another thing that will determine how much you get stung is how you handle your hives. Move slowly and deliberately and don't bang your equipment. Push down on a corner when prying up to prevent loud cracking sounds. Leave enough room when removing and replacing frames so you don't roll or crush bees. Try to get all the bees off the tops and bottoms of components when placing them for the same reason. Oh, and watch where you put your hands. Most of the times I get stung it is on the hand because I put a finger on a bee. Working with no gloves or the thinnest gloves you are comfortable with helps with dexterity and means you will provoke fewer stings. A tip!for keeping alarm pheremone down when you get stung: smoke the area of the sting right away.
My family works around my hives most every day gardening. Just feet from from the hives. The only time anyone has been stung is when I sstepped on one. But that's my bad. In general we and the bees are one big happy family .
Just starting to get hooked. Bees arrived from nowhere ,...into my lounge out in a backyard, ... ... and Here we are. Having Cafe in the morning with them together. ... Watching how they work and build their home inside the furniture. Many interesting videos. Thanks. All the best !
I started beekeeping about 2 weeks ago and wanted to inspect my hive. They are wild bees that just came to my empty box and started to build their hive. Winter is upon us and started to feed them pollen mix and sugar water. I opend the hive about 17:00 because I had not a lot of time but removed the Super and man those are some aggressive bees. The queen excluder was full of wax so I added a new one and cleaned it but saw a lot more activity in the super as soon as I replaced the queen excluder. Your videos are helping me more than you understand most of the other beekeepers want to sell their information but your welcoming me with open arms. Thank you again and keep up the good work.
If there is a rumble of thunder way off don't open your hive nomatter how tame they are. I made this mistake once I could work this hive without any protection I was going to work stopped to check on the ladies (could here a Thunder storm approaching miles away) Popped the lid and the first thing that entered my mind was Ohh S#!*. Yep I had around six bees on my face before I could even close it back up By the time I got to work I could hardly see and my boss wouldn't let me work and I barely made it home my eye's had swollen that much.
A great segment! No matter what the subject, you can present facts to people and they will still refute you. Their egos and pride are too big or they're just plain stubborn. I don't know much about bees so I never made the connection about multiple stings and increasing pheromones levels, especially left on clothing. Thank you for the tips on rubbing alcohol and not showing fear as these are good for everyone!
In my opinion and based on what I have experienced I definitely agree with the statements made in this video. Must admit that I had never considered changing out the veil or clothing. But I agree. Experience plays a big role I think. The experience of dealing with a big hive with the field workers at home at the wrong time of day( cattle knocked over hive late in the day with rain coming) will never be forgotten! Under unfortunate circumstances a full suit will not prevent multiple stings. But as a rule dressing up as if you are an astronaut kills the joy of working with bees.
Third year tryng to keep bees - Dave really shares import details - I killed a hive in spring because i broke the propolis seal of the hive and they froze overnight. This spring, I got a package w/ a Hybrid Russian queen - they were the meanest bees ever! I had to buy a full body bee suit to work em... Previously, just a vail w/ italians... I have since split them three ways adding two lovely queens from Dave. Both replacement queens are doing great and I can tell ya... the hives with his queens are not aggressive at all - the hybrid hive is still evil... [by evil i mean those bees would chase me, look for me hours later, etc] I'm gonna let her go through winter and replace her w/ a queen from Dave :)
Most bees don't like the smell of strong perfume, strong smell of sweat or alcohol. They especially despise hair spray. We've had bees for over 10 years and they never like my mom's hair after she sprays it with hairspray or when my dad drinks a beer and goes near the hives. Just make sure you are clean and don't wear strong smells :)
I had Italians that absconded which were very gentle. I replaced with “Yugoslav” Carniolan and I will not work the hive without smoke and jacket, gloves, and veil. However, that said they are great honey producers, more cold tolerant than Italians, and build up very quickly. They also make really nice comb and have a strong grooming nature. I’m relocating back to my home in eastern Iowa and will have Carniolan’s again.
