So what do you bait a swarm trap with, and where do you place them?
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With the weather warming up rapidly here in Southeast Louisiana, today it reached 82 degrees, and trees are flowering everywhere you look, my focus temporarily turns from building equipment to catching swarms. Even though I still have 80 screened bottom boards to build, I'm going swarm trap setting. I don't know how most of you feel about catching swarms in a trap, but for me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of keeping bees, and it is the closet thing there is to really FREE BEES.
As sad as the experience of losing about 20 hives over winter was, I plan on using those hives as my swarm traps. Basically, turning a bad into a good. They have all the necessary smells associated to attract a new swarm, and there is drawn out comb ready for use.Because the first swarms of the year will almost always contain the old queen, these swarms have the capability of exploding very quickly as there is no down time for the queen to get mated and start laying. By having drawn comb in the trap, our old queen can start laying within a few days, and within 3 weeks you will see orientation flights from your new swarm. I'd like to see that happen with a secondary swarm, you'd be lucky if you saw orientation flights 40 days after catching one of those. And as you all know, it's all about timing with bees. If there are enough bees in the hive when the nectar flow is on, you are going to have a wonderful honey crop. Have I ever mentioned that I really love honey.
Once again, Wreck it Ralph donates his time and talents in helping me clean our old dead outs, build the stands that will hold our swarm traps, and rides shotgun with me to set 11 traps. What an honor and privilege to have such a good friend. So follow along as Ralph and I prepare and then set Abbee Honey's swarm traps. God's peace to all.
Mr. Ed
You are so very knowledgeable about everything with bees. From building hives and their components to catching swarms to taking care of bees. I greatly appreciate and enjoy your videos. Thank you very much. Bless you.
Thank you for all of your kind words and your blessing, I appreciate all of it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Guys! I love your idea of using dead-out brood boxes for swarm traps! I also like the air nozzle you're using to blow off the frames, any chance you can provide a link to that fixture? Wishing you a great honeybee keeping season and thank you so much for sharing your excellent methods! Thumbs UP A+++
We had about a 35% lose over the winter, and the comb in the boxes was really nice, so, I converted my loses into gains by making them into swarm traps. To date, I think I have caught over 15 swarms in those traps. In my book, that's a really good use for a dead out hive. I'll be posting an accurate count of the swarms I caught from our dead outs on the video I post next Friday. The nozzle I was using was one that came from Home Depot, it's just a regular air nozzle, nothing special. I have watched many of your bee videos and you do a very good job with them, keep it up. I hope to hear from you again. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Thank you so much Jeff! So glad to be in touch and very surprised you have the time to watch my postings and I'm flattered... thank you. Can't wait to see your follow on videos about the swarm boxes :)
We just love how you live your love for Jesus. I so look forward to your videos. I share them with everyone. I know God is blessing you and Ralph’s efforts with the bees. If only people knew how valuable the bees are. You’re doing a mighty work and I know The Lord is blessing your efforts. Keep on glorifying The Lord like you do and He will keep blessing you. Can’t wait for your next video! ♥️🙏🏻✝️
Thank you so much for all of your kind words. Jesus's joy fills my life, and I can't help but express it. Thank you for your support and for sharing my videos. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great to see Wreck it Ralph again. I really appreciate all the knowledge you share. As a second year beek I've learned so much from your videos. I also appreciate your approach to treatment free considering all the pressure out there to treat.
It is a pleasure for me to share the knowledge I have gained over the years, particularly the treatment free aspect. I hope to be sharing for a lot longer. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Jeff for all the very informative talks and demos you give in your videos, nice to learn and i find it very interesting to watch
I'm happy to share my thoughts, knowledge, and joy. Thanks so much for following along. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another great video! I'm baffled as to all the steps you take to make sure your "girls" are thriving. You do a FANTABULOUS job!!! God Bless
Thank you for my blessing Gina! My passion for keeping bees is my inspiration for improving the way I prepare and maintain our colonies. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for your wonderful videos, and for sharing your relationship with Jesus for all to see, and to revel in! God bless you and Ralph-and the bees!
