Beating Out Dirt Rooster and Mr.Ed On The First Swarm of 2021

Let the new swarm season begin here in North Alabama. After a moderate winter the bees are ready to explode from their hives and get to work. Thankfully these didn't go far. I found them across the street from my apiary and couldn't ask for a better setup. Ground level swarms are a beekeepers dream. Catching the queen before you shake them, PRICELESS.
So far, the 3 Amigos, Jpthebeeman, 628DirtRooster and everyone's favorite Mr.Ed have yet to report catching a swarm. So I call it as the first catch of 2021. I will have to admit, Schawee has caught one. But I'm not sure if that counts. You can't always trust a Cajun Coonass.
So this is proof that it's on from here out and I'm geared up and ready for another great season of bee fun. Yall check back with Yappy and thanks for checking out my video.

[@StevenCampbell1955]

So, some fella gave me three hives of 'real calm and friendly' bees because I lived on a farm. I put them under a wattle tree on the side of the turkey's nest dam behind the horse sheds. Happy bees made heaps of beeautiful honey. We could taste the wattle flower, the slight tinge of eucalyptus made it singularly delicious. But, the gathering was a learning experience. The hives were full to overflow, so I rang the good fellow for advice. He was busy , too busy to come out that day . " Just put on some leather gloves, long sleeves and trousers. Ya, don't need hat nets or any of that with those peaceful hives, " he insisted. Riiight. I got dressed. Welly boots, long pants, sleeves, gloves and a big floppy hat. Without a moment's hesitation I lifted the first lid and shook a few thousand bees off to git the frame. OK, I did have a smoker and gave 'em a few good puffs first. The bees seemed unconcerned at my scraping and knocking. I lifted another frame. One single sting, I ignored. The next sting too. About the half way of lifting that third frame a change came in the noise. I stopped. I smoked 'em a lot more. BAM. BAMMITTY, BAM.. The little beggars had crawled down mu collar and were trapped in my shirtfront stinging. Maybe I threw that frame back into the box and chucked the lid on top real quick and ...may have uttered an exclamation of annoyance. Swatting at trapped bbeeeezz. Slapping my face, my shirt, my head, myyyy, oh, my, I was in trouble plenty. Giving voice to my anguish I discarded all caution and leapt feet first into that turkey's nest dam all of the while slapping and clawing at the pesky blooming bbeezzzzzz. I came up for air and I swear that they were waiting for me. Bam, bam straight onto my face and a dozen more into the sloppy wet hat. I got air and went under for a longer spell and good frog kick got me a good way towards the centre and deeper water. I went up and down a few times and got out on the furtherest side. 'Dang beez can keep their honey for a while longer I reckon', me thinks. OH, sure the guy came up the next day and made it look easy. 'Maaate, there is some good honey here", he shouted to me a distance, through his securely netted apparel. I never did try agin'. Not afraid , mind youall. Just intolerant of being bitten a couple dozen times and dunkin' meselv me mucky green duck dunged dam water on even the hottest of days. I can suffer a few bee stings and not raise a care, but given ten heart starters in quick succession with the promise of a thousand more sort of makes my belly turn to liquid and my feet begin to make those patter, patter movements like on a cartoon. And he is Goooooone.

[@YappyBeeman]

I love it. This sounds like something you would find me in the middle of. I'm dying over here.

[@skinutz]

My belly is jelly from laughing so hard reading this...😂😂😂

[@livenotonevil8279]

You need to be writing books

[@bobbiegriffis4897]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooppo

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

Hahaha! Bless your heart! Can't blame you at all, bud!

[@Weird_Jellyfish]

It's cute how he calls them all "girls" (yes I know they're all girls) it's just pretty cute

[@Fleetstreetbestone]

They are not all girls

[@skullstar7028]

@@Fleetstreetbestone yes they are-

[@Burntayo]

@@skullstar7028 ...

[@Fleetstreetbestone]

@@skullstar7028 no the males are called ‘drones’ and stick around to mate with the queen.

[@dotssyn]

@@Fleetstreetbestone yes but their point is most of the bees at/around the hive are female (worker bees), and the ones who fly away from the nest are usually the drone bees which there are a lot fewer of

[@jamessovick7908]

I love the way this guy's get excited about bees. Really makes it a joy to watch

[@Kowalth]

I was attacked by an angry swarm of bees when I was 8 years old. I was doing some errands for my mom. When I arrived to the shop, a woman was spraying Raid randomly at the air... Turned out to be bees and they were angry AF and noone else was there but me. The bees stung me 278 times on my way back to home. I was an horrible experience. My mom used a pair of eyebrow tweezers to take the stings out of my skin. Now, KZbin is recommending this channel to relive those fond memories...

