Huge Bee Hive Underneath Duck Camp!

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  • Huge open air honey bee colony removed from the underside of a fishing & hunting camp in Myrtle Grove, Louisiana
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  • @garydungelman6530
    @garydungelman6530 3 роки тому +1

    JP you're a skilled bee surgeon God bless save the bees.

  • @cecoya
    @cecoya 2 роки тому +2

    That music was great you can see all the girls waggle their abs to the music lol. This was great. Thanks for sharing have a wonderful day

  • @datroof18
    @datroof18 5 років тому +15

    JP eating that comb inches from the colony. That's real pimping my man. Love these videos

  • @danielashford2430
    @danielashford2430 3 роки тому +1

    You really do help my day to be better,Thank You for sharing a little part of your peace brother..?

  • @DrewDisterhoft
    @DrewDisterhoft 8 років тому +6

    Looks like an inverted mountain JP. That was really cool the way they built the comb in different directions. Maybe to keep the wind from blowing through. Looks like real nice, productive bees. Thanks for the video.

  • @kelleyt3737
    @kelleyt3737 3 роки тому +1

    JP thanks for the videos. I really enjoy watching them. I find them so fascinating. Please keep them coming.

  • @ralphgirard9158
    @ralphgirard9158 8 років тому +2

    I've become addicted to watching your videos. Have often thought of keeping bees myself.

  • @Silvermoonhomestead
    @Silvermoonhomestead 8 років тому +19

    Always love watching your videos. So relaxing. You are one of my inspirations to get bees. Thank you for all the things you do to inspire us.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +7

      +Silvermoonacres Wow, thanks for the compliments!

    • @amberclift8603
      @amberclift8603 8 років тому

      The .

    • @kingkush4986
      @kingkush4986 7 років тому +1

      JPthebeeman I wanna come on one of ur bee trips and help cuz I only have done it one time in my life and I liked it it's cool

  • @monsterlovesme
    @monsterlovesme 8 років тому +5

    their hive is cool layered up it's amazing

  • @edwardhenry8702
    @edwardhenry8702 5 років тому +1

    Inspirational, love your way with the bees, and the videos.

  • @shanemn123
    @shanemn123 5 років тому

    Bravo JP brother, I could not do what you do everyday! I'm a grown man and will run and scream like a little girl when I see a bee lol. You truly are a inspiration and I can see in every video how much passion you have for these insects when most would just kill them.

  • @vivianwade3185
    @vivianwade3185 2 роки тому

    Omg. I can't believe that you're eating that!!!! I love your videos!!! You have a lot of heart!!!! I'm itching all over!!! God help you!!! Thank you!!!

  • @Nexus-ub4hs
    @Nexus-ub4hs 5 років тому +2

    With the awesome music too, I found this so relaxing, thank you!

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  5 років тому

      Nexus you’re very welcome. Thanks for watching. 👍🐝🐝🐝

  • @Gigi-14
    @Gigi-14 2 роки тому

    That hive was huge! Holey moley!

  • @tolentinoato3420
    @tolentinoato3420 4 роки тому

    Am a newbee here in the Philippines. enjoying all your videos. thank for sharing this with us

  • @kevinstoll3900
    @kevinstoll3900 8 років тому +2

    I really like you showing us the hives after relocating them to the domestic setups

  • @HeatherH80207
    @HeatherH80207 8 років тому

    I loved watching this video. It seemed like you were enjoying what you do to the fullest.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +1

      +Heather Houle Sometimes removals can be a lot of work but I usually find at least some enjoyment in every one of them. Most are very enjoyable :-)

  • @sabrinafelber
    @sabrinafelber 5 років тому

    Thank you for giving us the follow up cut video at the end to see their new home!

  • @MIgardener
    @MIgardener 8 років тому +7

    That thing was a biggun! WOW! I don't even know where to begin with ones that big. But nice job! They had some huge numbers.

