Nice catch of the queen David! I love the crawdad reference. Haven't caught crawdads like that since I was 15 at my gramps place down in Georgia. Another great informative video!
Would it be possible for you to get a smart TV and sync your phone or comp to it so you can get a larger live crowd? I live in Missouri and can’t drive out, but would be curious to see how the coffee chat goes. Have a moderator or two to answer questions, I’ll get some coffee and donuts so I feel like I’m part of the group.
If I've learned anything from watching Dave's videos, he's hoping to encourage more bees to cluster on the queen than just what you saw lying on the ground.
Impressive Dave. Good job. I witnessed a swarm once. Stood right in the middle of them. A couple of “bumps” but no stings. If anyone wants to see what GOD can do, watch a swarm of bees. Thanks for the videos and advice. My girls seem to be holding their own. Just a few wax moths but none visualized in the hive.
I had a small swarm on the ground in my back yard today. We don't have any man made be hives around here, so I'm not sure why they were in my back yard. It's early spring so they were quite small. Im not sure what type of bees they were. I hope they weren't wasps ?
Hi I am a new beekeeper and have just caught a swarm in a five frame nuc . How long do I keep them in the nuc before moving them into the hive? Tanks Tim
Move them into a full-size hive before they use up those 5 frames. Otherwise, they will prepare to swarm again. This time of year I normally always put a swarm into full-size (but single deep) hive. An entrance reducer might be wise until they get their numbers up.
@@rickwaldripsr.5113 Hi thanks for the advice. they have been in the trap for nine days, I have not opened to look yet. I will open it today . Brown Bees said to move them when they start to bring back pollen, and I think they are. Thanks foe the help Tim
Saw some on the ground today. A queen from my queen castle didn't make it far from the hive. Put her back in, guess we'll see. Can queens get to tired to make it all the way home? I've tripped on the stairs after a long day...
Hi David, the small swarm I caught Wednesday while at work I found and marked the queen yesterday. They had some comb started but it looked like it was being drawn between 2 frames and not across the foundation. How can you get them not to do that?
Thanks Brad, I'll have to check what I used I think it was old plastic foundation that I had scraped back down to plastic. I have some new single coated plastic foundation. I may switch 2-3 of the 5 out and see if that helps. I'll spray them with sugar water as well. Noobie here so I don't have comb yet. I do have 2 nucs but I don't want to steal from them yet. I just got them a few weeks ago and I'm trying to build them up a bit.
Hello David: I'm a new beekeeper, I enjoy your informative videos. They are very helpful to people like me. Can you tell us if bees will only bring pollen into a queen right hive, or will they bring pollen into a hive with a laying worker?
First of your videos ive seen and i saw it 2 weeks to late. Im just down in Douglasville so im not too far away. I would love to make it to one of the bee chat things, maybe ill catch the next one.
First year keeper here. After installing one of my packages there was a cluster of bees that stayed behind in my package box for 2 days. There were lethargic. I tapped the box and laid it next to the hive opening. They were still there the next day in the cluster. I can't help but think there was a queen in there. Next day I found the cluster on the ground dead.
Question have have noticed so.e.bees on the ground but only about 20 or 30 and they are flying around close.to the ground and landing on the ground tried giving them sugar water but they don't want to eat the sugar water at all they ant my bees but was just here any idea what they are doing they are out there asap
Hey David. I checked a hive for an older gentleman today and his hive was extremely mean. Would the hive sitting in shade all day make em this way? Thanks.
Bees are beautiful, however, I’m deathly allergic and I’m forcing myself to watch this. It’s amazing how you are able to handle them and not get stung! Have you been stung? How often? And how does a person with a bee allergy avoid being stung?
I have a couple of your packages making and starting to cap honey in a series city bees. They are about 2 miles from downtown Cincinnati. If you need any testimonial of your bees from an unpaid source, I am here to tell anyone they would be very happy and have great luck with Barnyard bees. We have also made 2 splits from one hive.
I so enjoy watching your videos! My hive died about 3 years ago due to a super that I installed that had a wax worm in it. Destroyed my hive before I knew it and they left! I'm planning on buying a package in the next week or 2 of 3lbs. My question is due you only have Italian bees or do you have the Russian bees?
We had a swarm just appear in our back yard. It just appeared out of no where! They all swarmed to a bush in our back yard. Well actually we don’t know if they were bees or wasps or something but still it was horrific there were tons
One of my issues is I just started this year. I had two packages delivered from Kelly Bee, I know I know, next year I’ll order two from you. The moment I put them in small hive beetles have been all over them. I sit her every evening with the bees and chickens and I kill 10-15 beetles every night looking to get in my hives. I put beetle blasters in the corners and made traps out of political signs, which seemed to help. Now I have two large beetles harassing the bees.
Man bees are so cool. Other then one time when I was at a carnival.. ;c A bee was chasing me away from the flavoring for my snow cone. The same thing happened with two wasps
I would suggest you get a couple of queens from David. I have some of his queens and they are very gentle especially after she replaces the old bees with her own new daughters!!! I have no affiliation with Barnyard bees other than as a happy customer Rick in Pa.
