Could this be an Impossible Honey Bee Rescue???

[@haou132]

Just beautiful !!! Blessings +++!!!

[@TheIronbark]

Does the soul good to see the extraordinary lenghts people will go to to preserve one of our most precious resources. Thank you so much.

[@julianperkins81]

Whenever I get stressed mid Covid and the world gets crazy, I just upload one of your vids. The world seems better. Kind regards, J

[@karlschlotterbeck1784]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Such care and intelligence brought me to tears of joy.

[@TheHoneystead]

It warms my heart to know that others have so much love for our little bees ❤️

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

After reading all the comments, there is nothing i can add. We all think the same. What you just did is amazing. The only word that comes to mind...actually i kept saying it in french all along watching was, Symbiosis that you and the girls seems to have. Nature has really put all of her trust into you and it shows. Thank you so much for teaching us.

[@TheHoneystead]

Thank you! I couldn’t agree more!

[@clairavalon8787]

Thanks for sharing that experience. I've learned so much from watching your beekeeping videos.

[@ginnybullock9627]

Oh that was exciting to watch. I'm sorry you lost a lot of the ladies, but glad you were able to save what you did. I was watching with my breath held as you brought it down. Glad they made it safely to you're farm. I can't wait to see what you do with them next year. Take care

[@KilaloMassage]

I'm in awe of what you accomplished...and mildly puzzled by the criticism...you clearly have an innate talent...your care for bees is evident, your instincts are solid, and your heart is in the right place...if you made mistakes, well i think that makes you human, like all of us... just when the family's safety became an imperative, and these bees seemed out of luck...they fell - literally - and landed in the arms of an angel...thank you for sharing another beautiful step in your imperfect yet utterly inspiring journey...

[@markbaker9459]

Good effort! Had acres of the South Kohala Honey Forest Trees blow down in a gale force wind storm. Many trees[Kiawe] had wild hives inside. The trees that fell in line with the way the bees made their combs , mostly survived. The trees that fell perpendicular to the fall, pancaked the combs on top of each other and did not survive.

[@wadekolbe1559]

THAT WAS THE BEST EVER!!!!! To rescue and then make the tree as the hive ALL NATURAL!!!!! BEAUTIFUL WAY TO DO IT!!!!!!

[@TheHoneystead]

Thank you! They are doing awesome!!! I had to transfer into a traditional hive, but other than that they are strong!! I’ve actually made 3 colonies out of this rescue:)

[@wadekolbe1559]

Watching all the way from HOUSTON,TEXAS. Love all the videos I have watched. You are doing a great job with the family and farm. Had one ? is your beehives area covered with wood chips looks great so very clean and manageable. Thanks again for the GREAT videos.

[@ourselfreliantlife]

Saving the bees against all odds. Incredible story Kaylee. Sorry I missed the premiere. 🙏

[@agnestakacs2059]

Kaylee this was an awesome video!! Thanks for filming and sharing it :D Super cool stuff :)

[@vmorganbogart]

That was epic! It just shows how much you love bees. Not many would go to such extremes. You are a brave & wonderful woman. I sure hope the hive makes it. I like the idea of the plexiglass so you & others can observe them. What an educational opportunity. Keep up the awesome work. By the way, I’ve missed you. Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍

[@TheHoneystead]

Thank you so much!!! I have a strong feeling that this hive will do great! I already watched the girls bring in pollen today and that’s a good sign!

[@alexandercrook]

@@TheHoneystead i want to get into beekeeping any tips?

[@flock_ness]

Such an amazing rescue and such a beautiful natural hive to now have on your farm!

[@bred4strength284]

Totally unexpected! Glad you guys managed to make the most of it. I'm amazed how strong the comb is to withstand that fall!

[@TheHoneystead]

I am as well!!!

[@HisWayHomestead]

very cool video and project... thanks for sharing!

[@fiegenfiegen]

Oh my god. Seeing the tree fallen and split with all the bees flying around was heartbreaking!! I hope the colony is doing good! Thanks for the video.

