I've been keeping bees in Arizona for 3 years and this level of aggression is very common here. Most of my hives aren't this bad but it is always just a matter of time before a hive swarms and the new queen transforms the hive into this. I have a hive right now that is worse than this one. I wouldn't dream of going near it without a full body suit that has 2 layers of gloves, heavy boots and the legs and sleeves duct taped down before even approaching. (not just a top half of the body suit like in this video) I tell you what they are honey making fools though! I pulled 4 gallons off of it 3 weeks ago and put the wet frames back in and they are full again! They are so aggressive that the only way to keep them is miles out away from all residential areas. and then when I'm all packed up and ready to leave the area I have a route that I have to run through the hanging branches of mesquite trees to get ahead of enough of them that I can run up to the door of my vehicle, open it, jump in and slam it closed (still suited up of course) and this limits the number of bees that get inside to about 50. Thousands of others quickly gather outside the windows and try to get in. Then you have to drive off faster than they can fly for about a mile or more down the desert dirt road. Then I can get out and open all the doors and wait for about 10 min. all but about 15 to 20 lose interest in me at that point and leave looking for how to get back to their hive I guess. The rest I have to slowly hunt down and kill before I can take off the suit and drive home. It's a pain in the neck but most of the time I avoid any stings at all with this routine. I've been dreading the inevitable task of attempting to re-queen them. They are so bad that they will reject any new docile queen and kill her, opting instead to make many queen cells to re-queen themselves because they see new docile queens as weak genetics. The only way to succeed is to meticulously hunt down every queen cell for many days after killing the queen (if you're lucky enough to spot her among the onslaught of the attack making your hood screen so thick with bees you can hardly see out) then leave them queenless for weeks until they are so desperate that they will finally accept a new queen. Welcome to bee keeping in Arizona!
To be clear. - I fully support your decision to "euthanize" this hive. I love bees, but this level of aggression is very dangerous. My hive is a hazard if anyone were able to get into the locked off area where my crazy aggressive hive is. After watching this video, I realize even more that it is past time to address my own hazardous hive. Thanks!
I am so glad you shared this account. What you described is how they kept bees in the various places in Africa that I visited. The gearing up, working bees at night, having to retreat from the hive, and then drive away in a suit, and then get out and shoo any remaining bees out of the vehicle after time. That is probably the scenario required for suitable remediation to let this hive exist in a natural setting. We simply do not have many places like that here in NJ (locked up yards that are miles away from residential areas). I know I personally did not have access to any that I would have been comfortable to drop off this hive. We live in different places. Where you are this occurs in nature. Where we are this is not tolerated and it does not have to be. I do not wish to put words in anyone's mouth but beekeepers who see docile bees (like my friends in Africa) have often conveyed that they would simply love to work bees as we do. They are envious of us not having to suit up and get stung and deal with the issues of aggressive bees in their neighborhoods. Thanks for the insights. > Kevin Inglin
@@TokyobuckettsLive Malawi, Kenya, and Joberg South Africa. In this episode of my podcast, I spoke to Kai Heichert about beekeeping in South Africa. He was kind enough to let me work bees with him when I was there in November. www.bkcorner.org/episode-164-palindrome/
I remember a small child being killed by bees from a neighbour's hive in a suburban area of Melbourne, Australia. So many hives are gentle & not threatening, but if they are aggressive they are so dangerous. You made the right call here, & thankyou for showing that responsible beekeeping involves some hard decisions.
Oh God, I can't handle that - how tragic, that poor baby 😢 I know it's probably naive to hope, but I pray to God above that despite being killed in such an awful way, He still didn't allow that sweet, precious baby to suffer....
@@lilblondiebear It's not necessarily naive to hope that, but we don't know either way, and I guess there's not much point praying about something that has already happened. There is a lot of horrible things that happen in the world. This is because mankind has fallen into a state of sin and misery because of the sin of our first father Adam, and God's subsequent curse on the world as a judgement on mankind. But, praise God, he is also rich in mercy, and has punished his Son Jesus Christ for the sins of all those who would put their trust in him, so that those who trust in him can have a restored relationship with their maker!!! And maybe that little child was being spared from experiencing something even worse later in life for all we know! But your priority is to study the Scriptures to make SURE that you have a right understanding of the way of salvation through faith in Christ, and so have been forgiven by him because of Christ's sacrifice. And finally, be very careful about how you use the name of God. The third commandment forbids using the name of God lightly, or as an exclamation in speech. Every blessing, Jonathan
How about we all just stay on topic... I'd be remiss to not mention that these particular bees do seem to be rioting though... I imagine that it would be difficult to determine whether or not they were looting their neighbors honey... Just a little levity - now back to the bees... P.S. Bee Lives Matter!! :)
Credit to the creator really. When i saw this in my recommended it was so off the wall i thought i would watch a few minutes but he had such an informed and passionate manner about him that i watched it all. Now i wait for the day when my million pound question on a quiz is how to euthanize an aggressive bee colony. My time will come.
No BS I just sat here at 4:32 am and watched the entire thing. Start to finish on the edge of my seat. I don't think I blinked once. Wow. Nature is stunning.
Well...there is some truth to that as Killer Bees was an accident someone made while trying to breed for better bees I believe. It's not good to have killer bees around either as they kill normal bumblebees and bumblebees need to be protected. It may be barbaric but it's for the good of everyone, both bee and mankind.
As a person who is allergic to bees, I appreciate your professionalism. If I unknowingly came across a situation like this, I'd be dead without even having a chance to use my EpiPen.
❤HEADS UP AS A FELLOW PERSON ALSO ALLERGIC TO BEES IM OUT IN 30 SECONDS FROM A STING BUT IN A SITUATION WITH BEES UNEXPECTEDLY HOLD YOUR BREATH AND TRY TO REMOVE YOUR SELF IMMEDIATELY FROM SITUATION THEY TRACK US BY OUR EXHALED BREATH IT CAN GIVE YOU THE CHANCE WE NEED TO SURVIVE STAY SAFE AND BLESSED FRIEND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ❤
HEADS UP IM ALSO ALLERGIC WHEN YOU BUMP IN UNEXPECTEDLY TO A GROUP OF BEES OR HIVE HOLD YOUR BREATH AND SLOWLY REMOVE YOURSELF FROM SITUATION THEY TRACK US BY OUR EXHALING IT WORKS AND GIVES YOU A SAFE WAY OUT
A hive like this sent my brothers and I to the hospital. We were just walking home from school and passed a neighbors yard when their hive came after us. They chased us across two farms before we got home. Our older brother nearly died from being stung so many times. Thank you for being a responsible beekeeper.
Wow… my wife has 7 hives/colonies… she admits one hive has been very very aggressive since we robbed honey early July. I was moving about 100 feet away and for the first time in 4 years got chased down on a riding mower. These bees are still pissed. I got stung on neck… did not return. We are watching this hive… it was from a friend that catches swarms … got these bees early spring. I liked your video and thought it was exceptionally done. I’ll show my wife. Thx much I just subscribed!
Sounds like your aggressive hive has universally adopted the following attitude: "those chump bees in the other hives may have allowed you to steal honey from them, but you aren't going to play _US_ like that! You just try and swipe our honey, and we'll apply the smackdown"!
having witnessed the carnage, the following day the queens from other hives held a meeting to consider their options. they unanimously voted to sign a non aggression pact with the keeper.
Dude, even as a someone who is completely uneducated in beekeeping, those bees look like they're going a lil too bonkers for a normal apiary setting. You did the right thing.
One time I met this neighbor of an airbnb I was staying at that had an amazing citrus grove. He was telling me about the trees and then said “look these are my pollinators” and opened the beehive (which luckily was very tiny) and they swarmed my legs and I ran away I got stung 25 times. It was my first times being stung by bees. He told me “they don’t like black (the color of pants I was wearing.) Very lucky i wasn’t allergic although the last few stings caused bigger welts than the first ones so im wary of getting stung again. Anyway, I think he had no idea what he was doing keeping those bees and I hope he stopped attempting it. He was a nice widower old man who lived alone and I think he was just happy to be talking to someone about his hobby but I hope he learned his lesson. I have so much respect for beekeepers who understand the behavior and dangers of bees.
I worked on a farm once and helped work with the hives they kept. One day I happened to be wearing black socks, and the bees went after my socks and I was stung multiple times on both ankles. It was the only time I got stung in the numerous times I worked with the hives. They REALLY don’t like black.
when my dad beekept 50 years ago when I was a kid, our hives were super-gentle - he could literally do it with no equipment - he smoked them and he moved real gently, and he took some stings on his hands (which he said helped his arthritis), but he could harvest and everything. He'd have us kids wear the veil and come watch. There might have been some time-of-day thing as well? I remember him scooping up handfuls of bees in his bare hands to put them back where he wanted them. We learned the difference between a calm bee, an upset bee, and a surprised bee, and that we should never blame them or be angry at them. These little ladies though? are lunatics. Goodnight, ladies.
I feel so sad for him. He seems like a really disappointed dad. I am terrified of bees, but seeing how calm he was about being attacked by thousands of them helped me a bit.
In general, I am not scared of bees, but they seemed super aggressive and probably were African bees which were imported to South America years ago in the 60s or 70s, and now invading the US because of the climate is right for them. I think in a way, he did the right thing to protect other lives and bees to take them out, but it had to be done, unfortunately
I'm glad he spends the time to reemphasize his decision to euthanize the colony. He doesn't want anyone to see it the wrong way and he's pretty upset he had to do it.
mjv also given how ravaging twitter cancel culture is, this man would not have seen the light of day if his actions were even the slightest bit offensive to bee-board warriors
_It's best to euthanize that hive. These bees were Aunt-Teefa and BLM. Like all sub-human liberals, they have Brain-Damage and they'll never be any good for anything ever._
I never imagined that bee colonies have different levels of aggression dictated by the queen. It’s wonderful to be so surprised by new knowledge. Thank you for sharing.
In case anyone missed it: Soapy water kills insects more or less instantly. These bees aren't necessarily "evil", they're just following their instincts, so they don't deserve to suffer. I can tell it pained him to have to do this, and he did it in the most humane way possible, so please no complaints about how "cruel" it is or whatever. Thank you.
There freaking bees who cares how they died. They have one job in there short ass life cycle. There not animals or humans. Good lord people these days!
@@KeithA-jm1cf First off, "They're". Also, I take it that you don't know some queens of stingless bees can live nearly a decade, right? I also love that you say they're not animals (even though they very much are, given they're not plants, bacteria, fungi, or archaea) or humans (as if humans aren't animals). Good lord, indeed! Show some fuckin empathy, dude. It's the least you can do after that walking abortion of a comment.
