ABANDONED BEES | Part 2 (7 weeks later) | How are they doing? FUN!!!

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  • @brucesbees
    @brucesbees  3 роки тому +22

    This was a great day and it was nice to hang out with Ron again and go through these bees. It was also nice to meet Earl. What do you think about how things are looking and decisions made?

    • @ericcorrea5622
      @ericcorrea5622 3 роки тому

      By the looks of it you’ve gained their trust. Watching the before and after videos is vastly different such a joy to watch, they are more reserved and happy to see you

  • @gerardjohnson2106
    @gerardjohnson2106 3 роки тому +32

    This is the stuff that keeps me, not a beekeeper, watching honeybee videos. Good people helping good people helping bees. Thanks for sharing

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +4

      Thanks for the kind words. It was a good day. Hope the bees continue to grow.

    • @reneebrown2968
      @reneebrown2968 3 роки тому +1

      The first time you sit in the middle of a swarm you will be hooked. I know i was

  • @russellkoopman3004
    @russellkoopman3004 3 роки тому +20

    Good to see Ron with the Bee Fever. When he tastes and smells his first honey he will be hooked.

  • @brianharris2408
    @brianharris2408 3 роки тому +15

    I'm Ron's brother, he is loving the bee's and already got a little honey! Great video!

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +2

      Cool! This whole experience has been a lot of fun!

    • @mrtraumaboyy4098
      @mrtraumaboyy4098 3 роки тому +2

      Got some good honey for you brother!!

    • @brianharris2408
      @brianharris2408 3 роки тому +2

      @@mrtraumaboyy4098 cant wait to try it! See you in a few weeks!

    • @Red_Scarf_Apiary
      @Red_Scarf_Apiary Рік тому

      6 Sep 2023 - How are the bees doing two years on? Has Ron added more hives to the yard?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  Рік тому +1

      @Red_Scarf_Apiary I called him awhile back and he told me they died out. I think he said it was because of spraying in the fields. Not sure if he has obtained any more hives. It’s a shame. Was hoping to go do a follow up.

  • @charleyfloyd3317
    @charleyfloyd3317 3 роки тому +11

    Caught my first swarm today! I'm still a new beekeeper so I was really excited. Thanks to you and other experienced beekeepers for making videos to help us new guys. Really cold in the North Georgia mountains. Was going to split the hive but they beat me to it.

  • @mattsara2802
    @mattsara2802 3 роки тому +4

    Them bees are doing GREAT

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Yes. The last hive is struggling a bit but I think the others are all going from be ok.

  • @TennesseeMountainBees
    @TennesseeMountainBees 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome!!

  • @gerilynne1955
    @gerilynne1955 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing how nature works.

    • @utetrahemicon
      @utetrahemicon 3 роки тому

      Bees are the original 3D printers.

  • @kat2641
    @kat2641 3 роки тому +2

    Glad to see progress an it's amazing how they well they are adjusting .. Thanks

  • @karenjones6088
    @karenjones6088 3 роки тому +2

    Well,thankyou Bruce and Ron for a second video on your bees
    This type of stuff shows good bee keeping at its best.
    Thankyou again Bruce. Love it

  • @scorpion777silvermoon3
    @scorpion777silvermoon3 2 роки тому +1

    Oh awesome part 2. I was wondering how the bees are doing 🤔

  • @loghawgtv
    @loghawgtv 7 місяців тому

    I’ve been watching honey bee videos for quite some time idk why I find it interesting but also they all can end up being the same but theirs always something super exciting about checking some hives that haven’t been touched in many years. And like you said in part one, those that are left after that amount of time are real survivors and are doing something right

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  7 місяців тому

      Yes! This was a cool experience. Thanks for checking in. I’m glad you enjoy these videos.

  • @artbysolar-theresa
    @artbysolar-theresa 3 роки тому +3

    Way to go Ron. Get that honey and let the girls do their thang :)

  • @frankmachado
    @frankmachado 3 роки тому +12

    Great to see you mentoring others he sure seemed excited

  • @drholingue
    @drholingue Рік тому

    Thank you for posting the followup... this puzzle solving is very interesting!!

  • @rpeebles
    @rpeebles 3 роки тому +10

    I am weird that I think it is amazing when I see a hive make a queen from an egg, she go off and get mated and come back and start laying. Yeah it is normal but still fascinates me.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +2

      Many things about bees are fascinating. Thanks for checking in!