  • @sharonriley948
    @sharonriley948 6 років тому +1

    Mr. JP That was a phenomenal colony What a video!!! Rick

  • @Digger927
    @Digger927 8 років тому +1

    Whoa...
    Yep, by far the biggest open air colony I've ever seen...most impressive JP!

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Brent Eason not the biggest one I have dealt with but numbers wise very close to it!

  • @silverseeker1151
    @silverseeker1151 8 років тому +2

    I do cutouts and swarm removal out here in California. Been doing them for a few years now but still love watching and learning from you JP. You and all the boys, keep em coming! Always a blast to see!

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Silver Seeker Thanks! Best of luck to you this season!

  • @jeanien40
    @jeanien40 7 років тому +1

    what a beautiful site to see...love your videos

  • @josephrawls
    @josephrawls 8 років тому +12

    JP you and dirt rooster both make cutouts look too dang easy.

    • @jeffwingate3703
      @jeffwingate3703 8 років тому +3

      +josephrandel they only show us the clean impressive ones :-) Would love to see some of the out takes of cutouts that didst go as planned...lord knows I have done my share of those though and know from experience what a "mess" looks like ;-)

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +7

      +Jeff Wingate If you search hard enough I'm sure there are a few that didn't quite go according to plan but that's the thing about this type of work: If you expect the unexpected you're never truly surprised by the job being much more than you thought it would be.
      Never say "I have an easy one to do." That is the kiss of death! :-)

  • @donttreadonme9170
    @donttreadonme9170 7 років тому

    looks like some good honey

  • @Thetis058
    @Thetis058 3 роки тому

    Awesome job you did

  • @atilahun2354
    @atilahun2354 8 років тому +1

    You the man JP - love your videos. Good bible verse too! Thanks

  • @kevinbyrne4538
    @kevinbyrne4538 8 років тому

    Remarkably gentle bees. They'll make a nice hive for someone.
    As usual, you make removing a colony look easy.

  • @johnoliver9885
    @johnoliver9885 4 роки тому

    Looks good!

  • @rand1262
    @rand1262 8 років тому +2

    wow thanks.I live in canada and its cold or its cool right now. I went to a place out side of town and a man put cracked corn on the ground for birds and deer to eat, The corn was covered with bees. Guess there is a hive nearby. nice to see.After seeing your show Im a little braver. YA there calm WOW PS it was a warm day 60 deg

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +1

      +Rand Fournier bees love to cover corn & get that corn dust! They must consider it a pollen substitute.

  • @Static_42
    @Static_42 8 років тому +3

    I would love to be able to do what you do. I'm allergic to wasp and hornet stings, and have been in anaphylactic shock a few times because of it. It would probably take a lot of honey bee stings to trigger my allergy, but I just can't take the chance. I have tons of respect for people like you who relocate these important bees. Most people get a can of pesticide and think nothing of it.

  • @johnarizona3820
    @johnarizona3820 4 роки тому

    WOW, JUST WOW!

  • @LilDoggy
    @LilDoggy 8 років тому +1

    Dang thats a big one! Very cool JP.

  • @SANDYBANK1000
    @SANDYBANK1000 8 років тому +1

    Another superb (educational) vid jp...keep em coming.

  • @blendaboard4962
    @blendaboard4962 3 роки тому

    You telling me JP. ?? I watched you work !!! That was a LOT !!! 😥😥 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.. Im just speechless as usual , ok Beeman , be safe . 🌟🌟🌟🌟✌

  • @kenwhitney9146
    @kenwhitney9146 4 роки тому

    This was just amazing maybe the coolest hive I've seen you do!

  • @wincharter1
    @wincharter1 8 років тому +1

    Thank for the video, another great one.

  • @shawnafernandez5764
    @shawnafernandez5764 6 років тому

    Just WOW!

  • @theresabradford6867
    @theresabradford6867 8 років тому +1

    Amazing that was some size loved the video .

