How To Catch A Swarm Of Honey Bees (A-Z)

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  • @RBMawby
    @RBMawby 7 років тому +26

    You do the best job of caring for the bees and training those of use who watch. Thanks.

  • @spookywindfoo
    @spookywindfoo 3 роки тому +1

    This deserves a dollar from each of his beeeloved subscribers. This is a gem of knowledge. We are blessed to bee able to see this

  • @makeitkate3240
    @makeitkate3240 7 років тому +10

    I loved this one! My baby is sick so I've been parked in the rocking chair with him, binge-watching your videos for days. I've been a follower on Instagram for quite a while but only found your UA-cam channel recently. I'm learning loads from your videos. I enjoy them so much! Love your voice! 😍

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +3

      Make It Kate happy to assist! 😉 take care of your baby! 👍🐝🐝🐝 thanks for watching! 🐝🐝🐝

  • @PJMDS
    @PJMDS 7 років тому +20

    Good work once more, the lady questions and your answers provide great knowledge for beginner beekeepers or folks thinking on doing swarm removals.

  • @elauraw9076
    @elauraw9076 7 років тому +5

    We used to call that a Spanish Sabre plant. A poke from the tip of one of those leaves was just as painful as a bee sting and they really do have some chemical on them that makes it hurt more than a cactus. The tips have a tendency to break off and cause the wound to fester, too. I'd have been wearing Kevlar just to walk up to that thing. You are braver than I, definitely.

  • @ellenvirgillo6716
    @ellenvirgillo6716 5 років тому +12

    I can't stop watching your channel.This is just fascinating to me. Can't wait to see what happens at the zoo.Great job a d vidios.

  • @noelsussex9163
    @noelsussex9163 6 років тому

    There is a man that knows what he's doing. Plus an informative guide to life as a honey bee . Thank you.

  • @pamelaflirtyskunk7698
    @pamelaflirtyskunk7698 7 років тому +1

    That was one stubborn queen! LOL Her tiara must not be big enough to weigh her down and keep her from flying a lot. 😉 Nice capture as always! I LOVE when we get to see the bee march!

  • @Wulferious
    @Wulferious 7 років тому +2

    Most excellent!! He's BACK! Missed you all this time JP!

  • @Wosiewose
    @Wosiewose 7 років тому +8

    I love to watch them march right in. Just amazing! :)

  • @bwack
    @bwack 7 років тому +5

    Good work, JPthebeeman, you did it again ! :)

  • @bluesman97
    @bluesman97 5 років тому +3

    JP do appreciate the informative part of your career.. thanks again.

  • @Darkshizumaru
    @Darkshizumaru 5 років тому +1

    Ants actually rear their reproductive ants before the spring and different species do so at different times. Reproductive ants are born to fly, ants don't just grow wings though. They raise these virgin queen and males before a nuptial flight where they breed in the air and the males die. Shout out to Ants Canada. Ants, bee's, wasps and other hive insects share a common ancestor which is why they have such similar behaviors.

  • @adenihil
    @adenihil 7 років тому

    Another great job & very entertaining as usual...
    Keep up the good work JP!

  • @diego5125
    @diego5125 2 роки тому

    Thank you for teaching me so much about the honey producer. Love every min of it.....

  • @NITE_SHIFTING
    @NITE_SHIFTING 5 років тому +1

    Nice to see them being taken care of correctly. I recently discovered his videos and have been catching up for a couple days now.

  • @nigelw598
    @nigelw598 5 років тому +1

    Gday JP,
    Thanks mate for taking the time. I got a lot of great info out of this. I’m just starting out.
    Thanks again, I’ve subscribed, all the very best,
    Cheers, Nigel

  • @kareno8634
    @kareno8634 4 роки тому +1

    You are SO FUN to Watch JP! Thanks to All there ~ and of course _The Bees!_ : }

  • @tkmccoywv
    @tkmccoywv 7 років тому +1

    I like these shorter videos. Great work, JP!

  • @alisonkelly3322
    @alisonkelly3322 7 років тому +2

    This video was so interesting it was great hearing you talk about the bees. Really enjoyed this you do a great job and I over how much you care xxx

  • @MansfieldPestControl
    @MansfieldPestControl 7 років тому +2

    Another great tutorial.... thanks JP

  • @cornerstonehoneybees2525
    @cornerstonehoneybees2525 7 років тому +2

    FINALLY - a new JP video!

