Beekeeping - Can Bees Sting Through Nitrile Gloves? ... A Special Camera Lady!

[@scrappinbig2239]

It was a very good idea to have your better half taking charge of the camera ! She did a great job of filming you while you took care of the bee's ! I think that you should have her do the filming from now on ! Plus she didn't get stung once !

[@cherylcarnes3046]

Love the camera lady. You were very calm. Thank you for taking such good care of the honey bees. We need more helpers like you.

[@brookchilvers4177]

I loved how your wife asked questions....they were the same questions I wanted to ask. So BIG thumbs up 👍🏻 to MamaKirbs!!

[@daddykirbs]

She's really good at questions!

[@patchampion9823]

Thank you Mama Kirby for helping with the bees. tyfs Pat

[@overlycreative1]

Wonderful job MamaKirbs .Please make yourself a permanent part of the bee videos.

[@daddykirbs]

It was helpful!

[@DreamofaHive]

well done Mamakirbs ...EXCELLENT camera work ...looks like Maggie was the only one who might have taken a sting to the butt ...but only a special camera operator can catch those special moments ...keep up the great work :)

[@vlogerbros5666]

DreamofaHive.

[@sassafrasinspired2029]

LOVED Mama Kirby's participation: She asked some questions that I wondered about - and you answered - and the camera work was so enjoyable. Please pass along my sentiments to your lovely wife.

[@seriouslysydney524]

That lovely sound is the song of the Cicada. Locals may call them locust. It is a sign that summer is upon us.

[@anneniles3156]

Thank you Ms. Kirbs for the great videotaping on this session. I'm right there with you with the anxiety when the bees are a bit more active. Great job!

[@stacyschaffer783]

Most excellent camera work Mrs. Kirby. You're a brave soul! We appreciate your efforts.

[@steelehatch4141]

i work for a honey operation with 8500 ish hives and I'm in hives all week with those gloves and they rock. and yes they can still sting through them. it just significantly cuts down on the number of stings you get a day.

[@leslieaharden6183]

Love your Beekeeping channel and definitely compliments to Mama beekeeper (Mamakirbs)! Thank you for all that you share! Leslie and Dennis

[@time1800]

Good job keeping the girls in check Mamakirbs.

[@zapszapper9105]

That last hive is why I where gloves.

[@wtglb]

Mamakirbs is a real trooper! Maggie didn't look too happy though!

[@daddykirbs]

Maggie gets stung sometimes when hanging out in this part of the property. Hopefully it gets better when I move the hives.

[@alexyellowhair1713]

great job Mrs. Kirby, you asked all the questions I wanted to ask.

[@mizsterious]

GREAT GREAT Job guys, Dynamic Duo!!! MK you rocked the Bee World and we thank you for helping us out ! Great Camera Work! and Great Questions, just a FANTASTIC Job. We hope to see ya again maybe? Love you guys! Thanks for the share and journey!

[@daddykirbs]

She may give it another go. Thanks for encouraging her :)

[@badenielsen]

Thank you Mama Kirbs^^

[@reneebrown5598]

Congrats momma Kirby. You passed the bee test. Each time you go out there it will be easier. And i agree. The nitrile gloves are much better for finger dexterity. And grip.

[@evephillips6701]

Good job on the bee checking Blake....Good camera work from Mrs Kirby!

[@daddykirbs]

Thank you Eve :)

[@vazev]

So nice to have Miss Kirby with you today :)

[@hattumuija]

Thank you Mamakirbs! :)

[@briancrow6951]

I use the same gloves and I can tell you that they do sting through them but what I have found is that the stinger pops right back out so the stings are pretty mild and you don't have to worry about getting the stinger out because the gloves pop them right back out.

[@l.k.b545]

Just an idea - because I have aggressive hives Use a fume board to drive the bees down ... remove the super and close the hive - you can then go through each super with less harassment from the bees And great job camera women

[@daddykirbs]

I'll have to check out the fume board idea. Thanks!

[@baddie1shoe]

Nice job! You are really taking good care of those bees.

[@livknutsenholand8029]

Thank you Mamakirbs for a great job!! :-)

[@ahumbleservantofYHWH]

I use 14 mil long cuff nitrile lab gloves and they are great! Dexterity, feel close to bare hand, are not cumbersome and I have been stung in the glove where the bee was stuck in the glove, stretched the nitrile material and she was able to fly away without losing her stinger! I like them alot.

[@daddykirbs]

Nice. I'm liking these that I purchased as well. A longer cuff would be nice.

[@bigburdi]

I don't want to watch another vid without mamma kirb

[@jonathanwalker6521]

you lucky man... a mama that'll go to the bee yard with ya... wow

[@daddykirbs]

That may be the one and only time LOL

[@mikeries8549]

Bees can sting you thru both nitrile and leather gloves. Sometimes on leather you get indirectly stung because the gloves get full of stingers. If you never get stung you're not trying hard enough. ;)

[@daddykirbs]

Haha yeah I guess I try pretty good then. I don't get stung every visit to the apiary, but often enough :)

[@lillicastaldo2477]

What a fun video! Excellent! (Run Maggie, run!)

[@albertthiem1053]

Thank you

[@Cheryl911]

Here's a shout out to your wife but honestly, I was scared for her. I would have been gone when that first one landed on the camera!

[@daddykirbs]

She did a great job not freaking out too badly! LOL

[@bobwebber8521]

Very pretty boxes you have there. Someone has too much time on their hands. Don't be in too big a hurry to get nucs into full width boxes, I found it best just to build up a second small box until they are well established then switch frames from the two into full box width. Good video, wish I had had some help like you have.

[@wendelljones8555]

I enjoy your efforts, especially the novice camera person--doing good both of you!

[@melodycapehartmedina2264]

Oh Mrs. Kirby did so good!!! I was ready to bolt with her :))) Great video, thanks so much for sharing the bee stuff. I want some really bad but just not brave enough yet because I'm allergic but I will overcome LOL

[@daddykirbs]

If you are seriously allergic... please be careful before taking on this hobby! (probably didn't need said, but...)

[@monicabrimm1822]

Great video!Thanks to you both for sharing.Info on mesquite helpful thanks again.

[@menace2584]

Great camera work. Answer to your question on my part: yes, bees can sting through the type of nitrile gloves you are using. Have been using the thick nitrile gloves that are lined and have not been stung. This year, tried using the thin ones and got stung one time. Most of the time they are not interested in those gloves at all. The sting was on the back of the hand so could not have mashed her. Anyway, love your videos.

[@Sqeptick]

Glad the gloves worked out! I do want to clarify a couple things...I do think bees can sting through them, but for whatever reason they don't seem to try. Also, I only use the natural colored nitrile gloves, so I can't vouch for those blue ones; but other beekeepers (including you now) seem to use them successfully. BTW, nice honey haul.

[@daddykirbs]

I'm going to order some of the nude colored gloves :)

[@AlaskanPotHead]

Sqeptick Thank you for your comment. I didn't want to sit through a 26 minute video for a yes or no question.

[@grandmadee5987]

I LOVE MAGGIE AND YOUR WIFE DID A GREAT JOB.

[@syazwansaroni1954]

wow, that crickety sound is very very high pitch

[@gavendb]

cicadas

[@PaulOtis]

Great job mamakirbs! Poor Maggie, just an innocent bystander. Bees look good Blake. My Langstroth hive swarmed on me...those rascals. So I probably am done with honey from them. Top bar hive is doing well though.

[@daddykirbs]

Oh no! I'm sorry you had some swarm. Do you split from your top bar?

[@PaulOtis]

I can. I will not have to this year. It has been awhile since I have don Langstroths, so, I guess I have been taught an expensive lesson!

[@wildchookMaryP]

WTG MamaKirbs,...thumbs up! :)

[@CleanSlateFarm]

Good job Ms. Kirby!

[@sarahp3046]

nice job mama kirb! i am not so brave with bees!

[@RobsReels]

Thank to mom for camera work

[@o0julek0o]

Holy shit your son looks just like your wife. Like, way more than I expected.

[@madeleinebaier3896]

well good for you mama Kirbs! you two stay safe okay?

[@daddykirbs]

You got it!

[@fayemartin465]

thanks momma kirbs your braver than i would be lol

[@jasonmacdonald5468]

that was a Cicada i think nice job the bees look good overall

[@dhansel4835]

Looks like you have a Huisache bush... Probably more than you want ! I don't know what those bushes do other than grow 3-4" thorns and sap all the moisture out of the ground !

[@daddykirbs]

Haha, yep there is a lot of that around here.

[@dhansel4835]

I have a ranch full of them. That's why I have 32ply airplane tires on the front of my tractors. It would be my luck if I had them bulldozed down they would discover the cure to cancer in their bark :-)

[@AngelMangino]

I like your video. Thanks for sharing!

[@e.cahill9594]

Hi, I am new to your channel, I found you through Amanda's channel. Looking forward to your videos....and your tomato recipe tomorrow

[@daddykirbs]

oh yes! The Tomato Recipe!!! LOL Thanks for joining me here. I do hope you enjoy your look around the channel and that I don't disappoint you with that video tomorrow ;)

[@l.k.b545]

As a rule of thumb I use the 80% capped and if I can't shake nectar out I take the frame

[@daddykirbs]

good tip!

[@raymondburniston8630]

What is that cloth your using to catch the beetles?

[@TK-qu1ht]

Thanx. Good vid!

[@dougboude3891]

I wonder...does the aggression level of the bees correlate at all with the time of day and/or the outside temp when you open their hive? Are they less likely to expend energy defending the hive if it's killer hot out, for example?

[@daddykirbs]

Perhaps. I wish I knew exactly why and when they would be defensive / aggressive.

[@reneebrown5598]

Blake Kirby think too hot too cold too wet or too close to sunup or sundown

[@weetreebonsai]

tweeted! Awesome job mamakirbs!

