My best bee hive is about to swarm what can I do?
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2020
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Of course I can't speak for everyone, but personally, I love swarms......except when they come from one of my boxes, and from personal experience, my stomach turns into knots when I walk out into my bee yard and see a bunch of commotion going on in front of a hive during swarm season. I fell helpless as I watch the circle of bees growing and the pitch they make grows louder. Well, on this video I show a simple trick I use to slow down and sometime even stop a swarm from happening in it's early stages.
Like everyone else, I'm hoping for an end to this social distancing thing, though I do believe it is a good thing for the given circumstances. Still, I really want to get out and do some bee removals, I have 9 of them waiting. Hopefully I'll be able to show more than just what I'm doing at the abbey in a few more weeks. Everyone stay safe, God's peace to all. Mr. Ed - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
You going to need to hire help for honey extraction. Where do I send my resume?
Thanks for stopping by yesterday and dropping it off personally, but it does not mean you will get special consideration because of your effort, that's based on qualifications. I will say this though, Okie Rob's resume is VERY impressive and you do have serious competition with him. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff He may be the best man for the job anyway. Also he has a magic hay rake that would help with your swarm numbers.
@@628DirtRooster I just hope there will be no hard feeling if Okie is the guy that fills the spot. To make sure that the best man qualified get the position, and no bias is used to make the decision, I'm going to let Br. Brian make the selection. I will say this, because Br. Brian is a tractor monk, he may go with Okie. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Ya’ll crack me up!!! Reading ya’lls comments is just as much fun as watching ya’lls videos😂🤣🐝🐝🐝
That'd be like hiring Whinnie-the-Pooh, he'd eat half your honey and then go take a nap. So you'd lose half your crop and not get any work done.
God bless, Mr Ed. Your positive attitude is contagious.
Thank you for your blessing, kind words, and taking the time to watch. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff With your filtered face that's probably ALL that is too!
Thank God for men like Jeff. Straight up filled with joy peace and happiness, all good fruit.
This man's smile is awesome!
It's the one God gave me so I don't mind sporting it as often as possible. Thanks for your kind words and for watching. Stay safe James.
Mr. Ed
You caught the queen with your bare hand? That's hard core wrangling. 😎
I have found it is the safest way to catch her, but I have to admit, it is pretty cool when I get to do that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Diana.
Mr. Ed
it's good to see David Letterman enjoying retirement
Everyone should be so lucky! Thanks for watching and leaving your comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Just starting out with a couple of hives. Thanks for the knowledge.
Way to go, keep it small and keep it moving forward. Best wishes for all your successes. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Let me just say, the thumbnail for this video is wonderful
HI Mr. Ed, it's always a joy to watch your videos and bee-work! I particularly enjoy the fact that you're wearing a Guardian Bee Apparel vented suit with the "pro" zippered veil on it! I always tell people, if you only get one suit, make it a vented one :) I also enjoy the friendly rivalry between you and Dirt Rooster. I was impressed that those bees let you work them without smoke or essential oil spritzing. I think that we are all in for another fantastic beekeeping year and I always appreciate your upbeat attitude no matter what you're up to! I'm confined to my yard, waiting for the snow to melt... I think you just may have satisfied their need to swarm, nice method!
Nice to see you posting to Mr. Ed's videos. Here in south Louisiana vented bee suits are a requirement. I'd rather be stung than wear a bee suit and usually don't bother suiting up unless I'm doing something that I know is going to rile the bees up.. If I get stung a few times it sure beats being completely dripping in sweat...And I bought all vented suits a couple of years ago. If it's 95 degrees, 80% humidity and there's not breeze a vented suit is marginally better than a regular bee suit. Honestly, I don't know how Mr. Ed does it.
Regarding this video, what's your opinion on just doing a Taranov split? If you are pressed for time, it seems the way to go. And, if the queen hasn't left she can't swarm from the new box because she's stuck with only nurse bees that won't fly off with her in the new box...It just seems like the perfect solution to this problem, and has worked the few times I've tried it. Anything else seems like a gamble. But, I'm no expert by any measure.
