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  • @NovaBlueNova
    @NovaBlueNova 3 года назад +41694

    This woman has the most calming voice if you told me she didn't use smoke and just talked the bees down I'd totally believe you.

    • @volt734
      @volt734 3 года назад +786

      @@GalaxyAeterna No the comment is saying that if she said she didn't use Bee Smoke to calm the bees and instead used her voice the commenter owuldn't be surprised

    • @EvilDaBlobba
      @EvilDaBlobba 3 года назад +108

      *BEElieve

    • @everydaywithsandra
      @everydaywithsandra 3 года назад +10

      Seriously

    • @dovelyy
      @dovelyy 3 года назад +21

      she does tho but it doesn't hurt the bees

    • @shortedbyme
      @shortedbyme 3 года назад +3

      Trueeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

  • @moridain
    @moridain 3 года назад +13364

    I really appreciate that her take on being stung is to take a step back and ask herself what she did wrong to cause that. It shows her respect for them, and her confidence in her skill.

    • @ikimiyu
      @ikimiyu 3 года назад +9

      194
      Yes :)
      10/10/21

    • @DieAlteistwiederda
      @DieAlteistwiederda 3 года назад +181

      I'm 29 years old and have never been stung by a bee or wasp or hornet. It's because I'm respectful of them and they are for the most part also very respectful towards me because of that. My mom has wild bees in her garden and they often just land on us humans and chill for a bit. They were never aggressive as we also leave their small hive alone.

    • @Jaymes400
      @Jaymes400 3 года назад +58

      @@DieAlteistwiederda they're insects. They act on pure instinct. It has nothing to do with respecting you lol.

    • @weirdkraken
      @weirdkraken 3 года назад +171

      @@Jaymes400 yes thats true, which is why a bee wont sting unless it feels instinctually threatened

    • @supereggtartersauce6464
      @supereggtartersauce6464 3 года назад +10

      @Lyk Dat most people don’t have respect

  • @LittleHieuy
    @LittleHieuy 3 года назад +13983

    “Can you feel my blood boiling?”, she said in the worlds calmest tone.

    • @sgrt12344
      @sgrt12344 3 года назад +645

      HARREDIDYAPUTYOURNAMEINTHEGOBLETOFFIRA! dumbledore said calmly

    • @alexiatarasidou800
      @alexiatarasidou800 3 года назад +93

      @@sgrt12344 HAHAHA YOURE ICONIC FOR THAT

    • @ariyatabassumabdullah1143
      @ariyatabassumabdullah1143 3 года назад +49

      @@sgrt12344 you're pfp coupled with the comment makes you the most iconic person ever. i don't make the rules.

    • @spenceronsaturn
      @spenceronsaturn 3 года назад +15

      @@sgrt12344 LMAOOO

    • @JABenedicto
      @JABenedicto 3 года назад +44

      the antithesis to movie version Dumbledore's dialogue sksksksk

  • @ks9678
    @ks9678 Год назад +4376

    Bees can remember your face for up to 2 days
    Most people: that’s *terrifying*
    Her: that’s *extraordinary*

    • @Jgjules
      @Jgjules Год назад +19

      Lol

    • @tannenbaum6092
      @tannenbaum6092 Год назад +58

      well, at least it's just two days and not years like corvids

    • @HoshitheLycanroc
      @HoshitheLycanroc Год назад +9

      Its extraordinarily terrifying.

    • @piperbarlow2730
      @piperbarlow2730 Год назад +20

      what are you scared of? theyre just lil creatures

    • @Julia-ln5og
      @Julia-ln5og Год назад +18

      I think it's amazing, imagine saving a bee and it remembers you

  • @cpt.lounatic
    @cpt.lounatic 3 года назад +5010

    I’m convinced this woman is a giant swarm of bees in the shape of a person dropping knowledge.

  • @ollympian_art
    @ollympian_art 3 года назад +18715

    i love how she just says "the bees and i". this woman speaks for bees as a species. she is the ultimate queen bee

    • @rodneymugugu9487
      @rodneymugugu9487 3 года назад +236

      *Beyonce has left the chat

    • @thegodscientist2641
      @thegodscientist2641 3 года назад +48

      queen bae*

    • @vey5579
      @vey5579 3 года назад +289

      She’s like the Lorax, but instead of trees she speaks for the bees 😂

    • @Izma9
      @Izma9 3 года назад +71

      She is a bee’s ambassador in a human world )

    • @Laladust
      @Laladust 3 года назад +113

      @@vey5579 "I am Erica, I speak for the bees. I speak for the flowers, and I speak for the trees. I speak for the bees when I speak for the trees"

  • @bubbles000
    @bubbles000 3 года назад +8536

    As a bilingual person who’s second language is English the way she speaks is so clear and nice to listen to.
    Is it just me?

    • @vladimirmendoza2645
      @vladimirmendoza2645 3 года назад +145

      Nope not just you

    • @default_user21
      @default_user21 3 года назад +320

      I'm learning English too and I find the way she speaks clear.

    • @corniel657
      @corniel657 3 года назад +30

      it's bcuz of the mic quality

    • @aftertheelectrike1847
      @aftertheelectrike1847 3 года назад +185

      Nope, not just you. She has a lovely voice, and conducts herself well. Probably great to be around.

    • @MrFerreyal
      @MrFerreyal 3 года назад +250

      @@corniel657 YE, it's a good mic. But her accent its really inteligible. Her pronunciation it's really sharp, and she doesn't unstress her vocals using the schwa sound and for an foreign that helps a lot. And for a person like I who learn English just watching TV shows and movies with subtitles it's also helpfull to learn the correct pronunciation of the words

  • @Sam_1984a
    @Sam_1984a Год назад +447

    A study came out recently that found that bees also like to play :) The researchers put out little balls and the bees were rolling around on them just for fun. So cute!

  • @Telle.C
    @Telle.C 3 года назад +7590

    “the best thing to do is to leave them *bee* “
    I chuckled.

  • @effiethefey
    @effiethefey 3 года назад +7822

    I love how she's so excited to share her knowledge with us!

  • @The_SwampWitch
    @The_SwampWitch 3 года назад +6407

    Her smile and calming voice when she's talking about the male bees dieing after mating with the queen is so terrifying lmaoo

    • @jojopotato6732
      @jojopotato6732 3 года назад +455

      "his endophallus is ripped out" but said very calmingly

    • @shairiaaz8298
      @shairiaaz8298 3 года назад +38

      Thanks someone said it

    • @hayden9876
      @hayden9876 3 года назад +48

      @@jojopotato6732 It awoken something within me

    • @adam_g.
      @adam_g. 3 года назад +54

      girlboss

    • @kushaladaora9291
      @kushaladaora9291 3 года назад +51

      She haven't mentioned that weak male bees are being kicked out of the hive to die or purposely killed by worker bees if they resist. But I guess that is fine not to be mentioned. Having your pee2 getting ripped out with your other internal organs is more gruesome.

  • @kaylaplaysthesims
    @kaylaplaysthesims Год назад +1517

    Her hair looks like layers of honeycomb, and her eyes are like pools of honey. She truly is the queen of bees

    • @delugesofgrandeur
      @delugesofgrandeur Год назад +35

      Her hair is amazing.

    • @datshortsguy4744
      @datshortsguy4744 10 месяцев назад +24

      Is this Rizz?

    • @tedhubertcrusio372
      @tedhubertcrusio372 10 месяцев назад +8

      The levels of rizz are Egyptian....
      I'm referencing a love song sung by the ancient musical master Peter Pringle

    • @rose_blue1
      @rose_blue1 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@datshortsguy4744 💀💀

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 9 месяцев назад +1

      You’re a ridiculous person 😂😂😂

  • @143yaknow
    @143yaknow 3 года назад +7510

    She's like a speech therapist's success story, such enunciation!