Don't do it Edward - most people never escape from Iowa - my brother has been lost out there somewhere in the corn for years now... he talks quite a bit slower now... Good luck w your bees :)
I never had bees of my own, never been stung either. I always let them have their go at whatever they are interested in, especialy in hot summers i let them drink of my drinks just because everyone is thirsty. The bee scouts around a bit and is on it's way again. Wonderfull creatures and very kind if you just let them do their thing. I always try to calm people when there is a bee as people can respond as if the poor thing is a bomb.
Raise 15 hives. Would love to get to less aggressive hives. We have a few that are really aggressive however great honey providers so always worry what’s the best, aggressive with more honey or more mellow. Thanks for the video!
exactly the same :D 20 hives on 2 deeps and 18 of them as calm as sheep and then 2 hives mad as hell treating them same as the others, they get 2 times the honey the calm hives do :/
I always check barometric pressure on my weather station. I notice they are always calm when the pressure has been steady. I have found from experience to stay out of my hives when there has been sudden changes in pressure.
I made the mistake yesterday of placing a candy board when it was cold. They immediately flew out and attacked me. Luckily for me I didn’t get stung, but one did managed to make it inside my hoodie and was constantly stinging it. It was 40 degrees in the afternoon in Northern KY yesterday.
Our Italian bees are so very calm. We had to trap out a native wild hive....they are way more aggressive, But they are amazing honey producers. But I prefer the Italian hives best.
Five frame nucs? I've been mulling that over myself. I think it might be the most easiest way to grow and nurture a hive. Put two to three above to harvest honey with. Run nuc boxes side by side and face every other box the same way. Example; east facing then next box, west facing. I think this way would keep them warm through winter. Gonna try that out this next spring.
Great video David I agree with you on the fear part they know when you are afraid of them thanks for sharing this great video hope you have a great day.
I kept Italian for years and never wore protection, got stung pretty often but about 5 years ago I tried the Carniolan bees. If you like calm bees you should give them a try. I have been stung less than 10 times in the last 5 years. Weed eating right up to the hive, mowing does not upset them. David has some Carniolan blood in his Italian bees and I was guessing they did because of their gentleness.
Love your videos. We had 2 hives when I was a kid in Oklahoma. One hive was pretty chill, you could open it up and poke around and they didn't mind too much. The other hive, as soon as you got within 5 feet of the hive it was go time and they wanted a piece of you LOL.
Another good one David, never thought about changing clothes to avoid stings. I like you, only have Italian bees and for the most part they are very gently!
Don’t come to Australia then we get 120 degrees air temp lol if you forget your hives in the sun the wax can melt and all the resources flow out the entrance.
@@BESHYSBEES That is a most challenging climate to do anything. I feel sorry for the bees, even in the shade. And the beekeepers of course. I will stick to the cooler temps we have here. I would love to visit Australia one day.
I've seen several videos where the bee keeper will get stung. Then scrape the stinger off the wound, and smoke the sting area. They the smoke erases the pheromone oder. If it works, it seems like a quick way to deal with stings and keep working. I dont have any bees yet, but that's on the list. Making a hive, a few traps and doing my research for now.
I think as a new beekeeper one of the things I've learned just to work the hive slowly and methodically you can't go in like a bull in a china shop. That makes a difference to. The time of year makes a difference as well and I think it's worth noting notice the bees individual behaviors. I noticed if they stop what they're doing stand their ground and stick their butts up in the air they're not real happy and if I'm not mistaken I've seen the Stinger sticking out in a drop of Venom coming out. I always took that as a warning
Seen this too on mine I brushed one out of the way to move her and she immediately stopped and put the stinger in the air and buzzed differently and all the bees attitude changed.
My great uncle raised bees as long as i could remember, and he never had problems with arthritis. He told me anytime his hands, or elbows bothered him he would stick it in the bee hive, and the next day it would be good as new...