  • @cynvision
    @cynvision 8 років тому +1

    I've only seen a open air hive that large on the news. It got phoned in by some resident to the "on your side" news investigators when they couldn't get the county to take care of it. People were concerned the bees were close to homes, kids, etc. Hive was 20 feet up in a tree and a Tampa bee man, who is a commercial apiarist for Florida farms, was being interviewed about his removal.

  • @MrGeroth
    @MrGeroth 5 років тому +1

    Awesome

  • @alicat7621
    @alicat7621 3 роки тому

    Wow brilliant love ur videos

  • @RBMawby
    @RBMawby 8 років тому +1

    Really good to see you again. Love the way you have time for just a single bee.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Burke Mawby good to see you!

  • @meatdogg101
    @meatdogg101 8 років тому

    Great job J.P.I'm still enjoying your old videos but very excited for the new ones to come.Be safe out there

  • @bobbybentley8136
    @bobbybentley8136 8 років тому

    I think it's awesome that after all the years you've been bee keeping you still see the hives the way you do your the best great videos

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      Well thanks but bees are just awesome, hard not to enjoy them :-)

  • @altalemur6382
    @altalemur6382 3 роки тому

    i really liked the music choice for this one

  • @pamelaflirtyskunk7698
    @pamelaflirtyskunk7698 7 років тому +3

    Learned something new just as this video started! LOL I didn't realize it's just the virgin queens who pipe, I thought it was ALL queens that pipe.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +2

      Pamela Schramke mated queens can pipe as well but don't nearly as much as virgin queens do 🐝

    • @pamelaflirtyskunk7698
      @pamelaflirtyskunk7698 7 років тому

      JPthebeeman Oh, great! That is really good to know. See? I'm starting to catch on to things as I watch great bee keepers on UA-cam. 😉

  • @larrymaguire8203
    @larrymaguire8203 8 років тому

    As always, I enjoyed the video JP

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Larry Maguire thanks Larry, glad you ddi!

  • @rodneywroten2994
    @rodneywroten2994 8 років тому +1

    you show them I will watch them. thank J.P.

  • @narellemacpherson6451
    @narellemacpherson6451 4 роки тому

    Joy and fun. You get paid to do this AND keep the bees

  • @river2805
    @river2805 8 років тому

    Nice job and great video!

  • @richardgardner5916
    @richardgardner5916 8 років тому +1

    Looks like the inside of a top bar hive.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Richard Gardner pretty much.

  • @dmoore2188
    @dmoore2188 8 років тому +2

    love watching your videos. That was the biggest one I've seen yet and no I haven't watch them all. But when that ac unit kicked on that scared the crap out of me lol.

  • @ordinaryguy620
    @ordinaryguy620 8 років тому

    A master bee remover at work. You're the best, JP. Tom in SC

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +OrdinaryGuy thanks for the feedback Tom!

  • @randyrejer4219
    @randyrejer4219 8 років тому

    JP you look like you are wore out. Great video and awesome hive.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Randy Rejer still good for a few more miles :-)

  • @wendelljones8555
    @wendelljones8555 8 років тому

    As usual---a job well done!
    Impressive size--I wonder how far they would have built towards the ground.

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 5 років тому

      Probably not a lot further. There were no side walls to help support the comb and also plenty of room to expand horizontally.

  • @Rs500ybd
    @Rs500ybd 5 років тому

    They are Genius Engineers Adapt Plan build all imprinted the same . JP you are serious bee dude and we all watch from the UK . Respect to you for dedicating your working life to do the right thing by these Very Important little workers . :D

  • @maybelilly1
    @maybelilly1 7 років тому

    great videos, thanks, I love how you make it look so easy and teach people not to be so scared, cool

  • @RustyNail5856
    @RustyNail5856 7 років тому

    Great video JP that was a very big hive , I love watching your bee videos. you make it look so easy . but we know sometimes its not . take care JP.

  • @gopha533
    @gopha533 8 років тому +1

    G'day JP. Good to see ya bloke.

