I was always “afraid” of bees. But as I’ve gotten old and educated my self a little I have come to appreciate them. I have watched enough of your video’s that I have learned to try and remain calm. I made a little hive for some mason bees about 3 yrs ago. And they keep using it. And now if i am trimming flower or stuff in the garden i will actually just take the bee off what I am cutting and put them on the next flower with no issues. Because of “someones” video’s I know find my self talking too the bees when i am doing work around them.
@@just.An0therRand0m thank you. I was always yelling and swatting at “bees”. But it turns out my issues was with “yellow jackets” not bees. Right now on my one flower I have “little bees”, bumble bees, and bumble bees with a red butt on it. And I could go cut some for my wife and put them on the table and the bees would almost apologize for being in the way. They are all so busy working right now.
HEY TIMMY, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH TALKING TO PLANTS OR BEES, BUNNIES, BUTTERFLIES OR ANYTHING THAT LIVES. I OCCATIONALLY TALK TO DEAD WORMS. BAWAHAHAHA... YOUR SHOWING COMPASSION.
My boyfriend recently saved a bee from downing in our pool, she crawled right up on his hand and cleaned herself and hung out while flapping her wings dry for a good five minutes before buzzing away. It was really neat. Love your videos!
Ain't nothing, had one on me for nearly an hour, made a few photos of it, as well as videos, then again, was around autumn, pretty cold and whatnot, so no clue. Maybe soaked in for a while, as even the fur part of it was wet. However, was pretty insightful and interesting. Took flight after a few minutrs after I dropped em, when trying to put them down on a sunny spot.
@@aleera6965 I often become a sort of landing pad for hitch-hiking bees around Autumn. Turns out most of them are drones who had gotten evicted and were now very worn out. Sad, but still a cool experience. Such funky little dudes.
How one treats those entirely in their power and unable to reward or retaliate is the truest measure of one's moral character. Sounds like you chose well.
Been beekeeping for 11 years, people don’t realize what a challenge it is to keep them healthy. Not a get rich hobby, but amazingly rewarding. I figured with my wife doing 50% of the work we make maybe.50 cents an hour each.
I'm a little curious about starting to Beekeep myself. Got a big farmhouse with ample room that is allowed by law to have hives. What are the main priorities of beekeeping for a starter.
@@EyePatchGuy88 best bet is to find a local apiary group in your area. Like plants, your immediate locale will have differences for keeping them healthy. For example, if you are in the pacific northwest, personally, I'd make sure my hives were close enough to keep a good eye on, but far enough away that if they are attacked by hornets, your immediate living area doesn't become part of the battleground. With what appears to be a multitude surplus of Asian Giant Hornet hives up there, I'm frankly worried that the hornets will eventually climatize to the North American weather and spread even to the Atlantic North East.
You could probably make good money if you got rid of them for people like he does. I know it's expensive to hire someone to get rid of hornets, wasps and bees where I live anyway.
Yeah I remember playing and just catching bees when I was little. They actually rarely sting anyone, even when grabbed. Wasps on the other hand, chased me and my friends like half a mile and one stung me and it wasn't fun. (and no, while we were stupid kids, didn't poke wasp nest for fun, someone throw a rock and accidentally disturbed one. This was in Australia so probably super wasps)
i play with wasps , bees, spiders , moths you name it. As i say be intentionally gentle. Never got stung by wasps. Well once as a kid but that was mostly accidental,high speed wind + me being in the way.
It does seem like gentle curiosity is somehow sensed by bees. Even as a rambunctious, barefoot child and now a filthy hippy of an adult that goes running barefoot, I have never been stung
I can't stop watching these videos, they're fascinating. I had a swarm like this in my house last summer & just left them alone. They moved on after about 6 weeks but i was glad to give them a home for a few weeks & they were no bother at all. Thanks for the educational videos yippy beeman. Now i'm even less bothered by bees.
Never thought I would be so interested in these types of videos but you just scooping up the bees in your other videos has started to inspire me to over come my fear of bees. Keep up the great work!
How do the bees know not to sting this man? I would have been stung 1000 times already half way through this video! Wow, amazing work. So cool to see your passion for your work and your care with the bees.
Smell is a big thing with bees. I think they can actually smell fear. If so they may encourage the fear in hopes of driving away the danger to their hive.
You’re definitely brave. I got stung by a bee when I was two years old. I wasn’t allergic, but I was in pain. As a result, just the sight of a bee (or even a wasp) freaks me out. Kudos to you, Yappy and your crew.
your friendly conversations with the bees and your gentleness throughout the process says it all. I let my weeds bloom for the bees and then when they've had a chance at all the dandelions then i mow. i'll even just drive a different path or wait and let them scoot before i mow further. (got all day... lol) Thank you for your videos, they are like soul food.
