@@JeffHorchoff I should have said I 'had' no interest because watching your channel has sparked an interest in bee-keeping. I'v always loved Honey! Maybe one day I'll have a place to keep some bees of my own. Till then I'll keep watching and learning. Greetings from an English Arborist, Harry
I am kind of sad that this little group of bees did not make it....hopefully the next failing colony you find will have better luck. Thanks for the video and God Bless!
Thank you for the blessing, I really need it. I really thought these girls would have a chance by doing what I did, but the stress they had already undergone may have been to much for them. It's always sad to lose hives, but nothing is gained if you don't try. I love being a bee keeper. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I have some bad news for you, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
you definitely have a passion for bees and it really shows in both the successful and unsuccessful videos you do.... its also nice to see a youtuber who is truly a positive person.... and if I didnt miss hear you in this vid, happy be-lated birthday :)
I love keeping and wrangling bees, through good times and bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness or heath. Hey, I've heard that before......I just can't remember where. Life is good when I get to wrangle bees,especially on my birthday. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
you prolly dont care but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can watch all the new series on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother lately xD
While viewing this video, around the 9:00 mark, I envisioned the workers feeling some sense of relief, this was at the very least, a noble, but unsung job. As for the queen??, but good luck. I have a cabin in the mountains of north-central Pennsylvania, with approximately 100' of the property's lower end abutting the Kettle Creek. I share that section of the creek, with five other property/cabin owners, and in 2005, it was decided to plant the approximately 9 acres of 'basin property', with clover, wildflowers, sunflower, and two pre-1940's types of "non-hybrid field corn" (we have a well maintained deer herd, one of the (late) neighbors was a retired veterinarian). The bee population seems to be doing well, (has not seen CCD in several years, and the bees 'winter well') according to an orchard owner down the road. We are, however, having problems with the Emerald Ash Borer.
This removal was a sad one, but not an uncommon occurrence at this time of the year. Many hives, both feral and domestic, fail due to a number of different reasons. I am very happy to hear that your bee population is doing well in Pennsylvania. The bees at the Benedictine abbey where I keep the bees for the monks, are doing well also. They have over 70 hives at the moment, and things are looking very hopeful for a successful winter. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue watching all my bee adventures and letting me know your thoughts on them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you Mr. Ed for another fantastic video and for trying to save those girls....you did all you could and it is so sad to see a once great colony die off like that. My birthday is September as well...happy bee-lated birthday to you! God Bless you for all you do...we appreciate you!
Thanks you so much for your blessing Mary, I love getting those in the comments. Also, Happy Birthday to you! I really thought these girls would have a chance by doing what I did, but the stress they had already undergone may have been to much for them. It's always sad to lose hives, but nothing is gained if you don't try. I love being a bee keeper. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I'm sorry to say Keith, this was not such a happy ending for these bees. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching, and for the birthday wishes. God's peace. Mr. Ed
No sorry's needed buddy.I find all your videos very entertaining and educational.Was a sad story but im sure it can't all be sunshine and roses for a bee keeper,although you always manage to keep a smile on your face.Look forward to your future videos.All the best.
I'm no bee-expert but even the colour of the comb looks unhealthy... It's a shame that the hive failed. Thank you for your wonderful videos - please keep up the great work!!!
Not only did it look unhealthy, it was hard as a rock. This hive was doomed I'm sorry to say. Still, I gave it my best shot, and I didn't mind trying. Thanks for the time you spend watching my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace. Mr. Ed
If your read the description of this video, my efforts were still to no avail. Yet, I'm never sorry for attempting rescues. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I dunno why mr ed, but it makes me emotional reading what u wrote up in the description box. I never would have thought of bees and their effect on the environment so much if it werent for you guys, youtuber-beekeepers, sharing your experiences. Now i have an answer why God made flowers and bees. I just wish this video weren't so sad 😢 but, nevertheless, that's life isn't it? A time for everything. So, thank you so much Mr ed and mr wreck it ralph and others out there for your work in helping/keeping the bees and harvesting honey to feed us humans too.
Bees, as we humans, are part of God's creation, and each part of creation has a very distinctive role to play. Each component of creation has but a finite amount of time to understand that role and then fulfill it as deemed by our creator. I believe bees understand the role they are to play a bit better than most of humanity. Death is a part of life, and as a bee keeper, I have come to better understand death as I see it so often in bees. Yes, it is sad, but I find my peace in the assurance that it is part of God's plan. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you for the blessing, I need all I can get. I have been keeping bees for more than 15 years now and I always find it new. There's good times and there's bad times, but it's all part of keeping bees. I love doing it and hope to continue doing it for years to come. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I figured the way the wood of the door was stained, was a good indication that the hive was "melting." But it's good to see you can salvage some useful bees, and wax from this mess... And you mean to say, that the "blackened comb," is still useable!!? Great find of the queen, I hope this hive will now flourish, that they are in a clean hive with fresh comb to fill with honey!
The story on this hive is a sad one. If you'd read the description of the video it will give you the entire story. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I've been saving bees from being destroyed for over 6 years now. I'm happy to do it and share the experience to everyone that is interested. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace. Mr. Ed
What a heartfelt deep note that you added Ed, thank you so much for your love of the bees. Gods little creatures that are so special. I hope in my travels across this great land, I can stop by and try your honey, I'll bring you some from Florida with me for you to try. God has blessed you with a great gift and love. I hope many more years of great bee keeping are ahead for you.
Such kind words, thank you. Also, if you ever do plan a trip to the New Orleans area, the abbey is located about 40 miles north of it, get in touch with me, oscelata@gmail.com so I can give you a tour of the bees at the abbey. Thank you so much for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Luciano, if you go back to this video and read the description, and I know it's a long one, it will tell you the entire story of this removal. Let me know what you think after reading it. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Aw... got behind with watching as busy with work.. finally sit down to watch this and then find its a sad weepy episode... thanks for depressing me... not only that, I discover it was your birthday and I missed it! Happy belated birthday.. 40th? ;) Hope the Rooster got you something good. Peace and suchlike blessings. Kevin.
How many towels did you use drying your tears? If it was less than 2, you weren't that depressed. Thanks for the birthday wish, but 40 happened 21 years ago, I'm an officially old bee wrangler now. I gave the Rooster something for my birthday, I let him know I was going to whip him really good next year on the swarm catches. That depressed him, 5 towels worth, and that was the highlight of my day. Happy Birthday Me! God's peace Kevin. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, thank you for all that you share with us and all that you do for the bees! You are truley a worker bee fork heaven yourself! Keep up all that you do. I enjoy watching and learning from you. Thank you!! Much love from Oregon!
Thank you very much for your kind words in regard to my efforts of rescuing bees. It really is my pleasure to share my bee wrangling experiences , and I'm grateful to all who follow along. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you for watching the videos Jeff, I am so glad that there are so many folks like yourself that enjoy watching my bee wrangling experiences. You honor me by the time you spend watching and commenting. As far as these bees, I'm sorry for the loss, but it is all part of keeping bees. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you very much for your blessing and support of my efforts to rescue bees. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff Beaucoup de travail pour sauver cette vieille colonie en fin de vie. Mais il faut le faire et vous avez redonner une nouvelle vie à ces abeilles. grace à vos connaissances professionnelles. Elles auront tout les chances de vivre mieux BRAVO BYE BYE de France
Malheureusement, cela ne s'est pas si bien passé pour ce petit groupe d'abeilles, ils ont tous été tués lorsque le NUC a été volé. Au moins, je leur ai donné une chance de survie, je pense vraiment qu'ils étaient traumatisés quand je les ai enlevés et qu'ils étaient destinés à la mort. Le frère de la paix de Dieu. M. Ed
It is simply beautiful how bees construct their comb, living art. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
It would make an interesting research paper to build a 'queen bee' A.I. in software or robotics: that builds hives as they do. There is something wonderful hidden in the mathmatics of how bees think. Just as flowers & seashells have amazing hidden mathmatical geometry & symmetry. Bee hives hexagons and wave shapes... amazingly dynamic & natural perfection. Beautiful.
Awesome! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 500 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I wish these girls had a happy ending, but if you will take the time to read the description, you will find out everything concerning these bees. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Again this is so sad! I will read the descriptions for now on 🐝🌻🌼 these colonies are so intriquet in so many ways I am truly facinated thank you for these videos!!
