Splitting Hives and Controlled Chaos | It's How I Do
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- It's already that time of year...SPLITS!!! Yep, I have begun splitting the colonies and making increases in the bee yard, as well as trying to prevent swarms. This video was started with every intention of being a well organized time in the bees with methodical splits, but it turned out to be nothing like that. It's simply a bunch of snippets of me creating a chaotic environment in the apiary. I hope you'll come along and that you will be entertained as I really do get some important work done. Thanks for checking in!!
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That is so crazy how they don’t like the camera
It’s ridiculous!! Hopefully it will calm down some soon.
Hey Mike! I wonder if cameras emit an irritating sound or vibration that we don’t notice, but the bees do. Either that or your girls are flat out against filming them. 🤷🏻♂️
Well, there are a few of those hives that are just temperamental about being on camera. They are anti-RUclips. But the rest I believe it is exactly what you’re saying, some sort of wireless energy. Whatever it is, they need to get over it soon. We got a season to get moving on.
I hope that GoPro doesn’t develop an allergy to all those stings. Maybe you could wet a cloth with some Honey B Gone and rub some on it to keep the bees from attacking?
Yea, it would swell up and pop😂😂😂. So far the honey-b-gone has been a popular suggestion in the comments and a good one at that. I’m am going to try it. I like your idea of putting some on a cloth and applying it. Definitely need to try it.
Mike…I lifted up a medium in one of mine and busted open about 5 queen cells! My 6th year and I’m still Calamity Jane out there 😂
Oh, I feel ya!! Calamity Jane over here too, I promise. I hate it when I do that too. I see those cells wasted and I cringe. Thanks for the comment and for the support!
Mike is your other camera black. Maybe cover up the ports, lens, and buttons and spray paint the camera white..
No, it’s silver. It definitely could be the color.
Bees expanding fast... nothing like that here yet!😢
Hopefully soon for you guys. A bit of a set back with the cold and rain, but they’re definitely growing fast now.
You need to bring in those camera-friendly genetics.😉 I wonder if a dab of "Bee-B-Gone" on the camera would make any difference?
I need to find that particular queen breeder, or…….maybe when I find them, I could sell those genetics😁😁. CFG bees with VSH traits😁😁. There have been quite a few comments with your same suggestion, and I think I am going to g to give it a try. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
00:13:48 congratulations your a Daddy 😂
😁😁😁
Mike they HATE your gopro!
Yes indeed they do!! Ridiculous!!
Maybe you could spray your camera with some honey bandit. 😂😂😂
I have exactly the same problem
That’s something I need to try. Even a light mist might help. I’m going to give it a try.
That camera got swarm commander on it Mike? Lol
Thanks always for sharing.
It sure seems like it Tim😂😂😁😁
Good stuff thanks for sharing 👍
You bet and thanks so much!!
I know I know it's not a how-to video but it is a get your self going it's finally 70° over here Northwest I sure want to play with my bees but I got some health issues I got to overcome. they're on me they're on me owie I think I got stung through your camera🐝😂
Well, hope you get well soon enough and are able to have a great season!
31:48 I think you had a bee in your bonnet. I hope he’s in there talking you into selling that camera and going back to the old one.
Yea, she had a few things to say actually about how rough I was with them in such awful weather...LOL!! Appreciate you watching!!
Ha Mike great video you did good, do u find that when u do your spits now u still get honey God Bless you with a wonderful week
I do now that I use queen cells. With walk away splits and them making their own, it was hot and mid. I’d say 60% of the new queens would make honey, but not much. Maybe a box. Thai way, they’re ready to go for the flow if they get mated.
I wonder if that camera is sending out vibrations. You should try having it near the hives with it turned off and see if they react the same
That's what I think Anthony. I did just what you suggested and they leave it alone much more when it's off. But right now, even my Hero4 is attracting them and it is usually not that bad. I think it's a bit too with the weather having them hostile. Just not sure. April and end of this month should be better.....at least I hope so.
Thanks for the great video. Not sure if you're accepting unsolicited suggestions, but, have you considered dabbing some honey be gone on the plastic portions of the gopro? To make it less enticing...
I haven’t considered it until I started reading the comments. Great idea to try and it really just never crossed my mind. I am going to give it a try. It won’t be on the next video since I shot that footage before this one was released, but I’m definitely going try. And I absolutely take unsolicited suggestions and thanks so much for taking the time to comment Kelli. We all learn from each other and a different perspective is always good to get ideas going.
Good job
Thanks!!