[@DelfinoGarza77]

That native texas insect is a cicada aka a chicharra.

[@hogkillerjp]

what type of towels are you putting on your hives?

[@daddykirbs]

Brawny brand: amzn.to/2p64LIL

[@kylewingate]

I don't like the regular gloves and used nitrile maybe a dozen times. never had an issue with nitrile, and liked that I could feel through them better. couldn't feel the bees crawling on me which is why I never bare handed my hives

[@daddykirbs]

I'll get some of the neutral colored nitrile gloves to see how I like those.

[@GoldenLegionHoney]

I'm also a keeper that makes lots of vids. I've tried the nitrile alone and got hit through them on a hit hive (africanized) and when I accidentally pinched one against the frame. They don't like to walk on the nitrile so I put it over my leather gloves. Works well just hot here in North texas.

[@daddykirbs]

have you every doubled up on the nitrile to see if that helps?

[@GoldenLegionHoney]

they've even stung through nitrile over leather. they just don't like to land or be on the nitrile in my observations. if they are angry they will shove their stinger WAY in lol.

[@GoldenLegionHoney]

p.s subbed to you :)

[@tofty21]

Yes, yes and yes!

[@laurabunyard8562]

Yes, I live in spinyville too.

[@azbanbo]

The nitrile gloves brought me to this video. i have always wondered if they would be enough cause Ive had aggressive bees cover my leather gloves with stingers down by the border in douglas arizona and some of those stingers went through the leather gloves.

[@daddykirbs]

My current Nitril gloves are 6 mil thick I think. They work really well. I can't find my exact order on amazon for these or I'd give you the exact product name. So far I've not had any stingers get into me through the thicker gloves. When I started (probably in this video) I used the 4mil gloves and yes... yes they can easily sting through those.

[@azbanbo]

Oh that's good to hear I found some 6 mil raven brand gloves at autozone

[@Abd-xg3oe]

They just did in your last video 😂

[@daddykirbs]

Indeed this question is answered! LOL

[@jatiblier]

Love your channel, I still remember the outtake when your son was laughing during the hive build. I am also in Texas and interested in starting my own hive this year. If you see this message and have the time im curious about where you get your bees. Thanks JT

[@daddykirbs]

That boy made me laugh often!

[@daddykirbs]

I've purchased bees locally, captured swarms and have ordered from online sources.

[@afrakes4510]

Luck-EEEEEEEeeeeee! My wife insisted we get bees now she won't go near them!

[@living4christ]

I thought I saw a wasps nest on the side of that last hive you were in.

[@syazwansaroni1954]

MAMA KIRBS!!!

[@peggyminter9511]

Me Kirby. Really enjoy your videos! What part of Texas are you in? I'm in Dallas Co. New bee keeper with 3 hives.

[@mizsterious]

Hey Peggy, where in Dallas Co are you? I live in Garland . . .

[@peggyminter9511]

miz sterious I'm in Mesquite

[@daddykirbs]

We are outside of San Antonio.

[@thoughtyness]

Hey! I just got two hives here in Arlington a few weeks ago.

[@creightonbrown7766]

I also got 2 hives on the 26th here in Arlington. .

[@OldF1000]

Can bees sting through nitrile gloves? I have never worn gloves when working with bees and have never been stung on my hands So I can't tell you

[@daddykirbs]

I've had some success working without gloves, but a couple of the hives are quite defensive so I'd likely get stung often there.

[@reelthing4u]

your wifee did great job

[@MrRljohnson77]

Yes they can sing through nitrate gloves.

[@daddykirbs]

Do you still wear the nitrile gloves?

[@MrRljohnson77]

Heck no

[@rogermould6706]

well done Mrs Kirby. Yes bees can and development sting through nitrile gloves but knowing that will just make you a better beekeeper. Keep on using them and don't go back to the leather gloves. You should not put up with agressive bees she is just passing her genetics on through her drones. make a new queen from your best colony and cull the bad one. Enjoyed the video thanks

[@sala_evans]

hey can I come help out on your farm one day? I really want to learn bee keeping

[@randomcrap763]

So how often do they get you through the suit? :)

[@K9SolutionsLLC]

The hive you opened at 7:40 is acting queenless. Is it? Btw, great job Mama Kirbs! Excellent camera work and way to stay cool when the bees start to get snotty!

[@daddykirbs]

I don't think so, but I haven't gotten down in the bottom box in a little while so it might be good to check that out.

[@kennethnash598]

I heard that it is not that they can't sting through it. they do not see color as hostile.

[@AD-fd9vz]

what kind of texas insect do that sound? Is that why Texas love gun so much? to deffend themself from those thing? :D

[@wadebarnes6720]

Hot bees should be dead bees

[@wadebarnes6720]

Don't understand why people like to keep bees that have African blood in them

[@johnwatson3913]

Defensive not aggressive.

[@privatebubba8876]

A sting is a sting.