Amazing Discovery In An Abandoned RV

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  • @denisethompson3819
    @denisethompson3819 Рік тому +15

    I like Yappy but you are as laid back as him. You love the bees as much as him. You know to treat them gently and whilst not particularly happy they don't feel any danger. I can't imagine getting swarmed. It is really a bee paradise. Stay safe and thanks for sharing.🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

    • @christking85
      @christking85 4 місяці тому

      Yappy and JP are levels above this guy. Sure he is laid back but the process and care is night and day.

  • @paulholmes672
    @paulholmes672 Рік тому +25

    Former Commercial Beekeeper here (60's-70's) before I went military and, now just keeping one/two hives for fun. You brought me back to my days in Southeastern Mass, with my Dad and the odd swarm removal job. Had a week job at removing two swarms from two opposite corners of a 2 story square house in Taunton, MA The hives were in one stud width (16") space on the two corners from the top floor to halfway down the bottom floor, so we pulled the exterior clapboards and got them out, splitting them out into 5 different hives. The really interesting thing, I was 13 at the time and I noticed the residents of the house had an oddish grouping, one nice elderly lady and eight or nine young 'daughters'. My Dad explained it to me after we were done.
    I'm quite familiar with your techniques, although back then we didn't use vacuums, just set up a set of supers, one with drawn frames, and then laid swarm comb in the other, shook in the queen and then mounted it on the side of the house near the original entrance. They would set up new housekeeping while we worked, cleaning the original cavity out. That evening, of course, we screened them and took them away. Thank You Sir!!!

  • @67mysweet
    @67mysweet Рік тому +9

    WOW! That was the biggest wild hive I've seen. Them bee's were mad.. Look at all that delicious honey! 😋 The owners should invest in a bee hive and start harvesting honey! Very Cool!!!

  • @livingadamman7994
    @livingadamman7994 Рік тому +23

    WOW Randy 1 million views congrats brother !

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +7

      Thanks. This is my first one to hit a million in under a month.

    • @allyplamondon6182
      @allyplamondon6182 Рік тому

      ​@@628DirtRoostercongratulations 🎊 🎉man on your 1million views! Id love to try honey right from the comb!! ❤

    • @mirosusic-gx8uv
      @mirosusic-gx8uv 8 місяців тому

      ​​@@allyplamondon6182Ask him how muči bees is dead!!!! He is murderer, God will punished him!!!!! 1000%!!!!!! It is so sad!!!! So God given working bees produce everything what body needs except water!!!!! Did you know that 1 tea spoon daily is enough for 24 hours of human body metabolism!!!!!

  • @beekeepinggarden165
    @beekeepinggarden165 Рік тому +16

    This is massive colony great job Randy 💪👏 thank you for sharing this cut out

  • @FrederickDunn
    @FrederickDunn Рік тому +53

    Hello, Randy! What a fantastic presentation of a very unusual situation with those bees. Thank you for mentioning me at 10:50 I really appreciate that additional bit of spacial information. Also, what a convenience that Everything BeeVac is no matter where you go. Oh man! You even mentioned me in the video description? (';')... ( ';')... I am going to bring you a hot cup of coffee at the conference and thank you in person! :) Just an excellent presentation from beginning to end. Thanks, Randy! FANTASTIC photo series at the end!!!

  • @horatiobeaker
    @horatiobeaker Рік тому +11

    This man is surely blessed with patience and care.

  • @thehiveandthehoneybee9547
    @thehiveandthehoneybee9547 Рік тому +16

    mr fred dunn sent me over to watch and glad i did!!!!!! wow!!!!!! im already subbed bfore!

  • @dlyall26
    @dlyall26 Рік тому +3

    I love these videos that you Jeff and the other bee guys and Texas bee gals post even, The Bush Bee Man, really enjoy them all. ❤❤❤ 🐝 good

  • @sonofthunder.
    @sonofthunder. Рік тому +19

    fred dunn sent me,bee space at its finest

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      Glad y'all stopped by.

