Can We Break A World Record? - Eighty Pounds Of Bees

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If you're not familiar with the rivalry between myself and Mr. Ed, AKA Jeff Horchoff on KZbin, we have had a swarm catching competition two years in a row now. Last year it was pretty close if I recall correctly but this year he walked the dog on me. He closed out swarm season with somewhere in the neighborhood of 51 swarm catches which may actually be a world record for one person. I finished out with somewhere around twenty or twenty two. The winner of our little competition gets treated to a Taco Bell feast which I will be paying up on in the near future and I'm sure there'll be a video. I thought I might take him straight from Taco Bell to Gamblers Anonymous but I need him in gambling mode for the 2019 season where I'm proposing a double or nothing bet as well as rights to his mother's magic touch. If you didn't know she rides around with him blessing his swarm traps and that's how he pulls the numbers he does. It's a lot like the blessing of the fleet but with bee hives.
Now for everyone who is baffled by the giant world record honey bee swarms you've just seen in this video, let me clarify. These are not actual swarms. They are clusters of lost bees on a commercial bee yard. There are no queens in any of these clusters and this is not the result of any accident or mishandling of the bees or hives. This is an occurrence that happens at many commercial operations around the world when tractor trailer loads of hives are brought in to requeen in the spring or to repopulate dead-outs or for equipment repair and cleaning and so on... The trucks come in loaded with approximately four hundred and fifty hives per truck which are off loaded and placed along the drive so that the workers can access them. The hives only stay there for a short time before being moved out again but during that time field bees go out foraging. Some of these forage bees return to find that their home is gone. Instead of joining established colonies they cluster in the trees with lost bees from other colonies. You can imagine how easily these clusters can build up as thousands of hives circulate through a single work site in just a few weeks. In this video you can see all the broken tree limbs from the incredibly heavy clusters of bees that collect on them.
These clusters are comprised of bees from multiple hives all joined together and getting along in perfect harmony until we shake them down. The drop from the tree limbs sets them off causing them to become defensive hence the need for protection. As you can imagine there is no way to save every single bee so some are killed during this collection however we rescue the bulk of them. With the rehoming method you see here the vast majority of these bees will get to live out full lives in a productive colony with a new Italian queen that has been added to each box prior cutting the limbs or shaking them in the boxes. The bees we miss or can't reach are unable to establish a new colony and will not live nearly as long as the ones we collect.
I know this seems like a lot of bees for a business to lose and it is to most of us but to put things in perspective this yard is part of a business that runs 15,000 individual colonies of pure Italian honey bees and has been in the crop pollination business for over twenty five years. Chances are some of your food was grown with the assistance of this company and their livestock. To give you some idea of the amount of bees and hives that that is, they produce approximately twenty five tanker trucks of honey each year. That number varies depending on several factors. I believe that only approximately a third to a half of their hives come through this particular yard so what you see here really is a drop in the bucket and has no affect on the overall health of their colonies.
Due to the length of this video I anticipate there will be a lot of comments and questions from people who neither watched the entire video nor read this description. If you are so inclined and know the answers feel free to respond to those people on my behalf. Many thanks for your views, your comments and your support of this channel.
You can find more beekeeping information in the new but growing community forum at 628dirtrooster.com as we tackle a bit of Q&A and discuss whatever beekeeping topic you are interested in.
The music is Mountain Peak Flyer 2 and can be found on Epidemic Sound.

[@GrammyMidwife]

And this one doesn’t get old either! Massive deer shaped swarm! 😂😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

My life is complete. Not only did I witness the world's largest swarm catch ever videoed, and hear the Dirt Rooster admit he lost in our swarm compitition, but in humility, bow to the victor. I may have won our little compitition, but you sir are bringing in the hoards of folks to keeping bees by the work you do with your videos. Keep on making the videos, and we will keep on watching. God's peace brother.

[@blindstraight4026]

Jeff Horchoff Nice of you to give recognition to the Dirt Rooster.You guys are always good entertainment.I hope your really hungry when you go to taco bell.Peace.

