Cleared out a decorative outhouse the other day... Massive africanized colony... my sister was going to just document it since it was her property, but ended up jumping in to help... had a full suit for her, of course. it was her first time dealing with bees. Luckily her suit was good... mine was a new ventilated suit... took 19 stings through it...luckily I've built up an immunity at this point so, aside from the pain from getting stung, I barely have a reaction. There were easily 70.000 to 100,000 bees in this thing...
Awesome . I have 3 hives and one is a beebarn style , with a swarm from this spring installed. Love your videos and thanks for sharing. New beek in East Tennessee
It has been ok. Going from what the older beekeepers around the club say. On the family farm we have had asters, privet, wild roses, cowitch, blackberry, right now clovers. I plant an acre of buckwheat for when the dearth hits here.
@@BugFarmerBees I'm in western Virginia and the flow is fairly strong as some boxes are getting plugged with nectar. Some hives have at least one super of honey, some have 2-3 supers on top of a double deep. I just built nine more supers and the plastic frames are drawn out in about a week. Its getting dry here but the bees are making that liquid gold with an outstanding flavor.
I love hearing a pipping queen. I'd like to think she is saying in the most warrior tone "Fight me and I will end you!" 😁 Love your videos and I look forward to your season progression.
@@jimmyc451 That would be nice except don't queens pipe when they are about to be killed by the workers or once they are born while searching for other queen cells to destroy?🤔
Bug, I bought some number tags made of plastic and engraved for a few dollars from AMz and secured them with a #6 screw. These round tags are affordable and look nice. I had a lot of queen failures this spring, sometimes she is just gone from the box after several weeks.
A sure way to tell if you have a truly ITALIAN QUEEN, is get real close and smell her breath……if you get a strong aroma of Oregano, Thyme AND Garlic,….. Yep she’s a PURE ITALIAN!!! AND OH, IF SHE ALSO HAS A FIRERY TEMPER AT TIMES!
Glad to see the new apiary getting up and running. I'm interested to see how you scale up your harvest, and whether you go into wax/propolis/pollen/venom sales too
There will be no harvest from this bee yard this season. These girls are using every bit of nectar they bring in to build out their hives. Hopefully next year we will have a great harvest.
Wonderful venture. Very nice that Bee Castle has Sponsored the equipment. Just wondering, since I haven't seen evidence of electric fencing, do you not have concerns with bears in your neck of the woods? Could prove devastating if one were to come around. 😞
@@BugFarmerBees Think I'd rather have bears. Which I do have around here.. Bears are usually solitary critters (except mamas with cubs) and don't run in packs.
Those frsmes all came from the other apiary and contained a lot of chewed out cells and katywampus comb off the bottoms. All viable queen cells were destroyed prior to inserting a new queen. That said, it's been 3 weeks since I filmed that video and in most cases I wish I would have kept the queen cells and dispatched the queens. All will become clear next week.
I thought I saw a couple of queen cells/cups starting from 5:10 in the second hive you gave a queen. And did you destroy those three queen cells of just cut them out to use elsewhere?
Those frames all came from the other apiary and contained a lot of chewed out cells and katywampus comb off the bottoms. All viable queen cells were destroyed prior to inserting a new queen. That said, it's been 3 weeks since I filmed that video and in most cases I wish I would have kept the queen cells and dispatched the queens. All will become clear next week.
I recommend that when installing new Queens you Mark them first. Breeders usually Mark them for you sometimes they charge for it but if the Queen is marked then you know that is the queen in your hive problem with you I suspect a Virgin Queen killed your bought Queen because this happens so many times It Looked to me like Queen cells along some of the frames you didn't spot you look again I think you will see that in some you missed. The Queen's you killed would have just been about to start laying a few days and you would have seen eggs. I only sell numbered Queens so that I can't get accused of selling Virgin Queens.
Why it's a Bug Farmer shirt :-). It is a long sleeve Tee from GILDAN. Yes they can sting through it but it rarely happens. Bees ten to go for the eyes, hands, or any exposed skin.
Cleared out a decorative outhouse the other day... Massive africanized colony... my sister was going to just document it since it was her property, but ended up jumping in to help... had a full suit for her, of course. it was her first time dealing with bees. Luckily her suit was good... mine was a new ventilated suit... took 19 stings through it...luckily I've built up an immunity at this point so, aside from the pain from getting stung, I barely have a reaction. There were easily 70.000 to 100,000 bees in this thing...
Wow. Have you ever seen D Good Honey. He raised Africanized bee in Trinidad. Here is his channel. His bees get wild. www.youtube.com/@dgoodhoney3000
Absolutely awesome video and definitely enjoyed it
Thanks Carrie. Much appreciated.
YOUR NEW YARD IS LOOKING GREAT.