[@Fleetstreetbestone]

I was once attacked as a kid too, I was like 7 or 8 and I was playing in the woods by this camping reserve. Then my sibling dares me to pick up this apple fsr I can’t remember, so I do and I go to turn it around and there I’m was like eight bees in it. As soon as I saw them they all just instantly attacked my face and scared the shit outta me. I was stung like ten times, maybe not as much as you but mannn that was scary lol.

[@stealth6964]

This sounds scary af

[@akumablood1509]

Feel better

[@chamxmil2]

Wait... were you taken to the hospital?

[@ultimateblue2197]

I was never attacked by bees, and I dont want to be attacked

[@KMcKee-qn6bo]

I gotta agree... I DO like the “march”.... I’ve seen swarms before and I’ve seen bee-keepers collect/remove swarms.... but I’ve never seen a “march”. It is SOOOO cool.

[@akumablood1509]

Yeah the march is the coolest part

[@scottcooper7097]

My Dad had three beehives back when I was a kid. He passed 10 years ago and I’m 58 now and I miss it. Working with bees is a whole lot easier when you know how they think and behave, which you do. And that makes your videos that much more enjoyable.

[@miracle10811]

Sorry for ur loss

[@irondasgr]

Come on dude, let a video once complete itself. We need to see how the march gets its progress till all the bees are finally inside their new home.

[@jacobpruett9204]

yeah, would love to see him prop up a camera and then do a time lapse of them marching in.

[@ilaser4064]

@@jacobpruett9204 ha was about to request the same, just want to see the stragglers work it out.

[@SchoolforHackers]

Time lapse nothing, I’d watch the whole thing. Set to, maybe, opera?

[@paulfarmer1605]

You do it then!

[@SchoolforHackers]

I’d love to but I ain’t got the nerve!

[@treevolk]

Thank you wise, gentle bee guy.

[@StaceyMayer]

We're just starting beekeeping again, after moving from Everett, WA down to Bryan, Texas. Huge difference, but we're glad to learn. Thanks for your videos!

[@her2374]

If you don’t mind me asking, what’s the difference? (Genuine question, not being a jerk lol)

[@StaceyMayer]

@Her The weather here is completely different, and that goes with completely new pollen and nectar blooming seasons, too. We're learning about all the new trees and wildflowers of the local Texas seasons. It's an adventure!

[@her2374]

@@StaceyMayer Ok gotcha! I find beekeeping so fascinating & fun-Love learning new things about it! Thanks so much for answering my question ☺️

[@yummyinmytummy1278]

I wish he’d come back to film when the bees are finished getting in the box and show the transportation. He should also get a go-pro so he can use both hands and have an easier time.

[@HeidiSue60]

when they all start flowing into the hive...the coolest thing EVER!

[@badatgamesyeet8987]

The drone bee was so cute! He was just like hi and explorer your hand for some time!

[@gsxrsquid]

Bees are amazing. Watching them march into the hive is just cool.

[@brianscott4371]

This guy in freakin nuts just reaching in the bees like that

[@williamlarkin4852]

Your timing and luck finding your swarms an their queens is uncanny.

[@YappyBeeman]

10 years and this is the first time that's happened. The fact I did it 2 in a row amazes me. Now I ha e a new quest, to find those queens before I shake the swarms every time. Probably won't ever happen again. That would be my typical type luck.

[@williamlarkin4852]

@@YappyBeeman maybe this is your year. While everyone in the world is having crap days; you are getting blessed almost every minute. Count your blessings and understand those bad days are teaching tools. In order for you to learn from your past mistakes; you have to go through rough times. Just so that you can look back and say wow! Gosh I've learned so much in the bad times. And dang He still is around by showing me miracles. Sometimes you have to get "stung in life" in order to figure out how not to get stung again...

[@Fleetstreetbestone]

@@williamlarkin4852 Wow this doesn’t just apply to beekeeping, this applies to everything. Well said.

[@hauntedwhispers8187]

You just showed up in my feed. I love your videos, they are so fascinating. I'm kinda scared of bees but also captivated by them. I faced my fear and actually helped a bee a year ago..it looked almost dead...lethargic and I put some sugar water (don't know if that's correct) I googled it and the little bee flew away some time after. I hope I helped it. Thank you for the videos and I'm glad you are back! ❤️

[@akumablood1509]

Imagine u didn’t and he died

[@danielleunderwood7770]

Same here. It just pop up out of no where and have been enjoying his videos since then 😂

[@Efleemimi1]

JPay I just accidentally found your videos on my KZbin TV. I was interested because my daddy was a beekeeper while I was growing up. He loved to get the sour wood honey. I live in at that time Greenville South Carolina. I have you on my cell phone now and I watch your videos everyday. Brings back very fond memories. I watch other big keepers but you're my favorite Thank you for the time and effort you put into this. We need our bees it's essential to life on Earth. Thank you JP

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

I like how you put all the famous beekeepers in your title to get us to watch your video! It worked!!!! Nice catch!!!

