Why are giant hornets poking their heads into this beehive? (with subtitles)
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Join Mayu, a local beekeeper in Japan, as she observes a peculiar phenomenon of giant hornets poking their heads into a beehive. While it's common for hornets to attack beehives, this video allows us to see how this situation presents differently. In this video, Mayu investigates why the giant hornets are intently poking their heads into the hive.
I love how she’s perfectly calm around the giant death hornets but when she sees the lizard and the moth larvae she’s freaked out 😂
GODZILLA 🐲 AND MOTHRA! DUUH!🙄
maybe because the hornets dont look as disgusting as larvae growing in shit
Moths yes but the lizard she merely points it out as it scurries off
@@rhuttrho88 Now that was funny! I'd give you 2 thumbs up if I could :)
Fucking jappos love to destroy nature, right now their fleets hunt whales in antarctic waters without control
Thank you for the English subtitles. I am very interested in beekeeping and your channel is a real blessing to those of us who cannot actually keep a hive.
The fact that she's just chilling by a bunch of murder hornets
@@datadoesdorian LOL, i read an article recently that scientists are getting huffy that people call them "Murder Hornets" it said the name "Evokes fear, and xenophobia" 🤣🤣The name they want people call them now is the Northern giant hornet. 😆😆
I've seen one of these Jap hornets in southern England. It was huge ! Reported it to local authorities....such a snitch.
@@uhtred7860 k 🤓
@@uhtred7860 Xenophobia ? LOL they just like to throw words like that around. F them
I am from Malta, Europe - a small island in the Mediterranean. We are having huge problems with giant hornets attacking beehives and the bees themselves. Some beehives had suffered more than 50% loss. You need to stay on the watch for these giant hornets, they are lethal and destroy the bees.
japanese bee keepers know how to construct bee hives properly, and also japanese bees know how to defend themselves from giants hornets, while european bees do not know
Try to make the hives entrance much much narrower/smaller that only honey bees can enter. That would significantly help.
Unlike a japanese bees which can take on a few hornets if the beekeeper misses them, European bees are done the second one manages to scent mark the hive.
piece of advise, use mesh fencing narrow enough to block hornets and large enough to let bees pass through, place it in a way bees have to pass it through, they'll be a lil bit confused at first but will quickly figure a way through, this way hornets will less likely catch bees, as they tend to hunt bees whom just landed or about to take off, at the entrance.
@@isanvicente1974 european bees do know how to defend themselves, agains't european hornet, not monstruous asian ones
I'm a bee keeper from central Canada. We don't have issues like the hornets and never had to deal with wax moths. We have mice, skunks and raccoons. It's interesting watching your bee keeping methods and challenges.
I'm also in Canada: In parts of the US they have tiny mites that attack the bees. Are they a problem here?
@@GaryCameron we treat for varroa mites in winter and spring. We test through summer and treat accordingly.
How these bee keepers are so calm next to those missile insects is amazing.
They don't really bother humans
@@jaypence332 the Asian hornets or just bees don’t bother people?
@@teddywhite2483 both.
I’d run for cover!
The sting of a giant hornet is described as "burning hot needle being shoved into your flesh" --- I could never be that calm about these little demons!
Wax moths are a harbringer of a dying hive. The moment you start seeing their caterpillars the hive is likely doomed. For western beekeepers we usual consolidate the hive down to a size where the bees can defend it. This is an advantage for a langstroth hive versus a pile hive as framed systems have a better chance of spotting them early.
I chuckled at the end as Mayu has shown herself to be brave and bold with bees (including foreign stingless bees) and vicious giant hornets, but wax moths made her jump! :)
I often feed comb with wax moths to my chickens as they enjoy them.
I was impressed to see how well the trap boards work for giant hornets.
LITERALLY. I laughed so hard xD had no problem dealing with hornets but moth larvae? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Interesting. Are the wax moths the cause of the colony collapsing or a symptom?
