A Shower of Mad Bees - Massive Bee Cluster
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This location we are at is one of several yards for this beekeeper. These hives are moved by the truck load. When these hives are moved some of the bees just can't find their way back to the hive they came out of and they cluster on branches with other lost bees. They look like swarms hanging around. They will not go back to any hive on their own. they have to be properly placed into a hive with a new queen or merged with an existing colony the right way. As big as this cluster of bees is they will die off in four to six weeks or so without a queen.
Here's a link to an even bigger cluster we dropped in 2015. • Bee Hunters Go For A W...
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Gotta say, watching these bee videos is an addiction. I start watching one and end up starting on several more.
SnapFissure Awesome!
Me too!!
Me as well
I want to try bee keeping now.
Me too!
Thank God im not alone!
Thank god i'm watching you guys behind the screen!
LOL Part of that time I was wishing I was behind a screen.
+628DirtRooster
no doubt. ..lol...I don't know how yall do it. ...i get the creeps watching it on my phone. ...plus yall get stung ONE to many times. .lol
Dale A. Morrison One less sting would have made it all better. ;)
628DirtRooster
No doubt my friend. ..rock on
Dale A. Morrison Holding it down here in the south. :)
Everyone appreciates having an old guy standing nearby criticizing everything they do.
Sounds like the opening laps of the Indy 500. :) :)
Or 50cc motocross bikes.
Bradley S lol exactly
I know this was 6 years ago but… I live near Brands Hatch in Kent (England). Same sound 🤣
upgrade to leather armor from cloth armor for better damage reduction
+Another Tex I'd take it if I wouldn't cook in it. I'd be like a giant baked potato.
+Another Tex I wouldn't... steel mesh would be easier for stingers to get through.. leather would be better
628DirtRooster - Bahahahahahaha!! 🥔
628DirtRooster I've seen rechargeable battery powered heated jackets here recently. Does anybody produce a chiller vest on the same principle?
Teal Kerberus yes there a Cold vests but those are normally dipped and soaked in ice water, if you google cold vest you should find what your looking for.
I laughed through this whole thing... it's like watching Laurel and Hardy catch bees. haha!
'Tender areas' he said.LOL
These guys have titanium balls.
"These are not really swarms.
There is no queen in there.
They are lost bees."
sounds philosophical
lol
that does sound really awesome!
Nia Aqua is
sounds like a movie waiting to happen. THEY HAVE NO QUEEN.
Or...
"These are not real swarms
There is no queen bee in there
They are some lost bees"
Haiku
How to Piss Off a Swarm of Bees 101. :)
I hope you were paying attention in class.
The now how to basic
Steven Price you mean "New",
he is Australian
Queen Bees hate him!
Who else been binge watching bee hive removal and bee keeping videos?
This made me appreciate beekeepers so much more! Thanks to all the BRAVE beekeepers that keep us honey lovers supplied with awesome raw honey!
"tender areas." HAHAHAHA!!!
lmao at casually scooping them up with a dust pan and just throwing them in a box
"Grab the plastic"
I don't care and am in a hurry.
Just when I thought I've seen the wildest videos on UA-cam...this one comes along. UA-cam never disappoints. Absolute insanity!
Ha! Thanks man.
Definitely some hard work. You guys have built up a great immunity to bee venom that's for sure.
THIS IS ADDICTIVE, I LOVE WATCHIN HOW YOU HANDLE THE BEES
That falls right under the "No f***ing way" category bro...Wow.
It was an adventure for sure.
Yeah, I did beekeeping for one season. I really loved it and may do it again. But I don't think I could do that. Lol. Listening to the type of buzzing I was hearing in the video, those were a bunch of pissed off girls.
jujumediazone Spiteful bunch of females. LOL
@@628DirtRooster 😂😅🤣🤣😂😂
6:43 - STEPPING ON SOME BEES, DOO-ROO DOO-DOO!
STEPPING ON SOME BEES, DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO!! (repeat)
I hope some get the reference (hint: if you sing it quickly, it may sound like something from a familiar American cartoon show...)
ChaosAngelMoon I'm not figuring it out. What cartoon?
628DirtRooster Spongebob Squarepants when he goes, "Stepping on the beach, doo-roo doo-doo! Stepping on the beach, doo-doo doo-doo!" and repeat. I forget which episode. It's one of the older ones.
ChaosAngelMoon That's funny
lmfao XD
these guys are needed more then ever bees have taken a huge hit
and yet much of the world still covers crops in bee killing Monsanto garbage...
It's not just Monsanto... Bayer (yes, the aspirin people) make systemic pesticides too. In fact, Bayer recently BOUGHT Monsanto.
