Solving Beekeeping Problems: Dying and Queenless Beehives
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Problems have come up for the beehives and unless I address them now none of these honeybees will survive into (or through) winter. But, in this case, I can turn two problems into one solution.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - First Problem
00:34 - Second Problem
02:27 - Searching for a Queen
08:13 - Recap of the Queen Search
08:32 - State of the Original Langstroth Hive
11:58 - Inspection of the Langstroth Hive (Nuc)
15:27 - Introducing the Queen
16:15 - Conclusion - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
The way the bees calmly covered the empty queen clip was a sure sign to me they were ready to accept a queen immediately. She should get right to work now with the new bee support.
I didn't even recognize that until I was editing the video. I guess I had tunnel vision on the frames and the bees in the box. In the moment I just noticed a pile of bees getting in the way.
Great info. 👍🏽
Saw you on Jason and Julie channel
Thank you for coming by!
Hello fellow beek! My question for you is do you ever get stung when doing this? I rarely get stung unless I accidentally knock a frame and then they get me good and when I get near the brood chamber. I am new to this beekeeping thing and still learning. How long have you been beekeeping? Great video.
I don't get stung very often, but it happens. I try to work in the hives with a calm confidence and the bees usually also stay calm. Les Crowder talks about working the bees so slowly that they don't know they're being disturbed. Following his lead I try to slow down my motion when in doubt. I also prefer to work without gloves, because it gives a better "feel", such as if there are bees between frames or if I'm putting my fingers on bees. Squishing bees can cause a sudden shift in a hive's temperament. This is my 2nd year with bees after a year of study and preparation.
@@SuburbanSodbuster good to know. I’m also slow and calm. I’ve done years of research and learning but this is my first year. Thanks for the response. Have a great day.
How do you solve a laying worker problem when it’s in a Layens hive? In Langs they move the hive and shake off all the bees.
Fortunately, I haven't had to deal with laying workers in a Layens hive (yet). But it could be dealt with in much the same way. The bees could be shaken out and the entrance of the source hive closed.
Where did you get your veil? I am struggling to find a similar one.
I got the hat veil from Amazon. It's available at this link: amzn.to/3TRrXfx
What about the bees that were in the nuc?
The few nurse bees on the frames that I took went with the frames to the same hive as the queen. There weren't many left after that; as I recall I might have shaken them out in front of a nearby hive.
I think you should be more patient and mess around with the bees less. I think most of the queen issues you've had could have been avoided if you'd just left well enough alone. When you had the 2 langstroth boxes on top of each other with the queen cells the colony was looking healthy. I think if you'd left them be and build up their strength yoy probably would have had quite a thriving colony by now in stead of 3 failed and 1 barely surviving. Just my 2c and something to think about.