  • @TheMarcAPullen
    @TheMarcAPullen 8 років тому +1

    That was fantastic. I'm amazed at how little you get stung, they just seem to ignore you. So how was their honey off the hive? I wonder what the source was. Bee keepers around Georgia usually only have a few common selections of raw honey.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Marc Pullen not 100% certain what the source was, was hoping for Goldenrod but it was a bad crop this past season due to a lack of rain.

  • @TheBriwood74
    @TheBriwood74 7 років тому

    Hey JP. Looks like you scored a good amount of honey on that one!!!

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому

      Brian Wood open air colonies by their very nature usually don't yield as much honey as you would think. They face many weather related issues, often having setbacks because of this.
      Depending on where an open air colony is located (geographically speaking) the further north you go, the likelihood of it surviving even through one winter is almost next to zero.
      In my neck of the woods they can however survive many winters but still I have never observed one that contained more than a gallon of honey.
      This colony believe it or not hadn't been there more than a single season.

  • @clyde8drive
    @clyde8drive 8 років тому +1

    another great job JP, thanks for spending so much time with the video and edit and upload. People don't know how much slower you have to go filming and that's a small part of the overall video. We appreciate what you do for the bees and for the JP FANS in HooDat nation.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +clyde8drive thank you, much appreciated!

  • @troyrhodes4452
    @troyrhodes4452 8 років тому

    Another great video, and I have learned so much from watching all your videos. As a new beekeeper I also learn a lot from your commentary about what your doing and why your doing it. It seems the last few videos haven't had as much as I've missed that, but thanks again for the videos and keep them coming.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +1

      +Troy Rhodes thanks for your feedback Troy. If I knew a way to separate the bee vac noise from the commentary I'd have more commentary & less music but some jobs go a lot better with a bee vac. I'm going to be checking a few options out & see what I can come up with. Thanks for watching.

  • @marincoastalbeeco2823
    @marincoastalbeeco2823 8 років тому +1

    I have to say JP your video was great. I have watched almost all of them and you've
    nailed it. (great music)

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Marin Coastal Bee Co Thank you!

  • @user-he2uq4ok1s
    @user-he2uq4ok1s 5 років тому

    تحياتى متابعتك من العراق

  • @ccrdesigns
    @ccrdesigns 8 років тому

    Days like this is what BK's like me dream about, Like the picture in picture plus your transitions, you are really getting good at this, Keep then coming JP.

  • @Primex007
    @Primex007 8 років тому

    Plus that colony looked like it was prepping for the time to swarm

  • @justinjun7639
    @justinjun7639 8 років тому +1

    im from malaysian...i very like ur videos😃

  • @Papabearcreates
    @Papabearcreates 8 років тому +1

    I agree love your videos can't wait for my bees to arive

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Dan Dean I can't wait for your bees to arrive as well, you are about to enter a very addictive (but in a good way) world. Best of luck with your bees!

  • @easttexasbackwoodsbees1553
    @easttexasbackwoodsbees1553 8 років тому

    another great video from jpthebeeman... i love watching your videos. you are very informative and relaxed, it's no wonder you hardly ever get stung. i lost all my hives but one last year (i only had 6 but still hurt) so im hoping for a bunch of calls myself this year. you keep making these great videos and we will keep watching. have a good one and take care. we'll see you on the next one.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Backwoods Bees thank you!

    • @easttexasbackwoodsbees1553
      @easttexasbackwoodsbees1553 8 років тому

      +JPthebeeman you have probably said before in another thread, but what video editing software do you use? I have a few unedited videos on my youtube page but would like to eventually take the time and produce quality videos like yours.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      imovie

    • @easttexasbackwoodsbees1553
      @easttexasbackwoodsbees1553 8 років тому

      +JPthebeeman Ahhh, A Mac user I see. I will have to try windows moviemaker or find an imovie equivalent for PC. Thank you and take care. Looking forward to your next video.