  • @jam2190
    @jam2190 Рік тому +1

    Bee over a year since you updated the abandoned bee hives, with Ron!!!!!!! Any planning on doing a check up

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  Рік тому +2

      I need to reach out to him and see if I can go back down there.

    • @jam2190
      @jam2190 Рік тому +1

      @brucesbees bet there is alot of viewers would love to see. New and old alike.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  Рік тому +2

      I agree. Thank you.

  • @PopleBackyardFarm
    @PopleBackyardFarm 3 роки тому +4

    Great footage love seeing what is happening with the the bees

  • @jpcomp5159
    @jpcomp5159 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you to all the bee keepers out there - one of my uncles did it, & we always had honey when I was a kid

  • @rodneymiddleton9624
    @rodneymiddleton9624 3 роки тому +3

    Love to see the progress on the girls!!!! Thanks Bruce!

  • @karenjones6088
    @karenjones6088 3 роки тому +2

    This was good,I take my hat off for both of you saving the bees, I hope Ron can clean up the yard and salvage all the left over stuff laying out side.

  • @toweroftrollgaming
    @toweroftrollgaming 3 роки тому +5

    Good to see You and Ron working together takeing care of these girls

  • @kathyhathaway8823
    @kathyhathaway8823 3 роки тому +5

    Great to him taking over the hives an it also looks like he is really enjoyed his self . I know he really glad that you helped him get his feet wet . I also thank you for all your videos and the help your videos has done for me. Thanks Gene

  • @Jobobn1998
    @Jobobn1998 3 роки тому +4

    Happy to see an update on these hives! Also happy to see Ron again!

  • @BlanchardsBees
    @BlanchardsBees 3 роки тому +6

    170,000!!! Holy smokes!! CONGRATS!

  • @GeorgeCMcRae
    @GeorgeCMcRae 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent! sure want to see how your Pro Nuc split turns out.....

  • @Bourbonsouth47
    @Bourbonsouth47 3 роки тому +3

    Great video ! Love seeing the older hives doing there thing

  • @jpascaln
    @jpascaln 2 роки тому

    Great videos guys. Thanks for sharing.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  2 роки тому

      Yes that was a fun experience.

  • @Makermook
    @Makermook 3 роки тому +2

    Man, I love watching your videos. Your style is knowledgeable but humble.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Yeah it’s fun. Thanks for checking in!

  • @delraesensenig4593
    @delraesensenig4593 3 роки тому +6

    Nice! i was hoping to see these again. hopefully someone will abandon some bees near me!

  • @karenjones6088
    @karenjones6088 3 роки тому +4

    Hi Bruce, I love the 2nd follow up on the Abanded hives.great stuff what u two r doing.when is the 3rd follow up happening, its exciting to see this type of bee work.

  • @forkintherode8236
    @forkintherode8236 3 роки тому +2

    I enjoy learning about bees. My wife’s relative in Austria is a bee keeper.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Yes it is very cool. Maybe you could get some bees!

    • @forkintherode8236
      @forkintherode8236 3 роки тому

      I just may but I have a lot to learn. I will continue to watch your videos for great info

  • @joelbenton4153
    @joelbenton4153 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Bruce. I really like your vids keep up the good work. Regarding the brood in the supers above the queen excluder, I had the same problem last year with one of my hives. When inspecting this hive I was seeing a lot of brood above the queen excluder with no new brood, larvae or eggs below the excluder. I couldn't figure it out. A friend who is a longtime beekeeper suggested that the hive had swarmed and when the new queen returned from her mating flight she entered the hive through the upper entrance putting her above the queen excluder. This is why I was seeing brood in the upper supers. Don't know for sure if that's what happened but it made sense to me. Looking forward to seeing more of your vids.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Hey that makes sense. Thanks for the input.

  • @loriotter
    @loriotter 3 роки тому +1

    So cool. Thanks for this.

  • @hootervillehoneybees8664
    @hootervillehoneybees8664 3 роки тому +1

    Nice calm bees be good area for mating yard

  • @spudgn
    @spudgn 2 роки тому

    Always good to see this

  • @martenapperloo1055
    @martenapperloo1055 3 роки тому +3

    Just a thought, I would start with the outside frame

  • @Kevin89866
    @Kevin89866 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome seeing the follow up man. I saw the first video this morning and this one came up an hour later! Great timing haha

  • @larryschoenberger7957
    @larryschoenberger7957 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome update Bruce and Ron, I would agree that some of those probably did swarm, but overall they are just doing what bees do. I have read the bees like to swarm on and around a full moon. The full moon is Monday. A really nice Harvest of honey came out of there for early-season. Ron seems quite excited to stick his hands into the honey haha. His friend will get a taste of that honey and will be hooked. I can see the bee fever from way over here😄 thanks again for sharing this update and mentoring Ron. He seems very appreciative!

