Angry Bees Get A New Queen!

[@JPthebeeman]

@ninseanja First off the hive needs to know its queenless before introducing a new queen. I like to have them queenless at least a half a day before introducing a new queen. The best way would be to introduce a known mated, caged queen with attendants. Allow a few days or so before allowing them to release her. I often direct release after studying how they react to her, but as you know I have access to a lot of bees/queens, but one who doesn't needs to be more careful. ...JP

[@phillipzx3754]

So the queen determines the "attitude" of the hive? This stuff is fascinating. Thank you for doing this.

[@JPthebeeman]

PhillipZX3 she is responsible for 1/2 of the genetics of her offspring, the other half, the drones she mated with, 10-20 of them.

[@GS-st9ns]

Phillip ZX3 if mama ain't happy ain't nobody happy

[@adde9506]

@@JPthebeeman How do you deal with the drones a mean queen created? Can't they spread those mean genetics around?

[@JPthebeeman]

@SuperPopalot I gave the home owner a good bit as well the groundskeeper. I would estimate a total of 4 gallons of honey in this hive. ...JP

[@JPthebeeman]

@kwdorst First thing is to remove alot of the pissy bees with the bee vac and put them with another colony, not too big, to keep their aggression at a minimum. A true turn around takes about six weeks. ...JP

[@JPthebeeman]

@babyhorsey6 Thank you! I try to be gentle with them & this usually pays off. ...JP

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank you! I really like honey bees and try to treat them with the respect they deserve. ...JP

[@pfinchster65]

Hey J.P. , you got mail in malebox @ 2:30. Where's Shawei when you need him? Just kidding. You guys bring on some great info and humor. Thanks Grandly.

[@JPthebeeman]

pfinchster65 my grandfather would say I had “the goat in the garden.” 😄

[@jimbaritone6429]

JPthebeeman Thanks for your videos - I've learned a lot about handling bees and moving hives from watching how you work. I have two questions - Sorry if they're newbie ones. The first is, If you have a hive like that one, several years old, I see that you put an empty rig box near the old hive location, for the bees to move into. When you do that, do you bring the new queen into the hive at that point, or put her in the hive behind an excluder for a few days? My second question is where you'd get a well-behaved queen for re-queening? Would you use a known well-behaved queen from one of your own hives, or do you source one from elsewhere? I've seen wild hives here in Alberta, but they're almost never that aggressive. There is a lot of small-scale and hobby bee-keeping in this area, people with 3-6 hives, sometimes on a friend's farm property, well off out of the way. We get some pretty nice local honey from those. I don't see the semi-trailer loads of beehives being moved around, like the ones I see when visiting the U.S.A., but there's certainly a good amount of commercial beekeeping in central Alberta. The Provincial government used to have help and information as well as volunteers to help new beekeepers; I don't know if that program still operates. Thanks for any info. It's almost 40 below today, which is the same in "F" and "C" - pretty chilly. A good time to be planning and getting ready for spring.

[@JPthebeeman]

Jim Baritone if I don’t cage the queen I will use an excluder as an includer over the bottom board. I release them or remove the excluder after 2-3 days on average. I actually rarely requeen any more unless the colony has proven over time to exhibit aggressive behavior. I always requeen with queen’s from my general area or apiary, with queens from colonies that exhibit gentle behavior. Stay warm my friend! Brrrrrrrrrrr 🐝🐝

[@jimbaritone6429]

@@JPthebeeman Thank you JP! That's another important lesson learned for me. A couple of people in my area have maybe 8-10 hives, and if the time ever came that I had a colony that is very aggressive, they might be able to point me toward getting a new queen. It's funny - both of them are good at working with their bees, but they can't really explain clearly what they're doing (and why) the way you do. You're a genuine bee guru! I'd send you down a nice box of this white sunshine I've got piled up outside the window, but I'm afraid it would melt before it got to you. Maybe I need to visit Louisiana for a bit of a warm-up. Many Thanks!