    • @meg1762
      @meg1762 3 года назад +277

      As someone whose native language isn’t english (as seen by the fact that i don’t know if “whose” is actually a word but “who’s” just looks wrong) - i love the way she speaks :)))) i feel like she’d have the most accurate autogenerated subtitles as well hahahaha

    • @asuka-ryo
      @asuka-ryo 3 года назад +1

      @@meg1762 I agree!

    • @pialee1475
      @pialee1475 3 года назад +33

      Right?! ♥️ Prior to finding this, the only person I knew who speaks (and sings) so crystal clear with her words is Lea Salonga.

    • @poppy-spades
      @poppy-spades 3 года назад +23

      @Breakfastbean English is not my first language either but I second this! "Whose" is possessive; "who's" is a contraction of "who is"

    • @Triairius
      @Triairius 3 года назад +43

      As a performer, I really respect her pacing of her words. To most people, speaking like this feels really slow, but when you listen to it, it's _so_ clear and well-paced.

  • @siaskies1704
    @siaskies1704 3 года назад +5611

    She just whipped out that queen bee (and her entourage) like it was nothing, then moved on with zero explanation as to why she had bees on her that very moment. Love that for her.

    • @poppy-spades
      @poppy-spades 3 года назад +533

      She did say a responsible beekeeper *always* has a queen on them... 😂

    • @laurenpelto325
      @laurenpelto325 3 года назад +200

      @@poppy-spades I mean she does stumble across hives quite often, so maybe she does just have a queen in her pocket...

    • @MarshmallowEclipse
      @MarshmallowEclipse 3 года назад +219

      She had the spare queen in her pocket because it was planned out beforehand, just like everything else when making a video with professional production quality.

    • @heartscaless
      @heartscaless 3 года назад +128

      Because she's a beekeeper, so she keeps bees

    • @willarcher7929
      @willarcher7929 3 года назад +66

      Well, I am assuming this wasn't recorded live, so she likely read the questions beforehand and prepped for recording this, including gathering props and Queen Bee's on standby.

  • @lincolnehret
    @lincolnehret 3 года назад +11293

    i love how she gets mad at the inaccuracies of the male bees rather than bees suing humans

    • @prakhardevnani7844
      @prakhardevnani7844 3 года назад +64

      Hello there

    • @mysterywaterfae2371
      @mysterywaterfae2371 3 года назад +24

      @@prakhardevnani7844 HELP

    • @ohnochae
      @ohnochae 2 года назад +7

      @@prakhardevnani7844 WHAT

    • @Mimi-cq4bg
      @Mimi-cq4bg 2 года назад +61

      It’s not a Jewish lawyer bee who talks lol… it’s the gender roles

    • @just_eve745
      @just_eve745 2 года назад +35

      @Mike they’re talking abt the bee movie :)

  • @JayJay-iz7xj
    @JayJay-iz7xj Год назад +37

    I was stung by a bee once when I was a kid and had been afraid of them ever since. This woman really helped me get over my fear of bees so I now I just let them chill whenever they’re near me.

  • @blehmleper
    @blehmleper 3 года назад +1674

    you know she genuinely loves her bees by the way she talks about them. maybe i have to rethink the way i perceive them

    • @DragonLandlord
      @DragonLandlord 3 года назад +15

      It's simple just don't freak out.

    • @Jeremy-ff3jm
      @Jeremy-ff3jm 3 года назад +40

      I’m ridiculously scared of all bugs but know that honeybees most likely will leave you alone if you leave them alone. It’s when it’s a hornet or something

    • @DragonLandlord
      @DragonLandlord 3 года назад +6

      @@Jeremy-ff3jm it's the same thing, swinging or swatting at them just makes them go after you.

    • @carsonagar3987
      @carsonagar3987 3 года назад +8

      Nah, they’re terrifying

    • @padawannie
      @padawannie 3 года назад +5

      Bees are the only insects I have love for. They’re so hardworking and the only reason why they sacrifice themselves by stinging is to protect their hive (unlike the spawns of satan that are wasps, those just do it for fun). Btw, irene looks lovely in your pfp 😁

  • @djuanbenjamin9149
    @djuanbenjamin9149 2 года назад +4818

    She’s right about not startling a bee, I used to panic or try to swap them away. Now I just let them land on me, they chill for some seconds and fly away.
    Edit: I mean bees that are out foraging and not near the hive.

    • @Pancake_Nix
      @Pancake_Nix 2 года назад +196

      When I was living in a place with a balcony overlooking a big meadow, I would have bees land on me when I had my morning coffee. I would let it chill on my hand and give it a few dabs of coffee. They'd often drink the stuff, hang out for a couple of more minutes, clean up and fly to continue with whatever they were doing. And the pictures are adorable, because they would often stay so still the camera could make a super-sharp photo of them. So, yea, they're actually super chill, I love these little creatures! 🐝
      ps. I once found a bee that looked dead on the floor. I picked it up and fed it honeyed water. I would keep it in my palm and just give it small dabs periodically for like half an hour and then the little bee recovered and flew directly out of the window and went on with its life. And I never ever got stung by them, except that one time I accidentally stepped on one. :(

    • @lollsazz
      @lollsazz Год назад +71

      @@Pancake_Nix I got stung by a bee when I was a kid. I never got scared of them - my foot hurt, but I was crying because I had manage to crush a bee that was just going their job :( I love looking at bees and bumblebees working: they're peaceful and busy - absolutely love them!

    • @nikkisigmon8090
      @nikkisigmon8090 Год назад +25

      Hah, then there's the totally random exoeriences like what happened to my 4yr old brother. He's in front of the family walkign down sidewalk. Honeybee comes by my ma, we watch (she's allergic). Comes by me, we watch. Flies up to my brother, lands on his ear, he doesnt even react, aaaand it stings him. Whole family saw it. Completely baffling. No idea why it did that.

    • @lollsazz
      @lollsazz Год назад +25

      @@nikkisigmon8090 I,'ve experienced thst too - don't quite remember why that was, but think it had something to do with bees being genetically similar in a hive, and inheriting some kind of agression gene. A family member was a bee keeper, and had a really agressive hive ond year. Usually, we could walk quite close to thf hives and none if the bees cared. However, THESE bees flew atound the house (about 150 feet), where there barely was any flowers and chased humans...! After a couple of months of this, they had to be gassed, as they didn't let people to be outside the house

    • @alquinn3562
      @alquinn3562 Год назад +1

      Love this stuff!! Look forward to the next one

  • @Broccolaicy
    @Broccolaicy 3 года назад +2528

    Bee movie: has a bee and a human fall in love
    That person: "is it accurate?????"

    • @MasterAppels
      @MasterAppels 3 года назад +49

      Yeah, I found the question so funny

    • @MisterNohbdy
      @MisterNohbdy 3 года назад +19

      This entire video is narrated by a human in love with bees. I don't think that's the inaccuracy in the film.

    • @alexandermutsaers2693
      @alexandermutsaers2693 3 года назад +16

      Hey, if they both like jazz, who are we to judge?

    • @misterminutes4504
      @misterminutes4504 3 года назад +3

      Person probably fell in love with a bee

    • @nuf412
      @nuf412 3 года назад +3

      They probably thought it was the least inaccurate thing in the whole movie XD

  • @shanichamachan6036
    @shanichamachan6036 Год назад +638

    She's so calm when answering the stupid questions. I wish I had patience like her.

    • @ninach5982
      @ninach5982 Год назад

      🤭

    • @marilynrowland5197
      @marilynrowland5197 Год назад +114

      There is no such thing as a stupid question. We don't know what we don't know. You do need to adjust your attitude. People with questions are simply engaged in the discussion: that's important to remember.

    • @The_forgotten_one902
      @The_forgotten_one902 Год назад +7

      @@marilynrowland5197 True

    • @tonyfourpaws4511
      @tonyfourpaws4511 Год назад

      It's a proven fact that people who think they are far competent and more intelligent than other people are in fact NOT....AT ALL.. It's called The Dunning-Kruger effect

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 9 месяцев назад +5

      None of these questions were stupid…

  • @danielcudneywicab6653
    @danielcudneywicab6653 3 года назад +1858

    love how she dodges but answers the questions, like: can bees be trained to attack someone. her: bees can remember a human face for 2 days (so maybe yes, but don´t involve me, publicly).

