When it comes to cake, Charlie is all IN! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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. Mr. Ed
Now lets hope they will get through the winter. Still, with all the feeding I am doing, I'm feeling pretty sure they will. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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. Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff and Charlie thank you and godbless you guys are the best bee wranglers on the planet always look forward to your next adventure can you please send a prayer for my mum who is not very well at the moment much appreciated my friends from a fellow bee keeper from over the pond god bless Jeff and Charlie
So very sorry to hear you mom is not well, I will add her name to my prayer list and I hope she has a speedily recovery. Thank you for your blessings, kind words, and for the time you spend watching our bee wrangling adventures. God's peace Peter. Mr. Ed
Hopefully Charlie and I will get more wrangling adventures in the next few weeks so you should be seeing more of him. The queen was just fine, and with the help of some intense feeding, these girls should be fine for the winter. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
We get lots of comments about our T-shirts, and I have to agree, they are really cool. A few months back I did a removal for a couple and they have a T-shirt shop. In appreciation, they made us a couple of different shirts for us to wear. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
105 degrees Texas, Tree Removal Co called for help with a fallen tree. At night the "safe" tree cutting pros cut away the part of the tree containing the hive for me.... way to hot to work bees in the heat of the summer in the middle of a dearth. I simply relocated the stump and used a chain to secure the stump to another tree. over the winter i will treat for mites and then next spring I will open the tree and make nucs. Watching how you transition the bees after the removal and into a hive is seldom seen. Good needed info was seen today, Thanks.
Over the years I have taken many logs with bee in them back to the abbey. Unfortunately, they never lasted for more than a year or two. Because of that I now open the tree and remove the bees and have way better success of keeping the bees alive. I hope you will check out more of my bee removal videos and let me know what you think of those as well. Who knows, you may find some info useful to you. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I vacuum the queen frequently [unfortunately] - I'm getting better @ finding her first during cut-outs but they seem to survive the journey just fine & it's just easier to vacuum up a whole swarm. I've cut a hole in a sheet of plywood that slots over the rim of the Everything-Bee-Vac & then I add my box + drawn-comb frames above that & set the dial-entrance to Queen-includer mode so the workers can come & go but she can't get out. Tonight when it cools down a little [15oC = 60oF] I will pop the box on it's base & add a feeder then leave alone for ~ 5-7 days so hopefully by then she's over the shock & laying again & then they should stay. I've got 2 buckets & rarely do more than one job a day so usually no rush to get the bucket back.
World Famous Mike Barry does the same thing with his Everything bee vac, lets the bees crawl up and onto the comb above it. I do like the idea and it does work because when I was using my home made Robe vac to do removals I did the exact same thing. I suppose I need to learn patience, but I just want to get the bees in the box as quickly as possible. Keep on wrangling and saving those bees. God's peace Rachel. Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed & GTC. I once read a book, where the characters mentioned having a "bee gum" near their vegetable garden. Until today I didn't realise that such a thing was possible! Thank you for all you do, for the bees and your adoring viewers xx
In the past, I have brought back several "bee gums" to the abbey, link below. But I have found it best to remove the bees and set them up in a hive as they tend to live longer in a box than a tree. Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the video. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/iCPyMbQMNqQ/v-deo.html
The girls are in a nice home now, but now they are asking for a little white picket fence on top of the honey I'm feeding them. Looks like these girls are a bit demanding. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
It makes me really happy that this home owner saw the hive, stopped their work and called you. Some people would have just destroyed the bees and their hive. Compassion is the way to go.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, and if you liked this one, you are going to like the one I post on Friday, another start to finish. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Charles. Mr. Ed
One of the great advantages I have over so many beekeepers is access to free lumber and a shop to build things in. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for taking the time to watch it. Until the next one, God's peace Bryan. Mr. Ed
You and me both. These bees will for sure be in the ICU ward all through the winter and hopefully be in a 5 frame before to long. We shall see. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ricky. Mr. Ed
I had a cutout from an electrical cable roll. Was not expecting much comb. Well. Boy o boy. Was i wrong. And also had to work live as there was no electricity. Hoping now that the bees will go into the new box. Will be going back there tomorow evening. God bless. ❤
They certainly ran into the box to mama. I tried to get a bit more of the march in, but for some reason my camera kept losing it's focus. It may be time for a new one. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Finding the queen certainly made the decision on what would happen to these bees easy. Now, if they can come back from the stress and overwinter, I will do a follow up. God's peace Bob. Mr. Ed
I've never seen him keep other bee's in the Queen clip. I figured there was a reason but I guess not?? I like watching the bee's all marching in the hole with the speed increased! Peace all.
It is very rare for me not to cage the queen, and the only time that happens is when I don't capture her while doing the removal. However, if I find her when I release the bees I will cage her just as I did on this video. Glad you enjoyed the march in, I love that part as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I figured you didn't want an opportunity for the queen to get away...learned so much from your vids. Thank you Sir......also, what or where is the place you call the "abbey" not sure if that's the spelling, but I haven't figured out what or where it is lol....peace
Hi Mr. Ed and Good time Charlie ! Good seeing you both. . . Today's Video : Mr Ed is doing a 'Split' > "Log" Not. . .😆 Wow : Those Bees 🐝 really don't like "Honey Bandit" do they. . . See how they Run !!!
Honey Bandit is the real deal, it will get bees to run every single time, and i fact, we never go on a removal without it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Good Morning Mr.Ed, Janet and I are sitting down to eggs,grits, bacon, and pancakes with Maple syrup!!!! Yummmm what makes it so delicious is watching u! Janet said you are amazing saving the smallest hive. Thank you for all you do. Yall, have a wonderful weekend, yeah hear.
Good morning Dr. Bruce and Mrs. Janet, your breakfast sound delicious, the only thing I think you should change about it is substituting honey for the maple syrup. I hope you both have a great weekend at the Applewood Farm. God's peace. Mr. Ed
She appeared at 30:17 the first time!!!!! It was nice that the comb didn't collapse on itself when the tree fell. Really dark beautiful queen! I had one just like her in the hurricane rescue tree bees. I let them settle in for 3 days and then found her back at work! Nice little box and the lid is genius!! Thanks Jeff!
It's going to be interesting to see if these girls make it through the winter. As you well know, tree bees are extremely stressed even before the removal having gone through a lot since the falling of the tree. Still, with how I set them up and the feeding of honey, it is their best shot at a come back. Love watching your shorts and following your removals, always interesting...especially when you give me a shout out. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thanks for watching my shorts. I did a small abscond that landed on a traffic cone at a BMW manufacturing facility here in Spartanburg yesterday but they wouldn’t let me video anything.