  • @pamelaflirtyskunk7698
    @pamelaflirtyskunk7698 7 років тому

    Stunning hive and colony! Great job with that removal! You made it look effortless and I'm glad all those girls treated you well during the cutout. With the huge numbers in that colony and that ALL being extremely fresh comb, how long do you think they took to create that hive? My uneducated guess is 3-5 weeks. 😉 I'm basing that guess on the large number of bees. I'm trying to learn though!

  • @mitzypinks1338
    @mitzypinks1338 5 років тому +1

    I love your videos so much ! I’ve always really loved bees 🐝 . This is fascinating! Please keep posting them 😊. I’ve been really down this last week and just discovered your fabulous channel ! Subscribed!

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  5 років тому +1

      Mitzy Pinks always try to focus on the positives even in difficult times.
      Blessings are always there, we just have to recognize them.
      Wishing you peace, love & joy from southeast, Louisiana. ✌🏻🐝

  • @paulspydar
    @paulspydar 8 років тому

    I have not seen many , but that is no doubt the biggest I have ever seen, It sure is impressive, I didn't even know the colony's grow as big? I always thought they swarm & split before getting so huge?Did you find the Queen? Thanks for uploading & nicely put together video too..great stuff..

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      This thing would have grown even larger if I hadn't removed it when I did. Thanks for your feedback!

  • @FloridaMustangMike
    @FloridaMustangMike 8 років тому

    Several years ago, I torched a Yellow Jacket nest in Indiana. It seems funny to me that a queen bee is so small compared to the workers. A yellow Jacket Queen is HUGE compared to the rest of the hive. Stupid me, up in Indiana visiting from Florida and I get out of the car about 4 ft from a Yellow Jacket's nest in late October (lucky for me they were docile at that time), that thing was 3 ft tall and a good 2 1/2 ft side to side. Had a paper like covering on the outside, And I am thinking to myself, I never knew that a Stag Horn Fern grows in Indiana so I walk up to it and look it all around, then I grab it and look up the bottom. I could have raced in the Indy 500 that day......and I wouldn't have needed a car. I ran so fast saying *%^$# that was stupid. I have a lot of respect for stinging insects....especially wasps, hornets, and Yellow Jackets.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      Yellow jackets are some seriously unforgiving insects no doubt!
      Glad you're still with us! :-)

  • @theresavandever1387
    @theresavandever1387 2 роки тому

    Impressive hive! Only thing is that it's so dark under there it's hard to see.

  • @lorrieruff4402
    @lorrieruff4402 6 років тому

    It's so nice to know there are sweet little bees still, with the fear of the killer bees, Folks need to know that we still have nothing to run from just because of a few bees.

  • @smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365
    @smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365 8 років тому +1

    Wow, top bar comb,lol

  • @lorral333
    @lorral333 8 років тому +2

    Man! I would love to taste pure honey like that!

  • @JCS1069
    @JCS1069 8 років тому

    JP, New to ur videos, awesome work just couple questions if you get time.
    1. What you sell off the Hives you remove or keep and tend to them?
    2. What happens to the bees that are left behind?
    3. The bee vacuum is cool can you do a video on it and how it works pls
    Im deployed overseas so i have lots of time to watch in-between my work.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      A video showcasing the Colorado bee rescue bee vac is coming!
      If the catch box/brood box is removed at or right after dark & the vast majority of the bees have oriented to the new set up you will be taking the vast majority of the bees with you.
      There is usually a small amount left behind. It could be a few to twenty or more even if you're very thorough.
      The number left behind depends obviously on how the removal went & how well the bees oriented to the new set up.
      I find they orient better & faster when there are temperature fluctuations. If it is very hot out during & after the removal they tend to take longer to reorient.
      If you're thorough, remove all comb & 99% or more of the bees from the colony what's left cannot begin a new colony.
      This fact seems pretty straight forward but you'd be surprised how the general public perceives things & this fact should always be explained to the customer.