    • @larryschoenberger7957
      @larryschoenberger7957 3 роки тому +1

      I watched this a second time, Ron may consider plugging that hole in the side of that box with a chunk of propolis, but making absolutely sure that the main bottom entrance is not blocked or restricted

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      I like that suggestion. Thanks!

  • @popquizzz
    @popquizzz 3 роки тому +10

    Bruce keep the Pro-Nuc in the shade to very limited sun. In my experience last year, I had two Pro-Nuc hives over heat in a few hours even with the ventilation allowed through the Pro-Nuc. This occured during 80-85 degree heat day in a matter of one afternoon. This can be extremely heartbreaking, but it was a lesson learned for me. I now only use my Pro-Nucs for transport and as quiet boxes. I'm a bit gun-shy leaving bees in them for more than a few hours. Additionally if you use the Pro-Nuc as a quiet box or transport put a soaked sponge of water in the bottom to give the bees something to help regulate the heat if it does build up.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +4

      Great info. Thanks. I have heard mixed reviews. I mainly plan to use them as transport as well. Currently the bees are still in it but they are mostly in the shade and it has been cool. I have not been able to check them and we have had a cool snap. I hope they are ok.

    • @unclebobsbees4899
      @unclebobsbees4899 Рік тому

      My experience with pro-nucs is that there has to be 5 frames in them. Otherwise the frames bounce around too much. Nothing worse than seeing crushed bees.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  Рік тому

      Yeah I don’t use them much at all. They are effective for making splits and transport from what I can tell. But have not used them much at all. I have a bunch of wooden nucs but my favorites are the Apimayes. I have 3 of them. I will probably start using Jesters if I start making more nucs and selling them.

  • @HaselorHoney
    @HaselorHoney 3 роки тому +2

    Great to see they are doing well 🐝🐝🐝

  • @kaitlynn1402
    @kaitlynn1402 3 роки тому +3

    Amazing little creatures. I loved watching these inspection videos as someone new to beekeeping (quite literally, i'm finishing my first semester class to earn my master beekeeping certification from OSU). I can't wait to get my first hive next year.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Great! Thanks for watching!

  • @donbearden1953
    @donbearden1953 3 роки тому +4

    Bruce, thanks for doing this follow up on Ron’s hives. It looks like they’re doing very good. Ron seemed ready to make another split. He may very well have a dozen hives there this fall. I see your number of subscribers are still climbing, all it takes is someone new watching one of your videos and they’re hooked! Harvest season will be here before we know it. Stay safe!

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Yes. It is coming soon and I am not ready! I need to start prepping. Will probably be harvesting in a month or less. Whew!

  • @rileywilcox8856
    @rileywilcox8856 3 роки тому +3

    I’m a new beekeeper out of Syracuse, UT. Thanks for taking the time to make the content. Awesome stuff!!🙌

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      Yes! It was fun. Thanks for checking in. My wife is from Sandy and I did a couple of videos last summer out there at Roots Charter School.

    • @honeyspoonbeewrangler4550
      @honeyspoonbeewrangler4550 2 роки тому

      Hey fellow beekeeper. I'm just a town over in Layton. Do you go to any beekeeper associations? Weber has one Thursday the 28th at 7pm. Deseret Hive in Ogden.

  • @dirtyoldfarmhand3
    @dirtyoldfarmhand3 2 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @Brewmaster721
    @Brewmaster721 3 роки тому +1

    Ron should do narrating work. Super soothing voice.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      Yes he has an incredible voice!

  • @lindagray5857
    @lindagray5857 3 роки тому +1

    The only problem I have with a pro nuc is if you have heavy frames, they will sag. They are great for collecting a swarm though.

  • @trishwestberg6982
    @trishwestberg6982 Рік тому

    Great video!!

  • @jamesnovinger3339
    @jamesnovinger3339 3 роки тому +3

    I took advantage of the code for the Lorob Vaporizer

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Great! I think you will like it. I have been impressed with mine.