As someone who majored in biology, he is confused on how it works. Insects breathe through their exoskeleton and the soap and water creates enough surface tension to stop their ability to breathe, suffocating them. It also sticks to their wings and makes it very difficult, to almost impossible to fly.
It's because the worker bees are her offspring. Obviously if the queen is aggressive, her children will be too, as they have her genetics. That's what he means when he says the queen decides the aggressiveness; if the queen is aggressive, the whole hive will be too
As a bee keeper myself you had no choice but to kill them. Its heart breaking because we love them so much but we also have a responsibility to our neighbors and community around us. I'm sorry for your loss but I agree with your decision. God bless.
I work in bee hive removal in Texas and I’ve seen some Africanized hives that were more docile then this. You made a very tough, but I believe correct decision.
I have a hive over my front door in Spring TX.. Only been stung a couple times.. Thought about just spraying,, but rather have someone come get them and use the honey.
An interesting thing about Africanized hives: Natural selection is actually working against them, and the reason is actually pretty obvious. Aggressive hives put in a lot of resources into making guard bees, which means less resources put into the worker bees that forage. As such the dangerous hives are out competed by the more docile hives.
Sometimes youtube's algorithm just slaps you in the face with one of these random unsolicited videos. Im so glad it did this time, this is some great content. It really shows how invested and caring this guy is with his proffession.
Same here. Not sure how I got here but this is insane. Never realized what these people go through to make honey. When he opened up that last box it was like something changed.
@@MakeupMobster Someone posted it on the r/vids a couple of days ago, that's how I came across it, so in the couple of days since RUclips has probably just realised it's a great video!
I really like this guy. He's got great empathy and respect for the bees he loves, yet he is responsible enough to know when a tough decision has to be made. He'd be a good neighbor.
Yes. I met a lady who kept bees. She had her picnic table very close to the hive and would eat her lunch while observing them leaving and returning laden with pollen. She spoke so fondly of them, and I was quite impressed. So seeing your hives and their quite distinct natures made me think of her...
We had a feral hive that was picked up by a bee guy. I had dumped out the powder at the bottom of a bad of scratch feed into the driveway on a warm February day in Arizona. All of a sudden bees everywhere! They were picking up the corn powder and stuffing into their pollen baskets. I was like What the? I bent over to watch them, they weren't even slightly bothered by it. Fascinating to watch. I think they scooped up every single particle. I wish I could have filmed them.
@@PhantomQueenOne what an amazing experience. They were so docile. Once I took my children berry picking in the woods. One of my sons stepped on a hollow bee log. Of course they swarmed up, stinging him in the back and rear mostly as we all ran. They wanted HIM. I got him in the car, bees hitting the door. We got home. He was the only one stung. Welts. Dead bees where he sat. Ugh. I used apple cider vinegar. He howled. I never took them into the woods again. We fondly call it kid berry jam. Mixed berries blue, blackberry huckleberry, black capped raspberry, etc
@@meisievannancyOdd. They only attacked him. He ran away but had many stings. I think it was his sweat? Or vibration, indicating high fear...they did not sting anyone else. We were more than six people in the group.
@@christineplaton3048 I did reply to you but it appears my comment was deleted. These bee people seem very competitive as I mentioned a bee lady by name who I thought would have insight into why they go for one person.
the rear end of the bee has breathing holes in it, when you throw in soapy water, the water surface tension is lowered enough to get into those holes and suffocate the bees. I'm not sure that it's a matter of chemical warfare.
Not chemical, this method is actually centuries old. Bees breathe through sphericals. The soapy water blocks those breathing tubes, they lack the capacity to forcefully breathe it out. They suffocate to death. Soap water (not soapy water) in a spray bottle will kills 1000’s of insect species. You can test this yourself by simply putting Dawn liquid soap in a spray bottle, add water, and gently swirl the bottle to mix it. Don’t shake it, just gently swirl and mix. Insects die fast with this method.
Trust me - when they are pissed off at you, you know it! It's a different sounds and makes all your hair stand on end. It's terrifying, and the only thing keeping you calm is the knowledge that you are in a suit - but that doesnt stop you from wanting to run screaming. LOL
Not the "hives" per se that have different levels of aggression... rather the bees... africanized bees are a created spezies, perverted trough experiments and crossbreeding (dont get me wrong im not talking about the original african bee, rather the one created in south america / brazil 1950-60's which we have here now)... while their honey-output is massive, so is their aggression.... In the country that they were created, africa it is possible to keep them in some way since the area is secluded and the amount of people coming in contanct with them is limited... while here in europe / usa if you keep bees your almost always rather close to civilisation. this is where the problem of an extremely aggressive bee comes into play... It would be very interesting to know @nwnjba how this hive came along. was it a queen you put in? i highly doubt that you wanted africanized bees in the first place?
Wild Bee they use that angry buzz sound for these Giant mutated wasps in a game I play....it automatically gives me goosebumps and feel threatened just from that sound. It’s a terrifying sound lol!!
Your empathy and care for your bees is honestly very moving. I’m sorry you had to make this difficult decision, but you did so with so much compassion! Also, this was very informative to me as someone with no bee-keeping knowledge!
It always amazes me how beekeepers can spot a queen bee. Among thousands of them bussing around, they can find the one that counts and pick her out. Incredible!
I'm in my first year of beekeeping new to it. And the DOT is on the head of the queen and each color represents when she was born. Spring fall etc. I actually love looking for the queen cuz it's like looking for Waldo 🤷♂️. It was one time I went through the five frame hives we were getting ready to sell from Jennings Florida here from flipping bee is where I work. Couldn't find her I knew she was in there because there was eggs and brewed 15 minutes in I found her on the wall.🐝😁 And it's funny we're always talking to them all right girls show me your queen where you at and hiding, the sooner I find your queen the sooner I'll get you back in your box. About that time she'll pop up 🐝🙄
I’ve been watching beekeeping videos bc they lift my spirits, so that’s how i even got recommended this one. I could tell by the tone of your voice that you love bees and did everything in your power to save the hive, and this was the absolute last resort. I know you already know it, but you did the right thing.
This guy just has the most calming reaction. He is the physical embodiment of "I'm not mad, just disappointed." Thousands of bees swarming to try and kill him? "This is ridiculous. This is intolerable."
@Mark Campbell i had, key word there, an open control tractor. Came across a hive like such on 1 pass. Next pass i sat the shredder full RPM over the nest for a good 10 minutes. Never had an issue again. Since then, i refuse open controls for thick grass, or tree work. If theres 1 theres more.
@@brandoncaldwell95 as a kid back in the 80's I had a landscaping job where we had to clear a field with ground hornets. We would put the tractor in low gear, aim it. tie the steering wheel and walk around to the other end to greet it.
@@hydraulics been there done that also. Just i was plowing and needed weight on the arse end. Combined with what i could scavenge with my weight was 400lbs to make that old 2 bottom dig. Tire just follows the bottom of the furrows.
@Mark Campbell I mowed over a ground hornets' nest once and was really lucky to only get a couple stings. At first I thought it was wood or rocks being kicked up by the mower and once I looked down, ran the fastest I've ever ran in my life and left the mower in the middle of the yard
Thank you for the video. We are experiencing almost exactly the same as you, and it is putting others at risk of being stung simply by coming within 20m of the hive. Your video has helped make our mind up.
poor guy is obviously very passionate about beekeeping and truly heartbroken to have to do this but he knows he has to. we understand your hard decision sir
@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Calm down. Attachments are a regular part of being human. Just like you care for a cat or a dog, and something needs to happen to them, it's the same situation here. Anyway, he ended up euthanizing them, not sure why you're still reacting in disbelief. He's done the job, and it's okay for him to feel upset about bees he's had to raise.
@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Still doesn't change the fact people form attachments. Doesn't matter where they are on the hierarchy, they're still beings and it's natural to form an attachment to them
I had no idea that bees had different attitudes, that the Queen dictates it, and that you can put a calmer queen in the hive to settles the rest of the hive. So fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
@@carolinemikaelson1939 I guess that’s why this gentleman decided to euthanise this hive? If they’re this aggressive they’d probably reject a new Queen and kill her. Like a lot of things in nature, it has to be the right set of circumstances for things to work.
I know nothing of beekeeping, but this level of aggression seemed insane. The contrast just between the intro and the first segment of you in the suit spoke volumes immediately. The distance from the hive they continued to be aggressive was also quite shocking to me. I don't think I've ever even seen a wasp/hornet nest that was this aggressive out in the wild, let alone a bee hive. I also feel like obligated to point out the irony here. The bees' hyper defensive behavior was an attempt to protect their hive, but in the end it was this exact behavior that resulted in its destruction.
it is ironic but keep in mind in a world where humans aren’t at the top of the food chain this could potentially hsve resulted in a more successful colony.
@@eltdrgntmr5339 Thats true but you also have to take in consideration that in a world not dominated by humans, species such as hornets and wasps would thrive more where as honey bees would be nearly hunted to extinction
@@conversationtosaurusrex not really. The reason wasps and hornets are doing that now is because those species that do that are typically invasive species meaning they were brought here by us either on purpose or by accident and aren't naturally a part of the local biomes.
I'm no beekeeper and I never plan on it but this man is so well spoken yet he seems so heartbroken about having to euthanize an entire hive of bees, I'm entranced
@@AverageBillyStringsEnjoyer he constantly explains why he needs to euthanize them lmao They're way to aggressive. Relocation won't work when they're like that
I can hit a wasp and the won't attack me. She would attack me only if I am trying to kill her. But the bees of my neighbor oh god. His are bad not this bad but they are aggressive. Ours on the other hand are very calm. In fact one of the hives is so calm even in bad weather that I am pretty sure we can work on it without any protection.
this is me being ignorant but what i'm gathering is that wasps are basically aggressive but moderately so. you're more likely to get stung by a lone wasp if you annoy it but that's it. on the other hand, bees seem to be on or off; either completely docile or the whole hive is swarming you
Daniel Prendergast Eh, I‘ve slapped wasps aggressively going after my food around countless times and they never actually attacked. Might be a Middle-European thing, but in my experience, they only really become sting-happy when they think you want to mess with their hive.
There was no other option here. The bees were extremely aggressive to the point they would have likely attempted to kill the Queen if any Queen cells ended up being left over (not that I doubt you'd miss any survivors), and could have possibly spread whatever was causing them to be so aggressive to the nearby hives via literally taking them over. It's a very unfortunate situation, and I hope your hives are still doing well, three years on.