I am delighted by your fascination of the bees and thankful for the time you are spending watching my adventures. I try and give a bit of detail to every video in my descriptions so it does help to read them. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you for the blessing Laura, but I'm afraid I have sad news for these bees. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace. Mr. Ed
Fantastic work once again Jeff. Finding the queen like that is certainly a relief. It's such an inspiration watching your progress. It sure takes a lot of effort to do a removal like that, all while messing around with the cameras & doing all the editing simply to make videos like this. You don't miss a beat & still keeping sharing. Thank you (and everyone else behind the scenes) for the continued effort! 🐝🐝🐝
I have to admit Tim, I really like making the videos as much as the wrangling, they go hand in hand together. Sometimes I think the reason I wrangle bees is to make a video, but I love doing removals and swarm captures so I make a video on it. The yeng and yang of wrangling. About the bees from this video, if you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace. Mr. Ed
I'd never seen a 'dead' hive in any beekeeping videos I've ever watched. That stuff looked like something out of an alien type movie! Maybe that batch hung on feeling you were coming to save them :)
This video is a few years old, but I will still accept the belated Bday wishes. So delighted to hear you enjoy watching my bee wrangling adventures, thank you so much for watching. I hope you week is a good one as well. God's peace Phill. Mr. Ed
I got teary reading what you wrote. (you write beautifully) I know it is God and nature working perfectly in divine order, but my heart is still sad. Thank you for sharing this video. and being so educational and informative. And Happy Birthday. I am a September baby too.
And Happy Birthday to you also Juliana! Yes, this was a sad story, but quite often when relocating bees at this time of the year, they do not make it. They either fly off or the colony just fails. Never the less, if I don't try to save them, they would surly be destroyed, so I have to try. Besides, there's always a video in it and a good time wrangling. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Don't be to sad to see it end, there's another 200 or so more videos on my channel that you can always watch and get your bee fix. You know I'm all about saving and wrangling bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I have a huge honey bee hive here on my land that nobody will come remove it for me I am allergic to them and I can't do anything with my chickens until night time when the bees are calm. Had a guy come up to check it out and he said he doesn't have the gear to remove a hive that big.
If I was in your area, I'd help you out. Try to find a be club in your area and ask them for assistance. I hope you and the bees get the help you need. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Must be heartbreaking to open all that up and see pure devastation like that when you have such a love like yours .wee have a small pond across that land from my house and it started to disappear into an old coal mine sinkhole .It was going down at a rate of approximately 5 ft per day .so I got the waders on and two buckets and in I went and started transferring them to the larger pond across the way .A large amount of Pike ,perch,carp,roach and bream .I got most of them in about 4 days before it disappeared in front of my eyes .almost crying .by the grace of God and nature the pond reappeared almost round 3 yrs ltr and is now thriving with fish caught and reintroduced to the small pond .I did it myself but it was for everyone in my community. Quite a thankless job .but I know how you operate. It's a love for the bees .just like my love of fish &fishing .your a great guy .brilliant videos. .god bless .👍
Thank you so much for your blessing and sharing a VERY interesting story. I wish you well in all your endeavors to save God's creation. God's peace Owen, Mr. Ed
so I really admire your dedication for saving, and caring about bees. good job jeff. I believe I might have put some capped brood from some of your other bees in this box, so the nurse bees would keep busy with their hatching and rearing. also just another tie to keep them from absconding, or swarming off with no brood. I don't believe I would have used their own brood, because of the heavy disease, and comb not healthy. another job well done mr Ed.
In hind sight, it may have been a good move, but given what had happened, if you read the description it tells the whole story, even adding a frame of brood may have been a waste. Live and learn is the best lesson I can see from this experience, still, not a happy one. Thanks for your kind words and support for the effort I make to rescue bees. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Well, you gave it a good try. That is the best that any of us can do. Thank you for posting this video and thank you for what you wrote about it. A tough time of year to be a weak "colony."
You know I had to try, it was probably a lost cause before they went into the nuc, but it was their best chance. It's no fun telling a sad story, especially when there is a chance that things may turn out well, but this side of bee keeping is very real and happens all to often, especially at this time of the year. New bee keepers should be aware of it as well as non bee keepers. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hey there mr ED /jeff just wanna say i thourougly enjoy seeing your thanks to the lord for the successful recoveries time and time again. i can see your love for our heavenly father and his wonderful creation our honey bees. Keep on doing what you do hes blessing you, and will continue to do so i know. God bless you brother and amen to the BEE LOVE!!!
Thank you so much for your blessing and many kind words. As I am truly grateful for all God' does and has done for me, I can not help but give thanks . Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
You know it's going to bee a good day when it starts off with a hot cup of coffee and a Mr. Ed bee video. Thanks for watching Sarge, been a while since I saw your name, great to see it again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I like your theory, and it's a very good chance that happened. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace. Mr. Ed
You learn something new everyday. I was not aware that a hive could fail like that. I guess I never really thought of it. Those poor bees have no idea to flee. They are so loyal. My question for you is: wouldn't the honey from this hive effect the Abby bees in a bad way? Maybe a silly question but what if you carried over a moth or beetle larvae? Is that even possible? That was so sweet of you to make them a new home. You're a hero Jeff. It's just so scary to think of what it really means to have no more bees. I don't think people really grasp the concept of what bees provide for us to survive. I was watching so intently it Freaked me out when I saw bees crawling on the camera close up lol. Very happy belated. 🎂
Hey Jeff,I agree fully with the comments below. Sad to see a once thriving colony slowly perishing. Right the success and failure side of things is from myself yesterday. I'm by no means a perfect beekeeper it's our 2nd season 2018 will be our 3rd season.its a rundown of yesterday Friday October 6th or 7th 2017. Started out doing an inspection ,everything went well,until I started on the next hive which was close to the first around 2 foot away. I put a brood box full of frames on the ground to stand the poly nuc boxes onto and a rapid feeder. I used an empty nuc brood to put a few frames of bees into so I could add empty un drawn comb into. So the girls could draw comb to give the queen more room to lay into. At this point everything was going perfect until a random bee left the hive and decided to fly up my sleeve and sting me. It kinda shocked me and I jerked backwards knocking the nuc brood which had a frame of bees in. Bees went everywhere, sadly 50 or so died. The remainder of the hive was put back together and I'm going to check the hive Saturday for activity. The hive was doing well after the initial incident,but it did scare me for a short while. You see everyone makes mistakes and that was my contribution. Gods peace Jeff and all you other viewers.
Oh yes, what surprises the bees have in store for us. When we least suspect it, BAM, they nail us and we freak out. Next thing, it's a disaster station. Don't fret it to much Shaun, the bees will fix our mistakes, they have lots of experience in doing that. It will bee OK. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I'm so far down south, the only direction I can drive without hitting water is north. If it weren't for natural disasters, Louisiana would be the dream state to live in.... it still is for me despite all the bad stuff. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Where could I learn more about rescuing bees? I am up in Shreveport and have watched several of your videos, slowly building the confidence to try and save the bees from inside a brick column in my mother's pier and beam home, but I'm still unsure of the best way to approach it. I am in the beginning of several remodeling projects to help set her up for comfortable living in retirement, and the front room may be on my list in the very near future. I would like to have a plan in place to try my best to save them if possible. Thank you for all you do! I have learned a ton from these videos!
Removing bees that are inside a closed structure, weather it be a tree or a column, is very difficult. Most removal folks use a "trap out" method and there are several good UA-cam videos on them. However, they are very difficult to set up, and are often very time consuming to accomplish the task. Personally, I won't do them. I wish you all the best in your endeavor, and let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching.God's peace. Mr. Ed
Yes they were, terrible isn't it? All bee have the potential to become robber bees, what makes a bee become a robber bee is the instant they steal honey from a hive that is not theirs. If a bee eats honey from it's own hive, that's OK. The best way to prevent robbing of a hive is to have sufficient bee in the hive to protect the hive and it's honey from would be robbers. Great question. Thanks for asking and watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
it always amazes me just how big swarm hives can be, yet ones raised in a regular hive a lot of times don't even want to fill a third box with comb, they'd rather just swarm away. Almost makes you wonder if you could trick them into building a massive swarm hive if you left multiple tall hives around your regular hive.. That'd probably take half a mile of access to do though and who has that anymore?
It all has to do with the genetics of the queen. A queen with good genetics makes lots and lots of bees, and one that is inferior will make less bees. As a bee keeper, I try to manipulate our queens and select ones that will cater to producing lots of bees. I'm still working on it. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I'm just goofy like that. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed. I am sorry for the loss. I will be sure to read your story before commenting in the future. I just knew if the hive could be saved, you and the abbey could do it. I also know that sometimes God and nature just say: no. You will always get blessed wishes from me. We need them. Have a very good day and thank you for your thoughtful reply. And thank you for always wishing God's Peace.