Desperate situations require desperate measures, that's how I discovered this method. Last year I came across a hive that was moments from leaving the hive. Since I did not want to pull them from a tree, I just yanked the top box off and carried it about 10 feet away. When I looked back at the original hive, there was a drastic reduction in the number of bees in the air. I went through both boxes and found 2 queens in one box and one in the other. I left 1 queen in each box, and put the third one in a nuc with 3 frames of mixed comb, brood and honey, my first 3 way splint in under 5 minutes. I only did it twice this year, but both times it worked exactly the same way. It's just to bad that most of the time you watch the bees as they are flying away instead of moments before as was the case in this video.
I have had literally dozens of bee suits over the years, and by far, the Guardian Bee Apparel suit is the best on the market. You may not notice, but I'm a bit rough on my suits, and these babies can handle what I dish out. The Rooster and I are very good friends, and all the trash talking we do is just our way of having fun with each other. I also believe this is going to be a spectacular bee year. With the number of bees in the hive so early on and the cooperation of Mother Nature in the supply of food for them, I am very hopeful of a banner honey harvest, we shall see. Always a pleasure hearing from you Frederick, you make my channel have credibility when you comment. Stay safe, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Love your work Mr Ed.
I only found your channel a few months ago, and it's tempting to binge watch a lot of your videos, but your personality is so uplifting it's nice to know that I can just catch a video whenever I want.
Thank you Mr Ed🐝
I'm delighted to have you following along Ian, and I certainly hope you are giving the videos a thumbs up. Looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Mr Ed I'd give your videos many thumbs up if UA-cam would allow it.
I know nothing about beekeeping or bee wrangling, but I'm learning a lot through you.
Thank you for all of your wonderful content 🐝
Hey Mr. Ed, this is Travis with Bee’n Green in Houston Texas. Thanks for the videos you put out. Just wanted to share an idea I had recently. When you move the old queen into the honey super to keep her from swarming out of that honey is super or any other box that you would like for her to stay in, use queen excluder at the entry door. That way she stays confined to the box and the worker bees can still do their job. Let me know your thoughts on this idea and if you’ve ever tried it. Thanks
I have never used an excluder over the entrance, but I know it would help to keep her in. Thanks for watching. God's peace Travis.
Mr. Ed
I don’t know how I missed this one but great video. You can really tell their departure was imminent the way they were running around the frames when you were showing them, they were gentle but super active. That queen looked like me after a diet, like it didn’t work. Thanks for the video. 🙏 🐝 🍯
Happy to hear you did not miss this one, just late seeing it. Always nice to see you are following along Heather, thanks for watching and leaving your comment. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Swarming is like a well earned vacation for the bees, a few days of gorging and not working, one last hurrah before they die.
Actually, swarms are the hardest working bees out there. Since they have no home as of yet, they have to work extremely hard and fast to build another hive and put stores in it. For that reason, I will give swarms food and drawn comb to help them out. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
hey dude...you got that whole, David Letterman.. LOOK.. down,way to go
Now that my beard is gone, you may be able to see it a bit better. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Snow went off the yard 5 days ago. Days around 70 f with nights approaching freezing. Hives doing well. It was a long 5 months for the girls. They're very active today. They have been for a few weeks.
I know you and the girls are just bitting at the bit. Have a great bee season. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thanks Jeff. I think the toughest thing is the compressed season, though come summer the girls can be up early and stay out late. 3:30 AM sunrise and 11 PM sunset. If only I could golf that long.
New Bee keepers here and just caught our swarm in a tree . Managed to do a split - although uncontrolled as a result.
Inspecting the old colony today to ensure they have a new virgin queen or queen cells. Ed has the assured me we are on the right track
Congratulations! For a newB you are doing outstanding. I'm happy to share my bee experiences, and delighted to hear you find them beneficial for your purposes. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Andrew.
Mr. Ed
So I’m sooo sooo thankful for the UA-cam bee community! I am starting my first colony next year, too late this year lol. And I need to learn throughout the rest of the year. And mr. Ed I just wanted to say thanks sooo much for your videos. I feel confident, passionate, and ready to learn when y’all are involved. Appreciate ya!
Glad to be a reference source for you, I'm proud of your choice to become a bee keeper, Keep me updated on your journey. Looking forward to the first report. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Between you, 628 Dirt Rooster, and JP I am learning so much. The only shame is I can't seem to get past my terror of crawling things, and when you add flying to that I have no chance.
You are completely safe watching bee videos on UA-cam. I understand what you are saying, and I appreciate the fact that you face your fears. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Marian.