As a non beekeeper, I always imagined beekeeping to be like that, bees flying all over you trying to kill you. It was nice to see how gentle bees really can be.Thank you!
A lot of bees are the kind to only attack if their home is invaded or they are being attacked, as they're herbivorous creatures. Even technically bees like this are doing what they do in "defense", it's just that their perception of what they need to "defend" against is a lot looser. The bees in the "docile bees" clip represents the average non-Africanized bee behavior. If you're getting swarmed by yellow-black colored flying insects, you're either dealing with African/Africanized bees or wasps, the latter of which are generally omnivorous and thus are more aggressive. These are generalizations, but fairly broadly applicable generalizations.
I am not a beekeeper. But for the longest time have saved bees drowning in pools. And now bee will land on me walk around on my hands. Sit for a bit while I talk to them and then fly off. If a bee is walking around on the ground I have no problem putting my hand down and see if they will come onto my hand. People see me do it and say are you a bee whisperer?
@@Red5ive Call it what you want. I have dislodged the hornet's nest with a tape measure end. customer and my helper witnessed it. hive crashed to the tile floor. wasps flew around me and then left. Granted it was not big it was up inside an 8" wide well by the front door of the customer's home. but not one sting or attack. And yes I talked to them and told them they had to go. I wish one of them were recording it. Because it really did happen.
He gave his ultimate final decision, to send the entire family to the ranch, never to be seen again. Dr. Phil didn't want it to come down to this but it had to be done
That. Was INSANE! Holy cow dude! They sounded like they were trying to sting the dang camera. Your heart for your little critters really showed and how it hurt you to have to do this. Such a sweet spirit about you. The anguish was evident, I could hear the sighs as you poured but especially when it was over, at the end as you looked upon it. I know nothing about bee keeping but nothing about THOSE bees looked right or anywhere near normal. God bless you sir. 🫶
They WERE attacking the cameras, you can see in multiple shots @10:07 is maybe the best, we can see them swarming around the camera on the left, then he shows his glove to the camera (our perspective) and from the difference between the before and after noise we can tell this camera is now surrounded aswell even after he walks away.
Bees actually respond to Carbon Dioxide in a really aggressive manner, and you'll note that they swarm his face the most when he is speaking. As for the hands, it just sort of makes sense to go for what is immediately attacking yoy.
@Bahia Probably other mammals as well. Bears and other animals which raid hives for honey have quite thick fur, so going for the sensitive eyes and nose area is probably the most effective to convince said animal that it isn't worth the trouble.
Yeah, I think I heard something about how they learned that because bears would always attack them and eat their hunny and stuff, so they learned their weak spots and humans are close enough to bears. I'm surprised how incredibly intelligent bees are.
I grew up on a farm. We kept bees in our orchard, less than a 30 second walk from the house. 5 hives. I have never seen this. My dad wore gear to harvest honey because he was allergic. 1 sting would be an ER visit. I helped some and watch alot. They NEVER did this. My dog stayed in the orchard. We picked figs and berries. I mowed the grass all around. They never came after us. I can't imagine. These stings would have killed my father. I would have killed them without all this trouble, without apologies. Everyone needs to understand that this is unacceptably dangerous.
@@clamboni9 That's why 'Killer Bees' are able to kill. There are just so many stings that anyone goes into the same anaphylactic shock that an allergic person goes into. There's just too much venom to deal with
@@TheKyrix82 Plus those bees are EXTREMELY hostile and very persistent. Like really persistent. They will chase you down until you're very far away from them, which isnt easy on foot. It is even worst if you're stung by one of them, which leave a chemical trail for them to follow. They'll even wait for you if you're under any source of water.
Hi from a girl beekeeper, if you can get hold of vicks vapour rub or obas oil and put it on your gloves and around your veil, it keeps the bees from being in your face so much when dealing with aggressive bees. Take care
@Arcaryon There were far too many dangerous psycho workers that would have been a great danger for a while. It just was too much, these were the worst bees ever.
This was obviously difficult for you. I think you did the right thing for your family, neighbours and other animals local to this hive. This was horrendous to watch how aggressive they were to you. I can't imagine how awful it would be to be there in person. Thank you for sharing something difficult for the education and benefit of others. I hope your other hives are peaceful and happy again.
Wow as someone who’s allergic to bees and avoids them at all costs, this actually broke my heart. This man obviously cares for his bees very much but I believe he made the right decision. This was very educational for me. Thank you for sharing
Dude: Goes outside Bees: *YOUR SINS HAVE MADE YOU UNWORTHY YOUR FLESH WILL BE DESTROYED BY THE POWER OF A BILLION NEEDLES AND YOUR BLOODLINE WILL FOREVER BE CURSED*
just caught a wild hive last week. The had settled in a small walnut tree out on a limb, about a mile from our home. They apparently swarmed and stayed in the tree after swarming, as they had made a lot of comb, and honey with a lot of brood. This was the most docile hive I have ever been around, being wild for past few months. Put them in a box and took them to our home, as it is already early October in Tennessee. I will have to feed them, so there goes a lot of my fall honey harvest from my other hives. Have only had one hive that was somewhat aggressive, but not to the extent yours was. Kept them, did fine with them. They produced a great deal of honey.
"Euthanizing of a dangerous hive." shows up on my recommended list. Me: Euthanizing a hive of bees? That's horrendous! 3:00 minutes in... I don't know bees, but they look pretty aggressive. 10:00 minutes in... Dear god! Kill them all!
Lol,lol I did the same thing. All I could think about at the end is, a child would have died if that many stung it. I never thought I would say kill, kill them fast. Lol
No kidding! Imagine a kid coming across this hive. Last thing we need is that queen producing more queens. We have to eradicate this threat. Funny comment, had me rolling🤣
@James Gray Actually honey badgers have been found stung to death. Their thick skin does provide protection against a honeybee's stings, but they are not impervious and can be killed when they push their luck. www.grunge.com/173323/what-can-kill-a-honey-badger/
you absolutely did the right thing. the way those bees attacked, even a non allergic person could get hurt- God forbid anyone with allergies was nearby...
@@Turk1881 I feel, just based on this response, that you didn't watch the video or are literally incapable of understanding human emotion. He states multiple times he was saddened by the inevitablility of this and also that if he could requeen them safely he would. In his literally PROFESSIONAL opinion, the bees were too dangerous to leave alive. While it's tough to accept you can see he carefully and painfully made the decision to deal with this hive. His tone is somber and he takes no joy in killing even a single bee. His emotions are guarded, yes, but there's a deep appreciation and respect in his voice. Thanks, and maybe try to be a little more understanding.
@@Squish_Squash_Applesauce he has no right to kill a living being. i don't care if he's "sad" while doing it. He's just playing God. he could have left them in a deserted area if he's so concerned about public safety. Killing was not the only option in this scenario so keep your PROFESSIONAL bs to yourself.
@@Turk1881 You obviously have absolutely no idea what you're talking about and you don't care to know, you just want to be outraged. Go learn something before you spout this BS
As someone who was almost stung to death as a child thank you 4 doing a heart breaking thing. I still love bees 🐝. I was stung over 100xs me and one of my brother's. My older brother grabbed my brother in one arm and me in the other and ran.
Bees are endangered! You NEVER should expect bees not to sting you! I'm sure you mean well but most people don't make the right decision. I don't agree. Some bees are better than none.
yeah. he did it for you specifically D R! bless this man. if someone like ME were to wander out there, they would have treated me with a warm cup of tea. but I get it. they are kind to most, but, not D R no sir.
D R, I totally understand. Your allergic reaction to bee venom can get you in trouble with one sting. Imagine coming upon a hive like this (or even in the wild) and you getting stung 20-30-40 times as you run away would throw you in to anaphylactic shock and you would die. An apiarist is like very other farmer; sometimes a rancher will have an animal that goes down and cant get back up and you must dispatch them. Sometimes a farmer has a bad field that must be plowed under, or an orchardist has parasite infested trees and they need to be cut down and burned. It is why these crafts are known as husbandry and the men and women who do these jobs day in and day out, deserve our total respect and gratitude.
I can understand why you had to do that. I had honeybees take residence in my roof soffit in South Florida. Had a professional remove the hive. They weren't really aggressive and he vacumned up the workers to acclimate them to his own hives, and removed the combs. I did the best I could to seal up the soffit, but unfortunately, the pheromones left by the hive attracted a new colony which might have been Africanized. You couldn't even go into the bathroom which had a window near the entrance, because they'd attack the screen. Much more aggressive.
About 30 years ago, I was at a rental barn. A horse and rider got stung up by a swarm of bees. The girl riding got thrown, but she looked like she would be ok. The poor horse was covered with stings that were starting to swell. Horse recovered too.
Man, the zoomed out shots where he's opening the hive and starts taking out frames, watching the cloud of angry bees following his head every time he moves getting bigger and bigger, that was nuts.
You are a kind and thoughtful person. Thank you for educating the world about these aggressive bees. You no doubt, have save someone's life and perhaps an animal as well. You are a HERO, sir. And I like bees and honor them for all the good they do for us! Thank you, sir.....❤
I work at an apiary. This is not normal bee behavior. I’ve never seen a colony this aggressive. All of the bees that I work with are quite docile. There is nothing you could’ve done differently, that hive was beyond saving.
not normal for domesticated bees at the end of the day some domesticated animals do still keep their wildness and it just randomly crops up from time to time. Thing is, I dont think its normal bee behaviour for them to not begin an all out attack when someone cracks their home open, takes it apart and then starts looking for the queen rummaging about though everything so that she can be killed. Its actually more amazing that they are all not like this. If you were a bear instead I mean it would be a total disaster for the hive to be that chill. its quite an interesting perspective that being inside the industry/hobby will give and the habituation towards incredibly docile bees
Nah dude, you deserve a medal. That hive was way aggressive - it could have bred with the docile group and changed the character of your whole stock. I know it was tough- but good in you! Thank you for sharing
"they are so bad that they will reject any new docile queen and kill her, opting instead to make many queen cells to re-queen themselves because they see new docile queens as weak genetics." good lord you have spartan bees
Huh, well in that case I guess we just watched the battle of Thermopylae. Bee-hundred Spartans fighting a losing battle, intent on giving their foe hell before they go there themselves.
They couldn't do anything about it. The beekeeper is a made guy and the queen wasn't. It was real greaseball shit and the whole crew was summarily executed. None of them survived to go home and get their shinebox.
