ReQueening Feisty Colonies with Charlie Agar

Learn how to requeen fiesty colonies to alter the genetics within the hive. Since bee behavior is affected by the hive genetics, you can completely change the aggressive behavior of your colony starting with requeening the hive. It will of course take time to affect all of the worker bees in the colony and for the fiesty bees to replaced by the gentler bees of your choosing but this is a technique that can save you from your "mean bees".

[@charleswrinkle4262]

Enjoyed watching you work. Randy Wrinkle Kriegerkeep Bees.

[@tjones2ful]

Did you kill the other queen cells?

[@beesandtractors]

Great video!! I just had to requeen 2 very aggressive hives. Im seeing very good results so far. Thanks!!

[@nicolashamlin8972]

Now thats a fence!

[@howardmcadams3852]

Thanks Sir for Sharing this with me

[@TexasBeekeeper]

Those push in cages work great. And you don't really need attendants if you're pushing it in over some capped brood since those bees will soon emerge and be an attendant to the queen when they do. Those hot hives are no fun. Great job getting it done!

[@petercoppoolse3654]

Did you see that caterpillar on the Frame at 08.00?? In the car when demonstrating the cage. Or was it a Wax,oth??

[@osok5492]

Your honey isn’t pure on the super since you had a feeder there snd kept feeding them otherwise nicely done.

[@soupvis2616]

Not the best methode

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

I bought two weaver queens once because they were suppose to more hygienic than some bees, I put them in splits and went in for heart surgery, also two Russians, I didn’t see them for a month, that’s when I found out I couldn’t run anymore, I was 62 @ the time, and some friends were after russian bees and i want to try the weavers so I did, all of those bees were warm all summer, the later it got the warmer they got, one russian colony absconded in September, not good as we can have killing freezes then winter killed the weavers, and I was worried about the last russian hive and they had a new queen, the biggest blackest queen I had seen to date, actually very mellow to work, I have no idea why the replaced the queen so late or early in the year, between wind, snow , and cold I lose the weavers

[@johnstockburn6396]

Offs ,how many hairs on your neighbours cat belly ? ,..STOP TALKING ,.