@Yappy Beeman - Thank you for posting the source of the music, Yappy. So often viewers want this information but many content creators skip this step. Love all your videos and the affection you have for the "sisters". ❤🐝
You four, Yappy, Randy aka Dirtrooster, Mr. Ed, and JP have such a chemistry that I'll bet it would be a riot to get you all together. As an overseas missionary, many winter nights we have been entertained by you all. Thank you sincerely for your content! Be blessed
Yappy, you are inCREDIBLE! ‼️‼️‼️🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝Even seeing the queen, and then catching her in your fingers! Please be my next door neighbor in Heaven!! 🌞🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
I came across one of your videos by accident and been watching since. I thinks it's amazing how you work with these insects and treat them with the respect they deserve and I like how you're always so carefully in the proses of moving them all together. 👍🏼
Yappy - so many questions... Does the vacuum injure the bees? Also why do you use it sometimes and then scoop them other times? When does the queen get let out of her cage? What happens to the hive after removal? Thanks for the education and being a champion of the bees.
I know the answer to a couple of these! The vacuum is specially built for the bees, they're sturdy little creatures whose terminal velocity doesn't hurt them, and the suction is slight enough that it doesn't suck them up until they're practically in the tube. The hive is sent to a bee sanctuary or the like after removal, they're just rehomed, not harmed at all ^^. Scooping the bees at the start helps the person get an idea of how calm a hive they are, and sometimes it helps find the queen as well rather than indiscriminately sucking them up.
i saw his reply to another comment asking a similar question about the queen and he says he leaves her in the cage for about three days before letting her out!
wow talk about a calm hive or did you put them to sleep. this was amazing to see just how calm and not aggressive this hive is. my uncle had a hive like this one, he could do anything and they never went nuts.
Bees are just nice. I know a lot of yanks and dixies like to use the word "Bee" to refer to wasps so a lot of people get mega confused when I say that bees are just nice because they got attacked by wasps. Wasps are evil flying knives. Bees are just real nice thou.
You need to have a bee sting counter on your videos. Just put a counter in the corner and every time you get stung in the video just update the counter.
some years ago I used to get so anxious around bees that I'd have a panic attack. I've since mellowed a lot about it but man, this guy is just picking up clumps of bees with his hands like he's mixing salad. I wish I'd seen something like this as a kid, would have really made my life so much easier.
Thanks for making & sharing this video. I'm a novice beekeeper & I have learned a lot from watching you & Bob Beenie, I think I got his last name right. It's a pleasure to watch you handle them & they not flip out & start a stinging frenzy. I'm hoping the golden rod that's blooming gives me some honey. But I've been told be patient with them & let them do their thing & I'll reap a golden sweet reward. Thanks again Yappy.
Aloha from Oahu!! They say there's always moon shine in Kentucky? Well there's always sunshine in Hawaii!😜 And with all the flowers you have nectar/honey. Bees only need 5/16" passage for the queen to walk right in and set up a brood area to lay her eggs at. It only takes a few weeks of their activities to be all set to have a functional hive. In the first few days of comb building, these combs are too delicate to be useful to transfer to a hive, so old comb is used from another hive's efforts and the capture can proceed. In my first 5 years, no less than 500 such captures were successfully done.
I absolutely ❤ to watch you beekeepers taking care of the Buzzies! Thank you for your love for the Buzzies, your hard work, dedication, just thank you! 🐝
Another great video. I love it when you 'negotiate' with them. Questions - When looking for the queen, since they all gather around her, do you start looking at the clumps of bees, or is it just a matter of looking and seeing her walking around? It looks like you have to remove a few layers of bees just to find her. Next, once you put the queen in the box, how long do you leave it so the rest of the bees have time to get in there. Lastly, once you pick up the box to take them away, what do you do about any stragglers? Once you leave, they're on their own?
She's never stationary. I.just have to watch for her. I leave her in the cage about 3 days and generally, I pick the bees up after dark when they are all in the hive.
I'm not brave enough to work with bees but I sure do appreciate them and I appreciate the work you do. Because you provide this service it means that nuisance bees don't get destroyed and people don't get hurt. What is the lifespan of a normal honeybee? How about the lifespan of the queen? Do they live longer if they are kept or wild or does it matter?