[@TheMarynron]

Mr Ed humble in victory...uh...lol. enjoyed this year so very much. You both make bee keeping...a way of life. Kudos!

[@beebop2663]

you always do great work too

[@julieenslow5915]

And we love you too Mr Ed!!

[@joerowland607]

My hats off to you Mr. Ed you beat the DirtRooster down this year. And I have been trying to corner him into putting 628 DirtRooster hats on his website, I also have been trying to get you to put out Mr. Ed hats. I follow the two of you like a pitbull on a ham sandwich. Keep on catching those swarms. I just found a place to put a swam trap beside a bee tree that has been producing swarms for at least 3 years. I am hoping for the best.

[@normjacques6853]

Holy smoke!! At the entrance to that property must have been a huge sign that read, "Bee Campground - Swarms Welcome - Free HBO!" LOL :-)

[@tylerufen]

Maybe you should read the description instead of posting comments...

[@julieenslow5915]

Ah Patrick that was a joke, give him a break! I'm still laughing!

[@blairbushproject]

Norm Jacques HBeeO

[@normjacques6853]

"HBeeO" LMAO!! That's a keeper! I never thought of that.....and a beekeeper buddy and I 'collect' bee puns! :-D

[@ravynkat]

There were signs off the highway, "trees for swarming up ahead." It's a very bee friendly area. Air Bee and Bee.

[@camojoe83]

Glad to see the bee trees are fruiting so well down there this year..

[@julieenslow5915]

ROFLMBO!!

[@ptjzmemory]

Great comment!!

[@IL_801]

That joke was like low-hanging fruit 😒😂

[@Dargonhuman]

That took me a second to get, but when it hit me I couldn't stop laughing for a few minutes.

[@MIgardener]

I love the explaination because I was wondering too if those were real swarms or not. Crazy how they don't even have a queen! very cool video.

[@628DirtRooster]

Had to buy a bunch of queens for this one.

[@daliacastello2608]

This is funny, my favorite seed guy talking to my favorite bee guy.

[@scootermcgooginhime2464]

Yeah pretty crazy they guy watch for garden advice conversing with the guy I watch for bee advice

[@Dranka5]

To everybody asking questions...read the description. He explains everything! Great vid!!! I loved last years and this was great too. Hope to see more vids soon! Edit: Also I’d like to add that I have never done any beekeeping or even seen somebody else do it in real life. However, I still love to watch ur vids dirtrooster. Please keep it up!

[@carolewarner101]

HOLY CRAP! That's a lot of bees!!! You and Mr. Ed are such a pair. Your playful rivalry and strong friendship are a joy to watch. Thank you for doing the work you do to foster the health and expansion of bee colonies. It is sacred work!

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Now that! That is a whole of bees! I've never seen a swarm of bees before. I find that strange, that in all my 70+ years I've never encountered one. Thank you for sharing this, Dirt Rooster, it was really awe-inspiring.

[@JeromeBeeFarm]

Man that’s amazing. I never get tired of watching you guys do this. You improve every year. Added the forklift and trailer this year. That worked out great. Maybe next year a giant sock on the forklift. lol. Thanks for taking the time and effort to take us along.

[@628DirtRooster]

I don't know how but next year we have to top this one somehow. :)

[@jackestevez6754]

You could always cut the limbs with throwing stars. That would be an entertaining show, don't you think?

[@628DirtRooster]

Jack Estevez Maybe I'll hire a ninja next time.

[@fartzinacan]

I was going to ask how do all the lost bees come together like this. But when they're in the hives, they don't like strangers coming in. But then it dawned on me that it sems like bee's and people are the same in a disaster situation. If a bunch of people all lost their place to live, they'd all come together in harmony just like the bees. But separated out into individual factions, we don't like others to come on to our turf. Awesome video Randy.