  • @rand1262
    @rand1262 8 років тому +2

    that show was 22 minutes, But how long did it take to collect those bees? really like these show . NICE. Have your self a great day

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +2

      +Rand Fournier I was there for a good solid four hours I'd say. You have a nice day also!

  • @MsDelola
    @MsDelola 5 років тому +1

    finally figured out who u reminded me of.Nick Foley.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  5 років тому

      Copin Clark Nick Foley is one amazing dude! 👍

  • @ahuamekaiona
    @ahuamekaiona 6 років тому

    i love honeycomb, hard to find here in honolulu hawaii, i wanna buy me some honeycomb..yummy♡♡♡

  • @jeffwingate3703
    @jeffwingate3703 8 років тому

    Amazing as always JP....my inspiration to do removals...I just need to work on my beard and hair so I can go veil less ;-)

  • @a4314998
    @a4314998 7 років тому

    hey JPthebeeman
    i love all of your videos... One thing I notice, you always wearing UNDER ARMOR shirts and cap... nice!!!

  • @raymondward5629
    @raymondward5629 Рік тому

    In open air colonies do the workers face the blades of comb a certain fixed direction in order to keep the dominant winds in or out?

  • @Adam645
    @Adam645 8 років тому +1

    Love the videos! I'm in Baton Rouge and would like to get my first couple of hives set up. Do you or anyone you know sell packages or nucs of untreated bees? Also, I'd love to discuss hive configuration and/or foundation with you when you have some time. Thanks.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +1

      +Adam645 I'm going to defer my good buddy Schawee to you as he lives in Paulina & keeps bees in Gonzales, which is not that far from you. Both of us have Facebook pages, mine is JPthebeeman, his is Schawee, beekeeper of the swamp.
      Send us some friend requests & provide your phone number & we can make this happen for you!

    • @Adam645
      @Adam645 8 років тому +1

      +JPthebeeman I joined both groups. I look forward to speaking with you and/or Schawee.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +1

      +Adam645 Will be on the look out for you buddy!

  • @corneliushoward4343
    @corneliushoward4343 3 роки тому

    I really wants to get involved in the honey business!!

  • @Haffy1952
    @Haffy1952 8 років тому +1

    I have missed your videos this past winter. Finally glad you are posting once again and looing forward to more for the 2016 season. Haffy from Aurora Colorado and a new beek this coming season.

  • @amandalee-riley5293
    @amandalee-riley5293 8 років тому

    Great video, JP. They looked lovely bees, really quiet on the comb. How long do you think they'd been there - since May, maybe?

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Amanda Lee-Riley I'd say that's a good guess Amanda!!

  • @dutchandrews7008
    @dutchandrews7008 4 роки тому

    So, I see a bee vac occasionally, and I was wondering how the bees sucked in survived and how extracted to the hive, if I had heard it right?

  • @duchessofdissent5728
    @duchessofdissent5728 4 роки тому

    I wish he would have talked about that queen cell, especially since he heard the queen(s) piping,

  • @Jinx6670
    @Jinx6670 8 років тому +1

    You make me want to try hobby bee keeping because I love honey and Bees are good for the environment... If only my mom who I live with wasn't allergic.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +1

      +Micheal Badtke ask her to get tested by a medical doctor to see if she's really super allergic or just like most people who are not seriously allergic.
      Less than 1% of the human population is actually really allergic to honey bee stings.
      Hope you are able to keep them, bees are awesome lil creatures for surely!

    • @Jinx6670
      @Jinx6670 8 років тому

      She is. Her throat closes and she goes into full anaphylactic shock. Its a shame really. Maybe once I get on my feet and move out though I will start a small hive :)
      Theres a lot of wild flowers around where I live so I think that any hive I do start in the future would make nice honey.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +1

      +Micheal Badtke well, you certainly don't want to be known as the beekeeper who killed his mother :-) Hope you get your chance sometime to keep bees.

