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@naanuearthbeing 2 күн бұрын
: After they get accepted, what about the eggs and larvae that are laid by the worker bees...? Do they clean out themselves...?
@AdventureAwaits1111 19 күн бұрын
43k views, less than 1k likes 😒 Come on people, if videos are useful in any way, give people a thumbs up. It helps their channel. People put a lot of time in making and editing videos for us to watch for free....then, this guy gives us ideas how to capture bees for free. ITS ALL FREEE, give them a 👍, they worked for it...and if you like tgeir content, susbscribe to the channel! It costs NOTHING but helps them to get some pennies from YT advertising. Those pennies add up eventually, it keeps the channel going. Thank you sir for all the ideas...content like this I like. Upcycle and Recycle make so much sense economically, and we are keeping things out of landfills AND growing the bee population. Is there a down side? Now we can get the hives ready so we have a happy home ready for our new friends. 😊
@inharmonywithearth9982 24 күн бұрын
The honeybees dont like the bradford or Cleveland ornamental inedible pear trees but they DO like the edible pears. There is a MAJOR difference in them.
@eyeofthebeholder7936 Ай бұрын
LoL, I kinda like the roating honey smell 😆.... Thank you for this video, I think what I've been doing 'wrong' is not heating it high enough. Ive had stockpots full of old comb, and only got maybe a pound or two off of it... will drag out the gas burner in lieu of the hotplate. Can't wait to see how much more I get - thank you for this video! 🥰
@plethoraOFtrivia 2 ай бұрын
A very good instructional. You are a natural teacher. In your cooler swarm hives, I hope you dribbled a thin line of bees wax on the dowels. Hint: NEVER leave anything to their imagination. They'll take the wrong road every time! Oh yeah always put a chunk of burnt wood in a swarm trap. Wild bees build in hollow trees . Trees get hollow after lightning strikes. The burnt smell seems to be in their DNA. They love it. (Assumes TX bees are no smarter than my SC bees...) 😊 Good luck!
@DarrenDaugherty 2 ай бұрын
I always learn a lot from watching your videos. Thank you!
@richardmclendon8314 3 ай бұрын
I wish I could send you a pic of the beard on my layens from a few days ago. It was completely covering the entrance side. I've never seen that many bearding on one hive.
@nadezdacox6005 3 ай бұрын
I had bees make a nest in cooler which was originally set up as winter cat shelter.
@kareneaton3395 3 ай бұрын
How many times have you fixed laying workers this way?
@macbeebuzzin 3 ай бұрын
Many, many times. I do this a few times every season, and I’ve never had a failure. Some of my biggest honey producers this season were because I salvaged a laying worker colony and boosted small hives at the same time.
@Faithbasedhomesteading 4 ай бұрын
A k you!! About to do a swarm trap that has been occupied for a few months. I’m nervous cause my 1st cutout did amazing and they had zero stores. My second one absconded and left a ton of babies, pollen and honey 😅
@Shakez76 4 ай бұрын
Man that queen was crazy! I am glad you caught it on video or I wouldn't have believed you!
@adamsmithson486 5 ай бұрын
Pozdrawiam serdecznie i życzę miłego dnia
@sumichalek 5 ай бұрын
Try to reduce the humidity in the hive. And then, maybe genetics.
@beskidzywieckipasieka9652 5 ай бұрын
👍🐝Nice
@deusvult8251 5 ай бұрын
Africanized are Iife threatening to all passers by and naibourhood
@Everythingsfixed 5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😮😮😮😮😮😅😅😂😅😂😅😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😅😂
@n01-q1o 5 ай бұрын
I'm nervous and hurting just listening to the video LOL
@LaurenZoucha 5 ай бұрын
“Well, there’s my point!” 😂🤕
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
Typical Ryan, right? :)
@ericshinkle 5 ай бұрын
Gross, the guts are still attached to the stinger.
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
Yes! It’s a good example of what happens when a bee stings to defend the hive.
@irishcoffee6894 5 ай бұрын
That is the disadvantage of the human skin. The bees cannot sting us and leave unharmed. BUT..... that is one defense of them, leaving the gland that produces the bee venom to the stinger which keeps on pumping the venom in/onto your skin. Making sure that the other bees find you and join the defence of the hive.
@whoeverit9087 5 ай бұрын
Queen needs the hive tool test.
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
That is already in progress. The old guard has gradually been expiring and there are new genetics in the hive.