    • @سعيدحسنصالحدومه
      @سعيدحسنصالحدومه 10 місяців тому

      تبعات الفيدو واعجبت به كثيرا وات رجل نحال متاز والسال الالى امحيرنى تخدم عدى والنحل ميلضغك ومشكور جدا على الفيدو

  • @beverlyroselucas9114
    @beverlyroselucas9114 Рік тому +86

    How can you NOT get stung by a million bees?

    • @HansumTrini
      @HansumTrini Рік тому +37

      ...guess you gotta BEE there to find out! Hee-hee-heeeee 😁

    • @mikes.4136
      @mikes.4136 Рік тому +6

      @@HansumTrini 😅

    • @JoshuaFarmer-bv7ip
      @JoshuaFarmer-bv7ip 11 місяців тому +6

      He's wearing a special lotion, actually.

    • @paigegainey7099
      @paigegainey7099 11 місяців тому +7

      @@HansumTriniBut, ya gotta bee careful 😂

    • @wickusdurandt8066
      @wickusdurandt8066 11 місяців тому +3

      What special lotion😅

  • @timlabell
    @timlabell 8 місяців тому +2

    You are a very calm man . I believe people can learn from you and your whole attitude . thank you for this video

  • @kennith.
    @kennith. Рік тому +21

    Popped over from Fred's channel.

  • @colleenfellowes3418
    @colleenfellowes3418 Рік тому +19

    How this guy can be so cool when bees are flying all around him is nothing short or astonishing !!!! 🐝

    • @changeyourenergy708
      @changeyourenergy708 Рік тому +1

      No it is not. You finding it astonishing is astonishing.

    • @pepelaugh4091
      @pepelaugh4091 Рік тому +2

      After a while you will get used to it.
      Depending on the bee species you work with, you can get to the deepest parts of the hive, bees swarming you, but you won't get sting. Bees can be really chill.
      Also, he used smoke to mask the aggressive pheromone signal. If the bees can't sense the "let's sting" pheromones from others you are pretty safe.

    • @OldLadyInFL
      @OldLadyInFL Рік тому +2

      Bees don't like to sting if they don't have to because it kills them. Plus, the smoke is like Zanax to them. Wasps are another story altogether.

  • @luisescamilla1192
    @luisescamilla1192 Рік тому +9

    I enjoyed every bit of this video awesome work.

    • @jeffcole1914
      @jeffcole1914 Рік тому +1

      I am a first time watcher of his content and what a blessing to have people trying to sustain these bee hives and keep the agricultural ecosystem healthy and thriving he seems like a super nice fellow we need honey lol

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      Thank you. It was a fun job.

  • @ericaferro4450
    @ericaferro4450 Рік тому +9

    Im from New Orleans, Louisiana, and I just stumbled across your videos... I love them. 🐝 💛🖤💛🖤

  • @edgufler1122
    @edgufler1122 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for the Video Dirt Rooster

  • @karifredrikson-lr1mm
    @karifredrikson-lr1mm Рік тому +14

    I knew nothing about bees until I saw this video. Very enjoyable!

  • @alexross1537
    @alexross1537 Рік тому +7

    ❤ from Scotland, where the Bees thrive on heather

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      We have a little heather. Maybe not the same thing but the bees love what grows here. Mexican Heather.

  • @NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE
    @NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE Рік тому +3

    Awesome video Rooster! I am having a youtube binge catching up on all the vids that I have missed lol Can we please have the words to your new Bee Rap Song? @11:20 You and Mr Ed gotta sing that together on your nest video haha Hope y'all doing good. My record for swarms in 2023 was bang on 27 Rehomed 18 of them and kept the meanest hives.

    • @tonyandric4380
      @tonyandric4380 Рік тому +2

      Glad someone else has the same mentality... mean girls RULE!

    • @NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE
      @NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE Рік тому +2

      @@tonyandric4380 We are a rare breed lol 110% agree.

    • @tonyandric4380
      @tonyandric4380 Рік тому +1

      @@NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE Having learned the hard way, I now teach a class I titled "Managing Mean Bees". Helping people to learn 'alternative methods' to avoid learning the hard way which meant 1000's and 1000's & 1000's & 1000's of stings for me.

  • @lesserpoo
    @lesserpoo Рік тому +15

    When you vacuum those bees, does it kill them or do you release them into another “house”? Hive?