MurderingMan it's been such an issue that they are giving away free wild flowers
Fascinating watching you catch these bees. Once a swarm went right over my head and I dropped to the ground, it sounded like a helicopter right above me. Quite the experience.
With needing a snow shovel means you are having a great day 👍🐝 .
I really admire your fearlessness. I've always loved nature and I remember as a child trying to pet bumble bees on that back and getting stung over and over again. Its sad that people don't care for honey bees the way they should be. It makes me happy that someone out there is educating people and saving bees! :)
Thanks, We try.
This video has done two things for me. It's made me less afraid of bee stings, but ten times more afraid of bees. )_)
You two are the bravest men I have seen in a long time! It's like watching a horror film...scared but know we're safe..my hand over my heart! lol
What's funny is when I closed my eyes to go to sleep that night I could still see and hear them.
Thank you to all you hivers out there who are keeping the bees going. I've been hearing about how the bees are threatened to becoming extinct. God Bless You all and hugs!
Thank Monsanto...
dude shut the hell up idfk what monsanto is but it sounds fake
They won't become extinct as long as there are bee keepers. And then there is the Africanized bees that are increasing in numbers. They're all over the south.
after watching this I need a drink
mat some fine mead or a good sip of nectar?
New horror movie: Bees.
NLDT STUDIOS "Not the bees!"
old movie. 70s
NLDT STUDIOS I get it
NLDT STUDIOS there alredy is one it's in Africa I think it called swarm or wasp something like that
NLDT STUDIOS beed
Great job guys because they need us more than ever. Thanks!
Thanks for watching Sean
The song Thunderstruck just keeps coming to mind, five stars!
No doubt that would go nicely with this video.
I'll never know, how anyone can stand being stung so many times! Once is bad enough.
+Markus G I could never get used to that. . They scare me.
Husqv 51 if I don't feel them bump me, I wouldn't even know I was stung.
I like the vid. where you guys shake them into the truck bed.
Dang, not that is pure fearlessness. Never again will I complain about a few sting....thank you for sharing that incredible experience.
Just fun stuff. :)
The way you say "Bees" is perfect.
LOL Thanks
You're awesome keep it up
It was at that moment, billy discovered he was allergic to bees...
+KingdomOfFiire LOL
we read that 50 to 60 would put even someone that is not allergic to bees in the hospital? Just asking
***** It might scare them, have them itchy and swollen but not gonna put them in the hospital for anything life threatening.
I am very impressed that you got that rope over that limb, and I think it is funny that no matter how old we get, our parents still like to tell us what to do, and we still like to ignore it. ;)
Yep, nothing changes. I’m almost fifty and my mom still thinks she has to come help me if I dig through her refrigerator.
I've watched this before but this is awesome, the older guy at 12:34 "oh well, life goes on " lol
Wow I once had bees get mad at me like that,
Had to change all the frames on a three brood chamber hive and no queen in it.
Some places like the one in the video are just really hard to get at.
I wonder have you ever thought of tying a frame of brood to a stick. Must give it a go myself though. But for sure a few frames of brood in the boxes might have calmed them down a bit hey. What do you think.
We have tied brood boxes to ropes and raised the box to a swarm but never a cluster this big. It works pretty well if you have some old dark comb in the box. Never tried with brood though. I think these were just pissed because they had just fallen 25 feet.
Ha probably yes. I would not be happy either :)
The brood really makes them stick to a box. That is what I have found on numbers occasions anyways. Must give it a shot with the frame myself when I get a chance.
I have tied an old brood frame to an extendable pole and put it next to a high swarm. They ran right onto it. I suppose if you put a frame up there with a queen attached in a cage, you could raise them one at a time and load up a couple of pounds onto the frame at once and bring it down to put into a nuc.
We may be doing this again in March. I'll certainly be considering some of these tips. I hope they are closer to the ground this time.
That sure was an inspiring task! I was thinking too, but you could construct some sort of funnel with a tarp to put underneath and then have the bees fall down into a box with a queen inside.
Use sugar water in a sprayer so they can't fly and the sugar distracts them and keeps them busy.
How are you going to get the sugar water that high? They are having trouble with a rope.
Seeing something like bees I normally only see in small numbers at once in this concentration is truly amazing. Makes you appreciate nature all the more.
I found your videos about a week ago and now I am addicted. Love love love the bees.
Maybe improvise a little by making a funnel shape "catcher" above the boxes.
But of course i know it's difficult.
Thanks for posting.
A bee vacuum with a long extension on it and a ladder? Maybe
+Closing the Loop I would imagine it would have to be a really powerful vacuum to maintain a strong enough suction up to that height? But I agree with the idea, its gotta be better than stepping on a few hundred & killing them, ,
+paulspydar I saw a video recently where they used a bee vacuum with an extension. It worked beautifully. That's not really that high. You take your truck and place it underneath and then with your extended vacuum and there you go. a ladder would help too
+paulspydar Bee vac would work well except for the weight and whip of the pipe. Not like pumping a liquid with a loss due to head .