[@TheHoneystead]

They are actually doing great!!! We ended up splitting them as well and have multiple of their genetics! ❤️

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Awesome, great job and thanks for saving the bees!

[@BoldlyGrowHomestead]

I am glad that the bees have you on their side!

[@TheHoneystead]

+Boldly Grow Homestead ❤️

[@0307Brigitte]

Love....love....love...Kaylee you have an amazing gift for capturing the story and letting it tell itself. For the love of bees...we need to allow this to continue to grow!!!

[@suehartwigsen1655]

Jason, from Cog Hill Farm, sent me over to your channel. I'm looking forward to getting to know you.

[@gelwood99]

Awesome job on saving the hive. It is a shame that it had to be drop cut but it is good to see you say they are already bringing in pollen! 🐝💞

[@bamaoutdoorsofficial]

That was awesome Kaylee!! Amazing job!

[@TheHoneystead]

Thank you so much!!!

[@viklund2725]

Love the nice amazing rescue :) Gott Nytt År !

[@mehmetcosan9320]

Beautiful, good

[@danno1800]

That was a very clever way to do it!

[@joycemcintyre5543]

This was outstanding. So glad you helped them save the bees.

[@royking1]

August Hunicke and The Honeystead as a colab with a crane pick of the beetree would have been Documentary Channel worthy! (If only...)

[@mic1128]

Great video! Thanks for sharing. 😁

[@ButcherBakerQuesoMaker]

Wow!!! What an amazing video and adventure that was. Thank you for sharing this, it is amazing to see what will power, equipment and sheer determination can save a beautiful hive like that! ~ Katie

[@TheHoneystead]

🐝❤️🐝

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

A muffin, a glass of milk and a great video to watch, it's gonna be a great day...

[@TheHoneystead]

Awwww good!

[@strugglingbeekeepermarkcot9642]

You all did a fine job at least they have a chance to survive now keep up the good work and keep bringing us those videos. I enjoy watching them.

[@TheHoneystead]

+Struggling Beekeeper Mark Cottrell thank you! I can’t wait to do a video update on this colony! Hoping to do it this weekend and have out soon!

[@satgursohi1630]

Sweet sweet

[@bridgescwr6136]

No "I" in TEAM! Great content. I feel the pain of your loss. As I type, there is a colony living in an old oak on our property. Yep we watched it swarm(my husband). Have no fear a beekeeper has been here and I'll prepare.

[@racerx5o]

That’s a heavy section!! Your a saint !! Thank you

[@aloneman8902]

Nice hat 😊

[@bobbruner768]

Interesting save

[@robertlafollette8931]

That was awesome Kaylee, great job.

[@TheHoneystead]

❤️

[@robertlafollette8931]

@@TheHoneystead Need more fearless ladies around like you, and pretty too.

[@jembo1959]

Thats fantastic I do hope there is an updated video as I troll through your lovely KZbin page and well done, you went way beyond what most would have done.

[@kavindrasinghthapa3897]

Gorgeous lady! Speaks gorgeousnessly.... Wow

[@pyaridevbhumikullu.9614]

Nice

[@UNIB69N]

Awesome job

[@twobears1224]

Awesome that you stepped up and saved them.i hope they survive and thrive.too save the flyer,s you could have took a piece of honey comb from the tree hive and put it in a regular hive and leave it till the next day come dark they would all be in the hive..just leave it right where the tree hive landed.

[@TheHoneystead]

We actually went back today and collected a huge beard of bees that were left behind! I have hope that they will make it! I witnessed them bring home pollen today!

[@twobears1224]

Cool thats great..i hope they make it too.

[@keithgardner4488]

Gotta say this video was fantastic! Keep up the great work!

[@TheHoneystead]

Thank you Keith ❤️

[@keithgardner4488]

You are most welcome! Bee safe now!

[@TheHoneystead]

+Keith Gardner lol

[@robinmcmillen7917]

So cool what you all did amazing and God bless you

[@stephaniemomma]

Amazing video 😊 Thankyou for sharing.

