Taranov Shook lesson

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"Making the Connection" -
We want to take away the desire of the colony to swarm. By shaking frames of bees onto the ramp, we naturally separate the Field bees who have previously oriented to their Parent house. This leaves the Nurse bees on the ramp. Nurse bees have not yet oriented to a house. Finding the Queen allows for further bee manipulations. By performing this strategy we have now pushed the colony into a SWARMING EVENT. This puts the beekeeper in greater control of the colony. The day prior, we confirmed that they’re ALREADY in Swarm mode by performing a cadre of Apivox Smart Monitor tests. Then we performed a Thump Test. The normal Hiss wasn’t present, but very quiet. All of the AUDIO CHECKS were done without ever having to open the colony. Apivox even told us that Queen Cells were present!!! Apivox was once again very accurate. (I apologize for the film ending so suddenly. I was filming by myself, and the camera stopped by itself. You didn't miss much. After shaking the frames, I used my feather to sweep bees up the ramp, and slid the hood over the box. We released the Queen from the clip. After we got the bees in their new digs, we buttoned up the hive, strapped it, and moved it to it's new location about 25 yards away. All good.)
Now, the "swarm desire" has been removed. The old Queen was removed from the Parent hive. The Parent hive had a reduction in population of Nurse bees, and a small Nuc split was made with one capped Queen cell. Very sweet!!
Why do it this way? This used to be an "old school" method for preventing swarming and losing bees. By shaking the Bees off the frames and on to a ramp, allows the Nurse bees to BALL UP just like a swarm on a fence, or tree limb. The old Queen is easily removed. If we can find her, even better, we separate her for safe keeping. Otherwise she gets shaken onto the ramp. Either way, she's removed. The key here is, to acknowledge that the Nurse Bees have never oriented to the Parent house. They then become putty in our hands, and we can put them where we want them. They DO NOT know where to go. This method also puts the Beekeeper in much more control, and not so much on our heels.
Another key here is, to learn how to perform an Apivox test, and a Thump test with a SpyEar. This is an "Audio Check", and is an important part of our PRE-SWARM checks. The Bees will actually tell you what their intentions are. By paying attention to this, I'm better able to GET OUT AHEAD of the colony, strategically. I hate being on my heels with my colonies. If you'd like to learn more about how we perform our "Audio Checks", click on the following link, and study this short lesson on the Apivox Smart Monitor. Don't be a doubter, Apivox is very accurate. You just saw the final results.
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MAKING THE CONNECTION;
If you'd like to actually SEE our Apivox readings ON THIS EXACT COLONY, we created a page on our main website called, "Making the Connection". Please go and read and see these readings; Make the Connection, between the Apivox readings & the actual condition of the colony inside. Here's the link to actually SEE what we saw on our Apivox;
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(Still confused? If so, this is easily corrected. Example; Have you ever taken a vehicle into a good mechanic shop? They'll typically hook up the engine to a testing stand, and in about 15 minutes, the mechanic will know all the details about your engine, etc. They'll know exactly what they need to look at and do. This is EXACTLY what we're doing with Apivox Smart Monitor, except we're bringing the "computer" to the bees, vs otherwise. We're performing an "Acoustic Diagnostic Test". It doesn't take me very long to determine the status of the colony that I'm testing. And this is all before I open the colony!! Pretty dang cool in my mind. Got the idea now? If you're still not certain, or you still might doubt, give us a call. We'll be glad to visit with you and answer your questions. You can find our contact info on our main website. )
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Thanks, Ken

[@ruthannjones5873]

The tips for queen spotting were excellent, but too much time spent trying to locate the queen. One of the big advantages of this type of split is not needing to locate the queen. Inspect the frame after you have shaken the bees off.

[@kameronarian5537]

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[@frankedward4977]

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[@carmelodash1728]

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[@ruthannjones5873]

You don't need to spend all that time looking for the queen.

[@kadyscout]

Ruthann Jones I was simply wanting to separate her out for safe keeping. Normally, I simply shake all the frames & move on. For teaching purposes I was simply moving slower. But yes you’re correct. Just depends upon what I’m doing & why 👍

[@davemaloneyvideos]

This was a great presentation except for the wind noise. A proper mic setup would eliminate most if not all the noise. Bordered on painful. Still, I got a lot out of it. Thanks!

[@kadyscout]

LOL, Dave, I'm sorry. LOL, yes you are right. More than that, a darn BIRD came to light right near the camera and wouldn't leave me alone. I had to stay focused on my work. I apologize. I was alone, and simply used my I-pone on a tri-pod for the lesson. I'm glad you watched though. Thank you, ken

[@davemaloneyvideos]

@@kadyscout I particularly liked the details you demonstrated, such as pressing the back of your fingers against the girls to get them to move out of the way, lightly spraying the bees to keep them from flying too much, your well-designed ramp, etc.