Love your videos Yappy. Just found your channel a couple days ago and just can't seem to quit watching. I already have a new respect for bees. One thing I'll say because I work construction.. please be careful when you lean a ladder like that. But again love your vids man. Keep up the good work.
Bees 🐝🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️ I’m totally in love!!! They are so awesome to be in the middle of with the peaceful sounds of their buzzing in ears ❤️ Thank you for your videos which is so calming during these crazy times
You are INSANE!!!! I am now a fan and my notifications are set. I love this channel. 99% of us are scared or just stay away from bees. Well not you. Thanks this is also showing another side to NOT KILLING THEM and just have a pro remove and relocate. AWESOME
I've watched several of your videos by now, and I love the addition of the happy little piano ditty. It's so joyful! Love what you're doing, and how you talk to the ladies. 😉
I always try to keep calm around bees, even trying to help them when I see lone ones that seem in a bit of a predicament, but I've never had the confidence to touch or pick them up with my bare hands. Wish I could join you on a job like this to try and get that out my system, to see how a hive reacts first hand would make things so much easier.
Gardendale, fultondale, Adamsville, Graysville, Forestdale were my old stomping ground when I was a medic for Northstar. Loved that area. I trained and sold a police K9 for Gardendale PD in 2000.
Nice catch! You were here on my hometown, I would have loved to assisted on this! My hives are preparing for winter. Another great video I’ll be watching! Thanks!
"It's so cool." Yeah, Bee Man it really is. it would be fun to be right there with ya watching ya do your stuff. Thanks for taking care of the bees! We need em!
Thanks for keeping your videos kid-friendly. 😁 My daughter and I are having a great time watching them together. One question: where do you relocate the bees?
Love the March. I have already caught 4 swarms in the last week. Got them on ready comb and feeding them. I think I can get them through the winter they would not make it without help for sure. Great video and nice job 👏 👍 ❤🐝🐝
This man is holding a stinging insect more carefully than I ever held my kids. No wonder they tolerate, like love him. I’ve heard of hives that need to be euthanized because of temperament. Has Yappy ever had to deal with a hive like that. New to the channel.
No, I don't ever recall his destroying a colony because it's mean. The nasty ("Africanized") bees are limited to Florida. If a colony is bad tempered, just replace the queen.
There are certain people,many of them content creators on YT that can grab a couple hundred bees in both hands or let a highly venomous black widow or scorpion crawl on their arm with no problem whatsoever. Lol,as for me,I'll never know what that's like.
Wow. I have always been deathly afraid of bees even though I love what they do and want to save them. I just found your channel and really enjoyed watching your expertise. Keep on keeping these precious bees safe. Up here in Canada we are losing a lot of our bee population due to various reasons.
I am new on your channel and I am truly amazed that tout are able to handle complete hive without any protection whatsoever. It is truly amazing and I have never seen this on European channels ! Hi from Belgium
Yappy I love your bee removal videos most.. would like to see follow-up video with where you place them after you've rescued them last thing it's amazing how you seem to always know where the Queen bee 🐝 is just from looking at how the bee's are reacting
I've watched a few of your video's now - I've known honey bees are special for a while, but seeing you handle them has totally blown my mind. They are such gentle creatures. I really appreciate you putting up these videos. I've gained a new appreciation for the li'l guys
Beautiful video, Yappy. Glad you rescued those ladies and glad to see the Queen was looking so good while in the bee vacuum! You know they were happy to find her with them. Happy New Year to you and yours!
Grew up in rural Upstate NY in the heart of dairy country and was always seeing bees. Used to help our neighbor (dairy farmer) out with haying and the hay mow was hot and full of hornets and purple wasps. Got stung a few times, but usually if you don't swat at them or get too close to their nests there were no issues. Did a lot of woodchuch hunting and encountered lots of honey bees in the clover, but they were pretty docile. I always did my best not to mess with or hurt them. We liked them in our garden and always had enough dandelions to keep them fed in the early Spring. Great videos! Keep them coming.
VERY, VERY sweet tempered bees! So impressed! It's nice to know removal can be done so gently and safely. The Girls were comfortable with you right away. You must be a natural bee charmer. 🐝💐🐝
moved to FL last year and it’s time to get back into bees. your video pushed me off the ledge! wish you were closer to show me the southern methods of beekeeping. well done.
This was interesting to watch because it was almost identical to a pillar cutout that I did last year. But mine didn't go all the way to the top of the pillar, thankfully, instead hanging their comb on the side.
I never thought I'd be binge watching bee videos but I just found your channel today and that's exactly what I'm doing. Lol. It's just so interesting and almost calming to watch.