Thank you so much for your blessing and kind words Carolyn. Stay tuned for more swarm trap updates. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Good morning Jeff, you and Ralph make a pretty darn good team. It’s good to see the beard once more. GB. Kate
I'm not sorry the beard is gone. Even though our temps were in the upper 70's, that thing was hot as could bee. There is no way I could go wrangling with that on my face......that is till next October. What a great time I have when Ralph and I work together. Not only do we get a lot done, but we really have fun along the way. Have a great week Kate, still praying for you. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff lol, it’s no fun chasing a trickle of sweat when you can’t reach it through the whiskers. You have a fine week as well. GB. Kate
Came for the bee video, and it sounds to me like the Purple Martins are back. Good luck this season with both!
I had fully intended to say something about our Martins, but I forgot. They arrived on Feb. 13, same day as they did last year. They are still coming in, but we have several couples that have set up house, and more arrive every day. It's always a joy to watch and listen to them in the morning. I love the Martins, but not quite as much as the bees. Thanks for watching and listening. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Very good videos, I have been watching your videos for past two months, I am learning a lot. Thank you.
Glad to be of help! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed! You have a very contagious smile.
I caught it from my mom, and now I'm spreading it too. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
U guys are such a joy to watch Mr Ed keep up the good job👍🏾🥂 blessings
One of the perks I receive when I make videos, the blessings folks shower upon me, thank you VERY much for your gift. It is such a pleasure working with Ralph. He has so much knowledge in bees and construction, and his disposition to work is unparalleled. I am blessed to have such a good friend. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Blessing the work of your hands. Amen brother. Amen!
Your blessing is greatly appreciated, thank you. God's peace Bill.
Mr. Ed
Hi, looks like you are ready for swarm season. I use the same bait and it works well also. Thanks for sharing the prayer at the end of the video. Praying that you both have a blessed swarm season.
Prayers ALWAYS are heard, and thank you for yours Desmond. Let me know how you make out with your traps, I've still got 4 or 5 left to set. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Nothing goes to waster. You use and reuse everything. What a great way to treat the creator's animals and land. The goodness of land is a gift from the Lord. Praise Jesus for giving you the talents to do this good work.
I thank God everyday for the graces He gives, and ask at the same time for the grace and strength to carry on tomorrow. God's peace. Mr. Ed
dang, you 2 sure do move fast... what kind of energy drink did you have? *giggle*
It's a secret honey concoction that just a few bee keepers hold the receipt for. We need it to do all the work that we have to do. Love ya sis, and miss you already. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
many thanks to you and Ralph, good job !
You are VERY welcome, and thank you for following along with all my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How can the bees not fall for this exceptionally crafted boxes? You and Ralph are doing a fine job on your way to world domination. Ha! You gotta love that DirtRooster!
I'm not worried about world domination, I'm just focused on beating the pants off the Rooster again by catching more swarms than him. Ralph is helping make that desire a reality. Thank you Ralph! God's peace Juliana.
Mr. Ed
You are blessed! Thanks for the video
Jeff,
A sincere and heartfelt “thank you” for your excellent videos.
Your pleasant and humble nature makes your videos a pleasure to watch. Moreover, you acknowledge the One who is the giver of all blessings. Only a big man with a bigger heart deflects credit away from himself and onto the creator.
May you have the time and patience to continue as these presentations do far more than simply instruct in bee-keeping.
Teach on!
Mark
Mark, thank you very much for all your kind words, and acknowledging your own love for God. I'm a fella blessed to be able to do the work I truly love doing and sharing the experience. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
In His Precious Name AMEN. Jesus is loving what you do.
Mr. Ed saying a prayer on RUclips, how about that sister. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Well done as a team for the outro. :)
Wishing you the best with some success on catching swarm and for a good year 2018 with the Bees. :)
What a joy it is having Ralph as a friend and helper. Thank you for your well wishes Peter, and for spending your time watching my bee adventures. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff and Ralph, I'm confused beeard or no beeard? I like it. I'm beehind in my videos I guess. It looks so warm there. We had fridgid cold last night on top of snow. BRRRR. Keep up the good work you two. I'm anxious to see how your top bar hive is doing. AMEN to your prayer as well. Best to you all.