Mr. Ed
Those clips are amazing
Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching.Till the next one, God's peace Benjamin.
Mr. Ed
thankyou for educating me about bees ♥
Love the energy brother, all the best from a fellow beekeeper from Northern Ireland.
Just a bee wrangler loving what he does and sharing the experiences. Thank you for your kind words and for watching. God's peace Robert.
Mr. Ed
Dude... You are the swarm master my friend. I have been watching your videos for a while and you are the king of swarms. I haven't recovered one yet but you recover them all. I tried like crazy to prevent my best hive from swarming and I failed. :-( Great video.
I've been keeping bees for more than 25 years, and my hives still swarm on me. Sometimes even after I split them. There's always something new when it comes to wrangling bees which is why I an still doing it. Hang tough, it's a great hobby. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Bees are so darn cute & adorable
Very true....until they sting you.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Michael.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Oh how cool to know about your video posts!! I’ll watch every Friday then😁😁👍👍
I know absolutely nothing about bees or beekeeping, only what I've learned watching JPthebeeman.
Take the queen from the hive that's about to swarm and put her in a new hive and let them follow.
You might have two queens in the hive. Just a guess. lol
If you get your bee keeping knowledge from JP, you couldn't get it from anyone better, great guy. But as far as there being 2 queens in this hive before the split you'd be wrong, there was only one and she got caged and moved into the box that was moved off the original hive. However, you'd bee correct after that because when I put the queen cell into the original hive, then both boxes had a queen in them. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
ive learnt so much for you as a new bee keeper awesome videos man!
I really enjoy every video you upload !!! Hello from Greece :)
Nice teaser! Will be happy to see the full video next Friday!!
Another fascinating video🥇.... Definitely can be used for Education and Inspiration🥇
another great video mr Ed God bless you and the bees
Glad you enjoyed the video Richard. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks. Blessings your way!
You are very welcome, and thanks so much for your blessing and for watching. God's peace Duane.
Mr. Ed
I love watching your videos. I'm allergic to bees. I loved helping out the bee keepers at the UW Madison farm. I didn't get an allergic reaction until my late 40s. Thank you for sharing. Have a Blessed rest of your year.
As yo are well aware of, it is a common occurrence to develop allergies as we age, and I'm sorry to hear that you became allergic to bees especially since you love them so much. Thank you so much for your blessings and for taking all the time to follow along with my bee wrangling adventures, I'll keep on making them. God's peace Susan.
Mr. Ed
Enjoyed the video very much Mr. Ed . God Bless you and your Bees
Thank you so much for your blessing, it is greatly appreciated. I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed the video, thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. Till the next one, God's peace Ed.
Mr. Ed
Just caught the second swarm at my beeyard. They seem to have liked the nuc box I put them in. This video is extremely helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Congratulations on the catch, free bees are the best kind! I'm happy to hear you thought there was some good info in the video. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Kelly.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Jeff...Bee and making more bees....This might Bee a very good year....God Bless my brother...Stay safe...!
I have the same feeling, this may be a great year for bees and bee keepers. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Steve.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Rite back at you brother....The TV show Mr. Ed voice was none other than Rocky Lane....Who was a cowboy star back in the 1950's....l remember him well....Do you remember him ???
@@steveshoemaker6347 Can't say I know who Rocky Lane was but I certainly knew who Mr. Ed was, I watched that show growing up. God's peace Steve.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff. I hope you are keeping well.
I know there are many ways to skin a cat. I notice in your video that you split the hive and moved the Queen to the new hive spot? All of the flying bees will return to the old hive spot that has now become queenless but the flying bees have still not completed their instinct to swarm with their old Queen. Also the age of the old Queen in the new hive spot may bring on the urge of swarming fairly quick again.
In your opinion, don't you think the split should simulate a natural swarm by reversing this position i.e. the Queen stays on the original site with maybe one frame of brood and plenty of work to do with all the flying bees re-joining her there. The new hive position gets most the brood and the queen cell/s. The honey gets split between the two hives. After seven days the queenless hive then gets moved to the other side of the original hive to further build up flying bee strength and honey crop. Once the new queen has mated, then her colony is united to original hive and the old Queen gets replaced. Some call this the 'Artificial Swarm' and thus fools the bees into feeling they have actually completed the swarm and they move on with honey production for the remaining season. Alternatively there is a second option, albeit at the cost of some honey crop, to raise a second new Queen for increase.