MY PHONE MUST BE LISTENING TO ME!!!!! Not 3 hours ago my husband and I had a bee fly up and I told him about your channel and how you can handle bees without being stung. THATS SO WEIRD 😂
All of my bees are Italian bees from Barnyard Bees. I have all of mine in 8 frame boxes with 1-2 medium boxes and they’re as gentle now as they were when I had them in 5 frame nuc boxes. I mow and run my weed eater all around the hives and they don’t pay any attention to me
Another thing is how you handle your bees. My uncle gets multiple stings ALL THE TIME because he’s rough & quick when handling his hives. I can be right next to him & not get stung at all. It’s hilarious to me...and I DO laugh A LOT when it happens.
Feeding stray bees that came to drink from hummingbird feeders. More seem to be coming. I don't know where a hive is. They come in morning and leave in the evening. I don't mind helping them, but am hoping they go home soon. Am afraid they will move in to stay.
i might wanna get into beekeeping since im afraid of bees i need a suit but like i get that u have a beesuit but what does protect the hands from getting stung? im afraid since i once had a asian giant hornet in my room and it was zooming so hard and it was around the light since my light was on, it zoomed through my netflix serie. how do i get a queen, and how do i get a suit i wanna get my flowers
Temperature, sunshine makes a big difference. Docile bees can be angry when the clouds are out and rain threatens. Even my angry colony is a pleasure at 80 degrees, a rare enough temperature in Ireland. Angry bees tend to build strong hives.
@@BESHYSBEES They are very productive, they handle varroa well and they are working on mornings that are cold and damp. The native Irish black bee is a tough Amm subspecies for a damp and cold country. I don't take notice anymore. That said my other hives are quiter .
Irishtradchannel I have a few that I can’t even get within a few meters of fucking angry 😡 I find my blacks are harder workers most are very calm though from 150 colonies there is only a handful I don’t really like but I keep because they produce so much. Are yours mellifera mellifera?
Little known fact, Hetfield from Metallica and his wife are casual experts on honeybees. Matter of fact, they are trying to raise a honeybee farm in Aspin to see if they can do it at the 8000 foot level.
GREAT VIDEO. JUST A QUICK QUESTION, HOW DO YOU KEEP THE GRASS KILLED UNDER YOUR HIVE STANDS? I'VE TRIED SALT WATER LIKE ONE VIDEO SAID BUT IT DID NOT DO HARDLY ANYTHING. THANKS
I have bees that have made a huge in a guest house that I have and I have called and called trying to get help to remove them without having to kill them they are small bees and haven’t tried to sting us at all but I can’t get anyone out here to remove them how can I remove them without hurting them? Please help
Rock On.. Great video Fear and what we call from where im at a. Ora. i Know its a buildup of fareamones. You just Confirmed my deductions from my own experience. Wash your sh%*... lol Keep up the great work you do..
I'm looking for a natural way to get rid of varroa mites. I saw one UA-camr talking about sumac smoke. Have you heard of any good method and if so what is your thoughts on it?
I will let single honey 🐝 bee's crawl all over my hands, but something about multiple scares me! Maybe one day I can come down & learn from you! Blue Ridge.. Do you have a video on the best placement of the hive? South, southwest, etc..?
I've had Russians and they are more aggressive. I've recently purchased a nuc back in June from a aparie here in NC. Not sure which breed they are but extremely gentle compared with the Russians.
I have 6 colonies. I think one of them has a wanted poster of me in their hive. They always send one bee out to chase me away. It's sad because I like just sitting and watching them do their thing. All Italians.
My issue with getting stung is I seem to be allergic to the stings. Every time I get stung I swell pretty bad. An example, I got stung once on the wrist a Few weeks ago and couldn’t wear my watch for a few days due to the swelling. I’m not sure how to counter act the swelling. So I wear a jacket and vail any time I go into my hives.