I very much like the way you handle Nature's gift. I've learned I've learned so much watching your videos they're wonderful. Thank you for sharing your interest
HOLY... THAT'S AN INSANE AMOUNT OF BEES!!! 😮
Why not use smoke? Like have a couple 3 or 6 smoke cannisters around emmiting smoke?
because that is for hives to simulate the hive burning so instead of attacking intruders they gorge on honey but these bees don't have a hive so it doesn't work for them
Love to know the sting count on this venture. Must be worst ever
Either that or a pressure sprayer with sugar water with honey b healthy
I know there are some youtube "killer bee" guys that say that smoke is used to simulate the hive burning, but that is not true and those people, especially one, have no idea what they are talking about. Smoke is used to mask the alarm pheromones put out by alarmed bees to keep the hive from going into a panic and turbo boosting into attack mode. Guard bees excrete isopentyl acetate and other bees sense it and go into defense mode. It has nothing to do with the bees thinking that their hive is on fire. Bees have no defense against fire and to not attempt to "save the hive" or gorge on honey. It simply stops them from being able to communicate with each other, which is what promotes aggressive behavior.
@@chisel4164 it can also help block pheromones, specifically ones to attack
Is it just me that can't watch this without covering my face with both hands?
I find it soothing... (and yes, I'm terrified of anything what stings, with wings)
You 2 aren't the only ones.
You guys are a special kind of breed. Hats off.
Keep up the great work.
Save The Bee !
THIS IS PRETTY CRAZY COOL AND SO AWESOME AS WELL , WELL DONE NEVER SEEN THISBUT GLAD TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU TAKING CARE OF WHAT THE EARTH NEEDS TO STAY ALIIVE, THANKS GUYS ,
I hope you make lot of money. It is not enough I think.
I've never seen anything like this before, but it's so fascinating! I may be ignorant here, but wouldn't it be easier to climb up and smoke the whole swarm, let them fall onto the tarp and then scoop them into separate boxes?
Elementary deduction and a good one for sure. But I think these big boys aren't such good climbers. Better a few stings than a broken neck. :)
lol I definitely hear that. I wasn't thinking like actually scaling the tree. More along the lines of a cherry picker or something.
Looks like one of those "Hey guys, watch this" moments :)
That's what it felt like too. LOL
11:45 sublime product placement!!!!
There's a website called NOWAYINHELLWOULDIDOTHIS.com. Im gonna go to that website right now. lol
oh Lord you have job security because I'm sure I'm not the only one saying hell no!
+peter8488 Ha! No you aren't.
This is one of my favorite ones. I love the ones where your dad was with you. I think this makes about 10 times I've watched this one.
I couldn’t do this job man one bee sting is enough for me 🤣
I'd hate to be the people who are driving behind them
+CerealBox21 Windshield wipers on
9:31 its raining bees
Your father's walk had me rolling. Love watching him.
Wow, I have never seen anything like that. It was Awesome.
Holy mother of god...
no holy mother of bees
50 to 60 stings is a "good time"?!
Party city!
The guy talking is a real smart@ss....hahaha.."It's a shame they missed the box".
Gina Loyd Lol I laughed a lot, love their banter but wow they were angry bees
I enjoyed watching this and your commentary. I never saw anything like this before.
+Geoff Dearth I appreciate that.
You said they are older bees, don't mess with hormonal females, Wow, they are upset.
They must be off their thyroid medicine.
Rhaine E. Daize Omg.. I laughed so hard at this comment as I was thinking these bee's look like they are going through Menopause while still suffering from PMS & they have come at "that time of the month & didn't bring any chocolate as a peace offering"!😂 I'm thinking " God Bless have mercy on their souls"!😂..🐝😇🙏🏼😇🐝
I wold be dead right now
I watch this over and over because it's both the craziest and funniest thing I've seen. I love your Dad's commentary lol
:)
Wow beekeepers are insane! Nice catch!
:)
You should call @Jpthebeeman
aldo sanjoto I was just thinking that it looked like his bee yard from other videos of his I’ve seen?
Wow, bee suits are disappointing.
I feel very uneasy watching this, yet I feel a strange sense of satisfaction
+MyNameIsSteveYesitis As long as the end result is not a queasy feeling.
I would have been watching from inside the truck with the doors locked, that’s sure is a lot of mad bee’s
They were definitely not liking us.
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE
Miyuki Kanata LOL
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This a video on how Not to treat your bees. Walking on them, crushing them, getting them to release alarm pheromone, hell guys, you got them so stirred up they are acting like Africanized bees. I hope they didn't remember this rough treatment and become aggressive hives.