This just actually blew my mind. I see one bee in my yard and am dodging it like a lit bottle rocket with the tail cut off. Here you are digging through a pile of bees and and are picking up queens by their wings. Why aren't the bees seeing you as a threat???
Cause they love him. He is their keeper, hence, bee keeper. His calmness transfers to them. The only time my girls have stung me is when I did something wrong to them. And once stung, more will come.
Beautiful video David. Glad to see they can find her if you move her that far - but of course that is normal swarm behavior. They surely did think that queen was special! She must have been one of those 20 drone queens! lol (the little hussy!)
Hey mr. barnyard bees I have a question do bee queens have stingers?An if they do will they die like the worker bees do when they sting? An awww ur little chicks 🐥are so cute I wish I could have one lol there so soft looking 💕 I wish I could go to the bee chat I like bees The big almost sold black looking ones are my fav bees 🐝 an I just love fresh honey 🍯 to a lot but I sadly live in all the way in New Jersey an can’t go my mom 😩won’t let me So I’m sorry, but I hope u have fun there tho😊🐝🐝
Hi Samantha! Yes, queens have stingers - but they are not barbed like the workers' stingers so yes they can sting multiple times without any damage to the queen.
Another nice little swarm. It looks like this hanging the queen on the branch technique works pretty good. Thanks for sharing.
Hey you should make a video demonstrating how you make bee packages
Nice catch of the queen David! I love the crawdad reference. Haven't caught crawdads like that since I was 15 at my gramps place down in Georgia.
Another great informative video!
@@davidhaught84 Yes they were! 😃😃😃
Even though I am in Louisiana, I am going to make it a point to make one of your coffee bee chats. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Take care.
How did this go ? Did they successfully form a colony in a new box ?
Would it be possible for you to get a smart TV and sync your phone or comp to it so you can get a larger live crowd? I live in Missouri and can’t drive out, but would be curious to see how the coffee chat goes. Have a moderator or two to answer questions, I’ll get some coffee and donuts so I feel like I’m part of the group.
Why would you not put a box on the ground to capture the swarm? Put the queen inside and let them go in???
If I've learned anything from watching Dave's videos, he's hoping to encourage more bees to cluster on the queen than just what you saw lying on the ground.
@@davidhaught84 ok. Now I understand.
Are you holding her by the wings or are you holding her thorax?
So it doesn't hurt her when you get her like that?? They seem so fragile to me.
Impressive Dave. Good job. I witnessed a swarm once. Stood right in the middle of them. A couple of “bumps” but no stings. If anyone wants to see what GOD can do, watch a swarm of bees. Thanks for the videos and advice. My girls seem to be holding their own. Just a few wax moths but none visualized in the hive.
I had a small swarm on the ground in my back yard today. We don't have any man made be hives around here, so I'm not sure why they were in my back yard. It's early spring so they were quite small. Im not sure what type of bees they were. I hope they weren't wasps ?
Hi I am a new beekeeper and have just caught a swarm in a five frame nuc . How long do I keep them in the nuc before moving them into the hive? Tanks Tim
Move them into a full-size hive before they use up those 5 frames. Otherwise, they will prepare to swarm again. This time of year I normally always put a swarm into full-size (but single deep) hive. An entrance reducer might be wise until they get their numbers up.
@@rickwaldripsr.5113 Hi thanks for the advice. they have been in the trap for nine days, I have not opened to look yet. I will open it today . Brown Bees said to move them when they start to bring back pollen, and I think they are. Thanks foe the help Tim
David.
Can you start a hive with only the queen and a few bees ??
Will they attrack other bees that will join them ??
Or is that a no go
Saw some on the ground today. A queen from my queen castle didn't make it far from the hive. Put her back in, guess we'll see. Can queens get to tired to make it all the way home? I've tripped on the stairs after a long day...
Hi David, the small swarm I caught Wednesday while at work I found and marked the queen yesterday. They had some comb started but it looked like it was being drawn between 2 frames and not across the foundation. How can you get them not to do that?
If your using plastic foundations they need to be coated in wax
Thanks Brad, I'll have to check what I used I think it was old plastic foundation that I had scraped back down to plastic. I have some new single coated plastic foundation. I may switch 2-3 of the 5 out and see if that helps. I'll spray them with sugar water as well. Noobie here so I don't have comb yet. I do have 2 nucs but I don't want to steal from them yet. I just got them a few weeks ago and I'm trying to build them up a bit.
How much are you going to sell Comfrey salve for?
Hello David:
I'm a new beekeeper, I enjoy your informative videos. They are very helpful to people like me. Can you tell us if bees will only bring pollen into a queen right hive, or will they bring pollen into a hive with a laying worker?
First of your videos ive seen and i saw it 2 weeks to late. Im just down in Douglasville so im not too far away. I would love to make it to one of the bee chat things, maybe ill catch the next one.