[@larrynapier5003]

My grandfather had a farm in Smithville,Tennessee he taught me about the bees and how having bees kept his garden full ! He was Charlie Smith and he told me he never used pesticides and his knowledge of crop rotation was astonishing! I am so proud of the Bee Keepers thank you Yappie ! God save our Bees from the Giant Killer Bees ! Yappie I watched a story on the Japanese honey bees and they swarm the killer bees and overheat them I pray our bees learn this defense! Karate bees.

[@jeninajiffy]

Im obsessed now. When the hive splits and swarms, do the bees that stay at the old hive have a new queen?

[@nesurie]

They will pick a new queen from the larvae left behind

[@housestar0H]

They will form special queen cells that look like peanuts. They'll form a few of them in case they can't swarm due to weather. So if they can't swarm they'll kill the cell when it's not hatched until timing matches.

[@jeninajiffy]

@@nesurie what do they do to the larvae that makes them a queen?

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

@@jeninajiffy they feed them something called royal jelly!

[@jeninajiffy]

@@MissPoplarLeaf and thats what makes them queen? JP said something about that in one of the videos about the queen only eating that her whole life and the other larvae only getting it for a few days. Is that royal jelly the stuff they eat in 🇬🇧 England? Lol

[@Karlee886]

I’ve never seen this happen in Alabama. Lived here 30 years and never seen that. That’s insane and so cool.

[@Ornatetooth0475]

They stay and make a new queen basically this is the reproductive nature of honey bees

[@akumablood1509]

I never seen more that 10 bees my whole life but I seen like 20 wasp

[@ritatharp5238]

I love 💞 🐝 bee's. Thank you for sharing.

[@Lonerangel7177]

It’s so sweet how they just want their Queen 🐝 & you are so gentle with them. I would be terrified

[@NinjabiXL]

These videos make me less scared of bees. They’re so calm. They’re chillin. Just wanna build a house

[@michelemcdermott75]

Thank you for the explanation!!! I’m clueless but love these videos and I’m terrified of bees! Go figure 😂🐝

[@jroch41]

Super interesting, thanks Yappy. Please explain more bee-havior in your videos.

[@marianhoblyn1901]

We've missed you Yappy. Good to see you back.

[@tonianichole3045]

I like how he cares for the 🐝

[@MansfieldPestControl]

Yappy rules, them others are just playing at it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@YappyBeeman]

Oh ya....you know that's getting pinned for a while.

[@robertphillips3992]

I think it would be lots of fun to follow this fellow around for a couple of hive recoveries.

[@genedillman7811]

That is the coolest thing I've seen in nature!

[@bluejay3333]

I am just amazed how you handle those bees!!

[@YappyBeeman]

A beehive is generally 97% female bees. Treat them like ladies and they sweet to ya. Get to grabby and they let you know real fast that they are ladies. Wink wink.

[@antoniahall7507]

Wow! I loved seeing so many bees swarming in that tree above your truck...I didn't have ANY bees in my yard (in South Lake Tahoe, CA) last summer so my trees didn't get pollinated. I hope they come back. Great to see so many and that they found their queen in your box!!

[@gjedda63]

Wish I could start up with bees some day. Looks very interesting and calming.

[@blueaxo1851]

Bees are are the best at teaming and helping each other 🐝👑

[@judil3294]

I love learning more about them and the march is so amazing.

[@raylarkin5004]

I really enjoy watching beekeepers at work. Thanks for sharing👍🏼

[@gzowine2860]

I can watch those bee's marching in to the Box for hours It's mesmerizing.

[@YappyBeeman]

Stand by......I've got another coming out this evening.

[@colleenmurphy1333]

Make Yappy happy love it! ❤🇨🇦

[@scottaxton2513]

I never tire of watching a march. Amazing how fast that first shake at the bottom started. Thanks for sharing. Glad you're back posting!

[@beeornottobee4507]

Hi from Belarus bee's forests! Great job! Keep up the good work!

[@YappyBeeman]

Awesome. Hello back. That sounds like a really cool place. Kind regards.

