Big Bee Hive Falls To The Ground! (Live Bee Rescue)

Open air colony falls to the ground in busy residential area of New Orleans, East. The bees were chill, good times!

[@JPthebeeman]

They are doing great! I went in and checked them yesterday in fact. Very gentle & productive. ...JP

[@garrymatthews3907]

I myself was never intrested in bees or even how honey was made until i stumbled across JP, now i have watched so many of his videos i feel more at ease with bees. Great work JP just love watching you work. Garry UK

[@thecrosskids717]

Your great JP and i really like how friendly you are with people and letting them taste and keep some of the honeycomb. Your teaching me a lot about bees and i thank you.

[@belmum1689]

Yrs ago at about 10.30 am in spring at home I just got out of my car when I heard a very loud noise and before I even saw them I knew instantly that it was a swarm of bees and they were coming my way I quickly jumped back in my car and quickly roll up the window they flew over in a big black ball just above power lines, amazing. The noise, I have never seen a swarm of bees flying before that and I haven't since.

[@Fiona2254]

Uff I just had to rescue my bees. A cow pushed the hive over. Looks like I didn't loose more than maybe 25 girls. I have to check again for the queen but today we have bad weather. They were angry for a bit but I didn't really get attacked or stung...only after I walked away and removed my jacket I got one sting and it was my own fault for not checking and squishing her while removing the jacket. I didn't even wear my gloves and the hood was off. I got me some sweet girls only smoked them a couple of times while putting everything back together. Thanks @JPthebeeman for teaching me how to deal with my girls. I hope I catch my second swarm soon.

[@JPthebeeman]

👍🐝

[@Fiona2254]

@@JPthebeeman Queen is alive and laying in a new frame. She's already got two layens frames full of brood in different stages. Very productive gal 👑🐝

[@JPthebeeman]

@@Fiona2254 👍🐝

[@flatpicknrick6514]

Nicely taught JP. You earned an 🍎 teacher !! Thanks for the video

[@julieenslow5915]

OK now I am searching all "open air" colonies, start to learn more. Awesome video. And a fabulous rescue, thanks for sharing!

[@JPthebeeman]

Julie Enslow no worries! 99% of the time honey bees are looking for a dark, enclosed void space of some kind to inhabit with a small opening. 1% of the time they do the exact opposite & build completely in the open. If winter’s are mild they can survive several years albeit the elements are upon them. I’ve removed several here in southeast Louisiana that were 3 seasons old! One that I did had 8” of a lawnmower’s handle encased in the hive, one I will never ever forget!

[@julieenslow5915]

Oh I thought I had found them all. Will go look for that one, thanks!!!!

[@JPthebeeman]

We call these open air colonies or external colonies and I deal with a certain amount of these every season. We generally have very mild winters here so that is definitely a plus and we just don't get the rainfall we used to get yrs ago. They do have to deal with what Mother Nature has to offer but even with their set backs here and there you'd be surprised at how they manage. I've done several that I knew for certain were three seasons old! Now those are some hardy bees! ...JP

[@shanephillips113]

Wow here an open air hive would be unheard of . Im from north west new york. I have never heard of an open air hive.

[@Fizyxx]

This man was raised by bears! I think he is Whinny the Pooh's cousin. Keep up the good work JP - and I love the song choice! My absolute favorite song.

[@uhrsker]

Nice touch with ELP's "Lucky Man" in this video.

[@esthersanchez2264]

This one got me singing in harmony. Love it.

[@JPthebeeman]

Michael, the combs were not usable. They were greatly disfigured in the fall & SHB had already started laying in it. ...JP

[@mike04209]

My son and I enjoy your videos thanks for sharing 🐝

[@colly1952]

I like when you get the beez talking, it's cute, lol

[@angelshutt3936]

JP, You need a bigger box for just that job alone so they can spread out some inside there. It's too small for the jobs you handle. You did an awesome job as usual! Just keep explaining things along the way like you do. 🌷🐝

[@Krnmustang11]

I'm tearing through your videos haha, there so interesting and fun to watch!