I think all bee keepers have to accept the fact that they will lose hives, it's unfortunate, but a cold fact. It's no fun, but it is the reality of keeping bees. This hive was just that experience put to video. I really think it's fair that this side of bee keeping be shown to let new bee keepers know they can and will experience it for themselves. I love keeping bees and wrangling them, and I'm delighted that so many folks like yourself can share in my joy. That's one reason I alway close with God's peace, because I know it so intimately. Thank you so much for following along with all my bee adventures. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you so much for your kind words, but I must say, I really have a great time wrangling bees and making videos on the adventure. Thank you so much for following along and commenting on them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I haven't seen a bumblebee in such a long time, let alone any other kind of bee pollinator. I still feel as though I should be really concerned about that but it's such a nice injection of hope to see people that take their survival so seriously
It is always disturbing to me when I hear folks talk about the disappearance of pollinators in their part of the country. It is for this very reason that I do what I can so as to preserve the ones we have here in my neck of the woods. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I didn't get down into the bottom brood ,but the second had capped brood and 1 day old eggs ,honey pollen and a ton of bees. I would rather be honest and tell of mistakes and success. After all we are all in it to save our wonderful honey bees. Yes Jeff happy bee lated birthday. I guess you got a real buzz from finding the queen lol.
Almost every stable in that facility had a horse merry-go-round. That was a really cool place to visit and make a video at. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I really am glad you enjoyed the video, but there is a sad outcome for these bees, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I have a question Jeff,if a hive is ferrel and the comb is real real dirty like in the vid,do the bees if they are healthy and the queen is fine. Do they migrate from the dirty comb to new comb in the hive to lessen the affect of diseased comb. I've heard many times that brood comb should be changed at least once every three years. It's easy for us to change out comb in a hive,but how do bees do it naturally?. Ok that's it from me off to work. Please keep us posted on the progress of the lil ladies.
I don't know the answer, but my guess is that bees know if the comb is useable, and if not they produce their own comb. I have seen this in cutouts that I have done where there is old, abandoned comb and fresh comb all in the same hive. God's peace brother. Sorry you have to go to work, but it's a necessary evil. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hey Mr. Ed... Have you talked to DirtRooster lately? I'm hoping everything his way is doing alright. I've been missing his videos. I just hope he's taking a break, and that his dad and everyone is doing alright. Please send him my best.
The Rooster is well, but the guy is working his tail off. He is out of state on his paying job, not his hobby job, and he will be gone for a while longer. He did tell me that he wants to post some material, but he has not had enough time to do it. Hang tuff, he will surprise us all when he posts his next video. God's peace. Mr. Ed
You know as well as me, not all bees can survive a terrible ordeal, these bees were just proof of that. I'm glad you liked the honey, the Abbee Honey bees worked real hard for that stuff and it shows. Most of it was our tallow tree honey. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Does the old wax removed from the have have any hop of use, such as melting it down for candles, or is it given back to nature (composted or what have you)?
After feeding the bees at the abbey the honey and nectar that was in the comb, I melted the wax down. After rendering it the second time, it came out beautiful, yellow bees wax. This will then be given back to our bees in the spring to start up hive production. Here are the links to the rendering process, and what happens to the wax after it's been rendered. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/tfSfsfkynK4/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/lHypOrBITMk/v-deo.html
Man I bet that was slap full of bees at one time at least Mr Ed was there to help the last of them recover back at the Abbey haha god bless Mr Ed hope you've had a great week!
I wonder did they ever make a come back it was such a grand hive and they weren't aggressive at all. Just curious if they went grand again or was it to late.
Please do me a favor and read the description of the video, it will give you a detailed explanation of what you are asking. Thanks for watching, and I hope to hear from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
your passion and love for the bees and your job always amazes me. I'm a huge fan of your channel. I'm also thinking of doing the same thing here in my country. I noticed when I was a kid I always here the buzzing sounds whenever there's a tree now that I'm 29 years old. It saddens me that I don't see or hear any bees anymore. I wanna preserve or save their lives too. I wanna learn to do this. would you mind making a tutorial video on the do's and dont's, the basics and other important stuffs that you think a newbie would need to learn first! once again I love your channel bro. keep up the great work.
Clave, thank you so much for all of your kind words In truth, I'm just a guy who loves saving bees and sharing the experience, and that experience is in many ways unique to the individual. Therefore, in my opinion, bee keeping should be done to accommodate the individual instead of an entire group. I wanted to suggest to you to find a bee club in your area and join it now. You do not need to have bees to belong to a club, just a love for them. You will meet some really great folks who can give you valuable information on keeping bee in the area you live and that is very important. Folks up north keep bees different from folks down south, food and climate have everything to do with it. Of course, I hope you keep watching my channel and others as well to get a well rounded idea of how YOU want to keep bees. Keep me posted. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I would give a location at least a month before moving it. It's always a crap shot when ever you set a trap, but don't lose hope. Good luck! God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff, it's sad to see the end of a once great colony. I can't even imagine the vast range of crops and wildflowers than will no longer benefit from this hive. Such a shame.
That is so true Katenpie, I really wish I had found these bees in the spring and had brought them to the abbey. Don't worry, next spring I will be setting traps at this location to catch swarms. Video to be made. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
You may need to grab another coup of coffee for this reply. I really am glad you enjoyed the video, but there is a sad outcome for these bees, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Sad though it was it got me thinking. If they were that weak that only nurse bees were there, then maybe do two things. One, merge the bees to a small hive that could use more bees. Two, take the queen and put her in a queen less hive are make a split and put her there and see what happens.just a thought. My other question would have been if it would have made a difference if you had put a frame of brood in there. Either way, god bless.
Stupid question: How do you assure that you aren’t bringing back any wax moths back to the abbey? Could there be some in the comb? Or do they only show up in failing hives?
Wax moths are everywhere so you don't have to worry about bringing them back, they are already there. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Wow, I'm pretty much an amateur (though I've caught three swarms and kept bees in a top bar hive for a few years now), but I'd be afraid to be attack if I was breaking into a hive like that. Yet you're not wearing ANY protection. Can you explain why they won't attack you even though you're breaking into their hive like that???
I just hate it when a massive hive fails. U picked the perfect music to play with ur slide show of pics. I'm a first year beekeeper and ppl like me learn tons from videos like this. Just hope the bees that are left, can go on to At least help another hive with a few more members.
It is very depressing to see a once thriving hive reduced to nothing. Still, that's nature, and as a bee keeper ,we need to respect that also. I would very much rather the hive go on to recover and develop once again, but in the case of these girls, it was not to bee. I have been keeping bees for more than 15 years, and the sight of a failing hive still brings me down. I am delighted that you find some of my videos helpful in learning. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Yes they are viable, and I use them whenever I find them to make splits with. I do love finding queen cells whether they are swarm cells or superseding cells. thanks for watching. God's peace Talley. Mr. Ed
I have Nuc box that I can connect to the Bee Vac - I just attach a short 1.5" piece of pipe and open the vent. They move right out over night. I am getting lazy . . .
so how does a queen bee become just that. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that, I need to do more research. is it chosen and forms after birth, or before?
It is a random choice the bees make. They select an egg, and then draw a queen cell around it, and load royal jelly into it. As the egg emerges and eats the jelly, the bees ovaries become developed and she becomes a queen. That is the short end of it, but there are lots of videos on the subject for your learning enjoyment. Thanks for the sub and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
that's very interesting, and just as amazing as I had expected. ill definitely have a look into the videos, thanks for your time in teaching me this. and thank you for creating the content you do, I'm glad I found your channel. I've learned alot from your videos the past couple days, and it's greatened my respect for bees even more. so keep striving, always prosper, and God Bless.
Mr Edd Thank you for the video. I have just ran across you. Please tell me how you built your vacuum box to capture the bees. If you have a video please refer me to it. Thank you. John
I'm delighted you have discovered my channel! I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. I will post a link to the video I made on building the bee vac I use at the end of this comment, I hope you will find it helpful. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace John. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/tV3mR39v6RA/v-deo.html
To sad, you could have split the hive in three hives with the queen cells and the queen... but it was late into the year and the hive was almost dead... did the queen survive the winter?
