Huge Honey Bee Infestation That Tested My Skills
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Welcome back friends to the next episode of live honeybee removals with Yappy Beeman.
In this episode I travel to Birmingham, Alabama (Roll Tide) to remove a huge bee infestation from a house that had been there for a few years. The homeowner had bees previously in almost the same spot a few years earlier. This time the bees thought they had found a harder spot to get to by a remover and had done very well since their arrival. I calculated that we had removed about 3 gallons of honey and over 25,000+ honey bees in this colony .
Generally the bees in my area are fairly docile. Weather issues the few days before this were not as favorable as I would have liked. That sometimes causes the bees to get a little testy with me. After putting a little smoke to them they still didn't really care that I was relocating them to a better home. They stayed defensive through most of the removal. I took about 15 stings and the first one gave me a Yappy eye for the rest of the day. But in the end it didn't hamper my skills of finding their queen bee and catching her. I'm very critical to wanting to see her during the job. If I know that I have her, I know that there isn't a pocket of bees hiding somewhere to rebuild after I leave. You can see such an example toward the end of the video where the queen ran behind a floor joist and many of here bees followed her. however, she couldn't hide from The Yappy Beeman and my experience with bees.
I hope you enjoy this little bit of fun. I enjoy your feedback in the comments and thank you for taking the time to check out my channel. Until the next time, enjoy the show.
Yappy Beeman is a professional bee remover performing live honey bee removals in Alabama as "Alabama Bee Rescue" and relocates them to apiaries away from residential areas so they can rebuild and thrive as a honey bee colony producing honey. Yappy is an Alabama Beekeepers association member that has performed over 1000 live bee removals. Yappy with the help of his great friends Jpthebeeman, 628 Dirtrooster bees, Jeff Horchoff and many others, I have learned many skills to remove bee swarms and honey bee colonies safely for the bees and home owners alike.
@628DirtRooster @JPthebeeman @JeffHorchoff @brucesbees @NaturesImageFarmGregBurns @CastleHives @Southernherbalist @BohemiaBees @TheCaliforniaBeekeeper @BeekeepingWithNatalee @HornetKingOfficial
Here is a little bee educational material for ya.
Africanized honey bees (known colloquially as "killer bees") are hybrids between European stock and the East African lowland subspecies A. m. scutellata; they are often more aggressive than European honey bees and do not create as much of a honey surplus, but are more resistant to disease and are better foragers.[23] Accidentally released from quarantine in Brazil, they have spread to North America and constitute a pest in some regions. However, these strains do not overwinter well, so they are not often found in the colder, more northern parts of North America. The original breeding experiment for which the East African lowland honey bees were brought to Brazil in the first place has continued (though not as originally intended). Novel hybrid strains of domestic and re-domesticated Africanized honey bees combine high resilience to tropical conditions and good yields. They are popular among beekeepers in Brazil.
Honey bees appear to have their center of origin in South and Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), as all the extant species except Apis mellifera are native to that region. Notably, living representatives of the earliest lineages to diverge (Apis florea and Apis andreniformis) have their center of origin there.[7]
The first Apis bees appear in the fossil record at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary (34 mya), in European deposits. The origin of these prehistoric honey bees does not necessarily indicate Europe as the place of origin of the genus, only that the bees were present in Europe by that time. Few fossil deposits are known from South Asia, the suspected region of honey bee origin, and fewer still have been thoroughly studied.
No Apis species existed in the New World during human times before the introduction of A. mellifera by Europeans. Only one fossil species is documented from the New World, Apis nearctica, known from a single 14 million-year-old specimen from Nevada.[8]
The close relatives of modern honey bees - e.g., bumblebees and stingless bees - are also social to some degree, and social behavior seems a plesiomorphic trait that predates the origin of the genus. Among the extant members of Apis, the more basal species make single, exposed combs, while the more recently evolved species nest in cavities and have multiple combs, which has greatly facilitated their domestication.