[@lovebeekeeping8289]

I'm excited to get started but I have to say that your video helped me understand most of my anxieties

[@babyhorsey6]

I am a new viewer to beekeeping. I really enjoyed this video. You have a nice way about you with the bees. Not all keepers do I have noticed from watching videos.

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

It does have to be really hard to kill off a queen that was that big and beautiful! I know I'm going to dread it when I'll eventually have to do it. I know I don't want to deal with pissy bees! That was a GOLD MINE of honey though! WOW! Hope you got to enjoy that liquid gold!

[@JPthebeeman]

Pamela Schramke these days I very reluctantly pinch a queen. The colony has to be consistently evil for me to even think of it or has an ailment that warrants me 86ing her such as two this season that had "sac brood." Those were colonies that I performed removals on, both from the same house.

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

JPthebeeman​ Makes perfect sense! I've seen Randy (628dirtrooster) have to do the same thing and you could tell he REALLY didn't want to have to do it but knew he had to do it. I LOVE watching you and Randy... Not only do you both have a lot of knowledge and are happy to share your wisdom and experiences but you truly love the bees and treat them as gently and respectfully as possible. That means a lot when I've seen videos of swarm captures where the bee keepers walk up, set a box on the ground and just start shaking the hell out of the bees and truly don't care what happens to them or if they even end up moving them. It's disheartening to see people claim to be a bee keeper and then treat them overly rough and truly, quite meanly.

[@donatin67]

JP hello, we enjoy your videos and learn a lot from them, thanks, and have a good day.

[@JPthebeeman]

+M. A. Betancourt you too my friend!

[@PhillipHall01]

Well I hope you enjoyed the shake Schawee! And poor JP with the bad one left high and dry!! Think Shawee had some inside information as to how mean they were?? Never can tell, he's a tricky one hee hee j/k .. Really enjoy your videos!!

[@terryshinneman650]

I saw a video of a beeman getting rid of bumble bees and he said no more to much to handle his first and last call they do not lose their stingers

[@JPthebeeman]

I use my bee vac & suit up including gloves when dealing with bumbles. Their stings are pretty severe. 👊😱✌🏻🐝

[@MsCherade9]

They really must have been hella mean for you to have to pinch off the queen, I know how hard you work to get the whole hive out and alive into a new hive set-up.

[@JPthebeeman]

MsCherade9 they were seriously pissed off that day. 😬

[@JPthebeeman]

@lrrp25, Thank You! ...JP

[@stansmith4054]

JPthebeeman I've been a beek for about 5 years now and havn't been stung yet. But I have been nailed by yellow jackets. Strange?

[@Ambroeavery]

I have a honey bee hive in the wall of my house that has been there for years and years. We never bothered to do anything because their entrance is up about 12-15 ft. high and so they never bothered anyone, However there is an open place in my ceiling from a leak, and they are now starting to come into the house. I'm starting to get nervous and don't know what to do. I don't want to kill them, with all the "colony-collapse" stuff that's been going on, but I'm kinda at a loss. Do you serve the Augusta, Ga area?

[@Bway9125]

Ambrose Avery III The main reason to not use pesticides is that it will cause you more problems than the bees will. If they have been there for several years you could have 50 + pounds of honey in the colony that the bees are maintaining. Once you kill off the bees the wax and such is going to melt inside the walls. And how many other pests do you think that will attract? Do a Google search for local beekeepers and get the colony removed properly.

[@JPthebeeman]

Ambrose Avery III I don't travel quite that far but just got off the phone with a friend who is willing to speak with you about your situation. If you could get me your phone number I can pass it along to him.

[@saalanc]

How do you decide it capturing the bees is worth it versus starting over with a new queen and some workers from known genetics? My father got to the point where he used Sevin powder to kill most of the swarms off and close them up. Works okay in an application like this, but not so good on interior where the smell of dead bees could be bad.

[@JPthebeeman]

Tell me about it Misha! ...JP

[@ukbb2632]

Once you replace the queen does it take a while for the new queens gentle bees to take over?

[@rubywarrior1]

send me a pissy queen bee, i have some alchohol, time to catch a few swarms hehehehhe

[@sweetmommyof5763]

Jpthebeeman I really have enjoyed your videos. Have you encountered killer bees?