Hello to you Cheryl, and yes, the beeard is gone.....just like our winter. I always feel sorry for folks who live north of Louisiana because of the cold they have to endure while us folks in the south are turning on our air conditioners. The top bar is coming up to the abbey as soon as the stand that is being constructed is finished, and when it is, I will bring the hive to the abbey and make a video on it. More than likely I will be splitting it at the time, we shall see. I am happy to hear you like the blessing over our traps, it really is the secret to successfully catching swarms. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for sharing, with this pile of boxes you are gonna beat the dirtrooster again. Take care and god bless
Thank you for the blessing, I really need it. There is no doubt about it, the Rooster may as well not even try to outdo me this year either. The guy does not stand a chance. Of course, he has been known to steal swarm traps, and I don't put it past him to stoop to such low levels, but no matter what he attempts, Mr. Ed will bee ready to respond. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Excellent- Happy Friday
I can always count on you watching, thank you so much. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Okay Mister Ed please tell me this... I see you catching these swarms but I don't see you taking them home to the Abbey. Can you do a video on bringing them home from the time you pick them up to the time you get them home. I would like to see a video like that it would help me out and I imagine it would help others out to. Thank you so much for the work you do for the bees and us. You're very good teacher explain very well and humbled. May God bless all the things that you do.
Thank you so much for the blessing and your many kind words Terry. The reason I have never made a video about bring the swarm traps home is because I do it when it's dark, and the video would not show well. I will have to make mention of that fact when I catch swarms next season. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr Edd. Great way to set up on the stands. they would prob be stolen here in the UK though. Keep up the good work
I'm sure you can find some handy places away from all the chavs lol
lol yeah we are quite built up here in the UK u'll be surprised where they get lol
Yeah i'm central Birmingham I feel your pain, I'm going to look for some Bee groups soon and see how they manage.
I put out around 30 traps last year i lost a third of them and they prob had swarms in. Its very sad to say but the only reason someone would take them is if they are another bee keeper
That's a shame, still better than being destroyed I guess.. at least your still doing your bit for conservation! Just found my local club only 10 minutes away, about to shoot them an email for their next crash course.
Hey it's Wreck it Ralph! Y'all got a tag team going.
Ralph is such a big help. Because Ralph helped me that day, 3 days worth of work got done in just one. Thank you Jesus for Ralph! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow - That beard grew back fast ! :-)
Yesterday it looked like just stubble - at best.
Sometimes I have to shave 5 times a day just to keep it manageable. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Congrats on 30K subscribers. :)
Thank you, I am humbled by that number, and thank all woh have subscribed. I hope you are one of them. Thanks for watching and subbing. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Of course, I think I subbed around 10K
Hey Ralph!! Good work!
Yep, Wreck it Ralph is da man!!!!! God's peace Juliana.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed,
I noticed that you have people's names on your boxes. Do you take donations for building your boxes? All the churches I have gone to have window panes and pews donated by parishioners, but I have never seen hives and swarm traps that way.
God bless you young man and Happy New year to you and your family. Jean and Craig Shevlin
Our bee operation here at St. Joseph Abbey had it's beginning and continues to sustain itself from donations by generous sponsors. For their generosity, their names are placed on bee boxes and bottles of honey to show our appreciation for their gift. Thank you for your blessings and for watching, it is greatly appreciated. May the new year bee full of blessings for you and yours as well Craig. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Not only a fantastic swarm catcher but now a world class magician, "NOW YOU SEE IT....NOW YOU DON'T". any chance you could teach the Dirt Rooster and I the beard trick MR Ed!!! please, please.
I have sworn to secrecy on all beard tricks, but I have no problems sharing all I know about wrangling bees. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I guess I can't keep watching Bee videos without wanting to give it a shot. But I'm on disability and cant afford to get into it right out.
Bees are expensive so I will do it one step at a time. Found some videos on how to make Bee Traps out of 5 gallon buckets. I will put out 10 and see what happens.
If I catch a swarm or 2, I have time to build some nukes or hives and rehouse them, since I have a complete wood shop, I can make anything.
For now, I am planting my yard in clover, in the fall, i will go to the woods and dig up Goldenrod to plant the edges of my yard. Hopefully by spring I will have some bees for my yard. If not, clover is a great food for salads and goldenrod makes a good tea.
Remember the Boston Tea Party? Well there for a while nobody had any tea, so they made tea out of goldenrod and called it "Freedom Tea". If you google Goldenrod Tea, you'll find it has a lot of good stuff in it. So even if I fail to catch a swarm, I will have some great food/ground cover to feed wild bees and myself. How us that a losing situation?