Did you get your book finished yet?
Take care, Dave
Your comment does make sense, and if I only had a few hives to work with I may even do it as you suggest. However, I do not have the time to devote to an undertaking as involved as the one you put forth. My process worked fine, it was simple, and both hives are thriving. The original hive had a 3rd deep super placed on it due to the number of bees in it, and had several frames of capped honey in it, but i did not pull it. I had enough for now, but will pull it in October. The old queen's new hive has 2 deep supers on it, and it too is loaded with bees. Like you said, there are many ways to skin a cat. Still working on the book. God's peace Dave.
Mr. Ed
Ask them very nicely to stay
That was going to be the next thing I tried if this did not work. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Captain.
Mr. Ed
God bless videos are awesome sir thank you
Your blessings and kind words are greatly appreciated, thank you for them and for watching. God's peace Rob.
Mr. Ed
Very informative thank you from north jersey.
Glad you enjoyed the video and found it had some good content. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch. Say safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I always wondered how to mak a split... very interesting
This certainly is not the best way to make a split, but it does work in an emergency. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Salome 🥰✌
It's so fun to watch your skillful careful handling of the bees.
Thank you very much for your kind words and for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Stay safe, God's peace Michael.
Mr. Ed
Interesting to know it is the old queen that moves out.
I always thought the new queen would leave with a majority of the bees. Like an uprising, rejecting the queen for what ever reason and start a new 'qweendom'. ;P Ofcourse there are always some that are true to their queen and stay behind.
It is a very interesting fact that the old queen is the one that vacates the hive leaving the new queen to take over the responsibility of the egg layer for the hive. Thanks for watching and learning. God's peace Linda.
Mr. Ed
thanks again "mr ed here!"
always a fun and informative!😎
I'm happy to bring a bit of joy in the videos, thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Larry.
Mr. Ed
You could even say it's 'ed-ucational'
The Queen has left the hive ladies and gentlemen 🐝🐝🐝🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Long live the queen! Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace LisaMarie.
Mr. Ed
As always, a great video Mr Ed! It’s has been a great year for my bees! I have more than doubled my number of hives by splits and catching swarms! You and the Roosters competition between each other are a hoot! I’ll keep on watching so keep on making them! God bless!
You have done a great job Joe, and I believe this year we are all going to have a banner bee year. So glad to have you following along with me and the Roosters shenanigans. Thank you for your blessing as well. Stay safe, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Happens to me every time: Here I am ready to do some beekeeper stuff....after I go back and get my hive tool
The older I get, the more forgetful I get. Do you think there is a correlation? Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Dan.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I go 2 mow and can't decide on which mower or where to go mow. And who are YOU, by the way???
Great save!
Ain't wrangling bees just so cool! Stay safe Carole, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The bees are beautiful
Yes they are! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I love your videos keep making them
God bless and stay safe down south
Thank you so much for your blessings, kind words, concern, and for taking the time to watch my bee wrangling adventures. It's a joy having you follow along. Stay safe, God's peace Jamie.
Mr. Ed
God bless the bee wrangler!!!
Thank you very much for your blessing and for watching, it is greatly appreciated. Stay safe, God's peace Francis.
Mr. Ed
Brother, I wish I knew half as much as you do about bees & honey! You know that kind of business like the back of your hand. We all have our own specific gifts & talents, though. God has a way of letting our gifts and talents shine for him, and he can use them to find people to witness to, concerning Jesus, if we'll just put ourselves in his hands, and in his will. God bless, and keep up the great work!
Thank you for your kind words and your blessing, they are greatly appreciated. God's peace always Ronald.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thank you, & please...just call me Ron, ok? Ronald is way too formal, & this Ol' boy ain't a formal kind of a guy. Ron is cool... it's a great name, and it sounds cool, too. As for you-Do prefer being called Jeff? Just curious. Anyway-Have a great evening, God's blessings right back at'cha, Brother, and try not to get stung by any of your honey-making friends! 🐝🐝🐝
Great deal and good video. Still trying to get my first set of bees. Im so jealous Mr. Ed. I wished you were able to ship a swarm to me. But i understand
Sorry about not being able to help, but at least you can still enjoy the videos. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for the video! I learned a lot from this video! I am the same situation last spring and did the split but left the queen in the original deep and they swarmed two days later. 😓 I will search for the a video but to you typically have double deeps when you add your honey supers or do you do singles? I am torn about that. This is my third year of beekeeping and learn more every year. Thanks for sharing your expertise and GOD bless!