[@kareno8634]

COMBS ARE PURELY BEAUTIFUL! Would using Same Queen (even in new hive?) Create [more] Mean Bees? IE: Queen depicts mood?

[@JPthebeeman]

Karen O 1/2 the genetics of a colony are from the queen. The other 1/2 from the drones she mated with, average 10-20.

[@SuperPopalot]

JP your followers know you mean the bees are aggressive when you pull out the gloves and hood. Do you keep the queen around to attract the bees to the box? Or do they stay there without the queen?

[@timham8955]

Question Mr jp.. I was told if you smoke bees they by nature will go to the honey and fill them selves up... due to thinking there is a fire and they have to relocate.. do you think that could be why they are robbing the hive like that?

[@timham8955]

Btw love your videos

[@JPthebeeman]

Jessie and me bees rob when there’s no significant nectar flow on. I don’t agree that they start engorging on honey when smoked, they will do that even without smoke, when you’ve disturbed the hive.

[@timham8955]

Ahh I see.. thank you for the knowledge keep up the good work

[@JPthebeeman]

Jessie and me 🤘🐝

[@klairesoper6685]

What do you think make one colony gentle and another aggressive?

[@JPthebeeman]

Genetics, time of year, barometric pressure changes, what’s going on internally, meaning: are they about to swarm, are they requeening etc...

[@klairesoper6685]

“you/we” don’t realise how sensitive these little guys are. Thanks heaps for the info.

[@mattyh3000]

Dam those bees were pissed

[@glennstonehouse7676]

Its not only CO2 its also that animals and insects can see your irises {simular to the camera lens} ' they see the shine of your eyes .PEACE

[@designpainter3193]

Hi, JP! Considering the bees were so mean, how did the honey taste?

[@JPthebeeman]

Honestly, I cannot recall what it tasted like, this was 12 years ago, sorry I couldn’t be of more help. Thanks for watching though, appreciate it!

[@designpainter3193]

@@JPthebeeman Thanks! I like watching your older videos as they are very informative. I've never been stung by a bee, but I've been "popped" several times by yellow jackets while waiting for public transportation. They hit you with that mean energy then just fly away to sting someone else!😬 Stay Safe!

[@JPthebeeman]

@@designpainter3193 oh, I have my fair share of yellow jacket stories trust me! YJs are little *#%”!s if you catch my drift. 🤣✌️👍🐝

[@designpainter3193]

@@JPthebeeman I catch your drift. YJs are mean and I was surprised to find out that they are carnivorous too! I was trying to enjoy a turkey sandwich on the back deck once and one flew in and started munching on my sandwich (completely ignoring the bread)😀. They're not my favourite creatures. I completely agree with you.

[@JPthebeeman]

@@designpainter3193 if you know any hunters they will tell you all about hornets landing on their game while cleaning their bounty. I speak from experience! You just have to be careful you don’t accidentally bump one during the process. Not uncommon to have at least a dozen show up, hornets, yellow jackets, paper wasps all enjoy a good protein meal!

[@Primex007]

Lol when handling pissy bees yeah you need a nilla shake to top the day's worth of work off on a good note

[@JPthebeeman]

You know it! :-)

[@ninseanja]

Jp I have a Hive that is always pissy....whats the best way to introduce a new one?

[@davidfernandes4684]

where do you get your bee quick?

[@mrsqueaksqueak8686]

Yet another great video! Thanks!

[@kwdorst]

JP, when you re-queen, how long does it take before they go from pissy to nice?

[@sharonriley948]

I don't like genetics which produce aggressive honey bees. My feeling is requeen in this situation. Rick in Pa.

[@JPthebeeman]

sharon riley that’s what I did & yes, I agree

[@alansnellings633]

Hello what makes some bees pissy and other not?