@Arie_Vermeulen 5 ай бұрын
Kan gebeuren maar wel leuk om te zien 😂
@irishcoffee6894 5 ай бұрын
Arie.. ik had hier een vriend over die graag wilde zien wat en hoe mijn bijen waren. Meerdere korven waren rustig, maar 1 viel hem aan als een bezetene. Ik ging er de volgende dag door om te zien wat er aan de hand was.... Niets aan de hand en ik kon de volledige korf doorwerken zonder kap...
@Oldmanwithagoldpan 5 ай бұрын
That genetics gotta go.. time for a new queen.
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
Indeed. It’s already in process. You should’ve seen them before I requeened 2 weeks ago. :)
@leoncarpenter958 5 ай бұрын
Nothing like a bee in your bonnet to get your full and undevided attention
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
And nothing like not being able to do anything about it, since it was inside and I didn’t want to invite others in. :)
@faa6239 5 ай бұрын
What happened
@TheDogDad 5 ай бұрын
TF you think happened?! Dummy
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
Bees found the one small gap in my Velcro enclosure. :)
@woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc 5 ай бұрын
I have 2 nucs that went laying worker and I would like to save the bees and the comb. Problem is that they are not close to the hive I would like to boost. I'm afraid if I put on screen over a hive they will just fly back to where they were.
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
In that case, I would probably try the screen method but make sure the board doesn’t have an opening. Make sure they have some food up top. Then, put them over the strong colony for a couple of days. While they won’t be able to get out during that time (certainly not the emerging drones), they should live since they have food and will benefit from the circulation from down below. After being closed up a couple of days & sensing the queen, they should reorient and stay with the new hive. It combines a couple of methods between what’s in my video and what some beekeepers do with a multi-day incarceration of bees to force reorientation. If you don’t want to fiddle with it, you could also just do the normal screen method & let the ones who return to the original spot be. When they don’t find a home, they’ll normally look for another one to try and get into. In my experience, they end up boosting the closest hive to their previous location.
@woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc 5 ай бұрын
@@macbeebuzzin thanks for the advice
@patrickmcauley151 5 ай бұрын
Shimmy on in there lady’s
@waylonjohnson1578 5 ай бұрын
I was just mowing my own yard on my zero turn and my neghbors bees jumped me.
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
Were you blowing grass toward the front of their hives?
@waylonjohnson1578 5 ай бұрын
@@macbeebuzzin No, I was about 30 away actually, mowing near my garage. May have just been a fluke today, as they have never bother me prior.
@anniecheatham1017 5 ай бұрын
I've just spent 3 weeks introducing a new frame with eggs and larva to my laying worker hive each week, hoping they would fix themselves. The last week, I even gave a frame with a swarm cell. They have rejected my attempts to help them, not taken care of the brood, and destroyed the swarm cell. I am going to try your method next. What is the maximum amount of time you would leave the screen board between the hives? I want to protect my strong hive and the queen as much as I can before removing the barrier since the weak hive has been so stubborn.
@macbeebuzzin 5 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, that is normally the case with laying worker colonies. Once they go fully laying worker, they will rarely accept outside help while the layers are present. With this method, I find I don’t need more than 3 days most of the time. Since the bees can pass pheromone through the screen, you can theoretically leave it on for several weeks if you had to, as long as the top box has enough population to protect their resources. But, ideal would be less than a week, since many of the bees up top will move downstairs through the normal entrance once they familiarize themselves with those hive pheromones. You don’t want the top box to go unprotected and attract pests or robbers.
@yvonnewagner5322 5 ай бұрын
You are so clear and informative, and considerate of the bees as well. Binge watching all your videos now. Thank you.
@what_Love_Drew_forth 6 ай бұрын
This is a great video for new beekeepers. Thank you!
@phillipriggs3375 6 ай бұрын
I'm in Lampasas on the SW side. I am on top a limestone hill with 22 acres of Juniper Cedar. I am 2 yrs in on a AG exemption needing 12 hives of bees. Just put in a package after the eclipse and nursing them along. I have 12 used hives and a few new products. BUT I live in Lake Jackson down on the Gulf. Any advice ? But i have a association with bee's since i knocked swarms from the trees for my uncle. At 68 that was back when you bought all your stuff from Sears. I have been benging your videos because you are so close to me but a completely different terrain. THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@macbeebuzzin 6 ай бұрын
My biggest recommendation would be to focus on building comb first, not honey. If you can pick up swarms from peoples’ property or traps, they’re great comb builders if you feed them, because they’re in building mode. The hardest part of getting started is not having enough drawn comb. When you see videos talking about bees “needing space” to avoid swarming, it really means “needing drawn comb space.” Thanks for following!
@phillipriggs3375 6 ай бұрын
@@macbeebuzzin thoughts on swarms caught here on coast and moved to hill country?