That's how I got started in bees. I'm a logger and I found a huge nest in a tree and I went home and did some research on how to remove it and found you and I have been hooked ever since. Thanks for the videos
My pleasure Melvin. What an honor to have started another beekeeper on their journey of keeping bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 brother. Mr. Ed
Still took me over an hour to put it together, but was happy to see them march right in. Thanks for making such a great product, I never go on a job with out both of them. God's peace Tony. Mr. Ed
These bees will need a LOT of TLC over the next few months, but hopefully with the added attention they will be producing honey for us next spring. We get lots of comments about our T-shirts, and I have to agree, they are really cool. A few months back I did a removal for a couple and they have a T-shirt shop. In appreciation, they made us a couple of different shirts for us to wear. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karen. Mr. Ed
That’s a tricky hive I’ve watched Jo do one of these. I imagine it’s really difficult. Great job Mr Ed always caring for those bees💕💕we sure do appreciate you all doing this for the bees💕💕💕gods blessings💕💕💕
Thank you so much for your blessings, kind words, and for taking the time to follow along with our bee wrangling adventures, it is all greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace Grace. Mr. Ed
Great job for you in Good Time Charlie great senior again wayfaring well here in Georgia only a few limbs down thank God. God bless you and Good Time Charlie and your family
So happy to hear your damage was only slight, but please continue your prayers for all those who were not as fortunate and their lives completely changed due to the horrific effects of this storm. God's peace Sherry. Mr. Ed
My first thought when you brought out the Honey Bandit was upending the log on a hive box with some frames so the bees could escape straight into the box, eliminating the (stress of) the transfer from the bee vac to the new hive box.
I am glad you showed the bees in their new home. You often leave us hanging like reading a book missing the last chapter. Keep up the good work, I love watching you and Charlie interact with each other and the bees.
I do like showing the release of the bees but often the video is to long to include it, I'm happy to have included it this time. Thanks for watching. God's peace Bryan. Mr. Ed
hello Mr Ed, been a while since I commented and hello from Ireland. I wanted to tell you that your videos have been a huge help to me lately. I've been suffering with a bad bout of depression and anxiety and your videos have helped calm me down when I'm worked up. thank you for all you do
Good morning Dano, my wife and I look forward to watching Mr. Ed's videos at breakfast time. His videos really make our day a wonderful beginning. You will be in our prayers, brother! God bless you.
So sorry to hear about your sufferings Dan, I will add your name to my prayer list in hopes of bringing you peace. I'm happy you get some relief by simply watching, and I'm delighted to hear watching helps you. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I do love happy endings as well, and hopefully, with God's grace and a small bit of help from me, these girls will be nursed back to health for next year. We shall see. Thanks for watching. God's peace Robert. Mr. Ed
Good morning Mr. Ed! Great job rescuing those bees from the tree. I always admire how fearless you are Charlie are around the bees. Stay safe and keep enjoying yourselves.
Another great batch of bees on this one, and hopefully, we will be able to nurse them back to health over the winter. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment, it's always appreciated. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
In my experience, the immediate entrance area looks darker because it is covered with propolis, and the inside is also covered. Good luck with this little colony.
Along with the propolis you have to consider the traffic that passes there as well. Bee lieve it or not, bees carry a lot of dirt on their feet and NEVER wipe them before entering the hive. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 William. Mr. Ed
As of right now, yes. Hopefully they will make it through the winter and if they do, I'll do a follow up video in the spring. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I'm so glad you got those girls, because I bet they wouldn't have made it through the winter with being such a tiny colony, and what appears to be no stores. Did you make that box? Very handy 😁
The first thing I did when I got back to the abbey was to build the box and right after that I got the bees into it. Happy to say, with constant feeding , I think these girls will make it through the winter. Thanks for watching God's peace Suzanna. Mr. Ed
From the bee vac, almost zero, but there is always collateral damage when removing a hive and relocating it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Terry. Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed and Charlie ! I was getting worried that Queen mama flew the coop,,lol,,,so glad when you found her! The bees now have a chance to survive! Love hanging out with you guys!! God Bless!!!
There's always the chance the queen will fly, but because she is a laying queen and her abdomen is quite swollen, she can't fly very far. In a way I'm playing the odds that she won't fly, but as the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I do love beekeeping! Thank you for your blessings and for hanging out with a couple of old bee wranglers. God's peace Denise. Mr. Ed
Happy Monday Brother, please remember the folks in western NC/SC in your prayers. So many isolated, so much destruction. Thank you for the video to distract my mind a bit.
Helene has devastated so much in her path and it will be years for many to recover from. Know with certainty they are in my prayers. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Hi Mr. Ed, I found your channel a few weeks ago and have been avidly watching the newer episodes. Now I have to go back further in time. I really enjoy them and the trips through rural La. I’m even catching on to the beekeeper vernacular though there are still few terms that lose me. Thanks and keep ‘em coming.
Awesome hearing your are new to my channel and you are enjoying watch us wrangle bees. I've been wrangling bees for over 14 years now but have been a beekeeper since 1978. Now don't forget, every Friday I post a new video and I look forward to hearing what you thought of it. And yes, I will bee making more. God's peace Barbara. Mr. Ed
I was actually surprised myself, it just did not seem to be many when I vacuumed them, but when I released them, there were a lot more. Thanks for watching. God's peace Thorne. Mr. Ed
Nice work Mr Ed and Charlie. I hope those girls get right into building comb and making brood. Down here in South Australia it's just at the beginning of swarm season and I've already seen two very large swarms and one small swarm come into my small orchard. I caught the small swarm in a five frame nucleus box and one of the very large swarms in a new Top Bar Hive that I just finished building. The large swarm settled on the outside of the top bar hive and around a half of the bees just sat outside and wouldn't go in. Around two days after they landed there I did a search on the ground around it and found a queen walking around on the ground near the hive. All by herself, no attendants. I let her go on top and watched her go in, and the bees followed her in. I'm hoping they build out a good brood nest in there.
I do love a good swarm story and yours my friend was a great one. Best wishes for your continued successes during swarm season over there. Great hearing from you Bruce, it's ben a while. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Thats got to be the coolest little hive and with a queen! Love the small hive box. Who makes that small hive box? Love the videos Mr Ed. God Bless you and Good Time Charlie!!
As soon as I returned to the abbey I got busy and built the box for these girls, and hopefully after extensive feeding, they will get transferred into a 5 frame before to long. We shall see. Thank you for your blessings and for watching Phil, it is very much appreciated. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Since there were so few bees in this colony, they needed a small box. Because I have access to a great wood shop and free materials, building one was no problem. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Happy First Friday of October Mr. Ed! Great to see Good Time Charlie has made a return to his executive videographer post as well! That sure is an interesting bump on a log that you two are working with today. Gentle as can be to ensure as best possible recovery that such a small hive has potential to grow and benefit Nature along the way. Great closing video of aftercare to boost the new hive towards a successful future. Nice added personalized touch with matching not matching shirts today as a sign of your joint operation. Hope you both and those around you all enjoy a wonderful weekend! -Bob...
Oh that would make a great Log Bee Hive, to bad so many great logs get destroyed when they fall the trees. There is a beekeeper up here in Portland OR that specializes in Loghives.