I love how gentle he is and how he talks to them like each one is special. I know, it's in his best interest to be gentle. Watching his videos has helped me calm the fear of bees that I grew up with. Now when I see them I just think of them doing their job instead of assuming they're going to come after me.
@@lisadioguardi5742 I'm usually not afraid of bees when I see them but every once in awhile I get one that is most definitely following me and buzzing in my face and I try to run away in a panick. And of course they follow me anyway . Other than that I don't mind them at all because I was taught they won't bother me unless I bother them at a young age . Hornets and wasps are a whole different story though. I'm terrified
I was at Usery Mountain Park in Mesa Arizona at about 4:30 PM I think it was in May and I heard a single be making noises in my ear like I better get the heck out of there, which I did. The next day I heard on the news a guy from Arkansas was stung to death in that park by bees.
I had more fun with this amazing capture than I could have imagined. Enjoy. ruclips.net/video/jUlHI_v4Tjs/видео.html
Is it detrimental to have them living in the column? They seem to be a non threatening “pest”. Does a nest cause damage to the home?
I was always “afraid” of bees. But as I’ve gotten old and educated my self a little I have come to appreciate them. I have watched enough of your video’s that I have learned to try and remain calm. I made a little hive for some mason bees about 3 yrs ago. And they keep using it. And now if i am trimming flower or stuff in the garden i will actually just take the bee off what I am cutting and put them on the next flower with no issues. Because of “someones” video’s I know find my self talking too the bees when i am doing work around them.
That's beautiful.
That’s so sweet!
@@just.An0therRand0m thank you. I was always yelling and swatting at “bees”. But it turns out my issues was with “yellow jackets” not bees. Right now on my one flower I have “little bees”, bumble bees, and bumble bees with a red butt on it. And I could go cut some for my wife and put them on the table and the bees would almost apologize for being in the way. They are all so busy working right now.
You realized wasp were the real enemy
HEY TIMMY, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH TALKING TO PLANTS OR BEES, BUNNIES, BUTTERFLIES OR ANYTHING THAT LIVES. I OCCATIONALLY TALK TO DEAD WORMS. BAWAHAHAHA... YOUR SHOWING COMPASSION.
My boyfriend recently saved a bee from downing in our pool, she crawled right up on his hand and cleaned herself and hung out while flapping her wings dry for a good five minutes before buzzing away. It was really neat. Love your videos!
I did that too
Ain't nothing, had one on me for nearly an hour, made a few photos of it, as well as videos, then again, was around autumn, pretty cold and whatnot, so no clue. Maybe soaked in for a while, as even the fur part of it was wet.
However, was pretty insightful and interesting. Took flight after a few minutrs after I dropped em, when trying to put them down on a sunny spot.
your bf sounds like a cool and kind soul :D
@@aleera6965 I often become a sort of landing pad for hitch-hiking bees around Autumn. Turns out most of them are drones who had gotten evicted and were now very worn out. Sad, but still a cool experience. Such funky little dudes.
How one treats those entirely in their power and unable to reward or retaliate is the truest measure of one's moral character. Sounds like you chose well.
Never ceases to amaze me people do this with no protective gear, no matter how many times I see it. Great video.
Yea, I couldn't do it... they sting... Which is a stupid way to be because dogs bite but I'm not immediately scared of them.
@@crackerjack2228 eh this is like a million tiny dogs
@@wa-bu3ke just not as adorable and cuddly
Agreed. Nuckin’ Futs! It almost looks like theatre - him doing all that without a suit
@@crackerjack2228 worst comparison ever
Been beekeeping for 11 years, people don’t realize what a challenge it is to keep them healthy. Not a get rich hobby, but amazingly rewarding. I figured with my wife doing 50% of the work we make maybe.50 cents an hour each.
Thas about right. But still worth it!!!
I'm a little curious about starting to Beekeep myself. Got a big farmhouse with ample room that is allowed by law to have hives.
What are the main priorities of beekeeping for a starter.
BAWAHAHAHAHA
@@EyePatchGuy88 best bet is to find a local apiary group in your area. Like plants, your immediate locale will have differences for keeping them healthy. For example, if you are in the pacific northwest, personally, I'd make sure my hives were close enough to keep a good eye on, but far enough away that if they are attacked by hornets, your immediate living area doesn't become part of the battleground. With what appears to be a multitude surplus of Asian Giant Hornet hives up there, I'm frankly worried that the hornets will eventually climatize to the North American weather and spread even to the Atlantic North East.
You could probably make good money if you got rid of them for people like he does. I know it's expensive to hire someone to get rid of hornets, wasps and bees where I live anyway.