    • @OttawaInHD
      @OttawaInHD Рік тому

      MOST DONT DIE THEY ARE JUST INSIDE

    • @LORFCASTER
      @LORFCASTER Рік тому +3

      I think the hose tip makes a difference on how much damage is done to the bee. A nice big wide opening is best since there is not as much pressure or speed change compared to a small / narrow opening like whats used in the video.

    • @lesserpoo
      @lesserpoo Рік тому +3

      @@LORFCASTER that’s what I was thinking too…

    • @aidancollin3158
      @aidancollin3158 4 місяці тому

      Fun fact: honey bees(also known as the western honey bee due to their natural habitat being in the western hemisphere) are invasive to the U.S and outcompete native pollinators and spread diseases they’re the reason why other bees have for example gotten the deformed wing disease that has destroyed the bumblebee population. :(

  • @susanway807
    @susanway807 Рік тому +14

    It's wonderful how much you know of these beautiful bees. I hope you you find them a great place to rebuild.❤

  • @wendyh3891
    @wendyh3891 Рік тому +9

    When you vacuum them what happens to bees in the machine? That’s a massive hive. Amazing how the bees trust you, the know you not harming them ❤❤

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +10

      They are saved and relocated.

    • @astoerbrauck
      @astoerbrauck 4 місяці тому +2

      Pooh, I thought about that the whole time, now I'm happy to read that.🐝🐝🐝

    • @Holmberg_Audio
      @Holmberg_Audio 3 місяці тому

      Of course they get harmed. Relocated into a ditch.

  • @jamiewilson9262
    @jamiewilson9262 Рік тому +2

    I've been missing JPtheBeeman & remembered you were in a few of his videos. Thanks for this video! It was great! Photography at the end was beautiful.

  • @ko4otv43
    @ko4otv43 Рік тому +4

    You sir are the Bee Whisperer!

  • @MinnesotaBeekeeper
    @MinnesotaBeekeeper Рік тому +45

    Randy it's fantastic that you can take a cut out in an RV and make it an educational experience. Thank you for your videos.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      Just having fun. :)

    • @LiPo5000
      @LiPo5000 Рік тому

      @@628DirtRooster Randy, will any smoke get rid of the honey bees? I know wood smoke will. How about an Oil soaked rag, will this smoke run the bees away? If not, what oils will make them leave the hive? Also, will Soapy water kill the bees? Like a dishwashing soap and warm water? I know it will get ride of all wasps. I am not sure about the Honey bees! Thanks, D

    • @beckycrownover6014
      @beckycrownover6014 Рік тому

      @@LiPo5000yes, soapy water will kill the bees. Please don’t do that. Call a beekeeper to come and move the colony.

    • @cookiejar2637
      @cookiejar2637 Рік тому

      How come you protect your face but not your arms

  • @pinkladybikermamma3603
    @pinkladybikermamma3603 Рік тому +3

    HONEY MAN YOU ARE A SPECIAL BREED.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      Ha! I’d like to think that. Just regular though.

  • @changeyourenergy708
    @changeyourenergy708 Рік тому +2

    People on youtube are soooo easily impressed. This type of stuff ASTONISHES people. Probably need to get out more...

  • @CastleHives
    @CastleHives Рік тому +8

    4:35 was a great shot. .

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      I liked that too. The bees stood out real good against the sky.

  • @johnniecarter3013
    @johnniecarter3013 4 місяці тому +2

    One of my uncles was stationed in Biloxi in the Air Force when I was little. I remember being totally amazed when he took me with him to get some shrimp. I don't know where I thought they came from in my farm kid brain but throwing that net and loading that bucket with shrimp was a miracle to me. No casino boats back then.

  • @sandygriffin1898
    @sandygriffin1898 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for the pictures. So many memories of the south - I miss so much.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому

      Cruising The Coast was this week. Got lots more cool shots.

  • @michaelthomasdixon2031
    @michaelthomasdixon2031 Рік тому

    You seem to be a very grounded person, thanks for the video.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      Yess, I was on the ground through most of this job. haha

  • @DizzyIzzyMom
    @DizzyIzzyMom Рік тому +4

    Love your pictures

  • @KendallJohnsonCoaching
    @KendallJohnsonCoaching Рік тому +2

    leaving a comment to tell youtube to share this video.