    • @RacingSnails64
      @RacingSnails64 3 года назад +116

      LOL yeah as professional as possible. I think it might be more along the lines of bees recognizing people they see as benevolent like the keepers rather than being trainable to seek out and attack someone. At least I hope so.

    • @Markell1991
      @Markell1991 3 года назад +98

      The question was "How do you come by spare queens", and she answers with how the spare queen is introduced to the hive. Completely dodged the question.

    • @danielcudneywicab6653
      @danielcudneywicab6653 3 года назад +27

      @@Markell1991 ya, she is hiding something

    • @prettypetite
      @prettypetite 3 года назад +19

      @@Markell1991 exactly this ticked me off so much

    • @meg1762
      @meg1762 3 года назад +33

      @@prettypetite she’s probably just excited to talk about bee related topics lol. If you wanna know there’s probably info you can find on it online! :)

  • @redtsun67
    @redtsun67 3 года назад +5072

    "they've been trained to recognize faces for up to 2 days"
    that's 47 hours longer than my record

  • @Luisa-pf9ss
    @Luisa-pf9ss 3 года назад +2327

    She is how i imagined princesses talked and acted. I loved how she was so calm and clear and advocating for bees.

    • @nicku1
      @nicku1 2 года назад +26

      Actually my first impression of Erika was bee fairy 🙂

    • @zeekyzeke-c5o
      @zeekyzeke-c5o 2 года назад +12

      she a Queen Bee

    • @joew8438
      @joew8438 2 года назад +18

      She's very photogenic as well, which I'm sure has helped her media career. I kind of worry about the bees getting in her hair, though. She must have to spend some time after every bee encounter just picking bees out of her hair.

    • @nyg41909
      @nyg41909 2 года назад +4

      She kinda is a living Disney princess not these new 2020's type though.🤣😂

    • @alphaomega1351
      @alphaomega1351 Год назад +1

      Quiet 🤫 bee 🐝. 😶

  • @akumayoxiruma
    @akumayoxiruma Год назад +383

    One important aspect which hasn't been mentioned in this video: While honey bees definitely are crucial to agriculture, so are other bees and pollinators. The reason for that is because not all flowers are 'open' and 'easily accessible' during the time that bees are active. Some flowers require more strength or specialised tools to be pollinated by another species like the bumblebee and wild bees. This is why it is recommended to not only plant food for them but to also consider an open water source such as a tiny fountain as well as an insect hotel or sandy stripe because wild bees and other pollinating insects like to dig holes in them. Unfortunately, wild bees have a much smaller respawn rate than honey bees and may only lay two eggs per season so providing shelter and food for them is particularly important for the oecosystem.

    • @Julia-ln5og
      @Julia-ln5og Год назад +29

      Yes! Also people don't realize wasps are also very important. They to pollinate and also get rid of excess bug's that kill crops. In fact without wasps we wouldn't have figs

    • @Echo3_
      @Echo3_ Год назад +14

      I have borrow bee huts every and I plant an array of stuff for all the bees to enjoy we have a ton of bumblebees around here and they are actually really chill

    • @candyh4284
      @candyh4284 10 месяцев назад +6

      Giant American Sloths are extinct and they were the only pollinators for Joshua Trees, that's why the Joshua Tree is endangered

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 9 месяцев назад +1

      Aww thank you for that!

    • @mikedavis979
      @mikedavis979 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@candyh4284 really?

  • @jackhealy3328
    @jackhealy3328 3 года назад +5119

    "...in beekeeping, we actually call it is 'Flower Fidelity'."
    Me: "And like that, I have a new name for a modern post-hippie band name."

    • @mehblahmehblah
      @mehblahmehblah 3 года назад +33

      Reboot of the Bee Movie 🎥

    • @nohbdy9433
      @nohbdy9433 3 года назад +76

      Actually a pretty fire band name

    • @CoffeeFruits-World
      @CoffeeFruits-World 3 года назад +29

      I love that! I can see them being the main act of Coachella.

    • @danm8004
      @danm8004 3 года назад +9

      1.3k people proofread this comment and gave it a pass? Guess I'll like it too.

    • @misterminutes4504
      @misterminutes4504 3 года назад +1

      @@danm8004 3k now

  • @fzzypurpleturtle
    @fzzypurpleturtle 3 года назад +1989

    “Once a male bee does mate with the queen- if he’s the winner of the ‘beelympics’- his life is over” ☠️

    • @taiga4762
      @taiga4762 3 года назад +16

      @@TheCaminoGuide DAYUUUM

    • @kadawedavid7128
      @kadawedavid7128 3 года назад +1

      @@TheCaminoGuide oof

    • @menjii4833
      @menjii4833 3 года назад +66

      He won but at what cost?

    • @bldmontemor
      @bldmontemor 3 года назад +108

      @@menjii4833 the bee didn't die a virgin

    • @iscavengersam
      @iscavengersam 3 года назад +6

      @@bldmontemor 😅

  • @roxrequiem2935
    @roxrequiem2935 3 года назад +3355

    Her hair game is on point.
    Also, as someone planning to do some bee keeping in the future, this is an amazing video.

    • @kmallory100
      @kmallory100 3 года назад +77

      I bet her hair dye color is named Honey Blonde lol

    • @absolutcabbagery3661
      @absolutcabbagery3661 3 года назад +11

      She uses wax

    • @chef2397
      @chef2397 3 года назад +16

      please don’t let your hair out while beekeeping.

    • @gaygarbage2762
      @gaygarbage2762 3 года назад +50

      Seriously. That is god-tier hair. How does she even style it?

    • @waynepayne9875
      @waynepayne9875 3 года назад +1

      Shut up you're not a beekeeper

  • @ninamoore7084
    @ninamoore7084 Год назад +155

    I’m a 7 year bee keeper in NC. Thank you, Erika, for getting the truth out to the public about the amazing honey bees. There are so many misconceptions in the general public.
    (I too get very worked up about the “Bee movie”. Don’t get me started. 😆)

    • @marcelacavalheiro2412
      @marcelacavalheiro2412 11 месяцев назад +6

      I'm not a bee keeper, but as a biologist, I hate what they did in that movie jfc

    • @potatocatstar
      @potatocatstar 11 дней назад

      Ooh what county?

  • @DaBassLadyCovers
    @DaBassLadyCovers 2 года назад +914

    I think it’s so cool how bees send out scout bees to look for a new location. It’s kinda like they have their own Realtors.

    • @cathymontgomery7295
      @cathymontgomery7295 2 года назад +61

      Not only that ,but not all the scout bees go to the same location so there are a few to several locations to vote on. And they do vote. After the bees swarm they collect in a mass and land somewhere. And the scout bees do a waggle dance on the face of the swarm. This communicates the distance and direction of their preferred spot. Over time more and more of the bees get persuaded toward one particular choice and off they go.

    • @DaBassLadyCovers
      @DaBassLadyCovers 2 года назад +13

      @@cathymontgomery7295 thank you for explaining it! I have so much more respect for bees and the important role they play on earth. ☺️

    • @DoggoWillink
      @DoggoWillink Год назад +1

      Lol

    • @hardmoneyhil
      @hardmoneyhil Год назад +4

      *Beealtors

    • @DaBassLadyCovers
      @DaBassLadyCovers Год назад

      @@hardmoneyhil 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😂😂😂😂

  • @alexavandongen847
    @alexavandongen847 Год назад +3735

    Is it just me, or does her hair look like honey? She's truly one with the bees. 🐝

    • @Droidzi
      @Droidzi Год назад +28

      🤣maybe *some-company* missed a hair health bee bi-product opp?