If you have the time, read the description on this video and it will tell you the entire story.....it's not a good one. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
The news is not good for these bees Paul. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace. Mr. Ed
David, great to hear from you, if you read the description, sorry about the length of it, you will discover the rest of the story on this colony. I will say this much, it's not a pretty picture. Though the removal and the transfer did go well, it's not the whole story. Let me know your thoughts after reading the description. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Thank you for my Birthday greeting, it was a great day as I was able to spend it wrangling bees. It's unfortunate that things don't work out the way we had hoped for, but as you said and I truly believe it, God does work in mysterious ways. Thanks you so much for watching Margery. God's peace always. Mr. Ed
It has a sour smell, and you can easily detect it. Normally, honey has a very sweet smell, but some fall nectar, like goldenrod or buckwheat for us down south, have a overpowering strong smell, but it's not a sour smell. I hope that helps. thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
The flow hive has it's place in keeping bees, and for many people it is a correct fit. Heck, I have one. Still, I prefer using equipment to extract honey. It's just a personal preference. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Yes I was, but for that reason, none of the comb was put back into the nuc. As far as the honey goes, that was fed to our bees, and they were grateful for it. f you read the description of the video, you will learn the whole story about this cut out. Just a heads up, it's not a happy ending. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I wear my suit almost all the time. However, I often remove it when the removal gets to a point that the bees are not aggressive anymore. On this video, the bees were in such a sad state to begin with, there was absolutely no fight in them at all. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you for the response back! I think it is interesting that you can interact with the bees without a suit. I am petrified of bees though I may be scared of them honey bees I leave alone! In the summer time if I see them I may say hi to them and talk to them but I will not harm them. Now Wasp and hornets well Even though we need them as well they are open game for me to kill if they start to come to close. Though I also talk to them and tell them to take a hike. I do not care for them as I do honey bees.
Any wooden structure has a certain fire risk associated with it. In my opinion, any wax left behind does not increase the likelihood of a fire risk, and the wax does not attract mice or rats. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Another great and interesting video! Sad to read that the bees didn't make it after all but that's life I suppose... Looking forward to the next video! :)
It's all part of keeping bees, there are wins and loses, but what makes me preserver through the loses is the thought that ultimately, the gains far outweigh the set backs and I see that with the steady increase in the number of hives we now have. Besides, I really love honey, and I want to get bees that make lots of it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
To answer all your questions, please read the description of the video. It is a bit long, but it tells the whole story. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
New Sites Travel yellow jackets a bigger meaner and the make a "paper" hive. Bees only sting as a defence became they almost always die after the sting. Bees make their hive out of wax. Yellow jackets are also sometimes called meat bees cause they are sometimes found around meat at bar-b-qs
Tracie gave a better answer that I could have, I would just say bees make honey and yellow jackets don't, they are very mean, and they need to die. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you for your kind words, but the truth is, I'm just a fella who really enjoys wrangling bees and sharing the experience of it. Thank you so much for following along. God's peace. Mr. Ed
It is a shop vac, but it has been modified so as not to harm the bees when they are vacuumed. Loosing bees is a bad thing, and I do not like the experience one bit. Thanks for watching. God's peace Thomas. Mr. Ed
I did not use any of the wax from this hive when I set the bees up for the very reason you said. I gave them honey and old, drawn out brood comb from another hive to get them started again. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think. God's peace. Mr. Ed
first of all.... "HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!!" Second: what happen to this hive?? did they flourished?? How does a bee farm keep other insects from destroying the colony? I thank you sooooo much for sharing your experience about bees. It is a great learning experience in viewers end to know what these little creature contribute to environment and our food source.
Thank you for your Bday wishes. I did a follow up on this hive, the first link below, and they were doing well. Unfortunately, as is often the case with a stumbling hive, they did not make it. It appeared it was either a delayed insecticide kill as all the bees were dead in the hive, or it may have been a case of robbing, the second link below, in which case the hive bees were overrun by other bees and were killed for their honey. There is no a lot you can do to prevent such an occurrence other than having really strong hives that can defend themselves from other bees and insects. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my channel and leave your thoughts. God's peace. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/6e0f7a8Va2w/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/r4HXtR8hXV0/v-deo.html
omg, thank you so much for that information; those poor things, I was hoping they would had grown into a bigger colony. Its best to get educated from an experienced professional on such matters. I would love to have a bee hive for garden and honey purpose, but every neighbor around me love to spray insecticide to kill bees. I always find dead honey bees on my dive way. I cant wait to move to a better location (state). And please keep those videos coming. lisa
No brood but the bees did well till they were over run by a stronger hive and were killed for their honey.....very sad. If you read the description of the video it will tell the whole story.Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Thank you for answering my question. I asked before I had finished the video. I'm highly allergic to bees. I have always looked down while walking due to honey bees. In the late 70s i started telling people we have so many less bees every year. People thought I was crazy. In 81 I really started telling people the honey bees are disappearing. I've watched my step every day since 1964. And i know when i stopped jumping over clovers. Started seeing wood bees and bumble bees but almost no honey bees. You don't need to reply again.. Gigi
Thank you Bee Bop for the Birthday wishes, it was a really good day because i got to spend it wrangling bees and making a video on it, and then you watched it. God's peace. Mr. Ed
This guy's happiness is contagious. I have no interest in bees I'm just here for Jeff
You are way to kind, thank you for beeing so. God's peace Harry.
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@@JeffHorchoff I should have said I 'had' no interest because watching your channel has sparked an interest in bee-keeping. I'v always loved Honey! Maybe one day I'll have a place to keep some bees of my own. Till then I'll keep watching and learning.
Greetings from an English Arborist, Harry
I am kind of sad that this little group of bees did not make it....hopefully the next failing colony you find will have better luck. Thanks for the video and God Bless!
Thank you for the blessing, I really need it. I really thought these girls would have a chance by doing what I did, but the stress they had already undergone may have been to much for them. It's always sad to lose hives, but nothing is gained if you don't try. I love being a bee keeper. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You are a pleasure to watch, you are always smiling!
Thank you for your kind words, and the reason I am smiling always is the peace I have inside of me. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Nice job Jeff. They looked like they were already using the little front door. I love bees. Thank you Jeff for all you do to help the bees.
I have some bad news for you, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
you definitely have a passion for bees and it really shows in both the successful and unsuccessful videos you do.... its also nice to see a youtuber who is truly a positive person.... and if I didnt miss hear you in this vid, happy be-lated birthday :)
Missed opportunity for a great pun here. bee-lated.. ;) Anyways, couldn't agree more, he truly is a positive person.
I love keeping and wrangling bees, through good times and bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness or heath. Hey, I've heard that before......I just can't remember where. Life is good when I get to wrangle bees,especially on my birthday. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
That's the story of my life.....missed opportunities and always beelated. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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you prolly dont care but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can watch all the new series on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother lately xD
@Pierce Lachlan yea, I've been watching on Instaflixxer for months myself =)
While viewing this video, around the 9:00 mark, I envisioned the workers feeling some sense of relief, this was at the very least, a noble, but unsung job. As for the queen??, but good luck.
I have a cabin in the mountains of north-central Pennsylvania, with approximately 100' of the property's lower end abutting the Kettle Creek. I share that section of the creek, with five other property/cabin owners, and in 2005, it was decided to plant the approximately 9 acres of 'basin property', with clover, wildflowers, sunflower, and two pre-1940's types of "non-hybrid field corn" (we have a well maintained deer herd, one of the (late) neighbors was a retired veterinarian). The bee population seems to be doing well, (has not seen CCD in several years, and the bees 'winter well') according to an orchard owner down the road. We are, however, having problems with the Emerald Ash Borer.
This removal was a sad one, but not an uncommon occurrence at this time of the year. Many hives, both feral and domestic, fail due to a number of different reasons. I am very happy to hear that your bee population is doing well in Pennsylvania. The bees at the Benedictine abbey where I keep the bees for the monks, are doing well also. They have over 70 hives at the moment, and things are looking very hopeful for a successful winter. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue watching all my bee adventures and letting me know your thoughts on them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Mr. Ed for another fantastic video and for trying to save those girls....you did all you could and it is so sad to see a once great colony die off like that. My birthday is September as well...happy bee-lated birthday to you! God Bless you for all you do...we appreciate you!
Thanks you so much for your blessing Mary, I love getting those in the comments. Also, Happy Birthday to you! I really thought these girls would have a chance by doing what I did, but the stress they had already undergone may have been to much for them. It's always sad to lose hives, but nothing is gained if you don't try. I love being a bee keeper. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This one felt a bit sad.A think it was the failed hive along with the music.lol.Happy ending though finding the queen.Happy birthday Mr Ed.