By moving the queen off the original stand it greatly reduces the chances of her swarming even if you make a split. I will always move my old queen. I run 2 deep supers for my brood boxes, and the third deep super is my honey super. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace DLana.
Mr. Ed
Beautifully done. Great tip.
Thank you Jeff. I learn so much from you. 😎🐝🐝🐝
Happy to pass on some good info. The most common problem with swarms is they are usually gone before we get there, I was very fortunate catching them just before they left. Stay safe, God's peace Gary.
Mr. Ed
Another great vid, glad it worked out well. Not quite swarm season in the UK
Keep well
Best wishes
Tim
It's always a good thing when there's a happy ending to the story. Your season is fast approaching, I hope you are ready. thank you for your concern and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Tim.
Mr. Ed
Which queen goes with the swarm? The old queen or a new queen? Please explain how each split ends up with a queen and where the queen comes from. Thanks for your videos. They are great.
the old queen always leaves with the swarm. The top box that was moved off the original spot was the one that got the old queen. The bottom box was the one that got a queen cell the following day. So glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Now that is a beard.
It comes and goes according to the weather. When the cold comes starting in October, the beard begins to grow, but once the heat starts in May, off it comes again. Thanks for watching. God's peace Denise.
Mr. Ed
Always love watching your videos. Keep up your awesome work looking after these beautiful creatures. 😊
The pleasure is all mine sharing my bee wrangling experiences, I'm so happy that you are following along. Until the next one, stay safe, and God's peace Saffron.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Mr. Ed, take care and be safe. 😊
Yay❤️🙏🏻💯stay safe!
Thank you for your concern and for watching Mary Kay, Stay safe yourself, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed.
HELP>>>>>>More advice needed.
The weather here in the UK has been all over the place, warm and up to 15* in the day then -3 at nights for almost 2 weeks, then we've had lots of rain with temps of only 5 to 6 with wind on top.
I managed to do one of your Double screen board splits which looks to have been a success.
Tonight 5 pm the sky cleared and i was able to finally get into the one hive which had missed it's first inspection. I'd put on a super for the time being to give the queen q bit more room as the bees would move the honey up into the super.
Shock, Horror, I found swarm cells. And i Panicked a bit. I had a QE on so knew the queen was in the top box.
Here's what i did.... did i do right????????
I tore down all but one of the charged cell with a larva and moved it into a Polly Nuc along with 3 frames of emerging brood, This frame had 3 to 4 day old larva in it, I then shuck 3 frames of bees from the box not containing the Queen, closed the box and added moved it to the other end of the apiary, I a feeder of 1 to 1 syrup as there wasn't a lot of stores in either box, due to the weather.
I left the queen in the same place but gave her the bottom box (more space to lay) which she had not had access to for over two weeks, as well as the 1/2 brood box and added a super.
Right or wrong????????
Advice needed please.
Chris
From the UK
It sounds good to me, and the good part is you can always go back and change things if they don't look good. Keep up the good work. God's peace Chris.
Mr. ED
Yet another awesome vid Mr. Ed!!! Btw do queen bees have stingers, and if so do they ever show agression towards bee keepers or people just passin by??
Oh and one last thing.....Thank You Chadwick! (For asking such 'Ed'ucational question)
Good question, and yes, queens do have a stinger. However, because it is curved, people do not have to be worried about being stung. Also, when she does use her stinger, battling other queens, she can sting multiple times without dying like the other bees in the colony. thanks for asking and watching. Stay safe Chadwick, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff wow thats some awesome knowledge there good buddy. I had to ask, not only cause im severely allergic to bees, but i always see you, Dirt Rooster, & JP handling queens so gently with your bare hands, when your trying to place them in any of those seclusion type cages/clips. So thanks again! I hope u, ur friends and ur family are all staying safe down there. Take care
It's full flow here at the moment, greets from the Loire Valley, France.
It's great to see all that nectar coming into the hive! Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for sharing 10-5-2021🙏🏾🙏🏾🐝🐝👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️🐝🐝
The queen whisperer!!!