@macbeebuzzin 6 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t anticipate any issues. They should adapt fine. Lower humidity may actually be helpful, since there should be less hive beetle pressure for them.
@mikereynolds8804 6 ай бұрын
Ryan, I subscribed to your channel. I like your style. "Cheap Swarm Traps" brought me here. I am a part- time timid beekeeper, never really confident, hoping to get better! Thanks for the videos!
@macbeebuzzin 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for following, Mike!
@smittysbees6860 7 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Very easy to follow.
@LauraDC-yv2gx 7 ай бұрын
An older gentleman told me that he used recycled metal sheeting under his beehives and he never had an issues with beetles. He was a beekeeper for 21 years. Just a thought but I am new to beekeeping so.....
@macbeebuzzin 7 ай бұрын
If you’re talking about putting it down as sheeting below the hives, I could see that working well. Basically, eliminating dirt/soil under the hives to help diminish beetles from pupating.
@LauraDC-yv2gx 7 ай бұрын
Yes that is exactly what he said to do.
@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping 8 ай бұрын
Tell me about the frame rack you have in the background?
@macbeebuzzin 8 ай бұрын
I wish there was something to tell. I have a 3-car garage. The space between the 2-car & 1-car garage door rails is just wide enough for me to hang frames there without obstructing the doors. :)
@BackBeeBrokenBeekeeping 8 ай бұрын
@@macbeebuzzin What type of rails? etc...
@alecjaquez9194 8 ай бұрын
I want to let know that I’m trying your method, but I want to try with some starter sticks with wax foundation to see if is easier to remove than cutting out the cones attached to the plastic. I use palettes wood cut in between with out nail is about 19” cut it or split it with a knife shavings to smooth roughness a bit nothing fancy just I don’t get a splinter later on. Any V-shape on the bottom pice of starter strips they uses gravity to start cone with out any wax started strips..
@macbeebuzzin 8 ай бұрын
Sounds good. Let me know how it goes this season!
@The12345condor 8 ай бұрын
Great video!! I am thinking of doing something similar to what you did except if I was to remove the top box after the 3 days and put one frame of brood,eggs ect then put a fertile queen in it would that work to cure my laying worker problem?? I would not put a bee access in top box to keep bees seperate.
@macbeebuzzin 7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@YellowZenniaKnits 8 ай бұрын
Will the bees go in a hive if we put one under the Bradford pear?
@macbeebuzzin 8 ай бұрын
From my experience, bees aren’t necessarily attracted to Bradford Pear trees, since the blooms don’t provide a good source of nectar or pollen. However, there are likely going to be other plants nearby. So, as long as you bait with swarm commander or lemongrass oil, it should work fine.
@dorr221 8 ай бұрын
Nice if next to a big apiary. but in the real world it's not as easy.
@macbeebuzzin 8 ай бұрын
It’s super easy actually. These work for me in cities where there aren’t apiaries around. Just bees occasionally in trees outgrowing their spaces. Placement always matters with swarm trapping. Near clearings with flowers, even in a town/city.
@cinepost 8 ай бұрын
Just one frame of brood?
@macbeebuzzin 8 ай бұрын
Yes. You just need the brood pheromone to be present to keep the swarm feeling like it’s home.
@cinepost 8 ай бұрын
@@macbeebuzzin don’t have anything…. Totally from scratch, Ordering a starter kit from Amazon… got any suggestions ?
@cinepost 8 ай бұрын
Great job! Just put a lid on a bucket , drill a hole, hang it, and wait?
@macbeebuzzin 8 ай бұрын
Almost. I always coat the inside of the bucket with wax to give them a place to start drawing their own.
@cinepost 8 ай бұрын
@@macbeebuzzin gonna try it, no neighborhood hives, just some fields and woods… totally from scratch
@rachelmadrone3168 10 ай бұрын
great video!