I'm sorry to say Keith, this was not such a happy ending for these bees. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching, and for the birthday wishes. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
No sorry's needed buddy.I find all your videos very entertaining and educational.Was a sad story but im sure it can't all be sunshine and roses for a bee keeper,although you always manage to keep a smile on your face.Look forward to your future videos.All the best.
I'm no bee-expert but even the colour of the comb looks unhealthy... It's a shame that the hive failed. Thank you for your wonderful videos - please keep up the great work!!!
Not only did it look unhealthy, it was hard as a rock. This hive was doomed I'm sorry to say. Still, I gave it my best shot, and I didn't mind trying. Thanks for the time you spend watching my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
thanks jeff for saving these bees. had you gone on this colony 5 days later nothing would have been left. So good for our bees to try to save them.
If your read the description of this video, my efforts were still to no avail. Yet, I'm never sorry for attempting rescues. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I dunno why mr ed, but it makes me emotional reading what u wrote up in the description box. I never would have thought of bees and their effect on the environment so much if it werent for you guys, youtuber-beekeepers, sharing your experiences.
Now i have an answer why God made flowers and bees. I just wish this video weren't so sad 😢 but, nevertheless, that's life isn't it? A time for everything. So, thank you so much Mr ed and mr wreck it ralph and others out there for your work in helping/keeping the bees and harvesting honey to feed us humans too.
Bees, as we humans, are part of God's creation, and each part of creation has a very distinctive role to play. Each component of creation has but a finite amount of time to understand that role and then fulfill it as deemed by our creator. I believe bees understand the role they are to play a bit better than most of humanity. Death is a part of life, and as a bee keeper, I have come to better understand death as I see it so often in bees. Yes, it is sad, but I find my peace in the assurance that it is part of God's plan. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, you did what you could. You obviously care deeply for the bees - and do what you can do to save the ones you come across. God bless YOU.
Thank you for the blessing, I need all I can get. I have been keeping bees for more than 15 years now and I always find it new. There's good times and there's bad times, but it's all part of keeping bees. I love doing it and hope to continue doing it for years to come. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Sad shape tho glad you got there to help them 😊
Never a good thing to find a failing colony, but I did my best to keep them going. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brian.
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I figured the way the wood of the door was stained, was a good indication that the hive was "melting."
But it's good to see you can salvage some useful bees, and wax from this mess...
And you mean to say, that the "blackened comb," is still useable!!?
Great find of the queen, I hope this hive will now flourish, that they are in a clean hive with fresh comb to fill with honey!
The story on this hive is a sad one. If you'd read the description of the video it will give you the entire story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow. You are a true guardian of nature. Love and light from Wales.
I've been saving bees from being destroyed for over 6 years now. I'm happy to do it and share the experience to everyone that is interested. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What a heartfelt deep note that you added Ed, thank you so much for your love of the bees. Gods little creatures that are so special. I hope in my travels across this great land, I can stop by and try your honey, I'll bring you some from Florida with me for you to try. God has blessed you with a great gift and love. I hope many more years of great bee keeping are ahead for you.
Such kind words, thank you. Also, if you ever do plan a trip to the New Orleans area, the abbey is located about 40 miles north of it, get in touch with me, oscelata@gmail.com so I can give you a tour of the bees at the abbey. Thank you so much for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I'm glad you took the time to save this little brode. Great gifts come in small packages. Thank You Loader.
Luciano, if you go back to this video and read the description, and I know it's a long one, it will tell you the entire story of this removal. Let me know what you think after reading it. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Aw... got behind with watching as busy with work.. finally sit down to watch this and then find its a sad weepy episode... thanks for depressing me... not only that, I discover it was your birthday and I missed it! Happy belated birthday.. 40th? ;) Hope the Rooster got you something good. Peace and suchlike blessings. Kevin.
How many towels did you use drying your tears? If it was less than 2, you weren't that depressed. Thanks for the birthday wish, but 40 happened 21 years ago, I'm an officially old bee wrangler now. I gave the Rooster something for my birthday, I let him know I was going to whip him really good next year on the swarm catches. That depressed him, 5 towels worth, and that was the highlight of my day. Happy Birthday Me! God's peace Kevin.
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Mr. Ed, thank you for all that you share with us and all that you do for the bees! You are truley a worker bee fork heaven yourself! Keep up all that you do. I enjoy watching and learning from you. Thank you!! Much love from Oregon!
Thank you very much for your kind words in regard to my efforts of rescuing bees. It really is my pleasure to share my bee wrangling experiences , and I'm grateful to all who follow along. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for your reply Jeff. Sorry to hear they did not make it.
Thank you for watching the videos Jeff, I am so glad that there are so many folks like yourself that enjoy watching my bee wrangling experiences. You honor me by the time you spend watching and commenting. As far as these bees, I'm sorry for the loss, but it is all part of keeping bees. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
After reading your heart felt words in the description, I truly understand how much every aspect of bee keeping means to you. God bless you.
Thank you very much for your blessing and support of my efforts to rescue bees. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff Beaucoup de travail pour sauver cette vieille colonie en fin de vie. Mais il faut le faire et vous avez redonner une nouvelle vie à ces abeilles. grace à vos connaissances professionnelles. Elles auront tout les chances de vivre mieux BRAVO BYE BYE de France
Malheureusement, cela ne s'est pas si bien passé pour ce petit groupe d'abeilles, ils ont tous été tués lorsque le NUC a été volé. Au moins, je leur ai donné une chance de survie, je pense vraiment qu'ils étaient traumatisés quand je les ai enlevés et qu'ils étaient destinés à la mort. Le frère de la paix de Dieu. M. Ed
It's amazing the waves and shapes the bees build in their wild natural hives. Thank you for Save tens of thousands of lives !
It is simply beautiful how bees construct their comb, living art. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
It would make an interesting research paper to build a 'queen bee' A.I. in software or robotics: that builds hives as they do. There is something wonderful hidden in the mathmatics of how bees think.
Just as flowers & seashells have amazing hidden mathmatical geometry & symmetry. Bee hives hexagons and wave shapes... amazingly dynamic & natural perfection. Beautiful.
I never get tired of watching videos of saving the bees
Awesome! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 500 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I was so sad in the beginning but I'm so glad you find the Queen they are so lucky you came to their rescue!!
I wish these girls had a happy ending, but if you will take the time to read the description, you will find out everything concerning these bees. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Again this is so sad! I will read the descriptions for now on 🐝🌻🌼 these colonies are so intriquet in so many ways I am truly facinated thank you for these videos!!
I am delighted by your fascination of the bees and thankful for the time you are spending watching my adventures. I try and give a bit of detail to every video in my descriptions so it does help to read them. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I dont know how you dont have ten times the subs, yours is one of the best bee wrangling channels on youtube. Thank you too!
Your comment made my day, thank you. And thanks for watching all my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
it is always sad to see a hive fail. With a little help from above. it will be become a productive hive again at the Abbey. Best wishes and God bless.
Thank you for the blessing Laura, but I'm afraid I have sad news for these bees. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Fantastic work once again Jeff. Finding the queen like that is certainly a relief. It's such an inspiration watching your progress.
It sure takes a lot of effort to do a removal like that, all while messing around with the cameras & doing all the editing simply to make videos like this. You don't miss a beat & still keeping sharing.
Thank you (and everyone else behind the scenes) for the continued effort! 🐝🐝🐝
I have to admit Tim, I really like making the videos as much as the wrangling, they go hand in hand together. Sometimes I think the reason I wrangle bees is to make a video, but I love doing removals and swarm captures so I make a video on it. The yeng and yang of wrangling. About the bees from this video, if you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace.
Mr. Ed
His dedication to cut outs is amazing - I stopped years ago . . .but he is inspiring . .
I'd never seen a 'dead' hive in any beekeeping videos I've ever watched. That stuff looked like something out of an alien type movie! Maybe that batch hung on feeling you were coming to save them :)
Definitely a sad case here. I did give it my best shot. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Happy birthday Jeff. Love your videos. Have a great day from the UK
This video is a few years old, but I will still accept the belated Bday wishes. So delighted to hear you enjoy watching my bee wrangling adventures, thank you so much for watching. I hope you week is a good one as well. God's peace Phill.
Mr. Ed
I got teary reading what you wrote. (you write beautifully) I know it is God and nature working perfectly in divine order, but my heart is still sad. Thank you for sharing this video. and being so educational and informative. And Happy Birthday. I am a September baby too.
