I caught a late October swarm in a nuc and the queen from nowhere that just showed up with 500 bees ,within a few weeks she’s got the nuc headed for great patterns and success , first time in 52 years of bee keeping that I caught bees in late October 😮🎉
Experienced the same issue with trying to find the queen the other day. After 25 or so minutes, decided to take a closer look at the deep box that I set aside...sure enough, that's where she was. Found her just about as quick as you did on the frame you set aside.
Wow Darryl, so many bees around you, I don't know how you do it! Thank you for this really interesting hive split, it is a really thriving hive, hope it works out ok! Anne
God Bless you Daryl, you're killing me, all those bees around you and you are so calm, lol. The way you shake those wooden pieces, do they leave you alone for the most part? Also, are you gonna leave that queen in that clip? Did you see all the bees coming out of the bottom front hole in that new box you brought over? This is so cool to watch. Thank you so much for this, my daughter has been sitting here watching with me, I'm so glad there are things like this for her to see, and I have looked at other but you are right to the point and you present so well. Take care..Anne
I did. The way it's running around makes me think "virgin". Judging by that first frame I'd say his hive already swarmed but have only watched the first 2 minutes.
Not sure who would ever downvote this. This is a great example of how to correct a late fall 'beekeeper error'. Thanks for helping educate. Hope both colonies make it.
I had a virgin queen come back and get stuck in the top feeder box. Also had a laying queen notorious for being found on outer frames. Not sure why they would ever go there except for running out of laying room. We make jokes about that queen.
I just had a small swarm of bees get in an empty nuc from a dead out I just cleared out , the double nuc sat out for 3 days before a swarm move in , I’m just gonna feed it all winter I guess , it was all empty frames fully drawn so that’s a plus I guess , I am just gonna try to keep them going, it’s probably almost 2 pounds of bees
I would feel rich if I had that many bees in one hive. I know what darryl is doing, it just seems to waste a lot of bee resources. Some way to make three new sets out of this many bees I would think that would winter fine. course here it is already in the 30's, and my bees are holing up.
Just wondering if you could add a brood box, nip off the queen cells and drag up 3 or 4 frames into the new brood box to add in extra space. Have you tried that before? Did the bees just make more queen cells? Just wondering what options we have going into cooler seasons.
I'm not fishman, but.. . Once they start building queen cells, it's is almost impossible to get them to not swarm. The best thing to do is exactly what he did here - split the hive. This is in essence an artificial swarm. This way the bees will think they've already swarmed and you don't loose your good queen (nor the population of bees).
+Cornerstone Honey Bees only problem doing what you stated ramana if it does not work they will swarm and you run the risk of loosing your good queen. This way you keep that from happening. Not saying to other way would not work I am just saying I am not willing to try it and loose that queen
What kind of bees do you have? Those are some gentle bees.. I have Italian bees and they are the same way unless you open them up on a cold or cloudy day... Or when animals like skunks mess with their hives which has happened a few times here in TN..
Hey I'm Brian in McNeil Mississippi was just wondering where you located ain't you on the coast close to dirt rooster . Looking forward to see if your new queen gets mated. I know I don't have any drones around. Good luck and GOD bless.
If the main hive you split did not requeen you said you might put the queen back in the main hive. What would you do with the nuc? Great video by the way m, thanks.
You have the queen and she is just that the queen of the hive she controls everything. Drones are the males of the hive. The workers and nurses Bees are all females and they are the backbone of the hive. Numbers very depending on the size of the hive. Could be a few thousand the tens of thousands
+ALLxoxoxoxo the way I see it they will be just as warm in that tree as they would in a hive. Lots more wood between them and the outside then a normal hive
+Brandy9160 yes when bees get over populated they make queen cells and the queen will leave the hive with 50% or so of the bees and go find somewhere else to start a new hive. The hive the left will hopefully requeen them selfs with the queen cells they have made and continue on. Does not always work out that way for many different reasons but that's the way it's suppose to work out
Ok, I'm still watching the vid, Thanks for getting back to me so quick, I'm not a beekeeper but I find this really interesting, Congrats on your new job, crappy hours though :(
I'm kind of lost as to how you place the queen in the nuc. Do you just move the nuc away from the area and let her loose or do you keep her in the clip? You also mentioned a queen cage, so which would you keep her in and for how long? Thanks, I really learned a lot from this video. I have bees at the ranch but they were infiltrated by Africanized bees and attacked us, our dogs and our livestock. It was terrifying, they wouldn't stop chasing us. The other hive is also very aggressive so I haven't had the courage to check it. I will have to eventually and have been told that I need to replace the queen and kill the old one. Not sure if that's true or I have to get rid of them all. Anyway, I caught the swarm at home on Tuesday and the swarmed again because the queen had remained on the tree trunk. I recaptured them and put them in a nuc box overnight and got a ten frame hive box but only put in four waxed frames and a feeder with sugar water. The bees are up and around but they haven't done anything. At night they are all bunched up on the upper cover and only a few on the frames. I'm not certain what to do at this point, since a lot of flowers are already blooming but we still have a month of winter here in south Texas. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for such an awesome video.