I wish, but at least I got this one. Stay safe Cecil, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Great video! I subscribed. I caught one of my own swarms two days ago. Need all the help I can get! 😀
Thank you so much for subbing to the channel, you honor me with your gift, and congratulations on catching your swarm! Till the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I was going to say that shaving would be a good start but that's ruled out, obviously. Good job and The Lord ALWAYS takes care of His goofy younguns. I ought to know!
Happy Weekend and Hi 2 the BEE WRESTLER!
As long as the barbers are closed down, the beard keeps on a growing. Ain't that the truth, God certainly looks out for fools. god's peace Lewie.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff You mean you can't cut your own HAIR?? I cut mine and have to have rough terrain clippers and get Cheryl to get what I can't and you could get the WresTler to finish you up and just whack it ALL off. Nice and cool in the summer and wear a wig in the winter! Or a ski mask if you want to wear stilts and hide yourself. I got an email from a pal in Tennessee and he says he's been able to do a lot of witnessing lately. Uncertainty is good for Jesus! He runs a wrecker business!!! So there you go, Fuzzy! I hope it grows up and completely fills up the bee hat. Nothing showing but eyes and the tip of the snoot! GBWYou and Mom!
Hi Jeff , great video enjoying seeing work with your girls and finding that queen cell to put in your split was a bonus my friend, by the way Jeff have you lost your beard trimmer my your starting to look mighty pirate like , thank you for sharing with us god bless Jeff .
Finding the extra queen cell was a great break, and with it installed, the hive is ready to go. I agree, the beard is in need of a trim, but my barber is closed due to the virus. I hope this thing ends soon. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Peter.
Mr. Ed
That is definitely a big hive. And it looks like you're going to have a very heavy spring harvest for sure my friend. Thanks for sharing.
A great majority of our hives are full like this one, and I am hoping for a banner honey harvest.....we shall see. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I hope your honey harvest is all that you wanted to be my friend. I know I'm hoping spring will get here soon and we will get some kind of a nectar flow. I'm hoping for a bumper crop this year as well.
@@massachusettsprepper And I hope it happens for you as well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff 👍😀
Thank you for the amazing videos, Mr. Ed. I have one question for you. I am from Serbia, and in my country, many beekeepers say it's good to destroy any emergency queen cells on day 5 since the removal of the queen. They believe that the capped cells they find on day 5 are the queen cells made from old eggs (that's why they are capped). They destroy them and leave only the queen cells not closed yet. On the other hand, there is a minority of beekeepers who don't intervene at all, believing that the bees know what they are doing and which cells to choose for a new queen? Since I value your opinion very much, I 'd like to hear your take on this? What is your take on this? Also, do you think it is possible for a two-frame or three -frame nuk to make a good queen, or there have to be lots of bees participating in the making of a queen for her to be good? Thanks again :) May the Lord Jesus bless you, sir!
What I can say is that emergency cells are necessary when a hive has gone queen less, and when the bees make the cells, I leave them all alone. The first queen that hatches out will destroy all the other cells in the box. Yes, I think a 2 or 3 framed nuc with a good number of bees can make a good queen. It's not the size of the box that determines weather the queen is a good one or not, it's weather or not there were young enough eggs in there to make a queen with that matters. Here's a link to my last weeks video showing emergency cells. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. Stay safe Ivan, God's peace. Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/Y-314ZYrDio/v-deo.html
another very informative video to watch ,you are blessed having another queen cell to use.nice to watch since i am temp laid off driving a school bus, keep the videos coming.
I am so sorry to hear of your job loss, know that I am praying for all who suffer with the fallout from this virus. Thanks for watching, and I hope things improve for all of us soon. Stay safe, God's peace Randy.
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we still have our jobs and still receiving a paycheck thanks to our boss, i believe Georgia will start thursday, this country has been down long enough.thanks for asking.
@@novarandy79 So glad to hear you are still receiving a check. It's very refreshing to hear good news these days. Hang tough, and bee safe, God's peace brother.
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@@JeffHorchoff thanks.
