Discovering A Massive Seven Foot Tall Bee Hive Behind His Chimney

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As many of you know I rarely wear a bee suit because I'm a big boy and I get hot really easily. The danger of injury or sickness from bee stings pales in comparison to health problems I could potentially encounter due to dehydration, heat exhaustion or heat stroke. So for all the commenters who will beg for me to wear protection I say don't worry about it. Just enjoy the videos. Keep the eye rolling to a minimum though. I'd hate for you to get dizzy and hurt yourself.
This job was at one of Greg Dunn's friend's house, Mr. Ken. Mr. Ken contacted Greg about his honey bee problem and Greg contacted me. I invited Greg along to participate and for his trouble he got to keep the bees and all the honey, of which there was quite a lot of both. This colony was incredibly healthy and the honey was superb. They had serious attitude though and were pretty tough to deal with. They were mean from start to finish. Greg and I were the main ones doing the work so we took the brunt of the impact from all those pissed off honey bees. As you'll see at the end we both survived and were only a little worse for wear.
The treat for me in this whole thing was getting to tour the Simply Dunn Honey house and testing the latest batch of creamed honey. Currently Greg sells locally around Hatttiesburg, MS but I'll bet for the right price he'd ship if anyone was interested. You can see his label and contact info near the end of the video.
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[@murkyswaters]

My school work: *exists* Me: How about binge watching bee videos after one shows up in my recommended.

[@homemakingwisdom]

Right!

[@kathleen5798]

me-

[@csharp57]

This is me now. I’m down the rabbit hole of bee removal videos 😂😂

[@mmfic98]

I know! I just spent an hour and a half watching some of his other videos... how did I get here? Fascinating stuff though.

[@1981stonemonkey]

Good to see the bees aren´t being killed, but given a new home! Can´t afford to lose bees right now.

[@canadianrushfan12]

Not now. Not ever.

[@jeffburnham6611]

@@canadianrushfan12 depends on how aggressive they are. If they were too aggressive or Africanized, they would have to be euthanized.

[@dsgodfater28]

Chemical air manipulation and ground weed killer,comment for us that are woke

[@brendacharleston4593]

@@jeffburnham6611 you are talking about the bees right?

[@ryanfreeman5083]

@@brendacharleston4593 ...yeah...?

[@putinthegreatone1055]

I'd be telling the bees YOU CAN HAVE THE HOUSE, I'M GONE!

[@kidphillyorg]

"As mean as they can BEE!". I see what you did there....😆

[@toomuchglitters7254]

Imagine living with bees and not knowing until the hive starts dripping.

[@cappyfann750]

"Honey... do you hear humming coming from the wall?"

[@toomuchglitters7254]

@@cappyfann750 "Sweetie did you smear honey on the walls again?"

[@cappyfann750]

@@toomuchglitters7254 Whipped cream with honey.... Why not?

[@BillyN31]

Rebecca Beeman that’s fun 😉

[@simopr09]

honey... did you turn on the heater?

[@sandrastone4088]

I have been so depressed lately. Thankyou for this video, I cried laughing.

[@chevyman1722]

Hi Sandra I’m late to the dance but I hope you’re doing well now…😉

[@smateezic]

I'm fairly certain they draw Rooster's blood to make Epi Pens.

[@johnr.timmers2297]

XD

[@unnamedchannel1237]

You know why spirit levels are so expensive?

[@melaniewalker5226]

I want some of that bee Venom blood to put on my face it's far cheaper than getting botox.

[@mrtortoise3766]

I’m pretty sure they extract adrenaline for them probably from an animal so maybe I don’t know the specifics

[@Carol-lz6dd]

Thank you for keeping the language clean on these videos. My grandsons love to watch them.

[@margaretsheridan7087]

Hi ,my husband thinks you are amazing,we are in lockdown in England,he enjoys watching your vids,they are interesting,and it blows his mind on how big the hives are.he would be suited up as he’s a coward,your vids have kept him sane,he thanks you for that xx

[@628DirtRooster]

That is awesome! We'll try to help keep y'all sane over there.

[@mymama12314]

I have a phobia of bees since getting stung by one when I was 6. This is very weirdly satisfying to watch.

[@atricewarner5705]

I’m afraid of bees because I can’t see well. If it’s flying at me, bugging me, I try to swat it because it might be a fly. The fact that it might have a stinger makes me... shiver. Ew.