  • @dave41184
    @dave41184 7 років тому +2

    Nice capture JP!

  • @dragonflytoo
    @dragonflytoo 3 роки тому

    Very informative! You've given me a great respect for bees ☺️.

  • @sharonblubaugh9305
    @sharonblubaugh9305 4 роки тому

    Love your videos so much

  • @628DirtRooster
    @628DirtRooster 7 років тому +3

    Nice catch. They were sure persistent with going back to that yucca plant.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +2

      628DirtRooster you know how they can bee sometimes ☺

  • @tas8099
    @tas8099 4 роки тому

    This video answered a ton questions I had!

  • @maryjane-rx4sq
    @maryjane-rx4sq 4 роки тому

    I really enjoy your videos. I'm very interested in bee keeping and you give so much info and great advice. Not sure I can keep a hive in my area but I love learning about them. Thank you.

  • @Thetis058
    @Thetis058 3 роки тому

    Another great video .

  • @kevinbyrne4538
    @kevinbyrne4538 7 років тому +4

    7:07 -- Always fun to watch the bees marching into the hive box.
    Good to see you again.

  • @allenchan829
    @allenchan829 2 роки тому

    You’re a very funny guy. You really no how to handle these bees. I really like all of your videos. Thank you and I like to watch more of your videos, thanks again and Good Luck in your coming videos. Take Care an Always Be Safe.

  • @mikethompson4854
    @mikethompson4854 4 роки тому +2

    I got my first swarm the other day and they are staying in my hive wasn't sure if I got the queen at first.

  • @candacethompson2521
    @candacethompson2521 3 роки тому +1

    I love all the information you tell us. Thank you.

  • @massquantitiesofawesomewoo5472
    @massquantitiesofawesomewoo5472 6 років тому

    Outstanding

  • @MsDaddyrabbit1
    @MsDaddyrabbit1 6 років тому

    Excellent

  • @shirleyupvall9360
    @shirleyupvall9360 7 років тому

    I am your new fan. My fifth year of beekeeping You are my guru😊🐝🐝🐝🐝

  • @theresabradford6867
    @theresabradford6867 7 років тому +2

    Awesome as ever x

  • @tfran89
    @tfran89 7 років тому +1

    Another great catch by the master.
    I have to admit that when I saw the bees doing the march into your NUC, I thought the queen HAD to bee in there. But, she wasn't. I was going to ask you whether you had a swarm lure in the box.

  • @meriatihan5271
    @meriatihan5271 5 років тому +1

    Well done

  • @hermanvogelsang7482
    @hermanvogelsang7482 6 років тому

    THX nice video.

  • @ZayMa949
    @ZayMa949 2 роки тому

    👌great job.... just wondering, how did you managed to transfer the whole colony without being stung. Any advice as I have a hive at my house backyard and planned to transfer it into a box that I have fabricated a month ago... a bit afraid of being stung!

  • @Chris71379
    @Chris71379 2 роки тому

    "I" am SO Completely fearful of bees! All it takes, is JUST 1 bee I see around, or Near me, and I'll start Jumpin and Runnin away from it, like I Just seen a Ghost!
    JUST Seeing you Remain/Being Cool, Calm, & Collected through that Entire video, As WELL as Without Having to Use a Beekeepers Suit, &/or that Smoking-Creating device that I see MOST beekeepers use, is just SO damn Amazin!

  • @kennygee6627
    @kennygee6627 4 роки тому +1

    Very cool, great work!! Thank you for doing this video. We are new beekeepers in Connecticut.

  • @dandiyresilient4666
    @dandiyresilient4666 7 років тому +6

    I don't know how you doing without a protective suit, my bees always bosse me around

    • @ccbphot11
      @ccbphot11 7 років тому +3

      I think different people smell different to bees and bees react accordingly. Sounds like you got the unlucky smell. I got lucky. I have never been stung. I can walk right up to a hive and put my hand in. My mother tells me when I was 3 years old I wandered out of her sight for a few minutes and when she found me I was in the yard wearing nothing but a diaper and covered with so many bees that she couldn't see my skin. Not one sting.

