral:) Some of the hives in my main stand are getting like that. I think I should give them the same treatment before they all get like that.

    • @linr2870
      @linr2870 5 лет назад

      I think you are right, my "cranky" hives are much more productive and good defenders. Good info here on keeping strong bees. :)
      scientificbeekeeping.com/whats-happening-to-the-bees-part-4-the-genetic-consequences-of-domestication/#the-cost-of-domestication

  • @BenJamin-zw2pv
    @BenJamin-zw2pv 8 лет назад

    Cheers Jeff. It's fascinating how hives will adopt eggs that they're not related to directly, let alone use them for a queen. I love the theory. Hope they did OK in last nights storm. Cheers

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад +1

      +Ben Jamin Hi Ben, thank you, no problems with the storm. cheers back to you.

  • @sergepajcin1255
    @sergepajcin1255 5 лет назад +1

    Very calm hive

  • @joncotn
    @joncotn 8 лет назад +1

    Another good idea is to use the dispatched queen as a good way to use in bait hives.

  • @aussie7772
    @aussie7772 8 лет назад

    Yep,they Nasty buggers ☺
    I love how you both work together 😂☺😇
    I got empty bee boxes up here☺
    Need some Italian bees again ☺
    they are quite
    I got no idea what some the things mean you talking about?
    A bloke had 5 hives up here ,they started reproducing in the trees & everywhere
    they didn't like the old mower though
    So got a tractor, they didn't worry about it,thank goodness
    I am sorry the bloke got sick
    & they went
    So much here on this 3acres that keeps them busy ☺
    Brave with them ,you both are😀
    God bless you both☺

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +aussie 777 G'day Aussie, many thanks:):)

  • @parwezkaiyum2978
    @parwezkaiyum2978 4 года назад

    Thanks Jeff and Wilma.Your videos are very informative especially us new beekeepers.I am in Sydney and have two hives in my backyard.How do i eradicate Small Hive Bettle.

  • @ArtisanTony
    @ArtisanTony 8 лет назад

    I keep forgetting you guys are in the southern hemisphere :) I was like swarm? I am getting ready for winter :) Nice video!

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +ArtisanTony Hi Tony, thanks mate. I hope all's well over there:)

  • @stepheninva
    @stepheninva 8 лет назад

    Nice one Jeff. I always look forward to these beekeeping videos of yours when the cold weather sets in here. Nice truck BTW. I think I've asked before but could you tell me a little about it?

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +stepheninva Hi Stephen, thanks. It's an '83 Land Cruiser Diesel Tray Back. I need to do some serious work on it to stop some rust. It's a 4x4 which I need every time I enter that paddock.

  • @greenwattle
    @greenwattle 8 лет назад +1

    Hi Jeff,
    I noticed you had that cranky hive in a fairly shaded location. In my experience I have found moving cranky hives into full sun will most often calm them down.
    Just some food for thought and maybe something you can try next time.

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +greenwattle Thanks, I know what you mean, I have had the same experience, the shade there is fairly light. I've had hives in darker shade than that. That colony was a cranky hive. I have 2 hives where I finished the video that are the same. I fixed one, I still have to do the other one. It's on the same property. That brave man at his truck is one of the owners of the property. It didn't take long for him to get chased :)

  • @MM-my3ox
    @MM-my3ox 8 лет назад +6

    "I'll just shake these bees here..."
    *Shit storm*

  • @beehinde
    @beehinde 7 лет назад +1

    I've tackled hives like that using tobacco in the smoker, it confuses them and masks the alarm pheromone.

  • @hypnoboutique
    @hypnoboutique 5 лет назад +2

    These bees don't seem particularly agro to me.. I wish I could show you a video of a hive I recently acquired (beekeeper wanted to give up beekeeping - now I know why). As soon as I crack the hive, they will attack me, literally covering my hands and stinging my gloves. I have to wear two pairs of gloves to deal with them, until they are ready for their new queen - I've never seen anything like it.
    Anyway I appreciate that if you can't comfortably work the hive, you need to do something. But let me assure you, it gets much worse than that!

  • @ArtisanTony
    @ArtisanTony 8 лет назад +2

    I took my first sting on the eyelid the other day. I think I might start wearing a veil now :) My bees were very docile until about 4 generations after they started.

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад +1

      +ArtisanTony Hi Tony, I know exactly what you mean. It didn't take long for me to start wearing a veil every time I open a hive.

  • @kashabash
    @kashabash 4 года назад

    What keeps the bees in the new split from going to the old hive?

  • @Froddofromtheshire
    @Froddofromtheshire 3 года назад

    They didnt seem too aggressive. Then again Ive lived in the southern US and have encountered many really aggressive AHBs

  • @noahriding5780
    @noahriding5780 3 года назад +1

    Cool. I'm also wondering what you would consider 'angry'. How to spot hives before they are angry, but are going that way?