[@kennethdutton9426]

Is there anyway you can stand the tree up comb cells in the right Direction the build them in slight upright angle with the tree laying down there at slight sideways angle

[@beehinde]

The next new comb they build will now be at 90° to the old comb. It is always fascinating to see the difference between hive and wild colony.

[@TheHoneystead]

I’m actually thinking about standing it up right again once I fix a base to the tree. I’d love to keep it original!

[@beehinde]

@@TheHoneystead That would be great.

[@aprilbatley9265]

Thats awsome

[@asliceofheavenhomestead3559]

That was so awesome 😍❤️😍! I love watching you catch swarms, but this was so unique. Well done 😁!!

[@Nordbiene]

Great video, thank You. Best regards from Kiel, Northern Germany. Kai

[@Strictlyfishin76]

Great job!!!

[@toddpadua6329]

hey by chance did your dad ever do a resque in Richmond,va? had about 2 million honey bees in an old oak tree that fell. it would of been about 35 yrs ago?...lol just curius if it was him I seem to remember Bentonville being where the bees keepers came from...

[@jacksparrow1292]

This was a bad idea to start with, I would have taken part of the top out just above the bees, then tied that top to the tree down below the hive. Then cut it & let it swing down alongside the tree, then lowered it down to the ground. But you would have had some pulleys tied up on the tree so you could let it down easily. Maybe next time you will not drop the whole tree & worked it a little at a time. Next time take a drill & bit with you so you can find the ends of the hive. Just a thought.

[@apveening]

I had similar ideas, however, safety of the team is paramount.

[@GreenZebraGardening]

Awesome video.

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Were you able to secure more of the bees flying around that came out when the tree split?

[@TheHoneystead]

We actually went back the next day and gathered a cluster of them to bring back to the colony.

[@maryritelli3495]

AMAZING. I vote to keep it as the original hive IT IS BEAUTIFUL. YOU GUYS DO GOOD WORK. 🍯🐝

[@cazmarsh6395]

That was Amazing 😮 wow its so beautiful inside the hive 🥰

[@JohnBorkowski]

Very cool!

[@lordmike9384]

Those bees are safe high up in a tree and it looks like they were surviving just fine on their own. They didn’t need “saving”.

[@TheHoneystead]

You didn’t actually watch the video did you?

[@rambo20866]

@@TheHoneystead obviously not or their comprehension skills are lacking!!! LOL

[@TheHoneystead]

🤦🏽‍♀️lol

[@dioclesespinosa104]

Hola amiga Te hablo de acá de Chile eres muy valiente me la sacó las abejas anime se vería una cancele una personas igual que te pasa con las abejas porque yo este año quiero llegar a 100 cajones mínimo para trabajar con las colmenas yo trabajo solo le tiene muchos miedos a las colmenas me va súper bien con La Colmena

[@TheWrightFarms]

Can't wait for the premiere.

[@lookomg5173]

What are you doing with all swarm you catch

[@larrytornetta9764]

Way too much work. The lift costs $500 and the oak wood is heavy as hell. Just drop the tree and cut out the nest with a chainsaw. Spray the bees with sugar syrup while rubber banding as much brood comb as possible and put into an empty hive. Put the honey comb in five gallon buckets. Scoop out as many sticky wet bees you can get. Hopefully you will get the queen also. Put the new hive close to the log to get stragglers for a few days. Then move the hive.

[@L2FlyMN]

It is so unfortunate for sure, when you lose some bees in the process of making every attempt in trying to save them. My main goal at this point, will be capturing a wild swarm, giving them a good & secure home, then propagate them into as healthy of colonies as possible. Future honey, Bee’s wax, & other things of value, are simply looked at as a bonus for now.

[@jenniferwhite6089]

mmm as long I would be able to have all of the tree would have used a cran as well to lower the bee's down and then the other part down then safely

[@harrymayer2041]

Was a follow up video made?

[@TheHoneystead]

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[@kelli74]

The Honeystead The Honeystead Hi Kaylee, even though this is an older vlog, it was bold and ambitious. Thank you for sharing. I was interested in following your link to fb to see the update, but your link seemed to take me to someone else’ fb post rather than yours. It seemed worth letting you know 🐝🧡🌲

[@CoachTx1st]

Bravo

[@teachbearcop]

Will the change in direction of the comb affect the hive/bees?