Parrot Bill... Could you go to a local Bee Club or Association and Bee keep that way ? You learn all the good stuff, get skills. And, maybe first dibs on some swarm cells and a cup of bees. You can start very small. 🤗
Man, I can absolutely emphasize with your situation. Have been in the same place myself.
Did you end up having any luck with those traps so far?
I always give God the glory because without him we could do nothing thank you for your videos.
I'm with you all the way on giving God the glory! I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees Jeff I will be watching everyone of your videos from here on out because I am going to need all the advice and help I can get starting out on this adventure you got a loyal subscriber up here in West Virginia can’t wait to see your next video.
@@strugglingbeekeepermarkcot9642 thanks so much for the sub and welcome to the wonderful world of keeping bees. You are in for one heck of a ride. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr. ED Love your videos I get a kick out of your interactions with Mr 628 Dirt Rooster. I would like to ask you a question if you have the time. I bought some what was labeled 100% lemon grass oil but it just does not smell like very good "real lemon grass oil". So do you have a producer of lemon grass oil that works for you? Please keep the videos coming. From the North Dakota frozen bee keeper.
Hey Jim from the frozen North, Dakota that is. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment on the videos, I do appreciate all the effort it takes. To answer your question, the type of Lemon Grass oil I use is called Cymbopogon flexuosus. I buy it at the local health food store and it has always worked well for me over the years. To date, I have caught over 18 swarms in our traps, and it is still very early in the swarm season. I wish you all the success in your trapping also. Please let me know how you make out. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I would like to use an old hive body for a swarm trap. Do you use the same configuration as a regular hive? I have seen others who put extra space on the bottom, below the frames. Is this even necessary? Thanks for your video, I love how you ask for blessings on the traps. With the Lord’s blessings, your bound to be successful! 😊🐝
I use 10 frame boxes for my traps....it works for me very well. God's peace Daisy.
Mr. Ed
any updates on swarm traps Mr Ed don't leave us hanging :)
Caught 2 more in traps, and I removed a swarm from a tree today, that video will be posted next Friday. More reports to come. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Ya'llr Awesome, shout out to REK-IT RALPH!
Wreck it Ralph is the MAN, what a great friend. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I am most interested in catching wild swarms so I Bee Line feral colonies then place Traps about 100 yards south (early). 3 of 4 Last year. My only concern this year is that in setting the traps last week I knocked over my bottle of LGO. Should I add a couple frames on the dashboard and leave the window cracked or buy a new car?
That is so cool that you can bee line. I have tried it a few times but lose the bees after 2 seconds. As far as your dilemma is concerned, my suggestion would be to add some frames to the dash, video the swarm as it moves in and takes up residence, and after the video goes viral, but 2 cars with the profits. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I really appreciate your obvious belief in God. Too many beekeepers don't believe in a creator. I remember 10 years ago my Muslim beekeeper friend and I would elbow each other and giggle at meetings where the speaker would attribute bee characteristics to evolution.
May the Lord bless you. You sure do bless me.
Thank you so much for your blessing and kind words Jim, they are greatly appreciated.I am positive that bee keepers are not the only folks that don't believe in a creator. I am so happy to hear you are not one of them. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed, thank you for giving glory to God and for having the faith to ask the Lord to bless your efforts. James 4:3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures
I try to live my life in the constant recognition of the presence of God at every moment of my day. This is what leads to my giving thanks as often as possible.....even on RUclips. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff when you remove the comb from a wild Hive is there a certain way to put comb in the frame
Yes there is. Check out this video I made showing how I do it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Al. Mr. Ed
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Ralph cleaned more frames than you did. I was counting.
Everyone loves Wreck it Ralph, he's the silent, strong type which most folks admire. Besides, someone had to manage the camera. God's peace Linda.
Mr. Ed
I am wanting to get into bee keeping, watching you and rosters videos. I am taking that having the old comb is key making these traps. What if you don’t have the old comb, other than the lemon grass oil, is there anything else that you would suggest? Thanks and God Bless.
