From what I understand usually bees are not hostile unless really threatened. Its the wasps/hornets that are actively-aggressive and will sting if you come to close.
I think those old folks like your grandpa and my grandpa had a way with bees. If he was like mine, he probably grew up in the country and learned about it from a young age. It's almost like the bees learn to know the beekeeper and won't sting them much. Pretty neat I think. Long live the old timers, we can still learn allot from them!
When bees are swarming, they dont sting, theyre calm, they dont have hive/nest. But if you go with youre hands on bee hive/nest then they will sting and they are angry because they have hive to protect.
24/ 08/2016 Hi, I have also just collected my first 2 swarms in Albany Western Australia. I am new but found this method fast safe and as I also have 40 swarm traps out fast is good. I take the hive body out compleate with 10 frames in and place it as close to the swarm as I can, then spray the swarm with sugar water. Then with my hands pick up as many Bees as possible and place them on the top bars. After they settle I replace the lid, brush any remaining bees to the ground and as in your great video they march in. I then close the entrance take them home place them where I want and have a beer. Works for me, good luck Jonathan.
Some people don't mind being stung. Remember, most bees are used to humans so they only sting in self defense. Honey bee's are the least likely bee to sting you.
@nixwee the bees are moving from their old home to find a new one, they dont have a home to defend and usually get all fueled up before flying, so they are fat and happy and alot less likely to sting...
its cool how really dosile the honey bee truely is. these people can do this because honeybees will only sting if absolutely necessary because its a one shot deal.
Usually it's wasps that people get stung by outside. but when people get stung they usually aren't too picky about classification. :) Wasps (and especially yellowjackets) are a lot more likely to fly around people, try to eat food at picknicks, and land where they eventually get caught between clothing and skin. Honeybees are mostly interested in flowers and don't sting unless their hive is attacked. Some perfumes can get them riled though. And they HATE Chandrika soap!
If they do not feel threatened, they will not sting. If you notice, hes not really disturbing the nest, and the bees are not acting up because of it. Another thing that be probably did off cam is spray them with smoke to help calm them down.
Honeybees like that dont attack unless they feel seriously threatened. If honeybees were that easily threatened, then there would be almost no honey for humans to use.
You did a pretty tidy job getting them into the hive box. Having handled bees a lot and despite swarms not usually being aggressive I still would not handle them bare armed and bare legged. Very nice demo on the subject matter.
africanized honey bees are the aggressive ones, European honey bees were what we traditionally used to for honey production and the pollination of agricultural/produce operations. They are also a more docile, however from what i know Africanized bees are better pollinators
My grand pa use to keep about 15 bee supers around his garden. I use to help him with swarms. He nor I ever wore any protection. I always got stung a couple of times, he hardly ever got stung!!!
Thank you for youyr replay, and i have a question to ask you. You are a bee xpert right? from my worker, he gave me a suggestion about keeping the bees in the hive. He said cut a little pice of the queen's wing to prevent it fly away (mean it cant fly anymore. It is a good ideal?
he did it the hard way. the bees wouldnt care if they got shook into the box. (shaking the branch to drop them) because if the queen lands in they will stay. if not you try again
@TedFnBuckle Honeybees dont attack like that. When they are swarming they are more docile than usual because they have no hive and no young or honey to defend. Honeybees are generally quite friendly.
well this looked like a gentle swarm, if it was killer bees you would have been in some serious trouble.Looks like you did the right thing by taking your time and going slow. great video
@zsparrow9 because they are swarming in this stage they pretty much dont do anything cuz they have no hive and no young to protect i personaly would have worn protection just in case but its rare they sting you when there in this stage.
Honeybees arent very agressive. If you go pet a honeybee, the chances of getting stung is rather low. As well, he is obviously very skilled and very experienced. Most experienced bee keepers are immune to stings, as they have gotten stung tonnes of times beforehand.
Those bees are swarming, it is not their home. By hive/nest i mean where they produce honey etc.. exact same thing happens in that video as in this video, they are swarming and just following their queen.
catch them in a bag and take them to there new hive, take a strip of material lead it from the bag under their new home and the queen will "march" the swarm into it :] its awsome to watch them.
I can't be the only one that is slightly terrified yet enchanted and amazed by bees.