Great video Mr.Ed, question, how do you keep track what you’ve done to which box. And what you need to do 10days out and so on? I would have to number the boxes and make notes, set alarms to remind me, etc. Lmao
It's real easy, I don't. It is very rare for me to open a bee box, I leave my bees alone, they do better that way. The only time I lift a lid is when I see something abnormal at the entrance. Other than that, they are on their own. Thanks for watching. God's peace David.
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Could you follow up on this one?
Gladly, I'll try and sneak in the progress real soon. Thanks for watching. God's peace David.
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Just a curious wanna-bee question. Being that you took 1 super off and moved it to the new bottom board, could you just add a super with frames to both of them? If in fact you had a supersede cell. Just wondering if that would work or not.
I did add a super to both of the boxes, and a swarm cell to the box that was queen less. Thanks for watching. God's peace Terry.
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I'm almost out of your honey:( I'm drinking lots of tea these days. When can we expect the next sale? Obviously after the quarantine is over. I'm in NJ so we are hit hard. Stay safe!!!
As soon as the quarantine is lifted, I'll be happy to send you some. Let me know. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Mandy.
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@@JeffHorchoff Ok thank you very much
Thanks Mr. Ed! I’ll try this if I see mine swarming.
You'll be surprised how effective it is by just moving the top box off. Of course you still have to locate the queen and move her off as well. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Pete.
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Always so interesting. I was planning to stop and visit next month but the lock down changed those plans. Maybe later this year. Gotta get me some of that honey.
Make sure you stop in, it would be great to meet you in person. And yes, I'll have some honey for you. Stay safe, God's peace Joey.
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When you make a split like that you end up with two hives, however, the honey production will be way down in both of those hives for that year correct? Thx, I'm a novice trying to learn. Thank you.
Generally, the hive with the old queen will produce honey for you whereas the one with the new queen will not. At least that has been my experience. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace David.
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Hallo there, a question: have you ever thought of marking the queens to spot them easier or is that a waste of time with the many hives you have?
Many beekeepers mark their queen to identify the age of them, and it does help locating them as well. However, because I rarely go into my hives looking for the queen, of course it's great when I see her, I do not find it necessary. It's just my way of keeping bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Lucy.
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Hiya. Something tells me you and Rooster are going to have a monster season. This prolonged spring nectar with lower people activity, I am thinking those boxes will fill faster than normal.
So far, the swarm catching is not all that great, I only have 14 and the Rooster has only9. Regardless of the number of swarms, it's a real blast getting them. I agree with you on the honey harvest, I think it's going to be a banner year. Thanks for watching. God's peace William.
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I live in north Louisiana so we are pretty close in climates because this question might be specific to the climate. I've been using migratory tops because they are easy to make, but I wonder if my telescopic tops are better for the bees. What tops do you use and why?
I think it's a personal choice. Personally, I use telescopic covers, but many of my friends use migratory. Thanks for watching, and if you are ever down this way, make sure you get in touch. Stay safe, God's peace.
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Thanks for taking us with you on this adventure. One of my hives swarmed and I completely missed it. Glad to see u caught it in time. 👍👍
I'm always happy to share my wrangling adventures, and I'm grateful for all who follow along. I know how frustrating it is to lose your own swarm. Sometimes I think it's just better not knowing they swarmed. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
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After you make a split like this how long do you wait before checking in them? Nevermind. You just answered it. 10 days.
After catching that queen, you may need to change your nick name from Mr. Ed to Super Ed. Anyone with the ability to catch a queen before she makes her swarm flight certainly has a super power or two.
I never cease to be amazed at the power of prayer.....it really works. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Pat.
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Hi Jeff, i wantol to know where u bought your suite so i can buy one.
I order mine from Guardian Bee Apparel. In my opinion, the best on the market. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Questiom about swarm traps, I'm using the q tip soaked in lemongrass oil as a lure in an old medium super. I noticed one of the traps has a couple carpenter ants coming out of it and there's some hive debris around the q tip. Is any of this an issue for catching swarms?
In my opinion, no. So long as there is the smell of lemongrass, it should be OK. I hope you catch some free bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ben.
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Do bee's on thier own leave a hive and move into a another hive in your yard with out a bunch of bees doing that or they just stay in their own hive they are at?
Hey its me again. So once you took that queen and put her in that white box, how long do the bees in the other box have to make a new queen before they perish? And Would you buy a new queen for them at some point if they weren't making one? Thanks. I would love to see how this turned out. And dude I am sold -- I'ma raise me some bees in North Louisiana. :) Much love and highest respects.