Holy smokes! That looked like a labyrinth...that comb just kept going and going and going! Love watching you cut them bees out. Great job capturing it! And thanks for the tag too:)
My pleasure Greg. Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe one day can get you stung in one of these little jobs. No worries. It would be fun.
@@YappyBeeman Man wouldn’t that be fun! I’ll bring the donuts!
@@NaturesImageFarmGregBurns I don't know. Brian might get a little jealous and then we would have to have him too...nothing would get accomplished with that kinda crew
@@YappyBeeman sure wouldn't but we would have a good ol time!
Labyrinth, is a spot on - definition!
The contrast between his attitude towards bees and his attitude towards ants might be my favorite thing about this video
lol
Seriously, that cracked me up!
Lol, I hate ants too!!
I love ants. They are as cute and hardworking as bees.
@@nightraider7579 Don’t see why. They’re very smart and they do just as much as bees. Some ant species line their nest with fungi to prevent disease & bacteria
*grabs fistfuls of bees with bare hands*
“God I hate ants”
I know! 😆😆😆😆
lol!
Bee's are not ants
Well, honey beers are useful
It amazes me how you find the queens through all of that population! Amazing footage!
Probably a master at where's waldo
@@mooseBannernow that's freaking funny 😂
Crane girl did a good job. Nice work on the removal.
“ I look better when you cannot see me as much”
No sir you are awesome! Suns out guns out!
Boom....rock n roll!!!!
Good stuff Yappy. I’m glad there are people like you that enjoy doing these removals. I love my bees but will leave removals to people like you and my friend Rusty.
Thanks Bruce. You've been known to pull a big job or two that I'm glad wasn't mine.
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Can’t ever be simple!. Love it! Much respect to the ones who do cut outs. I’ve been keeping bees since around 1995 and have never done one and don’t care to do one. It’s a needed specialty in Beekeeping. Keep the great videos coming Yappy. Sending love from NC
I can't say I blame you for that. I enjoy it but it can be a major mess. Thanks for jumping in.
Hey fellow NCer small world! Just curious what part of NC do you keep your bees? I live in the Raleigh area and was thinking about starting but was wondering if it's a good area too 😄
@@jakehero95 our operation is just outside of Charlotte. Raleigh would be a great place.
@@thesidelinebeekeeper-craig6924 awesome thanks so much for the response! Hope things are going well for you in your neck of the woods was a pleasure to "meet" a fellow north carolinian 😁
So what am I to do if I cannot find someone local to do a cut out? Call the exterminator? I would much rather relocate the bees if possible rather than kill them. Maybe pay Yappy to come up north?
I love how gentle this guy is with the bees, even when they're angry.
I just recently got into the science of bee keeping and how the life of a bee colony operates and this is this channel is exactly what I was looking for! I love your videos and keep helping those awesome black and yellow insects that we know and love so much:)
I’m found myself on this weird side of RUclips and love it.
damn said uploaded 18 seconds ago and I was the 4th like
Next time bee faster. Lol ✨🐝✨😃✌️
Bwahahahah. Good point.
@@YappyBeeman next time I'll have to be at the filming to be any quicker lol
Do you have a video that shows how your vac is set up to catch the bees without killing them?
Man, those bees made such a cozy home behind these boards. I totally get why the owner wanted them gone but it is a little sad that they had to move out.
Well now the hive won't have those annoying neighbors stomping on their ceiling anymore lol
You got somthing going on with the Queen? You always find the Queens! Never fails.
She's the prize. I won't stop until she's in my hand. Or occasionally in the box.
Don't you just love those, "This won't be to bad" and then you open it up and realize it's going to be a can of worms. Good job!
This definitely ranks as "that job" but still good fun. Worms and all.
@@YappyBeeman Imagine that.
Nice catch Yappy!! Beautifully hive with a big fat queen 👑.
Yes she was. A very good one with that many daughters for sure.
Holy crap, this was a whole civilization of bees! Definitely looks like they've been there for a VERY long time.
I can’t help but wonder, does the vacuuming of the bees hurt them? And what do you do with them after you suck them up?