  • @retiredteacher724
    @retiredteacher724 Рік тому +6

    Does vacuuming hurt them? I have not seen this before. The guy who came to deal with mine brought new bee hive boxes and the bees went to them!

  • @RavenVargas27
    @RavenVargas27 Рік тому +1

    4:02 Whoa mama that's what I call a find bees are amazing 7:56 Wow I love this thanks

  • @leattaslone1800
    @leattaslone1800 Рік тому +4

    Bee keeping is almost a lost art. My grandfather kept bees and I was fascinated with the way he did everything. Keep up the great work. These videos are so interesting! I’m looking forward to everyone of them!

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      Thanks, will do!

    • @SallyGreimes
      @SallyGreimes Рік тому +2

      In his teens, my dad worked for his uncle who kept bees. Dad and could pick.up a bee by the wings and never harm them. Said that was how they found queens in swarms. Uncle was the swarm patrol in their north Calif town. Dad loved working with Uncle. Kept him busy and took advantage of teen male strength. He learned so much from Uncle as well as loving the attention he got.

  • @CrazyIvan865
    @CrazyIvan865 Рік тому

    Wonderful video. I love your photography it's always good to see a good large feral colony thriving.

  • @robertmoriarty8543
    @robertmoriarty8543 Рік тому +4

    I love beekeeping but I am not tuff enoughf to try it in a tshirt AND SHORTS.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      As hot as it is in summer there's no other way for me.

  • @ellenfarmer1904
    @ellenfarmer1904 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow, that was a massive hive! Admire your work and care of the bees, particularly in the southern heat and humidity! 😊

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  10 місяців тому

      The heat and humidity is a bear to deal with sometimes.

    • @ellenfarmer1904
      @ellenfarmer1904 10 місяців тому

      I grew up in Va. doing professional horse farm work. We would start at 4:30 in the morning and get done by 10-11 am to beat
      the heat! I now live in the northeast, Massachusetts! lol! 😊 ❄️

  • @beaverc2884
    @beaverc2884 Рік тому +19

    Those bees are packed in there tighter than my wife's suitcases before vacation. 😆😅😂🙂🤣😅
    Another amazing job Randy. 😊

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      You have to stand on her suit case to close it?

  • @cjhan47
    @cjhan47 Рік тому +2

    You would think the saw would piss those bees off. They don't seem to care too much.

  • @emmanuelcoria5870
    @emmanuelcoria5870 Рік тому +4

    Cuidenlas se están acabando y ese es un gran panal 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

  • @MaryNewman-zu6kr
    @MaryNewman-zu6kr 4 місяці тому

    WOW! That was amazing! You are really brave dude... gotta luv bee's to face a hive like that with hardly any protective gear... respect!

  • @alanwilliams2452
    @alanwilliams2452 Рік тому +3

    Does vacuuming kill the bees or are they just inside

  • @GEEZBEEZ
    @GEEZBEEZ Рік тому +1

    Like seeing your pictures. Big hive. Dirty job. Enjoyed the video. Take care.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому

      Hope y’all are having a good start to your fall season. Are you going to the Oklahoma conference with Mr. Ed and Natalee?

    • @GEEZBEEZ
      @GEEZBEEZ Рік тому +1

      @@628DirtRooster I will definitely look into that conference. Appreciate it!

  • @CarlosMorales-on1hq
    @CarlosMorales-on1hq Рік тому +3

    Wao!!!!that CRAZYYYYY!!

  • @W4iteFlame
    @W4iteFlame Рік тому +2

    Awesome...bees? Oh, that's a lot of...everything bee's

  • @yourbeekeeper
    @yourbeekeeper Рік тому +24

    Wow, now that's an amazing colony/hive !!! Thank you for taking the time to film and upload this work.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! Wish I'd opened the whole thing for a proper thumbnail shot before going all ginsu on it.

  • @thornbush17
    @thornbush17 10 місяців тому

    How are you not getting stung more? Brave man. Those are huge combs. They should donate that rv for the homeless vs letting go to waste

  • @UpTheRa007
    @UpTheRa007 Рік тому +3

    Find a bee keeper to safe them 💡💯💡

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      Gee, wish I'd thought of that.