[@chronovore7234]

While this is somewhat true, it's not the case for most bee swarms. Each bee hive will produce a swarm at least a couple times a year. When a new queen hatches, and the orginal queen doesnt kill her, about 30% off the bees will leave with the new queen and establish a new colony.

[@julieenslow5915]

@@chronovore7234 I think you missed something, go read the information if you had not done so yet. This was likely foragers from about 1000 hives. Not every hive going through this yard leaves in the middle of the day while foragers are out. That said, and remembering that these are NOT swarms, they are clearly not all from one colony. So how do you compare this to a natural swarm? These bees were happy to be with other bees, they were clinging to each other. They had nothing to defend, no queen, no brood, no stores, no colony. So they were just clustered and waiting to die. They probably would go out and get some food to eat and come back to cluster and wait. Other than that, they had no future. This commercial beekeeper was happy to see them rescued by friends, and so he was there helping them. This is known as a win all around. thewoodshed had a good point. These bees were very much in the same situation as human survivors from a disaster, who in an emergency, will band together and help each other without regard for where the other survivors came from.

[@timcaron9049]

AWESOME catch. I am truely amazed with it all. I think you were better planned this year than the last large catch. Both you and Mr Ed are two of the greatest bee catchers. I would love to see a few videos of you both working together. That is great to see the fun that you both have. God Bless. Until the next time. Tim

[@cherylcarnes3046]

And J.P. AS WELL.

[@julieenslow5915]

There are a few (wish there were more). You have to look through both of their video list, or do a search inside their channel.

[@Ryanhelpmeunderstand]

628DiryRooster you are the most loving, kind, and pure in heart person. It makes me happy to know there’s others out there that are just enjoying life! I love your videos, they bring peace to my days in a great way! Have a good one!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the love. Be safe

[@YB-PC-BYourself]

Next weeks video 'OSHA presents "The dangers of being a Hobbist Bee Keeper" proudly sponsored by the 628 Dirt Rooster and Friends. Got to admit that was an interesting event and I knew there was going to be bacon somewhere in the vid and was glad to see your father in it also. I was looking for him and knew he would want to part of the event.

[@fartzinacan]

Surely an OSHA chapter can be made out of this.

[@YB-PC-BYourself]

At least 10 videos ...lol

[@julieenslow5915]

Guys, ix-nay on the "OSHA" talk! That is much more dangerous than anything done in this video!

[@ptjzmemory]

I just Love all the laughter when you and your brother get together. Even during a Beepocalypse you are cracking jokes. 👍

[@628DirtRooster]

LOL That's why they wouldn't hire me for an extra on the Walking Dead. I couldn't quit laughing.

[@ptjzmemory]

@@628DirtRooster That is a Great story!

[@gregoutcalt6773]

Glad I watched the entire video and read the description above, answer every question I’ve ever had.

[@lkay7112]

S9

[@jyk000]

I’m a software engineer who has never been south of San Francisco, but I can’t stop watching these bee videos.

[@ellenl.5581]

Old woman from No. Sacramento.

[@JudyHart1]

jyk000 why not contact a local beekeeper and see how things are done in your area. It’s always interesting to make new friends and see how other’s lives are.

[@txpacket]

jyk000 Time to take the 80 East, then hit the 5 North til you see orchards blooming next April. Bees everywhere that are extremely docile & would love to let you watch them roadside. You’ll BEE happy you did :)

[@longarmsupplies]

Loved watching this one! It's great you're offering them a new life and the laughter throughout will teach lots of people to enjoy the bees, and even see to be careful they can't crawl up your back...LOL.

[@KateriEcho]

WOW! Watching the branches and clumps of bees falling for collection is amazing, and a little amusing! Love this channel!!!

[@lorenrobertson8039]

Winnie The Pooh doesn't know what to do. Got a hunny jar stuck on his nose. Fun going back watching the old videos! That is some impressive swarms! Wow! I can't wait to see what you do with all these bees! GL!

[@julieenslow5915]

YAY!! I cant wait to see this one! I think this HAS to be an annual event - so long as the unnamed commercial beekeeper is kind enough to allow it. I stopped it 5 minutes in. I have to go get popcorn or munchies to watch this one!!