Thank you for your blessing David, I greatly appreciate it. A few suggestions, first, find a bee club in your area and join it. You will meet lots of folks that have a serious bee infatuation. You may even meet someone who will mentor you, and be able to secure some old brood comb for you to bait a trap or two. The second suggestion, get to bee friends with patience. It is always very difficult when starting out keeping bees, but if you stick with it, you will gain knowledge and experience. I wish you all the best on your bee keeping journey. I hope you will keep me posted. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Jeff, I just read your comments under your heading about this video. Getting ready to watch it!!! Quick question ? What is your good friend Ralph's real name ? I doubt it is wreck it.... 😊😁 Gods Peace to you and your friend !!
HIs name IS Ralph, I just added the Wreck it part because he does all the demolitions on the jobs we do together. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Ah ha ha ha, I figured that much😁. I guess I should have asked Ralph what .Was trying to give him his minute in the "spotlight" He works hard in the background most of the time , I feel sure😁 Have a wonderful day!!
What I meant to say was I guess I should have ask what is Ralph's last name. His moment in the spotlight. Sorry voice dictate , should have proof read 😊😁
Hello there Mr Ed and Ralph! I have to ask - WHERE is the top bar box at this precise moment? Its a month since you said you were going to move it within the week. And perhaps others can correct me if I am wrong - but I think I have heard that promise several times last year too? I think you need a secretary to keep your schedule you are CLEARLY too busy!! *wink wink* Video was great though, you are a master of that no question! And thanks for the prayer its nice of you to share your super power in swarm captures!
The TBH is at the abbey. I wanted to do a video on the split I did on it, but I had camera issues and the material was not good at all. And I definitely need a secretary, you would not believe how busy my life is right now with swarms and splits going on at the same time. Plus, I have to post videos every week. It's all good and I'm having a blast. The prayer over the swarm traps is the real key to success. God's peace Julie.
Mr. Ed
Thank you so much kind sir! I have no doubt that the key of success in all things is prayer. God's blessings on you and yours. Julie
Since the Greater Wax Moth is attracted to drawn comb, how do you keep them out of your swarm traps?
As long as the weather stays cool, the wax moth is not very active. My hope is that bees move in before the moths. At any rate, by the middle of March, I will trade out the brood frames with wax covered foundation to catch swarms. It's a wait and see kind of thing. I'll post updates to show what's going on. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice Jobs Mr. Ed how many day it took you to do them I see the sun keep going up & down? Peace
Prayers work miracles Sallie, and it took less than 5 days to preform this miracle. God's peace sister.
Mr. Ed
love that stinky old comb.
It will definitely do the trick to bring scout bees into your swarm trap. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How often do you just catch wax moth with all that comb in there?
As long as the weather is still cool, the wax moths are not a problem. If bes have not moved into the traps by the end of March, I remove the old brood comb from the traps and replace it with a waxed foundation frame. These work very well also. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@Jeff Horchoff Bees I've been a sub for quite sometime now and get a lot useful information from your channel. I've been trying to find a video on why there was a lot of activity on my swarm trap on Sunday but yesterday none, can you please explain why because I can't find anything about it anywhere? TIA and God bless 🙏
Scout bees are like that, and because there are many scouts from a swarm, even though your trap may have been a good candidate for the new hive, there may have been another one that was selected. Still, don't lose hope, like I said, there are many scout bees out there looking. Best wishes for your successes. God's peace Tina.
Mr. Ed
I have a question. We have 4 swarm traps on our acre and my son has 4 swarm traps in various parts of town about 15 miles from us. Anyway his trap in his back yard has had some activity the past couple days , just a lot of coming and going, fighting and "kissing".. There has been the same activity at a couple of our traps. Tree pollen has been very high for about 4 days in a row now.
Tonight my son checked after dark and there were a few bees inside. He read that scouts will spend the night.. Is this true? We went out and found a couple of bees in a couple of our swarm traps as well and one tagged my husband when he peeked inside. Ours are being robbed out by ants tho too.
Also, in my son's trap he noticed the bees dragging out the q tip he put in with lemongrass oil... so they are cleaning! Is that a good sign that he will catch a swarm??
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Hi. What type of lemon grass oil are you usin?. Cymbopogon flexuosus or Cymbopogon citratus
It is the flexuosus type, it works well for me. Best wishes for success with your traps. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Thanks
Really enjoy your channel
have you ever tried the long hive? lot less back strain
The one that you saw in this video is the only one I have, and it is thriving, YES!!!! Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment on all my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
most people dont understand bees and cannot figure out why bee people are happy i dont tell them its because of the honey we get
Great video, thanks very much! One question about cleaning frames. I lost a hive last fall and some of the frames had nectar mixed in with honey and pollen. Do you remove old nectar by using the air hose? Is this necessary? Want to be prepared and give my packaged bees a good start. Thanks.