[@TheHoneystead]

Yes! We have transferred them into a traditional hive and they are doing great :)

[@gizzysgarden226]

Did you do an update to this video? I have a neighbor that has a hollow maple and I'd like to see some ideas for natural tree hives. I told him that the hollow pieces he has would make cool looking hives.

[@kirkhowes3334]

You make some amazing videos. That's a valiant effort to save some little things but without the little aspects of life what value do the big things in life have. I have to split my hive in the next week or two. I live in Zone 3 up on 49th parallel in Montana it's tough to raise bees here but I keep trying I'm on year three

[@apveening]

Check out Vinofarm with his bee barns, might be more suited to your climate.

[@ericwinslow1913]

I’ve always just use regular screen and Used shingle nails to nail the screen around the hole that way they still get good ventilation

[@TheHoneystead]

+Eric Winslow I normally have shingle nails on hand, but I didn’t have any 🤔

[@kavindrasinghthapa3897]

Could you tell me which is city is this?

[@TheHoneystead]

+Birendra Thapa we are located just outside of northern Virginia!

[@kavindrasinghthapa3897]

Wow !you people are too passionate about honey bees. it's good to see a great attachments of you people with such a beautiful and wonderful creatures of the nature . By the way I'm from northern part of India , It is known as Himalayan region.... We have honey bees, which is known as apice sirana. It's very hard to control.... In the box.

[@9realitycheck9]

Good luck... That is cool. Side note: what Kubota Tractor model?

[@TheHoneystead]

Thank you! It’s a L4701😉

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

We do bees too it is always fun to find where you end up catching a swarm. - new subscriber here

[@Volvican]

Is there a follow up to this one?

[@TheHoneystead]

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[@TheHoneystead]

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[@TheHoneystead]

I’m due for a new update!

[@Godisgood13208]

I like the dudes that do not wear the suits

[@bred4strength284]

What's that? A flow hive rescue and review at 40 ft up? 😂 I'll be tuning in either way! I'm thinking of going the top bar hive route btw...blame other youtubers.

[@TheHoneystead]

Jay Acevedo top bars are really cool!!!

[@cricketscorner6514]

Very cool.😎👍👍

[@TheHoneystead]

Thank you!!!!

[@raymschmidt6032]

Have you ever tried to remove a colony from a tree without destroying the tree?

[@TheHoneystead]

I did receive information on a tree that has a colony in it. I’m waiting to see about possibly doing a trap out catch... but it just depends on if I can get them soon vs later so they have time to build back up!

[@hardymarshfarm7843]

that was great, its good to see people that will go out of their way to save a hive of bees and it is also great to see keepers go out of their way to help. Job well done and i am sorry if missed it last night, but glad i was able to watch this morning. I am going to have to start over with my bees next year, but i have a plan, i will be redoing my garden and building a raised part for the bee yard inside the garden area as well as building raised bed gardening. i hope everyone wins and the bees will stay around. I think in the Midlands of SC we just got to hot and dry. anyway great video guys, i truly enjoyed it. i think that would be very cool if you could turn that tree into a looking hive, and give insight into how they "work" in the wild. We had an old oak tree behind a hunting stand that the bees moved into, and i thought it was super cool to watch the bees come and go as you sat in a tree stand watching deer. thank you for sharing.

[@TheHoneystead]

❤️ thank you for watching!!!! Don’t give up!!! That is so cool you have a wild colony! They are such amazing creatures!

[@johnensalaco5012]

Why didn’t you place a swarm box, scent it, and come back?

[@TheHoneystead]

Because the tree was coming down that day and I literally found out the night before.

[@johnensalaco5012]

Makes sense, timing is everything. Im definitely not Monday morning quarterbacking here, I’m interested in varying applications for a swarm box and just wondered if in your opinion, ( which I probably should have led with) would that have been an appropriate and practical use of a swarm box? Would a swarm box work in that type of situation? Would the bees left behind act like a swarm or just dissipate?