My appreciation for bees grows based on how far away they are.
Yeah I remember playing and just catching bees when I was little. They actually rarely sting anyone, even when grabbed. Wasps on the other hand, chased me and my friends like half a mile and one stung me and it wasn't fun. (and no, while we were stupid kids, didn't poke wasp nest for fun, someone throw a rock and accidentally disturbed one. This was in Australia so probably super wasps)
Try it with a hive
i play with wasps , bees, spiders , moths you name it. As i say be intentionally gentle. Never got stung by wasps. Well once as a kid but that was mostly accidental,high speed wind + me being in the way.
@@echoskelet go to a wasp hive and play with them
It does seem like gentle curiosity is somehow sensed by bees.
Even as a rambunctious, barefoot child and now a filthy hippy of an adult that goes running barefoot, I have never been stung
@@sfudge You mean that one dude who had a tv show?
Love seeing your gentle hands taking care of those bee's. So glad I found your channel!
I'm glad that went easier than expected. It's never easy finding a queen up in a dark hole like that.
It even had an echo.....weird
@@YappyBeeman :-))))))
I can't stop watching these videos, they're fascinating. I had a swarm like this in my house last summer & just left them alone. They moved on after about 6 weeks but i was glad to give them a home for a few weeks & they were no bother at all. Thanks for the educational videos yippy beeman. Now i'm even less bothered by bees.
Love the way you handled them and spoke to them. Shows you understand them ❤️ great video x
Totally mesmerized & fascinated how you can mess with bees & have no suit on!
That was a lot of them! Saw the honey(bonus points!)
Never thought I would be so interested in these types of videos but you just scooping up the bees in your other videos has started to inspire me to over come my fear of bees. Keep up the great work!
Awesome video thank you for your unconditional love and knoledge for humble little bees God bless.
A nice benefit of the internet is people finding out how nice bees are and how important they are.
How do the bees know not to sting this man? I would have been stung 1000 times already half way through this video! Wow, amazing work. So cool to see your passion for your work and your care with the bees.
You mean wasps probably
Smell is a big thing with bees. I think they can actually smell fear. If so they may encourage the fear in hopes of driving away the danger to their hive.
@@edmartin875 actually thats a common misconception, bees cant smell fear, its swans that can.
Yeah and Geese can smell your soul
You’re definitely brave. I got stung by a bee when I was two years old. I wasn’t allergic, but I was in pain. As a result, just the sight of a bee (or even a wasp) freaks me out. Kudos to you, Yappy and your crew.
no way you have a memory from 2 years old
@@itsreason3238 ikr
@@itsreason3238 if it's a painful memory? Entirely possible
"Even a wasp"? Dude wasps are terrifying
@@itsreason3238 You’d be surprised.
That was awesome! I so admire how much care goes into rescuing and rehoming these hives.
❤❤❤ Please continue the good work!! They play an vital part of ours exciting as human being. Much appreciated the effort you make each day.🙏🏼🙏🏼
your friendly conversations with the bees and your gentleness throughout the process says it all. I let my weeds bloom for the bees and then when they've had a chance at all the dandelions then i mow. i'll even just drive a different path or wait and let them scoot before i mow further. (got all day... lol)
Thank you for your videos, they are like soul food.
Another great save! ❤️ the flowers and farmers thank you for your work and also the bees! 🐝
The way you said, "Hello!" is so endearing! It is delightful to watch you help these beautiful bees!
@Yappy Beeman - Thank you for posting the source of the music, Yappy. So often viewers want this information but many content creators skip this step. Love all your videos and the affection you have for the "sisters". ❤🐝
Glad it was helpful!
Best bee video I ever watched. Nothing like spring honey harvested after black locust tree blooms. But orange blossom honey is a close second.
You four, Yappy, Randy aka Dirtrooster, Mr. Ed, and JP have such a chemistry that I'll bet it would be a riot to get you all together. As an overseas missionary, many winter nights we have been entertained by you all. Thank you sincerely for your content! Be blessed
Bee Blessed 🐝
Every few months i binge these for like 3 hours and have a great time
Yappy, you are inCREDIBLE! ‼️‼️‼️🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝Even seeing the queen, and then catching her in your fingers! Please be my next door neighbor in Heaven!! 🌞🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
It will be a pleasure.
Just can't get enough watching all you do for bees - trully appreciate your passion to protect these guys.
So glad I found your page. YT recommended it, and I’m happy. I learn something new with every video. Thank you for helping save the bees.