[@julieenslow5915]

On my second time through this is one AWESOME VIDEO!! Will fuel many nights of dreams I have no doubt. Yes I am weird, but I think if I were a real beekeeper you would not think so. I'm trying to figure out how I can become a beekeeper too! my new dream is to witness the next year's Redeeming of the Lost Bees!!! Thank you so much for what you all did, do, and will do for the bees. Hugs! Julie

[@628DirtRooster]

How can you eat small crunchy things while you watch bee videos? LOL

[@julieenslow5915]

oh THANK you Rooster! Now popcorn is eating bugs! I loved popcorn! sheesh.....

[@aleppratomo4225]

Julie Enslow to

[@trixiebelton4604]

I’m so glad I took the time to read the description, which explained why you were putting queen cages in each box. Had I not read the description I would not have understood that there was no queens already in these swarms. Thanks for the explanation that these wee queen less, homeless bees.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for your time and comment Trixie.

[@tommychew6544]

That was an awesome site! I didn't even realize things like that happened but, it made sense after reading your description. Glad you guys saved as many bees as possible to go on to continue their productive lives! I don't think most people realize that without a purpose with a queen they would have died and gone to waste. What you did was everyone, the bees, and yourselves to not let all of them just die from starvation. Glad I got to see the video!

[@MsKibznBitz]

Tyfs your knowledge and love for the bees. We can all be less afraid and more respectful for their place in this world. Very interesting, indeed. Thanks for sharing.

[@bzrkadventures3513]

Love it. You need a sponsor so you can go out and capture for free. Mr Ed has an advantage not just the blessing. I declare. Good fun either way.

[@thenodiggardener]

Still on the catch-up going through your back videos, and was fascinated to see you collecting Bees from this site, because I recognised it straight away. I've seen a video/program about the commercial aspect of it before, so it's nice to see you here collecting their 'homeless' Bees!

[@555chevy]

That was really something to watch, Thank You. That made the start of the day so good.

[@lorrainecampbell6448]

I enjoyed seeing the perspective of the commercial beekeeping work. It was fascinating to watch!

[@Yaegermeister163]

I was amazed when I watched the first video Randy. That was awesome! Keep up the good work!

[@MrDonna3110]

I love to watch you guy's tend & work the bee's into new brood boxes. To watch the bee's 'March In' is just amazing!!

[@billramsay2892]

That was great wish I was there👍🙂

[@628DirtRooster]

It was a fun day.

[@uncle1886]

18:48 “there’s a hole in that there trailer!” Hahahah you guys are a bundle of fun. I love how there’s jokes aplenty and laughs all around the entire time. Would love to join y’all lol

[@blindstraight4026]

Rooster you and Jeff deserve all of your suscribers!!!You guys are definitely the best on u-tube.I love the sense of humor.Sweet Jesus! !!

[@misspooh7588]

I have become addicted to this channel. These dudes are AMAZING! I would be dead by now I'm highly allergic to everything especially 🐝. Keep up the good work guys. So entertaining.

[@elcheapo5302]

I saw it with my own eyes, and I still don't believe it. That had to be millions of bees! Always educational and humorous. Thanks!

[@628DirtRooster]

Believe it man. LOL

[@kathybluxome5514]

This is an awesome video! I didn't know that there are companies keeping bees that are so huge in numbers these bees are a drop in the bucket! I'm glad you guys can give them a home with a Queen to carry on with the Honey Bee!

[@wryan1594]

Awesome job DIRT ROOSTER

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks man

[@franklotion8]

Nice dad...! Im renovating my house as well..and just bought that same compressor...i love it!👍👍

[@628DirtRooster]

It's been a good one. I've had that one for probably seven years now. Only had to do a minor repair one time.