If it were me, I'd give the packaged bees the very frame you are talking about just as it is after it was in your freezer for at least 24 hours to make sure there are no nasties in the comb. It will be a treat for your bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Ralph is back!! HEYYY! :) Thanks for another cool video!! I love that you're making a positive out of a negative. Your perspective and positivity is so great! Thank you! I hope you guys are having a great winter and gearing up for a fantastic Spring! Thanks again for all of your great work! Have a great weekend. - Laurie PS - how do you guys never get stung?!
Wow, thank you for all your kind words. Life as a bee keeper is great, and it's so much fun having friends like Ralph who give of their time and talents to help with the bees at the abbey. I hope you are keeping warm, Spring is just about here. Thanks for watching. God's peace Laurie.
Mr. Ed
You have to move slow when handling bees. A queen-less hive is more aggressive. mites and beetles or ants in the hive will agitate the bees.
You get to know the signs that your bees give you when working them, for example....if they bump into you that means back off for a minute and do nothing before you continue or else you may get stung or attacked by more bees.
Some smells will make them more aggressive.
If you use smoke the bees will calm down since they can not communicate a threat very well with each other, also smoke makes the bees consume more honey and that will calm them down.
I noticed the sign on one of the boxes, do people sponsor boxes for you?
Yes they do. The Abbee Honey program has generous sponsors that contribute to the ministry for it's perpetuation. Many of the things you see me do are supported by their kindness. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Maybe you can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I have got swarm traps out right next to bee hives I have no luck catching a hive I'm using swarm commander and lemon grass
It may bee the traps are to close to your hives, try setting them out 100 feet away. Also, besides the swarm commander and lemon grass, try and put some old brood comb in the trap as well. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. God's peace Merle.
Mr. Ed
Informative and heartwarming. ☺
What a great way to spend the day, baiting and setting swarm traps, and hanging out with Wreck it Ralph. Thanks for watching, good to hear from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love it! Great video. 🐝🐝🐝☮️
Thanks Tim, like you, I want to share the knowledge and the experience of keeping bees. Videos are a great way to learn. God' peace. Mr. Ed
How high off the ground do you put your swarm traps?
It varies, but most of them are up about 5 feet. Thanks, and thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Would you allow guests to your bee yard?
We’re traveling through LA in the later part of March
It would bee great to show you the bees at the abbey. Contact me at oscelata@gmail.com to let me know when you are passing through, and I will try to arrange it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The sidebar/support is called a gusset
I should have known that, thanks for the help and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello JEFF tu as des abeilles très douces. Lundi la météo annonce -8 degrés brrrrrr le froid Nous attendons le printemps Bye Bon courage à toi et tes amis
Le printemps sera ici avant que vous ne le connaissiez Jacky, et vous utiliserez votre vache abeille pour vous-même. J'espère que votre printemps sera aussi productif que le mien. Le frère de la paix de Dieu.
M. Ed
Do you think a screened bottom is better than solid? Does it help with attracting more bees?
I think a dark interior to catch swarms is very important. Screened bottom boards don't allow for this, and that is why my stands are so wide, to block light from entering from the bottom. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
nice god bless and good morning from maine
Terry, is there still snow on the ground up there? I hope your bees are doing well. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
yes ther is snow on the ground up here.....god bless
Like the blessing.
It's the secret ingredient to successfully bait all your swarm traps with. It's also the secret success to a happy life here on earth. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, I have never tried a swarm trap yet (will be this year though), and I was wondering, do you have to check for wax moth?
The wax moths will move into the trap if you leave the old brood comb to long. As long as there is cool weather, there should be no problems with wax moths. Generally, by the time that happens, I've already taken down my traps, and if I still have some out, there is no brood comb in the trap, I replace them with drawn out honey comb, wax moths won't lay in honey comb, only comb that had larva in it. At least that is my experience of it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff k
Just a question: how long do the luring scents last?