My Bees are fantastic temperament gentle, I also believe how you are with your bees that also counts a lot too! Disrespect the bees then you will get stung.
My problem is I have to work my hives when I have time not when it's ideal weather. I hadn't thought about the accumulation of pheromones. Great tips 👍
240 nucs, flood the area with Italian drones. Give freebie queens to your neighbours (some commercials do this) this increases your chances of remaining Italian.
@@joedenton7023 I'm not around them much any more, but where I grew up we had about an acre of wildflowers and berry bushes. I used to go pick and eat berries quite a lot and the bees never bothered me. But no, I have never been around bees like a beekeeper is.
Ray I just turned 70 and never thought I would have bees, 6 years ago I agreed to let a friend keep a hive at my house and now I have 9 of my own. I do enjoy it and yes I do get stung every once in a while, but the rewards are worth it!
@@joedenton7023 That's really cool. I would like to have bees some day. I hear in some places the government reduces or waives your property taxes if you raise bees.
I would name it .,... : "Bees become more PROTECTIVE !" (*... not "more aggressive"...), because , ... We need to take in consideration, who is The One who uninvited pushes into.... others territory or home. (* Very often this type of confusing Language is used in Human relationships , through out the Hystori . ) It looks that ONLY What we learned from History is , ... " that we learned NOTHING !"
another thing that will determine how much you get stung is how you handle your hives. Move slowly and deliberately and don't bang your equipment. Push down on a corner when prying up to prevent loud cracking sounds. Leave enough room when removing and replacing frames so you don't roll or crush bees. Try to get all the bees off the tops and bottoms of components when placing them for the same reason.
Oh, and watch where you put your hands. Most of the times I get stung it is on the hand because I put a finger on a bee.
Working with no gloves or the thinnest gloves you are comfortable with helps with dexterity and means you will provoke fewer stings.
A tip!for keeping alarm pheremone down when you get stung: smoke the area of the sting right away.
Stu Farnham I subscribed to you ur smart .-.
After watching the queen getting rejected or accepted bee videos are my feed now
My family works around my hives most every day gardening. Just feet from from the hives. The only time anyone has been stung is when I sstepped on one. But that's my bad. In general we and the bees are one big happy family .
Just starting to get hooked. Bees arrived from nowhere ,...into my lounge out in a backyard,
... ... and Here we are.
Having Cafe in the morning with them together. ... Watching how they work and build their home inside the furniture.
Many interesting videos.
Thanks. All the best !
I started beekeeping about 2 weeks ago and wanted to inspect my hive. They are wild bees that just came to my empty box and started to build their hive. Winter is upon us and started to feed them pollen mix and sugar water. I opend the hive about 17:00 because I had not a lot of time but removed the Super and man those are some aggressive bees. The queen excluder was full of wax so I added a new one and cleaned it but saw a lot more activity in the super as soon as I replaced the queen excluder. Your videos are helping me more than you understand most of the other beekeepers want to sell their information but your welcoming me with open arms. Thank you again and keep up the good work.
Dang son you had some noice wind that day
Always had a pretty easy time handling bees, as long as yo don’t trap them they can be some of the friendliest creatures on the farm.
Im about to start up Beekeeping in the coming spring hete in Smithfield Virginia.
Appreciate your content.
If there is a rumble of thunder way off don't open your hive nomatter how tame they are. I made this mistake once I could work this hive without any protection I was going to work stopped to check on the ladies (could here a Thunder storm approaching miles away) Popped the lid and the first thing that entered my mind was Ohh S#!*. Yep I had around six bees on my face before I could even close it back up By the time I got to work I could hardly see and my boss wouldn't let me work and I barely made it home my eye's had swollen that much.
Getting stung in the face is the worst!
Thanks Dave for another video sure glad you take time to make them for us.
Thank you for saying that you have been stung. And your advice is great!