I came across one of your videos by accident and been watching since. I thinks it's amazing how you work with these insects and treat them with the respect they deserve and I like how you're always so carefully in the proses of moving them all together. 👍🏼
The immensely cheery music mixed with this man bare handed with bees is extremely amusing.
Damn you are great at spotting that queen, everytime.
I’m a city guy, I love this! You have taught me great deal about bees. I have a lot of respect for them now and understand
Yappy - so many questions... Does the vacuum injure the bees? Also why do you use it sometimes and then scoop them other times? When does the queen get let out of her cage? What happens to the hive after removal? Thanks for the education and being a champion of the bees.
Repost this comment when he releases a new video! I'm sure if he (or someone else more knowedgeable than us) sees it, it'll be answered
I know the answer to a couple of these! The vacuum is specially built for the bees, they're sturdy little creatures whose terminal velocity doesn't hurt them, and the suction is slight enough that it doesn't suck them up until they're practically in the tube.
The hive is sent to a bee sanctuary or the like after removal, they're just rehomed, not harmed at all ^^.
Scooping the bees at the start helps the person get an idea of how calm a hive they are, and sometimes it helps find the queen as well rather than indiscriminately sucking them up.
@@ryuudevie7 @Andrew Guerrero @SushiWasabiMiso19. This is an exemplary set of comments. Well done chaps!!
i saw his reply to another comment asking a similar question about the queen and he says he leaves her in the cage for about three days before letting her out!
OMG, I've never seen anyone being so comfortable with a swarm of bees!!! This man is amazing!
wow talk about a calm hive or did you put them to sleep. this was amazing to see just how calm and not aggressive this hive is. my uncle had a hive like this one, he could do anything and they never went nuts.
Bees are just nice.
I know a lot of yanks and dixies like to use the word "Bee" to refer to wasps so a lot of people get mega confused when I say that bees are just nice because they got attacked by wasps.
Wasps are evil flying knives.
Bees are just real nice thou.
@@moritamikamikara3879 well not all bees. African and africanized bees can and will sting the everliving shit outta ya
Love you Yappy, your so gentle with the bees, so have a yappy day from Canada 🇨🇦 Hlfx, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
Yappy, I love the way you scoop up those bees in your hands! That is so cool to watch!
Thank you. It's just fun to do. Glad you enjoy it as well.
You need to have a bee sting counter on your videos. Just put a counter in the corner and every time you get stung in the video just update the counter.
It's amazing how relatively docile the bees are to your relocation and you're not wearing any protection. Excellent !!!
some years ago I used to get so anxious around bees that I'd have a panic attack. I've since mellowed a lot about it but man, this guy is just picking up clumps of bees with his hands like he's mixing salad. I wish I'd seen something like this as a kid, would have really made my life so much easier.
Bee education helps. The more you know the easier it is to calmly get up close and personal.
Thanks for making & sharing this video. I'm a novice beekeeper & I have learned a lot from watching you & Bob Beenie, I think I got his last name right. It's a pleasure to watch you handle them & they not flip out & start a stinging frenzy.
I'm hoping the golden rod that's blooming gives me some honey.
But I've been told be patient with them & let them do their thing & I'll reap a golden sweet reward.
Thanks again Yappy.
Aloha from Oahu!!
They say there's always moon shine in Kentucky?
Well there's always sunshine in Hawaii!😜 And with all the flowers you have nectar/honey. Bees only need 5/16" passage for the queen to walk right in and set up a brood area to lay her eggs at. It only takes a few weeks of their activities to be all set to have a functional hive. In the first few days of comb building, these combs are too delicate to be useful to transfer to a hive, so old comb is used from another hive's efforts and the capture can proceed.
In my first 5 years, no less than 500 such captures were successfully done.
we have Dutch Moon shine in Hong Kong
Thanks for the info, Mark!
Aloha fellow Hawaiian! Dont see many islanders on YT so just saying 🤙🏾although I'm leaving Oahu in a few days after 3 years of being here 😔
Same;) what about wasps, what’s ther pyrpose
this is unreadable
Man I love bees! I'm so lucky I found your channel.
I absolutely ❤ to watch you beekeepers taking care of the Buzzies! Thank you for your love for the Buzzies, your hard work, dedication, just thank you! 🐝
Another great video. I love it when you 'negotiate' with them. Questions - When looking for the queen, since they all gather around her, do you start looking at the clumps of bees, or is it just a matter of looking and seeing her walking around? It looks like you have to remove a few layers of bees just to find her. Next, once you put the queen in the box, how long do you leave it so the rest of the bees have time to get in there. Lastly, once you pick up the box to take them away, what do you do about any stragglers? Once you leave, they're on their own?
