Just came across your channel and really like your thoughts on a number of things, particularly the use of drip pans on dollies. I use dollies but just staple trash bags and discard after extraction, with the honey. What size are they and where did you get them?
@randallcarter-carterhillho22772 ай бұрын
The sheets are apx 17"-18" wide by about 24" long. I got them on amazon for about $10 each. They worked great for me.
@ruthannesnell18482 ай бұрын
What a wonderful tool for catching swarms! You could even use a larger mess trash bucket for larger swarms too! He should get someone to manufacture some and sell them! Thank you for making this video!
@harrygolata97623 ай бұрын
Nice!
@turtle29054 ай бұрын
Very useful equipment and information by the beekeeper ❤️
@TomBean-qf6zv5 ай бұрын
Now that is some kind of setup, wish I'd had that the other day I was trying to corral a swarm. Gonna have to make me one of those.
@HoneyBoard885 ай бұрын
Chúng ta có thêm một cách bắt ong mới. Có thể tận dụng nhiều thứ để bắt ong
@swohiobees5 ай бұрын
Fantastic setup! More videos Randall.
@simonclark82905 ай бұрын
Wow, that was a really interesting demonstration. I'm really interested to know why you were clearly sure the queen was mated? There must be some chance she was not the original mother queen from that colony off a prime swarm. Is there no chance it was a cast?
@randallcarter-carterhillho22775 ай бұрын
I had to rewatch video since it was over a year ago. In this case the swarm came from the colony i pointed out. Nothing is 100% in beekeeping but being the size if the swarm and it was wintered in that medium and deep that i believe i had rotated a few weeks earlier the odds of it being the queen from previous year is better than 95%. If it was an after swarm with a virgin queen it would have been much smaller.
@danm35847 ай бұрын
I wish I had found this yesterday! Broke my pole twice, trying to catch a swarm because of the weight of the bucket. Great video!
@randallcarter-carterhillho22777 ай бұрын
Thank you. This set up is a game changer for catching swarms. I have a subscriber that will stand in his be yard whil swarm is issueing and he stands pole up with swarm commander on can and swarms will settle on it. He has caught about 5 this way.
@danm35847 ай бұрын
@@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 wow!
@danm35847 ай бұрын
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 so the swarm I caught and put in the hive left and went back into the tree. So I used this idea the next time. They are now safe and at my house. One question, it was easier to get them, but it was much harder to get them out. They clung to the mesh. Any suggestions?
@donprue32917 ай бұрын
Randall where you been? Enjoyed your videos! Hoping for more in the future.
@randallcarter-carterhillho22777 ай бұрын
Thank you over last couple years i got burned out and i am downsizing. I am thinking about doing some videos in the near future.
@donprue3291Ай бұрын
@@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 thanks for the reply and thanks for the past videos. I enjoyed them!
@JohnSmith-im3nc7 ай бұрын
Miss your videos. Hope to see you return
@randallcarter-carterhillho22777 ай бұрын
Thank you, i am in the process of downsizing. I got burned out last year and year before. I am thinking about doing some videos in near future.
@kiaya0077 ай бұрын
I was a bit dubious at first but after seeing how good the bees were in your catcher i must admit its simplicity in design makes it truly genius. The bees dont get agrivated because they stay in a neat little ball. Have seen some bee keepers use a veiled straw hat on low hanging limbs in the past and that worked very well too so I should not have been a doubter. Sorry about that. Great video too. Thanks for sharing
@randallcarter-carterhillho22777 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@troywinters18757 ай бұрын
what is the width and height of your mesh can please?
@randallcarter-carterhillho22777 ай бұрын
There is only the one size can It is apx 12" in diameter and about 14" tall. You can get them online or menards.
@DavidHarrison-hx1dt8 ай бұрын
Great idea. Thanks for sharing this. Very good video. Something I’ll be investing in.
@HoneyMarketingBoard8 ай бұрын
Bag/Zip ties would work well to fasten the handle on... Great Video . Thanks.
@jonmarcos84888 ай бұрын
Where did you get the pole?
@randallcarter-carterhillho22778 ай бұрын
Home depot. Any hardware store should have them in paint section.
@georgegodwin27528 ай бұрын
Would have better video if your head was not blocking view
@GunRunnerGundogsGamebirds8 ай бұрын
Randell: I’m in central Alabama, at Leeds/Moody area. When should I be putting my honey supers on my hives? I always struggle when I should be putting them on my hives. Do you put your supers on a certain week of the year? Thank You Kenny
@randallcarter-carterhillho22778 ай бұрын
Drawn combs i start putting on in early march. For you that might be roughly feb 20th as you will be a good 2 weeks ahead of me in spring build up. allow broodnest to expand up thru 2.5 mediums.(i run single deeps.) Then in early april i shake bees down to first medium, move all brood as low as possible in mediums, and add queen excluder. If timed properly it should eliminate 90% of swarming and makes much bigger honey crops if you do not want to take early splits. If you take splits that is fine but yiu will not get as much honey. Foundations i do not add til last week of april, check weekly and add more as needed. By june 10th foundation drawing with natural nectar will be over. There needs to be heavy nectar flow for them to get drawn.