@macbeebuzzin 8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ME_MeAndMyBees 10 ай бұрын
I would add a decent bit of Lure within that Cooler. Say a bit of Lemon Grass Oil on a piece of Cotton (ex Pillowcase torn up) and staple that to one of those Cross Rails. Even better : Get an old shot to bits Bee Frame (all Dark Wax with Propolis all over it.) And use that as your 'anchor'site. They will Comb that up no problem. (Easy to Rubber Band all that Comb: into lovely new Hive Frames.) And yes Brood really secures a Swarm. Like having a 'Home Sweet Home' sign above the Fire Surround. 🤭 Also that Cooler Box in this Video needs that external undercomb removed or at least masked with say your Smoker (rub a bit of Soot to that area.) Will stop another Swarm from hanging 'under' again. You want them to go right in ! Hope this helps folks. 😎 Saying Hi from Scotland 🏴 I guess the true land of 'Mac' Bees. As well as Robbie Burns too. . . Its 'Burns Night on the 25th : Haggis & Whiskey anyone !?! Think he did Poetry over wrangling bees. Mind you Bees in action are a kind of Poetry in motion. 🤭 Can't wait for Swarm Season to come around, that's not until late May or so for us here. Meantime we are being bashed about with '70mph' Winds courtesy of Storm Isha this Sunday : 21st Jan 2024 ! All Hives have more than Bricks on them. Straps, Rocks, even Compost Bags, to hold everything 'down' and in place ! Don't want my poly Nucs blown off into the distant Hills or adjacent Heather Moors ! 😉 However I did see x3 Bees fly off out, into the Air, 'quickly' this morning. .Yes ! They are Alive ! Just needing to do some Bathroom Breaks. . . 🤭 As before today, we have had severe Ice, Snow and Artic Blast of Sub Temps, almost for several weeks now. Boy it was Cold🥶. What's the Weather up to at the moment ? Its gone crazy for sure ! 😖 In watching a lovely Summers Evening, then that Sunset over those Fields, in your Video Footage, looked almost like 'virtual' Beekeeping ! That will need to keep me happy until the Bee Season starts up again ! Can't wait. 🌼🐝🌼 Have had to much indoor time in my old Cottage, Cabin Fever has kind of set in for sure. . . Please let Spring 🌷arrive sometime soon. Until then I'm watching your back Catalogue of Videos with Sunshine in them. . .😎
@tracyhenry6241 10 ай бұрын
Hi there and thank you so much for the options out there for DIY. I had one question for you. You mention when you dip the cotton balls in scent you then put it in a plastic bag in the trap, why is that? I have always just put the actual cotton ball in there along with baiting the sides.
@macbeebuzzin 10 ай бұрын
It’s fine to do it without. But, because the scent is an oil, it evaporates quickly. The baggie just helps me not to have to refresh the scent as often because it slows the evaporation.
@tracyhenry6241 10 ай бұрын
Thanks! That makes TOTAL sense!! I was thinking the bag might lessen the scent but I highly doubt it.
@joeyperez8581 10 ай бұрын
Outstanding
@foleydave26 10 ай бұрын
Nice video. Well done.
@macbeebuzzin 10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@reneallen6405 10 ай бұрын
I had one of my hives knocked over, I'm glad I had two ratchet straps on it.
@macbeebuzzin 10 ай бұрын
It makes a huge difference!
@rareonesisir7578 11 ай бұрын
GOOD VIDEO. BUT I HAVE A question. Does swarm commander and lemongrass oil attract Asian bees ( Apis Cerena bees) ?
@macbeebuzzin 10 ай бұрын
I can't say from personal experience. Since there is a difference in biology, their queen's pheromones may smell different - whereas swarm commander is designed to mimic the queen of Apis Mellifera.
@tasmedic Жыл бұрын
Bees do like buckets but in my experience they initially often build very delicate comb which is attached to the side and top of the bucket. It's almost impossible to avoid destroying significant amounts of comb during the cut out. It just falls apart when handled. So now, I've stopped being a cheapskate and invested in a couple of Nuc boxes for swarm traps, and put some frames in them. This way, things generally start out a bit better organised and easier to handle. Plus there's a much better chance of saving a decent amount of comb to transfer to the hive. The risk of accidentally squishing or drowning a queen due to falling comb is also probably lower using a nuc box with frames, too. Once you've moved the swarm to it's hive, you can simply clean the nuc box, put some more frames in it, and hang it up again as a swarm trap. Not much cost involved. Friendlier for the bees, and generally less trouble with the transfer. Up to you......!
@macbeebuzzin 10 ай бұрын
Generally, the goal of the swarm trap is not for them to build comb to begin with. But, my experience is that, if tending to the traps regularly, it isn't long enough to be a problem (fragile) from its weight, since there isn't any stored honey. The bucket lid removes cleanly, which I can even set upside down while I transfer the comb. In an ideal world, I would certainly use nucs if I had them. But, they're not anywhere near as cheap as a $3 5-gallon bucket. That said - buckets certainly add a step to transferral.
@pooriapouria Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, sir 💖. What do you do to prevents the ants from getting into the trap before and after entering the bees?
@macbeebuzzin 11 ай бұрын
While a few ants may check it out, I’ve never had a lot of trouble with them if the bucket is at least 5-6 feet above ground. Ants normally aren’t interested unless there is unguarded honey.
@pooriapouria 11 ай бұрын
@@macbeebuzzin I see. I thought they would go for the wax. Thanks a lot for the reply. I appreciate it.