Haha...Mayhem😂
Absolutely!! That’s the word I should’ve used in the thumbnail Bill!!
Great video Mike! They sure don’t like that camera.
Thanks Tim!!!
Fun video Mike. I thought for a minute you were at my place lol. They just seem a bit rowdy this time of year. Every year. But is critical to get in them and manage them or they will be in the trees. The things we do for bees!!!
Yea, a couple of the hives were like yours were that day. But like you said, always a bit rowdy this time of year. Plus the weather was just not good either. You’re right, we have to get busy good or bad weather if they’re in the trees for sure.
😂😂 I think we share the same yards
Mike at the very end: Is that bee inside your veil? 😮. Great video. Take care. God Bless.
Yes it is Jim. She had to have gotten in there when I took a water break and sat down for a bit with my veil off😁😁
@@MikeBarryBees i came in my house with my jacket on the other day after working bees. I must of had one on me bc later that night my daughter yells for me there is an ant in her room on one of her toys. It was a honey bee. I’m glad she didn’t grab it lol. Take care Mike.
I saw that also.
Those girls we're spppiccy!!
Yes they were, at least toward the camera anyhow. Thanks for watching!!!
Mike, good video of the real life of beekeeping. Not all things are peaches and cream. LOL
Since you are grafting so well, are you going to requeen some of the mean hives and any older queens?
We have a week or more of 30's for highs coming with lows in the teens. Not a good week when they are starting to brood after all that warm weather. We'll see.
Well Russell, that’s what my goal of this channel is. Just be sure to show it like it is. As far as requeening, they have to be pretty mean to be requeened. I hate losing time on a flow ‘re-making’ a colony that could be making honey. That’s kind of greedy of me I suppose😬😬. But honestly, they’re not as bad as the camera is making them out to be and once everyone is split down and queens are laying and nectar picks up, most all will be much calmer. The camera really makes it out worse than they are. I was discussing with Mr. Ed the other day regarding production versus management strategy. We all differentiate between strategies and one thing I notice is three beeks can make 150 gallons of honey. But strategy dictates how many hives it takes to do that. I try to do it with way less than the first guy and he/she tries to do it with way less than the next guy. And so on and so forth. So where I will do it with 30 production hives, another does it with 75. So I need to have every hive that’s able to get what I need. So I hate to requeen if I don’t have to. I eventually would like to setup some of my two framers and begin to make more mated queens, then I can have some on standby just for what you’re saying so that then those colonies don’t miss a beat. But at this time, I’ve only got time to make cells and that shuts the colony down for about 2 weeks before they get back going good again, and of course that’s based on a successful mating flight. So early in spring, it works out, but later on, I’ll lose production on that colony and I really can’t identify a mean one until things calm down. My builder colony that has been vicious was actually quite nice when I dropped a cell frame in yesterday and wasn’t terrible at all as I went thru and shook each frame to check for rouge cells.
Best of luck to ya sir with those splits! Looking forward to seeing healthy queens next month.
Any chance there is a frequency that the camera admits causing the bees to get fired up??? Kinda like a mini venom trap.
Thanks Brother!!! I agree and think that might be the case. Some sort of frequency that the other camera doesn’t have in the older technology.
Finally tuning in to your channel, forgive the delay. I've listened to Dirt Rooster and Mr. Ed talk about you for the time I've been watching them. I learned a lot just from this episode. Thank you, I'm subscribed!
Thanks for subscribing and watching Craig and glad you enjoyed the video!!
I think those boys set you up when they gave you that camera….something ain’t right with that thing lol.
I wouldn’t put it past them😂😂😂
Mike when I get my bees that riled up they usually sting through my jeans! LOL
That’s where the camera had things a bit misleading. I wasn’t getting stung. Now last weekend I had one riled up and they were getting after me. That should be on the next video😁😁🐝🐝
That was my video before last. One honey decided to pop my husband right in the backend 😂
Hello Mr. Mike just to let you know we can hear you just fine over the bees also do not worry about us I think everybody on this end watching you we all have our bee jackets and gloves on so NONE OF US HAVE TAKEN ANY STINGS thru the camera yet so you are doing great an you are working like a pro so do not worry about us . 😂😂😂.
😂😂😂😂. Thanks so much for the support!!
Mike I find they are a little more spicey than usual. Your bee are looking good thank you.Mike how far away was your camera the second day,because bees were still after it.
Yes they were. They are taking a few days to calm down, but it’s also been bad weather, so I’m hopping that’s what I’m seeing. The camera was at least 25 feet, yet once they found it, they hit it hard again.