[@JPthebeeman]

+Alan spellings Genetics play a very important role in this but bees also respond to external as well as internal factors that contribute to moodiness. Pressure changes as in barometric changes play a big part in this. There are days where they all seem to want to be left alone then two days later all is good for no seemingly apparent reason. Chalk that up to barometric changes. Parasites such as ants, varroa mites or heavy small hive beetle numbers can have them in a pissy mood. Lack of food will have them in a bad mood as well. I've seen hives that were on the brink of starvation be extremely aggressive but to calm down like kittens once they were well fed. And sometimes they may be pissy "just because." Rarely is there a bee question that has a simple answer my friend. :-)

[@mishagray2835]

I so do not like it when the bees are pissy.

[@SuperPopalot]

How much honey did you collect?

[@kerryyoung3220]

How does the queen affect the attitude of the colony

[@JPthebeeman]

Kerry Young 1/2 of the genetics of the colony are from her genes, 1/2 from the drones she mated with.

[@ogmandin0544]

Ever put some tobacco in the smoker to calm down bees? Try it!

[@JPthebeeman]

I have not but I wouldn’t be opposed to trying it.

[@mohawksniper79]

I'd put them in a private spot and though a bunch of supers on them

[@henryrogers8173]

Thanks Again,,,

[@Glassandcandy]

I wonder if JP has ever had experience with Africanized bees? They fortunately, as far as i know, haven't made it east enough to invade New Orleans and the surrounding parishes, but the last update from the USDA shows that there have been documented cases in the western most parishes of LA. That would make quite an interesting video for sure, but also it's a good thing they haven't spread this far. I honestly fear not the potential harm they could do to people, but the reactionary harm uneducated people would do to ALL bees in fear of them. The worst thing about these invasive bees is that they scare communities into distrusting all honey bees and euthanizing/exterminating any colony they find in fear of a killer bee epidemic. I understand when dangerous hives have to bee exterminated for safety, however, there needs to be 100% certainty that any hive is problematic before such drastic measures are taken. I'm glad that people like JP are out there to inform the public about bees and to remove colonies safely without harming them. You're doing great work out there, JP! Next time I'm in the big easy, if i see ya I'll buy ya a beer lol.

[@JPthebeeman]

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[@Glassandcandy]

@@JPthebeeman Wow, that's a hot hive for sure. Do you think they may be hybridized? It would be scary to think if those hybrid genetics have crossed all the way east to New Orleans. Living on the Gulf Coast myself, I'm praying they don't get this far and establish a breeding population.

[@JPthebeeman]

big boss bob ross they weren’t AHBs but a good example of a seriously bitter European colony which does happen now & again. We’ve had 8 documented cases of AHBs throughout the state of Louisiana, pretty sure 3 of them were in the Chalmette/Arabi area. It’s been a while (many years) that I’ve heard of any AHB colonies being reported in Louisiana.

[@Glassandcandy]

@@JPthebeeman Good thing that number is so low. Thanks to people like you helping to keep our native honey bee populations strong I'd reckon. I think, though I'm definitely a layman with no expertise whatever (lol), that the best preventative measure against AHB is a healthy buffer of european bees.

[@evankibbe590]

That is a shame. 😊 oh well.

[@garydungelman6530]

J p this is the first video I seen you wear gloves

[@JPthebeeman]

I recall those being some evil lil darlings. 😆👍🐝

[@weloveallah4780]

i will not kill that poor queen i might be let her far from people ,some where far with some bees and some brood comb and some honey let them live and enjoy in peace

[@JPthebeeman]

WE LOVE ALLAH I usually do not pinch them & do exactly as you mention but when I looked at this colony the first time they were very evil, then when it came time to remove the hive they were still very very aggressive. I made a judgment call on this one.

[@rogerfleury3591]

92nd! GOOD AFTERNOON JP!

[@MRBROWSER2012]

Africanized bees?

[@amytih47]

John Baxter I was wondering the same.

[@mrd.6594]

+JPthebeeman Dang man all those likes and one single person hit the dislike button...hmmmm to each his own I guess....

[@ratj4715]

If you say their mean they must really be mean.

[@JPthebeeman]

Dave J they were atypical to say the least. 🤬😉🤘🐝

[@ratj4715]

JPthebeeman I believe it lol 😂.