    • @owo4470
      @owo4470 Год назад +19

      honestly they look more like baguettes to me

    • @rjung_ch
      @rjung_ch Год назад +4

      @@owo4470 🤣

    • @feelin_fine
      @feelin_fine Год назад +4

      I mean, it's dyed, so...?

    • @reyon2673
      @reyon2673 Год назад +43

      ​@@feelin_fineThink they meant the style too. How it cascades down in those swirls. Really pretty.

  • @skiller5034
    @skiller5034 3 года назад +868

    So about the "taking their honey" thing, beekeepers usually give them hives with more storage space than they'd need to store enough honey to go through the winter, it's sort of a surplus surplus, and the honey beekeepers take is only as much as the surplus surplus.

    • @lateformyownbirth
      @lateformyownbirth 3 года назад +131

      It’s basically rent

    • @thomasbecker9676
      @thomasbecker9676 3 года назад +162

      Yeah, the idea that beekeepers will let a hive starve is pretty silly.

    • @agustinvenegas5238
      @agustinvenegas5238 3 года назад +91

      @@thomasbecker9676 have you ever read that thing where a clueless vegan claimed honey was ground up bees?

    • @thomasbecker9676
      @thomasbecker9676 3 года назад +101

      @@agustinvenegas5238 No, but I can bee-lieve it.

    • @cellophaneshattered6539
      @cellophaneshattered6539 3 года назад +4

      @@agustinvenegas5238 what vegan was this? Do you have a name?

  • @Spinikar
    @Spinikar Год назад +164

    Something I would add to the harvest of honey, it can be done with out damaging the hive. As a commercial beekeeper for a long time in a family business, I can attest to the fact that harvesting too much honey is not only detrimental to the hive, but a weaker hive produces less honey next time. Also, not harvesting honey regularly is also just as destructive. Bees have a high turn over of bees, that the Queen is constantly laying eggs to replace losses. If the bees are on a good honey flow, they can and will pack out every inch of space with honey leaving no room for the queen to lay eggs, which result in the hive loosing population. It's a balancing act. When ever we harvested hives, we don't just take all honey we find. We only took what the hive could realistically spare. And sometimes during the process, if we find a hive low on food, we would take frames of honey off the truck and put them in the weaker hives. Beekeepers aren't evil guys just stealing honey. We spend a lot of time and care to ensure the hives are string and healthy, because as said in this video, they are incredible creatures important to our ecosystem.

    • @SoraByers
      @SoraByers Год назад +13

      well bees in general are important to ecosystems, but really only the native ones. Honey bees are not native to the Americas and increase disease spread and competition with native wild bees that are far more efficient at pollination than any of the like 5 honey bee species on earth. Honey bees have their place in their native ecosystems, just not in the Americas. Our agricultural system needs honey bees now only because our method of agriculture is what is the main driver for decreasing native bee populations. The situation of our wild native bees is dire and we are only making it worse by expanding monocrops and trucking honey bees around spreading disease to what's left of our wild native bees.

  • @AndrewSmoot
    @AndrewSmoot 3 года назад +850

    She just slides past the "can they be trained to attack people" part of the question.

    • @onkelpappkov2666
      @onkelpappkov2666 3 года назад +204

      She almost slipped and revealed her masterplan of taking over the world with an army of bees.

    • @JedeOff
      @JedeOff 3 года назад +47

      I mean if they can only remember faces for 2 days you can't do much to train them reliably lmao

    • @abbyrose1314
      @abbyrose1314 3 года назад +12

      Well the answer would be no because she said that bees only remember faces for up to 2 days

    • @maysaniyazova
      @maysaniyazova 3 года назад +1

      I know, right?! I was WAITING for that answer, dammit...

    • @maysaniyazova
      @maysaniyazova 3 года назад +7

      @@abbyrose1314 well that just means you have to make sure your plan is 2-day doable and foolproof 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Fuentebp
    @Fuentebp Год назад +645

    I had a pet Bumble Bee for about an hour lol. I saw it on the ground moving very slowly looked like it was dying. I gave it some sugar water and it perked up and appeared follow me around and even landed on my shoulder a few times. I named it Jumbles Sadly she passed and I buried her under a Tulip in my parents garden. RIP Jumbles best hour ever.

    • @AIHumanEquality
      @AIHumanEquality Год назад +1

      It was probably just nearing the end of it's life cycle. Insects generally don't live very long.

    • @glutenfreecookiestastelikenoth
      @glutenfreecookiestastelikenoth Год назад +82

      Rip jumbles.
      Im glad it got to eat before its last moments

    • @chari---zard
      @chari---zard 11 месяцев назад +15

      My condolences 😢

    • @Gleefulplum
      @Gleefulplum 10 месяцев назад +9

      😭😭😭😭

    • @tres1259
      @tres1259 10 месяцев назад +15

      RIP Jumbles. Pretty sure he also had the best hour ever 😿❤️

  • @silver924
    @silver924 3 года назад +683

    One thing she didn't mention at the "do you get stung a lot?"-question is, that it also depends on the bee colony. Like humans, each colony is different. There are colonies, which are so chill, that you have do something really wrong to be stung and there are colonies, whch are very aggressive and can sting you just because you exist.

    • @heysilly1341
      @heysilly1341 3 года назад +9

      Lol like the murder hornets 😬

    • @verbalkint4258
      @verbalkint4258 3 года назад +95

      @@heysilly1341 yes but hornets are not the same as bees. Hornets are assholes.

    • @NickRoman
      @NickRoman 3 года назад +27

      @@verbalkint4258 , right because hornets are predators. Honey bees are vegetarians. So...

    • @Aros4
      @Aros4 2 года назад +6

      I remember in another video she made she kind of explains this a little bit. She only goes without protection if the bees allow her and arent aggressive which she has also encountered! She only shows us her favorite cases of course which just so happen to be the ones where she doesn't need protection! :D

    • @veledwin1
      @veledwin1 2 года назад +1

      Yes, it certainly depends on the hive. However, even aggressive bees won't sting you just because you exist. Like all bees, they'll only sting you if you give them a reason to. Unfortunately, standing too close to an aggressive hive may very well be a good reason for them to get defensive.

  • @scarletlamb
    @scarletlamb Год назад +133

    2 weird things I've learned about honey:
    1) it never goes bad if it is stored correctly - even if it's crystallized or extremely old.
    2) Honey is an antiseptic and can be used on wounds to help them heal. I've done this before when an open wound stopped healing. I knew they did it for embedded dog collars, so I thought I'd try it. It worked extremely well. The wound started healing again, closed up, and the area is now a scar (would have done so either way)

    • @mcc_1993
      @mcc_1993 Год назад +17

      Manuka Honey is a lifesaver! We use it all the time in the medical field.

    • @tw8464
      @tw8464 11 месяцев назад +12

      Yes I've heard the ancient Egyptians used honey for wound healing.

    • @itsnahombereket
      @itsnahombereket 10 месяцев назад +9

      It is also flammable, i have seen people use it as a starter in camp

    • @silverdrag0n_
      @silverdrag0n_ 5 месяцев назад +4

      it's honestly fantastic how versatile honey is

    • @lamhamzzzzzz
      @lamhamzzzzzz 2 месяца назад

      you can also use basic soap, which CLEANS and disinfects any contaminants in the wound. it is cheaper and actively solves the problem. save the honey for what it's meant for, a sugar source.

  • @Echo3_
    @Echo3_ 2 года назад +2593

    I love her! And the way she says “The Bees”

    • @cotillion
      @cotillion 2 года назад +220

      Another great day of saving the BEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS

    • @KaelWrit
      @KaelWrit Год назад +6

      the opposite of Nick Cage. YES THE BEEES!!

    • @Master_Xi
      @Master_Xi Год назад +9

      I heard the way she said "the bees" as "number fifteen" ...

    • @luciaelena1112
      @luciaelena1112 Год назад +1

      Omg YES!!