First year keeper here. After installing one of my packages there was a cluster of bees that stayed behind in my package box for 2 days. There were lethargic. I tapped the box and laid it next to the hive opening. They were still there the next day in the cluster. I can't help but think there was a queen in there. Next day I found the cluster on the ground dead.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Question have have noticed so.e.bees on the ground but only about 20 or 30 and they are flying around close.to the ground and landing on the ground tried giving them sugar water but they don't want to eat the sugar water at all they ant my bees but was just here any idea what they are doing they are out there asap
Im watching these videos as a stress relief..love it👏👏👏
Hey David. I checked a hive for an older gentleman today and his hive was extremely mean. Would the hive sitting in shade all day make em this way? Thanks.
Nice place you have there. Greeting from Malaysia. Sure learnt a lot from you. Thanks.
Goosie is so big now wow!
I found the chicken info at the 6min mark most informative. 😂
Cool Honeybees
Sometimes it just bees that way
Bees are beautiful, however, I’m deathly allergic and I’m forcing myself to watch this. It’s amazing how you are able to handle them and not get stung! Have you been stung? How often? And how does a person with a bee allergy avoid being stung?
Cool video. Nice set up. Wish I had a little more land to have chickens and what not.
Why did you say she is beyond normal queen? What was your reasoning for recognition?
I have a couple of your packages making and starting to cap honey in a series city bees. They are about 2 miles from downtown Cincinnati. If you need any testimonial of your bees from an unpaid source, I am here to tell anyone they would be very happy and have great luck with Barnyard bees. We have also made 2 splits from one hive.
How’s the goose doing ?
I so enjoy watching your videos! My hive died about 3 years ago due to a super that I installed that had a wax worm in it. Destroyed my hive before I knew it and they left! I'm planning on buying a package in the next week or 2 of 3lbs. My question is due you only have Italian bees or do you have the Russian bees?
We had a swarm just appear in our back yard. It just appeared out of no where! They all swarmed to a bush in our back yard. Well actually we don’t know if they were bees or wasps or something but still it was horrific there were tons
Awesome information. Thank you :)
One of my issues is I just started this year. I had two packages delivered from Kelly Bee, I know I know, next year I’ll order two from you. The moment I put them in small hive beetles have been all over them. I sit her every evening with the bees and chickens and I kill 10-15 beetles every night looking to get in my hives. I put beetle blasters in the corners and made traps out of political signs, which seemed to help. Now I have two large beetles harassing the bees.
Great stuff buddy! Thank you!
Man bees are so cool. Other then one time when I was at a carnival.. ;c A bee was chasing me away from the flavoring for my snow cone. The same thing happened with two wasps
They like sugar water
Idk why, but beekeepers work and video of it is so satisfying and interesting.
Random toilet bowl cleaner on ground. 🤣 What do you use that for barnyard bees?
I wish my bees were as gentle as yours . If I hover around my hives like that I immediately get 2-4 guard bees chasing me off.
I would suggest you get a couple of queens from David. I have some of his queens and they are very gentle especially after she replaces the old bees with her own new daughters!!! I have no affiliation with Barnyard bees other than as a happy customer Rick in Pa.
Thought I saw another queen.
If so, she was not as well mated as the one David caged, or they would not have left her to go to the caged queen.
This just actually blew my mind. I see one bee in my yard and am dodging it like a lit bottle rocket with the tail cut off. Here you are digging through a pile of bees and and are picking up queens by their wings. Why aren't the bees seeing you as a threat???
Cause they love him. He is their keeper, hence, bee keeper. His calmness transfers to them. The only time my girls have stung me is when I did something wrong to them. And once stung, more will come.
I wonder when you have her but the wings wouldn't she let off distress pheramones to make the others sting?
Too bad you didn’t also make the bee chat a UA-cam live event.
Hopefully, the queen isn't crushed down there, good, she's ok.
Do your hens Behave Defensively with new chicks???. hatchlings??
Beautiful video David. Glad to see they can find her if you move her that far - but of course that is normal swarm behavior. They surely did think that queen was special! She must have been one of those 20 drone queens! lol (the little hussy!)
Hey mr. barnyard bees I have a question do bee queens have stingers?An if they do will they die like the worker bees do when they sting?
An awww ur little chicks 🐥are so cute I wish I could have one lol there so soft looking 💕 I wish I could go to the bee chat I like bees The big almost sold black looking ones are my fav bees 🐝 an I just love fresh honey 🍯 to a lot but I sadly live in all the way in New Jersey an can’t go my mom 😩won’t let me So I’m sorry, but I hope u have fun there tho😊🐝🐝
Hi Samantha! Yes, queens have stingers - but they are not barbed like the workers' stingers so yes they can sting multiple times without any damage to the queen.
Julie Enslow cool I didn’t know that, thank you!!😊😊🐝🐝
@@samanthaadams9889
My pleasure.
They're either killing their queen or getting ready to swarm
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Why put her in a cage???????????????
You add an all new term to a bee tree. I have cut many of them but never hung anything in one...lol
Too much food