  • @JohnSmith-fo8tw
    @JohnSmith-fo8tw Рік тому

    As a beekeeper myself I always remove an outer frame so you don't roll the queen, I had to learn the hard way but taking frames out of the center.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  Рік тому

      Yep that’s a good idea. I try to be careful when I remove the frames.

  • @billmclaughlin8438
    @billmclaughlin8438 3 роки тому +2

    Did you ever figure out why the last hive wasn’t using the lower front entrance?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      Actually no. I guess I never really addressed that. I think the colony was just trying to rebound, possibly from swarming, and they had decided to use that upper entrance. From what I could tell the bottom entrance was not blocked. They had just started using that hole in the top and they were actually building out the hive from that point into the hive. So we just put them back together and for now they can do their thing. I imagine if the colony gains momentum and grows into a large population of bees they will probably start using the front entrance again. Great question. I should have done a better job answering it during the video.

    • @billmclaughlin8438
      @billmclaughlin8438 3 роки тому

      No problem. In the video you mentioned that you were going to check out why they weren’t using the bottom board and I was curious. Getting those abandoned hives for me it would be like winning at the lottery here in Colorado which I don’t play. It’s fun to watch someone get the honey bee bug. Brings back memories 😉

  • @edsauer5870
    @edsauer5870 3 роки тому

    Enjoy your videos sir!!!

  • @BackyardLaboratory
    @BackyardLaboratory 3 роки тому +3

    "Does it hurt the honey to stay on there longer?" It can, if the hive gets weak, then it can get slimed by SHB or it can get robbed out.

  • @TheRanxerox
    @TheRanxerox 3 роки тому +1

    Tell Ron to wear a ball cap backwards under the hood to keep it off the back of his head and ears. Fewer chances for stings that way.

  • @timlewis9873
    @timlewis9873 2 роки тому

    Nice vid. men.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  2 роки тому

      Thanks. Those abandoned bees videos were a lot of fun. Ron is a great guy!

  • @BrazenSpirituality
    @BrazenSpirituality 2 роки тому

    🐝🥰🍯

  • @emj342
    @emj342 2 роки тому

    ❤️🐝❤️🐝❤️🐝❤️🐝❤️🐝❤️

  • @anthonyturner791
    @anthonyturner791 3 роки тому

    Love these videos

  • @quiltnchik
    @quiltnchik 3 роки тому +1

    Why are you allowing him to start pulling frames in the center? Good way to roll the queen.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      It is probably better to work from the outside but not a fool proof method. I think it is more important to go slow and be careful. I will also say that I have seen the queen on those outside frames many times. And lots of times there are tons of bees crammed against the side of the box in a packed hive, so when I enter a box I will often pull the second frame first, but that’s just me. There is never a “good” way to roll a queen, and it is always a risk when you go in a hive. However, I have found that by being careful typically everything works out well.

  • @doctortcbkk2027
    @doctortcbkk2027 3 роки тому

    Bruce- I have hives that are huge in population but no evidence of queen- no eggs or larvae or capped brood but TONS of back-filling of comb with nectar. Maybe queen swarmed? But no queen cells. What would you do?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      I would just leave them alone for a week or two and see if you see evidence of a queen then. This happens to me all the time. More often than not after a week or two I will notice eggs/brood etc.

    • @doctortcbkk2027
      @doctortcbkk2027 3 роки тому

      @@brucesbees do I need to add some empty drawn frames?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Yes if they are backfilling you need to give them some drawn comb of hives have it. Would also be good to put a frame of brood with eggs if you have any just to be sure.

  • @jamespollock2500
    @jamespollock2500 3 роки тому

    So what was going on with the bottom of the last hive that they were not using lower entrance?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      I think they had just chosen the top entrance as their entrance of choice. The population was way down and they were just building from that entrance into the hive. We just pretty much closed it up and will let them do their thing. I think if the population rebounds they will start using the other entrance again.

  • @ukana5315
    @ukana5315 3 роки тому +1

    Is there a part 3?

  • @robinfrazier9763
    @robinfrazier9763 3 роки тому

    Well I think that meadom should be on the bottom . Rob.