    • @patrickvanden8322
      @patrickvanden8322 Рік тому +2

      lol, Did you really think he only was the RV cleaning guy?

    • @UpTheRa007
      @UpTheRa007 Рік тому +2

      @@patrickvanden8322 my mistake I did think that lol

  • @rickvaiBBB
    @rickvaiBBB Рік тому +2

    You crazy man impressed this city boy with your dedication and experience. Glad to see you didn't just kill them all. Thanks for sharing this informative video.

  • @williamkeaton1340
    @williamkeaton1340 Рік тому +3

    S'hot day and they are Thirsty . You wash your leg you just became a Source of Water !

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      Indeed. It didn't help that the water had honey in it. lol

  • @angelajohn6618
    @angelajohn6618 Рік тому

    You are the first that I have seen with only a hat protection on. You must have tough skin. God Bless You!

  • @628DirtRooster
    @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +9

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    We will be at the North American Honey Bee Expo in Kentucky in January 2024 but every piece we produce is a very limited run so if you see something you like, especially if you are a common size, you may not want to wait. Thank you all for your support. 628-dirt-rooster.myshopify.com
    Beekeeping expert Frederick Dunn was mentioned in the video. You can find him at www.youtube.com/@UCVmPauAlOLKR9QZzFKn-uFw

    • @piercebeekeeping
      @piercebeekeeping Рік тому +1

      Can’t wait to see you guys.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      @@piercebeekeeping We are very much looking forward to getting to see everyone again. Might have to do a Pierce Beekeeping West Coast Expo some day.

  • @colleenbarker-cohn6633
    @colleenbarker-cohn6633 9 місяців тому +1

    That's a huge hive! You do a great job! Thanks for the share!

  • @piercebeekeeping
    @piercebeekeeping Рік тому +15

    You are having too much fun with these girls.

  • @larryl43
    @larryl43 Рік тому +1

    thank you and thank you for the pics at the end

  • @stevepowell5750
    @stevepowell5750 Рік тому +4

    So glad to see your posting again I love to watch your videos.

  • @molecularconcept1318
    @molecularconcept1318 Рік тому +1

    are you going to relocate the bees?? whatt happens to the bees you vacuumed up? ive thought about keeping bees before , seems like a fun rewarding hobby

    • @tonyandric4380
      @tonyandric4380 Рік тому +1

      It is an absolutely amazing hobby/business/addiction! The bees and their brood (the comb with baby bees) are reunited in a managed hive to live their lives.

  • @michaelbondick575
    @michaelbondick575 Рік тому +4

    Very impressive hive and your ability to retrieve the bees and hive.🤔👍♥️. Love watching

  • @fraglo
    @fraglo Рік тому +1

    What a great educational video and presentation

  • @CharlesDevall-ce2du
    @CharlesDevall-ce2du Рік тому +7

    I started watching your videos for the bee content but come to love your photography just as much

  • @mikeperth8027
    @mikeperth8027 Рік тому +2

    Good video mate.
    We moved from Western Australia to Ocean Springs and lived there in the early 80's, really enjoyed the four years we lived there.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      I was just down there yesterday getting some pictures around the yacht club and bridge.

  • @crocheting-around-the-planet
    @crocheting-around-the-planet Рік тому +6

    Awww Dirt Rooster because of the time difference in US & UK, I’m off to bed. C ur video in morning… 🐝🐝🐝

  • @happyface2373
    @happyface2373 Рік тому

    Get your buckets ready don’t lose a drop😊😊😊

  • @piercebeekeeping
    @piercebeekeeping Рік тому +14

    That is a big old colony.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +4

      What's crazy is the last one in that space was even bigger judging by the old wax moth damage.

  • @IMGreg..
    @IMGreg.. Рік тому +2

    Shorts and short sleeves!
    Brother you the man.

  • @shannongates2103
    @shannongates2103 Рік тому +4

    What do you do with the hive and the bees? Do you transfer all of it someplace? Thanks

  • @mtl6562
    @mtl6562 Рік тому +1

    Like watching amazing people doing amazing stuff.