I've been keeping bees in Arizona for 3 years and this level of aggression is very common here. Most of my hives aren't this bad but it is always just a matter of time before a hive swarms and the new queen transforms the hive into this. I have a hive right now that is worse than this one. I wouldn't dream of going near it without a full body suit that has 2 layers of gloves, heavy boots and the legs and sleeves duct taped down before even approaching. (not just a top half of the body suit like in this video) I tell you what they are honey making fools though! I pulled 4 gallons off of it 3 weeks ago and put the wet frames back in and they are full again! They are so aggressive that the only way to keep them is miles out away from all residential areas. and then when I'm all packed up and ready to leave the area I have a route that I have to run through the hanging branches of mesquite trees to get ahead of enough of them that I can run up to the door of my vehicle, open it, jump in and slam it closed (still suited up of course) and this limits the number of bees that get inside to about 50. Thousands of others quickly gather outside the windows and try to get in. Then you have to drive off faster than they can fly for about a mile or more down the desert dirt road. Then I can get out and open all the doors and wait for about 10 min. all but about 15 to 20 lose interest in me at that point and leave looking for how to get back to their hive I guess. The rest I have to slowly hunt down and kill before I can take off the suit and drive home. It's a pain in the neck but most of the time I avoid any stings at all with this routine. I've been dreading the inevitable task of attempting to re-queen them. They are so bad that they will reject any new docile queen and kill her, opting instead to make many queen cells to re-queen themselves because they see new docile queens as weak genetics. The only way to succeed is to meticulously hunt down every queen cell for many days after killing the queen (if you're lucky enough to spot her among the onslaught of the attack making your hood screen so thick with bees you can hardly see out) then leave them queenless for weeks until they are so desperate that they will finally accept a new queen. Welcome to bee keeping in Arizona!
To be clear. - I fully support your decision to "euthanize" this hive. I love bees, but this level of aggression is very dangerous. My hive is a hazard if anyone were able to get into the locked off area where my crazy aggressive hive is. After watching this video, I realize even more that it is past time to address my own hazardous hive. Thanks!
I am so glad you shared this account. What you described is how they kept bees in the various places in Africa that I visited. The gearing up, working bees at night, having to retreat from the hive, and then drive away in a suit, and then get out and shoo any remaining bees out of the vehicle after time. That is probably the scenario required for suitable remediation to let this hive exist in a natural setting. We simply do not have many places like that here in NJ (locked up yards that are miles away from residential areas). I know I personally did not have access to any that I would have been comfortable to drop off this hive.
We live in different places. Where you are this occurs in nature. Where we are this is not tolerated and it does not have to be. I do not wish to put words in anyone's mouth but beekeepers who see docile bees (like my friends in Africa) have often conveyed that they would simply love to work bees as we do. They are envious of us not having to suit up and get stung and deal with the issues of aggressive bees in their neighborhoods. Thanks for the insights. > Kevin Inglin
@@nwnjba where in Africa ?
@@TokyobuckettsLive Malawi, Kenya, and Joberg South Africa. In this episode of my podcast, I spoke to Kai Heichert about beekeeping in South Africa. He was kind enough to let me work bees with him when I was there in November. www.bkcorner.org/episode-164-palindrome/
I gave up on bee keeping in AZ as all my colonies were quickly overrun by Africanized and I'm not far enough from people for it to be safe.
It’s kinda ironic that the nastiest hive has the cutest little cow print design
They were mad because of that!
i guess you can tell these bees had the MAD COW DISEASE
7EVEN8IGHT get out
All I could think of is Gateway computers. That was pretty evil
@@cuckisha4018 make me
Poor guy sounded like a severely disappointed father throughout the entire video.
you can tell he cares about bees. he talks about the swarm as if he is putting down a rabid dog.
@@futtbuckerson215 fr I felt his sadness
@@oldmanx1234 and he is not?
He cares about the bees, but he is a responsible man. He didn't want to kill em but he had no choice.
@@davidwarford3087 No, he said that he never before done this. Bayer could have helped. However, he did a good job.
Those other hives were probably like "Thank God those guys moved out, it was nonstop with them"
Lol
@SuperGoldnut 🖕lol
Went from trailer park to gated community!!
Kinda like when crankheads move nearby
@@dsandoval9396
Your ignorance is showing
I remember a small child being killed by bees from a neighbour's hive in a suburban area of Melbourne, Australia. So many hives are gentle & not threatening, but if they are aggressive they are so dangerous. You made the right call here, & thankyou for showing that responsible beekeeping involves some hard decisions.
Oh God, I can't handle that - how tragic, that poor baby 😢 I know it's probably naive to hope, but I pray to God above that despite being killed in such an awful way, He still didn't allow that sweet, precious baby to suffer....
@@lilblondiebear It's not necessarily naive to hope that, but we don't know either way, and I guess there's not much point praying about something that has already happened. There is a lot of horrible things that happen in the world. This is because mankind has fallen into a state of sin and misery because of the sin of our first father Adam, and God's subsequent curse on the world as a judgement on mankind. But, praise God, he is also rich in mercy, and has punished his Son Jesus Christ for the sins of all those who would put their trust in him, so that those who trust in him can have a restored relationship with their maker!!! And maybe that little child was being spared from experiencing something even worse later in life for all we know! But your priority is to study the Scriptures to make SURE that you have a right understanding of the way of salvation through faith in Christ, and so have been forgiven by him because of Christ's sacrifice. And finally, be very careful about how you use the name of God. The third commandment forbids using the name of God lightly, or as an exclamation in speech.
Every blessing,
Jonathan
Awful 😢
The reason European honey bees are so docile generally is bee keepers have probably been liquidating the aggressive hives for thousands of years.
Guy: literally just walks through his own yard
Bees: the audacity of this man
@@3rggamingpodcast442 how did you turn a bee comment into a political one
@@3rggamingpodcast442
lmao
@@3rggamingpodcast442 Thanks man, it's nice to find out that a person cant even escape from the political circus in a video about bees.
@@waengwang5313 God save the Queen!
How about we all just stay on topic... I'd be remiss to not mention that these particular bees do seem to be rioting though... I imagine that it would be difficult to determine whether or not they were looting their neighbors honey... Just a little levity - now back to the bees... P.S. Bee Lives Matter!! :)
Myself and everyone else in the comments: “I know nothing about beekeeping but when it shows up on my recommended page I watch the whole thing”
Credit to the creator really. When i saw this in my recommended it was so off the wall i thought i would watch a few minutes but he had such an informed and passionate manner about him that i watched it all. Now i wait for the day when my million pound question on a quiz is how to euthanize an aggressive bee colony. My time will come.
hahaha same here, like why is this in my recommended list but I watched like 20 mins of it
Hahaha! Same. I've no idea why this was recommended, but here I sit- 35 mins later with no regrets.
same and i can tell euthanizing this hive really tore him apart its sad to see and im not an expert but i think he did what he had to d
No BS I just sat here at 4:32 am and watched the entire thing. Start to finish on the edge of my seat. I don't think I blinked once. Wow. Nature is stunning.
i love how he's saying "this is ridiculous" like a mildly disappointed father while being swarmed by killer bees
i cackled so hard after reading this literally while he's saying this
🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well...there is some truth to that as Killer Bees was an accident someone made while trying to breed for better bees I believe. It's not good to have killer bees around either as they kill normal bumblebees and bumblebees need to be protected. It may be barbaric but it's for the good of everyone, both bee and mankind.
"...untolerable."
@BenjaminTheRogue OUR poor oppressed bees comrade benjamin
As a person who is allergic to bees, I appreciate your professionalism. If I unknowingly came across a situation like this, I'd be dead without even having a chance to use my EpiPen.
Pretty much anyone is going to the hospital, or dying, after meeting a swarm like this. It's not just you!
❤HEADS UP AS A FELLOW PERSON ALSO ALLERGIC TO BEES IM OUT IN 30 SECONDS FROM A STING BUT IN A SITUATION WITH BEES UNEXPECTEDLY HOLD YOUR BREATH AND TRY TO REMOVE YOUR SELF IMMEDIATELY FROM SITUATION THEY TRACK US BY OUR EXHALED BREATH IT CAN GIVE YOU THE CHANCE WE NEED TO SURVIVE STAY SAFE AND BLESSED FRIEND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ❤
Well if you're allergic just stay away from them
HEADS UP IM ALSO ALLERGIC WHEN YOU BUMP IN UNEXPECTEDLY TO A GROUP OF BEES OR HIVE HOLD YOUR BREATH AND SLOWLY REMOVE YOURSELF FROM SITUATION THEY TRACK US BY OUR EXHALING IT WORKS AND GIVES YOU A SAFE WAY OUT
you hear him
To tell you the whole truth, those bees were aggressive enough to literally kill someone. You made the right call.
I only wanted half of the truth...
@@cherr6red ya
@@cherr6red Those bees were agressive enough to kill someone.
@Diane Tomecko Ikr, like, I aint pissing off the bees damn...
@Diane Tomecko It is a famous 90's movie called, "My Girl."
A hive like this sent my brothers and I to the hospital. We were just walking home from school and passed a neighbors yard when their hive came after us. They chased us across two farms before we got home. Our older brother nearly died from being stung so many times. Thank you for being a responsible beekeeper.
😂😂
@@milfsrhot it takes all kinds my friend.❤
An this is why i'm terrified of bees
When I was 13 my friends and I nearly died from a similar situation.
Wow, that is frightening. I'm glad you're ok!
A fly landed on me halfway into the video. Talk about a grown man turning into a 4 year old.
Talk about 4D videos!
I felt bugs crawling on my skin just watching all those bees on his face cover.
Hilarious!
A hair on my leg moved, that resulted in me kicking my desk, buzzing sounds really irritate me
LOL
Wow… my wife has 7 hives/colonies… she admits one hive has been very very aggressive since we robbed honey early July. I was moving about 100 feet away and for the first time in 4 years got chased down on a riding mower. These bees are still pissed. I got stung on neck… did not return.
We are watching this hive… it was from a friend that catches swarms … got these bees early spring. I liked your video and thought it was exceptionally done.
I’ll show my wife. Thx much I just subscribed!
Be careful because dangerous hives can cause problems for your neighbourhood, might have to make a trick decision! Good luck
Sounds like your aggressive hive has universally adopted the following attitude: "those chump bees in the other hives may have allowed you to steal honey from them, but you aren't going to play _US_ like that! You just try and swipe our honey, and we'll apply the smackdown"!
Maybe replace the queen and hopefully the hive will accept her and eventually have calmer bees?
having witnessed the carnage, the following day the queens from other hives held a meeting to consider their options. they unanimously voted to sign a non aggression pact with the keeper.
This pact would later go on to by known as the triple entente.