I’ve been looking for a go pro , I can tell from your video I probably don’t won’t an 8 they just don’t seem to like that one . Another good video. Thanks for sharing
Well, the good news is, people are saying the 10’s and 11’s aren’t having the issue. One person even said they had the issue with their 8 and when they went to the 10, they had no issue. But the dirtrooster and yappy didn’t have any issues with this camera, so who knows.
Good video Mike, Hopefully you'll get a chance to take a day off with some sunshine.
Thanks Tom! Finally got some sun this past Saturday. Was such a nice day!!
Wow that’s crazy cause I use two Hero 8s (I switched them out as they overheat in the summer so one is cooling while another is in use) and sometimes they bounce off the camera but they don’t attack it!
I’ve never had stingers in mine! Even have a cute pic of one gal hovering at the screen looking like she’s my camera gal or something. Did you try the Honey Bandit or whichever you use? I’m curious if it would stop them.
Well, could also be a bit accelerated with the weather and all. It’s has been awful weather for working the bees.
I wonder if the GoPro has an ultrasonic sound that the bees hear and respond to the way they do?
That’s kind of what I’m thinking.
That camera must be emitting a frequency they don’t like
That is my thought as well.
Ive had the same thing happen with my phone just in the top pocket of my jacket. The black/dark colored rubber case may also be their target…
Thanks for the video.
You’re welcome Terry. Had a person who lives on the road down here in the winter and he is from Bemidji. He bought honey from us at the market.
Mike, where are the bees getting into your veil?
I had taken a water break and sat down for a bit with my veil flipped back off my head. Guess she was somewhere still crawling around on my jacket and climbed in there while it was flipped back. I saw her down there when I got back to working and just left her there since she was minding her own business.
@Mike Berry ., Great content & How you do it😍 I need one of those hive lifters❤. What was up with lone bee around 28.39?
Well, I was editing and notices at full speed, she was actually very visible in a hover. So I slowed it down and thought it was super cool😁😁
Mike, after seeing Randy's video a few days ago where he gave you the camera, I am quite certain he is sitting at home watching your last two videos and laughing uncontrollably. Knowing he dabbed swarm commander on it in a few places before he gifted it to you!
And that wouldn’t be a far fetched thought😂😂😂
I was thinking the exact same thing!! He rigged it for some pranks.
Has Bruce Jenne slipped you some of his spicy bees??? 😄Those were some good looking hives!!! But so weird how they dislike that particular camera!!! The noise adds a LOT of intensity to the video that obviously didn't have much to do with the splits. But the ladies in the cell builder WERE not happy to see you!!! Great "how I do it" video Mike!!! Take care!!
Yea, it seems like they’re a bit on the Jenne genetic. They don’t sting as much a his did though!!😂😂
@@MikeBarryBees 😄His girls do seem to enjoy photobombing him!!!!
Have you tried spraying the camera with honey rober to keep them away ?
Not yet but I am going to try next time the camera comes out. Hope it helps.
I think beekeeper camera need to be white, lol.
Sure needs to be something other than what it is!! It’s crazy 😜 😂😂
Their must just be pheromones all over that camera from Yappy and 628 Dirt Roosters cut out's, I wonder if an alcohol wipe would clear that away? This is one of the best videos I've that really goes into detail of how to do that and why! You're a hell of a teacher and much apricated! I'll make another comment on what I found out about my small SW Missouri town's bee Regs.
Well Tommy, I’m glad you could glean from the video. Just me being me and doing what I do. I can be inconsistent at times, but I’m a small operator and I do a lot of case by case stuff. As far as the camera, I’ve cleaned it a few times and it doesn’t seem to help. Next thing is what a lot of viewers have suggested and that’s a wipe down of honey-b-gone.
Thanks for all the work you put into your videos. How old were your cells when you pulled them or better yet what is the earliest you would pull them? Thanks
They were 10 days from egg, 6 days from graft. That's the earliest I pull them and I learned that from Dr. Jeff Harris from MSU in a queen rearing class. And simply put, that's the time frame for them to be more safe over too fragile. And he has said, they can definitely be pulled earlier, but that's when they're pretty safe for handling. Bob Binnie has had a discussion on 48 hour old cells, and that is when they are just coming out of larvae stage, so that's a whole different ball game. It's the point when they have just pupated and they are forming their wings which is the most critical and that is just around that 10 day mark. That's what I have been taught Roger. Great question and thanks!!
Up close and personal real world bee keeping.