@@salvatorelivreri Good question. They are not, and colony collapse is a apis mellfera problem. Not a apis cerena japonica one.
Varroa mites are one of the key causes of hive collapse.
Chickens - that what I was wondering if she had any chickens around.
@@salvatorelivreri, Geralmente colônias em decadência, rainha com decrescente postura, em queda do número de abelhas que não conseguem manter a limpeza dos favos permite a proliferação das larvas de traça que com seu odor fétido faz expulsar o restante das abelhas... Uma possível causa também é o uso de caixilhos infectados com ovos desta mariposa...o ideal seria desinfetar com vapor de água fervente antes da reutilização...acontece de favos reutilizados estarem contaminados com ovos e larvas mas nesse método parece que não se utiliza essa técnica...
It seems that the colony was already doing poorly before the hornets came. The amount of waxmoths and the comb being allowed to get fargile enough to fall were bad signs to begin with. Maybe the old queen had died?
I am TERRIFIED of bees and hornets and other stingy crap, so this is a job or hobby I would NEVER EVER do. But this is strangely calming to watch for some reason, despite my crippling fear of these bugs.
would never be afraid of bees or any bug other than vespids
They usually won't bother you if you don't give them a reason to. Things that set them off: Vibrations (they don't have ears/can't hear, so vibrations tend to set them off), kicking the food they were foraging on, swatting at them or approaching their hive.
I lived in Japan for a year, saw one live giant hornet the entire time I lived there, the others I saw were dead. The live one was foraging off of some fruit and no one was messing with it.
Now, that's not to say I would casually hang around with giant hornets or anything, but, after watching videos about hornets, I have a greater respect for them, they're actually really good at getting rid of pests that humans don't like. I've been stung by yellow jackets, several times, but I've never been swarmed and attacked by dozens of them. I still flinch when I see ciacada killers where I live. Mostly because of their size relative to all of the other insects in my area.
I don’t like them either, but I ESPECIALLY CANNOT STAND hearing them buzz around!!!
No, that is two very different categories. A honeybee is tame unless it's an african bee and those are not the one used by api-cultors. The hornets are giant wasps and deadly to humans, that is very different.
@@goognamgoognw6637 vespids are very aggressive i can agree
Such an interesting look into the world of beekeeping. Plenty of challenges (giant hornet attacks, collapsing combs, wax moth cocoons, etc.). Things I never knew.
Every lifestyle or hobby comes with unique challenges! Learning how to cultivate mushrooms like portobello comes with all kinds of unique challenges like beekeeping
so the wax moths got em...
Likely the moths moved in after the bees swarmed and left. The heat and damage from the moths caused collapse of the comb and that attracted the hornets, and in turn the keeper.
@@classicalextremismSuch a vicious cycle
I’ve read wax moths only go after hives that are weak or failing. In a healthy hive, the bees will keep the moth invaders to a minimum.
As a Beekeeper in the US. Yeah, the wax moths got the hive and made them abscond. They do keep the cells in check so it's only weak hives or keepers who don't freeze flash their frames, that it gets this bad of an infestation. They really dig into the wood during the cocoon phase so they really are a keeper's worst nightmare.
@@Kakashi713 flash freeze??
Don't feel bad for those trapped hornets. Their default emotion is angry, and their other emotion is "Sting-and-Slaughter-everything-in-sight!"
でも、彼らには申し訳ない 😭
11:43 she made me laugh, she is not scared at all of very painful and danferous Giant Hornets, but show her a few maggots and she screams 😂
Love your videos ❤
Yeah, it's fear motivated by disgust. I'm not bothered by even stinging insects, like wasps. Cockroaches, though, especially because of their size, primitive anatomy (all those big, disgusting hairs on their legs) and their speed, make me squirm.
@@EarthsDeluge yeah I know why she reacted that way. She wasn't expecting them or maybe a couple, not an infestation. Still funny reaction 😁
@@EarthsDelugeYeah bruh
My grandma was one tough woman. Not afraid of any beast or man. But with maggots she lost her shit. Really freaked her out.