Thanks
Awesome . I have 3 hives and one is a beebarn style , with a swarm from this spring installed. Love your videos and thanks for sharing. New beek in East Tennessee
Thanks. How is the flow in TN? Down here it is horrible. The three week freeze in the early spring killed all of the nectar bearing plants.
It has been ok. Going from what the older beekeepers around the club say. On the family farm we have had asters, privet, wild roses, cowitch, blackberry, right now clovers. I plant an acre of buckwheat for when the dearth hits here.
@@BugFarmerBees I'm in western Virginia and the flow is fairly strong as some boxes are getting plugged with nectar. Some hives have at least one super of honey, some have 2-3 supers on top of a double deep. I just built nine more supers and the plastic frames are drawn out in about a week. Its getting dry here but the bees are making that liquid gold with an outstanding flavor.
I love hearing a pipping queen. I'd like to think she is saying in the most warrior tone "Fight me and I will end you!" 😁
Love your videos and I look forward to your season progression.
Thank you for stopping in to have a look. I really appreciate it.
Why would you like her to be saying that? How about “I will do my best to lead you all”
@@jimmyc451 That would be nice except don't queens pipe when they are about to be killed by the workers or once they are born while searching for other queen cells to destroy?🤔
Bug, I bought some number tags made of plastic and engraved for a few dollars from AMz and secured them with a #6 screw. These round tags are affordable and look nice. I had a lot of queen failures this spring, sometimes she is just gone from the box after several weeks.
Just wait until next week. These queens are quite possibly the worst queens I have ever bought.
@@BugFarmerBees Unfortunate, anytime queens are banked the quality is garbage.
@@BugFarmerBees Ouch!
A sure way to tell if you have a truly ITALIAN QUEEN, is get real close and smell her breath……if you get a strong aroma of Oregano, Thyme AND Garlic,….. Yep she’s a PURE ITALIAN!!! AND OH, IF SHE ALSO HAS A FIRERY TEMPER AT TIMES!
Ha! That's excellent!
Glad to see the new apiary getting up and running. I'm interested to see how you scale up your harvest, and whether you go into wax/propolis/pollen/venom sales too
There will be no harvest from this bee yard this season. These girls are using every bit of nectar they bring in to build out their hives. Hopefully next year we will have a great harvest.
Wonderful venture. Very nice that Bee Castle has Sponsored the equipment. Just wondering, since I haven't seen evidence of electric fencing, do you not have concerns with bears in your neck of the woods? Could prove devastating if one were to come around. 😞
No bears around here but I have seen wolves.
@@BugFarmerBees Think I'd rather have bears. Which I do have around here.. Bears are usually solitary critters (except mamas with cubs) and don't run in packs.
The new bee yard is looking good! Any recommendations on a book for someone thinking about getting into bee keeping?
Beekeeping for Dummies is a great starter book. Also, the University of Guelph beekeeping page has many really good beginner videos.
Sure. This is a great resource. a.co/d/inYQwnf
Wasn't that a queen cells on the bottom of the second frame of the second hive you went in
Those frsmes all came from the other apiary and contained a lot of chewed out cells and katywampus comb off the bottoms. All viable queen cells were destroyed prior to inserting a new queen. That said, it's been 3 weeks since I filmed that video and in most cases I wish I would have kept the queen cells and dispatched the queens. All will become clear next week.
I thought I saw a couple of queen cells/cups starting from 5:10 in the second hive you gave a queen.
And did you destroy those three queen cells of just cut them out to use elsewhere?
Those frames all came from the other apiary and contained a lot of chewed out cells and katywampus comb off the bottoms. All viable queen cells were destroyed prior to inserting a new queen. That said, it's been 3 weeks since I filmed that video and in most cases I wish I would have kept the queen cells and dispatched the queens. All will become clear next week.
@@BugFarmerBees Looking forward to it.
I recommend that when installing new Queens you Mark them first. Breeders usually Mark them for you sometimes they charge for it but if the Queen is marked then you know that is the queen in your hive problem with you I suspect a Virgin Queen killed your bought Queen because this happens so many times It Looked to me like Queen cells along some of the frames you didn't spot you look again I think you will see that in some you missed. The Queen's you killed would have just been about to start laying a few days and you would have seen eggs. I only sell numbered Queens so that I can't get accused of selling Virgin Queens.
That sounds like a great idea. Thanks for stopping in to have a look and for taking the time to comment. Take care.
I have a crazy question? What shirt are you wearing in this video? And do the bees sting you through that shirt?
Why it's a Bug Farmer shirt :-). It is a long sleeve Tee from GILDAN. Yes they can sting through it but it rarely happens. Bees ten to go for the eyes, hands, or any exposed skin.