[@seanflanagan6862]

So i had to laugh, when she do this safely, but where's your harness?

[@ominh323]

❤️

[@jameshagerman347]

Nice hosts for the video but no real clue about a real hive rescue. The smashed up comb inside the tree cavity, from the tree dropping, will leave a slim chance of colony survival and a good chance that the queen didn't make it. To bad

[@TheHoneystead]

Actually they are doing well. If you saw the comb, it remained intact. The colony was going to be sprayed due to the tree having to be cut down. If the queen did not make it, then there is new eggs that they can make a new queen. This was a success, because they are still alive!

[@johnnymayo8534]

Would it disturb the bees to put a gopro in the hive?

[@TheHoneystead]

I thought about that as well! I may try it... they are still in the hive and I actually noticed them bring in pollen today! I have hope that the queen survived!

[@johnnymayo8534]

@@TheHoneystead They could have their own channel!! The educational possibilities r endless.

[@TheHoneystead]

Ohhh man... you’re on to something

[@johnnymayo8534]

@@TheHoneystead I have my moments of brilliance!! 😁

[@TheHoneystead]

Hahaha me too!

[@مناحلالعسلمحمدكاملسعد-ظ2س]

اختى النحالة من الافضل قطع المنطقة التى بها النحل وانذلها بلونش بدل من طرحها على الرض حتى لا يتضرر النحل

[@T289c]

you may be investing in a Bee - Vac soon!

[@margiemistretta8885]

What happens to the bees that didnt come to your place inside the log??

[@TheHoneystead]

Very very good question! Tomorrow evening at 7:30 pm EST I am going live with a update!!!

[@iugiuga2812]

Esti frumoasa foc

[@beesybee8921]

With a boom? Looks like me it failed mission (drop the tree down with squished honey combs)

[@TheHoneystead]

See my updates!

[@patbrown9558]

You should have had a professional bee keeper who knows how to walk those bees right into a new box. It would have been an overnight job at most. Bring the whole log back? Hmmm

[@TheHoneystead]

Um ok, for one I actually am a knowledgeable beekeeper. Unfortunately given the circumstance, I was literally called the night before about the job. The log came back, because this is going to be an educational prop used in my classes. Here’s the best thing... they are actually doing remarkably well!

[@larrytornetta9764]

The bees will not walk into a box overnight. The bees will not leave the brood or the queen and the queen will not leave the hive. At best you will get the foragers (old bees) and may be able to introduce them to a new queen somewhere else.

[@patbrown9558]

@@larrytornetta9764 you're right. I should have said 24 hours. The reason i suggested a professional is so they could do just that. Find the queen and brood. I did not endeavor to point out all the particulars. If I had, the reply would have been a lot longer. Lol I just thought taking the tree and all was a lot harder than it needed to be, but she explained there were time constraints and she wanted to set up an exhibit. Obviously I was not there.

[@wahahaha2017]

i thought you could simply use a bee vacuum to suck all the bees out.

[@lourensklopper4217]

Why did you not use a beevac?? Very sloppy job!!! No safety gear!!

[@melpratesmetodorecuo7924]

👏👏👏👏👏🤝

[@ابوعصمتجمعة-ي1ي]

Were your are country

[@رضاوي-ذ8ع]

I Laev yuo kood beeotfll ❤️🍎

[@djguta24]

How about you look to see if the queen is alive.

[@STELIN.DSOUZA]

You could have removed the colony before bringing down the tree, you had all the equipments, too many bees didnt made home

[@princenephron7546]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. Why did you fell the ENTIRE TREE all at once with the hive still in there? Whyyyyyyy didn't you fell the trunk -above- the hive, first, then open up the part with the hive and LOWER it down to the ground in one piece??? Geezus, that was painful to watch.

[@TheHoneystead]

+Prince Nephron due to the safety of the arborists, they made the decision to drop it as a whole. The bees are doing great and the comb remained intact.

[@larrytornetta9764]

The hive will survive. If you get the brood and queen out they are fine.