[@ukbb2632]

2:17 She had white comb And lady bees by the score All dressed in pollen And waiting to find more Ooh, what a lucky queen she was Ooh, what a lucky queen she was 5:26 Their tree branch had fallen Their honey ran as they cried Nobody could save them But then JP he came by Ooh, what a lucky queen she was Ooh, what a lucky queen she was

[@JPthebeeman]

UK BB lol, bring it! 🤘👍🐝

[@JPthebeeman]

Patrick, if its very warm out, I don't bother sealing the entrance. When its very hot out there will be a good bit of bees on the exterior of the hive. I give them some smoke and some go in, others stay on the box, sides top etc... As long as they're in and on the box, I can move it into the back of my truck. When I move them to the bee yard, I smoke them again before taking them out of the truck and most run in and on the box, then I move them to the stand. ...JP

[@JPthebeeman]

Sam, I added some music in the background in a few spots and this is why you can't watch it on a mobile device. ...JP

[@serenitykat14]

so lets be clear here, bee keepers get to taste honey that in some cases No one else ever will

[@JPthebeeman]

+Serenitykitten in many cases unless someone is purchasing raw honey from a local beekeeper or participating in a feral hive removal that contains surplus honey, they will never enjoy honey the way mother nature intended. Ultra filtered, pasteurized honey from a grocery shelf is not the way honey was ever intended to be eaten!

[@jamesguralski5156]

Love your vids... Thank you for carrying so much about the honey bees. You are informative too. Many people would or will just spray them out. We need bees. I'd love to start my own bee hives.

[@cecoya]

Know that I am late to the scene but I am learning that the bees are just out to sting you. They are actually very industrious little things and busy all the time. You have a great day

[@TomBrueggen]

Funny how a dearth is so apparent. Earlier this summer during a good honey flow, I had honey comb from a removal sit open in the back yard for weeks, and the bees didn't touch it. Then, just like a rain, the honey flow was over, and in a day or so that honey comb was picked clean. Now, in another dearth, I can't set a piece of comb down for 5 seconds without becoming black with bees. It's rather impressive! Nice work JP!

[@rogerfleury3591]

121st! GOOD MORNING JP! When the bow breaks! The bees will fall! Roger in Pierre South Dakota

[@southernexposure123]

Thanks for the video. I learn something from every post you make.

[@bydnabit]

Another well turned out video .Keep them coming as i show enjoy watching you save those bees

[@irisrose4732]

Mmmm, give me all that honey. Yum!

[@SaucysCreativeCrochet]

I was going to ask since you weren't able to save comb for the hive how were they going to feed and the queen laying her eggs. But you answered that at the end of the video. Thank you ✌️❤️😎 P.s. yes I am bunge watching your videos lol

[@lorral333]

Thank you so much for answering a lot of questions for me!

[@JPthebeeman]

+Lorral333 :-)

[@bethkahn4522]

Hey JP , My husband and I have learned so much from you Videos. Love how you help all your customers learn to appreciate how cool bees are and how we need them. Wish you were closer to us, trying this by a wing and a prayer. Ever make to NC would love to meet you. Stop by Pickett Farm!

[@JPthebeeman]

Chris, its a Sony HDR-CX260V It has very little internal memory, I use memory cards, low light and audio are good. This is way better than the Cannon FS300 I was using before its screen broke. ...JP

[@michaelpariera4328]

Like the music

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

That didn't look nearly as bad as the "Sidewalk Bees" but the results were the same... so much unusable comb/brood. Nice cleanup though! I was enjoying the song that was playing as well and I think I'll be singing it all day now! 😉

[@JPthebeeman]

Pamela Schramke Emerson, Lake & Palmer, "Lucky Man" released in 1970, classic tune, one of my favorites 👍🐝🐝🐝

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

JPthebeeman Thanks! That's definitely my next download! I could listen to it all day.

[@NeuronalAxon]

@@JPthebeeman - Lovely Moog playing on that track - good choice. 👍

[@ericlecorney1144]

J'aime "Lucky man"de ELP!

[@steelshotproductions]

That was the Shit!!! Great job and the music awesome!!!

[@JPthebeeman]

Awwww, thank you!

[@ErinneKennedy]

these older ones you should go back and voice over where the sound went off. My granddaughter finds it very interesting. She has been telling me about bees all day

[@tfran89]

Nice work, JP. I always learn something from you vids. Thanks!