Shorts, t-shirt and no gloves. You sir are a beast! Now if only my husband were that smooth when catching swarms.
It takes some massive balls to take on a swarm without any gloves, sleeves, or pants.
From what I understand usually bees are not hostile unless really threatened. Its the wasps/hornets that are actively-aggressive and will sting if you come to close.
I think those old folks like your grandpa and my grandpa had a way with bees. If he was like mine, he probably grew up in the country and learned about it from a young age. It's almost like the bees learn to know the beekeeper and won't sting them much. Pretty neat I think. Long live the old timers, we can still learn allot from them!
When bees are swarming, they dont sting, theyre calm, they dont have hive/nest. But if you go with youre hands on bee hive/nest then they will sting and they are angry because they have hive to protect.
24/ 08/2016 Hi, I have also just collected my first 2 swarms in
Albany Western Australia. I am new but found this method fast safe and
as I also have 40 swarm traps out fast is good. I take the hive body out
compleate with 10 frames in and place it as close to the swarm as I
can, then spray the swarm with sugar water. Then with my hands pick up
as many Bees as possible and place them on the top bars. After they
settle I replace the lid, brush any remaining bees to the ground and as
in your great video they march in. I then close the entrance take them
home place them where I want and have a beer. Works for me, good luck
Jonathan.
Some people don't mind being stung. Remember, most bees are used to humans so they only sting in self defense. Honey bee's are the least likely bee to sting you.
@nixwee the bees are moving from their old home to find a new one, they dont have a home to defend and usually get all fueled up before flying, so they are fat and happy and alot less likely to sting...
yeah like he said because i think most bees know "oh well if i sting him i die... hes not worth it."
its cool how really dosile the honey bee truely is. these people can do this because honeybees will only sting if absolutely necessary because its a one shot deal.
Usually it's wasps that people get stung by outside. but when people get stung they usually aren't too picky about classification. :) Wasps (and especially yellowjackets) are a lot more likely to fly around people, try to eat food at picknicks, and land where they eventually get caught between clothing and skin. Honeybees are mostly interested in flowers and don't sting unless their hive is attacked. Some perfumes can get them riled though. And they HATE Chandrika soap!
If they do not feel threatened, they will not sting. If you notice, hes not really disturbing the nest, and the bees are not acting up because of it. Another thing that be probably did off cam is spray them with smoke to help calm them down.
Honeybees like that dont attack unless they feel seriously threatened. If honeybees were that easily threatened, then there would be almost no honey for humans to use.
You did a pretty tidy job getting them into the hive box. Having handled bees a lot and despite swarms not usually being aggressive I still would not handle them bare armed and bare legged. Very nice demo on the subject matter.
africanized honey bees are the aggressive ones, European honey bees were what we traditionally used to for honey production and the pollination of agricultural/produce operations. They are also a more docile, however from what i know Africanized bees are better pollinators
bees are like "waaaaaay the moving company is here!! i'm gonna love our new house!"
Thats a nice size swarm you got there! Catching swarms is a lot of fun but a cut out is a different story where you remove bees and the combs
My grand pa use to keep about 15 bee supers around his garden. I use to help him with swarms. He nor I ever wore any protection. I always got stung a couple of times, he hardly ever got stung!!!
this looks like it's from about 1982 and was recorded with a lemon with electrodes in it
I ain't asking no bee for a cup of coffee!
lol i always hear that using water smoke and piece of cloth is much safer and easier than playing with angry swarm
Those bees just dont give a fuck
Thank you for youyr replay, and i have a question to ask you.
You are a bee xpert right? from my worker, he gave me a suggestion about keeping the bees in the hive. He said cut a little pice of the queen's wing to prevent it fly away (mean it cant fly anymore. It is a good ideal?
@metronomic1 Also, they need to stick together to maintain body heat, right?
100 bee strings in your arm pits
he did it the hard way. the bees wouldnt care if they got shook into the box. (shaking the branch to drop them) because if the queen lands in they will stay. if not you try again
man:you are my slave now make me some honey
bees:nooooooooooooooooooooooo
@zsparrow9 not really that likely to get stung but yea its stoll kind of creapy
@TedFnBuckle Honeybees dont attack like that. When they are swarming they are more docile than usual because they have no hive and no young or honey to defend. Honeybees are generally quite friendly.
