How to cage a honey bee queen and attendants for shipping and splits!
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2021
- We show you how we cage up a queen honey bee. You will see how we pick her up and put her into the queen cage. We show you what we look for and how we pick up the worker bee attendants. We also show you what we look for as far as brood.
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Enjoy your videos, and seeing how you run your operation. Would love to see a video on how you do splits- or expand /increase your operation. The checkerboarding video was interesting on getting them to build faster- will try that process this year.
This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! It was getting a bit late yesterday trying to cage my unmarked queen & they were getting feisty so I’ll try again today. Even though I know bees stings aren’t that bad, I still can’t do it without gloves. You made that look so easy!
Have you tried a queen pipe? It captures the attendees as well and doesn't disturb them or risk broken legs or damage. I have one.
@@inharmonywithearth9982 I just watched a video of one. That’s pretty clever. I might have to invest in one. Thanks!
I am absolutely amazed at how you do that bare-handed without getting stung! 😳
Properly work bees and good genetics
Great video thanks for sharing :)
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Hello, i am a beginner beekeeper from the Netherlands. Is there no other way to put the bees in that cage? I am just to nervous to do it like that....
There are other ways but we feel this is the best. We were nervous at first and even taped our fingers with electric tape. But now it's no big deal. Just make sure your fingers aren't sticky when you pick a queen up by her wings. The workers go in head first. I haven't been stung in a couple years doing this. Just jump in and do it. It gets so easy after some practice.
Happy beekeeping!
Purchase a queen pipe. They are extremely affordable and catch the queen and attendants harmlessly