  • @ImAlwaysHere1
    @ImAlwaysHere1 Рік тому +8

    I've been stung by a wasp once and it did not bother me much, except the initial sting. Sweat bees are no biggie for me, either. On the other hand, I've been stung by honeybees a few times as a kid. There is a world of difference. The sting itself is very painful and then it swells and feels really tight and feels like fire and extreme itch for a few days. You must not react like I do to these stings.

    • @aidancollin3158
      @aidancollin3158 4 місяці тому

      It’s because honey bees have barbed stingers.

  • @MsChaCha-45
    @MsChaCha-45 Рік тому +1

    Hey 👋 there Randy‼️
    I just ran across your video while scrolling…
    I used to watch your videos ALL The TIME‼️
    Then they kinda disappeared 🧐
    I’m excited to see you again!
    Charlotte from NC

  • @792bnz
    @792bnz 3 місяці тому +3

    Do you take the sting like a champ, or do you edit the part where you're screaming in pain?

    • @brandonlong3557
      @brandonlong3557 2 місяці тому

      I'm wondering the same thing. Like wtf!?!?!?

  • @AuntLizzie
    @AuntLizzie Рік тому +2

    Great job. We need all the bees we can save. Lastly I loved the photography at the end of your video. Whoever the photographer is they have a good eye. ☺

  • @janettetonks5832
    @janettetonks5832 Рік тому +4

    What do you do with the bees?

  • @OldLadyInFL
    @OldLadyInFL Рік тому

    I love how you are so gentle with them. Bees are so important. Most people would just get someone to kill them all and yank the combs out. That's what happened to my neighbor's house, and it broke my heart. Thanks for loving the bees!

    • @aidancollin3158
      @aidancollin3158 4 місяці тому

      Fun fact: honey bees(also known as the western honey bee due to their natural habitat being in the western hemisphere) are invasive to the U.S and outcompete native pollinators and spread diseases they’re the reason why other bees have for example gotten the deformed wing disease that has destroyed the bumblebee population. :( Honeybees should be removed from the U.S, bumblebees are far superior.

  • @Oldmanwithagoldpan
    @Oldmanwithagoldpan Рік тому +3

    19:16 I swear by it. One honey bee sting gives me 4-6 weeks of zero joint pain. The three days of insanity causing itching is another story that's best dealt with by using Alegre.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      It's a great treatment that most people are scared to try.

    • @Oldmanwithagoldpan
      @Oldmanwithagoldpan Рік тому

      @@628DirtRooster sadly you are correct.

    • @edmartin875
      @edmartin875 Рік тому

      Honeybee stings I can handle. However, I have zero interest in getting stung by Yellow Jackets. They don't know when to quit.@@628DirtRooster

  • @JensenJamie
    @JensenJamie Рік тому +1

    I while back I told you about my two hives in Minnesota and how I had many bees but not a drop of honey. I thought about a queen excluded, but I don't remember why. You said "no." I reduced the entrance to 1/2 inch but the yellow bees (mine are black) kept coming. I screened off the entrance for some days and fed them sugar water. Both of them put up some, although very little, capped honey, with a lot of nectar in process. The screen stopped the robbing but the small entrance, and no escape, cost me one colony. They all piled up at the entrance. I would send you a picture but I don't know how. The other hive thrived. I am feeding the remaining hive the honey from dead one, internally. I am hopeful. They look good.

  • @sammi_cat4261
    @sammi_cat4261 Рік тому +5

    That honey looks so good.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      It had a great taste!

    • @paulrash8861
      @paulrash8861 Рік тому +1

      That's some good stuff, I would give anything to sample

  • @Tscaperock
    @Tscaperock 4 місяці тому

    Fantastic work beautiful colony of bees! Thanks for sharing!

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  4 місяці тому

      I have my favorites of the hives I've found. This is one of them.

  • @brettblankenship3246
    @brettblankenship3246 Рік тому +4

    More power to you brother thank you for your job

  • @Novitality
    @Novitality 5 місяців тому +1

    I loved the photo collection, great choices with the music. Makes me feel nostalgic even though I never experienced the places.