    • @jimmylance2844
      @jimmylance2844 Год назад +22

      And its another great day, of saving the beeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • @rileykozal3680
    @rileykozal3680 3 года назад +415

    I love how every professional they have for these videos just loves what they are doing. They also all look exactly like their job would be like “yup that’s a beekeeper”

  • @CSLucasEpic
    @CSLucasEpic 3 года назад +479

    Personally I think that protecting wild bees is just as important. There are lots of plants around, and beekepers usually have one or two species of bees, and that's it. Some bees will polinate some plants, but never touch others. Thats were wild bees, bee species that have always lived in the wild and nobody has ever domesticated, come into play, polinating those other plants that beekeper bees never touch. Pesticides is the biggest treath to those bees, so banning the used of pesticides is the best step at protecting wild bee species.

    • @patrickbone4592
      @patrickbone4592 3 года назад +7

      Honey bees are not native to North America they were brought by European settlers so we have no (true wild bee) or feral honey bee populations in North America

    • @CSLucasEpic
      @CSLucasEpic 3 года назад +22

      @@patrickbone4592 there are plenty. Its just that no beekeper has them. Just in the US there are 25 species of wild bumblebees.
      Also how ethnocentric can you get? North America is like one part of the world. The entire world is facing problems with bees. Take China for example. They are the country with the most man made beehives. So many that omits wrecking the enviroment. Because there is such a thing as too many bees.
      And that is no even counting counterfit honey. Something that actually exists.

    • @patrickbone4592
      @patrickbone4592 3 года назад +6

      @@CSLucasEpic I do have to apologize I miss read your comment honey bees are very different than bumble bees the main difference being they don’t produce honey there are lots of native bees in the us but honey bees are not

    • @vacafuega
      @vacafuega 3 года назад +16

      Suuuuper important comment. Domestic bees are not endangered - and wild pollinators are crucial, vital to the entire ecosystem. And yes, to humans, of course. Gotta do so much more to preserve them and help them thrive

    • @realiteaohansi3341
      @realiteaohansi3341 3 года назад +5

      She totally dodged the question about wild bees as well

  • @bobadicious
    @bobadicious Год назад +46

    Shes so smart, a pure spirit, bees around the world protect this woman 🐝

  • @RacingSnails64
    @RacingSnails64 3 года назад +793

    That queen cage is actually a really neat idea. Cool how the hive acclimates to it and releases her on their own.

    • @TheAftermathz
      @TheAftermathz 3 года назад +13

      change of management lol

    • @unlimon6382
      @unlimon6382 2 года назад +3

      She didn't invent it xd you can just buy Queens and they come in there

    • @PowerPunk31590
      @PowerPunk31590 2 года назад +2

      It's also good if the bees don't like the queen that way it keeps them protected too a bit you can remove the queen cage and try an different queen

    • @1TwistedPoet
      @1TwistedPoet 2 года назад +2

      When I was 16, I worked at a honey processing plant.
      I set up my own behive, by buying a queen, placing her queen cage in a 2pound bee box, and setting that box with the top open near a mound of swarming bees.
      It was fascinating to watch over about 4 hours, how first 1 bee would land on the queen cage, then another, then 2 more, then faster and faster as those first bees dispersed her pheromones, until the entire box was filled with bees, and the swarm was gone.
      Capped it up, and placed it in my hive.

    • @veledwin1
      @veledwin1 2 года назад +1

      @@unlimon6382 She didn't say she invented it, just that the invention is neat.

  • @turtwig573
    @turtwig573 3 года назад +584

    I can just imagine her having a headache whenever someone asks her "Ya like jazz?"

  • @co11in__18
    @co11in__18 3 года назад +2881

    Hang on... you’re telling me that the movie where a bee voiced by Jerry Seinfeld seduces a human woman using the line “ya like jazz?” isn’t accurate to the inner workings of a beehive?

    • @dianamagritte
      @dianamagritte 3 года назад +67

      that movie is just a mess in general

    • @TartempionLampion
      @TartempionLampion 3 года назад +3

      Oh no ! 😭

    • @simonwarren8856
      @simonwarren8856 3 года назад +61

      @Er-Teeus true but it paints beekeepers as evil when then actually help bees to survive

    • @breezyc372
      @breezyc372 3 года назад +3

      I found the way you worded this so funny😂😂

    • @gators9570
      @gators9570 3 года назад

      @@simonwarren8856 it’s a stupid comedic movie. Big deal

  • @traciewalker8506
    @traciewalker8506 Год назад +45

    I just love when she says "baby bees" so cute lol

  • @madeonearth6506
    @madeonearth6506 3 года назад +626

    “Can bees be trained to attack a specific person… asking for a friend” lmfaoo 😂😂

    • @nathanielbarrassi4404
      @nathanielbarrassi4404 3 года назад +20

      I got stung 5 times the other day and had lots of swelling, than had lots of Hornets try landing on the old stings.

    • @ecvjtv2778
      @ecvjtv2778 3 года назад +33

      @@nathanielbarrassi4404 That sounds.. most disturbing. My condolences

    • @nathanielbarrassi4404
      @nathanielbarrassi4404 3 года назад +10

      @@ecvjtv2778 I never seen them so angry like 2021... it must be all the smoke and cellular phone waves

    • @flanagamer
      @flanagamer 3 года назад

      He gonna turn out to be a supervillain someday 😅

    • @yeetushmm6073
      @yeetushmm6073 3 года назад

      Nathaniel Barrassi Maybe the species, there are a lot more invasive species than before so that may explain it

  • @luvahadowsdolls
    @luvahadowsdolls 3 года назад +518

    Okay but can we talk about how she was asked the question regarding spare queens and she was like "I have one right here" and pulled out a tiny wooden bee cage?

    • @iwasalllikeomg
      @iwasalllikeomg 3 года назад +85

      And she still didn't tell us where she got that queen!

    • @minun5
      @minun5 3 года назад +41

      @@iwasalllikeomg agree. I was waiting for the answers but she was talking about something else.

    • @florencevatore6996
      @florencevatore6996 3 года назад +25

      The poor bee sitting in her pocket all day till someone needs her 😭

    • @daninb8939
      @daninb8939 3 года назад +6

      I was like waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait

    • @skivvy9yo
      @skivvy9yo 3 года назад +6

      I love in her vids when she just whips a queen out.

  • @kilgore1899
    @kilgore1899 2 года назад +877

    She needs to be protected at all costs. This is a pure human.

    • @sjohnson65456
      @sjohnson65456 Год назад +14

      She must've already been protected when it was imperative. There are many "pure humans" who weren't, and they go through life like a wasp.

    • @cattiemaxie7160
      @cattiemaxie7160 Год назад

      @SEJ_429 Can I ask what you mean?

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin Год назад

      @@cattiemaxie7160
      seriously? It's SO painfully obvious what they meant, if you can't tell with one single glance you're clearly one of the sheltered ones the guy above mentioned.

    • @cattiemaxie7160
      @cattiemaxie7160 Год назад +6

      @@Ice.muffin Thanks for the condescension but I was interested in the second part of their comment, namely the pure humans who go through life like wasps.

    • @intheshell35ify
      @intheshell35ify Год назад

      ​@@cattiemaxie7160White Anglo Saxon Protestant, the most protected species this world has ever seen.

  • @elnat7700
    @elnat7700 7 месяцев назад +8

    as someone that's not an english native speaker listening her talking is really satisfying. She's so articulate and clear with her words. I wish I had known her when I was still learning the language

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan 3 года назад +1283

    Surprised no one asked if she hears buzzing randomly throughout her day.

  • @Nawimgood21
    @Nawimgood21 3 года назад +3851

    She answers each question like she is answering questions in a beauty pageant.

    • @milkbar1407
      @milkbar1407 3 года назад +206

      "I passionately keep bees, with a heart" 👸🏻

    • @newprojects7847
      @newprojects7847 3 года назад +104

      Very eloquent I like it

    • @amjohnson86
      @amjohnson86 3 года назад +47

      Yeah, as someone with an entomology degree I was highly disappointed is most of these answers.