Now that's what I call a nuclear detergent
@@XFeuerFestX Not sure what's funnier, the thought of a nuclear detergent or the fact you meant to say deterrent. LMAO
my detergent is glowing
This reads like something out of the far side lmao
Dude, even as a someone who is completely uneducated in beekeeping, those bees look like they're going a lil too bonkers for a normal apiary setting. You did the right thing.
They even sound angry!
My grandfather was a beekeeper and he confirms that he has never had a hive swarm this bad!
Bees usually aren't this bad. This hive was obviously an oddity
@@someweirdoguy6633 not in Arizona, so much. There’s a big problem with africanised bees down there.
@@ellenrittgers990 I thought it was everywhere . . . the Africanized bees must have killed off the rest . . .
Do I own bees? No. Do I know anything about bees? No. Am I watching this? Yes. Do I appreciate this video? Also Yes
Same lol
Just found myself thinking the same thing 🤔 🤣
should I be working instead of watching videos of bees, also yes
Are you a lier? Yes
EXACTLY
That banana scent agitates bees into an attack mode.
My condolences on the loss of your colony.
Man stands in the middle of a pissed off swarm of bees and calmly says "this is intolerable"
'This is ridiculous now'😤
😂😂😂
lol lol
I read that in Sean Connery’s voice.
Really! And that's after a whole summer of not being able to get near any of the hives just because of this one hive. Wow.
Trying to find a queen amidst a swarm of angry bees is like trying to find a piece of hay in a stack of needles.
Very accurate dad joke.
@@ToddCarpenterToddPCWV idk, i think it's more like finding a needle in a needle stack
Todd Carpenter idk, I think its more like finding a piece of needle in a stack of hay
@@evietenshi2467 Find a needle in a needle stack?.. Well that easy just take the top one...
@@evietenshi2467 r/woosh
I can tell this was difficult for you. Thank you for explaining everything so thoughtfully.
This calls for a collaboration.
I love your videos
Now I know why the algorithm brought me here. Destin made a comment!
Such a good observation and comment. I love ppl that think like this.
This is what Destin watches in his free time lol. Weird taste.
One time I met this neighbor of an airbnb I was staying at that had an amazing citrus grove. He was telling me about the trees and then said “look these are my pollinators” and opened the beehive (which luckily was very tiny) and they swarmed my legs and I ran away I got stung 25 times. It was my first times being stung by bees. He told me “they don’t like black (the color of pants I was wearing.)
Very lucky i wasn’t allergic although the last few stings caused bigger welts than the first ones so im wary of getting stung again. Anyway, I think he had no idea what he was doing keeping those bees and I hope he stopped attempting it. He was a nice widower old man who lived alone and I think he was just happy to be talking to someone about his hobby but I hope he learned his lesson. I have so much respect for beekeepers who understand the behavior and dangers of bees.
He did you dirty! That's not right at all! 😡
He saw that you were wearing black and still opened it? Wtf😂
Did he have a better apology than “they don’t like black but I opened it even though you have black pants on”??? Sounds like a moron!
hahahahahaha
I worked on a farm once and helped work with the hives they kept. One day I happened to be wearing black socks, and the bees went after my socks and I was stung multiple times on both ankles. It was the only time I got stung in the numerous times I worked with the hives. They REALLY don’t like black.
when my dad beekept 50 years ago when I was a kid, our hives were super-gentle - he could literally do it with no equipment - he smoked them and he moved real gently, and he took some stings on his hands (which he said helped his arthritis), but he could harvest and everything. He'd have us kids wear the veil and come watch. There might have been some time-of-day thing as well? I remember him scooping up handfuls of bees in his bare hands to put them back where he wanted them. We learned the difference between a calm bee, an upset bee, and a surprised bee, and that we should never blame them or be angry at them. These little ladies though? are lunatics. Goodnight, ladies.
Where were you bee keeping at the time?
@@redfacegaming7727 Southern Alberta, Okotoks area south of Calgary.
So they weren't africanized, I'm guessing? I am not a bee expert but that's what I've heard is where the aggressive genes come from.
Feminist bees.
@@bmolitor615 That explains it. Everyone knows Canadian bees have better manners.
I feel so sad for him. He seems like a really disappointed dad. I am terrified of bees, but seeing how calm he was about being attacked by thousands of them helped me a bit.
Same. I once made my dad pull over to the side of the road when a bee mistakenly flew into our car one summer 😂
Yeah, he really loves bees but his bee children have been naughty and unkind :c
I have the opposite, my dad is whos attacking me.
@@Tekillyah are you a bee sir?
In general, I am not scared of bees, but they seemed super aggressive and probably were African bees which were imported to South America years ago in the 60s or 70s, and now invading the US because of the climate is right for them. I think in a way, he did the right thing to protect other lives and bees to take them out, but it had to be done, unfortunately
I’ll never scoff at the price of local raw honey ever again.
@Shroom Grizzley why you crying bro
@Shroom Grizzley your anger is hilarious
@Shroom Grizzley you’re big mad
@Shroom Grizzley dude you and your Africanized rage seething will never stop we get it
HAHA good observation !!!!!
Your calmness is astounding. I'm stressed and panicking just watching the video
I'm glad he spends the time to reemphasize his decision to euthanize the colony. He doesn't want anyone to see it the wrong way and he's pretty upset he had to do it.
What's wrong with it
mjv mmmm I think your on to something
mjv also given how ravaging twitter cancel culture is, this man would not have seen the light of day if his actions were even the slightest bit offensive to bee-board warriors
Eddie Ortega bee-board warriors 😂😂😂
_It's best to euthanize that hive. These bees were Aunt-Teefa and BLM. Like all sub-human liberals, they have Brain-Damage and they'll never be any good for anything ever._
I never imagined that bee colonies have different levels of aggression dictated by the queen. It’s wonderful to be so surprised by new knowledge. Thank you for sharing.
why do you think Africans are so aggressive XD
come visit Europe... NO HONEY for us... only for them, paid by US!
It's a fascinating and sad video for sure.
When the queens mean ya kill the bi***. Like being a protestant. Also why divorce is a solution now.
Genes, genes, genes.
Some of them control many things including aggression. And queen bee gave the beginning (and genes) to all bees in this colony.
It makes me think how easily ppl in a country can be influenced by a dangerous leader.
Him calling this hive "borderline ridiculous" shows his love for this insects; as it is obviously horrific.
@Higgs Bonbon shww shww!
Exactly what I was thinking. What does it take to get this guy to use hyperbole if he tones down honesty and candor?
In case anyone missed it: Soapy water kills insects more or less instantly. These bees aren't necessarily "evil", they're just following their instincts, so they don't deserve to suffer. I can tell it pained him to have to do this, and he did it in the most humane way possible, so please no complaints about how "cruel" it is or whatever. Thank you.
Let’s sum up your comment with "DUUUUUHHHHHH"
Scary how stupid people are.
There freaking bees who cares how they died. They have one job in there short ass life cycle. There not animals or humans. Good lord people these days!
@@KeithA-jm1cf First off, "They're". Also, I take it that you don't know some queens of stingless bees can live nearly a decade, right? I also love that you say they're not animals (even though they very much are, given they're not plants, bacteria, fungi, or archaea) or humans (as if humans aren't animals). Good lord, indeed!
Show some fuckin empathy, dude. It's the least you can do after that walking abortion of a comment.
@@KeithA-jm1cfacting like humans anthropomorphising animals and treating them kindly is new. prat.
As someone who majored in biology, he is confused on how it works. Insects breathe through their exoskeleton and the soap and water creates enough surface tension to stop their ability to breathe, suffocating them. It also sticks to their wings and makes it very difficult, to almost impossible to fly.
Me: Never will be a beekeeper
Also me: Let's watch this 35min video of a guy explaining why and how to euthanize a hive. Might come in handy.
DUDE literally me right now. I'm in video games by trade. What the F$#@ am I watching rn lol
Same. Idk how I even got here 😂
Thanks RUclips! This ended up on my recommended list for whatever reason.
Why not just admit you're educating yourself for entertainment?
Mason Gregory It’s certainly a lot more entertaining than sitting through biology class.
honestly had no idea that the queen decides the level of agression, you live and learn!
Same
You’ve apparently never been married...
a hive can also become agressive when they don't have enough food.
It's because the worker bees are her offspring. Obviously if the queen is aggressive, her children will be too, as they have her genetics. That's what he means when he says the queen decides the aggressiveness; if the queen is aggressive, the whole hive will be too
@@gravity579 lol happy wife happy life!
As a bee keeper myself you had no choice but to kill them. Its heart breaking because we love them so much but we also have a responsibility to our neighbors and community around us. I'm sorry for your loss but I agree with your decision. God bless.
Why/in what way do you love them
Probably similar to how people feel about their pets? Probably not like a dog but maybe like a cat or farm animals.
@@spicymeatballs2thespicening “why and in what way” talk about being socially deaf tone.
@@christopherwright291 Kind of weird to suggest that people love cats differently from dogs. They don't. They're both beloved pets.
Yes I agree so Sad Though!😔😔
I can hear the pain in your voice. Thank you for the teaching and I am sorry for your loss.
I work in bee hive removal in Texas and I’ve seen some Africanized hives that were more docile then this. You made a very tough, but I believe correct decision.
IridiumSmelter
Nice Africanized bees?!
Based on the horror stories I have heard, “Nice” and “Africanized bees” don’t belong in the same sentence.
@@equarg "docile" does not mean nice.
Than this, not then this.
I have a hive over my front door in Spring TX.. Only been stung a couple times.. Thought about just spraying,, but rather have someone come get them and use the honey.
An interesting thing about Africanized hives: Natural selection is actually working against them, and the reason is actually pretty obvious. Aggressive hives put in a lot of resources into making guard bees, which means less resources put into the worker bees that forage. As such the dangerous hives are out competed by the more docile hives.
Sometimes youtube's algorithm just slaps you in the face with one of these random unsolicited videos. Im so glad it did this time, this is some great content. It really shows how invested and caring this guy is with his proffession.
This is a hobby of his, it's not his profession.
same here
Same here. Not sure how I got here but this is insane. Never realized what these people go through to make honey. When he opened up that last box it was like something changed.
Same!
@@MakeupMobster Someone posted it on the r/vids a couple of days ago, that's how I came across it, so in the couple of days since RUclips has probably just realised it's a great video!
I really like this guy. He's got great empathy and respect for the bees he loves, yet he is responsible enough to know when a tough decision has to be made.
He'd be a good neighbor.
You’d want him the massive beekeeper as your neighbor? Okay
thenakedmango, hell yeah! My neighbor keeps bees! Every Christmas he gifts us a jar of honey. It is crazy good honey.