[@amymbeauty8765]

You guys are seriously my favorite people to watch at the moment. Don't know how I found your channel but so glad I did!! :)

[@628DirtRooster]

Wonderful to have you here Amy

[@kme]

I'm watching with my little daughter and she knows more than I thought, though I had to explain to her why they were there and didn't 'go home'. That they needed their 'mummy bee' to tell them what to do or they would die. She got it right away and was happy watching you help them. 👍😊 ETA: she wanted to know if bees sleep. (I couldn't answer that one 😞)

[@patrickcoyne9333]

According to Jürgen Tautz in his book The Buzz About Bees, foragers enter a pronounced state of sleep-largely at night and in the hive. However, sometimes they sleep outside the hive as well. In addition, beekeepers and bee photographers the world over have reported seeing bees asleep in flowers. from honeybeesuite.com

[@kme]

@@patrickcoyne9333 thanks so much. I didn't know this. 😊 I'll tell her... when she wakes up. 😁

[@amymbeauty8765]

@@kme So funny that she asked that. So for the first time this year when I was watering my yard (just a regular garden) I look over to this flower and was like what is that bee doing? He wasn't on the center of the flower, he was on one of the petals so I sat watching him and he didn't move. Curious, I continued observing, and watering. I came back a few minutes later and it hadn't moved. I decided to gently pet his back to see if he was responsive and it was the funniest thing, he lkfted his head and started wiggling his antlers like he had just woked up! Which turns out, I guess he did. Lol. Pretty cool to see as I really had no idea that bees really slept like that. I saw it once more on a bush this year. Also had one specifically wait for me to fill the bird bath and then go to the edge when I was done and get a drink. Hunny bees are the coolest! :)

[@krystallacy8324]

@SpyingDutchman Are you always an ignorant internet troll? Why even bring politics up? Smh.

[@simpleman2627]

I have witnessed many of bee sleeping in flowers and in my garden. I seen to catch Bumblebees most often. They lay there motionless swaying in the breeze on a flower. But you touch them a little bit and they come to life and start collecting pollen again. Just like me when one of my kids try to take the remote control when I dose of in the recliner. 🤣

[@cherylcarnes3046]

You did a wonderful job Randy. Thanks for rescuing these bee's and helping to preserve the future. Keep on truckin! That was a lot of bee's. WOW!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Cheryl. My pleasure.

[@lilahnewton7940]

Awhhh darlin you seem like your just a good ole boy. I'm Lilah new to your channel. Good lord son, you've got to have your head on right to do what you do. I admire you for that, wow. I will be back for sure. Take care.👍🇺🇸🖐️

[@628DirtRooster]

Welcome to the channel sweet heart. Thanks for joining.

[@bo49685]

That was UNREAL!! I’ve never seen that many bees in one place! You are really incredible at your job!👍👍

[@edwardcoffin6128]

I don't care who won, I can't get enough of these videos ya all are great at Hobbie Beekeeping., a little southern drawl from an upstater here in N.Y. keep them comming

[@628DirtRooster]

Keeping them coming Edward.

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Awesome video, love the humor and camaraderie between you all. And just finished reading the description which was fascinating 😊 thank you! 😊 🐝

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks so much Nexus.

[@kariejo4614]

What a monster!! I couldn't even imagine walking up on something like this. You'd still see me running down the road, flapping my arms and screaming. You guys are superheros. 🐝🐝

[@628DirtRooster]

We ran around flapping our arms after we were brave for the camera.

[@mikegallegos7]

"Rehab" - cool - am renovating my entire home and patio - loving the work and the results, small and large. Good luck with your rehab: do it in a way that makes it last and last. In other words, do the right thing even it it's hard to do and especially if it is the loooong answer to the job at hand ! ... you won't regret it. Have a nice and thank you very much for this video.

[@628DirtRooster]

Yep, quality matters.

[@chilled99]

The description is really good - you all should read it. Its goes nice with this video filling in all the gaps.

[@rachc2236]

I never take chances with my bees, when I say my bees I mean your bees. Always watch in safety behind the I Phone, ensure vibrates turned off as I don't want a nasty scare half way through a video...people are careless and text me unawares... Love your videos!!!!