[@falkhammermuller9342]

I'd love to see a video where you pick a swarm up late at evening, to transport them.

[@st4rtina.]

Im scared of a fly-and let along bees-OH HELL NAH

[@patriciakaufmann2229]

I Love watching this show!!! So much information!!!

[@YappyBeeman]

Thank you. I enjoy sharing something I love and the great response from folks like you.

[@darylg.4270]

Great video, I was wondering what would happen if you killed or smooshed one on accident? Even full on honey would the bees attack or just be like "Oh no Karen died oh well I'm too stuffed to help" and go about getting into the hive.

[@StevenCampbell1955]

Be EEEEEEE assured, that whole colony of bees will take maniacal umbrage with your having murdered one of their own. It will attack with demented, determined ferocity until you cannot move through paralysis, even after which the bees will continue to kamikaze dive boom you until your last whispering breath stops drifting an essence into their airways. All of which is not at all pleasant or comfortable for those of us who just sitting here to watch. Not that I personally care for such things, but if you would be so good as to leave a short text of exactly when this excruciating/exhilarating bee shmooshing shall take place, I may drop by. Cheers, Shall I bring the wine?

[@darylg.4270]

@@StevenCampbell1955 Ouch, good too know. Very careful for every single step then. I watch the bee keeping a lot and until the newbies come around makes me wonder about that. I don't keep bees myself but I always wondered. I really do enjoy your videos about this subject and please don't stop!! Your amongst the many I watch and its always a learning experience every time, even if it seems like the same thing but I know it isn't because each situation is always different for whatever reason. Dad taught me, "Never assume anything!!! You might think you know until someone comes around the corner and stabs you to death for your inventive idea!".... my bad memoirs, anyways Thank you!!!

[@magicvalleybees]

Hey Yappy, Jeff caught one in a swarm trap the other day. The race is real...

[@labella9291]

I was about to say that. I love their friendly competition!!!

[@Efleemimi1]

I just love how gentle JP is to his girls.

[@YeCannyDaeThat]

The South is such beautiful country. Hi from Scotland.

[@miguelsanchez8180]

Beautiful Job congrat, for Save the Bee

[@genociderjill]

Love the black enormous spider chilling on the side of the box #DownSouth

[@sonicdark1375]

What?

[@TheYAyaLady]

I love 🐝😍🥰. I so enjoy watching these videos. I want to do this now.

[@Kingofdafarm21]

Love how casually you inform the viewers you have a bee up your pant leg haha

[@lexiknope]

I would love love love to see a video of you coming back after to pick them up after they all made it in! 🙀☺️😍🥳

[@roystanley1920]

Hey Yappy, what happens to the Queen in the cage, does she get released?

[@denvan3143]

Now _that’s_ an original sign-off: “I have a bee up my pant leg.” 👖🐝

[@timothypirnat3754]

Glad you're back. Missed ya.

[@malafazzle7966]

been addicted to these videos last 2 days

[@ItaBspicy]

Need to do some time lapse on this I think it would be great.

[@batch1638]

Great work, Yap! Q: When do you let the Queen out of her little plastic room?

[@jeffwallace7169]

Thanks so much for all your dedicated hard work!!, no joke, your doin a great thing 👍👍👍👍keep it up

[@ellad9513]

I love ur accent 😊 Second video I came to watch and I find it amazing how ur not scared !! Love ur videos !! Subscribed ❤

[@femalesrule2295]

I’m really enjoying your video’s and the respect that you have for Mother Nature 😊❤️✌🏼

[@katkorn5499]

Your videos are so much fun! Thanks so much!

[@YappyBeeman]

Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate the thoughts.

[@thuffman44]

You northern beekeepers are funny with your "races" and seasonal changes, LOL :) I miss those infamous yappscond removals. Great video buddy! Wishing you and your bees nothing less than continued success ✌️🐝🐝🐝

[@YappyBeeman]

Aint you north of Miami ya darn Yankee? Northerners. That's classic. If you knew I was actually from Chicago that would be even funnier.

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

I can't believe that you got all those bees into that Nuc!! Wow!!

[@lee3351]

Looks amazing!

[@ErycaCain]

love your passion ❤

[@debbeharris9635]

Love the March!!!

[@artbysolar-theresa]

Sweet. Nice job Yappy. I have already caught 4 swarms end of February going into March.

[@YappyBeeman]

Nice......glad I didn't add your name to the title or someone might have called me out. But next time I will check to see if I'm ahead of you first. Might add you to the title.

[@artbysolar-theresa]

@@YappyBeeman not sure yo8 can add this Florida gal to the list but I do enjoy you guys and your friendly competition. If it wasn’t for you guys I wouldn’t have added this to my pest control business as an option. And now I am in love and bee struck.