And Happy Birthday to you also Juliana! Yes, this was a sad story, but quite often when relocating bees at this time of the year, they do not make it. They either fly off or the colony just fails. Never the less, if I don't try to save them, they would surly be destroyed, so I have to try. Besides, there's always a video in it and a good time wrangling. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another great video. Sad to see it end. I love watching your videos. Well done Jeff. 💟
Don't be to sad to see it end, there's another 200 or so more videos on my channel that you can always watch and get your bee fix. You know I'm all about saving and wrangling bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I have a huge honey bee hive here on my land that nobody will come remove it for me I am allergic to them and I can't do anything with my chickens until night time when the bees are calm. Had a guy come up to check it out and he said he doesn't have the gear to remove a hive that big.
If I was in your area, I'd help you out. Try to find a be club in your area and ask them for assistance. I hope you and the bees get the help you need. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Must be heartbreaking to open all that up and see pure devastation like that when you have such a love like yours .wee have a small pond across that land from my house and it started to disappear into an old coal mine sinkhole .It was going down at a rate of approximately 5 ft per day .so I got the waders on and two buckets and in I went and started transferring them to the larger pond across the way .A large amount of Pike ,perch,carp,roach and bream .I got most of them in about 4 days before it disappeared in front of my eyes .almost crying .by the grace of God and nature the pond reappeared almost round 3 yrs ltr and is now thriving with fish caught and reintroduced to the small pond .I did it myself but it was for everyone in my community. Quite a thankless job .but I know how you operate. It's a love for the bees .just like my love of fish &fishing .your a great guy .brilliant videos. .god bless .👍
Thank you so much for your blessing and sharing a VERY interesting story. I wish you well in all your endeavors to save God's creation. God's peace Owen,
Mr. Ed
so I really admire your dedication for saving, and caring about bees. good job jeff. I believe I might have put some capped brood from some of your other bees in this box, so the nurse bees would keep busy with their hatching and rearing. also just another tie to keep them from absconding, or swarming off with no brood. I don't believe I would have used their own brood, because of the heavy disease, and comb not healthy. another job well done mr Ed.
In hind sight, it may have been a good move, but given what had happened, if you read the description it tells the whole story, even adding a frame of brood may have been a waste. Live and learn is the best lesson I can see from this experience, still, not a happy one. Thanks for your kind words and support for the effort I make to rescue bees. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Well, you gave it a good try. That is the best that any of us can do. Thank you for posting this video and thank you for what you wrote about it. A tough time of year to be a weak "colony."
You know I had to try, it was probably a lost cause before they went into the nuc, but it was their best chance. It's no fun telling a sad story, especially when there is a chance that things may turn out well, but this side of bee keeping is very real and happens all to often, especially at this time of the year. New bee keepers should be aware of it as well as non bee keepers. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hey there mr ED /jeff just wanna say i thourougly enjoy seeing your thanks to the lord for the successful recoveries time and time again. i can see your love for our heavenly father and his wonderful creation our honey bees. Keep on doing what you do hes blessing you, and will continue to do so i know. God bless you brother and amen to the BEE LOVE!!!
Thank you so much for your blessing and many kind words. As I am truly grateful for all God' does and has done for me, I can not help but give thanks . Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff 😇
Thanks Jeff , I always enjoy your videos ... Beautiful horses , nice to ride along the way with y'all 😊 God Bless You in this day !!!
Happy Birthday and many more !!
Always a pleasure to have you along with the adventure. God's peace Phillip.
Mr. Ed
Thank you. It was a really good day because I got to spend it wrangling bees and making a video on it, and then you watched it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff 😊
You give a stand out side of Mcdonalds all day vibe
I always say, there's nothing wrong with trying to rescue and save bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I respect that 👍🏻
What a wonderful way to start a Friday morning.
You know it's going to bee a good day when it starts off with a hot cup of coffee and a Mr. Ed bee video. Thanks for watching Sarge, been a while since I saw your name, great to see it again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
From the looks of it that was a rather old old hive and it was so small because it likely split, so there is likely a new hive established somewhere.
I like your theory, and it's a very good chance that happened. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You learn something new everyday. I was not aware that a hive could fail like that. I guess I never really thought of it. Those poor bees have no idea to flee. They are so loyal. My question for you is: wouldn't the honey from this hive effect the Abby bees in a bad way? Maybe a silly question but what if you carried over a moth or beetle larvae? Is that even possible?
That was so sweet of you to make them a new home. You're a hero Jeff. It's just so scary to think of what it really means to have no more bees. I don't think people really grasp the concept of what bees provide for us to survive.
I was watching so intently it Freaked me out when I saw bees crawling on the camera close up lol.
Very happy belated. 🎂
Hey Jeff,I agree fully with the comments below.
Sad to see a once thriving colony slowly perishing.
Right the success and failure side of things is from myself yesterday.
I'm by no means a perfect beekeeper it's our 2nd season 2018 will be our 3rd season.its a rundown of yesterday Friday October 6th or 7th 2017.
Started out doing an inspection ,everything went well,until I started on the next hive which was close to the first around 2 foot away.
I put a brood box full of frames on the ground to stand the poly nuc boxes onto and a rapid feeder.
I used an empty nuc brood to put a few frames of bees into so I could add empty un drawn comb into.
So the girls could draw comb to give the queen more room to lay into.
At this point everything was going perfect until a random bee left the hive and decided to fly up my sleeve and sting me.
It kinda shocked me and I jerked backwards knocking the nuc brood which had a frame of bees in.
Bees went everywhere, sadly 50 or so died.
The remainder of the hive was put back together and I'm going to check the hive Saturday for activity.
The hive was doing well after the initial incident,but it did scare me for a short while.
You see everyone makes mistakes and that was my contribution.
Gods peace Jeff and all you other viewers.
Oh yes, what surprises the bees have in store for us. When we least suspect it, BAM, they nail us and we freak out. Next thing, it's a disaster station. Don't fret it to much Shaun, the bees will fix our mistakes, they have lots of experience in doing that. It will bee OK. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Wow- out of pocket today and almost missed your video. Happy late Friday- brother.
I can't beelieve you didn't set your alarm to remind you. At least you still didn't wait till Saturday. God' peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Yeah..had to make a quick trip up north for a special birthday. But remember when you live in Florida- everywhere is up North 😁
I'm so far down south, the only direction I can drive without hitting water is north. If it weren't for natural disasters, Louisiana would be the dream state to live in.... it still is for me despite all the bad stuff. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Where could I learn more about rescuing bees? I am up in Shreveport and have watched several of your videos, slowly building the confidence to try and save the bees from inside a brick column in my mother's pier and beam home, but I'm still unsure of the best way to approach it. I am in the beginning of several remodeling projects to help set her up for comfortable living in retirement, and the front room may be on my list in the very near future. I would like to have a plan in place to try my best to save them if possible. Thank you for all you do! I have learned a ton from these videos!
Removing bees that are inside a closed structure, weather it be a tree or a column, is very difficult. Most removal folks use a "trap out" method and there are several good UA-cam videos on them. However, they are very difficult to set up, and are often very time consuming to accomplish the task. Personally, I won't do them. I wish you all the best in your endeavor, and let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching.God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The robber bees that you were referring to that killed your rescued bees, were they honeybees too?
Yes they were, terrible isn't it? All bee have the potential to become robber bees, what makes a bee become a robber bee is the instant they steal honey from a hive that is not theirs. If a bee eats honey from it's own hive, that's OK. The best way to prevent robbing of a hive is to have sufficient bee in the hive to protect the hive and it's honey from would be robbers. Great question. Thanks for asking and watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
it always amazes me just how big swarm hives can be, yet ones raised in a regular hive a lot of times don't even want to fill a third box with comb, they'd rather just swarm away. Almost makes you wonder if you could trick them into building a massive swarm hive if you left multiple tall hives around your regular hive.. That'd probably take half a mile of access to do though and who has that anymore?
It all has to do with the genetics of the queen. A queen with good genetics makes lots and lots of bees, and one that is inferior will make less bees. As a bee keeper, I try to manipulate our queens and select ones that will cater to producing lots of bees. I'm still working on it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
why tf do i enjoy seeing this old man being excited about bees so much
I'm just goofy like that. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thanks mr ed
@@GabZonY You'r welcome, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed. I am sorry for the loss. I will be sure to read your story before commenting in the future. I just knew if the hive could be saved, you and the abbey could do it. I also know that sometimes God and nature just say: no. You will always get blessed wishes from me. We need them. Have a very good day and thank you for your thoughtful reply. And thank you for always wishing God's Peace.