  • @19537644
    @19537644 3 роки тому +2

    Bruce, I have a question, and forgive my ignorance of beekeeping. It seems bees are still kept in wooden hives with wooden frames. I wondered if newer more durable materials would work. Quality, sturdy plastic for example, which would be less work for upkeep, building, and rebuilding of the wooden hives and frames? Just my thought and I know there is a very good reason for using wood. I hope you have the time to help me understand. Thank you for your channel and the information I have acquired and my newfound respect for beekeepers and where our honey comes from.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      Yes there are plastic hives and plastic frames out there. I use a lot of the plastic frames and have one Apimaye hive that I am trying. Seems to be pretty durable. Wood in the past has been cheaper but with prices the way they are now more propel might be switching to plastic or other type hives. Great question!

  • @billmclaughlin8438
    @billmclaughlin8438 3 роки тому +5

    Isn’t this a good case for no chemical intervention beekeeping? These bees are strong and doing pretty well *without* the present mantra of you must medicate, you must use acid, you must ect. ??
    I know it might be a touchy subject but so was the idea that the earth was not the center of the universe.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +2

      Well. There were a a lot of empty and abandoned pallets out there of hives that did not survive. I think there had been about 30 or 40 hives and only 3 survivors. So while I like the idea of treatment free beekeeping the reality is that you have to lose a bunch of hives to get to that status. While there are some that are willing to take that risk, most are not.
      That having been said. This was a great experience and I was glad to have the chance to be a part of it and share it with the UA-cam world. Thanks for checking in and for your thought provoking question. I’m sure many feel the same way. 🙂

    • @jeffhousen8968
      @jeffhousen8968 3 роки тому +2

      this is more a case against no intervention at all, that looks to be at least 90% failure rate
      a lot of empty placements and colony debris there

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +2

      The debris laying around was what was left after several years of no intervention. These colonies were what had survived over that time. It really is quite amazing that they survived. I realize there are those who choose to be “treatment free” and that is fine but it is not worth it to me to lose most of my bees year after year until I finally build up a strong strain of bees.

  • @william6526
    @william6526 3 роки тому

    Why aren't you putting queen excluders to keep the queen in the brood box and out of the honey supers.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Different people have different opinions on this. Some feel that queen excluders actually discouraging the need from going up into the honey boxes.

  • @NewEnglandgardening
    @NewEnglandgardening 3 роки тому +1

    I just watched a video on a bee heist in Canada in 2016 and here we have abandoned bees. Someone needs to create an app that hooks up thieves with abandoned hives so they don't have to steal bees.

    • @popquizzz
      @popquizzz 3 роки тому +1

      I watched that same video. $200K in bee loses and the guy keeping his mouth shut and having a really short sentence makes no sense. Let him rot in jail until he spills the goods.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Yes I have heard that can be an issue.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      It is so aggravating when people take things that are not theirs, whatever it is. And there is so much work involved with establishing bees. It’s already a risky business. Some people have no shame.

  • @rogermorrison2948
    @rogermorrison2948 3 роки тому

    Have you had any experience with flow hives? Pros? Cons?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      A little bit from others. They seem to like them fine. They are definitely convenient but you still have to manage the bees. I simply cannot afford to have Flow Hives as my primary type hive with the number of bees I have.

  • @mandylpic1989
    @mandylpic1989 3 роки тому +1

    Why didnt u locate the queens in each

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      When going through hives I look for evidence of the queen but don’t always see her. Sometimes she can be difficult to find. If I see eggs I typically feel like we are in good shape.

  • @elizabethhunter5523
    @elizabethhunter5523 2 роки тому

    I’m very new to beekeeping. What does it mean to checkerboard?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  2 роки тому

      It’s when you put empty frames between frames of brood or other active frames that are already a hive.

  • @Svensk7119
    @Svensk7119 2 роки тому

    How do you tell wax, nectar and honey apart? The video isn't all that clear to me.
    And how do you tell brood and drones combs apart?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  2 роки тому

      It’s hard to explain here. Maybe I have explained it better in some other videos. Or maybe I need to do a better job of explaining it in future videos. I do have a couple of “bee basics” videos. Maybe they are a bit better?

    • @Svensk7119
      @Svensk7119 2 роки тому

      @@brucesbees Perhaps. I have yet to see them. As of now, I have watched about five videos of bee-keeping in total. I also confess to using an old pair of specs at the moment.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  2 роки тому

      Well thanks for checking in. Maybe I should do another bee basics video one of these days. Most of what I do just kind of happens. I often have a plan going in but the bees are not always predictable. It seems like it is always an adventure. I love it!