  • @Tonnsfabrication
    @Tonnsfabrication 8 років тому +1

    Ahh ... The JP videos are starting to be more frequent again, I was getting worried as this is one of my favorite shows to watch. I'm getting a 5 frame nuc next month, I better get my ducks in a row. I had to burn both my hives last fall due to fowl brood, really broke my heart. Starting fresh this year with all NEW equipment.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Michael Tune best of luck this season!

  • @user6860
    @user6860 8 років тому

    Theres alot of mud wasp colonies around the bee hive

  • @TheReaperHunter
    @TheReaperHunter 8 років тому +4

    I did not know most bees in a colony are female. You should add random bee fact in each video :).

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому +6

      +Reaper_Hunter Human females love when I tell them this fact. I usually get a response something along the lines of "yes we do do all of the work!" :-)

    • @TheReaperHunter
      @TheReaperHunter 8 років тому +3

      lawl

    • @tkmccoywv
      @tkmccoywv 8 років тому +1

      +JPthebeeman The same is true of wasps. They are all sisters save the one female who started the colony. In fact, I think this is often the case in any insect colony.

    • @hungthepro1234
      @hungthepro1234 8 років тому +3

      +Teresa McCoy yea and usually only when it is time to start another colony or to expand it, the female queen will then use some of her males. Basically males are like tools

  • @DocLaw172
    @DocLaw172 5 років тому

    Question. How much of the comb do you usually re-use in the hive boxes to establish the bees in the boxes?

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 5 років тому

      Priority goes to making up frames of comb filled with brood (eggs/larvae and capped worker cells). I think JP said that he got four frames of brood from that cutout.

  • @ethang6735
    @ethang6735 8 років тому

    honey toast in the morning while watching jpthebeeman.... honey toast during lunch while watching jpthebeeman... and for that late night snack while watching jpthebeeman? you guessed it, chips ahoy cookies. ;D

    • @ethang6735
      @ethang6735 8 років тому

      also did anyone notice what looks like maybe some abandoned mud wasp nests? couldnt tell from the video myself.
      a side note as well at 11:11 is that a queen making her get away on the bottom left of the cell phone screen? hard to say but its really got me wondering.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Ethan G Lol man! Awesome!

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Ethan G I didn't see her starting at that time interval but it doesn't necessarily mean she wasn't there :-)
      Theres something about honey bees & mud daubers. I don't know all the ins & outs of it but I routinely see honey bees covering mud dauber nests. Perhaps they're trying to incubate their larvae & the bees are attracted to some type of pheromone the wasps emit?
      Have seen it too many times to deny some type of correlation exists between the two.

    • @ethang6735
      @ethang6735 8 років тому

      well I'd rather see honey bees in their place any day!

  • @CeejCraft
    @CeejCraft 5 років тому

    *whistles* impressive. The compressor kicking on as you tell us how calm the bees are makes me wonder though. Is it a regular occurrence? Makes me think of horses pastured near rail lines.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  5 років тому

      Lupus Spiritus seeing is believing. Plenty of evidence throughout the video they were pretty dang gentle.

    • @CeejCraft
      @CeejCraft 5 років тому

      They were at that. Had me wondering if being used to the intense vibrations put off by the compressor might be part of why.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  5 років тому

      Lupus Spiritus they don’t hear like we do. They pick up on vibrations not so much airborne sounds.

    • @CeejCraft
      @CeejCraft 5 років тому

      Precisely(?), or do you mean a compressor that loud doesn't vibrate in addition to the sound waves themselves? 🤔 *shrugs* Anyway, keep up the good work. 😊

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  5 років тому

      Lupus Spiritus some colonies really aren’t bothered by much. These gals were very gentle throughout the entire process.

  • @Poesby
    @Poesby 8 років тому

    You seem so gentle with the bees, are there baby bees in there? Also I was wondering if the vacuum hurts them? I love watching your videos and I love honey and bees.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  8 років тому

      +Poesby They're were definitely some young bees as young workers take 21 days to hatch out. I really love this bee vac. It's very bee & user friendly.