Since bees bodies are small they can get moved around alot more. Bees and bugs can take huge falls without so much as a scratch
He said in another video it's a special vaccum designed for bees and it doesn't hurt them.
Yappy, that was a decent size hive as you well know! When did you perform this cutout?
Hey folks if you’re not subscribed, PLEASE DO! See how close Yappy is to hitting 100k and reviving a silver play button????
This one was from last year. Just didn't get around to edit until now.
Your Camara-girl is adorable!
You and the Dirt Rooster can have all the hard cut outs. I’ll take every easy one that I can get. Great job on the cut out buddy glad it was you and not me. God‘s peace brother
Lol.....your bees feel so sorry for you they just build at the stand instead of flying away and making you have to work to get them back... pretty cool thing you taught them.
Absolute madman! Respect sir! I love bees. They're fascinating, but I keep my distance
Awesome, you lucky to still have some removals where you might not use your beesuite. In South Africa we don't have that luxury :( Awesoem job man
Dude I love your videos and the information that you display with handling these small creatures with care, I'm definitely clicking that bell and subscribing!
Can't wait for spring here in the UK, bees will be buzzing about. 😀👍
I'm not far off myself. I got such an itch for bee stings I can't wait.
I love this. I am allergic so this is great. I can see and lean without coming in contact with them. They are fascinating creatures. Thanks for taking us along
You were right on! Would have liked to see the whole thing all the way to the end.
I always wish I could add more but as a 1 man crew this stuff is hard to do 2 jobs at the same time. I'm glad I get to share what I can with all the great responses.
@@YappyBeeman & answering these could be at least a whole ‘nuther half a job (overtime if someone stirs up a *hornets* nest).
Good capture of the Queen. Challenging remova. Homeowner will have it fixed proper this time.. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for checking it out.
Your videos are always fascinating! You are brave and have a great attitude.
"BOOYA! GOT'ER!" What a line for such a job. Well done! I just started my own hive for the first time, and every time I watch you I get more stoked about bees!
I love watching you work Beeman. You are a professional and enjoy your job or hobby. You almost convince me to become a Apiarists
It's much harder than it appears in my videos but very well worth it. Go for it.
I would like a good educational video about the different cells (like brood, honey, pollen), life, jobs, queens, new and old, do they kill new ones if she flies away. I know a queen will often kill s young Queen ( don't mess with momma), but she also purposely Lay's other queens. A complete understanding of all that goes on inside, outside. So much Beewilderment, so little time.
What a lovely way to wake up! 😊 always a good morning/day when y’all’s videos come out! Thank you! Hope the new year is treating you well🌺
So far so good. And good morning to you. Have a beautiful day.
Thanks for keeping us entertained during the long cold winter, tonight it’s going down to -30 C [sorry you’ll have to do the calculation I’m in Canada🥶] for you to put on a bee suit they must’ve been some honorary bees!
They were for a bit because of all the cutting but it didn't take long to settle them down. Their temperament would have kept you warm during that chill you got going on up there for sure.
Yappy, I LOVE 💕 this video. It ends too soon! I want it to keep going. Wow, that was a mess of bees. I came back to watch a second time and now a third. I can’t get over how brave you are.
HI Yappy & Hi Furry Jacketed Ladies how Are You All Today ?? :) I Hope Yappy Gave You A Home With Him ?? Our Furry Jacketed Ladies Are Keepoing Warm In Their Hives With Extra Food Provided As It Is Too Cold & Wet For Them To Go Foraging Yet!! They Are Sensible lol :)
Great job Yappy! Looking forward to more videos:). Thanks for letting us tag along.
Thanks for tagging. Much more to come.
Ah dude don’t say that. It’s always nice to see your beautiful face.
You are being very generous. Thanks for the compliment.
When you use the vacuum, do those bees die? If so, and you vacuum up the queen unknowingly, is the rest of the hive than finished?
Iam beekeeping from ina
Love watching and doing. Thanks Yappy
Great work Yappy! Good to see you at the conference and looking forward to learning more from your videos.