[@Bubbarain717]

At least he had all the Honey that he ever wanted😂

[@elcheapo5302]

I find it fascinating how the weather affects their behavior to such a degree. Thanks Randy and friends.

[@charlesahon]

I like the long handled vacuum as well. Looked like you were going to war with those angry little buggers.

[@charlesahon]

The little girl on this intro made it one of my favorites. BEEEESSSS,,,

[@matta9316]

This guy is so genuine and chill

[@chekovcall2286]

I love reading the comments in the description. People do not get how hot and miserable the climate can be. Thank you for posting.

[@onespiceybbw]

I hate watching these videos because when it's done, I have to wait until the next one! No fair! ;)

[@tealkerberus748]

onespiceybbw that's why I subscribe to a bunch of bee wranglers. I don't watch them every day, but when I need a fix I know there'll be several hours of vids waiting for me.

[@BYERE]

I sell fireplaces, and have an extreme fear of bees and wasps. One of my worst fears is to be working on someone's house, fitting a fireplace, and breaking into a chimney breast only to find a massive hive like this one...

[@cbass2755]

Keep watching these Bee Videos. JPthebeeman is another great show. These two men are gentle and loving with Bee’s. I’m not afraid of them anymore. I get it!! I hope it helps your fear. We need these Bees and more understanding of them.

[@BYERE]

@@cbass2755 Oh heck yea. I totally agree on that. Bees are essential to nature's and, in turn, our survival. I admit, my fear is nowhere near as bad as it was when I was a kid... I've learned a lot over the years, and bees don't bug me (no pun intended) as much anymore, and I even find them quite cute. Wasps can still go die in a fire for all I care, but I know they're just as essential to the planet as decomposers, helping to get rid of rotting stuff like dead animals and plants. I just wouldn't want to be anywhere close to a nest, even if it's a breed of bees that I know don't/aren't able to sting me. It's the buzzing sound that always gets to me.

[@standandknowgod]

You all are so gentle with the bees as well as the property. Great Job

[@thatrealba]

I'm not particularly scared of bees, but jeez I would rather go back to Iraq than mess with all that.

[@tommiturmiola3682]

I had these wibes from old Shadowrun RPG with Bug Spirits. Bees just keep coming and seemingly there is no end to them. In real life when that wall was popped both humans and bees were like "They coming throught the walls! Hold the line! There is too many of them!"

[@brendaseigler3923]

That would scare me . ( All of those bees ) Whew !

[@dennys9506]

I flinched big time when you got socked in the eye! OUCH!!

[@wallyhitchcock5251]

Mr. Ed, your shirt made the video a huge hit. Thanks guys for giving up almost 30 minutes of laughter.

[@SilvaDreams]

This is a good example of why yearly maintenance on your chimney is so important (That and using it at least once a year)

[@thuffman44]

Fantastic video! What a Monster of a hive!!!! Lots of great shots. No way does this video portray the level of work you all put in. Loved it!! Hope you have a great new year Randy. Take care buddy!!

[@jamesbruno6648]

Wells said, very good video.

[@aaroncheng3927]

is this the biggest hive ever see?

[@mizzpeach01]

How the heck did i get here? Those bees are never ending lol

[@taililly2483]

Wow Randy. Those bees were going a Mohammed Ali on you... "Float like a butterfly, sting like a BEE!🐝". Another great video. Have a Blessed New Year.

[@williegillie5712]

Man what an aggressive bunch those 🐝 bees were. I feel sorry for Simply Dunn guys. They might have their hands full.

[@johncspine2787]

Going in to winter..bees are thinking “what the hell! All our hard work! Get out! Get out!!!”

[@stephenF250]

Vacuuming with the T square made me think of Scarface "say hello to my little friend"

[@badassbees3680]

That was comical at first wasn't it

[@pamelamathews1389]

Hi Randy you and Jeff are always so gentle with the bees, it shows how much you caree about them

[@Blaqk_8298]

HE WAS TRYNNA PLAY TUFF TIL THEM BEES STUNGEM IN THE EYE BALL, HE GRABBED THAT HAT FAST AS HELL.

[@johnlaccohee-joslin4477]

I find it quite incredible that the bees will move straight into a hive and actually quew up to get in. I know very little about bees and most certainly would not make a good bee keeper, it really must take a great deal of presence of mind to know just what they will do. I find it very interesting when yoy can watch someone who knows what they are doing, and equally as interesting as to just how much real hard work the bees will do to get into a space they like, when it comes to work i think they take the prize Thank you very much for an interesting video.