    • @tweekbrews5623
      @tweekbrews5623 3 года назад +9

      @@amjohnson86 Somebody said she's a fraud, so

    • @di7209
      @di7209 3 года назад +131

      @@amjohnson86 Rwally? to me she seems pretty well in informed and she does a lot more on her tiktok

  • @TheTyneside
    @TheTyneside 3 года назад +1084

    Give this woman a show. With the importance of bees to all of humankind, paired with her poise, enunciation, knowledge and just sheer presence, she'd make for a remarkable weekly watch. Did she ever once say "um" or "uh". She's tv-ready. Sign her up!

    • @wha82
      @wha82 2 года назад +24

      Honeybees are not native to America and many other countries in Europe where they are used. Sure, they pollinate crops fairly well but native bee species are much better at pollinating native plants. Honeybees are NOT good for the environment as honeybees and endangered native bees both feed on nectar and therefore compete with each other. Native bees in my country are already endangered so we can't keep promoting honeybees as if they were good for the environment. Instead, build a bee hotel and plant some native flowers in your garden, that will do much more for the environment. Just so you know. Have a good day😊

    • @dabeemantexas
      @dabeemantexas 2 года назад +11

      @@wha82 That is correct Honeybees are important but are invasive and our native pollinators are the ones that need to be saved too! So all these people spreading honeybees everywhere are overtaking the small wild pollinator and spreading disease . Keep the honeybees in managed areas not in every back yard. I remove thousands of wild feral honeybees and invite people under estimate bees and the danger of trying to remove them. We just had a fatality of a tree light installer in Texas. So dont try to scoop up the bees. Let the professionals do it

    • @welp1000
      @welp1000 2 года назад +1

      Nope no verbal fillers with that princess.

    • @pendlera2959
      @pendlera2959 2 года назад +8

      @@wha82 Do you have a source that honeybee compete with native bees in the Americas? As I understood it, most native bees don't target the same species as honeybees (I was told most of them target just one species or genera of flower while honeybees are generalists that don't bother with many of those flowers). The primary risks to native bees are habitat destruction and pesticides
      I don't remember anything about disease impact, but I imagine it varies depending on the species.

    • @chanseyinthehood8415
      @chanseyinthehood8415 Год назад +4

      @@pendlera2959 Here's one recent (2022) :
      "Mounting evidence that managed and introduced bees have negative impacts on wild bees: an updated review" (if i give the link my message may be taken down so i just give the title, normally it's free access).
      Then i'm gonna be writing with an european perspective, but i think this'll apply to the US too.
      "Most of them target just one species or genera of flower"
      Well depends on how you count. Considering species number that is probably true, lots of bee species are specialist of a genera.
      But considering abundance of individuals, probably not because generalists wild bees tend to be more abundant overall because they can find food in most places. Now of courses there's some other bees that may be generalists considering flower selection, but not considering habitat selection...
      Anyways given honey bees target a wide variety of flower they will indeed compete with other bees, generalists or not. Now it's just about how much does that affect wild bees : look up at research. Of course, given science need a great amount of data and papers to really be able to draw strong conclusions, it's still debatable whether or not honey bees do indeed cause lots of damages. But i don't think it's still reasonnable to believe that.
      But you're right when saying that habitat destruction and pesticides are the primary risks for wild bees. Hence why we shouldn't put many hives in places where a great diversity of wild bees still survive...

  • @misselizabeth6631
    @misselizabeth6631 Год назад +82

    She’s a national treasure! We love you, bee lady! 🇺🇸

  • @Shorty_2910
    @Shorty_2910 3 года назад +1787

    Why did I think for a second “shakira is a beekeeper now?!?!”🤦‍♀️

    • @nurulam8011
      @nurulam8011 3 года назад +47

      I'm seeing the resemblance as well😁😂

    • @StefaniaOlla
      @StefaniaOlla 3 года назад +15

      SAME I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

    • @KrazyKiller2200
      @KrazyKiller2200 3 года назад +7

      OMG I was about to say the same thing hahaha

    • @C.Y.123
      @C.Y.123 3 года назад +5

      Totally

    • @isadora1727
      @isadora1727 3 года назад +5

      Ohh so that's where I thought I knew here lol!

  • @JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski
    @JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski 3 года назад +464

    They can recognize faces? This explains that one summer as a kid where the bees and I went to war. It was pyrrhic for everyone involved. Numbed by grief, loss, and withering horrors etched indelibly on our hearts, we reached a sober armistice in September. Presently, our relations are neutral to positive.

    • @izaco1016
      @izaco1016 3 года назад +5

      🤣

    • @tin3126
      @tin3126 3 года назад +50

      Tell us more man you can't leave us hanging like that

    • @wawa_enjoyer
      @wawa_enjoyer 3 года назад +4

      Yeah tell us more

    • @gailz8150
      @gailz8150 3 года назад +9

      Sounds like an anecdote you'd hear in a Wes Anderson movie, haha!

    • @ObeyLucifer
      @ObeyLucifer 3 года назад +6

      So... who won the war?

  • @RT22444
    @RT22444 3 года назад +10242

    She literally looks like a Disney princess.

    • @kristiann8122
      @kristiann8122 3 года назад +204

      Omg yes, The Queen Bee 🐝

    • @billystokes3917
      @billystokes3917 3 года назад +73

      Her dress? A bee dress. Either a dress to resemble a bee or a dress made of living bees (obviously a black or yellow dress that is covered in living bees). I like the second idea.

    • @RT22444
      @RT22444 3 года назад +28

      Billy Stokes a dress made of bees would be pretty badass honestly

    • @billystokes3917
      @billystokes3917 3 года назад +19

      @@RT22444 Omg it would though!! She could hold her hand out and the bees would fly at people.

    • @taz.6057
      @taz.6057 3 года назад +35

      And she sings in jazz

  • @simon19981
    @simon19981 Год назад +61

    I loved the joke, " if the bees are no bothering you then just let them Bee"

  • @shriya8ful
    @shriya8ful 3 года назад +186

    i could listen to her talk about bees for hours...no wonder bees love her she's so calming

  • @cardboardbox284
    @cardboardbox284 3 года назад +972

    I love how much she loves her bees compared to how others just scream at them

    • @Ro99
      @Ro99 3 года назад +8

      Hey you forgot running away aswell

    • @Tsunad360
      @Tsunad360 3 года назад +2

      What do u mean? Most bee workers love their bees and it would be strange if somebody screamed at those working to produce honey. I would assume almost all those with bee hives try to have more profit with unstressed bees.

    • @cardboardbox284
      @cardboardbox284 3 года назад +4

      @@Tsunad360 no i just mean people in general get scared of them

    • @Tsunad360
      @Tsunad360 3 года назад +10

      @@cardboardbox284 oh lol I just assumed beekeepers as she's one. Yah bees are so sweet it's strange how people can be scared of them. But I guess it's the same with spiders.

    • @Ro99
      @Ro99 3 года назад +4

      @@Tsunad360 bees are rediculously cute and i love them but I am terrified of them idek why.

  • @crss.7240
    @crss.7240 3 года назад +329

    as a person deathly afraid of anything that meets the criteria of a bee (flies, has stinger, buzzes) i look at her heroically

  • @constantinosbou
    @constantinosbou Год назад +12

    i LOVE HER! She's the definition of calmness, i instantly feel safe and calm when i see her, it's amazing

  • @ikimiyu
    @ikimiyu 3 года назад +25

    3:14
    “His life is Over!”
    _said with a calming voice_
    10/10/21

  • @sourdoughyok3083
    @sourdoughyok3083 3 года назад +111

    "Can you feel my blood boiling?" No, as a matter of face, NO! your voice is just so calm!

  • @melinewaller1129
    @melinewaller1129 3 года назад +637

    As someone who’s allergic to bees they definitely make me nervous. I’m trying my hardest not to pass that on to my daughter so I tell her “bees are good but we don’t touch”

    • @morganshannon7221
      @morganshannon7221 3 года назад +15

      I’m laughing at this so much I’m allergic to bees too🤣

    • @DanSlotea
      @DanSlotea 3 года назад +61

      I'm not allergic to anything, but I still don't touch bees. If they land on or around me I just calmly wait for them to leave. Wasps and hornets on the other hand...