Looks like you were taking a few hits there 😬😂
I did. They just didn't wanna play nice for the first bit of fun. They finally came around though.
Now this what a great episode was it just me or them ants give you goosebumps?
Hello looney tune happy 2022 mum said hello. This was a huge job by the looks of it. Glad to see you're still at it mate.
That’s a bunch of bees you have their. Wow big job. Good to see you doing your thing Yappy. ✨✅✨Your Awesome!
Thanks Chris. I'm very blessed to be doing something I love and able to share it with others.
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@@samuelanderson1672 If it makes you feel good, then it makes me feel good. 2 bee or not, two bee?
Hello Yappy i like you in the suit as i know your safe you are amazing at what you do and congrat to the camera girl too i would be running lol.. yahoo more videos love it tons of bees omg i get goosebumps just looking at them all and here the buzzing in my ear eeks Stay safe love your videos your amazing..so glad i found this channel...
Thank you. She had fun but not so much when I had to use the suit for a few mins. She's learning and I hope to use her more as my camera holder.
If it was easy everybody would do it LOL Good job Yappy
That's the truth!!!! Glad you enjoyed it.
Suit up. Smoke smile reminds bees clean up. Hard
So what happens to the honey after you are done?
I feed most of it back to the bees. Helps them during the relocation process as they rebuild.
Hey yappy! I wait everyday hoping there is a new upload. You videos have something that just pulls me in. It is amazing !!!!! Keep it up mate.
Nikola.
Same!!
Bees find a void space: "it's a real estate"
Very interesting to see your videos :) I was sad when the video was over already 🙈 I wanted to see what happened after the queen got removed :)
That was pretty much it. Space was tight and I had to control the lighting to keep the bees from flying so it was hard to get much of any video. Nothing but cleanup after that for the most part. Thank you for the comment and watch for more to come soon.
@@YappyBeeman thank you for the explaining! On to the next one 💪🏼
Do you sell the honey? or newly populated hives? I've seen videos of semi-trucks taking multiple hives off to pollinate orchards - are they a customer for new hives?
Those are for pollination of crops. Generally about 400+ hives per load.
HOLY MOLY BEEMAN. LOOKS LIKE EVERY BEE IN ONE COUNTY RIGHT THERE.
I’m slapping the screen like the bees around me
The builder didn’t go cheap on the wood. That must be a really good builder
Built great but lack of keeping it up was the issue. Hope he follows my recommendations or we will meet again.
One little queen, creates a kingdom beautiful
Do queens sting? If so, why don't they sting you?
Would be great to see at the end of the video where you rehome the bees
Him: God I hate ants
Me as an ant keeper: dying inside
I want too see how it looks when your finished!!!
Ah yes . . . . the birth of a new universally accepted apiary term. "Yappy Eye", as in "dang that was a hot hive. just as soon as I pulled to top cover they gave me the Yappy Eye" : - D
Lol...I am honored to be acquainted to such a thing
Nice. . You guessed it, spot on. Dang, a cell right on the edge. Seems like that comb being between those support beams would work out for placing in a hive. Dang, that is a good sized colony there. . Awesome time there. Thanks for sharing. . 🐝🐝
I was so glad they had a drop ceiling in the basement. That would have been a horrid mess if not. But I sure did enjoy it after I finally finished...wink wink
Is the vacuum to get rid of bees or honey?
He’s the truth. Great video
Yaaaaaaaap another good video!!!
Thanks Mike. I would love to say I had fun but it was mess. The edit was more enjoyable.
Awesome
I guess you could say they were crab bee?
Great video I can’t wait until I get to do my first removal
I wish you much luck. They aren't as easy as they look but so very much fun. Thanks for jumping in my friend.
My local beekeeper have told everyone "in case of beehives on your property, don't call exterminators or something like that, call me, i'll remove them for free without killing them"
Hallo
I came back to subscribe. I was watching your vids earlier.
Welcome back and thanks for the sub. I hope you enjoy my crazy fun as much as I do.
way to go yappy
do you ever keep the honey from these infestation sites?
