Durbee's

Пікірлер

@benjamindejonge3624 17 күн бұрын

A real frenzy isn’t it?

@kh7794 3 ай бұрын

Why didn't they just acknowledge their windfall and carry on? Is it because it doesn't have their hives scent? They don't do that, as far as I know when keepers put on another box. I've seen them do splits with brood and capped honey in a smaller box but I don't remember anyone saying they uncapped that honey and moved it. Bet there was a pile of wax on the ground outside their entrance! Pretty cool! Of course all questions are just stuff in my brain, don't expect answers.

@kh7794 3 ай бұрын

That was fun! Thanks

@kh7794 3 ай бұрын

I love a time lapse. It's incredible it took only 3 hours with each one able to carry a very little. Awesome stuff!

@kh7794 3 ай бұрын

You destroyed a tree that takes well over 20 years to grow that big for less than 2 lbs of bees?? Mmm, doesn't add up.

@lewisdmorgan7863 3 ай бұрын

I never trust cells on the bottom of a frame took from the middle of a big colony and put in a smaller split!! I like to take at least one and put it between two frames! I have never had a small split swarm with multiple multuple cells! Good luck!

@aappaapp6627 7 ай бұрын

Love it!!

@rodi1951 Жыл бұрын

Wow, very nice! Super!

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bobskyfall2677 Жыл бұрын

We always appreciate all the time and effort you put into these videos!! Keep it up please!

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Will Do! Thanks for watching!!

@hellensrtobel5308 Жыл бұрын

Formiga

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

? Ant?

@loriroot6236 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome ❤

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jochebed3675 Жыл бұрын

Wow, very nice! I haven't mustered up the courage yet to try with no gloves but I am getting more comfortable with inspecting with no suit or smoke. Maybe one day I'll be like you and brave with no glove or suit lol

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Go with what you are comfortable with! Learn the speed the bees like and they won't even notice you! (It will be like you are part of the colony and you don't even have to collect nectar 😁) Thanks for watching!!

@ralfputz6076 Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard if you have the entrance board on an upward slope to the entrance the Bees will walk up.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Putting it at a slope helps or you can put something down in the front so the step up isn't so big. Thanks for watching!!

@joanhuffman2166 Жыл бұрын

I wonder why the bees don't take the wax as well.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I believe that since they can make the wax then it is probably more of a hassle to rework wax then to make new. I know when I put an extracted frame back in a hive the bees will cut/clean up the rough edges and then remove the little wax pieces from the hive. ..Maybe like... why buy more tupperware to store food when you already have tupperware at the house? Just my thoughts... Thanks for watching!!

@joanhuffman2166 Жыл бұрын

@@durbees3859 I just remember reading that making new wax requires a lot of honey to fuel it.

@beverlysteen Жыл бұрын

Amazing, never get old.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@rouxnavg Жыл бұрын

Would love to see when you empty the vacuum into the box and the bees all start fanning!! Thanks for sharing!

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I will record that on the next cutout or swarm catch that I need to use the vac. Thanks for the feedback! If you would like to see something else let me know so I can get some ideas on what viewers want to see. I would appreciate it! Thanks for watching!!

@timothyodonnell8591 Жыл бұрын

Nice cutout. Did you confirm that the queen was in the vacuum?

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I haven't checked yet. On cutouts, I usually give the bees a week or so to get adjusted and get a good amount of wax and propolis on the frames. I have all the cutout comb held in the frames with rubber bands and it won't be stable for a week or 2. I can check in a few days and If I see eggs then I know she is in there and I won't look any further to disturb them. If no eggs then I will look further for the queen or queen cells. On my first few cutouts if I didn't physically catch the queen then I would keep going in and looking for her. I had a rubber band break on one of the frames and the comb dropped. After that, I don't rush anything and give them enough time to secure everything. I did go back to the water plant a few days later and vacuumed the last remaining forager bees that made their way back and clustered. The queen was definitely not in that small cluster. After the second trip, there were less than a dozen older forager bees still hanging around. Thanks for watching!!

@rogerwideman7020 Жыл бұрын

What are you spraying on the empty frames before installing them?

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I spray sugar syrup on the frames. It gets the bees on the frames and gets them drawing comb out a little faster. I learned that a few years ago from a guy I worked with.

@Jack-es9xq Жыл бұрын

what kind of camera equipment do you need to take this video? this kind of video is a great learning tool

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I use a GoPro the only problem with it is that it overheats sometimes inside the hives. If I remember correctly I had to record this video 2x because the first time the camera shut off. Thank you for watching!!

@leeroyjeankins7781 Жыл бұрын

LMAO love it

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@heatherwanderer777 Жыл бұрын

So crazy how it went from a few scattered bees to all the hives foragers that were in the area all on the table!

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's amazing how well they communicate! Thanks for watching!!

@trutherjoe5286 Жыл бұрын

Get a tripod, I got dizzy sick in the first minute

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I will keep that in mind! Thanks for watching!

@katnoe336 Жыл бұрын

looks clean enough to melt!

@lauralishes1 Жыл бұрын

How do they not get stuck and unable to fly? Honey is obviously extremely sticky

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Usually... if you put the cappings/Honey on a surface that is flat and doesn't have edges to contain the honey then the bees will work from edges toward the middle (keeping their feet out of the honey and not getting stuck in it) or they land on the high spots of cappings which aren't that sticky. If you put the cappings in a tub that confines the honey like a pool then the bees try to go to the edge but can't really get to the edge without falling in. That situation is more like quicksand to the bees. (If I feed bees in a tub or bowl I will put straw or wood shavings on top of the cappings so the bees can at least climb out. This explanation is just my observations over the years. Thank you for watching my video!!