I have had half a dozen log hives I brought back to the abbey and yet not one of them lasted more than 2 years, they just die out. For that reason I like removing them and putting them into a hive, I find they will survive longer. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
That's hardly a frame of bees.. good job you save them. And i humbly request give them a frame of capped brood from other stronger hive, that will increase their chance of survival ❤❤
2:28 so far I’m thinking “take the logs back to the Abbey as is” you can cover both ends with fine mesh cloth to prevent bees getting lost. Edit: I knew you guys were up to saving this hive. Still, I was praying with you for that queen
I have taken several hives in trees back to the abbey, but ones in far better shape than these bees. Unless they were in a box being fed, there was no way they would make it. Thank you for your prayers and for watching. God's peace Jayne. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thank you for taking the time to respond Mr Ed & I see your point about just how badly off these girls were. Thank you for sharing your experience with us
Mr. Ed, can you get yourself a tripod? That way you can set up the shot, and you don't have to worry about filming, and you can just worry about finding the queen.
I do have a tripod that is used to hold the camera, but even better than that, I have Good Time Charlie who shoots almost all of the video. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Ik ben nooit bang voor bijen, maar soms zorgt de moeite die het kost om ze te redden ervoor dat ik even stilsta bij het bedenken wat de beste manier is om verder te gaan. Ik vind het geweldig dat je vanuit Nederland kijkt, heel erg bedankt daarvoor. Tot de volgende keer, Gods vrede Jenny. Meneer Ed
For sure, if the bees do recover from the stress of the falling of the tree, the actual removal itself, and then building back up over the winter, I'd love to have a follow up video. Let's just hope so. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karen. Mr. Ed
Yes it is. We keep a big pile of cut offs for projects and any time I need some for the bees I just take what I need. Lucky me. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thanks so much for the reminder and invitation, but unfortunately I'm doing a removal this Saturday and won't be able to make it. The weather promises to bee really good for a festival or removal so enjoy yourself. Thanks for watching Brian. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I like the use of the honey bandit, great stuff, wish I had thought of that on those bees I told you about a few weeks back. Do you have a video on that bee vac and also what material was the nuke made of? Lord Bless, labels on the way. Monty
You got to get you some of that Bandit, and just wait till you see how good it works when you chase the bees out of your honey supers. Go to allmybees.com and you will find out all there is on the bee vac I use. I just used plywood for the shop to make the 3 frame nuc, fast and free. God's peace Monty. Mr. Ed
Great idea, thanks for the tip as well as for taking the time to watch the video. Also, I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Ramon. Mr. Ed
Looks like you are going to have to come wrangling with us, my eye's and Charlie's eye's are just not that sharp anymore. Regardless of our poor eyesight, the queen still wound up in the cage safe and sound so that was a good thing. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 brother. Mr. Ed
But also...eeeeeks, I am SURE someone already said it, but at the entrance? Do you see the spooky face? Lolol...perfect Halloween log, made by nature and not by hobby lobby
Bee use honey to make their comb, and for the glue, propolis. Propolis is a complex mixture made by bee-released and plant-derived compounds. In general, raw propolis is composed of around 50% resins, 30% waxes, 10% essential oils, 5% pollen, and 5% of various organic compounds for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Rich. Mr. Ed
I'm sorry to say Mark that I do not sell any merchandise. The shirts that we wear were made by a viewer in appreciation of the videos I make. Who knows, maybe one day I will have a line of merchandise for sale. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thanks for letting me no. They are great tshirts and who ever made them, did an amazing job. Keep up the amazing work as very much enjoy them. Thanks for getting back to me.
Hi Jeff. Another great video. Regarding the Honey Bandit… I have yet to use it but have used at least two other products which also smell like almond extract. I think one is called Fischer’s Bee Quick and the other Honey B Gone. Both seem to work about the same, and I would say pretty good but not great for moving bees from honey supers and sometimes when I do a removal and need to move the bees. Have you also used one or both of those, and if so would you say you see a marked difference between the effectiveness of the Honey Bandit versus the others? I really wanna try it if you think it is noticeably better. Thanks, Randy in Snowville, Virginia
I have tried both with similar results, it works but it can't compared to Honey Bandit, that stuff REALLY works. Thanks for watching. God's peace Randy. Mr. Ed
Are you looking for the next prestige television series? Coming soon to Studio Bee TV, Mr. Ed stars in Breaking Bee. Tune in to see how a mild-mannered bee keeper turns into an international honey mogul hunted by the USDA, the Brazilian honey cartel, and the Big Bad himself... The Dirt Rooster. Helping Mr. Ed in this adventure are, of course, Good Time Charlie, Wreck-It Ralph, Dear Mona, and all the monks of St. Joe's. Who will firget the poignant scene where Mona asks "What will you do if you get stung again?" Then chill as Mr. Ed simply replies "*I* am the one who stings!" Watch how Mr. Ed's life is turned upside-down just because of a form needed to buy Honey Bandit.
Hey Paul, I'm looking for a good script writer for the series, and since you already know the concept, may bee you'd be interested in the job. To funny! Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Good morning Mr. Ed from Southern Arizona. I am in the area where we are a lot of Africanized bees. They are all over Cochise County course. They’re all over the western states also but the people that I watch right now are finding that almost all of the hives are all brewed. And it is October even some of the new hives that they’re finding are full of brood and have no honey or nectar in there or pollen so I don’t know what the bees are eating to raise the babies. Anyway, these bees out here are so aggressive that they’re killing animals and attacking people and putting them in the hospital, so these are bees that they are exterminating in the wild..
I run just over 10 feral hives in Texas, One day to the next the bees can be mean or horrible, a good strong colony can produce a lot of honey. Each colony is different in many ways, which is valuable to the learning curve of the beekeeper for when Hybrid queens are purchased.
I am finding the same thing here as well, lots of brood and little stores of honey, at least in the removals I'm doing, our hives have lots of stores and brood. I understand why Africanized bees are exterminated, but I'm glad we do not have the Africanized bees here as I do not have any of the aggression issues of them. Still, they are bees, and as such, they pollinate, produce a lot of honey, and make a lot of brood as well. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Sharon. Mr. Ed
Way to go Pete! My buddy Tony has all Africanized colonies and they are mean as can be, but since he lives in the Austin area, that's all that is out there. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
In July when I visited Mann Lake in Marshall Texas I was told that and when I purchased a gallon of it in September of 2023 I had to supply all the info. I guess something has changed. In any case, I'm going to have to order another gallon as I am about out. Thanks for letting me know that and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Kathy. Mr. Ed
Ime this situation puts the bees in, "swarm mode". This means the bees know they need to move so they engorged on the stored honey. I've found they don't have the aggressive behavior of an intact hive which is nice BUT I've killed many due to them drowning. They regurgitate the honey they stored while being vacuumed.