Smoke and patience would have made a world of difference there.
+Rogue369 No time. We did all this in about an hour and it was dark when we finished.
Thanks for the info. Sure beats balancing on a ladder in the back of a pickup, cutting the branch off and sticking it in a cardboard box.which is how I did it last year.
This is how not to do it ! Seems like they are plain amateurs !
But it's a good entertaining show though !
I've come to respect this guy for his approach. Most men would Bit**. These guys are raw, and I love it. To each their own. If you follow his videos, he's mentioned this is a hobby for him. I think he makes other people look like complete pu$$**$
+Tom Roger Lilleby hes much better at collecting then this i guess he was in a hurry but usually the bees are really calm i watched at least 10 or more videos this is first time i seen the bees go this crazy with him.he did have a whole lot of trouble dealing with yellow jackets now that video is funny.
Bees: How dare you disturb our beeauty rest? XD
Amazing video and amazing channel and amazing job friend 😀😎👍❤
XD Just one box had TONS of bees.... guess she was the prettiest queen!!!
I have concluded that bee wrangling is an extreme sport 😲😉😆😘
It sure can be.
Honey - you need a QUEEN in each hive.
That looked like some Alfred Hitchcock Movie!! Ya'll are nuts!! LOL I enjoyed watching this adventure!
TJ
LOL, T.J. you know you want a piece of the action. I can see you throwing rocks at them just for fun.
thumbs up ! you gotta good sense of humor too serious bee business wow
cygerwoods1 Gotta keep it light. :) Thanks for watching.
Just a truck covered in bees driving down the road
Nothing to see here folks.
Hey 628DirtRooster I’m watching your massive mad bees in the pine tree and it came to mind you need a crossbow to shoot over the lim. It works every time well almost every time you got to be a good shot. Man I’d love to get them bees for my yard. Keep up the good work. Enjoy watching your videos.
We did it with a bow one time. Not a cross bow though.
That sound at 7:05.... Gave me MASSIVE chills and maybe thousands of phantom bees crawling up my legs and in my hair
I love watching these videos... I'm not scared of bees but I respect that they can and will sting. The commentary made me laugh a few times and watching the bees rain down is so amazing.
Thanks for the love Jennifer. Have a great Christmas.
So funny! Trying to lasso a swarm of bees!
Good job guys.
I wanna be a cowboy
Thanks for sharing this!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Wow!! Massive find. . .and nice that you had so many new queens on hand in the perfect situation. I hope the nucs turn into some decent hives. Can't wait to see the long term results. Again: Great Find!!
They are coming on like Gangbusters. I'll try and remember to get some video of them this week. My brother looked in on them today and said they had a bunch of drawn out comb and whole lot of honey in them.
628DirtRooster Outstanding!! Were you planning on finding lots of swarms? (with all those extra queens on hand)
***** Between my dad, my brother and myself we usually get two or three swarm calls and maybe one or two hive removal calls a week during spring. Some of our friends rely on us for queens as well. Since most commercial operations requeen every hive every year you can buy one year old laying queens kinda cheap some times.
628DirtRooster What is the going rate for a new queen when re-queening?? Just curious as I'm a bit worried that one of my new queens might be poorly mates (lots of drones laid in the first few weeks). Probably nothing but I'm a bit paranoid at times!
***** In our area new mated queens go for $18 to $25 depending on who you're dealing with. Virgin queens and one year old queens are half that. Queen cells are $3.00. If you have to order a queen she'll cost you $40 to $50 including shipping. Check with your local beekeeping clubs to find out who's grafting (raising queens). That'll save you a fortune over ordering. Or Google the registry of beekeepers for your state.
'Drift bees' are much easier to contain and work with when sugar syrup is applied in a spray. 🍀🏆💯
You're a tough dude, Rooster!
I try not to cry on camera.
Thank you for interesting and entertaining educational video. Best greetings from beekeepers in Kiev, Ukraine. :)
Thanks Mr. Fursov. I hope you are doing well.
Thanks. best wishes to you too. :)
I watched last year's deal before I saw this one. You guys learned a lot!
+Kenny Downs Improving every year. :)
When the guy in jeans stepped on the plastic and I heard the crunch... The cringe told me they gone byebye! If I was in the swarm of bees I'd be screaming like a maniac!
I find this fascinating you guys sure are amazing
Wow! Glad you had such a good survival rate.
+Martin Elam Yeah, they did really good.
God bless ya'll. I love honey, but not enough to mess with all that to get it!
+citizen427 There are easier ways. :)
That was pretty awesome thanks for all of the great videos man!!
I'm enjoying doing them. Thanks for watching.