A great segment! No matter what the subject, you can present facts to people and they will still refute you. Their egos and pride are too big or they're just plain stubborn.
I don't know much about bees so I never made the connection about multiple stings and increasing pheromones levels, especially left on clothing. Thank you for the tips on rubbing alcohol and not showing fear as these are good for everyone!
In my opinion and based on what I have experienced I definitely agree with the statements made in this video. Must admit that I had never considered changing out the veil or clothing. But I agree. Experience plays a big role I think. The experience of dealing with a big hive with the field workers at home at the wrong time of day( cattle knocked over hive late in the day with rain coming) will never be forgotten! Under unfortunate circumstances a full suit will not prevent multiple stings. But as a rule dressing up as if you are an astronaut kills the joy of working with bees.
Third year tryng to keep bees - Dave really shares import details - I killed a hive in spring because i broke the propolis seal of the hive and they froze overnight. This spring, I got a package w/ a Hybrid Russian queen - they were the meanest bees ever! I had to buy a full body bee suit to work em... Previously, just a vail w/ italians... I have since split them three ways adding two lovely queens from Dave. Both replacement queens are doing great and I can tell ya... the hives with his queens are not aggressive at all - the hybrid hive is still evil... [by evil i mean those bees would chase me, look for me hours later, etc] I'm gonna let her go through winter and replace her w/ a queen from Dave :)
You’re big dude. I wouldn’t sting you either. Lol
Love the videos. First time bee keeper this year.
When you handle them without gloves have you washed your hands? Do the bees react to certain hand soaps? Likes or dislikes?
Most bees don't like the smell of strong perfume, strong smell of sweat or alcohol. They especially despise hair spray. We've had bees for over 10 years and they never like my mom's hair after she sprays it with hairspray or when my dad drinks a beer and goes near the hives. Just make sure you are clean and don't wear strong smells :)
Thank you
@@southpaw75nc you're welcome!
@@katpeili7295 Bees are clean creature, they know Alcohol is trash.
@@Tourarounwarsaw that's what I always thought too hahahaha
I had Italians that absconded which were very gentle. I replaced with “Yugoslav” Carniolan and I will not work the hive without smoke and jacket, gloves, and veil. However, that said they are great honey producers, more cold tolerant than Italians, and build up very quickly. They also make really nice comb and have a strong grooming nature. I’m relocating back to my home in eastern Iowa and will have Carniolan’s again.
Don't do it Edward - most people never escape from Iowa - my brother has been lost out there somewhere in the corn for years now... he talks quite a bit slower now... Good luck w your bees :)
I never had bees of my own, never been stung either. I always let them have their go at whatever they are interested in, especialy in hot summers i let them drink of my drinks just because everyone is thirsty. The bee scouts around a bit and is on it's way again. Wonderfull creatures and very kind if you just let them do their thing. I always try to calm people when there is a bee as people can respond as if the poor thing is a bomb.
Raise 15 hives. Would love to get to less aggressive hives. We have a few that are really aggressive however great honey providers so always worry what’s the best, aggressive with more honey or more mellow. Thanks for the video!
exactly the same :D 20 hives on 2 deeps and 18 of them as calm as sheep and then 2 hives mad as hell treating them same as the others, they get 2 times the honey the calm hives do :/
I always check barometric pressure on my weather station. I notice they are always calm when the pressure has been steady. I have found from experience to stay out of my hives when there has been sudden changes in pressure.
I made the mistake yesterday of placing a candy board when it was cold. They immediately flew out and attacked me. Luckily for me I didn’t get stung, but one did managed to make it inside my hoodie and was constantly stinging it.
It was 40 degrees in the afternoon in Northern KY yesterday.
Firefighter Medic Hey fellow Kentuckian, I’m in Breckinridge Co. I feel you, mine are always a little testy when it’s on the cool side
I initially thought it was a site of mass graves with tombstones 😂
Thanks for sharing your knowledge !