I rebait the traps every 10 to 14 days. Good luck! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thanks I'm a beekeeper from Turin Italy. I've seen in RUclips that some managed to capture swarms with lemongrass alone. What's your overall ratio of success in luring swarms per traps put? Ciao.
@@pand9293 Lat year I caught 54 swarms, and more than 40 of them were in traps. Traps work very well, especially when they are placed where bees are known to be present. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Do the colors of the boxes mean anything? Just curious. My brother's name was Ralph. Wreckin' Ralph is a great nickname.
Nope, just lets the bees learn which one is their home. Nothing quite so disturbing as walking into the neighbor's house thinking it was your home. Mixed up color scheme prevents that to a large degree.
which colors do bees see? Do you know?
Great movie too.
Nope, not a clue. I do remember seeing something about patterns in UV of flowers that are not visible to us but to bees which can see further into that spectrum than we can. The flowers were very much different looking too. With prime time dead, I wound up missing that movie's ads, won't be convinced to pay for commercials either so it would appear that's it.
I like using different colors because they look so nice in the fields. It's so boring if they are all the same color. Besides, when I buy the paint at Home Depot or Lowes, they are the colors available in the oops department and they are REALLY cheap. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff I'm just wondering if this is a hobby or if this is your job thanks in advance
It's just something I am passionate about, and I volunteer my time an talents for the benefit of the monks at St. Joseph Abbey as their bee keeper/ wrangler. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Honey in the back of a pickup works well I'm told :)
Do you have to lay a stinky T shirt on top of it to really make it work? God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
No but it helps :)
Is there a reason you use 10 frame swarm traps?
Mostly because it's the equipment I have, and it allows me the time to leave the trap out for a longer period of time to allow the bees to build up before moving them to one of our yards. It's just a personal choice. In truth, bees are not that choosy as to where home is, but the proper baiting and placement of your equipment is very important. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees thanks!
So wrapped up in catching them and not knowing there his own bees are escaping he hee The Q tip. works good, put em in snack baggies> the baggy will have the smell too. Oh leave them unzipped just fold em fold side down, My stands are left over wood, use it just set the traps on, buy screwing scrap wood into the limbs or forked limbs > Not fancy just works
Oh yeah brother, I am ALL wrapped up catching bees. Heck, I bet you wake up early just trying to figure some way to get more of them yourself. Man, I love wrangling bees. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Got to love them for sure ;) Suppose to "bee" enjoyable RITE? he hee long as you don't TEE em off! Weather hasn't been rite here to cold or raining lol, Na i don't worry they come to papa for protection he hee They love it here. cheers bud happy wrangling
awesome!
Thank you Terry, I hope this inspires you to set a trap or two also. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
+Jeff Horchoff my mind Is thinking,for sure.
Did you paint the honey hut red?
So glad to see you commenting as well as watching, you must have a lot of time on your hands to bee able to do both. Thanks for watching, AND commenting. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I thought I saw a queen on that frame.
Did you know that the Dirt Rooster still thinks drones are queens often? Are you going to make the meeting on the 8th? God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Has anyone ever told you you look like Ron Perlman
Yes, I'm the shorter version. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I was the 999th person to LIKE this video!
WOW!!! Thank you so much for watching and giving the video a thumbs up, I truly appreciate it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Beavis Central!!!!!
That's a first, but it is funny. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
you also need to warn beekeepers if using used comb wax moths will likely be a problem within two weeks if you don't catch a swarm
I agree. Early in the year it is not so much of a problem but if he leaves those up anytime, the wax moths will make a nasty mess out of them.
That is very true, but we still have a bit of cool weather, and as long that's around, the wax moth is not very active. I would not do this after March. Very good point. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
By the end of March, I won't have the old brood comb in the traps. Hopefully by then, bees will be in them. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, if you need to replace a queen for any reason, (failing, temperament, not productive), take the old queen and place her in a glass container with an ounce of plain rubbing alcohol. Use something to crush the body into pieces let it set for a couple of weeks and this allows the alcohol to extract the pheromones of the queen. This can then be used in addition to the lemon grass oil as an attractant for the later season splits. Apply it the same was as the lemon grass oil. It will not attract moths or beetles but is effective as a swarm lure.
Top Man J ;-)
I couldn't bee doing it without folks like yourself spending their time watching. Thank you so much. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
wait, how did you regrow that beard overnight?