    • @hey9974
      @hey9974 3 года назад +33

      @@DanSlotea Ikr. Bees are nice, they produce honey and looks kinda cute. Wasps don't, and they look *horrifying*

    • @nirmalaannadurai3140
      @nirmalaannadurai3140 3 года назад +3

      @@hey9974 some wasps are parasites

    • @ijustwanttocomment21
      @ijustwanttocomment21 3 года назад +24

      That’s the best mindset for all wild animals and bugs! All animals have a purpose and are good for the environment, but most (if not all!) should not be touched or interacted with.
      Teaching your kids that most animals aren’t like your pet dog or cat and actually get scared when humans try to hold them or pet them is really important. Lots of wild animals each year get killed or seriously injured due to children trying to “play” with them.

  • @Meiaiscool
    @Meiaiscool Год назад +18

    I have lavender in my garden, and tiny, fuzzy bumblebees absolutely love it. Bees are probably the only bugs I'm not afraid of. I like to sit next to the lavender and watch the bumblebees. I'm really curious where they live at because I have never seen a bee nest around.

    • @ghillies4life
      @ghillies4life 7 месяцев назад +2

      Bumblebees are solitary actually. So that's why you've never seen their nest

    • @Meiaiscool
      @Meiaiscool 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@ghillies4life oooh makes sense! Thanks!

    • @MoonlightBrillance
      @MoonlightBrillance 5 месяцев назад

      Same! They’re so fun to watch. I see Bumblebees a lot more frequently than Honeybees

  • @CossackGene
    @CossackGene 3 года назад +167

    It's incredible to hear someone talk about bees how I, a horse guy, talk about horses. How they don't attack for no reason, how to handle them humanely, how to read their behavior. Animals are wonderful!

  • @lambporks
    @lambporks 3 года назад +541

    She’s honestly such a cool person, her voice is very charming too!

  • @kwisuxk
    @kwisuxk 3 года назад +288

    She’s like a disney princess with how gently and kindly she treats the bees

  • @anzym3
    @anzym3 8 месяцев назад +10

    I'm so disappointed that at the end she didn't say "And it's another great day of saving the beeeeeeeezzz".

  • @kallusive8986
    @kallusive8986 Год назад +239

    You can tell how much she love what she does just by looking at her talk about the bees.

    • @CAHOBBES
      @CAHOBBES Год назад

      That's confidence

  • @TheDarkSatirist
    @TheDarkSatirist 3 года назад +787

    “A bee colony is in fact a democracy. The worker bees all make decisions for the collective good of the colonies.”
    Based

    • @leilagotspaz
      @leilagotspaz 3 года назад +78

      Bee socialism

    • @ironicdivinemandatestan4262
      @ironicdivinemandatestan4262 3 года назад +40

      Anarcho-Beeism

    • @Kebutor
      @Kebutor 3 года назад +64

      A Beemocracy, I'm sorry I couldn't myself. I'll be going now take care!

    • @CLSGL
      @CLSGL 3 года назад +10

      It works for a colony of ~30,000 bees. Not for 330,000,000+ humans.

    • @ghostface5559
      @ghostface5559 3 года назад +2

      @@leilagotspaz socialism is a economic policy idiot

  • @cornerstonehoneybees2525
    @cornerstonehoneybees2525 2 года назад +252

    I've been a beekeeper here in Bryan/College Station for about 9 years now, doing removals for 8 of those years. Watching this video makes me very happy to see that you're a great spokesperson for responsible beekeeping. #MuchRespect

  • @lonelylantern9135
    @lonelylantern9135 Год назад +9

    I love this woman. She clearly has a passion for the bees and an incredible knowledge. it's cool to hear she finds working with a colony like being in a meditative state, and she liked bugs as a kid, so cute! ❤🐝

  • @jesseechamberlain4663
    @jesseechamberlain4663 3 года назад +339

    My grandfather is a beekeeper in Athol, MA. Glad to see Wired showing love! If you're ever in Athol go to Adam's Farm and buy Neimi's Honey!

  • @cres2614
    @cres2614 3 года назад +180

    "another day of saving the bees" is one of most iconic lines i ever heard

    • @danielchoucinofigueiras1733
      @danielchoucinofigueiras1733 3 года назад

      its also ironic, she clearly works with western honey bees which are an invasive species in America, they compete with other bee species which kill them off

  • @muffinbutton2873
    @muffinbutton2873 3 года назад +199

    Seeing her joy in talking about bees is so comforting. Her tone of voice is just so nice

  • @Karpe_Deem
    @Karpe_Deem Год назад +15

    4:46 "And just always try to listen to the bees"
    "BZZZZZZZZZ"

  • @nanibalsmoon1460
    @nanibalsmoon1460 3 года назад +91

    As a biology student and someone who spends a lot of time with bees too, I had to smile throughout the whole video. She has such a calming and lovely voice and way of speaking. The ultimate queen bee.

  • @nixelpixel
    @nixelpixel 3 года назад +4921

    I’m a little frustrated that she didn’t really answer the question about where exactly she gets the spare queen bees.

    • @kinglionex4888
      @kinglionex4888 3 года назад +1731

      Obviously, she birthed them, being a queen themselves.

    • @GalChanx3
      @GalChanx3 3 года назад +40

      @Optimistic • Freak but how are there spares

    • @nixelpixel
      @nixelpixel 3 года назад +445

      maybe it’s unethical and she doesn’t want to admit that publicly :( I don’t know. I don’t like that she didn’t give an answer

    • @amaramoramei9959
      @amaramoramei9959 3 года назад +1612

      @@GalChanx3 a colony doesn't "birth" just one queen bee. There are multiple ones, and the strongest one is accepted and the others are killed by the worker bees, along with their supporters.
      Basically a Game of Hive Thrones, happens.
      TLDR: the hives always have spares, it's just that they only need one, so they kill the others.

    • @asiantofu6138
      @asiantofu6138 3 года назад +454

      @@amaramoramei9959 yes I agree since there are multiple queen bees in a colony, it's just that one is picked and the rest will be killed unless a person who distributes queen bees picks the spare ones and sends them off.

  • @toddwelsh8353
    @toddwelsh8353 3 года назад +32

    20 year beekeeper here, Louisville, KY. Thank you so much for your outreach and showing people they do not have to be afraid of bees!

  • @forrest_ation
    @forrest_ation Год назад +17

    Bees are fascinating I watched a bee documentary years ago that blew my mind, highly recommend! Please have her back for more bee talk I love her!!

  • @fzzypurpleturtle
    @fzzypurpleturtle 3 года назад +603

    My husband has always been a bit cynical about the “save the bees” mission, citing that the bees we have now weren’t here before colonization and were actually an invasive species to the area. But what she says here just blew his mind. That because they’re such good (/aggressive) pollinators we have tailored our agricultural practices around them and are now dependent on them. He literally just said “that is so cool!” 😍😍☺️ makes my heart happy. Keep saving the bees! 🐝

    • @The_Ossifrage
      @The_Ossifrage 3 года назад +37

      It is true that a lot of native bee populations have declined as a result of domestic bees, but we are more or less reliant on them at this point. On top of that, conservation for honey bees often benefits a lot of other important insect pollinators as well. Still, domestic honey bees are so much more common that’s it’s always a joy for me to see a native species, especially because they’re usually quite colourful or funky!

    • @blusafe1
      @blusafe1 3 года назад +27

      I would call honeybees an introduced or exotic species instead of invasive which implies a negative effect. They have also hybridized with the native bees. They are a rare example of a foreign species with positive or neutral effect. Horses introduced to America are another example.