I am very familiar with bees drowning in their own vomit, a terrible sight to see as well as so disappointing as well after all the work it took to get them. God's peace Howard. Mr. Ed
Amazing! You can vote by fogging a mirror or chewing gum while walking but purchasing a bottle of Benzaldehyde is akin to CIA clearance protocol. BTW - great video as always. Is that a giant crepe myrtle tree?
They all found their way to the comb as it was 2 days before I got there. When we left, there was not a bee to be found...except in the bee vac. Thanks for watching. God's peace
It is always a scout bee from the swarm, but because there are lots of scouts looking at the same time, they come back to the swarm to tell of the location, and then the hive determines, out of all the possibilities, which site will best suit the needs of the swarm. After that decision is reached, the swarm moves to that location. Bees are just so cool! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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. Mr. Ed
#1 pick that section up and place it on a place where you can work on it save your back. (Or get winnie the pooh) #2 PUT A GLOVE ON WITH A SLEEVE ON. #3 PULL OUT THE COMB AND VACUUM BEES. #4 I've never done this so you could of stopped at #1. Thank you
Not to worry about the bees in the vacuum, it is a specially designed vac with very low suction, so it does not harm bees. If you watch the entire video you can see for yourself where I released the bees into a bee hive and caught the queen which I also vacuumed.I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 14 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Dorcas. Mr. Ed
No where close, but there are a lot of beekeepers in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina that were not so fortunate, pray for them and everyone else effected by the hurricanes. God's peace Heather. Mr. Ed
So here come my questions lol. What are robber bees? Are they male bees who have already been kicked out of their colony? Or are they female bees that don't have a colony? What about the bees that didn't get vacuumed? Do they find another colony or do you go back and try to get those vacuumed up too?
Robber bees... are just bees with the job of Foraging for food, and if they find a weak colony, they will come in force and invade the hive and rob the honey. last year after we harvested boxes of honey, the boxes were placed in a shed where we work the honey and the shed door did not latch closed by (big) mistake, in no time local foraging bees found our boxes and showed up in force to take (rob) the honey, Had i not seen the cloud of bees doing their dirty deed, within an hour or so, all of the honey would be gone. Straggler Bees, left behind,, I go back at night to collect them, they will ball up somewhere near the former hive. During a day time bee removal here in Texas,, more robber bees are in the air at the end of the removal than bees from the hive being removed... the next day local foraging bees will show up at the crack of dawn and begin cleaning up every last drop of honey to be found, nothing is wet with honey and sticky when they are done.
A robber bees is a bee that belongs to another colony that steals honey from a hive that is not their own. Every worker bee, not a drone or queen, has the potential to become a robber bee, all that has to occur is the right circumstance to happen, that is an unguarded honey source. When bees are left behind from a removal, generally, they will find another hive to bee come a member of. Bees are very social. Thanks for asking and for watching. God's peace Dawn. Mr. Ed
@JeffHorchoff thank you for answering that. I wasn't sure about the other bees because I know I have seen other bee keepers when introducing a new queen have spoken about putting the queen in the hive while still in her box so that the colony will get used to her scent and her pheromones so they won't kill her. I didn't know if that was an issue with nurse and field bees too. Hope you, Mona and Good Time Charlie are we. Give the monks my good wishes.
In all the years I have been vacuuming bees, only once did I find a dead queen in the bee vac, and in fact, she was the only dead bee in there. Now that's bad luck. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Yep I seen the Queen and then Mr. Ed vacuumed her up.🙂😀😃👍✨
I saw her and then she was gone! Thanks for watching. God's peace Steven.
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Charlie is huffing Honey Bandit. 😂
When it comes to cake, Charlie is all IN! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
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Great job of saving those tree bees 🌳 🐝
Now lets hope they will get through the winter. Still, with all the feeding I am doing, I'm feeling pretty sure they will. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
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Hello Jeff and Charlie thank you and godbless you guys are the best bee wranglers on the planet always look forward to your next adventure can you please send a prayer for my mum who is not very well at the moment much appreciated my friends from a fellow bee keeper from over the pond god bless Jeff and Charlie
So very sorry to hear you mom is not well, I will add her name to my prayer list and I hope she has a speedily recovery. Thank you for your blessings, kind words, and for the time you spend watching our bee wrangling adventures. God's peace Peter.
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great to see you two together , hope the queen is ok , there was not much hope where the bees were.
Hopefully Charlie and I will get more wrangling adventures in the next few weeks so you should be seeing more of him. The queen was just fine, and with the help of some intense feeding, these girls should be fine for the winter. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Love the shirts for matching friend beekeepers
We get lots of comments about our T-shirts, and I have to agree, they are really cool. A few months back I did a removal for a couple and they have a T-shirt shop. In appreciation, they made us a couple of different shirts for us to wear. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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105 degrees Texas, Tree Removal Co called for help with a fallen tree. At night the "safe" tree cutting pros cut away the part of the tree containing the hive for me.... way to hot to work bees in the heat of the summer in the middle of a dearth.
I simply relocated the stump and used a chain to secure the stump to another tree. over the winter i will treat for mites and then next spring I will open the tree and make nucs. Watching how you transition the bees after the removal and into a hive is seldom seen. Good needed info was seen today, Thanks.
Over the years I have taken many logs with bee in them back to the abbey. Unfortunately, they never lasted for more than a year or two. Because of that I now open the tree and remove the bees and have way better success of keeping the bees alive. I hope you will check out more of my bee removal videos and let me know what you think of those as well. Who knows, you may find some info useful to you. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
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@@JeffHorchoff Good to know... Thanks
I vacuum the queen frequently [unfortunately] - I'm getting better @ finding her first during cut-outs but they seem to survive the journey just fine & it's just easier to vacuum up a whole swarm. I've cut a hole in a sheet of plywood that slots over the rim of the Everything-Bee-Vac & then I add my box + drawn-comb frames above that & set the dial-entrance to Queen-includer mode so the workers can come & go but she can't get out. Tonight when it cools down a little [15oC = 60oF] I will pop the box on it's base & add a feeder then leave alone for ~ 5-7 days so hopefully by then she's over the shock & laying again & then they should stay. I've got 2 buckets & rarely do more than one job a day so usually no rush to get the bucket back.
World Famous Mike Barry does the same thing with his Everything bee vac, lets the bees crawl up and onto the comb above it. I do like the idea and it does work because when I was using my home made Robe vac to do removals I did the exact same thing. I suppose I need to learn patience, but I just want to get the bees in the box as quickly as possible. Keep on wrangling and saving those bees. God's peace Rachel.
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Hi Mr Ed & GTC. I once read a book, where the characters mentioned having a "bee gum" near their vegetable garden. Until today I didn't realise that such a thing was possible! Thank you for all you do, for the bees and your adoring viewers xx
In the past, I have brought back several "bee gums" to the abbey, link below. But I have found it best to remove the bees and set them up in a hive as they tend to live longer in a box than a tree. Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the video. Until the next one, God's peace.
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It always amazes me at the LOYALTY to the queen.