She's never stationary. I.just have to watch for her. I leave her in the cage about 3 days and generally, I pick the bees up after dark when they are all in the hive.
I'm not brave enough to work with bees but I sure do appreciate them and I appreciate the work you do. Because you provide this service it means that nuisance bees don't get destroyed and people don't get hurt.
What is the lifespan of a normal honeybee? How about the lifespan of the queen? Do they live longer if they are kept or wild or does it matter?
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Love your videos Yappy. Just found your channel a couple days ago and just can't seem to quit watching. I already have a new respect for bees. One thing I'll say because I work construction.. please be careful when you lean a ladder like that. But again love your vids man. Keep up the good work.
Love your videos. Your a gentle human being. Thank you for what you do for the bees.
Yappy I really appreciate watching you work. Keep those videos coming!
Thanks for checking them out. Its always a pleasure to share so.e good fun.
It's lovely to see how kind you are with the bee's, i really admire your work.
Bees 🐝🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️ I’m totally in love!!! They are so awesome to be in the middle of with the peaceful sounds of their buzzing in ears ❤️ Thank you for your videos which is so calming during these crazy times
them n them damn buterflies make me feel LOVE energy. i absolutely adore these creatures both of them
The bee March always fascinates me!
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Thanks to everyone who relocates bees and not just kill and ask questions later.
You are INSANE!!!! I am now a fan and my notifications are set. I love this channel. 99% of us are scared or just stay away from bees. Well not you. Thanks this is also showing another side to NOT KILLING THEM and just have a pro remove and relocate. AWESOME
I really love to see the slow motion of the bees...it's so fascinating
I've watched several of your videos by now, and I love the addition of the happy little piano ditty. It's so joyful! Love what you're doing, and how you talk to the ladies. 😉
I always try to keep calm around bees, even trying to help them when I see lone ones that seem in a bit of a predicament, but I've never had the confidence to touch or pick them up with my bare hands. Wish I could join you on a job like this to try and get that out my system, to see how a hive reacts first hand would make things so much easier.
Gardendale, fultondale, Adamsville, Graysville, Forestdale were my old stomping ground when I was a medic for Northstar. Loved that area. I trained and sold a police K9 for Gardendale PD in 2000.
Nice catch! You were here on my hometown, I would have loved to assisted on this! My hives are preparing for winter. Another great video I’ll be watching! Thanks!
"It's so cool." Yeah, Bee Man it really is. it would be fun to be right there with ya watching ya do your stuff. Thanks for taking care of the bees! We need em!
You've made some one very happy, God Bless you.
Great video. The happy dance jig at the top of the ladder brought a smile.
Thanks for keeping your videos kid-friendly. 😁 My daughter and I are having a great time watching them together. One question: where do you relocate the bees?
What is not "kid friendly"?
@@markmiller3713 I would guess expletives.
You can hear the love and appreciation you have for the bees in your voice! Love it :D
Been missing you guys lately. Heard from JP once. I got bees back in my wall again. They died out one winter and found them all on the snow.
Beautiful to watch you work with their community!! Amazing interaction!!
Love the March. I have already caught 4 swarms in the last week. Got them on ready comb and feeding them. I think I can get them through the winter they would not make it without help for sure. Great video and nice job 👏 👍 ❤🐝🐝
Hello Mr. Yappee, I found your channel a little while back, and I am totally hooked. If I wasn’t allergic to bees, I would think that was really cool.
This man is holding a stinging insect more carefully than I ever held my kids. No wonder they tolerate, like love him. I’ve heard of hives that need to be euthanized because of temperament. Has Yappy ever had to deal with a hive like that. New to the channel.
No, I don't ever recall his destroying a colony because it's mean. The nasty ("Africanized") bees are limited to Florida. If a colony is bad tempered, just replace the queen.
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Yes seems like she is definitely in CONTROL of their dispositions
There are certain people,many of them content creators on YT that can grab a couple hundred bees in both hands or let a highly venomous black widow or scorpion crawl on their arm with no problem whatsoever. Lol,as for me,I'll never know what that's like.
@@kevinbyrne4538 they are here throughout Texas too.
@@kevinbyrne4538 Africanized bees are not limited to Florida by a long shot.
You have beautiful touch with these little creatures.
Wow. I have always been deathly afraid of bees even though I love what they do and want to save them. I just found your channel and really enjoyed watching your expertise. Keep on keeping these precious bees safe. Up here in Canada we are losing a lot of our bee population due to various reasons.