[@LEEHiLLcoins]

You seem to amaze me more and more with every video I watch thanks and keep up the awesome work

[@simonblackburn6748]

Is it just me? No audio for BIG chunks? It was back at the end(ish).

[@TRIMDOC]

Lucky Man Alvin Lee Ten Years After

[@robertlutz3792]

I would like to see how you refeed them the honey. Good job, love the videos and the music.

[@PootWilliams]

Love that little Queen grabber! 08:13

[@JPthebeeman]

Too many, lol ...JP

[@katherinekoning3109]

JPthebeeman Hey JP, I just wanted to let you know, if you click on the small chat box shaped button, you can reply directly to the person you’re answering. Otherwise, they won’t know that you replied. Thanks for taking the time to reply!

[@katherinekoning3109]

JPthebeeman Lots of KZbinrs don’t reply to their followers, and you’re very kind to do so.

[@BrianaCunningham]

I learned a lot! Thanks for the video :)

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank you for watching Briana!

[@bfcworth]

Great video JP! It sure seemed like a mess to clean up.

[@kittens21]

I'm curious what would you have done if the queen had been killed, would the other bee's have stayed because her death would give off a scent or would they have left? Also would you be able to move the bee's into their new home without a queen?

[@handytipz2751]

What do you charge for a removal? I'm in Arkansas and just getting started in bee removal.

[@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365]

ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what a lucky man............. you are. :)

[@royallhawaii]

JP, you mentioned in a comment below, that the SHB already started laying in the comb. Do you have any close up pictures of that? Here in Hawai'i we have an abundance of SHB as there is never a winter kill and always fruit on the ground to help propagate more of the buggers....

[@luiemeza455]

Hello JP I have seen a lot of your videos great stuff but I notice there a lot of brood that is too bad to use. What if u tried to use it at least to give them some type of foundation. I've read that the bees will actually rebuild or fix it. But I notice you rather not use it. As I am new to bee keeping I am unaware of the troubles this might cause.

[@JPthebeeman]

+luis meza I transfer usable comb in just about every removal I perform. The only time I don't is if its falling apart (new comb) old nasty comb or drone brood or if I'm 25' up on a ladder or performing some other extremely challenging removal where I'm by myself.

[@mikerice8588]

Hey JP, Love your videos. I notice when you do Honeybee removals you catch the queen and put her on a frame in the cage. How long do you leave her in the cage?

[@pauline4581]

He has said in the past that he leaves the queen about three days.

[@sweetiepie7840]

❤️

[@YodaAz58]

Nice always a awesome video, cant do the no suit thing thou, wish I could being its HOT here in AZ.

[@crgaillee]

I have been watching the string of videos on your captures, You have taught me a lot. I am grateful for the instruction. Your gentleness is of paramount importance and I believe a necessity for what you do. Good luck in your endeavors and two questions. How many hives do you have and do you keep all the hives you capture?

[@JPthebeeman]

+crgaillee I currently have around fifty going, about fifteen of those are in Nucs. I have been donating a lot of them to Schawee the last few years as we have been trying to get his numbers past the 200 mark. I also sell a decent bit of them as well.

[@ShadoonGrogono]

is it me or did the audio stop working on this video?

[@backtobasicstipswithtomrib19]

Another great video JP ....only wish I had the access to bees you do. Tom

[@wokenw55]

awesome, good job

[@tbonekel]

Great video JP! How come the nuc boxes? Is it all you had at the time or is it what you plan to winter them in? Just wondering. It will be interesting to see if this one makes it. Thanks for posting!

[@einark7016]

Great video :-)

[@einark7016]

Einar K if the queen is dead, what will the hive do, attack or wither away and die?

[@JPthebeeman]

Einar K If a queen dies but the colony has resources (enough bees & eggs from the queen that just died) they can make a new queen or a bee keeper steps in & gives them a frame of drawn comb with eggs from another colony or introduces a mated queen from other stock.

[@frankletkeman5646]

What's the idea of using the Nuc box instead of a standard bee hive box?