So loyal.
Same as our father.
Just a precious reminder, right?
Very good analogy, and I totally agree. Thanks for watching. God's peace Melanie.
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That sure was a nice 3 frame nuc you made for them. Thanks for making another video and sharing it with us.
The girls are in a nice home now, but now they are asking for a little white picket fence on top of the honey I'm feeding them. Looks like these girls are a bit demanding. God's peace brother.
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ALWAYS a treat to see you two working together.
And we are always happy to share our fun on these adventures. Thanks so much for watching. God's peace.
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I thought that was going to be the one that got away! LOL All hives, great and small. Good luck with that one!
I'm a sucker for the under dog....when will I learn? Great hearing from you D, I hope all is well. God's peace brother.
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It makes me really happy that this home owner saw the hive, stopped their work and called you. Some people would have just destroyed the bees and their hive. Compassion is the way to go.
Fantastic vid! You showed everything start to finish. Loved it.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, and if you liked this one, you are going to like the one I post on Friday, another start to finish. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Charles.
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That little 3 frame box looks like it's right out of the casket factory. Precision made. Good job GTC & Mr Ed!!
One of the great advantages I have over so many beekeepers is access to free lumber and a shop to build things in. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for taking the time to watch it. Until the next one, God's peace Bryan.
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Thank you man,I like you and Charlie alot.THANK YOU JESUS.😂😅
I hope they do well. I have a small colony that I removed from a Wood Duck box recently. I have them in “ICU” trying to build them up before winter.
You and me both. These bees will for sure be in the ICU ward all through the winter and hopefully be in a 5 frame before to long. We shall see. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ricky.
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I had a cutout from an electrical cable roll. Was not expecting much comb. Well. Boy o boy. Was i wrong. And also had to work live as there was no electricity. Hoping now that the bees will go into the new box. Will be going back there tomorow evening.
God bless. ❤
Love watching the Girls march into the hive❤
They certainly ran into the box to mama. I tried to get a bit more of the march in, but for some reason my camera kept losing it's focus. It may be time for a new one. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
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Nice job. Glad to see you have the queen. If not I guess they would have been merged with a queen right hive.
Keep us posted on how they do
Finding the queen certainly made the decision on what would happen to these bees easy. Now, if they can come back from the stress and overwinter, I will do a follow up. God's peace Bob.
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I've never seen him keep other bee's in the Queen clip. I figured there was a reason but I guess not?? I like watching the bee's all marching in the hole with the speed increased! Peace all.
It is very rare for me not to cage the queen, and the only time that happens is when I don't capture her while doing the removal. However, if I find her when I release the bees I will cage her just as I did on this video. Glad you enjoyed the march in, I love that part as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
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@@JeffHorchoff I figured you didn't want an opportunity for the queen to get away...learned so much from your vids. Thank you Sir......also, what or where is the place you call the "abbey" not sure if that's the spelling, but I haven't figured out what or where it is lol....peace
please keep us updated in next and second next video about this hive, because for some reason i root for the underdog swarms 😁
this is one of the hives i , and i assume a lot of us, would like to see grow into a full size hive, and maybe even gets supers on it.
Trust me, if the bees do make it through the winter, there will be a follow up. I'm rooting for them as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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WooooooooooooooooooooHoooooooo l am only a DAY LATE !!!!!.......Thanks Jeff (Mr Ed) and Good time Charley......
Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸
Hi Mr. Ed and Good time Charlie ! Good seeing you both. . .
Today's Video :
Mr Ed is doing a 'Split' > "Log" Not. . .😆
Wow : Those Bees 🐝 really don't like "Honey Bandit" do they. . . See how they Run !!!
Honey Bandit is the real deal, it will get bees to run every single time, and i fact, we never go on a removal without it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Good Morning Mr.Ed, Janet and I are sitting down to eggs,grits, bacon, and pancakes with Maple syrup!!!! Yummmm what makes it so delicious is watching u! Janet said you are amazing saving the smallest hive. Thank you for all you do. Yall, have a wonderful weekend, yeah hear.
Good morning Dr. Bruce and Mrs. Janet, your breakfast sound delicious, the only thing I think you should change about it is substituting honey for the maple syrup. I hope you both have a great weekend at the Applewood Farm. God's peace.
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She appeared at 30:17 the first time!!!!! It was nice that the comb didn't collapse on itself when the tree fell. Really dark beautiful queen! I had one just like her in the hurricane rescue tree bees. I let them settle in for 3 days and then found her back at work! Nice little box and the lid is genius!! Thanks Jeff!
It's going to be interesting to see if these girls make it through the winter. As you well know, tree bees are extremely stressed even before the removal having gone through a lot since the falling of the tree. Still, with how I set them up and the feeding of honey, it is their best shot at a come back. Love watching your shorts and following your removals, always interesting...especially when you give me a shout out. God's peace brother.
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@@JeffHorchoff Thanks for watching my shorts. I did a small abscond that landed on a traffic cone at a BMW manufacturing facility here in Spartanburg yesterday but they wouldn’t let me video anything.
That's how I got started in bees. I'm a logger and I found a huge nest in a tree and I went home and did some research on how to remove it and found you and I have been hooked ever since. Thanks for the videos
My pleasure Melvin. What an honor to have started another beekeeper on their journey of keeping bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 brother.
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The hook gets "Set" after you harvest a few hundred pounds off of just a few hives.
@@JeffHorchoff I have been watching you for a long time. I think I have watched all your videos
Good time Charlie does a GREAT job videoing the process. We see everything
I'm so blessed to have such a good friend that is also a great camera man. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jana.
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That is the cutest little hive box & lid... love how it fits right over the jar. So well done, as always.
Still took me over an hour to put it together, but was happy to see them march right in. Thanks for making such a great product, I never go on a job with out both of them. God's peace Tony.
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Cool little colony! I hope they make it, but with your TLC, at least they have a good chance. Nice t-shirts, btw! God bless you both.
These bees will need a LOT of TLC over the next few months, but hopefully with the added attention they will be producing honey for us next spring. We get lots of comments about our T-shirts, and I have to agree, they are really cool. A few months back I did a removal for a couple and they have a T-shirt shop. In appreciation, they made us a couple of different shirts for us to wear. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karen.
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That’s a tricky hive I’ve watched Jo do one of these. I imagine it’s really difficult. Great job Mr Ed always caring for those bees💕💕we sure do appreciate you all doing this for the bees💕💕💕gods blessings💕💕💕
Thank you so much for your blessings, kind words, and for taking the time to follow along with our bee wrangling adventures, it is all greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace Grace.
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Great job for you in Good Time Charlie great senior again wayfaring well here in Georgia only a few limbs down thank God. God bless you and Good Time Charlie and your family
So happy to hear your damage was only slight, but please continue your prayers for all those who were not as fortunate and their lives completely changed due to the horrific effects of this storm. God's peace Sherry.