    • @Thetis058
      @Thetis058 3 роки тому

      JP is the bee whisper hehe . JP also seems to work very slow with the bees and is very , very gentle with them . I have noticed JP also says the bees do not like strong cologne . Perhaps strong scents even from deodorants or antiperspirants the bees I imagine the bees also don’t like . Then the temperament of the bees themselves also seems to matter some of the bees are very gentle and some as JP says will tear you up . Only when JP has mean bees and he gets stung up or the bees are acting aggressive will JP also just put on a coat and hood to protect his upper body .

  • @SansaStarkofWinterfell
    @SansaStarkofWinterfell 7 років тому +4

    Great job explaining to the people about the bees, I love that you were willing to take time to educate them. Many people just don't want to take time to educate, that's why we have such an ignorant generation of youth right now.
    I wish we had where people could learn journeyman style for jobs & such. It would make it so people learned & earned for their livelihood.
    Glad you found the queen for this swarm. =)

  • @manjeetswt
    @manjeetswt 4 роки тому

    i wonder why the bee does nt sting ? have u apply a repellant cream on u ?

  • @technode1858
    @technode1858 5 років тому

    How can you go right up too that wood hive you gave the bees, and only get stung like twice? Are they friendly bees?

  • @RustyNail5856
    @RustyNail5856 7 років тому +2

    Good work, JPthebeeman. that was very good , I enjoyed that very much I have been wonting to do that for so long keep bees when I was a kid I just never got a round to it . when I get back up to Roberts in LA ,we have a place by Roberts with a few acres I would like to make a little hobby hive, we in fl right now hope to be back soon . will let you know when we back. take care ,

  • @tommymonty7700
    @tommymonty7700 7 років тому

    Thanks for showing yet another successful capture. Your videos gave me enough confidence and know-how to attempt a cut-out in late September of this year. I'm very new at dealing with honeybees and don't recognize the different breeds yet, but from their small size, dark grey and amber color I believe them to be Russians. They surely have attitude. Lots of head butting but very few stings. JPBeeman made it possible, keep talking, keep showing those pretty queens, and THANK YOU for sharing.

  • @evankenison588
    @evankenison588 7 років тому +1

    Nice video. Do you ever have times when your shaking them like that onto something looking for the queen that your queen will fly off and so will the swarm, or is that really rare?

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +1

      Evan Kenison it can happen but it's not typical.

  • @honeybguys5872
    @honeybguys5872 7 років тому +2

    Dang she's purdy Jeff. Beautiful golden queen. You tend to like the "tiger striped' one's though right? BTW, If you need an extra hand (since your one hand is healing) lol for removals this spring give me a buzz and I'll be there.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому

      HONEY B GUYS dark queens are kinda cool, so are the tiger stripes but a pretty queen is a pretty queen, I'm not picky ☺
      Thanks for the offer, should be up & running in the next few weeks if things go accordingly 👍🐝

    • @estreya7370
      @estreya7370 7 років тому +1

      I missed something! I gather you're suffering from a hand injury? Hopefully, it's not serious and your recovery will be swift and complete. (And this video was just was i needed today - thanks for posting another great one!)

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому

      estreya no worries, just carpal & cubital tunnel surgery, healing nicely, should be good to go very soon 👍

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord8337 7 років тому +3

    Well, you could herbal smudge them ... but then again ... having a neighborhood weed garden, you could puff them up, and they'd be so mellow, you could pick them up by hand ... DDDD

  • @lanceflanagan
    @lanceflanagan 5 років тому

    You crazy dude

  • @amadorcastro5138
    @amadorcastro5138 2 роки тому

    👏👏👏

  • @vickikennedy139
    @vickikennedy139 4 роки тому +1

    I just want to know what he does with the bees after he collects them

    • @tealkerberus748
      @tealkerberus748 4 роки тому

      Vicki Kennedy I believe he gives them to other beekeepers. One person can only manage so many hives, after all.
      They're worth money, he could sell them, but I think he said he gives them to his friends.

  • @caseyjones6197
    @caseyjones6197 2 роки тому

    The queen I caught today in a swarm was really dark like the one you showed.