[@3bnjo3]

That hive is huge! The banter between friends is enjoyable to watch. Cheers from Idaho.

[@quilliejones4314]

I haven't seen your daddy in a while, I hope he's doing well.

[@628DirtRooster]

Whole job was about ten hours.

[@davidcalbreath1977]

God bless you brother

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks David. God bless you as well.

[@Sassafras30]

Mama Mia - you going to carry that hive box down through the house? I’d be locking myself in the car about now.

[@daphnietudor2953]

I want some of that creamed honey YUMMY!!!

[@cbass2755]

What a great skill! I’m so grateful to you and all the others who save our beautiful Bee’s......🥰

[@thibeault]

An absolute unit of a hive.

[@theresters1]

LOVE IT..AND HUNNY TOO. YAWL ARE SOME BRAVE ASSES....SORE TOO I BET!!!

[@jadeswrapsandbraids]

Omg I panicked when that bee went into your eye

[@Swagbosses7]

Me too I thought his eye was done for

[@geoffroubik5273]

Takes a full grown man to say, ‘I have ten pounds of bees here.’ Awesome video

[@Alextheflykat]

5:36 that bee transitioned the shots perfectly

[@628DirtRooster]

LOL

[@blainelott1230]

Boy! First time watching your videos. Felt like I had things crawlin all over me lol this it just neat as heck.

[@tealkerberus748]

Blaine Lott keep watching, you'll desensitise yourself a fair bit. They make fascinating watching! Most are not as aggressive as these - a lot of the time he gets no stings at all.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

I'm probably anthropomorphizing those bees too much, but I can't help but feel that part of why they were so aggressive was because they had lived so long and so peacefully in their secure little kingdom, that having their walls torn open by giants was a far bigger shock to them than it is to a more typical colony. If bees have adrenal glands, then their glands would have excreted all over themselves, hence the hyper-reaction. ..Or maybe this particular bloodline of bees is just a bunch of aggro cranky-pants. Idk, man.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Bees inside the space between the wall and the chimney. You always get the easy jobs. ;)

[@tammycombs8624]

I fell down a rabbit hole and ended up here...am glad I did..how fascinating..you know I gotta subscribe...just fascinating..😲😲

[@Vasilyevich05]

Any tiny movement on my body and I flinch after watching this. Those bees are getting to my head

[@mjremy2605]

Wow! This takes real experience to accomplish. Great job, guys! You did a fantastic work of saving those bees and harvesting the honey. Yum!

[@blknprd67]

I'm suppose to be searching for something else, but can't stop watching this 😆

[@Msviolet65]

What a crazy removal! Glad everyone is ok, including the bees. I enjoy watching your videos! Keep it sweet in the coming new year!

[@scottmarshall6766]

"We're going to double team em and get em both knocked out today" You totally jinxed the whole operation right there. Rough one, but the Dirt Rooster team prevailed... Good video.

[@andreschavez5972]

I'm amazed at how calm you stay with 10-15 bees in your face ! Great content, keep up the awesome work!

[@papasplace2]

Man that was one big hive! WOW At least you were prepared this time with the suit and gloves.... you are a glutton for punishment! lol

[@Sassafras30]

You guys are great. Love honey.

[@armpitfuzz]

Good lord, that was SO ferocious it made my eyes water.

[@GrooveFederation]

you know the bees are gangster af when the dirtrooster sticks on a bee keeping veil

[@Alanica47]

Those bees 🐝 at the end where making a bee 🐝 line, for the box. :)

[@ezramiller8936]

Tell him to sell that nation wide. That looks so smooth, I want some too!

[@628DirtRooster]

He probably sells out just selling locally.

[@ippielb]

I'm an absolute wimp when it comes to getting stung by my bees. I wish i had the tolerance of you. I've always wondered about re-homing a wild hive.

[@mrmookypooky]

cool video, didnt expect that nice beat @ the end. I dig.

[@MakingEndsMeet_JudysStopNShop]

Crazy!!! All I can say is yall are craaazzzyyyy!!! 😂😂

[@spencerjohnson4226]

He ships based on post office prices now! I just ordered a pint of honey from Simply Dunn!

[@628DirtRooster]

He's got the best creamed honey. I hope you got some of that too.

[@debiagrue7752]

Did you ever find the queen? Did you taste the honey & did the homeowner get some honey? Just curious and please keep the videos coming I enjoy watching you and your family and friends work on saving the bees.

