Big Mistakes Were Made: The Importance of Protecting Bees From Insecticides | The Bush Bee Man

[@lgrantsimmons]

It saddens me to see you losing so many bees. We appreciate your honesty and willingness to make this video; many would not have. This Canadian viewer loves your channel.

[@AwesomeFish12]

Much respect from QLD mate you are a legend. All my beekeeping mates agree.

[@Miralee01]

Yike! Seeing the carpet of dead bees was a shocker. But glad you are philosophical for this and that most of the hives seem still in working order. Hang in there!

[@eak125]

Good to see you own your mistake, learn from it and teach others what not to do. My favorite channels, yours included, show mistakes so that others can learn. Nobody's perfect and I'm glad the ladies still have a fighting chance.

[@hesherette]

I'm so sorry you lost some of your bees :( thank you for your honesty + humility in showing us how to avoid this potential problem! invaluable wisdom!

[@daniels5780]

My guess is that the foragers died in the hive overnight and were dumped outside the next day by the cleanup crew. Any ants eating a poisoned bee would also be poisoned.

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

Wow, Dodged a bullet there Mark, could have been a lot worse, hope they recover.Cheers for sharing the experience, stay safe!

[@katj7641]

So sad to see all those dead bees but it’s so nice to see you so positive. You inspire me to be positive in all situations. Would you have been able to shut the field workers in for a day (the night before) til the spray dried rather than to move them? New beekeeper here and I appreciate all your information!

[@robertswan9434]

Shutting them in can work, but be very careful that they don't overheat. Screen bottom board if you have it, breathable mesh stapled over entrances, shade, and an upper entrance if you're going to shut them up in hot weather.

[@katj7641]

@@robertswan9434 ok thank you! Excellent advice. 😊

[@rustyrulze]

What was the name of the insecticide?

[@markkallman9345]

Wondering if floral fidelity meant some of the hives were focused on another nectar source away from the apple orchard?

[@randyjames1465]

MISS YOU BUSH BEE MAN

[@starfallsnow4490]

Oh that breaks my heart to see so many bees gone, which translates into less pollinating and everything else down the line. On another thought, I do wonder if any of the hives seem to learn the sound of our dear Bush Bee Man and respond differently?

[@AwesomeFish12]

A bee only lives for a month, so I doubt they get many visits from him in that time, an occasional nuisance that is quickly forgotten.

[@itsverygreen532]

BE WARNED! (bee warned?) DO NOT WATCH THIS CHANNEL IT WILL BEE(!) YOUR DOWNFALL .. I did, I thought I could handle it, it's just KZbin, right? .. it was Lockdown, I watched an episode, then another ... then about 20 more .. then LOADS more ... pretty soon I was looking at bee keeping supplies, contacting my local association, eagerly scanning the adverts for nucs, colonies, boxes ... I bought 2 colonies ... now I have 7 colonies, and spend half my week running around after whichever one has swarmed this week. Just be careful, this bee keeping is infectious!

[@FarmerAuntie]

So sorry to see what happened. But your positivity and humor keeps me inspired and laughing. I'm a new beek and these bees have been keeping me very busy! They are growing so quickly. We generally do not use pesticides on our property since I grow veggies, herbs, perennials and pollinator plants. We research and look for natural remedies where possible.

[@phillee2814]

The trouble is that unless you have a very extensive property, your bees will be foraging well outside it.

[@yavarjani5339]

Hi I’m Yavar Jani I live in Melbourne I have a question where to buy royal jelly to make a queen thanks

[@jpaul70631]

Would any resulting honey be safe to consume? I get that you'll probably leave the honey for the bees, but in general what would you recommend - eat or not?

[@AwesomeFish12]

Like you said, this late in the season I doubt there would be any left by spring. Personally I would leave it in the brood box and only harvest spring honey from above an excluder, just to be sure it's all new.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

Just loved this we are in the North here in America lots of apples here for our bees

[@gd2234_]

Some of my trillium are dying because the tree they live next to drew water from an area sprayed with roundup, even though it’s almost 20 feet away... Lesson learned, but I wish it could have been with a less sensitive plant. Do you have any plant based/bee friendly insecticides to recommend? Not sure if you mention any in the video as I’ve only just started it lol

[@matthewhoward8927]

I am so sorry to hear about your bees, but you may need to look for a different cause if you do not want this to happen again. Roundup is a herbicide, not an insecticide. Its effectiveness is in its ability to prevent a plant from being able to photosynthesise. Unless you rely on photosynthesis to live it should not cause any issues. Over 800 studies have shown it to be safe for non photosynthesising species. I always use roundup (glyphosate) around and under all my hives and have never had any sort of die off. I hope this does not happen to you again and you find the cause. Take care.

[@HaselorHoney]

Not nice seeing so many dead bees 😔Thanks for sharing 🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@dkeithcollins]

Thanks for sharing. Love your videos. What is does "MBC" stenciled on your hives stand for? Thanks!

[@ME_MeAndMyBees]

See one of his earlier videos... Think it was Radom x3 Letters Australian State Bee Inspector gave him, for his Registration Box Code ID. Earlier video tried to match it to The Bush Bee Man, with witty comments, using these initials. 🤭 ,🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@antaguana]

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[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Nice video hope there more to come.

[@noogie8674]

one of my apiaries got hit with Bifenthrin spray, It drifted across the property and wiped 20 of my hives and I tell ya it sucked like AFB

[@Ilamarea]

Couldn't you have asked them to spray in the evening when the bees are in the hives?

[@TrickyTrev01]

It’s a shame, but it does happen. All the best Mark. They’ll pull through 👍👍🐝🐝🍯🍯

[@7purse]

If the insecticide is killing the bees. What's going to happen to the human consumers 😕

[@wadebarnes6720]

I asked the farmers to give me at least one day notice you don't get it and it ain't nothing you can do about it if you see him spraying you can try to cover them up the ones coming in won't go in

[@TalRohan]

Shit day but top attitude, shame for the bees but proof that not all your bees find the same stuff to feed on, several little nuggets of information in there .

[@dsbaker8174]

Hey Mr bush bee man

[@downunderfulla6001]

Unfortunate but it happens.

[@dsbaker8174]

Love the videos

[@TehLevil]

Poor bees

[@wadebarnes6720]

You're lucky in the states they just spray at the spray truck won't get them they'll fire up the airplane and spray them

[@bang2020]

I just comment to see what dumb replies or how many likes I can get. Love your videos.

[@anavelaeshomestead]

Fruit fly is a very serious problem in the Riverland, like you said, everyone has a right to earn a living. How devastating effects of the fruit fly to the orchards and equally devastating for the bees. Lesson learned for next time. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@kathyhathaway8823]

The bees that day did not get into the spray must of been having class room learning lessons that day instead of out doing practical work in the outdoor. Well I guess you have to laugh about it at this time to keep you from crying about it all . That’s what I had to do in one of my colonies this year. Well I did not lose the whole colony thank goodness. Like you said everyone need to work together. Sorry .