Spot on information that is not only practical but what most of us encounter. Thanks for your time and effort you put into your videos, doing bee’s your way!
Very much appreciated!
You are welcome and thanks so much for the support and kind comments!!
I found out that I'm only allowed to have 8 frames of bees per lot. I own a lot and a half, just under an acre so I assume I can have 12 frames and I have Layens horizontal as my hive type. We'll see if I can fudge it some and fill out that box, my area is a bee desert compared to when I was a kid in the 70's growing up, getting ready to turn 57. If I can have the seed hive to get bees back into my area, I would be more than happy with that. Thanks for sharing things in a way that makes since to an older Marine like me, only served 4 years but, those 4 years molded me, and I am grateful for them. Your retiring as a Senior Navy Chief means a hell of a lot to me. It's Men like you that deserve to be honored for their time served, along with Fredrick Dunn in the bee community. Maybe I've said too much but, I just had to speak my mind. 🤟
What the world!! Probably someone who knows nothing about bees put some random stupid number down on paper. I feel sorry for you
Wow, honored on that comment Tommy and thanks so much and thanks for your service as well!! It’s not about time, it’s about serving and being a servant. That really stinks about the 8 frame deal and sounds like someone with some pull that doesn’t like bees, or as stated in the other comment by AmericanBee, knows nothing about them, has their hand in that pot. I hope you can work it out and really, I guess you could work on a system that defines ‘a lot’ how you need it to be defined. In the meantime, might would be a good time to put together some educational power points and some presentations at local events and festivals that explain the honey bee and beekeepers. A table with all kinds of info and posters and you explaining the benefits of the honeybees. A lead up to some town board meetings that could rally support for introducing bees back into the area. Maybe even moving folks toward planting friendly flora and vegetation in their flower beds and landscapes that would reduce the degree of the bee desert. There are some organizations that have promotional literature as well. I think the BeeInformed Partnership provides some. They’re out there though.
Me thinks bees on camera is from prior handled angry gloves then handled camera. Wash each.
Tried that. The washing part. Didn’t help at all. It’s simply something about that camera.
Thanks for all your hard work. I can watch you work for hours. Come see us and show me how you do!
One of these days I’d love to do a tour from south to north and then southwesterly and back east to Louisiana and visit and shoot video of visiting viewers and their bee yards. Ahh, maybe someday.
@@MikeBarryBees make it an Appalachian tour, come north!
Mike things are looking much better this year so far. I hope it continues for both of us. Enjoyed your video. Lots of great information. I am a few weeks behind you here I Oklahoma but will be splitting soon. Thanks for the information and take care.
I agree Garry. We had a quick cool down, but no major freeze which is what really hurt us last season. Best wishes on those splits!!
Thanks Mike!! God bless !
Same to you! And thanks as always for your support!!
Woooooowwww… when one of my hives got like that over my mic and my walkie.. I was OUUTTA there. My nerves can’t take it🤪 Randy totally is laughing at you right now after gifting you the camera. It had to be a prank😂😂
I have a question. What are you doing with cells / queens in between placing them in hives after they emerge?
I keep them in a small incubator. If I have a bunch, I give them to folks that can use them. I normally make more than I can use. But more to follow on the cells in a video releasing later today.
Thanks, my bee brother!!!!!
You’re welcome and thanks for the support!!
Your movies are just right for scary people !
One time it’s enough they never want to be around bees!
Was funny thou !
Well, it’s reality tv….
Thanks Mike!!!
You’re welcome Rodney and thanks for the support and friendship!
It is looking like you are off to a great start. Now, hopefully just favorable weather conditions!
Finally got a great day in the sunshine last Saturday. Started out cloudy and cool, but shaped up beautifully. They still got crazy, but not as bad.
Hey Mike I got a good report. I followed one of your videos with the cloak board. I followed every thing to a T. I grafted 30 queens I got 20 to take out of the 30 using the cloak method in your video. Thank you Mike your channel is a blessing and teaches me so much. I know this might be off topic but I wanted to share this with you. Thanks again Mike for your wisdom and knowledge you share with us. Be blessed Mike
Wow!! That’s great Patrick!! Glad the video was able to help. I found the cloake to be so convenient in a small setting I just had to post it. I have another video explaining it that will come out sometime soon. There were so few videos that went thru the entire process, I figured I’d do be. So glad it helped you out Patrick!
@@MikeBarryBees yes sir thank you Mike. Thank you for sharing your knowledge Mike you are truly a inspiration. Be blessed Mike and I will be on a look out for that next video.