  • @RobsAquaponics
    @RobsAquaponics 8 лет назад

    Thanks for sharing Jeff & Wilma. Something for me to remember for later.
    One question, do you wear a suit as well Wilma ?
    Cheers folks.

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +RobBobs Backyard Farming Hi Rob, thanks mate, yes this time she was. Our visitor in the truck was unprotected. We tried to warn him, he got chased but not stung, I'm not sure. He's one of the owners of the property.

  • @kareno8634
    @kareno8634 4 года назад

    I thought you had Mix 'Strangers' in w\ other hive. I MUST Learn Vocabulary! lol *Brood* - 'eggs, larvae and pupae of honeybees', ~ phew. = )
    2 Wild Bee nests here in yard, Old one is becoming Mean - new one < 1 yr, already mean-ish. =( SO MUCH To Learn. THANKS! Cheers ~- *

  • @bradgoliphant
    @bradgoliphant 3 года назад

    How are you identifying for Chalk brood?

  • @MegaMindyLou
    @MegaMindyLou 8 лет назад

    I love this weeks episode! The kangaroos were a bonus. So they so just hop around wherever they want. What is chalk brood?

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +Mega MindyLou Hi MindyLou, thank you. I've been telling Wilma about the kangaroos. This is the first time she's seen them. Chalk brood is a fungal disease that turns the brood into a chalky like mummy. It sets the hive back but doesn't completely kill it off. When I find frames with large amounts of it, I cut the comb out & start again with fresh foundation.

  • @davidharrison6120
    @davidharrison6120 5 лет назад

    I have found there is less stress and trauma if you move the problem hive at night. Place it in the same apiary but as far away as practicable from the original location. Place a new hive, even if it is a nuc in a 10 frame hive, on the old spot. All the flying bees will return, leaving relatively harmless bees in the old hive. It is then a relatively drama free exercise to find the old Queen. Kill her and introduce a new queen in a cage.

  • @TheEmptynester
    @TheEmptynester 8 лет назад

    Wow, That was quite an event to see. Would the angry bees be an issue moving the box with the others?

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад

      +TheEmptynester G'day, many thanks. Once the angry bees make a queen from the brood off another hive, that new queens progeny should be ok. Same thing with the bees I took up to the other site, they'll make a new queen from the brood from that friendly hive. I basically took the bees by surprise, moving the honey box without taking any frames out. It's taking the frames out that really stirs them up. By taking the bottom box away from the old site, I'm able work the bees knowing that as soon as the bees start flying, they'll always go back to the old site. It would have been near impossible for me to find the queen while that bottom box was still on the old site with so many cranky bees there. cheers

  • @hawklord7008
    @hawklord7008 5 лет назад

    There should have been a frame of pollen with the colony raising the new queens. Also there was no nurse bees to raise the new queens.

    • @hawklord7008
      @hawklord7008 3 года назад

      His gloves were disgusting, so no wonder theres chalkbrood in the other colonies after hes spread it around. Cant understand why he didn't shake the while colony onto the original site as the brood frames will be carrying the disease.

  • @bear09871
    @bear09871 8 лет назад

    Just curious why you take so much pollen out of your hives? The bees need pollen for their feeds stores.

    • @mugsyjeff
      @mugsyjeff 8 лет назад +2

      +bear09871 Because there's an abundance of pollen in my area, it's part of my swarm control strategy. It's also part of my SHB strategy.

  • @franfinne9673
    @franfinne9673 5 лет назад +1

    Maybe that hive is angry bc an Africanized honey bee(s) snuck into the hive!😨

  • @jasonclark8797
    @jasonclark8797 7 лет назад

    They need more room add an empty deap.

  • @linr2870
    @linr2870 5 лет назад

    Unless you have African bees something is wrong with your hive to make bees so angry. I would look for symptoms before killing a good queen.
    Queenless
    Varroa Mite infestation
    Small Hive beetle infestation
    Robbers
    Invaders at night (opossums, bears, raccoons. wax moths ect)
    Bad location of hive (too hot)
    Weather (never go in on a rainy day)
    Disease in hive (AFB, EFB, stone brood,chalk brood)
    A strong hive will naturally be defensive to protect their homes, babies and only food supply.
    I will not have a tame, docile hive, they have so many problems. They get robbed all the time, do not fight off pests as well and many do not make it through winters.

  • @lineflyer100
    @lineflyer100 7 лет назад +2

    Where is the angry bees.....those ones are kitty cats

  • @growmance2191
    @growmance2191 5 лет назад

    Their not behaving
    Their on strike. Lol
    They need doctor Phil
    Lol

  • @dkelban
    @dkelban 7 лет назад

    Must be at least partly africanized

    • @dkelban
      @dkelban 3 года назад

      In Harmony With Earth LOL

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