[@Dargonhuman]

I hate it when I'm watching something on my phone and someone texts me without warning me first.

[@Pinion512]

Great video! I love seeing your whole family involved in working bees. Truly good stuff and you are blessed!

[@phi-ws8mz]

Thank you for protecting the bees. If the bees die, we die.

[@randomhiphop5055]

Honey bees arent even native to the u.s.

[@Les0613]

Absolutely amazing DR! Thanks for sharing. I am a hobbyist but don’t think I could handle that task!

[@ClarityDetermination]

Rooster I think you're good at seeing things ahead of time. The ideas you had to manage the recruiting of different swarms seemed wise.

[@uncle1886]

Awesome description brotha. All the info we needed! I continue to be impressed with every new, to me, video I watch. Thanks for your hard work and great content.

[@keithcoffin9161]

I bet when you were done it was about 200 pounds. Best video EVER, thank you thank you

[@LovinLife-pv7op]

Thank you for writing out the explanation! I could see what you were doing but did not understand why there were so many swarms and why the swarms were located there.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thank you very much for reading the description and commenting on it. I spend a lot of time writing descriptions on some of these only for people to comment asking questions that are answered in the descriptions.

[@carolleltzroth3329]

I recently found your channel, it is quite addicting go watch. Which I fine fascinating given I'm highly allergic to bee stings, benadryl and the epi rescue pin. For 10 years we hired local beekeepers when we had our blueberry farm. We had 35+ triple stacked boxes brought in. Took me 6 years to get brave enough to get within 5 feet of a box. Love to watch em and photogragh em in my gardens but still freak oit if they land on me. Got caught out in my yard once when a swarm moved in between my barn where was and the backdoor of my that was terrifying. Like you, the keeper who collected the swarm said they would hurt me while they are swarming if I don't swat at them. He loaded the swarm box in the back of his station wagon and drove off. One part of me would love to see something your record swarm trees in person. The other would have a stroke in the presence of that many bees. Lol. Thoroughly enjoy your videos.

[@628DirtRooster]

Glad you found us Carol. Hope the blueberries bring a big crop this year.

[@carolleltzroth3329]

@@628DirtRooster thank you. I hope so too. We sold out years ago. Living a new life. But have a lot a friend still tending the fields and keeping the bees busy.

[@nprayers8253]

This is so relaxing to watch, don't have clue but can follow pretty well.💯

[@annehenry6243]

WOW! Never thought of that; thanks for the education! Poor bees; do all that hard work for us and come back to find the whole neighborhood gone. Thanks for re-homing them.

[@jeffreysiraguse2623]

i wish i could shake your hand sir i have really enjoyed your videos and that southern hospitality.please keep up the nice work and maybe one day our paths shall cross.

[@psutter5]

I don't know anything about bees. Truth, I don't even like honey. But by pure accident I was watching guitar videos playing, working on a riff and a damn bee video somehow started playing. BAM! I got hooked. Love all your videos! Truth number 2. 'Still' scared to death of bees! Lol.

[@628DirtRooster]

Glad to have you here where you can overcome your fear. :)

[@honeycakes0073]

These videos are so entertaining I never new anything about collecting bees but now I do I love watching these keep it up man

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for watching

[@daliacastello2608]

Love it!! Dem bees got a new home, the size was epic.

[@Dirk3672_StupidYT]

Besides the video, which was great, many thanks for the writeup. Always learning new things with your work and a few laughs as well!

[@628DirtRooster]

Mission accomplished. :)

[@rick7884]

I loved this video. I have never seen that many bees in one place. But at the end besides the bees and the beautiful scenery you showed a big reason I wish I lived in Louisiana. The cheese grits, crab cakes, and bacon!!!! You guys have the best food out there. If I could I leave California and move there for the food alone. Lol

[@628DirtRooster]

We do have good food. That's why everyone here is carrying extra weight. lol

[@popquizzz]

628DirtRooster...Certainly deserves "Best Sportsmanship" Award! Next time you guys do one of those again, can I join you?