[@YappyBeeman]

I need to see more yellow jacket vids of you getting eat up. It just warms my heart with laughter when it ain't me getting the stings. Happy new year guys.

[@628DirtRooster]

You should join me for the next one and we can get matching lips.

[@cappyfann750]

@@628DirtRooster Some women pay for puffy lips.

[@tech4pros1]

@@cappyfann750 Beekeepers Botox..

[@Wildfire86872]

@@tech4pros1 That's an entire industry in Hollywood :P

[@lindadickson783]

Man you have a busy hive here. They just keep on filling in.

[@thomasbrady1555]

One of your videos got recommended to me around 5-7 months ago and I loved the idea of your channel. I am very happy I subscribed. I love watching your videos and your personality makes it 100x better

[@petro062]

You guys are AWESOME.

[@bernicedoner45]

That was a great one! I like how there’s a little storyline to it, starting with your family through the team effort for removal through honey tastings to the bees making a run into their new home.

[@caseypw1]

Great stuff! I 'found' your channel a few weeks ago and I like it. When I was about 4 or 5 years old, I was running home when a Bee flew in my ear, I put my hand over my ear!! As you can imagine it went crazy buzzing loudly and stung me inside the ear, my mum tried to remove the stinger but ended up squeezing the venom sac, since then I suffered from PTS Bee when I hear buzzing!

[@lindacarruthers3423]

That was a really interesting video ,what with the rubber banded cone pieces going straight into a hive , and the rainy night bee transfer. What a lot of care these beekeepers take . What a lot of pain they put up with too , especially in that heat . It gives the resulting honey even more value doesn’t it . Thanks for the video .

[@roansmom2004]

A couple years ago I mentioned to the pest control guy, that at night I heard buzzing, even into the early winter. Thankfully he went to work and was able to locate the hive and remove it before there was serious issues with them. If you think you hear buzzing at night, even in winter, call pest control it’s in your walls, not in your head.

[@rjc199]

Rooster you need to get one of those ice vests, then you could wear a bee suit and not sweat. Race car drivers and people who wear mascot suits wear them to keep from dying of heat stroke.

[@michaelcuff5780]

Thank you for taking care of the bees. Because if they die off. We die off!!

[@G31mR]

Looking at these incredible little insects and the way they live and operate....how could anyone think this all happens by chance. No, this is the result of intelligent design, by a Supreme Designer. Amazing.

[@MrDhandley]

With all due respect to your ascertain that it must be intelligent design, it is not by chance, just time. What we see all around us with everything that lives is as a result of a lot of time. Millions and millions of years. Generation after generation slowly alters life by selective breeding. Time is the most difficult thing to perceive and the most powerful force in the universe. The offence intended.

[@G31mR]

@@MrDhandley Time is what allows for increased chance of something happening. Time and chance are irrevocably tied together and, for all practical purposes, mean the same thing. Sorry, my friend, believing that these bee's methods and abilities are random accidents would require a step of faith that I just don't have.

[@sarahann530]

@@G31mR All you got is faith because you don't have proof of anything . These bees are just doing what bees do , same as termites cause destruction

[@G31mR]

@@sarahann530 Honeybees are proof enough for me. These bees are doing what bees do because that's how they are programmed. They aren't just going through life in a random manner.

[@BradfordGuy]

@@MrDhandley Can you believe that just maybe, intelligent design takes millions and billions of years? Just because so much time has gone by to make the earth what it is and obviously there is some real truth to evolution, is no reason to leave it all to chance. God works in natural ways - God invented evolution; He set the mathematics that we are only now starting to understand, in motion.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Tag team bee wrangling, I'll see if I can put together a team and we could take the show on the road, I think we could make some money doing this, what do you think? God's peace brother.

[@thekrazykshow8011]

Mr. ED in the house hey what's buddy , you and Mr. Dirt Rooster are some bee getting guy's I swear .

[@JeromeBeeFarm]

Jeff Horchoff Bees yeah, maybe you could retire. Oh wait, you are 😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

@@JeromeBeeFarm Darrin, I'm working on getting a team together, interested. Oh, you have to provide your own insurance though. God's peace brother.

[@JeromeBeeFarm]

Jeff Horchoff Bees maybe I could be your employee. I don’t take directions too well though. Been a manager too long. 😂.