@LSUTigerMom9 ай бұрын
Genuis. Best video yet on catching swarms high in a tree.
@tealkerberus7489 ай бұрын
Nice work! I'm a big fan of things that make work safer, and not having to climb a ladder for a high swarm is a major improvement!
@randallcarter-carterhillho22779 ай бұрын
Thank you
@thomasbridgeman58159 ай бұрын
No more plastic buckets for me
@bettydaltonnewbold201910 ай бұрын
What a great swarm catching system. Thanks VERY much!
@randallcarter-carterhillho227710 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@MacBTN10 ай бұрын
Hope to see some more videos soon!!!
@Mrsdonimarie10 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you.
@aloysiusimolley463111 ай бұрын
What is the size of your honey house please
@randallcarter-carterhillho227711 ай бұрын
12x20. As i started harvesting over 200 gallons of honey the size became more of a challenge to work in requiring alot of double moving equipment.
@pomicultorul11 ай бұрын
thank you for the ideas!
@rsrawat194711 ай бұрын
Excellent!
@JamesDotson-c8y Жыл бұрын
Haven't seen a video in a while. Just checking on you. Hope all is going good for you. I really enjoy your style of beekeeping. Good luck, Merry Christmas, and have a great New Year.
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for asking, all is fine here. I have decided to scale back my beekeeping to much smaller operation. I will do some videos after holidays. I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.
@JamesDotson-c8y Жыл бұрын
@@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Glad to hear. Always good to see your videos. Thanks.
@JamesDotson-c8y Жыл бұрын
Glad all is good with you. Hope to see you resume your videos. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
@LisaBaker-cb7bg Жыл бұрын
Love this! Such a great piece of ingenuity!
@stephencaughley1218 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
@AliyAbrash-oe4qs Жыл бұрын
tanks
@timlewis9873 Жыл бұрын
Nothing in bee keeplng is more exciting than queens coming home. Good luck.
@JasonEmery9 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a good technique. Where did you buy the pole?
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
Local hardware store in the paint section.
@zardiw Жыл бұрын
I would have put the box on the trailer so it's higher............Z
@bkiesz Жыл бұрын
How do you minimize the amount of bees you take away form the bee yard when you pull boxes? Do you also have another trick for the ones that end up in your honey warming shed?
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
I use fume board and blow out with gas powered leaf blower. In the warming room the bees usually gather near a window or light source. I vacuum them up with small hand held cordless vacuum and release outside.
@bkiesz Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the response... Love your honey house setup... Keep up the great work!!
@radudas1 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful. I didn’t know this trick.
@choochoo405 Жыл бұрын
excellent
@AG-yj1jv Жыл бұрын
Wow! You can HEAR the difference as the bees returned to the bucket!
@stevehamilton9486 Жыл бұрын
Finally- finally some ingenuity. I’ve been watching these bee removal videos for one week now, first person to utilize creativity. I think when e hit the limb, the bees dropped a small amount of distance. The mesh provides familiarity. They don’t even know what happened. As long as the queen stays in there he’s good to go.
@talleysuehohlfeld39593 ай бұрын
I bet the mesh feels a bit like comb
@KajunHomestead Жыл бұрын
Nice video thanks for sharing👍🏻
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc Жыл бұрын
Great video Randall. Your videos and advice have helped me tremendously. Thank you
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I am glad and thanks for feedback.
@matthewmyers4500 Жыл бұрын
Randall, The last double deep nuc… where did you find the double screen board or did you have to make it? I enjoy the knowledge you share, thank you.
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
They are home made. A friend of mine made them.
@Doxymeister Жыл бұрын
Looking pretty good there, Randall. I enjoy the summer for the beekeeping videos. I forget if I asked you already (if I have please ignore it, LOL) but have you caught many swarms this year? I like your "Scoop and Score" method, nice invention. Anyway, thank you for the update!
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I caught only 4 swarms total. I did a video on each one.
@timesurfingalien Жыл бұрын
Get to catching. They gonna fly off
@michaelbrinkman3528 Жыл бұрын
I may have to try that! May have my first swarm tomorrow on the side of a shed
@Peter_Gunn Жыл бұрын
Put a half a teaspoon of bleach per gallon, it will slow down the fermentation
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
I do, it works great.
@GrammyMidwife Жыл бұрын
Great tip! Thanks!
@michaelfike7542 Жыл бұрын
I put a little bit of apple cider vinegar in the syrup to help stop the fermentation and its good for the bees.
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
I recently heard of using a.c.v. I will have to try that.
@kathyhathaway8823 Жыл бұрын
Good video Randell I do the same with my feeders . Have you ever tried bleach in your syrup. Stay cool . Thanks
@randallcarter-carterhillho2277 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I put bleach in almost all of the syrup I make.