My wife is scared of crickets lol
11:43 She deals with giant hornets and handles bees no problem but then gets spooked by moth larvae lol
That's exactly how I would react if I uncapped something and it was just larva
11:43 A couple of chickens will make short work of them meaty buggers...
She seemed afraid of the big group of wax moth larvae… but fearless of the giant hornets!! I would definitely be the other way round. Great video!!!
I would guess she reacted that way because the wax moth or quite disgusting, its more like yuuu... groose ! Not that I speak Japanese ,but i think many becepers think the wax moth is disgusting. They destroy the wax also.
Recently biologist discovered wax worms were able to break down and eat plastics.
@@jamiehughes5573 a rather odd diet isn't it? Though I suppose the type of plastic might matter... I've seen numbers of animals take plastic bags and plastic bag pieces but I'm not sure what they do with them. I don't think they eat them though but who knows. I live far out in the woods btw...
@@92up7 the wax moth larva eat the most common type of plastic apparently, the kind found in plastic shopping bags
Hello from Seattle, Washington USA 🙋🏻♀️. I am so thankful that I can watch Japanese beekeepers so easily with your video. Thank you 🙏🏽 ❤
Giant orange hornet of death = meh, whatevz. Moth larvae = Aieee!
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Its weird she left her hives unattended long enough for this to happen.
Wax moth, larvae infestation, we call it, getting slimed here in SC. Usually happens to weak colonies, not enough bees to defend against the moths.
I've always thought to myself, I'd like to live in Japan. I take it back.
I was there for a year, saw three total giant hornets and two of them were dead. The final one was just foraging on a piece of fruit that fell off a tree near the entrance of our dorm.
You're bold to be standing close to hornets with your protective head gear down.
I love how she doesn't flench when she sees MURDER HORNETS, but gets scared by some moth larvees :)))
The hornets sound like lawn mowers when the flap thier wings
The fact that they seem to be watching out of curiosity, like they're watching a show, is quite funny.
The only problem with bug-sticky paper is if left outside unattended, as birds and squirrels can and do also stick and die.
But I am glad to see you guys are attentive to this work and no such other animals are caught and those horrifying hornets are done away with.
So odd that the hornets aren't intelligent enough to stay away from the sticky trap even after seeing their comrades trapped on it.
Yeah, but how many times do you see that in the animal kingdom? Apparently there's no "it's a trap!" pheromone.
Carnivorous plants ( Venus flytrap for example) has taken advantage of this lack of intel.
00:30 Hornet peeking through the crack - "HERE'S JOHNNY!!"
How far away can the pheromones from the Hornets be smelled? It would be nice to see two different perspectives, the glue trap, and the Hornets nest.
Why wouldn't the bee's kill the wax moth when it first arrives? Also you handled those hornets with very little protection. I'm amazed they didn't sting you.
why should they sting her? Hornets are quite peacefull
@Markus Huber
That would good if they were peaceful.
They do sometimes. It depends on the bees.
As you can see, they aren't really interested in humans.
The bees probably did try to kill the wax moth when it first arrived. Infestations happen
Very good, in Europe we're getting more awareness programs to recognize thr hornet and to kill them once recognized. Please support all to save the bees!
8:30 LOVE the strategy she used to glue those damn hornets
A selective head-shaped trap for the hornets that can behead them when attacking a hive should be invented.
Although we are pretty close to drones that size that can take them out
Very interesting to see the different method of beekeeping for Japanese Honey Bees. Nice looking hives. Great way to deal with the giant hornets.
I'm suprised that Japan does not use modern hive boxes. Happier bees, more honey.
You appear to have a great understanding of bee behavior. You remain perfectly calm with all manner of species buzzing all around your face. That is amazing to me. How often do you get stung?
Just hearing the wings of those wicked hornets sends a chill down my spine lol...