Mega doses of honey, but don't tell anyone. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Just a bit of advice, I couldn't tell in this video but in most of your videos they look like jello, like the image is moving back and forth.. That happens when you let RUclips "stabilize" your video. NEVER let RUclips do anything to your video all they will do is mess it up. I learned that the hard way on my other channel.
Thank you for your advice. I stopped using the stabilization effect offered by RUclips more than a year ago, it was terrible. The only thing I can think of that makes the image distort is when I am holding the camera in my hand and not on the tri pod. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Is he your best friend i think he is your best friend he looks like your best friend lol he looks like he is shy or very quiet.
If he looks like a friend, shares the same interests as a friend, and behaves like a friend, he MUST bee a friend. So yes, Ralph and I re very good friends. We have known each other for over 4 years, and we met in the bee club that we are still members of. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What Wreck it Ralph does not say with his mouth, he more than makes up with it by what he does. But you have to admit, he is getting better about speaking on the videos. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Do Wreck it Ralph have his own youtube channel I want to subcribe to him.
I'm sorry to say that Ralph does not have a RUclips channel, but I will tell him he should and that you want to sub to it. Thanks for watching, and wanting to watch Ralph. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Что можете сказать о "Flow Hive" ? (Мне кажется - неэффективный улей. Будет забиваться трутнями, личинками и воском)
Я не поклонник Flow Hive, но для некоторых людей это может быть их ответ на сохранение пчел. Как и у вас, у меня много сомнений относительно жизнеспособности системы, когда речь заходит о готовности меда, это все же нектар, в отношении других вторжений насекомых и даже долговечность пластиковых контейнеров в суровых погодных условиях как ваши проблемы. Как я уже сказал, я не поклонник этого, но некоторые люди подумают, что это ответ на их молитвы. Божий брат мира.
Г-н Эд
Ok I'll translate for everyone.......Cool video, good job!
Nice reggae...
Ya man! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
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I thought you looked like Cat Stevens
I wish I could sing like him. When I was in high school, he was one of my favorite artist, and I learned how to play almost all of his songs. Tea for the Tillerman was my favorite album for a long time. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures and comment on them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How could i catch swarm or bee if i don't have frames with comb?. Only empty box with empty frames and lemongrass oil.😇 somebody could help me??? 😇😂🐝🐝🐝🍯😍✌
It is not imperative that you have "old" comb in order to catch a swarm, it certainly helps, but so log as the trap is placed in a location that bees are in, and you add lemongrass oil in the trap, there is a very good likelihood a swarm will move in. I wish you all the best of luck......because a lot of it is just that, let me know how it goes for you. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
my empty trap(no comb) with lemongrass oil i place it near in forest, i don't know f this work.😂😇, thank you MR. ED 😇
@@alifishing2493 There is always the possibility of bees moving into a trap regardless of where it's placed. However, to increase the likelihood of bees moving in, I have found that frames with old brood comb in them, along with using old equipment, the smell of bees already present, and lemongrass have always produced the best results. Also, knowing that bees are in the increase your odds of catching a swarm. One more thing I attribute to my success of catching swarms, I always say a prayer when I set my traps. I hope this helps you, and I'd like to know how you make out. Thanks for watching, and I wish you the best of luck. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
come on you forgot to show the nucs you put in after
No magician tells how the trick was done, why should I? God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
your choice but could you possibly shave your beard because you look much better but up to you keep up the vids
That a done deal already, and no regrets. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
YAAY RALPH and yes, Mr. Fuzzy, we know this was before the Rooster roasting. Now you're Mr. Babyface once again. And you are cornering the swarm market. Poor Rooster. Has to come back from a foreign land to get scorched. GBWYall from US goofy hillbillies!
Babyface needs swarms to make the Rooster look worse than a half eaten, like that would ever happen around the Dirt man, moldy, bacon samich that's been out in the sun for 2 days. Stay tuned as Mr. Ed puts another whooping on the Rooster and makes him cry like my 3 year old niece. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
10 minute video for 2 seconds of information for the new beekeepers, lemongrass. No traps, just hives, used hives. New beekeepers don't have this.
I have to admit, I forget quite often that I too started out with nothing. I apologies for my assumptions, and I will make the effort to consider those who do not have the advantages that I have. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
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Swarm traps! God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Yo
Back at you brother. God's peace.
Mr. Ed