Well a bee randomly flew into my house a few years ago and stung my ear... Now i look like an elf. Do bees fly into houses and sting people often?
well this looked like a gentle swarm, if it was killer bees you would have been in some serious trouble.Looks like you did the right thing by taking your time and going slow. great video
Should spray sugar water on their wings before dumping them into the hive. It helps with keeping the bees there.
So they are in the box where they anna bee?
It might be beneficial (or not) to have a natural fiber broom to brush the bees into the box... Bees are not supposed to attack plants and grass...
these bees very rarely sting you
Wow how did he do it so he wont get stung from fucking with the bee nest?
Why the bees do not atteck you? It isnt a nest but still they will imagine you attecking them right?
@zsparrow9 because they are swarming in this stage they pretty much dont do anything cuz they have no hive and no young to protect i personaly would have worn protection just in case but its rare they sting you when there in this stage.
Those were probably wasps, not bees.
Bees are friendly and don't attack humans in a normal case, since they die after they sting you.
You got balls my friend.
(Sais the guy with a fear of bees)
Swarming bees are not very aggressive, plus he was very gentle!!
How many stings did u get in this video only? :S
How come your not using smoke ?
did you get stung we have honey bees by our hose and you can walk right up to there hive and the just kinda ignore you
Beautiful! I just caught my second swarm yesterday!
If i had that amount of bees in my backyard i would, go find a new house
this is what i call a warrior
Honeybees arent very agressive. If you go pet a honeybee, the chances of getting stung is rather low. As well, he is obviously very skilled and very experienced. Most experienced bee keepers are immune to stings, as they have gotten stung tonnes of times beforehand.
They will crawl and fly down into the hive
@nixwee You also could just have just given the bush a quick shake without all the trimming and chances are the queen would end up in the hive.
Bees. Not even once.
dose that poke
To bee or not to bee. That is the question.
CRASH COURSE on bees, when bees are just clumped together without a hive, they are called a swarm. Bees in a swarm won't sting, like 90% of the time.
That comment just made my day lol
Are they poop bees??
@NUFCRossy A lot of the experienced bee keepers walk around taking out comb wearing t-shirts and shorts :P
what about the queen
Swarming bees aren't aggressive at all. You can see some vids of guys sticking their hands in bee swarms and all.
All of your bees are now belong to us.
Thats a nice large swarm of bee WTG about 4 to 5 lbs
now that i know how to do it, i got little bee swarm of my own to relocate brb
Those bees are swarming, it is not their home. By hive/nest i mean where they produce honey etc.. exact same thing happens in that video as in this video, they are swarming and just following their queen.
dude y didnt u wear something oon youre arms?
Brave soldier, postmore
wow no suit just shorts and tee you have balls!
I wouldn't try to do something like that without any protection.
that would be horrible... for the entire world... what would happen is that there would be no food anymore at one point
Greetings, I used this great video in my video "nem indivíduo, nem sociedade: o transindividual". Thank you!
Is it just me or is he wearing a short sleeves
put your bear hand in
Bees are cool. Being allergic to their stings I don't fuck with them however.
THORNS AND BEES ...lovely...
He got balls
is it me or is he wearing shorts.
@Adrian Reyes hes not havin sex
Gawd damn tracker jackers.
thats 1 way te trim ur hedge.
The damn thing finally falls at 2:24.
Probably it wasn't a bee but a wasp instead :o
no bee suit?!! I'd die!
you have no protection from all of those bees? wow.
Nooooo, Not the bees!
your thinking of wasps
those r honey beez tho
you... are... brave...
Honey bees / bumble bees are cool. It's wasps that I hate!!!
and shorts...
damm you got balls
shorts and short sleeves....
I love bees
Holy hell how r u not scared
catch them in a bag and take them to there new hive, take a strip of material lead it from the bag under their new home and the queen will "march" the swarm into it :] its awsome to watch them.
Nice work
Why not just put a plastic bag over the clump, tie it up, and move them?
Wow no gloves?!! Brave man
balls of steal
Cuz they wont sting Cuz there not definding eany home there looking for one
wooow this mans got balls :O