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My first thought when you brought out the Honey Bandit was upending the log on a hive box with some frames so the bees could escape straight into the box, eliminating the (stress of) the transfer from the bee vac to the new hive box.
That would have worked, but with a bee vac it is a lot quicker and I get all the bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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I am glad you showed the bees in their new home. You often leave us hanging like reading a book missing the last chapter. Keep up the good work, I love watching you and Charlie interact with each other and the bees.
I do like showing the release of the bees but often the video is to long to include it, I'm happy to have included it this time. Thanks for watching. God's peace Bryan.
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hello Mr Ed, been a while since I commented and hello from Ireland. I wanted to tell you that your videos have been a huge help to me lately. I've been suffering with a bad bout of depression and anxiety and your videos have helped calm me down when I'm worked up. thank you for all you do
Good morning Dano, my wife and I look forward to watching Mr. Ed's videos at breakfast time. His videos really make our day a wonderful beginning. You will be in our prayers, brother! God bless you.
So sorry to hear about your sufferings Dan, I will add your name to my prayer list in hopes of bringing you peace. I'm happy you get some relief by simply watching, and I'm delighted to hear watching helps you. God's peace brother.
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Good work and thanks for another great video. Love seeing the happy ending in her new home.
I do love happy endings as well, and hopefully, with God's grace and a small bit of help from me, these girls will be nursed back to health for next year. We shall see. Thanks for watching. God's peace Robert.
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Good morning Mr. Ed! Great job rescuing those bees from the tree. I always admire how fearless you are Charlie are around the bees. Stay safe and keep enjoying yourselves.
Another great batch of bees on this one, and hopefully, we will be able to nurse them back to health over the winter. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment, it's always appreciated. God's peace brother.
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In my experience, the immediate entrance area looks darker because it is covered with propolis, and the inside is also covered. Good luck with this little colony.
Along with the propolis you have to consider the traffic that passes there as well. Bee lieve it or not, bees carry a lot of dirt on their feet and NEVER wipe them before entering the hive. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 William.
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The Fisherman wants some trees down he can come here because there's gobbs and piles to choose from. Have a Jesus weekend and God Bless Yall!
Trust me, the Fisherman ain't doing the work...but he will bee doing the videoing of it. God's peace Lewie.
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@@JeffHorchoff But he sure does eat good. Blessings to you and Mona!
Good job. Did it survive? God bless you, Mr Ed🙏😊💕🤗👍
As of right now, yes. Hopefully they will make it through the winter and if they do, I'll do a follow up video in the spring. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Another great video thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Thank you Brian, and as always, thank you for watching. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
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Dream Big brother 🙏
I'm so glad you got those girls, because I bet they wouldn't have made it through the winter with being such a tiny colony, and what appears to be no stores. Did you make that box? Very handy 😁
The first thing I did when I got back to the abbey was to build the box and right after that I got the bees into it. Happy to say, with constant feeding , I think these girls will make it through the winter. Thanks for watching God's peace Suzanna.
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Hopefully, the girls do well under your expert care.
Me too, I have my fingers crossed, and we shall see. God's peace Shawn.
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As a guesstimation how many bees die when you take a hive? 😁👍👍🇺🇸
From the bee vac, almost zero, but there is always collateral damage when removing a hive and relocating it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Terry.
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Hi Mr Ed and Charlie ! I was getting worried that Queen mama flew the coop,,lol,,,so glad when you found her! The bees now have a chance to survive! Love hanging out with you guys!! God Bless!!!
There's always the chance the queen will fly, but because she is a laying queen and her abdomen is quite swollen, she can't fly very far. In a way I'm playing the odds that she won't fly, but as the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I do love beekeeping! Thank you for your blessings and for hanging out with a couple of old bee wranglers. God's peace Denise.
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Happy Monday Brother, please remember the folks in western NC/SC in your prayers. So many isolated, so much destruction.
Thank you for the video to distract my mind a bit.
Helene has devastated so much in her path and it will be years for many to recover from. Know with certainty they are in my prayers. God's peace brother.
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Hi Mr. Ed, I found your channel a few weeks ago and have been avidly watching the newer episodes. Now I have to go back further in time. I really enjoy them and the trips through rural La. I’m even catching on to the beekeeper vernacular though there are still few terms that lose me. Thanks and keep ‘em coming.
Awesome hearing your are new to my channel and you are enjoying watch us wrangle bees. I've been wrangling bees for over 14 years now but have been a beekeeper since 1978. Now don't forget, every Friday I post a new video and I look forward to hearing what you thought of it. And yes, I will bee making more. God's peace Barbara.
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There were a lot more bees in that tree than I expected. Crazy how they can get in that little area
I was actually surprised myself, it just did not seem to be many when I vacuumed them, but when I released them, there were a lot more. Thanks for watching. God's peace Thorne.
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Nice work Mr Ed and Charlie. I hope those girls get right into building comb and making brood.
Down here in South Australia it's just at the beginning of swarm season and I've already seen two very large swarms and one small swarm come into my small orchard. I caught the small swarm in a five frame nucleus box and one of the very large swarms in a new Top Bar Hive that I just finished building. The large swarm settled on the outside of the top bar hive and around a half of the bees just sat outside and wouldn't go in. Around two days after they landed there I did a search on the ground around it and found a queen walking around on the ground near the hive. All by herself, no attendants. I let her go on top and watched her go in, and the bees followed her in.
I'm hoping they build out a good brood nest in there.
I do love a good swarm story and yours my friend was a great one. Best wishes for your continued successes during swarm season over there. Great hearing from you Bruce, it's ben a while. God's peace brother.
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Thats got to be the coolest little hive and with a queen! Love the small hive box. Who makes that small hive box? Love the videos Mr Ed. God Bless you and Good Time Charlie!!
As soon as I returned to the abbey I got busy and built the box for these girls, and hopefully after extensive feeding, they will get transferred into a 5 frame before to long. We shall see. Thank you for your blessings and for watching Phil, it is very much appreciated. God's peace brother.
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Well done Mr. Ed!
nice 3 frame nuc mr ed god bless you all
Just something I whipped up in the wood shop just for these bees. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Terry.
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24:23 I never saw a bee box like that before!
Since there were so few bees in this colony, they needed a small box. Because I have access to a great wood shop and free materials, building one was no problem. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Happy First Friday of October Mr. Ed! Great to see Good Time Charlie has made a return to his executive videographer post as well! That sure is an interesting bump on a log that you two are working with today. Gentle as can be to ensure as best possible recovery that such a small hive has potential to grow and benefit Nature along the way. Great closing video of aftercare to boost the new hive towards a successful future. Nice added personalized touch with matching not matching shirts today as a sign of your joint operation. Hope you both and those around you all enjoy a wonderful weekend! -Bob...
God bless you and Charlie and the Abbey.
YOUUUU GUYYYYS!!!
BLESS YOU SOOO MUCH!
Great video 🎉
Thank you brother, and thank you for your support as well. Until the next one, God's peace Larry.