  • @LastSonOfKickton
    @LastSonOfKickton 3 роки тому

    What happened to the ones u took to Alabama ? Is there a follow up video?

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому +1

      If I remember right the queen cells failed but I put another cell in there and it exploded into a nice nuc. It is the nuc I used in the observation hive video.

    • @LastSonOfKickton
      @LastSonOfKickton 3 роки тому

      @@brucesbees awesome thanx for the reply!! Holy cow ur awesome

  • @JamesWilson-gt1lg
    @JamesWilson-gt1lg 2 роки тому

    and now we gonna need a part 3 lol

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  2 роки тому

      Would love to get back down there. Maybe I can one of these days!

  • @Dan-qp1el
    @Dan-qp1el Рік тому

    I want to do this!

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  Рік тому

      Great! Learn what you can and then give it a try

  • @Lipovodolinskiy
    @Lipovodolinskiy 3 роки тому

    Guys, what camera do you use?

  • @williammcanelly2458
    @williammcanelly2458 3 роки тому +1

    The 2 people that gave thumbs down must not like your hat.

  • @jamesarden2583
    @jamesarden2583 Рік тому +1

    Do You Think To Under Super

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  Рік тому +1

      I have done that at times. It seems to work both ways.

  • @william6526
    @william6526 3 роки тому

    Put the box they aren't moving into between the two they are using and they will move into the box they aren't using if they have to travel thru it

  • @JamesWilson-gt1lg
    @JamesWilson-gt1lg 2 роки тому

    and also anyone needing a oa vape lorobees is the way you wont be disappointed

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  2 роки тому

      Yes the Lorob Bees vaporizer is the way to go!

  • @spudgn
    @spudgn 3 роки тому

    It looks like wild or feral bees do much better. I hope you guys can propagate those genetics

  • @beskidzywieckipasieka9652
    @beskidzywieckipasieka9652 2 роки тому

    👍👍👍🖐 I sub

  • @jetpetty1613
    @jetpetty1613 3 роки тому +1

    Bees build back better

  • @seanbarrasin9441
    @seanbarrasin9441 3 роки тому

    dos it hurt wen you get stun be a bee

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Yes but I am pretty much used to it. Some locations on the body hurt worse than others.

  • @heathergustafson4237
    @heathergustafson4237 3 роки тому +1

    You still need to clean it up!

  • @william6526
    @william6526 3 роки тому

    They won't swarm unless they have a queen to swarm with them. If they swarmed the virgin queen would be in the hive and you should of killed the queen cells to stop them from swarming again.

  • @garydungelman6530
    @garydungelman6530 3 роки тому

    Hygienic bees? Do- a Mite wash

  • @eddevault4604
    @eddevault4604 3 роки тому

    Why didn’t you look in the bottom box to see why they were not using the bottom entrance....clean it out....rework the frames....

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Would have been a good idea but honestly there just weren’t many bees. They seemed to be building back up some in that second box and we just closed it up. Probably could have dropped it down and made it a single. Towards the end there were a few bees down there so I think it wasn’t blocked. They had just decided they like the top entrance better for whatever reason. Frankly I am a little concerned about the hive but maybe they will build back up. Thanks for checking in!

    • @eddevault4604
      @eddevault4604 3 роки тому

      @@brucesbees yeah....I guess there’s always things that could be done or should be done....I just look at things as to how I would do it....I’m a bit too extreme in arranging frames and boxes according to bee population....I drive myself nuts painting and repairing ....lol....

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      I hear ya man. My situation is honesty getting out of control. I can’t seem to stay on top of things. The bees in this area have been so swarmy this year. I honestly think all those hives down there had swarmed or were about to. But looking back on it we probably should have condensed that hive down to a single story hive.

    • @mrtraumaboyy4098
      @mrtraumaboyy4098 3 роки тому

      @@brucesbees Was thinking about that and maybe adding a frame from one of the strong hives. They did not appear to have much room in that second box. Maybe pull some of the honey frames out and add some of the comb from the bottom to give her more room to lay.

    • @brucesbees
      @brucesbees  3 роки тому

      Might be worth a try.

  • @CastleHives
    @CastleHives 3 роки тому

    First. .

  • @Cenepk101
    @Cenepk101 3 роки тому +1

    Nice !!! wish you'd come to my house and help with my bees

  • @reneebrown2968
    @reneebrown2968 3 роки тому +1

    That pretty white won't stay that way long.