Our Italian bees are so very calm. We had to trap out a native wild hive....they are way more aggressive, But they are amazing honey producers.
But I prefer the Italian hives best.
Five frame nucs? I've been mulling that over myself. I think it might be the most easiest way to grow and nurture a hive. Put two to three above to harvest honey with. Run nuc boxes side by side and face every other box the same way. Example; east facing then next box, west facing. I think this way would keep them warm through winter. Gonna try that out this next spring.
Finally, an educational film just for me! LOL!
Great video David I agree with you on the fear part they know when you are afraid of them thanks for sharing this great video hope you have a great day.
I kept Italian for years and never wore protection, got stung pretty often but about 5 years ago I tried the Carniolan bees. If you like calm bees you should give them a try. I have been stung less than 10 times in the last 5 years. Weed eating right up to the hive, mowing does not upset them. David has some Carniolan blood in his Italian bees and I was guessing they did because of their gentleness.
I see some keepers put smoke on the place they got stung. Does that Realy help in keeping other bees from stinging??
Love your videos. We had 2 hives when I was a kid in Oklahoma. One hive was pretty chill, you could open it up and poke around and they didn't mind too much. The other hive, as soon as you got within 5 feet of the hive it was go time and they wanted a piece of you LOL.
Another good one David, never thought about changing clothes to avoid stings. I like you, only have Italian bees and for the most part they are very gently!
When summers are at 100 degrees without the slightest breeze, it is very difficult and dangerous to suit up, even if the suit is ventilated.
Don’t come to Australia then we get 120 degrees air temp lol if you forget your hives in the sun the wax can melt and all the resources flow out the entrance.
@@BESHYSBEES That is a most challenging climate to do anything. I feel sorry for the bees, even in the shade. And the beekeepers of course. I will stick to the cooler temps we have here. I would love to visit Australia one day.
@@BESHYSBEES Crickey - good on ya for working bees in 120 degrees.
I've seen several videos where the bee keeper will get stung. Then scrape the stinger off the wound, and smoke the sting area. They the smoke erases the pheromone oder. If it works, it seems like a quick way to deal with stings and keep working.
I dont have any bees yet, but that's on the list. Making a hive, a few traps and doing my research for now.
I think as a new beekeeper one of the things I've learned just to work the hive slowly and methodically you can't go in like a bull in a china shop. That makes a difference to. The time of year makes a difference as well and I think it's worth noting notice the bees individual behaviors. I noticed if they stop what they're doing stand their ground and stick their butts up in the air they're not real happy and if I'm not mistaken I've seen the Stinger sticking out in a drop of Venom coming out. I always took that as a warning
Seen this too on mine I brushed one out of the way to move her and she immediately stopped and put the stinger in the air and buzzed differently and all the bees attitude changed.
Haha. Good for you and your bees. Come to Southern California. Different ballpark here.
This video was posted on my birthday :)
I've heard Bergamot oil will calm bees. I wonder if it would work if you put it on your clothing before handling bees?
When working with bees I could definitely testify that being fearfully will increase the likelihood of being stung than not being fearfully.
Yes they definitely know.
My great uncle raised bees as long as i could remember, and he never had problems with arthritis. He told me anytime his hands, or elbows bothered him he would stick it in the bee hive, and the next day it would be good as new...
MY PHONE MUST BE LISTENING TO ME!!!!! Not 3 hours ago my husband and I had a bee fly up and I told him about your channel and how you can handle bees without being stung. THATS SO WEIRD 😂
All of my bees are Italian bees from Barnyard Bees. I have all of mine in 8 frame boxes with 1-2 medium boxes and they’re as gentle now as they were when I had them in 5 frame nuc boxes. I mow and run my weed eater all around the hives and they don’t pay any attention to me
David, where can we see a video with you in the larger 10 frame or 8 frame hives?