[@628DirtRooster]

If you bring pizza

[@popquizzz]

I'm thinking bees would like a sweet pizza with lots of pineapple on it. Got you covered, I'll be there.

[@628DirtRooster]

They are Italian

[@morganw4668]

Loved the description box and how informative you are! What you do is amazing!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Morgan. I like to give enough info so everyone knows what is really going on here.

[@misme5086]

I LOVE your videos....I get mesmerized by the bees.....they are amazing creatures. I've been wanting a beehive for years but I am so afraid I wouldn't know enough to keep them healthy.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

Always check that there isn't a tree stuck in your swarm somewhere. :D

[@joedenton7023]

You and Mr. Ed crack me up, enjoy both you guys! Keep them coming!

[@628DirtRooster]

Got you covered.

[@usakiwi5222]

Randy - That was amazing to watch! Jeff might have beaten you with the number of swarms but this last one, you won with style in that dropping technique! Really enjoyed watching that - THANKS for sharing with us! ~karen

[@628DirtRooster]

You know I was rubbing it in too.

[@DBGlobalTech]

Wow that is the wildest swarm collection I have ever seen. You guys are having way to much fun.

[@joshuabarbierihair7101]

Wow what a humane way to help a neighborhood. Thank you for sharing this to a New Yorker who loves beekeeping!

[@628DirtRooster]

Our pleasure!

[@philjanikjr9805]

A W E S O M E ! ! ! ya all left me in awe, jaw hanging. Kudos to ya for conceding to Mr.Ed. there is always next year. HBM

[@628DirtRooster]

Maybe next year I'll have more free time.

[@InsaneFirebat]

I bet the bees were moshing under that tarp! Looks like you all had a lot of fun tackling this one. Thanks for sharing!

[@628DirtRooster]

You know they were. Big party under there.

[@TheMarynron]

Mr. Ed might have won but you have that laugh...we all laugh with you! Dirt Rooster & Mr. Ed rock!!

[@LandoHitman]

I love these videos. The time lapses the personalities! Awesome channel!

[@628DirtRooster]

I enjoy making the time lapses. Even if they don't come out good it's still relaxing out on the water.

[@Steadylife2]

Wow, THAT is a hard days works work for sure; and to think what comes after that drop, stow and go. Shew. Jeff may have won the numbers but the most dedicated and passionate award goes to you!

[@628DirtRooster]

I had to top him in some way.

[@natigerstarlight6820]

the shoveling handfulls of bees got me XD

[@628DirtRooster]

That’s how the pros do it. ;)

[@sberryscake]

next time they should definitely take a shovel

[@mkaysartfuljourney1239]

You both are awesome bee keepers and I love your shows. I've been watching for a year now and stopped at the beekeeping booth at the fair and they were amazed at how much I knew not being a beekeeper myself. Lol

[@628DirtRooster]

I hope you won the bee trivia prize. :)

[@alexisgrunden1556]

That's it; you win. Jeff has to concede your swarm-catching superiority on this one~ 😂😂😂 Congratulations on the epic catch, and I hope your studio comes along smoothly and well. Congratulations all around, DRooster~🍻🍷

[@628DirtRooster]

Yeah the studio is going to be nice.

[@badassbees3680]

Geez,watched this again and Still Jealous...I sure wish I'd get THAT Swarm Call !!! This Video is still Awesome and it will be next year when I watch it again

[@movinon04]

now that is what i call bee wrangling-- i was hooked witht he first record breaking bee swam video-- this one just confirms you are the BEE GURU--- i sure wish one of these days you drag Jeff along on one of these Bee Collecting videos-- id pay money to see that-lol-- much love and keep the BEES Buzzing- blessings Glo

[@628DirtRooster]

Jeff is the swarm guru. I just had to razzle dazzle with a creative distraction. lol

[@LilMisFitToo]

That was crazy cool! Thanks for sharing! So they just adjust to the new queen you put in the box?