Like statefarm
He would definitely BEE a great neighbor! Give me a HIVE-five!
Jokes aside I agree.
I would also like to have a neighbor who knows when killing is the only answer.
Yes. I met a lady who kept bees. She had her picnic table very close to the hive and would eat her lunch while observing them leaving and returning laden with pollen. She spoke so fondly of them, and I was quite impressed. So seeing your hives and their quite distinct natures made me think of her...
We had a feral hive that was picked up by a bee guy. I had dumped out the powder at the bottom of a bad of scratch feed into the driveway on a warm February day in Arizona. All of a sudden bees everywhere! They were picking up the corn powder and stuffing into their pollen baskets. I was like What the? I bent over to watch them, they weren't even slightly bothered by it. Fascinating to watch. I think they scooped up every single particle. I wish I could have filmed them.
@@PhantomQueenOne what an amazing experience. They were so docile. Once I took my children berry picking in the woods. One of my sons stepped on a hollow bee log. Of course they swarmed up, stinging him in the back and rear mostly as we all ran. They wanted HIM. I got him in the car, bees hitting the door. We got home. He was the only one stung. Welts. Dead bees where he sat. Ugh. I used apple cider vinegar. He howled. I never took them into the woods again. We fondly call it kid berry jam. Mixed berries blue, blackberry huckleberry, black capped raspberry, etc
Bees are mysterious creatures. It appears they can target the one that they perceive as having harmed them.
@@meisievannancyOdd. They only attacked him. He ran away but had many stings. I think it was his sweat? Or vibration, indicating high fear...they did not sting anyone else. We were more than six people in the group.
@@christineplaton3048 I did reply to you but it appears my comment was deleted. These bee people seem very competitive as I mentioned a bee lady by name who I thought would have insight into why they go for one person.
"it changes the exterior of the bee" is by far the most polite way to put chemical warfare I've ever heard
"We can no longer prevaricate in our opinion of the bees.."
Lmao "Napalm has an odd way of changing the exterior of it's victims"
the rear end of the bee has breathing holes in it, when you throw in soapy water, the water surface tension is lowered enough to get into those holes and suffocate the bees. I'm not sure that it's a matter of chemical warfare.
@@AwoudeX Well, it's using chemicals, such as dihydrogen monoxide, to harm an enemy by suffocation, which sounds a lot like chemical wrfare
Not chemical, this method is actually centuries old. Bees breathe through sphericals. The soapy water blocks those breathing tubes, they lack the capacity to forcefully breathe it out. They suffocate to death. Soap water (not soapy water) in a spray bottle will kills 1000’s of insect species. You can test this yourself by simply putting Dawn liquid soap in a spray bottle, add water, and gently swirl the bottle to mix it. Don’t shake it, just gently swirl and mix. Insects die fast with this method.
I didn't even realize hives could have different aggression levels, really interesting stuff.
Trust me - when they are pissed off at you, you know it! It's a different sounds and makes all your hair stand on end. It's terrifying, and the only thing keeping you calm is the knowledge that you are in a suit - but that doesnt stop you from wanting to run screaming. LOL
Not the "hives" per se that have different levels of aggression... rather the bees... africanized bees are a created spezies, perverted trough experiments and crossbreeding (dont get me wrong im not talking about the original african bee, rather the one created in south america / brazil 1950-60's which we have here now)... while their honey-output is massive, so is their aggression.... In the country that they were created, africa it is possible to keep them in some way since the area is secluded and the amount of people coming in contanct with them is limited... while here in europe / usa if you keep bees your almost always rather close to civilisation. this is where the problem of an extremely aggressive bee comes into play...
It would be very interesting to know @nwnjba how this hive came along. was it a queen you put in? i highly doubt that you wanted africanized bees in the first place?
Wild Bee they use that angry buzz sound for these Giant mutated wasps in a game I play....it automatically gives me goosebumps and feel threatened just from that sound. It’s a terrifying sound lol!!
ABakedPotato what is that game called? I wanna torture myself.
Smokes let’s go
*Being stung incessantly*
Calmly: I can't live like this anymore, you guys.
Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣
Lmfaoo honestly I was thinking the exact same thing 🤣
Hes like "I dont approve of this behavior"
@@getchasome6230 😂
Your empathy and care for your bees is honestly very moving. I’m sorry you had to make this difficult decision, but you did so with so much compassion! Also, this was very informative to me as someone with no bee-keeping knowledge!
Bro stands in the middle of a swarm of angry bees, and calmly states, "This is intolerable." I am in awe.
Lmfaoooooooo
God when he's pouring the soap water you can just tell how sad and defeated he is.
I know right. Poor man.
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT wtf lol
MAGGOT VOMIT yeah because your corrupt pedophile filled government is any better than them
MAGGOT VOMIT and mark this one for premeditated murder- when they happens we will all know it’s you.
Yeah. Bee people really do love them.
It always amazes me how beekeepers can spot a queen bee. Among thousands of them bussing around, they can find the one that counts and pick her out. Incredible!
It’s really not to difficult, when you see her you know she a big girl lol
Sometimes they mark their back with a white dot or neon colored dot so they’re easier to find but they still have to find them before that
@@jessical3413 😂
Bussing around 😂
No hate tho
I'm in my first year of beekeeping new to it. And the DOT is on the head of the queen and each color represents when she was born. Spring fall etc. I actually love looking for the queen cuz it's like looking for Waldo 🤷♂️. It was one time I went through the five frame hives we were getting ready to sell from Jennings Florida here from flipping bee is where I work. Couldn't find her I knew she was in there because there was eggs and brewed 15 minutes in I found her on the wall.🐝😁 And it's funny we're always talking to them all right girls show me your queen where you at and hiding, the sooner I find your queen the sooner I'll get you back in your box. About that time she'll pop up 🐝🙄
I’ve been watching beekeeping videos bc they lift my spirits, so that’s how i even got recommended this one. I could tell by the tone of your voice that you love bees and did everything in your power to save the hive, and this was the absolute last resort. I know you already know it, but you did the right thing.
To the bees, this dude was like an angry god who struck down an overly ambitious city-state for its hubris.
Lord Poseidon don't play.
No doubt dude. Bet there was some -shit- being said between them
holy fucking shit, why is this so funny
Hubris is punished by nemesis
He salted the earth
This guy just has the most calming reaction. He is the physical embodiment of "I'm not mad, just disappointed."
Thousands of bees swarming to try and kill him? "This is ridiculous. This is intolerable."
That's just how he talks
"My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined"
😂😂😂
Kinda sounded like Bill Murray voicing Garfield
For a bee keeper he's a wuss why is he so dramatic about small stuff
That is genuinely terrifying. They are raging. Imagine being caught by that lot without a protective suit. They'd kill you.
Exactly.
@Mark Campbell i had, key word there, an open control tractor. Came across a hive like such on 1 pass. Next pass i sat the shredder full RPM over the nest for a good 10 minutes. Never had an issue again. Since then, i refuse open controls for thick grass, or tree work. If theres 1 theres more.
@@brandoncaldwell95 as a kid back in the 80's I had a landscaping job where we had to clear a field with ground hornets. We would put the tractor in low gear, aim it. tie the steering wheel and walk around to the other end to greet it.
@@hydraulics been there done that also. Just i was plowing and needed weight on the arse end. Combined with what i could scavenge with my weight was 400lbs to make that old 2 bottom dig. Tire just follows the bottom of the furrows.
@Mark Campbell I mowed over a ground hornets' nest once and was really lucky to only get a couple stings. At first I thought it was wood or rocks being kicked up by the mower and once I looked down, ran the fastest I've ever ran in my life and left the mower in the middle of the yard
Thank you for the video. We are experiencing almost exactly the same as you, and it is putting others at risk of being stung simply by coming within 20m of the hive. Your video has helped make our mind up.
poor guy is obviously very passionate about beekeeping and truly heartbroken to have to do this but he knows he has to.
we understand your hard decision sir
@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Welcome to the world with an avg iq below 100.
@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Calm down. Attachments are a regular part of being human. Just like you care for a cat or a dog, and something needs to happen to them, it's the same situation here. Anyway, he ended up euthanizing them, not sure why you're still reacting in disbelief. He's done the job, and it's okay for him to feel upset about bees he's had to raise.
@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Still doesn't change the fact people form attachments. Doesn't matter where they are on the hierarchy, they're still beings and it's natural to form an attachment to them
@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Good for you!
@Deutsches Brot - German Bread Whoa dude, you must be extremely manly and conservative! SO COOL!
this is everyone's dad mixed together
That's one of the funniest comments of the day - thanks for that. > Kevin Inglin
nwnjba no prob, pops. I ever come through that way I expect a warm meal and a lesson on bees.
or brendan schaubs dad
*insert obligatory “y’all got dads?” comment*
Wait, what's a dad?
I had no idea that bees had different attitudes, that the Queen dictates it, and that you can put a calmer queen in the hive to settles the rest of the hive. So fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
It is interesting... but I am also confused as I have seen a video where a beekeeper tried introducing a new queen and the bees rejected her....
@@carolinemikaelson1939 I guess that’s why this gentleman decided to euthanise this hive? If they’re this aggressive they’d probably reject a new Queen and kill her. Like a lot of things in nature, it has to be the right set of circumstances for things to work.
The bees would most likely kill the new queen
Do you not have a mother? Were you raised by your father?
@@mastershake156 not sure what that has to do with anything 😂 but I was raised by both my parents
I am humbled by how seriously you take your work.
Dawn commericals: "Dawn's gentle on animals, tough on dishes."
Beekeeper: "So the best deterdent to euthanize a beehive with is dawn..."
The Hornet King uses water and Dawn in his vacuum to kill the wasps when he's doing a removal as well. It really does work well.
Idk why but this made me laugh 😂
Dawn: *No, you can't do that NO.*
Insects have an entirely different respiratory system than most animals, though.
Dawn also kills fleas.
I know nothing of beekeeping, but this level of aggression seemed insane. The contrast just between the intro and the first segment of you in the suit spoke volumes immediately. The distance from the hive they continued to be aggressive was also quite shocking to me. I don't think I've ever even seen a wasp/hornet nest that was this aggressive out in the wild, let alone a bee hive.
I also feel like obligated to point out the irony here. The bees' hyper defensive behavior was an attempt to protect their hive, but in the end it was this exact behavior that resulted in its destruction.
it is ironic but keep in mind in a world where humans aren’t at the top of the food chain this could potentially hsve resulted in a more successful colony.