Another thing is how you handle your bees. My uncle gets multiple stings ALL THE TIME because he’s rough & quick when handling his hives. I can be right next to him & not get stung at all. It’s hilarious to me...and I DO laugh A LOT when it happens.
Hi beekeepers ... First frost here too 😃🐝❤️😃🐝❤️
Feeding stray bees that came to drink from hummingbird feeders. More seem to be coming. I don't know where a hive is. They come in morning and leave in the evening. I don't mind helping them, but am hoping they go home soon. Am afraid they will move in to stay.
PLz let us know where you get pollen in bulk for feeding
i might wanna get into beekeeping since im afraid of bees i need a suit but like i get that u have a beesuit but what does protect the hands from getting stung? im afraid since i once had a asian giant hornet in my room and it was zooming so hard and it was around the light since my light was on, it zoomed through my netflix serie. how do i get a queen, and how do i get a suit i wanna get my flowers
My carniolans are pretty calm. I’ve taken very few stings most of them were my fault.
Temperature, sunshine makes a big difference.
Docile bees can be angry when the clouds are out and rain threatens.
Even my angry colony is a pleasure at 80 degrees, a rare enough temperature in Ireland.
Angry bees tend to build strong hives.
I’ll pay that but what’s the point of having a strong colony you can’t get near ?
@@BESHYSBEES They are very productive, they handle varroa well and they are working on mornings that are cold and damp.
The native Irish black bee is a tough Amm subspecies for a damp and cold country.
I don't take notice anymore.
That said my other hives are quiter .
Irishtradchannel I have a few that I can’t even get within a few meters of fucking angry 😡
I find my blacks are harder workers most are very calm though from 150 colonies there is only a handful I don’t really like but I keep because they produce so much.
Are yours mellifera mellifera?
@@BESHYSBEES They are, and verified as such
Pheromone, is the reason I keep handsanatizer scented. That alcohol based hand cleaner I think gets the pheromone off the hands.
Little known fact, Hetfield from Metallica and his wife are casual experts on honeybees. Matter of fact, they are trying to raise a honeybee farm in Aspin to see if they can do it at the 8000 foot level.
GREAT VIDEO. JUST A QUICK QUESTION, HOW DO YOU KEEP THE GRASS KILLED UNDER YOUR HIVE STANDS? I'VE TRIED SALT WATER LIKE ONE VIDEO SAID BUT IT DID NOT DO HARDLY ANYTHING. THANKS
Salt pool kind, and distilled white vinegar is a safe method. Have to measure it out correctly.
I have bees that have made a huge in a guest house that I have and I have called and called trying to get help to remove them without having to kill them they are small bees and haven’t tried to sting us at all but I can’t get anyone out here to remove them how can I remove them without hurting them? Please help
Rock On.. Great video Fear and what we call from where im at a. Ora. i Know its a buildup of fareamones. You just Confirmed my deductions from my own experience. Wash your sh%*... lol Keep up the great work you do..
I'm looking for a natural way to get rid of varroa mites. I saw one UA-camr talking about sumac smoke. Have you heard of any good method and if so what is your thoughts on it?
Use Oxalic Acid Trickle method, at times when their is a Brood Break : After a Split, or Mid Winter. Our natural way here in Scotland. 😏
I approach from the rear of the hive, usually wearing just a veil.
I will let single honey 🐝 bee's crawl all over my hands, but something about multiple scares me! Maybe one day I can come down & learn from you! Blue Ridge..
Do you have a video on the best placement of the hive? South, southwest, etc..?
I've had Russians and they are more aggressive. I've recently purchased a nuc back in June from a aparie here in NC. Not sure which breed they are but extremely gentle compared with the Russians.
Brandon where in NC I live in Statesville looking to buy my first nuc in 2020
@@southpaw75nc I bought my nuc from double b farms North of Raleigh.
If I break propolis will 4 or 5 days of 70 degrees be enough for the bees to repair it?
@@davidhaught84 thanks, partner.
Thanks so much for info .