  • @JeremiahsLot
    @JeremiahsLot Рік тому +5

    ❤ Loving your pictures! You truly have an eye for photography! I loved the one with the pier & the seagulls around it! The big tree one was great too! I loved them all but those 2 were my favorites!

  • @ctcjtc4
    @ctcjtc4 Рік тому +1

    Wow!! No protection?!!😳💪🏾💪🏾

  • @rodneymiddleton9624
    @rodneymiddleton9624 Рік тому +4

    That was one big hive!! I have a floor cutout next Saturday under a refrigerator. Thanks Randy!

  • @RayneSaltair
    @RayneSaltair Рік тому +2

    Thanks for sharing your photos at the end too. It's nice to see pieces of towns I'll never see.

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      There was a mini tour of good old Biloxi, Mississippi

  • @prairiepinesranch
    @prairiepinesranch Рік тому +7

    Such a fascinating barn! Someone was living the life at some point with all that old stuff. I love the random photos at the end. Was that your phone or do you use a camera? It’s crazy but they are things we walk or drive by and we all think not important but in a photo it’s appealing and gives a strong vibe or feeling.

  • @danielharvey8551
    @danielharvey8551 Рік тому

    Wow Randy, just subs., that feral was a monster. Love the name of your Co..

  • @ronaldburleson1099
    @ronaldburleson1099 Рік тому +5

    Great video Randy Thanks I always joy the shots during your road trips.

  • @livefree810
    @livefree810 7 місяців тому

    ROOSTER explains everything I LOVE HIM, he's taught me alot,

  • @choochoo405
    @choochoo405 Рік тому +3

    thanks for sharing, heading over to view the new merch

  • @63phillip
    @63phillip Рік тому +2

    I can't believe he is doing that in shorts and a tea shirt. Balls of steel.

  • @sandyaw3057
    @sandyaw3057 Рік тому +2

    Holy bees Batman! You certainly are brave!

  • @marilynmccormick3731
    @marilynmccormick3731 Рік тому

    This was a great learning opportunity, so thank you very much. Also it was exciting to watch you work.

  • @MaliciousCat
    @MaliciousCat Рік тому +15

    This man is brave... Nothing to protect his hands or arms. Geeze. I'd be in a full professional anti-bee suit. Air tight.

    • @kennethhamilton5633
      @kennethhamilton5633 Рік тому +1

      Well.he got the VERY most important parts protected so I guess he got the tail on this bull up😊 and so far he aint got kicked this time

  • @rgbeee.1826
    @rgbeee.1826 3 місяці тому

    Wow, that was a great one! Thanks so much, from New Hampshire. ❤

  • @GregoryNewman-v3y
    @GregoryNewman-v3y Рік тому +3

    it interesting how bees can make a home where you least expect and will fight to keep it

  • @bostonbrian41
    @bostonbrian41 5 місяців тому

    Honeybees are so fascinating. You have an awesome job sir. Stay safe out there

  • @dandorosheff256
    @dandorosheff256 Рік тому +4

    Hi Randy. How sensitive is the capped and uncapped brood to the absence of worker bee temperature regulation? When the bees are vacuumed off the brood, will it emerge without issue, or is there a time period where it'll be ok without warmth from the cluster?

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +2

      Good question. That completely depends on the weather and how you’re storing combs as you remove them. If it’s warm and humid enough or of you can keep the bees on it (no vac method) you can save a lot of the brood. Also storing it in an ice chest helps, no ice of course. On cool days or in arid environments you’ll lose most of the open brood. It just becomes hive beetle bait. Older capped brood survives pretty well even without much care. The more mature brood can sometimes survive a couple of days and still emerge without the care of the colony.

  • @stevehill5018
    @stevehill5018 Рік тому

    I can never understand how you can do that. I would be freaking out!!!

    • @628DirtRooster
      @628DirtRooster  Рік тому +1

      I'm just as relaxed in a swarm of bees as I am in my recliner.

    • @stevehill5018
      @stevehill5018 Рік тому +1

      @@628DirtRooster Bees are the only thing that I am scared of. Not heights, spiders, snakes, the dark, fire, etc.... just BEES! I do find bee keeping amazing though! I don't get why they don't sting the crap out of you?