@@eltdrgntmr5339 Thats true but you also have to take in consideration that in a world not dominated by humans, species such as hornets and wasps would thrive more where as honey bees would be nearly hunted to extinction
@@conversationtosaurusrex not really. The reason wasps and hornets are doing that now is because those species that do that are typically invasive species meaning they were brought here by us either on purpose or by accident and aren't naturally a part of the local biomes.
@Jesse Pinkman Yeah it’s true, they can see through the 4th wall
Stupid bees
Him: "Oh, got a bee in my veil. Gotta deal with it."
Me:
my neighbors called the police when I ran screaming from my house at that point in the video
@@Lina-ws3by ok.
@ThiccNick ok
@@lavenderlotuss ok
LMFAO!!!
You know the bees were acting sus when the thick beeglove wasn't enough to save a man from being stung.
I'm no beekeeper and I never plan on it but this man is so well spoken yet he seems so heartbroken about having to euthanize an entire hive of bees, I'm entranced
Why doesn't he just relocate them... :/
@@neoskywalker6950you literally didn’t watch a single second of this video if you’re saying that 💀💀
@@OutroBusan I’m 11 minutes in and I still can’t find where he explains why he cant just relocate them.
@@AverageBillyStringsEnjoyer he constantly explains why he needs to euthanize them lmao They're way to aggressive. Relocation won't work when they're like that
@@neoskywalker6950 33:53 is where he explains. Unless you expect him to send the hive to Africa or something, there's no relocating for this hive
Of course the worst demon bees you've had were spawned in 2020.
@BIRTHDAYFACE046 Bee's lives matter. (as long as they are at least a mile away from me.)
Joshua Curtiss yes please.. seriously though. Set them down inside that shit hole, Chaz.. theyd all run out of there
It must be that 5B!
No keep them in there...
Haha 2020 is so yikes like literally the worst lmfao like it just hits different
Stfu
I’ve never seen a single hive this aggressive. Even Wasps are docile comparatively. Unreal.
I can hit a wasp and the won't attack me. She would attack me only if I am trying to kill her. But the bees of my neighbor oh god. His are bad not this bad but they are aggressive. Ours on the other hand are very calm. In fact one of the hives is so calm even in bad weather that I am pretty sure we can work on it without any protection.
this is me being ignorant but what i'm gathering is that wasps are basically aggressive but moderately so. you're more likely to get stung by a lone wasp if you annoy it but that's it. on the other hand, bees seem to be on or off; either completely docile or the whole hive is swarming you
Daniel Prendergast
Eh, I‘ve slapped wasps aggressively going after my food around countless times and they never actually attacked. Might be a Middle-European thing, but in my experience, they only really become sting-happy when they think you want to mess with their hive.
There was no other option here. The bees were extremely aggressive to the point they would have likely attempted to kill the Queen if any Queen cells ended up being left over (not that I doubt you'd miss any survivors), and could have possibly spread whatever was causing them to be so aggressive to the nearby hives via literally taking them over.
It's a very unfortunate situation, and I hope your hives are still doing well, three years on.
As a non beekeeper, I always imagined beekeeping to be like that, bees flying all over you trying to kill you. It was nice to see how gentle bees really can be.Thank you!
A lot of bees are the kind to only attack if their home is invaded or they are being attacked, as they're herbivorous creatures. Even technically bees like this are doing what they do in "defense", it's just that their perception of what they need to "defend" against is a lot looser. The bees in the "docile bees" clip represents the average non-Africanized bee behavior. If you're getting swarmed by yellow-black colored flying insects, you're either dealing with African/Africanized bees or wasps, the latter of which are generally omnivorous and thus are more aggressive. These are generalizations, but fairly broadly applicable generalizations.
I saw a girl on tiktok who was able to handle bees with her bare hands!!!!
I am not a beekeeper. But for the longest time have saved bees drowning in pools. And now bee will land on me walk around on my hands. Sit for a bit while I talk to them and then fly off. If a bee is walking around on the ground I have no problem putting my hand down and see if they will come onto my hand. People see me do it and say are you a bee whisperer?
@@1stFlyingeagle bee whisperer/life guard lol
@@Red5ive Call it what you want. I have dislodged the hornet's nest with a tape measure end. customer and my helper witnessed it. hive crashed to the tile floor. wasps flew around me and then left. Granted it was not big it was up inside an 8" wide well by the front door of the customer's home. but not one sting or attack. And yes I talked to them and told them they had to go. I wish one of them were recording it. Because it really did happen.
“Dr Phil tries to resolve a dysfunctional family with an overly-aggressive mother over her many kids”
then proceeds to kill them all
He gave his ultimate final decision, to send the entire family to the ranch, never to be seen again. Dr. Phil didn't want it to come down to this but it had to be done
Bruhhhhh xD
Queen: Catch me outside howbowda?!
Lmao why does he actually sound like Phil tho lmao
Everything changed when the cow hive attacked.
That is a cute little hive box. Never seen that before wonder where he got it.
He probably made it
i understood that reference
Hahaha
air benders are supposed to be calm and witty, not murderous :/
That. Was INSANE! Holy cow dude! They sounded like they were trying to sting the dang camera. Your heart for your little critters really showed and how it hurt you to have to do this. Such a sweet spirit about you. The anguish was evident, I could hear the sighs as you poured but especially when it was over, at the end as you looked upon it. I know nothing about bee keeping but nothing about THOSE bees looked right or anywhere near normal. God bless you sir. 🫶
They WERE attacking the cameras, you can see in multiple shots @10:07 is maybe the best, we can see them swarming around the camera on the left, then he shows his glove to the camera (our perspective) and from the difference between the before and after noise we can tell this camera is now surrounded aswell even after he walks away.
Isn't it interesting that the bees instinctively figure out to mainly go for your hands and your face..
I was also thinking that
Bees actually respond to Carbon Dioxide in a really aggressive manner, and you'll note that they swarm his face the most when he is speaking. As for the hands, it just sort of makes sense to go for what is immediately attacking yoy.
@Bahia Probably other mammals as well. Bears and other animals which raid hives for honey have quite thick fur, so going for the sensitive eyes and nose area is probably the most effective to convince said animal that it isn't worth the trouble.
Yeah, I think I heard something about how they learned that because bears would always attack them and eat their hunny and stuff, so they learned their weak spots and humans are close enough to bears. I'm surprised how incredibly intelligent bees are.
@@Gan596 I actually see that. Damn, that is cool.
I grew up on a farm. We kept bees in our orchard, less than a 30 second walk from the house. 5 hives. I have never seen this. My dad wore gear to harvest honey because he was allergic. 1 sting would be an ER visit. I helped some and watch alot. They NEVER did this. My dog stayed in the orchard. We picked figs and berries. I mowed the grass all around. They never came after us. I can't imagine. These stings would have killed my father. I would have killed them without all this trouble, without apologies. Everyone needs to understand that this is unacceptably dangerous.
That many stings could potentially kill anyone, allergic or not.
@@clamboni9 That's why 'Killer Bees' are able to kill. There are just so many stings that anyone goes into the same anaphylactic shock that an allergic person goes into. There's just too much venom to deal with
@@TheKyrix82 Plus those bees are EXTREMELY hostile and very persistent. Like really persistent. They will chase you down until you're very far away from them, which isnt easy on foot. It is even worst if you're stung by one of them, which leave a chemical trail for them to follow. They'll even wait for you if you're under any source of water.
@@lightingthief4482 The pheromone isn't just to follow, it marks you as an enemy of the hive and incites more bees to sting
@@lightingthief4482 thanks for the nightmare fuel buddy
34:13
"I don't like it, but I had to do it and now it's done."
*bee of vengeance attempts to destroy camera*
LMAO
That was the bit at the end of the horror movie where the camera pans away to reveal one egg survived. That bee will be back.
Somehow reminds me of aquaman
Lol
Hi from a girl beekeeper, if you can get hold of vicks vapour rub or obas oil and put it on your gloves and around your veil, it keeps the bees from being in your face so much when dealing with aggressive bees. Take care
Nice trick
These are killer bees. That doesnt work with these.
Attention seeking
@@JohnDoe-z2r?? Shes just tryna offer advice
@@JohnDoe-z2rtf? What about any of that is attention seeking
RUclips: “So, what are you in the mood for today?”
Me: “Bee genocide?”
Lmfao... right. Stuff you never knew existed.
But we watched it all
Excellent choice!
BEENOCIDE
BEEMAGEDDON 2020...
I see the algorithms have brought us all back together again, this time for some buzzy bois
For the bees!
i’ve learned so many thing because of this algorithm
First antcanada now this.....I'm interested tho rather than going to sleep
It would seem so
Yup
I was worried the comments would be coming after you like the bees - but I’m glad people are understanding . I think you did the right thing .
DITTO .. I got this far in the comments... looking for the SJW's and so far NONE !!
Stephen Mortimer Starting with you I presume?
@Arcaryon There were far too many dangerous psycho workers that would have been a great danger for a while. It just was too much, these were the worst bees ever.
I was gonna be on the bees side, then I realized how dangerous these bees were! They could easily kill a child or a pet even an adult!
@@StephenMortimer Your no wrong, they are a cancer organization ...
This was obviously difficult for you. I think you did the right thing for your family, neighbours and other animals local to this hive. This was horrendous to watch how aggressive they were to you. I can't imagine how awful it would be to be there in person. Thank you for sharing something difficult for the education and benefit of others. I hope your other hives are peaceful and happy again.
"I don't want to euthanize the hive."
A bee gets inside the veil.
"Nuke the hive from orbit."
It's the only way to be sure.
@@shawnwales696 F'n A!
RIP Hudson.....
They cut the power.
What do you mean THEY cut the power? HoW cAn they cUt the pOwer, man?! THEY'RE BEES!
*gif of inquisitor slamming Exterminatus button*
@@shawnwales696 Hysterical!!
Wow as someone who’s allergic to bees and avoids them at all costs, this actually broke my heart. This man obviously cares for his bees very much but I believe he made the right decision. This was very educational for me. Thank you for sharing
As someone who's allergic to ants, I'm glad that my allergy can't fly after me and kamikaze divebomb by the thousands
@@madeliner1682 oh just wait
@@madeliner1682 Flying ant queens and drones are a thing. 😂 They fly just before rain.
I am not okay with them or bees in a swarm.
@@ChocolateEclairMonster I know but they aren't a problem where I live
@@ChocolateEclairMonster flying ants don't sting
Dude: Goes outside
Bees: *YOUR SINS HAVE MADE YOU UNWORTHY YOUR FLESH WILL BE DESTROYED BY THE POWER OF A BILLION NEEDLES AND YOUR BLOODLINE WILL FOREVER BE CURSED*
Dude: I don’t think so
LMFAO!!!!