I wound up placing a swarm cell in this hive and they prospered. I wound up pulling over 4 gallons of honey from them last week. God's peace.
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I see the capped honey, but how can you tell between brood and pollen? And how do you separate Honey from Wax?
Just like most things in life, the more you do it, the better you get. Nothing beats experience to help you become better in what ever you do. The link below is on how I separate the wax and the honey. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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Awesome.
My wife wants to know, how old are you. Lol
I'd rather stop the hive from swarming than shake it from a tree. Let her know I'm 64. God's peace brother.
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You had that tripod set up so we could see both boxes. And you were almost ready to give up on the bottom box before they started running and I'm over here like "naw man she's in there somewhere the bees on the top box are going back in"
How do we get in on this contest cuz I'm up to 18 swarms this year so far
You are ahead of both me an Rooster, he's at 9 and I'm at 14, but Schawee is over 30. Thanks for watching. Say safe, God's peace.
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So question, why don't you just automatically add new supers before the chance of swarming? Sorry if it's a silly question .
Not a silly question, very logical. However, when it's swarm season, first you have to make sure there are no queen cells in the hive, mostly swarm cells. If there are no swarm cells, adding a box probably would stop the problem. give them more room, they stay. Thanks for watching and for asking. God's peace Sue.
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Yea that’s a blessing keep up the good work
Ain't wrangling bees great? Glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you'll keep following along. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
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Jeff, in the 70s my neighbor who owned a 800 hives cuts of the mayor drones cell’s off , is that still valid this days?
Lots of bee keepers remove drone cone as it is one way of reducing the number of mites in the hive. Personally, I do not do that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Benjamin.
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Jesus, just in time! God bless Mr Ed hope you and close ones are doing ok
That's the truth.....a very close one. Thank you so much for your blessing and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
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hey jeff/628, what do you prefer to do most? Catch bees in a swarm box and as fast as possible re-home them in a proper hive, or let them build their strength, forage/build out comb and then move them away from that location into a proper hive? I know theres are pros and cons with each and a ton of variables but in a perfect world what would be the method you went with?
My rule of thumb, as soon as the bees in the trap start bringing in pollen, I want to move it to it's permanent spot. Generally, it's about a week or so for that to happen. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff i appreciate it Mr. Ed. Caught a swarm today, i'll keep an eye on and try this method!
Hey bud, have you ever watched the documentary called Honeyland? If you haven't I think you'd really enjoy it.
I have watched it, and that's why I'm so proud of the honey we sell here at the abbey. Thanks for watching. Stay safe Joe, God's peace.
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You as well bud! Keep up the cool videos!
So on a vertical split, when do you permanently move the queen right hive off the double screen bottom board? 7-10 days, or 20 days? I got mixed up, sorry. Thank you.
The box the queen is in, generally the top box, can be moved off the original hive right after emergency cells are verified, 7 to 10 days after the board was placed between the boxes. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Cindy.
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Thank you very much. Enjoy your videos. Why are you called Mr. Ed?
It was the name given to me when I first started working at the Post Office 38 years ago. When I retired after 27 years, I liked it so much, I continued to call myself that. Then, when I started my UA-cam channel, that's what I decided to call myself. God's peace Cindy.
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Love watching your videos. Since I found your YT channel, I have a great respect for bees and their beekeepers. Take care and stay well. God bless.
Proverbs 16:24 - Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Are you a beekeeper?
@@JakeBeesos No. Just love to watch.
I am so delighted that you have discovered my bee wrangling channel. The fact that you don't keep bees and watch only shows me how much importance you place on the value of bees.....just like me.
Proverbs 24:16- My son, eat honey, for it is good.....
Stay safe, God's peace Rose Mary.
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Do you ever use the OTS to start queen cells
Nope, our bees do ALL the work. God's peace Harvey.
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When you caught the queen in your hand, did she sting you?
No she did not, queen bees can not sting humans because their stinger is curved instead of straight. She can however sting bees, and when she does, she will not die like all other honey bees because her stinger will not pull out. Thanks for watching. God's peace Miarrem.
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What's the most honey you've gotten in a harvest?
Last year we harvested over 300 gallons, but I really think we will do better this year. We shall see. Thanks for watching. God's peace Justin.
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