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God bless
Thank you Evan, and God's peace be with you as well.
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Mr ed and good time charlie going into the chrystal meth business 😂😂 breaking bad 😂😂❤
We are thinking about getting a RV. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Oh that would make a great Log Bee Hive, to bad so many great logs get destroyed when they fall the trees.
There is a beekeeper up here in Portland OR that specializes in Loghives.
I have had half a dozen log hives I brought back to the abbey and yet not one of them lasted more than 2 years, they just die out. For that reason I like removing them and putting them into a hive, I find they will survive longer. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
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I love your videos man. You do great work. Love to see it. Keep up the good work
That's hardly a frame of bees.. good job you save them.
And i humbly request give them a frame of capped brood from other stronger hive, that will increase their chance of survival ❤❤
Great idea on giving them some brood, I know it will help. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff ok waiting for next one..
Good morning
Good morning Tracy, hope you have a great weekend. God's peace brother.
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2:28 so far I’m thinking “take the logs back to the Abbey as is” you can cover both ends with fine mesh cloth to prevent bees getting lost. Edit: I knew you guys were up to saving this hive. Still, I was praying with you for that queen
I have taken several hives in trees back to the abbey, but ones in far better shape than these bees. Unless they were in a box being fed, there was no way they would make it. Thank you for your prayers and for watching. God's peace Jayne.
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@@JeffHorchoff thank you for taking the time to respond Mr Ed & I see your point about just how badly off these girls were. Thank you for sharing your experience with us
Mr. Ed, can you get yourself a tripod? That way you can set up the shot, and you don't have to worry about filming, and you can just worry about finding the queen.
I do have a tripod that is used to hold the camera, but even better than that, I have Good Time Charlie who shoots almost all of the video. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Wees niet bang ☺️ik kijk vanaf Nederland. 😊dank weer!!👍🏻🌺🌸🌷🕊️🌹
Ik ben nooit bang voor bijen, maar soms zorgt de moeite die het kost om ze te redden ervoor dat ik even stilsta bij het bedenken wat de beste manier is om verder te gaan. Ik vind het geweldig dat je vanuit Nederland kijkt, heel erg bedankt daarvoor. Tot de volgende keer, Gods vrede Jenny.
Meneer Ed
Hope you plan on an update to this fragile hive. I would like to see how they are doing.
Come spring time I may just do that, especially if I have to move them into a bigger box. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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I hope you make a follow up to this video.. I think this is the first time I have seen a 3 frame box.
For sure, if the bees do recover from the stress of the falling of the tree, the actual removal itself, and then building back up over the winter, I'd love to have a follow up video. Let's just hope so. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karen.
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is that wood left over from the casket making? what a great use for it if so.
Yes it is. We keep a big pile of cut offs for projects and any time I need some for the bees I just take what I need. Lucky me. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Just a reminder, The Denham Springs fall Fest is Saturday.
Thanks so much for the reminder and invitation, but unfortunately I'm doing a removal this Saturday and won't be able to make it. The weather promises to bee really good for a festival or removal so enjoy yourself. Thanks for watching Brian. God's peace brother.
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@@JeffHorchoff No biggie, maybe the spring festival next year. I'll see you at NAHBE. have a great weekend.
I like the use of the honey bandit, great stuff, wish I had thought of that on those bees I told you about a few weeks back. Do you have a video on that bee vac and also what material was the nuke made of? Lord Bless, labels on the way. Monty
You got to get you some of that Bandit, and just wait till you see how good it works when you chase the bees out of your honey supers. Go to
allmybees.com
and you will find out all there is on the bee vac I use. I just used plywood for the shop to make the 3 frame nuc, fast and free. God's peace Monty.
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By the way. 😂 Summer just starting here in south africa.
I hope your summers are not as bad as ours here. Not only do we get the heat, but our humidity is bad as well. God's peace Evan.
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I have a friendly Bluejay hanging around and I can no longer tell if the screaming I hear is yours or mine.
Hi mr Ed
Use the trunk as a trap for the bees, its the best trap you could have
Great idea, thanks for the tip as well as for taking the time to watch the video. Also, I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Ramon.
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You can try the solar melter on full comb.
I already did, and it worked great. The only thing is I did not have much comb, but it still gave me a chunk of wax. God's peace Craig.
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Hi Jeff:From 1:45 i saw the queen at your fingertips and a few times more,you missed her.😢🙉🙊
Looks like you are going to have to come wrangling with us, my eye's and Charlie's eye's are just not that sharp anymore. Regardless of our poor eyesight, the queen still wound up in the cage safe and sound so that was a good thing. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 brother.
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Thank you man,I like you and Charlie.THANK YOU JESUS.😂😅
But also...eeeeeks, I am SURE someone already said it, but at the entrance? Do you see the spooky face? Lolol...perfect Halloween log, made by nature and not by hobby lobby
What do bees use to make comb? and glue?
Bee use honey to make their comb, and for the glue, propolis. Propolis is a complex mixture made by bee-released and plant-derived compounds. In general, raw propolis is composed of around 50% resins, 30% waxes, 10% essential oils, 5% pollen, and 5% of various organic compounds for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Rich.
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I saw they remove the rubber bands and take them out of the hive. When you put in the comb do they fill in the open areas
It does take time for the bees to completely fill in the holes, but they will eventually do that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rich.
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Hi there great video. Those amazing tshirts you both were wearing do you sell them, or no of the supplier of them. As would love to own 1 of each.
I'm sorry to say Mark that I do not sell any merchandise. The shirts that we wear were made by a viewer in appreciation of the videos I make. Who knows, maybe one day I will have a line of merchandise for sale. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
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@@JeffHorchoff thanks for letting me no. They are great tshirts and who ever made them, did an amazing job. Keep up the amazing work as very much enjoy them. Thanks for getting back to me.
Hi Jeff. Another great video.
Regarding the Honey Bandit… I have yet to use it but have used at least two other products which also smell like almond extract. I think one is called Fischer’s Bee Quick and the other Honey B Gone. Both seem to work about the same, and I would say pretty good but not great for moving bees from honey supers and sometimes when I do a removal and need to move the bees.
Have you also used one or both of those, and if so would you say you see a marked difference between the effectiveness of the Honey Bandit versus the others?
I really wanna try it if you think it is noticeably better.
Thanks, Randy in Snowville, Virginia
I have tried both with similar results, it works but it can't compared to Honey Bandit, that stuff REALLY works. Thanks for watching. God's peace Randy.
Mr. Ed
Are you looking for the next prestige television series? Coming soon to Studio Bee TV, Mr. Ed stars in Breaking Bee. Tune in to see how a mild-mannered bee keeper turns into an international honey mogul hunted by the USDA, the Brazilian honey cartel, and the Big Bad himself... The Dirt Rooster. Helping Mr. Ed in this adventure are, of course, Good Time Charlie, Wreck-It Ralph, Dear Mona, and all the monks of St. Joe's. Who will firget the poignant scene where Mona asks "What will you do if you get stung again?" Then chill as Mr. Ed simply replies "*I* am the one who stings!" Watch how Mr. Ed's life is turned upside-down just because of a form needed to buy Honey Bandit.