Bees are adorable. I’d never be able to keep them, but they’re just the best.
I am allergic to bees, and it makes no sense for me to be sitting here watching you do what you do. Yet here I sit, enthralled.
Bees have that effect. Seriously
It makes the most sense! You've had an adversarial relationship with them because of an unfortunate allergy, and this lets you overcome that.
I am new on your channel and I am truly amazed that tout are able to handle complete hive without any protection whatsoever. It is truly amazing and I have never seen this on European channels ! Hi from Belgium
This is just amazing...
Great job saving the bees.
These videos make me happy, you bring great energy to your videos. It awesome seeing someone excited with something they are passionate about.
I'd love to see some wild bee hive moving like the big fluffy ones
Hi, Mr; Beeman thank you for safe the Bee
That was awesome footage of the 🐝. 👍 👌
Yappy I love your bee removal videos most.. would like to see follow-up video with where you place them after you've rescued them last thing it's amazing how you seem to always know where the Queen bee 🐝 is just from looking at how the bee's are reacting
You will be happy in the very near future. I'm starting a 2nd channel and that is one of the things that will be featured. Stay tuned.
Great educative video! Great!!!!!!
I've watched a few of your video's now - I've known honey bees are special for a while, but seeing you handle them has totally blown my mind. They are such gentle creatures. I really appreciate you putting up these videos. I've gained a new appreciation for the li'l guys
I never seen bees so docile to where you can scoop them in your hand and not get stung. Very neat to see.
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You were very sympathetic the way you handled that move... From a loghive colony owner (wild be colony - no honey taken)
You are very inspirational and we need more people like you. Providing positive feelings about one of our most valuable resources. Great job 👍
Beautiful video, Yappy. Glad you rescued those ladies and glad to see the Queen was looking so good while in the bee vacuum! You know they were happy to find her with them. Happy New Year to you and yours!
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I subscribed! That is amazing that you do not kill the bee's and give them a new place to thrive!Kudos to you!
Grew up in rural Upstate NY in the heart of dairy country and was always seeing bees. Used to help our neighbor (dairy farmer) out with haying and the hay mow was hot and full of hornets and purple wasps. Got stung a few times, but usually if you don't swat at them or get too close to their nests there were no issues. Did a lot of woodchuch hunting and encountered lots of honey bees in the clover, but they were pretty docile. I always did my best not to mess with or hurt them. We liked them in our garden and always had enough dandelions to keep them fed in the early Spring. Great videos! Keep them coming.
Sounds like a great time. And I will definitely be posting many more. Thanks for dropping by
Nice job takin' care of your little friends. Keep up the good work and have a blessed Easter!👍😎❤️🙏
VERY, VERY sweet tempered bees! So impressed!
It's nice to know removal can be done so gently and safely.
The Girls were comfortable with you right away.
You must be a natural bee charmer. 🐝💐🐝
Absolutely amazing! No gear, no smoke...no fear. Bees are God's great gift to humanity. Great video and great work! 👍
So many bees. Great to see them since we don't see them very often anymore!!
moved to FL last year and it’s time to get back into bees. your video pushed me off the ledge! wish you were closer to show me the southern methods of beekeeping. well done.
Thank you for interesting video. Best wishes and great respect to the entomologists and devoted beekeepers!
This was interesting to watch because it was almost identical to a pillar cutout that I did last year. But mine didn't go all the way to the top of the pillar, thankfully, instead hanging their comb on the side.
I never thought I'd be binge watching bee videos but I just found your channel today and that's exactly what I'm doing. Lol. It's just so interesting and almost calming to watch.
I love how gentle he is and how he talks to them like each one is special. I know, it's in his best interest to be gentle. Watching his videos has helped me calm the fear of bees that I grew up with. Now when I see them I just think of them doing their job instead of assuming they're going to come after me.
@@lisadioguardi5742 I'm usually not afraid of bees when I see them but every once in awhile I get one that is most definitely following me and buzzing in my face and I try to run away in a panick. And of course they follow me anyway . Other than that I don't mind them at all because I was taught they won't bother me unless I bother them at a young age . Hornets and wasps are a whole different story though. I'm terrified
I was at Usery Mountain Park in Mesa Arizona at about 4:30 PM I think it was in May and I heard a single be making noises in my ear like I better get the heck out of there, which I did. The next day I heard on the news a guy from Arkansas was stung to death in that park by bees.
Ya, those bees out south west are not as nice as my bees. Ouch
this is my first time watching a bee video, the way u just vacuum them up is hilarious!