    • @byoun..
      @byoun.. 3 года назад +21

      According to scientists your husband is right! We should be focusing on saving the WILD bees now

    • @iigoofylucyii8103
      @iigoofylucyii8103 3 года назад +26

      Well I mean your husband is kinda right alot of science says that while honey bee populations have been going up, native bees are the ones that are going down, and farming honey bees to try and save the bees is sort of like farming cows to try and save wild bison. Honey bees Aren't going anywhere anytime soon, we're top reliant on them, but the native bees are

    • @vivaciousmyosotis
      @vivaciousmyosotis 3 года назад +7

      @@iigoofylucyii8103 yeah it’s like people having chickens to save some endangered bird species it’s just not the same

  • @mxnolis
    @mxnolis 3 года назад +212

    Just by the first thing she mentioned, about bees being able to remember faces; I think we shud just start to accept that nature in general isn’t as dumb as we think

    • @abigcupofwater
      @abigcupofwater 3 года назад +20

      People still think humans aren't animals 😕

    • @mxnolis
      @mxnolis 3 года назад +3

      @@abigcupofwater that’s cuz the general public I’ve learnt are dumb

    • @Gal2100
      @Gal2100 3 года назад

      Kinda what the vegan movement is doing

    • @mxnolis
      @mxnolis 3 года назад +3

      @@Gal2100 I disagree. They don’t try and say animals are smart, they say that amongst also saying don’t eat them or use them for anything.

    • @simpayshenaides
      @simpayshenaides 3 года назад

      @@mxnolis duhh dogs and cats are so smart and so as other animals

  • @cristianmartin3706
    @cristianmartin3706 3 года назад +7554

    She looks like the most realistic AI. I don't believe that she is real

    • @CameronSalazar2113
      @CameronSalazar2113 3 года назад +262

      The way her Body doesn't move and her head moves alot she looks animated and fake!

    • @jackiecozzie4803
      @jackiecozzie4803 3 года назад +28

      @@CameronSalazar2113 the hashtags were so unnecessary lmao

    • @haltsmaul.
      @haltsmaul. 3 года назад +74

      @28steps Perhaps Facelift / Botox? Her face looks unnaturally static with zero wrinkles.

    • @Ryan-pg1tw
      @Ryan-pg1tw 3 года назад +113

      maybe you should be more respectful

    • @jackiecozzie4803
      @jackiecozzie4803 3 года назад +99

      @28steps I feel like that was kinda stepping over the line into rudeness ngl

  • @vandavis000
    @vandavis000 Год назад +4

    Thank you Erika , my grandfather was a beekeeper and he would love how your respecting this amazing trade.

  • @SquozeLemons
    @SquozeLemons 3 года назад +206

    Listening to her calmly and matter-of-factly explain how useless the drones are and how they die when their endophallus gets ripped out after mating is delightful.

  • @regisspeaks1497
    @regisspeaks1497 2 года назад +94

    I once rented a house in Texas where the entire side of the house was filled with bee's. The bee's could get in and out of a side panel outside and there was no way for them to get in the house. The hive was housed in the wall of the bedroom. I used to go to sleep to the sound of the hive and I'd feed them and look out for them. I miss them

  • @izzaelofficial6103
    @izzaelofficial6103 3 года назад +371

    She should also be a voice actor! Her voice is so soothing!

  • @Yue_yunn
    @Yue_yunn 5 месяцев назад

    I love that the most replayed part is her laughing🥰 she's such a lovely person full of love! It was wonderful to have her here, I'm so happy such a passionate and kind person went into beekeeping!💕

  • @yepthatsme4403
    @yepthatsme4403 2 года назад +21

    3:25- the way she explained it so calmly with a huge smile xD

  • @annikahearts4467
    @annikahearts4467 3 года назад +144

    She could easily voice audiobooks or podcasts, it's like she was born for that with that voice😅😍😍😍

  • @Sedusa-fr5mm
    @Sedusa-fr5mm 3 года назад +49

    Her diction an enunciation are so calm. Her facial expressions are pure kindness and, like, idk just wow

  • @TonyTylerDraws
    @TonyTylerDraws Год назад +22

    It’s kinda wild that you can plop a queen bee into a colony of unrelated bees, and they accept her (hopefully)

    • @greywolf7577
      @greywolf7577 8 месяцев назад +2

      Seems strange. Why would the bees accept a queen who isn't related to them? I thought the entire purpose of the hive was to spread their genes.

    • @AmazingKevlar
      @AmazingKevlar 7 месяцев назад

      @@greywolf7577 To spread all of their genes. A bigoted bee is a failed lineage

  • @seratonin7004
    @seratonin7004 3 года назад +149

    Absolutely obsessed with this incredible woman and her innate understanding of bees.
    My ex is an Apiarist, and I was closely involved in the family business and the honey industry. I've never seen such comfort as between Erika and wild swarms.

  • @EternalNyappy
    @EternalNyappy 3 года назад +242

    Why isn't her kind of people the ones that are asked for English listening test tapes :') her voice is so calming and clear. I started liking bees becausw of her, I made a little water and sugar spot for them in the summer on my balcony! Also flowers ofc. After bees, the wasps came enjoy that too, and idk why but they were very calm and behaved well.

    • @connorclarke1708
      @connorclarke1708 3 года назад +1

      She might be considered to have too much of an accent

    • @EternalNyappy
      @EternalNyappy 3 года назад +26

      @@connorclarke1708 exactly the opposite. The English tests always have people talking very weirdly and in the most difficult accent

    • @EternalNyappy
      @EternalNyappy 3 года назад +7

      @Squant trust me, no one speaks öike those people in the tests :D they're sometimes just a set-up for failure. But these days I guess there is a video, it helps to see the mouth movement. I think it is reasonable for non-native speakers to get actually realistic situations and not having to translate a news story about bip hazard in heavy indian accent with a lisp

    • @carmcam1
      @carmcam1 3 года назад +9

      @@connorclarke1708 as someone who's second language is english, her accent, intonation/pronounciation is easy to understand than the listening exam of IELTS etc...

  • @IeshaWaysJones
    @IeshaWaysJones 3 года назад +318

    Phrases I'd never thought I'd ever hear:
    "On my beekeeping journey..."
    "Enjoy honey responsibly"
    Very well said.

    • @idek7438
      @idek7438 2 года назад

      "Think like a bee"
      I was like okay I'd love to

  • @sofiabeaudoin1696
    @sofiabeaudoin1696 Год назад +6

    I’ve always been terrified (still am a little bit to this day) of bees, wasps and other insects like those. But ever since I’ve seen this woman on tiktok and RUclips, I’ve understood that they don’t harm you if you stay calm, definitely helps me!

  • @y9y-f9q
    @y9y-f9q 3 года назад +186

    Something about this woman's content strikes the uncanny valley for me- she's like a Wes Anderson character

    • @chineedayrit6330
      @chineedayrit6330 2 года назад +8

      It’s the hair and the blank eyes

    • @rae9510
      @rae9510 2 года назад +1

      I'm thinking bee cult

    • @tinygardens
      @tinygardens 2 года назад +4

      i thought i was the only one who got that uncanny valley vibe

  • @ananyaverma1957
    @ananyaverma1957 3 года назад +47

    I've always seen that nature lovers and environmentalists are so calm people as if they have everything in life. I honestly can listen to her voice all day.

  • @Platinum_Tugboat
    @Platinum_Tugboat 3 года назад +43

    I planted a garden a while back, and had bees come! It felt really cool to have been able to grow something that the bees could use, I felt like I had a positive impact.
    I also wanted to say that I really appreciate bee keepers, this woman is soo cool.

    • @veronicachow
      @veronicachow 3 года назад

      Wow, that's so cool!!!

    • @thomasbecker9676
      @thomasbecker9676 3 года назад

      I'm willing to bet that many of your plants are self-pollinating, and any honeybees you saw weren't doing much compared to natives.

  • @Swimdeep
    @Swimdeep Год назад +7

    The more I learn about bees, the more I’d like to be one. Erika’s knowledge and insight makes bee appreciation a pleasure. 🐝 ❤