Beekeeping : Will Your Hive Swarm??

[@framcesmoore]

Ha david great video I have read if u split the hive they will not give u honey, also read if they get in the swarming mode they are not going to produce any honey anyway no matter what u do, if u remove all the swarming cells wont that make them change there minds give them another box for space go back every 10 days or so and keep removing the swarm cells wont they stay. what do u think thanks u should make more videos u do a great job they are really good have a great day

[@FloryJohann]

Very interesting. A couple of weeks ago, i watched and filmed a worker bee hatch, while doing a hive inspection. Only took a very short time for the bee to get out of the cell. Last Sunday I took a bragging picture of me and a frame in my hands and no veil and no cloves, which is my thumbnail now. After I downloaded the picture to my computer, I noticed that the queen was on the frame....and I did not even look for the queen to start with.

[@WildIrishRose79Barrow]

Whoa! That's actually pretty cool.

[@sofierombouts]

First time I saw a queen emerging, wonderful!

[@beek]

Nice, bees are awesome to watch.

[@melissanielsen8215]

Thankyou verymuch lots of fun 👍

[@ipurr2]

Thank you...that was awesome!

[@beek]

Glad you like it!

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

great video. Enjoyed we were watching ours to make sure it didn't swarm :)

[@johnnypowell1213]

That was pretty dadgum cool!

[@NewEnglandgardening]

I have about 10 pairs of old blue jeans I was going to get rid of. I did not know they would be good for the smoker. Now I have a ton of fuel.

[@airwolf61970]

New England Gardening I use old underwater that have skid marks. Great smoker fuel. But man alive! It smells like sh#@t.

[@Nobody-11B]

We use sumac and creosote sage. The creosote sage used sparingly kills varroa. Discarded teas and anything really if it smoulders.

[@wally4350]

Hahahah ... Great video!! Funny and informative as always. Loved seeing the queen emerge.

[@zbeesapiary]

Great video for determining when to split the hive to prevent swarming. Love how you opened the virgin queen cell, but did you leave her in the original hive box? I'm guessing you did because you found the "white dit" queen and moved her and the frame to a new box, to make the original hive think she swarmed. Great move! Hoping to do something similar soon.Zach

[@amandahonea5541]

Hello, so I have a hive that I made a split on because there were 8 queen cells in it. I put those frames as well as brood and 2 empty frames in a nuc. My original hive swarmed anyhow 2 days later. Now I have 2 hives with no laying queen. Both hives have emerged queen cells now but I can't find a queen or eggs. How long should I wait to see eggs? Also, this is how I was instructed to do the split and now I feel like I should have moved the queen instead of the capped queen cells. Am I correct? Can you advise me what to do next so I don't lose 2 hives?

[@irishcoffee6894]

Can you use all those queencells for new splits if you have enough frames with bees and supplies ?

[@jackbquick123]

Wow great video! Thank you for all the information. I'm subbed from a while back but I'm still here lol. Thank you once again.

[@baddestbees5924]

That Hive was preparing to Swarm,once egg in cup or ESPECIALLY Royal jelly it's no longer a cup,it IS a Swarm Cell. Also ,that was a Supercedure Cell first, reason being USUALLY when you have swarm cells,the hive is getting so crowded that the Queens footprint pheremone gets so thinned out they start thinking Queen is failing,I've witnessed this many times.My personal belief is pheremone low cause of crowding AND most likely Honey Band on most or all frames keeping queen from crossing and working as a Queen Excluder, honey band is a natural Excluder for not all but most Queens,the theory of Supercedure is my own, not sure it's scientific , except for the lack of pheremone causing Supercedure,that part is, usually weak brood pheremone from poor laying..Good diagnosis Btw

[@quietpianist]

Watching that queen hatch reminded me of the egg scene from Jurassic Park.

[@-AnyWho]

I'm guessing when your hive swarms that means that your queen will run off with some of your workers to start another hive? do any stay behind and is it just one swarm? ... just curious, KZbin keeps recommending me watch these things so i do. honey bees seem like a mellow bee ...

[@kentvernon9879]

Yellow is a funny brand certified Master beekeeper is official very educational insightful fun interesting and first time seeing Queen hatch out that appears to be viable why if she was viable did you not make her into a nuke?

[@jarnold8803]

Am I in trouble? This hive is one year old, I found 4 swarm cells where the bottom cap is open(guess they swarmed) the brood box is full of nectar and pollen and very little brood. There is no place to lay eggs and one honey supper is full and they are working on second honey supper. What do I do. Help

[@HERBALNATUMAN1]

I just found this video, my question is what why are those swarm cells so high up, aren't they supposed to be at the bottom?

[@beek]

Not always at the very bottom. On irregular comb, they might be higher up.

[@peterlightbody8443]

Hi David enjoy your videos , very straight forward and more informative than a lot of other videos, I often here a train whistle in the background ,must be close to a train line ? . I really liked the split video you did little bit different to every other one I have seen , take care Peter Australia.

[@beek]

That train is about 2 miles south of me but very active!

[@brendawydeven2934]

What do you do with the swarm cells? Do you destroy them? You put existing queen inside split, but just took out virgin queen so why would they make other queen cells if they allready have virgin queen?

[@beek]

Oh wow, I'm just editing a video for this week about this.

[@laurameno9595]

What about the virgin queen you just released? Did you put the old queen with the virgin queen?

[@laurameno9595]

I have the exact same question

[@beek]

If she is failing and a poor layer you have to get rid of her. If she is laying well and young, you can sell her to a fellow beekeeper in need.

[@stephenhill5451]

How did you get to be certified, just wondering. I'm a 3rd year newbee

[@beek]

Great to hear. I made a video that answers your questions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXani3l3hK10qKc

[@lynnjones9667]

that is so cool David

[@kayannchar1435]

Dave it seems you're always making splits (lol 😂) how many hives do you currently have? Kimberly Thomas Littleton NH (Beeteam 6 member)

[@airwolf61970]

David. Greeting from Central Arkansas! Could you of just split that hive by the box?

[@dkofoed]

Interesting video! when you made the split at the end, did you put frames with queen cells in the split, along with the old queen? If so, why?

[@dblincoeii]

Was wondering this too.

[@beek]

Insurance.

[@airwolf61970]

It's not necessary to find the queen or move frames. He could of split this hive by the box, without knowing where the queen was. Both boxes had queen cells. So both boxes had the means to stay queen right. But for the sake of interesting video. He needs to bring us along. Also the queen emerging was great!

[@thuffman44]

Love it ...

[@travelbilly]

I have a question. Could you have made four hives out of that one? Looked like there were enough bees and queen cells, but I know nothing, I’m a newBEE!

[@beek]

If the weather is warm, yes, I have made splits with 200 bees and a queen cell.

[@bruceblair419]

I have an infestation of Wax moths. How do I get rid of them and save my frames?, THANKS NEWBEE

[@Nobody-11B]

Replace the old wax. They like the darker/black Combs and in nature they consume them when old enough the bees stop using them.

[@PhotoGuyOmaha]

David, I enjoyed your class a while back and your videos as they come out. Is there any way you can address the extremely annoying wind noise. If you have/get an external microphone, the key is to add a 'dead cat'. If your video camera supports a hot shoe (the shoe where you would attach a flash on a DSLR camera) then I recommend (and I use) the RODE Video Mic Pro (or the RODE Video Mic). Read the reviews. These are very high quality mics at a reasonably low price point. These are NOT the stereo versions of RODE mics but they are exactly what you want for your type of recording. You will also need the dead cat. The black foam cover is not good enough, you need the dead cat when you are outdoors. There are many many options for mics and dead cats. Even a cheap microphone with a dead cat is better than that annoying wind noise. If you use a lav mic (the one that clips to your shirt), you need a dead cat for that too.

[@beek]

Great Ideal. One day I make it more professional.

[@swordfishkind2704]

i see 1 varoa mite on 1 bee 3:47 min bottom right ; )

[@JoseHernandez-tm8ug]

God bless it!!! How dare you!!!! Lolz just kidding... Great job 👍

[@carlos125866]

3:44 you have mites.

[@north40honeybees35]

But he also has a strong hive.

[@clifftonwhitaker8]

Why do you need your reader glasses? Are the bees spelling something?