I think all bee keepers have to accept the fact that they will lose hives, it's unfortunate, but a cold fact. It's no fun, but it is the reality of keeping bees. This hive was just that experience put to video. I really think it's fair that this side of bee keeping be shown to let new bee keepers know they can and will experience it for themselves. I love keeping bees and wrangling them, and I'm delighted that so many folks like yourself can share in my joy. That's one reason I alway close with God's peace, because I know it so intimately. Thank you so much for following along with all my bee adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
As always, just amazing content.
You are truly a joy to watch.
Thank you so much for your kind words, but I must say, I really have a great time wrangling bees and making videos on the adventure. Thank you so much for following along and commenting on them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I haven't seen a bumblebee in such a long time, let alone any other kind of bee pollinator. I still feel as though I should be really concerned about that but it's such a nice injection of hope to see people that take their survival so seriously
It is always disturbing to me when I hear folks talk about the disappearance of pollinators in their part of the country. It is for this very reason that I do what I can so as to preserve the ones we have here in my neck of the woods. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I still don't know how to feel about what we portray as "God", but I still carry a pocket sized "New Testament" with me
@@JeffHorchoff Fact or fiction, there are lessons to be learned
I didn't get down into the bottom brood ,but the second had capped brood and 1 day old eggs ,honey pollen and a ton of bees.
I would rather be honest and tell of mistakes and success.
After all we are all in it to save our wonderful honey bees.
Yes Jeff happy bee lated birthday.
I guess you got a real buzz from finding the queen lol.
Thanks for the update, and yes, it's always a thrill to find the queen. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The people at 0:09 have their own personal Merry-go-round. Classy.
Almost every stable in that facility had a horse merry-go-round. That was a really cool place to visit and make a video at. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow imagine seeing this colony at its peak! Sad to see it turn out the way it did
I wish I had gotten it then, what a sight it must have been. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I so enjoyed watching this Mr Ed, thank you
I really am glad you enjoyed the video, but there is a sad outcome for these bees, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I have a question Jeff,if a hive is ferrel and the comb is real real dirty like in the vid,do the bees if they are healthy and the queen is fine.
Do they migrate from the dirty comb to new comb in the hive to lessen the affect of diseased comb.
I've heard many times that brood comb should be changed at least once every three years.
It's easy for us to change out comb in a hive,but how do bees do it naturally?.
Ok that's it from me off to work.
Please keep us posted on the progress of the lil ladies.
I don't know the answer, but my guess is that bees know if the comb is useable, and if not they produce their own comb. I have seen this in cutouts that I have done where there is old, abandoned comb and fresh comb all in the same hive. God's peace brother. Sorry you have to go to work, but it's a necessary evil. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr. Ed... Have you talked to DirtRooster lately? I'm hoping everything his way is doing alright. I've been missing his videos. I just hope he's taking a break, and that his dad and everyone is doing alright. Please send him my best.
The Rooster is well, but the guy is working his tail off. He is out of state on his paying job, not his hobby job, and he will be gone for a while longer. He did tell me that he wants to post some material, but he has not had enough time to do it. Hang tuff, he will surprise us all when he posts his next video. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You seemed to be a little disappointed, but when you found the Queen you perked up 😃🎂🎁🎈Happy birthday
What an absolute wonderful man. Mr ed, you are a bee KING!
Thank you for your kind words and for watching, it is greatly appreciated. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
nice job but not good for the bees and happy b day brother good blass and my honey wz so good I love it and whet do u have for flowers ther?
You know as well as me, not all bees can survive a terrible ordeal, these bees were just proof of that. I'm glad you liked the honey, the Abbee Honey bees worked real hard for that stuff and it shows. Most of it was our tallow tree honey. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed my prayers is with all of you be safe, because hurricane Nate heading that way.
Thanks Sallie, but the Dirt Rooster is the one we need to bee praying for, all the bad weather hit his area. God's peace sister.
Mr. Ed
Does the old wax removed from the have have any hop of use, such as melting it down for candles, or is it given back to nature (composted or what have you)?
After feeding the bees at the abbey the honey and nectar that was in the comb, I melted the wax down. After rendering it the second time, it came out beautiful, yellow bees wax. This will then be given back to our bees in the spring to start up hive production. Here are the links to the rendering process, and what happens to the wax after it's been rendered. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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ua-cam.com/video/lHypOrBITMk/v-deo.html
I've watched those videos, and they're intriguing. Thank you for the information!
Great! I am more than happy to show the way I do bee keeping. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Man I bet that was slap full of bees at one time at least Mr Ed was there to help the last of them recover back at the Abbey haha god bless Mr Ed hope you've had a great week!
I love not only your passion for the bees, but your passion for our Savior! God Bless!
I'll take your blessing and kind words every day, thank you. God's peace Robert!
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff. Some follow up vids on colonies like these would be nice, what ever happened to these guys Jeff ?
I wonder did they ever make a come back it was such a grand hive and they weren't aggressive at all. Just curious if they went grand again or was it to late.
Please do me a favor and read the description of the video, it will give you a detailed explanation of what you are asking. Thanks for watching, and I hope to hear from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
your passion and love for the bees and your job always amazes me. I'm a huge fan of your channel. I'm also thinking of doing the same thing here in my country. I noticed when I was a kid I always here the buzzing sounds whenever there's a tree now that I'm 29 years old. It saddens me that I don't see or hear any bees anymore. I wanna preserve or save their lives too. I wanna learn to do this.
would you mind making a tutorial video on the do's and dont's, the basics and other important stuffs that you think a newbie would need to learn first! once again I love your channel bro. keep up the great work.
Clave, thank you so much for all of your kind words In truth, I'm just a guy who loves saving bees and sharing the experience, and that experience is in many ways unique to the individual. Therefore, in my opinion, bee keeping should be done to accommodate the individual instead of an entire group. I wanted to suggest to you to find a bee club in your area and join it now. You do not need to have bees to belong to a club, just a love for them. You will meet some really great folks who can give you valuable information on keeping bee in the area you live and that is very important. Folks up north keep bees different from folks down south, food and climate have everything to do with it. Of course, I hope you keep watching my channel and others as well to get a well rounded idea of how YOU want to keep bees. Keep me posted. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How's long should you wait before moving a swarm box to another location if you have no activity?
I would give a location at least a month before moving it. It's always a crap shot when ever you set a trap, but don't lose hope. Good luck! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff, it's sad to see the end of a once great colony. I can't even imagine the vast range of crops and wildflowers than will no longer benefit from this hive. Such a shame.
good job mate !
As small as the colony is, most likely it swarmed and there's a new hive, hopefully healthy, somewhere on that farm.
That is so true Katenpie, I really wish I had found these bees in the spring and had brought them to the abbey. Don't worry, next spring I will be setting traps at this location to catch swarms. Video to be made. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Good thought, I hope it is true too. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you, and thanks for watching. What part of the world are you in? God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What a great video, I enjoyed watching it as I had my morning coffee. Let us know how it all turned out.
You may need to grab another coup of coffee for this reply. I really am glad you enjoyed the video, but there is a sad outcome for these bees, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Sad though it was it got me thinking. If they were that weak that only nurse bees were there, then maybe do two things. One, merge the bees to a small hive that could use more bees. Two, take the queen and put her in a queen less hive are make a split and put her there and see what happens.just a thought. My other question would have been if it would have made a difference if you had put a frame of brood in there. Either way, god bless.
Stupid question: How do you assure that you aren’t bringing back any wax moths back to the abbey? Could there be some in the comb? Or do they only show up in failing hives?
Wax moths are everywhere so you don't have to worry about bringing them back, they are already there. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow, I'm pretty much an amateur (though I've caught three swarms and kept bees in a top bar hive for a few years now), but I'd be afraid to be attack if I was breaking into a hive like that. Yet you're not wearing ANY protection. Can you explain why they won't attack you even though you're breaking into their hive like that???
I just hate it when a massive hive fails. U picked the perfect music to play with ur slide show of pics. I'm a first year beekeeper and ppl like me learn tons from videos like this. Just hope the bees that are left, can go on to At least help another hive with a few more members.
It is very depressing to see a once thriving hive reduced to nothing. Still, that's nature, and as a bee keeper ,we need to respect that also. I would very much rather the hive go on to recover and develop once again, but in the case of these girls, it was not to bee. I have been keeping bees for more than 15 years, and the sight of a failing hive still brings me down. I am delighted that you find some of my videos helpful in learning. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
would the unopened queen cells still be viable? what did you do with them?