Hey Paul, I'm looking for a good script writer for the series, and since you already know the concept, may bee you'd be interested in the job. To funny! Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Good morning Mr. Ed from Southern Arizona. I am in the area where we are a lot of Africanized bees. They are all over Cochise County course. They’re all over the western states also but the people that I watch right now are finding that almost all of the hives are all brewed. And it is October even some of the new hives that they’re finding are full of brood and have no honey or nectar in there or pollen so I don’t know what the bees are eating to raise the babies. Anyway, these bees out here are so aggressive that they’re killing animals and attacking people and putting them in the hospital, so these are bees that they are exterminating in the wild..
I run just over 10 feral hives in Texas, One day to the next the bees can be mean or horrible, a good strong colony can produce a lot of honey. Each colony is different in many ways, which is valuable to the learning curve of the beekeeper for when Hybrid queens are purchased.
I am finding the same thing here as well, lots of brood and little stores of honey, at least in the removals I'm doing, our hives have lots of stores and brood. I understand why Africanized bees are exterminated, but I'm glad we do not have the Africanized bees here as I do not have any of the aggression issues of them. Still, they are bees, and as such, they pollinate, produce a lot of honey, and make a lot of brood as well. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Sharon.
Mr. Ed
Way to go Pete! My buddy Tony has all Africanized colonies and they are mean as can be, but since he lives in the Austin area, that's all that is out there. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I just dropped a gallon in the cart and Mann didn't ask for anything. Interesting.
In July when I visited Mann Lake in Marshall Texas I was told that and when I purchased a gallon of it in September of 2023 I had to supply all the info. I guess something has changed. In any case, I'm going to have to order another gallon as I am about out. Thanks for letting me know that and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Kathy.
Mr. Ed
Ime this situation puts the bees in, "swarm mode". This means the bees know they need to move so they engorged on the stored honey. I've found they don't have the aggressive behavior of an intact hive which is nice BUT I've killed many due to them drowning. They regurgitate the honey they stored while being vacuumed.
I am very familiar with bees drowning in their own vomit, a terrible sight to see as well as so disappointing as well after all the work it took to get them. God's peace Howard.
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Amazing! You can vote by fogging a mirror or chewing gum while walking but purchasing a bottle of Benzaldehyde is akin to CIA clearance protocol.
BTW - great video as always.
Is that a giant crepe myrtle tree?
The hoops you have to go through just to be a bee wrangler, amazing. The tree was a sycamore. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
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Hello Mr. Ed 😁
Did any bees gather around where the tree once stood, or did they all find their way to the hive on the ground?
I have had experiences during swarm capture and bee removals that wherever the queen left pheromones behind, bees would gather there for a while.
They all found their way to the comb as it was 2 days before I got there. When we left, there was not a bee to be found...except in the bee vac. Thanks for watching. God's peace
Just a thought. Which of the bees found the tree and decided this is a good place for a hive? I assume the queen is too regal to do that herself ...
It is always a scout bee from the swarm, but because there are lots of scouts looking at the same time, they come back to the swarm to tell of the location, and then the hive determines, out of all the possibilities, which site will best suit the needs of the swarm. After that decision is reached, the swarm moves to that location. Bees are just so cool! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
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@@JeffHorchoff Genius. Absolutely brilliant
A good look at her at 13:47 .
Split the log with a log splitter to avoid to saw dust
Now that would work just great! Thanks for watching. God's peace Gary.
Mr. Ed
#1 pick that section up and place it on a place where you can work on it save your back. (Or get winnie the pooh)
#2 PUT A GLOVE ON WITH A SLEEVE ON.
#3 PULL OUT THE COMB AND VACUUM BEES.
#4 I've never done this so you could of stopped at #1.
Thank you
Heck no, all good advice, now if only I would pay heed to it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I think I see the queen at 13:46 for about 1 second, just left of screen center going back into the log. Am I right?
Yep
@@josephrawls do I win a prize 😃
Great eyes, we need you to come wrangling for us as a spotter. Thanks for watching. God's peace Lawrence.
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How are the bees that went into the vacuum cleaner? I hope to suck your wasn't so strong as it killed them
Not to worry about the bees in the vacuum, it is a specially designed vac with very low suction, so it does not harm bees. If you watch the entire video you can see for yourself where I released the bees into a bee hive and caught the queen which I also vacuumed.I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 14 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Dorcas.
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@@JeffHorchoff thanks for your kind reply 🙏
I hope these hurricanes aren't hitting your Apiaries. 🤞🤞❤️🐝
No where close, but there are a lot of beekeepers in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina that were not so fortunate, pray for them and everyone else effected by the hurricanes. God's peace Heather.
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Good morning Nancy, I hope you enjoyed the video with your morning coffee or tea. Have a great day! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So here come my questions lol. What are robber bees? Are they male bees who have already been kicked out of their colony? Or are they female bees that don't have a colony? What about the bees that didn't get vacuumed? Do they find another colony or do you go back and try to get those vacuumed up too?
Robber bees... are just bees with the job of Foraging for food, and if they find a weak colony, they will come in force and invade the hive and rob the honey. last year after we harvested boxes of honey, the boxes were placed in a shed where we work the honey and the shed door did not latch closed by (big) mistake, in no time local foraging bees found our boxes and showed up in force to take (rob) the honey, Had i not seen the cloud of bees doing their dirty deed, within an hour or so, all of the honey would be gone. Straggler Bees, left behind,, I go back at night to collect them, they will ball up somewhere near the former hive. During a day time bee removal here in Texas,, more robber bees are in the air at the end of the removal than bees from the hive being removed... the next day local foraging bees will show up at the crack of dawn and begin cleaning up every last drop of honey to be found, nothing is wet with honey and sticky when they are done.
A robber bees is a bee that belongs to another colony that steals honey from a hive that is not their own. Every worker bee, not a drone or queen, has the potential to become a robber bee, all that has to occur is the right circumstance to happen, that is an unguarded honey source. When bees are left behind from a removal, generally, they will find another hive to bee come a member of. Bees are very social. Thanks for asking and for watching. God's peace Dawn.
Mr. Ed
@JeffHorchoff thank you for answering that. I wasn't sure about the other bees because I know I have seen other bee keepers when introducing a new queen have spoken about putting the queen in the hive while still in her box so that the colony will get used to her scent and her pheromones so they won't kill her. I didn't know if that was an issue with nurse and field bees too. Hope you, Mona and Good Time Charlie are we. Give the monks my good wishes.
I have sucked up hundreds of queen bees and 9 X out of 10 they are fine
In all the years I have been vacuuming bees, only once did I find a dead queen in the bee vac, and in fact, she was the only dead bee in there. Now that's bad luck. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed