Beekeeping UK Swarm Prevention, Queen cells!! read description

A must watch information video on swarm prevention, look through a hive and find some queen cells, how to stop the colony from swarming, I end up with more colonies from a great queen.
Very good practice, put a frame of drawn comb in the new box of foundation for the queen to lay on straightaway,

[@chrisnewsome9100]

Another great video John. I’m a new beekeeper so I’m learning day by day and this was really useful. Look forward to seeing how you split the hive to make the various nukes. All the best. Chris.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Chris, Glad you enjoyed it, kind regards John.

[@michaelpitman7609]

Loving your videos John! Watched a few now. Has really gotme interested in getting some of my own. I'll keep learning from your videos first though! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Michael, I hope you take up beekeeping, and thanks for watching, John.

[@micla6221]

Hi John and Lin Another very well presented and easy to understand tutoral. I had to do an artificial swarm myself im now waiting for my new queen to mate. (fingers crossed) I think the next time i will keep more QC's and make some nucs up myself. Also i think that one of my colonies has CBPV im not positive but it looks like the symptoms (Jittery bees on the landing board and a few greasy black bees too 😢). Bee inspector will confirm or not. Do you have any technique to deal with this? Regards.....

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Mike, Thanks for your comment, Sorry to hear you may have in one of your colonies CBPV I do think there is a lot of this about,so well spotted its good you recognised it, the mane thing is, the bees can spread it from hive to hive so any hives close by could be vulnerable,I not sure there is much can be done for this, I would be very interested myself in what the bee inspectors findings are, I would not like to give you the wrong information about this .beekeeping is not always easy, hope all goes well with your colony, John

[@reade79]

If only I'd watched your video 3 days ago. I carried out an artificial swarm. All went well until she's swarmed the next day. Using a queen excluder would have seen to this. Fortunately, I manged to get them back and now in a nuc been fed and fed and fed.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Well done, all is well now with your bees , we all learn from them i do not think a day passes when the bees tell me something new , happy beekeeping to you from ,John.

[@reade79]

Inspected the artificial swarm aftermath today. The original hive is doing well and they've made a good couple of queen cells. The new hive in the original position had also made a couple of queen cells. Took these down. Then on inspecting the nuc with the Queen in, I amazingly couldn't see her but there was a good couple of frames with eggs. So one of these put into the new hive back in the original position. I am a little surprised that it seems my queen has absconded after she'd started to lay in the nuc?

[@headbangingzuluuk5058]

Great vid John i know if you want to Harvest Honey you have to wait to its capped. Do you ever get any early spring honey that is capped or dose that depend on the weather. Or do you have to wait till the end of July.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi I often harvest honey by the end of May,or early June this is normally from oil seed rape, then end end July

[@headbangingzuluuk5058]

@@johnbeemansaunders6567 Thanks.

[@robertmarden5976]

HHi John another great informative video I'm certainly looking what to look out for

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Robert Thanks for watching!

[@jugglingbag]

Havent got there but Im betting the queen cells are in super inbetween the hive and queen excluder :) thats were i found some today! why do you use Horizontal frames ?

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi I have hive stands that are built wide for two hives and I find it best to work them from the back to the front and the bees put all the pollen in the front frame, then the brood. so many diffident ways of beekeeping. John.

[@jugglingbag]

​@@johnbeemansaunders6567 thanks for getting back to me and for the GREAT videos! Our main problem in portugal is Asian wasps (Vespa velutina), they kill so many hives and every year more nests.. its a tough fight! good see bees getting along well other places :)

[@EnergyhillsBees]

Thanks John. Always a pleasure watching your videos. I noticed it looked like you put your super with the queen cells in it, under the brood box in the split. Is there a particular reason you did that?

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Well spotted, I should have said, I will mention this on my next video, There were a lot of fat queen cells hanging down from the super, so to protect them from damaging them I would normally pop an eak in the middle of the boxes but did not have one with me, so until i came back with one I placed the box at the bottom where there is more room for the cells ,temporarily , John.

[@EnergyhillsBees]

@@johnbeemansaunders6567 Very wise!

[@buzzingadventures1980]

this is a really good method, thanks John👍

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Very pleased you liked it, happy beekeeping from John

[@patrickwalsh6873]

Queen at 9:23, two inches in from the left side of the frame, three inches up from the bottom ? Facing twelve o'clock, sure looks like her to me. Another nice video John, keep 'em coming !

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Patrick, I could have done with you with me to spot the queen, well spotted, thanks John.

[@colincourier]

as usual a great video you two. i look forward to your splits in 3 days.

[@marshapiariesandshepwaybee6605]

Amazing video

[@privatebubba8876]

Nice work John, looks like you've got things going your way with this productive colony.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Thanks , you never know I do not always get good mating, we will see, happy beekeeping John.

[@harryswailes6508]

Another great video John, looking forward to seeing you make up the nucs!

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Thanks Harry, John.

[@alvincannon73]

Great video folks, a real wowser of a colony, great genetics definitely worth keeping . Now you'll both have many more for us to learn from. One of my colonies has just come out of re-queening and they were quite grumpy for a day or two. Thankfully now successfully mated and the split I made too with the other queen cells.. Thanks John and Lin always look forward to your videos.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Alvin, you have beet me to it with the queen mating, well done! sounds like all is well with your bees, I did notice when I went in my good hive they were a bit grumpy too, as they had queen cells, regards John.

[@freebirdofreason1994]

Very interesting video I am learning some interesting things about bees and bee keeping although I don’t have any or will have any in the future. Look forward to the split up of the old hive and wondering what will happen to the drones and workers along with queen cells. Lin put some socks on you will get bees in your toes 🐝

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Pete , Did it make you lough the bee in the boot, I also have loved looking at your channel the pictures of the birds are fantastic !! , thanks and see you, John.

[@freebirdofreason1994]

@@johnbeemansaunders6567 I did laugh at the bee in boot 🥾🐝 🍺

[@StephenBauerHomestead]

Good job!

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Thanks we appreciate your comment John

[@markmurphy8303]

Hello John , great vlog , even if I didn’t find any queen cells in your hive I would have split them anyway and either try and find some queen cells from a different hive or let them make them themselves lovely full hive colony wow it was bursting at the seams. Thank you John and Lin.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Mark, Thanks for your comment, that is the lovely thing about beekeeping so many different oppositions always a decision to make, see you John.

[@roystheboy]

Hi john another great video that as well as me many others will enjoy

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Roy, Thanks for commenting, hope your swarm is doing well, John.

[@neilgarfield2831]

Hi John. Do you have to split the hive with the queen cells, or could you just leave it as is for one of the queens to hatch? Just caught a swarm from my own hive btw...very lucky to be around when it happened.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Neil, Yes I could just leave one cell in the box this would be good if you are looking to collect honey this year but I would like some more hives from that really good queen, pleased you coughs your swarm I like swarms as you will have a brood break with them, re mites. John

[@neilgarfield2831]

@@johnbeemansaunders6567 Thanks for your advice. Managed to get one of the 'spare' queen cells into a nuc, let's see what happens.

[@rameshkashyap2029]

Helo monsieur bonsoir

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Bonsoir Ramesh

[@rodneybutler9266]

Where are you John ?

[@jesshowe4591]

Just a bit of advice with that method it's better to put one drawn-out frame in or 1 frame from the other the original hive for the Queen to lay on or to stay on without doing this I've had them kill the queen because they continuously trying to get her to move up into the super at first and lay eggs up there she can't get up there so they kill her. I enjoy watching your videos you're a lovely man John.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Jess, good point, I will try and update my video with this very good information, I do appreciate constructive advice, you are a valid subscriber . John and Lin.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

I have good news queen layalot, is fine and laying in her new frames only on one though but tomorrow I will put some frames from the old box of drawn comb to help.

[@jesshowe4591]

That's great news John hope you didn't worry too much we all worry about our bees it helps if there's a good nectar flow on and there is at the moment because the bees are working maple trees and maple in hedgerows they will fly 3 miles to it that's the yellow pollen coming in. Enjoy your bees and keep safe.

[@Bikerdiverdave]

hi John, another good video. Can I ask what paint you use for the outside of the hive? Cheers Dave.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Dave, i use water based shed paint , MANUFACTURERS do not seem to say on their paint bee friendly I have emailed some who will not commit to this, sorry not very helpful, John.

[@Bikerdiverdave]

@@johnbeemansaunders6567 Thanks John. I appreciate your honesty, and helpfulness

[@katmanclancy]

Any tips on finding queen's John? I have found 1 out of my 6 colonys this year I'm just no good at it. Tried no smoke and diving in to the middle of the brood nest.. They'd want to be waving and shouting at me. Third year beekeeper btw..

[@beehinde]

Use 2 brood chambers, 1 being an empty one. Divide frames so that they are in pairs across both brood chambers, have a cup of tea or coffee, now around 20 minutes later take the frame pairs out and open like a book, the queen should be in the middle of one of the pairs. They are alternative methods.

[@katmanclancy]

Open in your hand no? On the hive top is it?? I haven't heard this one but I think I get what you're saying!

[@katmanclancy]

@@beehinde also like the two excluder method.. and may I say I like the way you handle your bee's

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

The method below of two frames together is super explained and a good method , Three years is still note a long time so im sure your eye for the queen will improve some more, you are not the only one who has trouble finding the queen, I tend to look across the frame angled slightly but in most cases the queen should be where the day old eggs are, regards John.

[@katmanclancy]

Thanks John.

[@rogerbarnes7093]

Thanks for another great video.

[@johnbeemansaunders6567]

Hi Roger, thanks for watching my Texas friend, John.