Always fascinating. Thanks so much.
Your camera helper did an excellent job
Way to be a responsible homeowner and not follow thru with what needed to be done originally!
Wow Yappy. That was a job
Would love to see where they go after the catch! Time for some rehoming videos?
I am just intrigued by bee hives and bees. When I was a kid we lived in a very old. big house(probably built in 1800's) and we would get bee swarms in the walls. I watched my Dad do a lot of what you are doing, locating the queen, moving her to a location where he wanted the hive, and sometime later, getting out some of the honeycomb so that we had honey for our use. Seemed like Dad knew how to do just about anything......not like today's generation. I sure miss those times with Dad(I'm now 75) and I'm glad I got to work with him all the time around the ranch. I really enjoy your uploads.
Seeing all those honey comb shaped holes legit gave me the chills.
YIKES THE HIVE IS HUGE
Love all your videos all the way for Blackpool, England. I have a swarm in a garden wall would say come get them for me but abit to far I think haha
If this video goes any more viral I might afford the plane ticket to come get them....lol
@@YappyBeeman there no bother really it's not massive (I don't think) I like watching them do there thing it's quite mesmerising and makes me watch more of your Videos haha. Hope your all good and staying busy Yappy
Good job, and give your camera person a high five too! Hope all is well from beautiful San Diego California!
That was a huge hive with a very large amount of bees. I would have been scared I admit. Not my forte' of doing in person. Glad that someone else is there to do it. Have a great day
Great video and great looking colony of bee's.
I just found you. I love watching you mess with the bees. Every time a bee flew by the camera, I jumped like a baby. Lol. You did that with a suit on for only a few min! That’s crazy.
Great video 👌🐝🐝 save Grils 🐝🐝👍
Wow what a mess of bees, this was a big job, YAPPY YOU ARE THE MAN, so kind love the bees, we love YAPPY THE BEE MAN IN BEVERLY WEST VIRGINIA,,
As someone who hasn't been stung before, what does it feel like? I've just been avoiding bees at all cost.
can relate lmao
Just step on a Lego.
Like you have been stung deeply by a thin needle with an intense, itchy burning sensation. But that was when i was a kid, it probaly hurts less as an adult
No one: Find a needle in a haystack
Yappy Beeman: Hold my beer
addicted to ya videos your the only bee channel i subscribed to...keep it up stay safe! and you gotta sweeetttt camera!
Anytime you pull out the bee vac all I can think is how much the bees little brains must be rattled by it all. Not saying that you are hurting them just that it must bee comb-fusing as all get out. (Geddit?)
No Regrets! BEE safe everyone!!
nice
Feel like I never found many honey bees but I always see bumblebees around where I grew up. They were always fun to let crawl up your finger and pay with. Also love toying and playing with jumping spiders. They are pretty cautious, but I had one years ago in my apartment that would jump on my desk and go nuts while I was on the keyboard. Jumped on my hand a couple times and I stopped and it would just sit there and start grooming itself lol.
Big fan of spiders, centipedes (I let them live when I find them in my house, great pest control and leave humans alone) and honeybees. Really never had too much of a problem handling any of them. Now hornets/yellowjackets - kill em' all (I understand they serve a purpose, eradicating other invasive pests but jeez they are mean! A spider/centipede is great pest control too, but they don't ruin your picnic/BBQ!)
Found you page today now your one of my favourite breed pages instant subscribe and like every video I watch 😊
Yes ants like in another video, I think ants love honey.....lol. Ah your just getting tender in you old age, that's why you put on the suite.....lol.
Do you have a video where you explain why you don't feel the need to wear protective clothing? You obviously love the little things and are not afraid of them. Do tell us your secret! Aren't you afraid they'll damage your eyes?
Nevermind! I found one! You didn't really explain how you deal with the stinging though.
@6:23 Was tht a baby? Tht we saw come out of it’s honey-coney “egg”🤣 If it was extra cute, all bumbling around, clumsily trying to fly🤣