Mr. Skinny bee man, one thing I do to go thru a mean hive is move it!!! Move it 20 feet or so to another stand before going thru the frames. Most of the mean ones fly back to their stand! Just thought I'd mention that trick. Great video!
There is nothing worse then a mean hive of honeybees and for some reason we end up with one just about every year. When you dread opening a hive up that takes all the fun & enjoyment out of it for me. Glad to see you are doing well Joe !! Stay Safe
Start off with a strong hive. Attempt a walkaway split End up with 2 weak hives. Lose hives to hive beetles. Story of my life. Nice video. Good to see an expert at his craft.
I had some of the same nasty attitude bees this yr also! Climbing on legs and shot gunning face !, made 20 splits from 3 dbl.deep hives with swarm cells from other hives,19 queen right new laying queen's ! Mine had also been gentle last season, but came out of winter fat and sassy this spring! Do you add any supports to your starter strip frames,like wire or fishing line? Thanks for your time! Have great wkend also!
I usually have 1 mean colony every season for whatever reason? About a month ago I had one and I just pinched the queen and hoping for the best. So far they are much better. Usually I buy a mated queen. No need for mean colonies.
Mr. Skinny bee man, one thing I do to go thru a mean hive is move it!!! Move it 20 feet or so to another stand before going thru the frames. Most of the mean ones fly back to their stand! Just thought I'd mention that trick. Great video!
There is nothing worse then a mean hive of honeybees and for some reason we end up with one just about every year. When you dread opening a hive up that takes all the fun & enjoyment out of it for me. Glad to see you are doing well Joe !! Stay Safe
Welcome back Joe! Can’t wait to get house set up and get my bees started back again! Thank you for being such an inspiration!🌟💗
Thanks for the lesson Joe. Nice to see you again. God Bless
Meanies are a pain. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Start off with a strong hive.
Attempt a walkaway split
End up with 2 weak hives.
Lose hives to hive beetles.
Story of my life.
Nice video. Good to see an expert at his craft.
Love your videos Joe I have learned a lot from you. God bless you
Dang sir You've really made the ladies mad
must have gotten one of those Texas bees come to visit .
Got a mean'n as well, gave me an idea how to deal with them.
I had some of the same nasty attitude bees this yr also! Climbing on legs and shot gunning face !, made 20 splits from 3 dbl.deep hives with swarm cells from other hives,19 queen right new laying queen's ! Mine had also been gentle last season, but came out of winter fat and sassy this spring! Do you add any supports to your starter strip frames,like wire or fishing line? Thanks for your time! Have great wkend also!
I’m in Arizona. They are all mean. 😂😂
I usually have 1 mean colony every season for whatever reason? About a month ago I had one and I just pinched the queen and hoping for the best. So far they are much better. Usually I buy a mated queen. No need for mean colonies.
Thank you for a quick response Joe.
Joe I still have the turkey feather you gave me
How do you like those styrofoam hives compared to wooden hives?
Here in my area they work really well in the spring and the fall cause I have real hot days and real cold days and it seemed even 'em out
Good one Joe!
Great video Joe as usual. What is your favorite smoker fuel ? looks like it was working good .
pine straw
where did you get your poly styrene hives Joe?
Blue Sky Bee Supply
What type of boxes have you switched to?
Bee tbox brand from blue sky
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