+Letty Torres there is a queen clip and a queen cage. For the NUC I used a queen clip. The difference in the 2 is with the clip the bees can get to the queen, with the queen cage no one can get to her. You only use the clip in situations where the bees are already use to the queen. If you are introducing a new queen to a hive/colony you will need to use a cage because you don't want them to get to her before they get use to her. If you order a package of bees the queen will be in a cage. As far as the aggressive hive you have yes you do need to requeen those hives. You will need to go in to them kill the queen and introduce a new queen in a cage. It will take the 3-4 days to get use to her and not try to kill her. I have a few videos out there on how to catch swarms check them out I am sure you will find the answers your looking for as far as catching swarms is concerned
I looked at your youtube to late. Was so busy I didn't catch my bees swarming. Lost a hive. What do you have on? Your bees didn't land on you. I have Italains, when I open up the hive they attack me like crazy. I like the video, fun to watch.
+krzysztof 27 they where fellow bees so I am not sure what they are but they have to have some Italian in them. As far as frame sizes it depends on what size you want. They are 19 inches long but the depth of of them changes depending on what you get
wow there pretty claim bees, they sure do like to make queens...And this late in the yr. . I guess ur old queen is going to die... and there going to replace her
I caught a late October swarm in a nuc and the queen from nowhere that just showed up with 500 bees ,within a few weeks she’s got the nuc headed for great patterns and success , first time in 52 years of bee keeping that I caught bees in late October 😮🎉
Just make sure you feed them or chances are they want make it
I know it’s a little late but I was trying to tell there’s another frame that you forgot about. But you just couldn’t hear me.. love your video
Experienced the same issue with trying to find the queen the other day. After 25 or so minutes, decided to take a closer look at the deep box that I set aside...sure enough, that's where she was. Found her just about as quick as you did on the frame you set aside.
queen already hatched out
Wow Darryl, so many bees around you, I don't know how you do it! Thank you for this really interesting hive split, it is a really thriving hive, hope it works out ok! Anne
+Brandy9160 thank you
God Bless you Daryl, you're killing me, all those bees around you and you are so calm, lol. The way you shake those wooden pieces, do they leave you alone for the most part? Also, are you gonna leave that queen in that clip? Did you see all the bees coming out of the bottom front hole in that new box you brought over? This is so cool to watch. Thank you so much for this, my daughter has been sitting here watching with me, I'm so glad there are things like this for her to see, and I have looked at other but you are right to the point and you present so well. Take care..Anne
This is my second time this video. Some I enjoy more then others. You talk about what you are doing.
who saw the queen on the first frame he took out
I did. The way it's running around makes me think "virgin". Judging by that first frame I'd say his hive already swarmed but have only watched the first 2 minutes.
it took three tries but I found her! lol 1:55 in center of the frame
Not a virgin. Those queen cells were uncapped. He got there just in time.
@@julieenslow5915 right you are she moves from center to top center good catch
then he has two because he has one in queen clip next to him
Not sure who would ever downvote this. This is a great example of how to correct a late fall 'beekeeper error'. Thanks for helping educate. Hope both colonies make it.
I spotted her as soon as you pulled the frame out. odd seeing the queen on an outside frame.
+Alonzo honey farm yes it is
I had a virgin queen come back and get stuck in the top feeder box. Also had a laying queen notorious for being found on outer frames. Not sure why they would ever go there except for running out of laying room. We make jokes about that queen.
very good eye
Me too!
Those are supersedure cells, they're simply trying to replace her. Swarm cells would be on your edges.
In most case but not all of time
great video. Im a new bee keeper myself. so Im learning as much as I can.
Koo
Break from my
Thanks for video. You teach very well.
+jaime hawkins thank you
jaime hawkin
I just had a small swarm of bees get in an empty nuc from a dead out I just cleared out , the double nuc sat out for 3 days before a swarm move in , I’m just gonna feed it all winter I guess , it was all empty frames fully drawn so that’s a plus I guess , I am just gonna try to keep them going, it’s probably almost 2 pounds of bees
Thanks for the great info. Cheers from Australia
+Jim Rodgers thank you
Ready for fall! Thumbs up.
4-4 that is a long day take care of yourself
just combine the hives if your pulling the queen
Just 3 queen cells? In the middle of the frame .....perhaps a supercedure? Tricky business deciding which.
Good stuff thanks
Great video. Very informative. Just wish you had brought more frames. 😎🐝🐝🐝
Can’t win them all
Tank you!
So funny hes looking for the queen and she behind him😂
Great video - thanks
this hyve will cange hys quene this lathe ,if you dont have drrone distroi quen cell or conbine with a nuc tho bi strong for winter
superceedure and failing queen
liked and still learning, nice vid .
+Smokeydabee Charles Coleman thank you
I would feel rich if I had that many bees in one hive. I know what darryl is doing, it just seems to waste a lot of bee resources. Some way to make three new sets out of this many bees I would think that would winter fine. course here it is already in the 30's, and my bees are holing up.
It’s to late to split this hive for the year and yes I’m a perfect world that is what I would do.
Just wondering if you could add a brood box, nip off the queen cells and drag up 3 or 4 frames into the new brood box to add in extra space. Have you tried that before? Did the bees just make more queen cells? Just wondering what options we have going into cooler seasons.
ramana andre probably many things you can do. I do know this way I know I want loose my queen because they fell like they swarmed.
I'm not fishman, but.. .
Once they start building queen cells, it's is almost impossible to get them to not swarm. The best thing to do is exactly what he did here - split the hive. This is in essence an artificial swarm. This way the bees will think they've already swarmed and you don't loose your good queen (nor the population of bees).
+Cornerstone Honey Bees only problem doing what you stated ramana if it does not work they will swarm and you run the risk of loosing your good queen. This way you keep that from happening. Not saying to other way would not work I am just saying I am not willing to try it and loose that queen
Cornerstone Honey Bees
But won't you lose BOTH hives over winter as they won't have time to build up stores?
What kind of bees do you have? Those are some gentle bees.. I have Italian bees and they are the same way unless you open them up on a cold or cloudy day... Or when animals like skunks mess with their hives which has happened a few times here in TN..
They replacing the queen.
Also, you shouldn't put your cover with bees on it on other hive.
Hey I'm Brian in McNeil Mississippi was just wondering where you located ain't you on the coast close to dirt rooster . Looking forward to see if your new queen gets mated. I know I don't have any drones around. Good luck and GOD bless.
+Brian Evans I am on the east coast in NC. Little town call Autryville. Got to make that video hope to have it out in a few days/week
You just laid the frame with the queen on it down
I struggle to find the queen too.
+Maurice Upton most of the time don't have a problem. Well unless the camera I running
dfishman76 I either find the queen straight away or I end up looking for ever, some seem to know and they hide I reckon.
Just paint red and white stripes on her then you can name her walda
+Maurice Upton they can be a pain
At like 2 min in center frame boss lady.
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at 1:08 did you add that siren audio or was that a damn warning? lol
If the main hive you split did not requeen you said you might put the queen back in the main hive. What would you do with the nuc? Great video by the way m, thanks.
+Tom Mulholand you could reintroduce it to another hive
Did they requeen and failed?
Drones..nurses.brude..workers..what is each type of bees job.how many types of bees r in a hive
You have the queen and she is just that the queen of the hive she controls everything. Drones are the males of the hive. The workers and nurses Bees are all females and they are the backbone of the hive. Numbers very depending on the size of the hive. Could be a few thousand the tens of thousands
dfishman76 so every male is a drone? And whats brude..is that the larve
Why did you shake the frame with the queen cells into the nuc. Could this have dislodged the queen larvae?
+Sean Duffy it might depending on how had you shake the frame. Never had a problem with it but I could cause one I guess
It's ok, but I think it would be safer to not shake the frame containing the Q cell, just in case
hahaha would you be willing to ship a/that nuc to Maryland. those are some great bees.
+E Lives don't think they would ever make it
Yo
I saw her
What's the update reguarding that split?
+Jody Reeder ruclips.net/video/_caXRMvFr7k/видео.html
Do you ever clip the queens wing?
No I don’t. Never thought it was a good idea
I'm guessing that is a young queen if she's still laying that much in october?
+Wim miW that I am not sure of.
First frame on the right if anyone wants to know
Wouldnt the bees stay with the old queen in the new box for the most part and not fly back as you made a artificial swarm ?
+Brad R the bees are removed from the yard they are in.
the main problem is drones, none
Except for the part where he noted drone cells? A little different in his area. Drones have not yet been kicked out.
What do you do if the temp goes below freezing?
+ALLxoxoxoxo the way I see it they will be just as warm in that tree as they would in a hive. Lots more wood between them and the outside then a normal hive
Hi Daryl, I'm not understanding what you mean by "they're ready to swarm"? They want to leave? There are more queens growing?
+Brandy9160 yes when bees get over populated they make queen cells and the queen will leave the hive with 50% or so of the bees and go find somewhere else to start a new hive. The hive the left will hopefully requeen them selfs with the queen cells they have made and continue on. Does not always work out that way for many different reasons but that's the way it's suppose to work out
Ok, I'm still watching the vid, Thanks for getting back to me so quick, I'm not a beekeeper but I find this really interesting, Congrats on your new job, crappy hours though :(
Was it too late at that point to add another brood box?
357lockdown they would of swarmed if I would of just added a box
Just talking about the time of year and temperature, out of curiosity, where are you located?
+kkinnersley NC October. Weather is anywhere from 80's-mid 50's for the high down to the low 40's
I'm kind of lost as to how you place the queen in the nuc. Do you just move the nuc away from the area and let her loose or do you keep her in the clip? You also mentioned a queen cage, so which would you keep her in and for how long? Thanks, I really learned a lot from this video. I have bees at the ranch but they were infiltrated by Africanized bees and attacked us, our dogs and our livestock. It was terrifying, they wouldn't stop chasing us. The other hive is also very aggressive so I haven't had the courage to check it. I will have to eventually and have been told that I need to replace the queen and kill the old one. Not sure if that's true or I have to get rid of them all. Anyway, I caught the swarm at home on Tuesday and the swarmed again because the queen had remained on the tree trunk. I recaptured them and put them in a nuc box overnight and got a ten frame hive box but only put in four waxed frames and a feeder with sugar water. The bees are up and around but they haven't done anything. At night they are all bunched up on the upper cover and only a few on the frames. I'm not certain what to do at this point, since a lot of flowers are already blooming but we still have a month of winter here in south Texas. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for such an awesome video.
+Letty Torres there is a queen clip and a queen cage. For the NUC I used a queen clip. The difference in the 2 is with the clip the bees can get to the queen, with the queen cage no one can get to her. You only use the clip in situations where the bees are already use to the queen. If you are introducing a new queen to a hive/colony you will need to use a cage because you don't want them to get to her before they get use to her. If you order a package of bees the queen will be in a cage. As far as the aggressive hive you have yes you do need to requeen those hives. You will need to go in to them kill the queen and introduce a new queen in a cage. It will take the 3-4 days to get use to her and not try to kill her. I have a few videos out there on how to catch swarms check them out I am sure you will find the answers your looking for as far as catching swarms is concerned
Letty Torre
queen at the top of the frame at 7:12?
I looked at your youtube to late. Was so busy I didn't catch my bees swarming. Lost a hive. What do you have on? Your bees didn't land on you. I have Italains, when I open up the hive they attack me like crazy. I like the video, fun to watch.
Master Mike TKD my bees are a mix of everything I think
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+vlatko conev thank you
im looking to get into bee keeping... why is swarming such a bad thing???
+Mach SCGA if your hive swarms you lose the queen that's in the hive and your not guaranteed to have a good laying queen when it's all said and done
So if you add another hive box they won't swarm?
Yes
which breed is the queen bee
+krzysztof 27 these are mutts. Not sure what they are
where they come from queen bees. Italian Queen Bees?
what are the dimensions of the frame in the hive- Langstroth - 2/3 3/4?
+krzysztof 27 they where fellow bees so I am not sure what they are but they have to have some Italian in them. As far as frame sizes it depends on what size you want. They are 19 inches long but the depth of of them changes depending on what you get
Do you sale honey?
I do have some honey right now
wow there pretty claim bees, they sure do like to make queens...And this late in the yr. . I guess ur old queen is going to die... and there going to replace her