Beekeeping - How To Inspect A Bee Hive and Mark A Queen

[@taragayle24]

My husband has recently taken on beekeeping and I have become so interested in all of it! You have recently become a teacher for us! Thank you!

[@beek]

Thanks

[@sunnysky449]

New beekeeper here. This is the first year. Of all the beekeeping videos I have watched yours are the best and most informative. Performed my first split. Thought I killed the bees until I watched your series. Checked my split today. Saw an emergency cell that looks like it has a larva. Feel so much better. Feeling like an expectant mom. Lol.

[@beek]

Awesome!

[@terrestrialcreature7481]

Hey Sunny can you please give an update?

[@linr2870]

Great video, thanks for showing the patience it takes to do things right!

[@massachusettsprepper]

Another fantastic video and another learning experience for sure. I definitely like your product and currently have two of your hives. Thanks for sharing.

[@beeteam6481]

Thank you.

[@hgillum7612]

best example of catching and marking a queen I have seen, after watching many hours of beekeepers on you tube

[@71volare]

Your best video. Great lesson in handling and marking queens.

[@beek]

Thanks. I thought it would be good to show how stuff happens when you least expect it and what to do about it, than always showing perfect scenarios.

[@bradgoliphant]

Hey David. I'm trying to find an affordable bee veil and will protect both the front and back side of neck. Where did you get the one your wearing?

[@_julian_3210]

Hi there. Can you please share the reason for placing the hive entrance facing your house/wall? Cheers

[@getyourfeelgoodbackbjones1576]

Cool vídeo. Thanks.

[@thuffman44]

Love the video David. Thank you for sharing :)

[@bbaker6295]

hello David. been watching your videos for a while now and we haven't seen a video in a while. hope all is well with you and your family and hope to see more from you soon

[@joanndryoel167]

Awesome!

[@shaunbarker9201]

Great video David, it would be great to see the swarm being captured

[@beek]

I'll do it soon. I do have a video on it. Search in KZbin David Burns Swarm. Choose the one with big yellow words, "Catch A Swarm"

[@helichoper]

Thanks for all you video's David they are very helpful--at 12.07 i spotted the Queen smack in the middle of the frame,you must have heard me shouting as you found her shortly after.

[@beek]

Nice!

[@BLachance75]

Do you checkerboard in empty frames in between the drawn out brood comb to get the bees to draw out more comb.

[@beeteam6481]

Not so much. It breaks up the brood nest too much for my comfort zone. But sometimes I do.

[@ccoody1]

Thank you for your response. Where do you get those? I have been a beekeeper for many years and never marked my queens, but my sixteen year old son has started working with me and I thought it best to help him out with a marked queen. I have enjoyed your videos and I am already changing some of my practices because of your influence. It is good to have a variety of ideas from everybody to see what one works the best for you.

[@thenoobbeekeeper7376]

you missed the queen at min 12:08 in the middle of the frame. Love your videos.

[@patschindler8915]

Great video

[@FerreiraHomestead]

David, I've noticed a certain pattern in the flight of your bees at the beginning of the video and right away I suspected you had a queen. Haha .. I've noticed with my bees every time I do splits they seem to have a very particular flight and pattern when they have a queen vs queen-less... Am I crazy? LOL Question... I noticed you don't seem to use inner covers... Any reason why?

[@beeteam6481]

I have yet to observe a flight pattern indicating the presence or absence of the queen. The bees inside the hive are certainly more calm with a queen. Inner covers are most useful in the winter, but I use my winter-bee-kind invention instead of the inner cover for winter.

[@FerreiraHomestead]

BeeTeam6 by observing my hives numerous times it is my belief that there is a different type of activity in the front of the hive. I also notice less defense going on when there's no queen.

[@bryanb.7508]

another great video. i know your frustration with this Illinois weather (im a bit northwest of you), i too was forced to split and am still a bit worried on my new queen's status. maybe this weekend i will be able to tell lol. weather permitting.

[@beek]

Should be fine, just slower than normal.

[@ccoody1]

David, exactly what kind of marker are you using?

[@beek]

it is the commercially designated queen marking been. I've tried everything else and nothing else works. Don't waste your time.

[@fouadkerbage1381]

doing a great job thanks

[@MrHoneybeeScratcher]

David, have you ever seen drones mate a queen? I believe I captured it on video!

[@beeteam6481]

It would have to be 20-80 feet in the air. If you captured that, you are awesome. It has been captured by many people by placing the queen on a motorized arm and releasing drones. I think I saw one from 1958. But I have entertained the idea.

[@arnoldgrief5498]

jacob and i put a super frame in a deep box also and we know what you mean about the 3 inches of added wax

[@terrysaunders8948]

hi from maine

[@beek]

Hello Terry From Maine!

[@kojanbarzan946]

If the queen died or I killed her because she is weak, do I have to bring a new queen or the bees will produce a new one?

[@kojanbarzan946]

What if? , and how much time the hive will live without a queen? thank you.

[@kojanbarzan946]

Thank you very much, this was very helpful. Do you have a youtube channel or a FB page that I can learn from or ask questions in the futuer?

[@kojanbarzan946]

God bless you.

[@kojanbarzan946]

Thank you, will do.

[@God4445]

did you guys see the waggle dance at 6:30

[@mikeries8549]

Suggestion. The flow is on in Champaign County. How about shaking a frame of nectar for the camera. Did one yesterday and wow.

[@beek]

Sorry, I cringe when I see people shake out the nectar from a frame. All that hard work having to be repeated. My viewers would protest! :)

[@robertthomas5648]

David, how many queens have you rolled, killed, by pulling frames from the middle like that ? Very bad for beginners to see.

[@BHOLT08]

What would you recommend?

[@bbaker6295]

hello David. been watching your videos for a while now and we haven't seen a video in a while. hope all is well with you and your family and hope to see more from you soon

[@bbaker6295]

hello David. been watching your videos for a while now and we haven't seen a video in a while. hope all is well with you and your family and hope to see more from you soon