My bees are alway trying to get under my vail. This summer I was only ever stung in the face.
are apis melifera carnica calm?
i got stung two days ago and it still hurts ... i think it blamed me for a bee covered in diatomaceous soil... what do you do to control ants?
I have 6 colonies. I think one of them has a wanted poster of me in their hive. They always send one bee out to chase me away. It's sad because I like just sitting and watching them do their thing. All Italians.
Do you get yellow jackets?
My issue with getting stung is I seem to be allergic to the stings. Every time I get stung I swell pretty bad. An example, I got stung once on the wrist a Few weeks ago and couldn’t wear my watch for a few days due to the swelling. I’m not sure how to counter act the swelling. So I wear a jacket and vail any time I go into my hives.
I take Prednisone and it really reduces the swelling quickly
Guess one should be Cautious of Gassing Up at *BP* - I'm sure their pheromones linger longer than thought. ha ha =]
Good video!
Iowa cold and Hot. Sting today. Ever time I get honey I get Sting
I'm surprised they are not raiding each other with the hives being so close to each other
there is only one thing no one ever made at beekeeping:
beekeeoing kit FOR KIDS
My Bees are fantastic temperament gentle, I also believe how you are with your bees that also counts a lot too! Disrespect the bees then you will get stung.
My problem is I have to work my hives when I have time not when it's ideal weather. I hadn't thought about the accumulation of pheromones. Great tips 👍
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Did not know pheramone built up on clothing. Interesting 👍
I'm allergic to beestings and every time I see a bee I look at it till it looks at me put out my finger and pray it doesn't attack me
Live in Iowa
Scrape the stinger and smoke the site-works every time
How can you know for sure you only run Italians? When a new queen goes out to mate how do you know there aren't Russian drones in the air?
You need island mated queens or artificially inseminated queens
240 nucs, flood the area with Italian drones. Give freebie queens to your neighbours (some commercials do this) this increases your chances of remaining Italian.
I thought the same thing.
I have never been stung by any honey bee. Sweat bees and wasps, yes, but honey bees no.
Ray S same here
Do you have bees, or are you around bees? If so it’s just a matter of time, come on in the water is fine!
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I'm not around them much any more, but where I grew up we had about an acre of wildflowers and berry bushes. I used to go pick and eat berries quite a lot and the bees never bothered me.
But no, I have never been around bees like a beekeeper is.
Ray I just turned 70 and never thought I would have bees, 6 years ago I agreed to let a friend keep a hive at my house and now I have 9 of my own. I do enjoy it and yes I do get stung every once in a while, but the rewards are worth it!
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That's really cool. I would like to have bees some day. I hear in some places the government reduces or waives your property taxes if you raise bees.
Alfalfa blooms can make the best bees bad tempered.
Really?
What if someone is allergic... asking for a friend...
i still wear a suit as just one sting to neck and you maybe done, as a firefighter i know.
Appreciate the video, but you could have cut that down to 3 minutes and saved people a hell of a lot of time.
Ha ha... I always run David's videos at 1.5 speed. Those southern boys are so laid back and talk slow.Must be a way to deal with that heat
I knew it bees can smell fear and excellent sugestion sanitize your suit with alcohol
Can you smoke your suit..
I do if there is allot of bees on it...😀
So "code" out here today.. 😂👍
But tell me I hear rumors bees can smell “fear”?
I would name it .,... : "Bees become more PROTECTIVE !"
(*... not "more aggressive"...),
because , ...
We need to take in consideration, who is The One who uninvited pushes into.... others territory or home.
(* Very often this type of confusing Language is used in Human relationships , through out the Hystori . )
It looks that ONLY What we learned from History is , ... " that we learned NOTHING !"
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limit... so you do get stung. Dang I am so out!
I'm still not bout that life
My are good . Until you try too get honey
Wear a bee suit
too much talk bruh but the purpose of the content is like only worth 1 minute.
get it out bro cmon