I wonder if keeping a dead hive like that would distract giant hornets and keep them away from active hives.
European beekeeper here:
Giant hornets are docile compared to european types.
We are seeing newer invasive Asian hornets, (about the same size as European types), identifyable by yellow legs and an orange band.
Giant hornets sting can penetrate 1/4" or 6mm of clothing. European, about 4mm Honeybees and yellow jackets (wasps) about 2mm.
Wax moth is a misnomer, as the moth eats the silk that houses the growing honeybee larvae (natural fibres like silk and wool are nutritious!).
How do you refer to wax moth?
I would never guess that I would spend saturday evening watching japanese beekeeping.
But it was quite interesting :)
Hello from Norway
Scientists are studying how wax moths digest wax. They try to find some chemicals from moths to dissolve plastic .
I lived in Washington State near Seattle and our honey bees pollinate our apple crops. There was an invasion of giant Asian hornets and four nests were found after several bee hives were destroyed.
Don't let up. Make sure all are killed
They were European giant hornets...
@@idontno0I believe they were Asian giant hornets. I do know they captured some in a live trap tagged them with radio transmitter ( yeah it sounds hard to believe) followed them back to the nest. Destroyed them.
I’m absolutely obsessed with this channel at this point. I have not one beer nor a hive, but shit I am intrigued.
Is the hive shape a thing specific to protecting them from hornets? In the US our hives are much wider and shorter per box so they don't easily collapse like this one.
This girl wanders around giant hornets like they're little mosquitos
Konnichiwa @Japanese natural beekeeping !
I have no idea if you already have accomplished that on your channel, but i think it would be a great ideas to make a future video about those wax moths you encountered there.
How to deal with them ? How to prevent them from coming ?
Is there any Natural add to the beehives'wood that won't bother bees, but repels some invasive species ? that will not let Moths establish into it ?
Keep up the good work ;)
Gambarimasu ! Matane ! ^^
Note the metal edging around the beehive opening--hornets can't chew through a traditional wooden edged opening.
I live in the United States, but too far east for this to be a problem.
I'm not a beekeeper but I couldn't help but watch to the end, great vid, thanks! those hornets are tenacious. I thought the bee hives are hornet proof but then I learned the hornets can chomp through the wood if given the chance. the mouse sticky pads are a genius defense. then I thought the hornets were bad enough, but then there are also wax moth larvae, oh no! the drama! 😯 good thing the expert and caring beekeeper is on the case, all will be well 😎
Have you considered setting up webcams inside the hives? Can capture images periodically and use pattern matching alg to check for non honey bees and take action before too much damage occurs. 🤔
Dunno how you'd prevent the bees from just building hive over the camera lens
I have to say I detest glue traps, but I’ve only seen them used to capture mice, and it makes my heart hurt when I see a mouse stuck to a glue trap.
However, for catching those horrible giant hornets? OK, pass me the glue traps! I’m totally on board!
I use glue traps on women trying to stalk me.
“One is enough.” Proceeds to trap THREE more.
I really enjoy following your channel. Thank you for providing English subtitles.
That same pheromone causes a fatal response that causes human victims who are stung once to not be able to escape.
Have you tried mixing a small amount of borax with soda in a dish?
Bees don't like soda pop but hornets do. The whole hornet nest can be killed.
Her biggest problem attacking the bee hive is the wax moth and no the giant hornet.
This was so interesting to watch! Truly wonderfully skilled people handling bees.
"We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty"
Too late for honey but still time to go out fishing with all these magots 🐛🐟🐠
or feed the chickens
because pheromones can't say "this is danger", just "hey you come here!"
I hope you can find a new colony to go into the hive.
idk how u dare to stay near these hornets, ur a superhuman
With the bees trapped inside there's no way for them to regulate the heat.
she killed those giant hornets with her Hello Kitty diary.