@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po Жыл бұрын

Are your frames homemade?

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I get almost all my frames from the Amish.

@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po Жыл бұрын

@@durbees3859 interesting

@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po Жыл бұрын

@@durbees3859 do they have a website or a store I can check out

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

@@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po We have a home page www.durbeeshoneybeefarm.com/home or you can check out our Facebook page. If you are interested in the Amish-made boxes and frames let me know. The Amish that I get my boxes and frames make excellent equipment.

@rezganger Жыл бұрын

lower right at 4:30,what are those 3-4 weirdos doing???

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the bees that are rolling around on the wax balls? 🤣🤣

@liberpater1342 Жыл бұрын

No stings?!?!

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Not on that particular swarm catch. I move slow enough that the bees don't mind me most times. Thanks for watching!!

@liberpater1342 Жыл бұрын

@@durbees3859 "The Bee Whisperer", lol.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

@@liberpater1342 🤣🤣

@Oldmanwithagoldpan Жыл бұрын

You definitely don't have to call them twice for dinner. Must be as good as grandma's cooking lol.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

You got that right!! 🤣🤣

@NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE Жыл бұрын

I wondered what you was doing at the start with that pole. haha Nothing beats a live swarm arriving or bees marching that have been rescued. Not even harvesting honey. They kind of know when you are rescuing them. Great video! If you upload that bit that was speeded up it would make a nice relaxing video. Its theraputic watching a march. I have seen hundreds over the years in real life and still never get bored.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I agree completely... bees are therapeutic! Whether you are watching a march or standing in the middle of a swarm or even just a hive inspection... They are dangerous and yet peaceful. Working with honeybees has been the most calming thing I have ever done!! Thanks for your comment and Thanks for watching!!

@Shewwler Жыл бұрын

I enjoy this kind of video.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for watching!!

@jacksparrowismydaddy Жыл бұрын

well I do understand that if they fan their butts that's a great indicator that she with them.

@mikeries8549 Жыл бұрын

Hi, used to do removals and would open feed the honey under a truck topper that was on stands. Worked great.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I bet it did!! Good idea! Thanks for watching!

@birther1968 Жыл бұрын

If you go to the hive will you get twice eaten honey??

@mikeries8549 Жыл бұрын

Honeybees have more than one stomach like a cow. They move honey around in a hive passing it mouth to mouth. It gets "eaten" just once.

@birther1968 Жыл бұрын

@@mikeries8549 sorry I thought that honey process by a bee then taken out and processed a second time by a different bee was really good honey.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

It all depends on how you look at it!😄 Any which way you look at it (collected, consumed, or eaten) the nectar/honey is passed from bee to bee until processed into honey then dried and finally stored/capped (in this case stored again🤣)

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

@@birther1968 I bet it is! But I think most honey is really good honey 🤣🤣. Thank You for watching!!

@joanhuffman2166 Жыл бұрын

All honey has been "eaten" by multiple bees. That's a part of how the bees concentrate watery nectar into honey.

@franceslarsen5256 Жыл бұрын

Your careful and patient handling of the bees was impressive. The bees evidently like you. Thank you. 😊

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

It took me a while to find the speed ( 🐢) so that the bees don't notice that I am there! They are wonderful creatures! 😄Thank you for watching!!

@Shewwler Жыл бұрын

I enjoy this kind of thing...

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I do as well! Thanks for watching!

@spaaggetii Жыл бұрын

2:32 Lois Griffin in the background. Also I bet you got stung a few times. This legit looks dumb and probably is using no gloves etc

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

🤣I rarely get stung. When I use gloves I end up smashing bees and then I do get stung. ...So no gloves equals bees stay alive and I don't get stung. 😃Thanks for watching!

@amandaliberty08 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I love watching bees so bee stuff.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for watching!!

@davidwatsonii9469 Жыл бұрын

MAN, EVERYTIME I THINK YOU'RE DONE, ANOTHER BAG OF BEES, WITH ALL THOSE BEES FIT IN THAT BOX

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

I had the 2 original boxes used in the video then 2 weeks after the capture I had to add a third box.

@KajunHomestead Жыл бұрын

Hello from Kajun Homestead, I'm Brad just found your channel. 👍

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for watching!

@scotthenderson4376 Жыл бұрын

Very nice love how gentle you are with them

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It took me a while to learn the speed that they are ok with... they let me know one way or another if they don't like what I am doing... 🤣

@hankrawlings6505 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Great job 👍

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@Brigidz Жыл бұрын

Great video! No annoying musak or boring chatter.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@LANEZZ-jv5ok Жыл бұрын

I'm not a bee keeper but I love to watch the videos. So, is each bee able to tell which box it's hive is in?

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the bees know which hive is theirs by location and scent. They use location once it's established but they mainly go by scent when they swarm or if something happens to the hive. It's like a club card, LOL

@LANEZZ-jv5ok Жыл бұрын

I turned away then looked back at the screen and was like "WOW" there's more? I kept saying all of them were not going to be able to fit in there.

@durbees3859 Жыл бұрын

🤣That's what I was thinking as well!!