  • @ellenl.5581
    @ellenl.5581 6 років тому

    I'd like to see the comb built in that tree.

  • @tealkerberus748
    @tealkerberus748 4 роки тому

    If it were my yukka, I reckon I'd trim all those leaves, then cut through the stem and place the offcut in an empty box on top of a box of frames with a queen excluder in the middle. If the swarm is all together, the queen has to be there somewhere.
    But I don't like yukka much anyway.

  • @stanlindert6332
    @stanlindert6332 6 років тому

    That bee flew by the mic.and my pad was buzzin

  • @zafar55555
    @zafar55555 4 роки тому

    Didn't they bite you?

  • @winsomewife7112
    @winsomewife7112 3 роки тому

    Need a fine mesh butterfly net too.

  • @natserog
    @natserog 6 років тому

    Nice!! Do you handle fall swarms any differently?-thanks

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  6 років тому +1

      natserog if there’s a chill in the air, I’ll make certain I give them a little smoke.
      Cold bees don’t like to be messed with!
      Late swarms usually won’t build up as quickly without feed so I give them what honey I have available, and unless they’re really large, I’ll place them in a five frame Nuc to condense their efforts.

    • @natserog
      @natserog 6 років тому +1

      JPthebeeman thanks

  • @chethann7492
    @chethann7492 7 років тому

    I catch queen bee but what next

  • @deslynmcintyre3833
    @deslynmcintyre3833 Рік тому

    I would have topped the Yakka and bought the bird down to the box, the Yakka will always grow back

  • @dawnwatkins6554
    @dawnwatkins6554 2 роки тому

    I would not do something like that without a suit of armor.

  • @chibalba1313
    @chibalba1313 5 років тому +3

    Hey bro I could use your advice, we have sort help here Auckland NZ to remove bees from house wall cavity. It's a massive swarm. I almost fell over when the bee people said can't help best exterminate contact pest control. I can't I have bee tattoos on my fingers, I think they're saCred as with all nature but bees is a personal thing. Anyway please let me know if you can help. I can take plenty of video and for for you to advise. Ihave to save these bees or I let them stay and well they eating wood ...... If you have insta, @pinklemonzing maybe telegram please dm, when you can. Safe hollidays

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  5 років тому +1

      I do use insta, quite frequently in fact. My user name there is JPthebeeman. DM me & I’ll holler back.

    • @tealkerberus748
      @tealkerberus748 4 роки тому

      JPthebeeman was there a vid from that conversation? Explaining remotely for someone on the other side of the planet how to remove a hive from their house would certainly be a novelty.

  • @JMichldirtbag
    @JMichldirtbag 6 років тому

    Hey JP. I got me a swarm of honey bees on the 29th of July 2018 I got them in a hive box with frames with foundation I put a honey box frame on to of the big frames and giving them sugar water. And giving them some honey as well do you think they will be okay. They are still in there after 3days Thanks I also put a queen excluder between brood frames and honey frames I sent you a friend request on Facebook

    • @JMichldirtbag
      @JMichldirtbag 6 років тому

      They queen is in there and I clipped one wing

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  6 років тому +1

      John dirtbag I’m not sure if I’m following you 100% here.
      There are some typos in your last post making it difficult to understand the run down.
      Please reiterate what you e done & I’ll be happy to respond.
      Thanks,
      ...JP

    • @JMichldirtbag
      @JMichldirtbag 6 років тому

      JPthebeeman I updated last message

    • @JMichldirtbag
      @JMichldirtbag 6 років тому

      JPthebeeman I have a video of what I did on Facebook

  • @sabrinafelber
    @sabrinafelber 5 років тому +1

    Not scared of bees but that yukka plant will tear up your hands! Sharp edges like knives!

  • @JohnnyC10071959
    @JohnnyC10071959 5 років тому

    Here, folks, we have a man who does not fear bees

  • @severinoxavier1401
    @severinoxavier1401 2 роки тому

    Sou seu fam 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @gwaynewilcox2702
    @gwaynewilcox2702 3 роки тому

    Onions a a age old remedy for bee stings

  • @Primex007
    @Primex007 7 років тому +2

    Where was the queen

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +2

      Primex007 I don't recall exactly where she was when I caught her.