Hectic Day in the Bee Yard Mike. You are making them "swarm" on your terms! Great way to grow or make a little side money from your bees. Great job! God Bless you Brother, the busy time will be here soon.
Hectic is an understatement Mike😂😂. I sure try to keep them from swarming, but you know how it is, some will get away. I let the hobby pay for itself, so it works out. Thanks for the support Mike!!
Thanks for sharing Mike glad you brought us on that little adventure really enjoy it. Always a pleasure to see you with your bees Mike God bless you and your bees.
My pleasure and as always, thank you is so much for the support. I truly appreciate it!!
Hey Mike I have a question I know it might be a little off topic. Mike when your grafting queens on what day can you take them out and put them in a incubator to finish hatching thank you Mike.
@@patrickbrewer2794 I learned from Dr. Harris to take them no earlier than day 10 of the age of the queen. Basically 6 days after the graft. I took them the last couple years at age 12 to 14(8 to 10 days after grafting) with no issues. If earlier than 10, he told us to be super careful due to the wing development of the queen. 10 days or at uncapped larval stage 48 hours) is safe from all I've seen. But based on my video releasing in a half hour, you may want to be careful with my advice...😁😁 But in my defense, what happened was a first in 4 years...
Boy they sure don’t like that camera, some good weather and you’ll be in there. Great video as always Mike. Keep them coming and God Bless!
Thanks, glad you enjoy it and thanks for the continued support!!
Long day here too, Thanks for sharing, and wow those bees don't like that camera!😆
Going to be many long days to come Brice, for both of us.
@@MikeBarryBees I will be happy to spend them with bees...
The bees sure dont like that camera. Have you had good luck with those plastic nuc boxes? I usually use wooden nucs, but year before last i was 3 boxes short, and bought 3 of the plastic ones. The splits did not do well in none of the plastic ones. My cousin who runs about a hundred colonies didnt have good luck with the plastic nucs either. We both found the nucs in the plastic boxes were very slow to build up to size. As always, i enjoyed the video. Take care, snd God bless.
I have had great success in the pro nucs, but only for raising the NUC to strength and the queen filling 3 to 4 brood frames and then selling them for immediate installation into a 10 frame. They are not good for just raising NUCs in my opinion. They're made for transfer and sale and then transport. I also have to keep them shaded or put a board over them if they're in the direct sun. They're great for what they're made for, just not good for simply raising NUCs to keep in the yard. If I need to make a NUC I'm not selling, then they go in wood. I use these same as the Jester EZ NUCs. So I'm with you on raising NUCs for any amount of time, they do way better in wood and long term, won't do well in the plastic pro-nucs. I had one that didn't sell one year, so I immediately transferred into wood for the fall and into winter. Thanks for the question!!
That was a must do day.
Absolutely!! It had to get done one way or the other.
Thanks Mike,I look forward to watching you do your bees. I'm still waiting to be able to make my splits. Probably around the first pat of May.
I appreciate the support!! Glad you enjoy the videos of me just doing me. I am the same with the farming videos. Look forward to their VLOGs to see what they’re up to😁
What would happen if you had honey robber on the camera or near it?
Not sure Phil. It's worth trying. Great idea my friend. I need to try it.👍
Another awesome video sir!!! I think the guys might be trying to pull a fast one on you with that new camera!!! Have a wonderful week sir!!!
I would hope Yappy and Randy wouldn't do that to Mike. 🤣 Randy might play a trick like that on Mr. Ed though, at least I would if I were him. 🙂
Oh, they would…..in a minute!!
This was a great video Mike. I really enjoyed it.
Glad you enjoyed it Jim and sure appreciate your support!!!
First, looking good Mike! Watched to whole thing and I am glad I did!! I hope those splits work out for you! We are supposed to be in the low 30s tomorrow night. Again great video Mike and hope you have a great season!
Thanks Grayson! I hope they do well. I’m a bit concerned with this batch of queens. Had some come out in the incubator and I wasn’t impressed
At 10 days will you damage wings?
Possibly. I just know Dr. Harris taught us to let 10 days be the absolute minimum for handling as they are very fragile up to that point. I've heard it from others as well about the 10 day. Between 48 hours and ten days are the days to leave them alone for sure.
They're sensitive about being recorded 😆😆😆
🤣🤣😂 I'd say...LOL!!!
2nd. LOL
Thanks Russell! Grayson beat you by a frog’s hair😂😂 🐸
My bees hate the GoPro hero 8, they are much better with the 11.
That’s interesting. Must just be something with certain electronics in the 8.