[@dongorman6941]

JP I'm up in Canada ....any suggestion for wintering bees ....it gets really cold sometimes the bees don't make it so my question is how much should we insulate without stopping ventilation? Should they be active in the throws of cold Thanks

[@NeuronalAxon]

Don't most of them die off, but the Queen lives? I remember something akin to that anyway - I'm probably wrong, lol.

[@wolfy8716]

i love watch bee +(y)

[@jamiemckenzie8516]

JP it would be nice to see how you set up the swarm after you have captured them ? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@silviaporchiella3825]

What about hang the honey comb tothe plants with cloth grips to feed them?

[@americanlivesmatter-BmanWild]

8:14 Queen

[@lallen8029]

so they were building a nest outside? How could they protect it, keep it out of the rain?

[@shannonrichert7814]

Why couldn't you use the brood comb?

[@JPthebeeman]

Shannon Richert been a while but if memory serves me right most of the comb was new & also pretty wonky.

[@andrewthomason9314]

Hi JP. greetings from Stourbridge, England. I'm hoping to gather a swarm for the first time this summer in a Warré hive which I've built myself. Could I ask please, when you catch the queen and put her in your nuc how long do you leave her in the queen catcher before releasing her?

[@Primex007]

According to JP about three days tops if my memory serves me right

[@JPthebeeman]

3-4 days

[@miguelmcdonald4189]

How can you deal with the bees with out no SUITE!.

[@426superbee4]

What a mess

[@cdray1968]

Enjoyed it as always....cdray

[@alansnellings633]

Hi Jp the video stopped playing about half way through I had sound but the video stopped what I saw was good as .always

[@JPthebeeman]

+Alan spellings it plays through & through on my end. Not sure what's going on on your end.

[@PetertheGreatest1]

Jpthebeeman Are the feral bees that you capture more resistant to disease and mites ect?

[@timothychristians9581]

No sound

[@909busa]

Wait did you just make the smoker magically appear because you said you didn't have it with... nice crocks by the way!

[@JPthebeeman]

909busa I don’t recall saying I didn’t have the smoker with me. I still have those Crocs, they are my favorite ones but the bottoms are smooth as a baby’s butt now & are very slippery on wet surfaces. I’ve fallen a few times wearing them, last time I thought I broke some ribs, lol.

[@NeuronalAxon]

@@JPthebeeman - Maybe try epoxying some Vibram to the soles, or maybe use a hot knife to put some treads back on if there's enough 'meat' left on the soles.

[@whiteox11]

hiya great video how many hives do you have

[@alansnellings633]

Don't worry it must be utube

[@nihi1]

Hey JP, where do you get those Queen cage/clips? I'd like to order some

[@NeuronalAxon]

They look like repurposed metal afro combs to me.

[@hotaru8309]

@@NeuronalAxon This made me laugh so hard. You're not wrong. They do look just like that, but won't smash the little bees.

[@pamw4870]

like your video but problems with sound.

[@MB32904]

I want to buy honey to feed bees but where I live is full of wasps so I maybe won't get to feed the bees :C

[@JPthebeeman]

MonkeyBoy32904 you could feed them late summer some sugar water, 1 to 1 mix. Only do this short term when flowers aren’t blooming. You may attract a variety of bees & wasps, enjoy them! 👍🐝🐝🐝

[@MB32904]

I don't want wasps, only bees

[@MB32904]

I also planted my flowers & there are already flowers where I live

[@JPthebeeman]

MonkeyBoy32904 just close your eyes when wasps show up. ☺️

[@MB32904]

they live near the apartment

[@CNBarnes]

What kind of camera do you use for these vids? I tried using my phone, but it didn't work out very well....

[@TheBeeRescuer]

JP, I know you started using those sliding screen strips to close up the entrance, but do you ever go back to pick up the hive at night and they are bearded on the outside? Do you just smoke them back in? Do you ever alert them in the process and then you smell the rotten banana pheromone?

[@cooldude555yt3]

401

[@hazardpup5082]

Do sell the bees you capture I am looking to get into bee keeping

[@jesusfrk70]

How do you never get stung and not wear a suit?? I watch you vids and you never suit up..

[@jesusfrk70]

Did a job yesterday and they went after my eyes don see how you never get attacked..

[@ericcastonguay-is5gw]

Really bad video on this one the volume cut off and on sad