My greatest fear my whole life, other than this, fairly tough. Watching this girl work around those nasty killers, geezus. Respect! I see she is fully covered, but even if I was I'd be running away like a wuss.
The Murder Hornets were like: “hey guys wanna go to this picnic and sting, nahhh let’s go to the beehive they have a talking bee, say what’s a bee”
perhaps you could build some kind of perimeter fencing around the area with a mesh that only allows bees to pass through
Giants Hornet: hey guys, why you squirming and struggling, I’ll come squirm and struggle with you and hopefully that’ll free you from this nightmare.
Those hornets were playing peekaboo with those bees.
Mayu, the most kawaii beekeeper in Japan :)
Its so good to see these monsters getting trapped in the glue.
5:05 Japanese people say "elbow grease?" For some reason that's surprising to me!
1. Invite all these hornets to one place.
2. Go into space and find a large asteroid.
3. Fit propellers to asteroid.
4. Point asteroid at hornets' location.
5. Job done.
3:25
"Help! Brother, I am trapped! Please send help!"
"RoOm FoR oNe MoRe?!"
To all the nincompoops worried about the hornets: Japanese bees are capable of defending themselves against these monsters. Dozens of bees cling to a hornet at once and generate heat that eventually kills it. This process is taking hours and puts stress on the bees too, which shortens their lifespan. The glue yields the same result without involving the bees…
Chickens would like the moth grubs very much. Thank you as not many people would show this kind of thing.
What an ingenious and environmentally friendly way to eliminate an invasive species.
That moth situation seems like a job for the pressure washer tbh.
You'd think the warning odor would tell the bees to stay away.
I feel the same way seeing those murder hornets land on that glue sheet that most people do seeing hardened criminals taken off to jail.
Had you noticed the moths earlier? How would you have noticed? You have a beehive that's highly inconvenient to inspect.
Ok I live in CA. If I see a giant hornet in a few years around my hives, I know now what to do! Small entrance and glue traps. Thanks so much
They are not cockroach traps but special mouse traps. Take care.
I would recommend tacking the trap to the side of the wooden structure of the bee hive . The adhesive will stay sticky longer. The air in an environment like that is saturated with pollen and microscopic bio mass. Keeping the adhesive vertical will catch many more hornets over a time.
If you look closely, you can also see some ants crawling up and down near the hornets
The problem are the queens that stay in the nests and lay their arents that will still give new hornets. The best solutoin is to destroyed nests.
It’s weirdly satisfying to watch them get stuck. They must use superglue on those boards.
That was super interesting! Thank you very much! I have to be very careful with those glue traps so that I do not accidentally catch lizards or small birds.
Could you use old comb and honey for bait for hornet traps? Make a dummy hive with easier access that is a bunch of wax traps on maybe the inside walls?
Probably would just bring in more wasps and pests like ants and moths
7:18s Even the bird screamed at the size of that hornet lol
Sorry for your loss ! Thank you for sharing this video.
Literally like Attack on Titan for Bees.
She bravely battles the hornets with her sticky pad of doom, but the moth cocoons make her squeal 😆 tbf..... I had the same reaction!!
As much as those hornets scare me I hate seeing them die like that.
I have to believe they were put on the planet to maintain a balance
Hornet version of peeping toms
for hygiene and practicability reasons, i am really happy that i use a completely different hive system.
If I saw these 747 hornets, I would be doing 80 MPH in the opposite direction on foot.
the worms crawling on the comb at 8:55 look a lot like Wax moth larva. Might also want to be careful of those, they are very destructive of bee hives and destroy comb integrity. Great video!
I think you posted that comment prematurely; at the end of the video showed an infestation lol
Fine Print Note: Hornets in distress emit a pheromone scent that attracts the Calvary to come to the rescue.
Do not ever touch a hornet in distress, as you will now have this scent on you.
And thus be attracting the Calvary.
Thank you so much it is really informative x
It reminded me of humans who will often see someone do something really stupid, then copy it.