[@darylmorse]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@tjp353]

Reminds me of the day the shops reopened after the latest Covid lockdown.

[@julieenslow5915]

Sweet video Yappy! I subbed. I won't vote on the best swarm catcher until I have been watching all those named for 3 months - and your videos, I am embarrassed to say - are new to me. You are not new - I've seen you on all the above websites before! So I have some catching up to do! Very sweet video!

[@YappyBeeman]

Thanks for finding me. Those guys are all personal friends and we tend to mess with each other whenever we get a chance. I'm the best looking one.

[@julieenslow5915]

@@YappyBeeman LOL!!! I think I love you!! OK, don't let it go to your head - and it won't effect my vote on the best swarm catcher!

[@YappyBeeman]

Fair enough.

[@julieenslow5915]

@@YappyBeeman But Yappy - yours are the videos I need to catch up on - I will get theirs as they post them as I have been doing for some time now. :D

[@rickwarner9142]

Great information thanks for sharing this today

[@judybisbee5457]

Love the march.

[@beekeepersjourney8192]

Can't wait for swarms in north MS

[@georgeb9586]

nice easy catch to start out the year.

[@FUBBA]

Soulja Boy did it first apparently. He was the first rapper to cultivate bees.

[@marciachambers7534]

Was worried about you (and the bees) with those storms. Stay safe.

[@YappyBeeman]

We did fine thankfully. 15 miles from me was not so lucky. Keep us in your prayers as another wave of weather will be here this afternoon. Definitely a rough spring in Alabama.

[@johnswan9123]

Can confirm on the CajCnass; I moved from NOLA to Houston for that very reason.

[@JPthebeeman]

You shook this swarm today, March 21st Yappy?

[@robertmathurin739]

😂🤣😁🇱🇨👊🏿👍🏿♥️♥️,,

[@AmericansBee]

JP, where you at man? Been missing your videos.

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

Hey bud you have two swarms there two queens, you need another box.

[@YappyBeeman]

1 swarm, 1 queen and crappy branches. They just could all fit together.

[@lulu-vw2bq]

Amazing job. Grew up in the city, I don't think I've ever seen any bees :( love the vids! What is that plastic thing where u put the queen in? Can she get out of it after you move her in her new home?

[@nickcastleberryhoneybeevideos]

Awesome. Bet that felt good.🤠👍

[@jaybayer3670]

The march is so cool. It's amazing how fast they can communicate with pheromones. I wish humans had them. Just sniffin each other pits for valuable information.

[@robsonrobson4008]

Wow so... Early🤔👍 maybe there is normal time for Swarm...

[@janea4777]

This is fascinating.

[@Murderus]

Would’ve loved to see how it looked when you came back

[@terrancefields4414]

In Wine Country this is very important to have Beekeepers. I learned this while studying in a short Wine Course in South Africa. I also learned Yappy is not an uncommon name there either except it is spelled "Jeppe".

[@maryjanebeatty6030]

Good to see ya back Yappy! We have missed you - from Huntsville Al

[@randalljarnigan5897]

awesome. Nice swarm

[@YappyBeeman]

Thank you and thanks for the comment.

[@hellotoyou6202]

1:38 he lets out a nice rip. 😂

[@Kathryn_roblox_gacha]

It's that esay for him to find the queen Lol

[@fcuksleep]

Would love to see a follow up video to this hive 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@jennygilbert5388]

Just subscribed I live in Elmore Al and I hardly ever see bees at least regular honey bees I use to see them every where I have a lot of wasp around the house do they keep them away?

[@Doxymeister]

Hey Yappy, so good to see you bee guys making videos again--was having honeybee withdrawals! Congratulations!

[@IvanDronykDIP]

Good swarm..🤝👍👍👍

[@loriroot6236]

I love his videos

[@dragonofdesteny5767]

You could make a cut at the end of the vid to the point when they all settled in the box. So we see the result

[@kaypennington4930]

Way to go, Yappy!

[@YappyBeeman]

Thanks Kay. I was actually just trying to get a video together for the channel and this happened. Who knew how much fun it would turn into.

[@kaypennington4930]

@@YappyBeeman Glad you're safe and warm. The Dirt Rooster just about froze on his trip here to California. Mr. Ed has probably been dodging hurricanes. Some wicked weather this year!

[@badassbees3680]

I see you're still catching bees! 👍

[@YappyBeeman]

More like still a voluntary pin cushion for them......

[@badassbees3680]

@@YappyBeeman 😂🤣😂👍