Dude: *Teleports behind hive* , "Nothing personal kid"
SICKNESS MUST BE PURGED!
LOLLLL😂
just caught a wild hive last week. The had settled in a small walnut tree out on a limb, about a mile from our home. They apparently swarmed and stayed in the tree after swarming, as they had made a lot of comb, and honey with a lot of brood. This was the most docile hive I have ever been around, being wild for past few months. Put them in a box and took them to our home, as it is already early October in Tennessee. I will have to feed them, so there goes a lot of my fall honey harvest from my other hives. Have only had one hive that was somewhat aggressive, but not to the extent yours was. Kept them, did fine with them. They produced a great deal of honey.
"Euthanizing of a dangerous hive." shows up on my recommended list.
Me: Euthanizing a hive of bees? That's horrendous!
3:00 minutes in... I don't know bees, but they look pretty aggressive.
10:00 minutes in... Dear god! Kill them all!
Lol,lol I did the same thing. All I could think about at the end is, a child would have died if that many stung it. I never thought I would say kill, kill them fast. Lol
@@heavenboundhomestead126 a child? Anyone would die from the shock alone
@@corvidconfidential8826 It's what I saw in my mind in seconds at the end of the video. Yes anyone would have died.
No kidding! Imagine a kid coming across this hive. Last thing we need is that queen producing more queens. We have to eradicate this threat. Funny comment, had me rolling🤣
I'm at the "that's horrendous" stage. I'm only at less than a minute in so we'll see if I progress to the later stages
Gets surrounded and attacked by thousands of bees: Calmly "ouch, that one got through"
8:52
@@asrielkekker love when stuff like that happens
you must've got a bee in your bonnet, talking to me like that
This is what happens when you overthrow the monarchy but the revolution doesn’t stop
french revolution of bees
actual physical kelp Barry B Robespierre
It's interesting how much human society resembles the swarm behavior of the bees
"A drop of Dawn, and the revolution is gone!"
Sign me up
"The Needs of the Humans Outweigh the Needs of the Bees." You are doing the right thing for the safety of you and others.
That beehive was a liability. It was like having a mad dog.
I know. Imagine if some poor animal walked by or anything living for that matter. Terrifying
I wonder if a bear could've dealt with those kamikazes.
@@KutWrite
Only by outrunning them.
@James Gray Actually honey badgers have been found stung to death. Their thick skin does provide protection against a honeybee's stings, but they are not impervious and can be killed when they push their luck.
www.grunge.com/173323/what-can-kill-a-honey-badger/
you absolutely did the right thing. the way those bees attacked, even a non allergic person could get hurt- God forbid anyone with allergies was nearby...
Well maybe someone with a bee allergy shouldn’t go near like 8 hives lol
@@MrEvanNoyes bees can... y’know... travel outside the immediate area. Crazy, I know,
@@isaacphase2759 You’re missing the point
@@MrEvanNoyes I’m definitely not. The guy said the aggressive bees were affecting people in the neighborhood.
@@isaacphase2759 they all have low information retention
I'm not a beekeeper, but I found this very fascinating. I can tell you care very deeply for your bees. Thank you for what you do.
he killed a lot of bees! how is this "caring very deeply"?!
@@Turk1881 I feel, just based on this response, that you didn't watch the video or are literally incapable of understanding human emotion. He states multiple times he was saddened by the inevitablility of this and also that if he could requeen them safely he would. In his literally PROFESSIONAL opinion, the bees were too dangerous to leave alive. While it's tough to accept you can see he carefully and painfully made the decision to deal with this hive. His tone is somber and he takes no joy in killing even a single bee. His emotions are guarded, yes, but there's a deep appreciation and respect in his voice. Thanks, and maybe try to be a little more understanding.
@@Squish_Squash_Applesauce he has no right to kill a living being. i don't care if he's "sad" while doing it. He's just playing God. he could have left them in a deserted area if he's so concerned about public safety.
Killing was not the only option in this scenario so keep your PROFESSIONAL bs to yourself.
@@Turk1881 well they’re gone now! i guess all we can do is cry about it. or not.
@@Turk1881 You obviously have absolutely no idea what you're talking about and you don't care to know, you just want to be outraged. Go learn something before you spout this BS
As someone who was almost stung to death as a child thank you 4 doing a heart breaking thing. I still love bees 🐝. I was stung over 100xs me and one of my brother's. My older brother grabbed my brother in one arm and me in the other and ran.
The bees flying around the microphone in stereo really adds to the immersion.
Thats a terrying sound.
Bees are endangered! You NEVER should expect bees not to sting you! I'm sure you mean well but most people don't make the right decision. I don't agree. Some bees are better than none.
Silent spring!
Athena Millay wtf are you even saying
I'm sure you are plenty knowledgeable and realize the situation where bees are being killed off by pesticides so they are endangered now. Blessings!
Dont feel bad mate, if someone like me wandered into that field they would have literally killed me. Hard to do but necessary.
yeah. he did it for you specifically D R! bless this man. if someone like ME were to wander out there, they would have treated me with a warm cup of tea. but I get it. they are kind to most, but, not D R no sir.
Eddie Ortega actually I was referring to my lethal bee sting allergy. Ass.
D R, I totally understand. Your allergic reaction to bee venom can get you in trouble with one sting. Imagine coming upon a hive like this (or even in the wild) and you getting stung 20-30-40 times as you run away would throw you in to anaphylactic shock and you would die.
An apiarist is like very other farmer; sometimes a rancher will have an animal that goes down and cant get back up and you must dispatch them. Sometimes a farmer has a bad field that must be plowed under, or an orchardist has parasite infested trees and they need to be cut down and burned. It is why these crafts are known as husbandry and the men and women who do these jobs day in and day out, deserve our total respect and gratitude.
Eddie Ortega keyboard warrior
@@Oddie99000 Maybe they will treat you with a brain
Pretty much a normal day of beekeeping in South Africa, but fully understand the danger it poses to children and animals. Sorry for your loss.
Before watching: "Awww poor bees, they can't be that bad"
After watching: "Honey, where is my flame thrower"
my words exactly ;)
Hans get ze flammenwerfer
I heard this in Frozone's voice.
Honey
Yeah lol I thought same way
Parent bees stopping and pointing at the hive with their adolescent bees saying "See what happens when you get out of line?"
When you get out of "B-line"!
Daniel Copeland no
This poor man sounds so disappointed in his angry bees! He tried everything but he’s clearly making a responsible decision
i see the little clubhouse next door and have to wonder if those poor folks can even sit on their back porch in peace.
What?
God will do this to the current world system. They refuse to comply. They will be euthanized
@@truth.speaker well if that’s the case then make your last days enjoyable
@@truth.speaker quit making us Christian's look crazy.
I can understand why you had to do that. I had honeybees take residence in my roof soffit in South Florida. Had a professional remove the hive. They weren't really aggressive and he vacumned up the workers to acclimate them to his own hives, and removed the combs. I did the best I could to seal up the soffit, but unfortunately, the pheromones left by the hive attracted a new colony which might have been Africanized. You couldn't even go into the bathroom which had a window near the entrance, because they'd attack the screen. Much more aggressive.
As a horse rider, thank you. If aggressive bees like that attack a horse while being ridden, there will certainly be a hideous accident.
About 30 years ago, I was at a rental barn. A horse and rider got stung up by a swarm of bees. The girl riding got thrown, but she looked like she would be ok. The poor horse was covered with stings that were starting to swell. Horse recovered too.
would this be valid as a pun?
I have been taken on a highly emotional 35 minute journey.
THIS IS STUFF OF NIGHTMARES
Up at 3am watching this lmaoo
wait... this was 35 minutes!?
@@ismelloil5240 Fucking same.
Totally agree!
Man, the zoomed out shots where he's opening the hive and starts taking out frames, watching the cloud of angry bees following his head every time he moves getting bigger and bigger, that was nuts.
Bro yes I wouldn't even dare to get near a hive of bees even if they're peaceful and even if i'm wearing a bee suit lol
You are a kind and thoughtful person. Thank you for educating the world about these aggressive bees. You no doubt, have save someone's life and perhaps an animal as well. You are a HERO, sir. And I like bees and honor them for all the good they do for us! Thank you, sir.....❤
I work at an apiary. This is not normal bee behavior. I’ve never seen a colony this aggressive. All of the bees that I work with are quite docile. There is nothing you could’ve done differently, that hive was beyond saving.
I wonder what makes bees so aggressive. Any possible suggestion?
not normal for domesticated bees at the end of the day some domesticated animals do still keep their wildness and it just randomly crops up from time to time. Thing is, I dont think its normal bee behaviour for them to not begin an all out attack when someone cracks their home open, takes it apart and then starts looking for the queen rummaging about though everything so that she can be killed. Its actually more amazing that they are all not like this. If you were a bear instead I mean it would be a total disaster for the hive to be that chill.
its quite an interesting perspective that being inside the industry/hobby will give and the habituation towards incredibly docile bees
Hope he could save the honey 🍯
@@ilivetoflyxDThey were agressive long before, that's the point. Bees are normally very docile.
Could've been accidentally mixed with killer bees. Those are the only bees I've seen this terrible
Nah dude, you deserve a medal. That hive was way aggressive - it could have bred with the docile group and changed the character of your whole stock. I know it was tough- but good in you! Thank you for sharing
I'd have been tempted to dynamite it.
Well, clearly, they were informed of the Murder Hornets from Asia, now in the USA.
I'd be pretty stingy too.
or better yet how about set them free! who is this man to play God
@zoodasaisabae They are not native to the U.S., also they would've breed with other domestic bees and killed native bees.
@@nicholasneyhart396 what does not being native to the US have to do with it? if thats so bad why beekeep them in the first place.
"they are so bad that they will reject any new docile queen and kill her, opting instead to make many queen cells to re-queen themselves because they see new docile queens as weak genetics."
good lord you have spartan bees
Huh, well in that case I guess we just watched the battle of Thermopylae. Bee-hundred Spartans fighting a losing battle, intent on giving their foe hell before they go there themselves.
They couldn't do anything about it. The beekeeper is a made guy and the queen wasn't. It was real greaseball shit and the whole crew was summarily executed. None of them survived to go home and get their shinebox.
Bee's like these usually have some sort of hybridization in their genetics, usually with Africanized bees which are much more aggressive.
Come back with your shield or on it.. lol
Nahhh, he has competing instagram influencer bees
You did the right thing. The bees would kill any new queen, so you had to get rid of them. They decide how to run their hive, so you had no choice.