[@JeffHorchoff]

@@JeromeBeeFarm I was a labor rep for nearly 25 years in the Letter Carrier Union, and I still got along great with management. I 'm sure we can come to an understanding to get the job done well. God's peace brother.

[@FatNebraskaMom]

Holy..........that's insane! How many bees are in there? Good for you saving the.

[@vmcougarintn5035]

That was a whole lot of bees! Hope all the swelling has gone down now. Happy New Year!

[@greenwald007]

Id love to try that creamed honey... He needs to mail that stuff :)

[@spencerjohnson4226]

I just ordered a pint of honey from him from all the way up in MD, give it a shot now!

[@seankeller2027]

For sure we know St. Ambrose and St. Valentine have blessed you, bee man.

[@Penfold8]

Jeez Randy! Those bees ate your lunch.

[@aetlaa]

Hey, if he’s down to mail that creamed honey, I’ll be first on the list. Looks beelicious… sorry, couldn’t help myself.

[@samhenwood5746]

Wow that’s a lot of bees 🐝

[@soapsfromhome9979]

THAT was an incredible hive! Wow! Pretty awesome. Thx again for brining us along! 😃

[@chadc638]

This guy proves that some men are just tougher than others haha I wouldnt go near that without a 5 layer hazmat suit AND being rolled in spray foam first.

[@robertwatlington2492]

Oh I can see what you got there no problem

[@waynereid6147]

Hats off to you fellas! Amazing work and super entertaining to watch. Love the videos/content. Keep em coming. Stay safe and healthy, Good Bless. From some fans here in Oregon.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Quillie Jones made me realize I’ve not seen your dad in awhile neither Rooster 🐓. Is he doin ok?? I pray he is Amen 🙏.

[@randlerichardson5826]

That saw sounds like a swarm to lolllllll. Get’em Rooster 🐓 you got this brother.

[@jancw]

Scared the hell out of me when he first turned it on!

[@annehenry6243]

You often talk about pounds of bees. The closest I ever want to be near a bee is honey in a jar from the store. So, out of severe inexperience and wanton ignorance, could you ballpark how many bees make up a pound? ....and thank you a million times for all you and your fellow beekeepers do to help save our bees! 🐝🐝🐝

[@tyronechandler3927]

Lol you should've called JP for backup. He could've sweet talked them bees out of the wall. Great vid , awesome removal of some mean bees

[@BrunoBGama]

No way you would be able to face a hive, no matter the size, here in Brazil without protective suit. This time, when the bees get out of the hole and look for your face and head I though that you had finally find a hive of africanized bees before your explanation and all. We're in the fall here in south america (Araraquara-SP) and facing a lot of attacks from errant swarms looking for a place for a new hive and I see how difficult is for firemen to save agressive bees. Often they only option is to terminate the hive. Your job is amazing, we need a DirtRooster around here. Hoping that 2020 is a full year of whole new captures and that bee keeping continue to be a "way of life".

[@suet.r.4815]

The queen must be right there somewhere... It seems to me that they're trying to keep the young warm and alive. ... Yep. "I think I see eggs. Yeah I see eggs and larvae." You broke right into the nursery! -No wonder they're testy! That hive just went on and on, didn't it?!

[@KiDKeYz1000]

Is it bad that I’ll rather have this problem than bed bugs, they are terrorizing me now

[@dougtaylor6610]

I hate bed bugs they chewed the shit out of me once

[@tealkerberus748]

Honey bees aren't looking to bother any humans, they're just minding their own business. Nobody will ever want a hive of bed bugs in their back yard!

[@davidtatum8682]

Bedbugs are a nightmare. My stepdaughter brought them into our house from her dad's house. Cost us about 2k to fix it.

[@scotty7968]

Wow what beauty of a hive... Fantastic work guys, love all your videos best wishes from the UK.. Bee keeping sure is a way if life.. I really enjoy my bees 😊

[@brendatworzydlo654]

SAVING THE HONEY BEES YAY!!!!

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

Happy New Year Randy! Best wishes for the next decade for you, and yours!!

[@matthewstone7218]

Hey man I just came across your channel and man I love it! My girlfriend and I enjoy watching your videos and how you are so gentle and loving with these small amazing insects! If it's not too forward of me I'd love to know where you got that awesome accent! Anyways take good care and I look forward to watching more of your videos! Much love for 628DirtRooster Bees where hobby beekeeping is a way of life!

[@simonblackburn8741]

Nice job, lads! I bet your hearts sank when you began to realise just how big a job it was!