Yes they are viable, and I use them whenever I find them to make splits with. I do love finding queen cells whether they are swarm cells or superseding cells. thanks for watching. God's peace Talley.
Mr. Ed
I have Nuc box that I can connect to the Bee Vac - I just attach a short 1.5" piece of pipe and open the vent. They move right out over night. I am getting lazy . . .
Lazy is the mother of all inventions, I love lazy. Great idea. God's peace Daniel.
Mr. Ed
so how does a queen bee become just that. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that, I need to do more research. is it chosen and forms after birth, or before?
It is a random choice the bees make. They select an egg, and then draw a queen cell around it, and load royal jelly into it. As the egg emerges and eats the jelly, the bees ovaries become developed and she becomes a queen. That is the short end of it, but there are lots of videos on the subject for your learning enjoyment. Thanks for the sub and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
that's very interesting, and just as amazing as I had expected. ill definitely have a look into the videos, thanks for your time in teaching me this. and thank you for creating the content you do, I'm glad I found your channel. I've learned alot from your videos the past couple days, and it's greatened my respect for bees even more. so keep striving, always prosper, and God Bless.
Mr Edd
Thank you for the video. I have just ran across you.
Please tell me how you built your vacuum box to capture the bees. If you have a video please refer me to it.
Thank you.
John
I'm delighted you have discovered my channel! I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. I will post a link to the video I made on building the bee vac I use at the end of this comment, I hope you will find it helpful. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace John. Mr. Ed
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To sad, you could have split the hive in three hives with the queen cells and the queen... but it was late into the year and the hive was almost dead... did the queen survive the winter?
If you have the time, read the description on this video and it will tell you the entire story.....it's not a good one. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Awesome 👏🙏 give us an update on this hive in a few weeks
The news is not good for these bees Paul. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff dang didn’t read that...
This one was cool Mr.Ed. Thanks
David, great to hear from you, if you read the description, sorry about the length of it, you will discover the rest of the story on this colony. I will say this much, it's not a pretty picture. Though the removal and the transfer did go well, it's not the whole story. Let me know your thoughts after reading the description. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
belated birthday greetings, well done for finding a queen, god does work in mysterious ways xx
Thank you for my Birthday greeting, it was a great day as I was able to spend it wrangling bees. It's unfortunate that things don't work out the way we had hoped for, but as you said and I truly believe it, God does work in mysterious ways. Thanks you so much for watching Margery. God's peace always.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for trying to save them. I was wondering why the comb is so dark?
MissMerc007 The older comb gets dark
I have to try, that's part of being a bee keeper. It was VERY old comb, at least 3 years old. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Correct!
Will any of the Beetle larva or eggs transfer to the new hive by the Abbey bees using the honey you’re feeding them?
hello Jeff, quick question for you, what does fermenting honey smell like?
It has a sour smell, and you can easily detect it. Normally, honey has a very sweet smell, but some fall nectar, like goldenrod or buckwheat for us down south, have a overpowering strong smell, but it's not a sour smell. I hope that helps. thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hello MR. Horchoff, I was just wondering what you thoughts and views of the flow hive are?
The flow hive has it's place in keeping bees, and for many people it is a correct fit. Heck, I have one. Still, I prefer using equipment to extract honey. It's just a personal preference. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How did you make your Bee Vac? Thanks Bob
Here's the link to the video showing the process. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/tV3mR39v6RA/v-deo.html
Mr Ed, aren't you afraid that these bees might be diseased and/or the honey contaminated?
Yes I was, but for that reason, none of the comb was put back into the nuc. As far as the honey goes, that was fed to our bees, and they were grateful for it. f you read the description of the video, you will learn the whole story about this cut out. Just a heads up, it's not a happy ending. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed Just wondering I see you working with Bees without the suit most of the time are you not worried about being stung by the bees?
I wear my suit almost all the time. However, I often remove it when the removal gets to a point that the bees are not aggressive anymore. On this video, the bees were in such a sad state to begin with, there was absolutely no fight in them at all. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for the response back! I think it is interesting that you can interact with the bees without a suit. I am petrified of bees though I may be scared of them honey bees I leave alone! In the summer time if I see them I may say hi to them and talk to them but I will not harm them. Now Wasp and hornets well Even though we need them as well they are open game for me to kill if they start to come to close. Though I also talk to them and tell them to take a hike. I do not care for them as I do honey bees.
Its better than seeing no bees at all. Shows how resilient they can be.
Some bees is ALWAYS better than no bees, at least you have something to work with. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The wax that's left behind does that make that area a fire risk? Wax is an excellent fuel.
How about mice or rats?
Any wooden structure has a certain fire risk associated with it. In my opinion, any wax left behind does not increase the likelihood of a fire risk, and the wax does not attract mice or rats. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another great and interesting video! Sad to read that the bees didn't make it after all but that's life I suppose... Looking forward to the next video! :)
It's all part of keeping bees, there are wins and loses, but what makes me preserver through the loses is the thought that ultimately, the gains far outweigh the set backs and I see that with the steady increase in the number of hives we now have. Besides, I really love honey, and I want to get bees that make lots of it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
was the queen still viable on this cut out? did she lay after you rehoused them?
To answer all your questions, please read the description of the video. It is a bit long, but it tells the whole story. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed, what’s the difference between honey bees and yellow jackets?
New Sites Travel yellow jackets a bigger meaner and the make a "paper" hive. Bees only sting as a defence became they almost always die after the sting. Bees make their hive out of wax. Yellow jackets are also sometimes called meat bees cause they are sometimes found around meat at bar-b-qs
Tracie gave a better answer that I could have, I would just say bees make honey and yellow jackets don't, they are very mean, and they need to die. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great answer Tracie, thank you for picking up my slack. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
"need to die" - we would be overrun with Oak worm and many other pests - balance in all Gods creatures
You are such a joy to watch
Thank you for your kind words, but the truth is, I'm just a fella who really enjoys wrangling bees and sharing the experience of it. Thank you so much for following along. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Is that a regular shop vac that you use?
I watched a person loose their bees think it was more than 20 boxes.. Like loosing a pet, felt awful for them
It is a shop vac, but it has been modified so as not to harm the bees when they are vacuumed. Loosing bees is a bad thing, and I do not like the experience one bit. Thanks for watching. God's peace Thomas.
Mr. Ed
Would the beetles and wax moth larvae not infest the new place you take the bees?
I did not use any of the wax from this hive when I set the bees up for the very reason you said. I gave them honey and old, drawn out brood comb from another hive to get them started again. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I was wondering if any of the beetles get vacuumed up too.
first of all.... "HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!!" Second: what happen to this hive?? did they flourished?? How does a bee farm keep other insects from destroying the colony? I thank you sooooo much for sharing your experience about bees. It is a great learning experience in viewers end to know what these little creature contribute to environment and our food source.
Thank you for your Bday wishes. I did a follow up on this hive, the first link below, and they were doing well. Unfortunately, as is often the case with a stumbling hive, they did not make it. It appeared it was either a delayed insecticide kill as all the bees were dead in the hive, or it may have been a case of robbing, the second link below, in which case the hive bees were overrun by other bees and were killed for their honey. There is no a lot you can do to prevent such an occurrence other than having really strong hives that can defend themselves from other bees and insects. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my channel and leave your thoughts. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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omg, thank you so much for that information; those poor things, I was hoping they would had grown into a bigger colony. Its best to get educated from an experienced professional on such matters. I would love to have a bee hive for garden and honey purpose, but every neighbor around me love to spray insecticide to kill bees. I always find dead honey bees on my dive way. I cant wait to move to a better location (state). And please keep those videos coming. lisa
Happy birthday Mr Ed.
Thank you so much. It was a good day, I got to wrangle bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Where you able to save any of the bees or the brood
No brood but the bees did well till they were over run by a stronger hive and were killed for their honey.....very sad. If you read the description of the video it will tell the whole story.Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff
Thank you for answering my question. I asked before I had finished the video. I'm highly allergic to bees. I have always looked down while walking due to honey bees. In the late 70s i started telling people we have so many less bees every year. People thought I was crazy. In 81 I really started telling people the honey bees are disappearing. I've watched my step every day since 1964. And i know when i stopped jumping over clovers. Started seeing wood bees and bumble bees but almost no honey bees. You don't need to reply again.. Gigi
Happy be-lated Birthday, and great video!
Thank you Bee Bop for the Birthday wishes, it was a really good day because i got to spend it wrangling bees and making a video on it, and then you watched it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
By the Grace of God I think everyone in LA loves you Mr. Ed.
You are to sweet. God's peace.
Mr. Ed