  • @Erik-ho7hi
    @Erik-ho7hi 3 роки тому

    "Insect world just like the real world" says one of two females sitting around watching a man work

  • @iyaramonk
    @iyaramonk 7 років тому +1

    Do you ever have to deal with wasps and bumblebees? If so, what's the major differences in their removal?

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +3

      Main difference (obviously) is I wear protection dealing with yellow jackets & Bumbles but I have removed Bumbles alive & relocated them.

    • @iyaramonk
      @iyaramonk 7 років тому +1

      All right thanks.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +4

      iyaramonk you can use a bee vac with them just like with honey bees. I do the bumbles at night.
      Bumble bee colonies don't get anywhere nearly as big as honey bee colonies do but their sting is quite powerful! 😬

    • @iyaramonk
      @iyaramonk 7 років тому +2

      I can imagine. I haven't been stung by them yet as they seem less aggressive. I do prefer them over regular bees just because they are so "furry", makes em look less like insects I guess.
      Are their small colonies at all useful for honeymaking?

    • @julieenslow5915
      @julieenslow5915 6 років тому +1

      I believe only honey bees make honey. Can anyone confirm that for iyaramonk?

  • @mikedalakis5292
    @mikedalakis5292 4 роки тому

    Great Video, but how come you are still alive?
    If you handled our bees without full protective gear you'd cop so many stings that you wouldn't survive.
    .... so what is the secret? Have you rubbed something on your arms/body?

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  4 роки тому

      Mike Dalakis no secrets, no magic potions, just smoke when it’s needed, observing how the bees are responding & most importantly the genetics of the bees I’m dealing with come in to play most.

  • @shaeshae9831
    @shaeshae9831 4 роки тому

    if I were you I would have emptied my big box out into my other box and then you reuse the big part of the Box again but not before you empty the Box into the real box

  • @nleeks12
    @nleeks12 7 років тому +3

    I bet these were Killer Bees?

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +2

      nleeks12 of course they were ☺

  • @jimmybrooks179
    @jimmybrooks179 7 років тому +1

    Around point 16:25, you stated that an established colony will not necessarily follow the queen after she has been involuntarily moved to another locale. PLEASE, please clarify this statement. I was so sure that this was the point of all the videos: "catch the queen and the hive will follow". At any rate, may the good Lord continue to bless you and yours this season and beyond.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +1

      Jimmy Brooks if the mated queen is killed or removed from an established colony & there are eggs or very young larvae (no more than 3 days old) the colony can make a new queen.
      If the colony has been at the established location for more than 7-8 weeks, most all the bees in the colony were born in that location & have oriented to that specific location.
      Unless all comb & the queen is removed the colony will find a way to survive at the established location.
      With a swarm of bees there are no resources to keep the colony going forward except for the queen.
      For this reason swarm queens are extremely precious to the colony's survival & this is why they will flock to wherever she winds up & vice versa.
      Hope this clarifies things...

    • @jimmybrooks179
      @jimmybrooks179 7 років тому +2

      Thank you very much for the quick response; I know your busy.
      In your opinion, is it worth the effort to try and raise queens or buy new queens every year? I am a beginning beekeeper in San Antonio where sooner or later a docile hive will go very hot (like the one I now have).

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +1

      Jimmy Brooks you should mark your queens in your area so you know who you're dealing with. Temperament should be one of the determining factors in requeening a colony but I wouldn't jump the gun requeening every season but I would mark them to keep tabs on what you have in there.

    • @jimmybrooks179
      @jimmybrooks179 7 років тому +1

      Can a few backyard beekeepers with consistently gentle hives really affect (change) the genetics of feral hives in, say, a five mile radius of a central location? Thanks so much and Merry Christmas.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  7 років тому +1

      Jimmy Brooks I think so. Saturating the area with drones from gentle stock would help a lot 🐝

  • @jblack8679
    @jblack8679 Рік тому

    Weirdest looking pineapple I've ever seen.

    • @JPthebeeman
      @JPthebeeman  Рік тому

      Yucca tree or yucca plant, not a pineapple plant but the leaves I suppose do give the appearance of pineapple leaves, I can see the resemblance.