[@paulholm4827]

Amazing stuff I have no idea that this is what goes on in the bee keeping industry and the explanation that you provided was very helpful and you go through this stuff every year?

[@628DirtRooster]

Every year. :)

[@scottmaschino1927]

Another good one Randy. I don't mind the long vids in the least. Prefer them actually. I would think a second trip through that yard would be with the effort the next day. Of course as a hobbiest, every hive counts and every chance to get one is well worth the effort. It really is too bad you guys weren't having any fun doing it though lol.

[@628DirtRooster]

Another trip would have been worth it but I was out of equipment

[@akivazohar2502]

You’re underestimating the size of that capture! If you have a few days warning I think I could get there to lend a hand or at least cheer

[@paulawaldrep3760]

You guys were having just too much fun!!! Yah I'm a beginner but that was still too much fun!

[@jacobfisher8922]

I used to watch your channel a whole lot and then I just stopped idk why but I have been looking for a month or so and I finally found it, this channel is the shit

[@628DirtRooster]

Glad you found us again. :)

[@sberryscake]

Thank you for explaining why they were in the trees. i thought it was swarms, but i was confused because i thought swarms had a queen. great job yall did

[@CrystalLifeAfter40]

you all are picking them bee trims off like that are patches of grapes. very brave men. and the conversation got me laughing too.

[@SOGGYSOUP_VR]

Mr. ED might have won..... But 628 Dirt Rooster is who we are subscribed to, and who we love and support!!!! Your the beezneez!!!!

[@628DirtRooster]

You are too sweet.

[@crdorado1195]

I, SO MUCH, like your videos. I've been to MS bay area once and loved it. Need to come down there some time and watch the best at work.

[@628DirtRooster]

You should!

[@jamesdep8128]

This guy has more courage than I could ever imagine. I am terrified of bees.

[@stanpatterson5033]

It's not honeybees that you have to worry about. They're the good guys... uh... girls. Mind you, if you were to go headlong into troublemaker mode, the honeybees would defend themselves. Even bumblebees are relatively easy-going unless they perceive you as a direct danger to their hive. All bees are simply trying to do their work of gathering pollens, and nectars as their food source, and raising their young to keep the population up. They have to exist in the same space as we do. Since honeybees only get one shot at stinging (due to the barbed stinger), they only sting as a last resort, because, well, it's the last thing they'll do. They die when the stinger stays in the target and pulls their abdomen apart when the bee tries to leave. Hornets and wasps, on the other hand, are more easily agitated, especially the bald-faced hornet variety. You don't mess with those guys. But bees aren't interested in bothering people, they have busy schedules.

[@jamesdep8128]

@@stanpatterson5033 thanks. That is great info. I really like these videos

[@Zine2me]

This was so much better orchestrated! Great job.

[@YappyBeeman]

It's the things I have to do to set you up for a video......that was the small one I left behind for you. You are welcome. Booooyaaahhhhh

[@628DirtRooster]

I'm going to sick Travis Adkins on you. He claims they're his bees.

[@MuMu-fu7qe]

Thank you for the details in your description. My questions were all answered 🙏🏻👌👏🏻

[@johnlord8337]

Interesting tree species ... bee tree ... grows bee swarms. Didnt see the flowers they popped out from.

[@txpacket]

John Lord Was just rewatching this vid & in turn rereading your comment. I now wonder... perhaps it’s a bee stork we need to be looking for? Hmm..

[@lenoreboykin2415]

Were those escapees from a commercial transport? That was a heck of a lot of bees! 😮

[@julieenslow5915]

Its one of those nights, I am going to my favorites! Watching this one again. "One for the live well." Loved it!

[@628DirtRooster]

You can tell he loves to fish. I was texting him a couple of weeks ago and he was ice fishing.

[@pattytracey3131]

Amazing video! Swinging bees, bees going on a walk! Bee mosh pit!!! So cool!