Cutting queen cells making honey bee splits

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I demonstrate how to cut queen cells, and put them with a frame of bees to do splits.Beekeeping made easy. Beekeepers interested in making their own queens don't miss this video. Please excuse me dropping the camera. It happens, lol.

[@gocumanayi4617]

I like the fact that you go so casual while making these videos... Tripod stumbling... Priceless. Keep up the good work

[@firstchoiceautosalesllc1663]

I did a hive inspection today after a week and a half. The queen was gone and there were 7 almost ready to hatch queen cells! I used old nuc boxes and now have 5 potential new colonies. Fingers crossed. Thanks Dave for all the videos

[@CNC_SCOTTIE]

He acts so casual when hes getting stung lol

[@mrtortoise3766]

CNC Scottie his muscles are like insulation I’m sure

[@bradleyscofarm6151]

When you’re a bee keeper I’m sure getting stung is casual

[@mobious01]

I mean those are not muscles, he just swole

[@willdelito8561]

SOMETHING YOU DO GET USED TOO, EMBRACE IT

[@jsauerii]

David, have you ever considered a head cam? POV?

[@evilannie8884]

When he does get stung, he is a boss!! Bee lands on sleeve @2:02 and immediately stings him @2:08 he pulls it off, you can still see the stinger in the sleeve and he's just adjusting the sleeve like NBD. I would be a huge baby every time i got stung.

[@thomasbarbosa5497]

I just wear gloves, usually the bees won’t try to sting you through the leather, but it does make it harder to handle more precise jobs.

[@shoukosanakura9860]

Oof I’m a huge baby when I’m stung to 😂😂😂😂

[@meatsong]

Lol yeah I'm so impressed. The timing was perfect too. He'd just finished saying "get to the point where you can go without gloves". I always feel an immediate, compelling urge to sprint to an area without bees the moment one enters my airspace. Would still love to have a hive at some point in my life though.

[@savethebee8561]

Great idea. I'm going to try it. I still don't know how you go without a bee suit though. I use full protection because they instantly go for my face and hands.

[@BluCharmander]

Sounds like you need a new queen. Try for one of the varieties that are calmer and chill.

[@pedroocampo4496]

Impaler bees has a big sense of smelling like dogs little by little will memorize your odor

[@deborahduthie4519]

My Father was stung 25 times while on a tractor and the Doctor said, “You’ll never suffer heart attacks after that many stings”. Strange way to find out how you’re not going to die.🇦🇺🐝

[@allanmanley6340]

I was stung several times (10+) and I have had two heart attacks......

[@olddave4833]

@@allanmanley6340 I guess your heart didn't get the memo, I've been stung, "keep on pumping"

[@Apostolis3486]

nice! if you burn the knife with a lighter it cuts better

[@FelixFee]

Please keep doing the "no-editing" style; I love that! Thank you for these great videos! :)

[@deborahduthie4519]

The cleanest looking Farmer, I’ve ever seen.🐝

[@willm7926]

YO this guys is CRAZY

[@allenwayman6809]

Thanks Dave you’re a true trooper especially handling those bees without any protection LOL man go for it

[@jessicamoores181]

Thank You for taking the time to educate us. Bees are the bees knees. So interesting and you make it fun! Thank You and Gods Speed in All you Do🇺🇸👍

[@somersetalexis8032]

You should try a go pro camera !

[@normaevans1582]

My late husband and I used to keep bees in New York State. We harvested the honey once a year, calling it wildflower honey. I found this video very interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@cail592]

Thanks for explaining how a box cutter (utility knife) works 5:10 . I have been doing it wrong for years and thought I should look up a BEE video so I could learn how to use it. lol Good video bro, just busting your ball for making me laugh... ;)

[@natserog]

when you inspect hives and see queen cells with royal jelly in the cell do you remove the mother queen with couple capped brood frames and extra nurse bees and put them in new nuc.....and then you just let the old box raise the new queen?. Or can you just pinch the cells to stop them from swarming?

[@collinmorrison5166]

you got a stinger in your sleeve it looks like

[@jesse302boss]

We are going to attempt a split or two. Watching your video gives my wife and myself the confidence to try it out. Great video guy thanks.

[@alivewithpassion]

Great channel! You’ve taught me so much through your videos about bees and beekeeping.

[@Bob123Max]

Really calm bees! Nice.

[@dbunk9601]

I want to thank you Dave for helping me thru this first year of bee keeping ; and if they survive the winter into the spring I figure you taught me well.i want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous new year.i hope to try make some splits in the spring.

[@donnahenderson8951]

Did they survive ??

[@dbunk9601]

@@donnahenderson8951 yes they did and I am picking up three more 3# packages tomorrow 😁

[@CecilDSouza]

You are a terrific guy. I have watched so many of your videos and every one of them is so good and informative. Thank you for your help and demonstration. I'd be using gloves to protect myself. I wonder where you learned all this. So good.

[@joemoore1433]

Love your videos, I'm going out with a lady from Georgia, my hair is pretty much gone

[@marquessman]

Awesome, informative videos! Thanks for making them! Planning on getting back into bee keeping, and these have been really helpful.

[@shots4761]

why am I so obsessed with this lmao

[@buddyblack9801]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@ale347baker]

A head mounted Gopro cam would work awesome for you

[@dougkidd1561]

Dave's bees and queen 's are great, the post office sucks but super happy with t

[@presouz1740]

Do you have a house full of Benadryl?

[@jessicajohnson1093]

Thank you for this video 🐝❤️

[@TheSHOP411]

Thanks. Your split video is easy to understand for someone just getting into beekeeping.

[@karenyounger2314]

Yeah!!! Im so excited that so many are again interested in bees...

[@deborahduthie4519]

Excellent lesson skills

[@greghill9958]

Dave i love your videos

[@jasperemmer2774]

you were being sarcastic about the box cutter though . . . weren't ya?

[@surfingsumner]

Hi David Great videos. One question, this nuc did you have a frame with brood in it? I didn't pick that up. Thanks.

[@janicehelton659]

You helped me a lot with this video! Thank you!

[@MadebyaBEAutifulqueenBea]

Omg, I'm stuck on your videos and I dont know why . Lol great video 💙🐝💙

[@jeansroses7249]

thanks-this the first demo I've seen by an expert of doing a split this way. last year, we did a split this way intuitively, since we had a few queen cells. this year, that split is bigger, healthier and more vigorous than the original hive, probably due to them having a younger queen.

[@zroverz]

This is the info I was looking for thanks

[@LAVutube]

I have a car, helicopter and even private jet! But i cannot afford quality tripod! 😂

[@christopherbennett3638]

I thought swarm cells grew on the bottom of the frames.... Why are these in the middle of the frame?

[@JoseAntonio-pb7nd]

Cells at the bottom are swarm cells and the ones on the facing are supersedure cells.

[@logangregory7079]

@@JoseAntonio-pb7nd as a bee keeping I agree and second your comment lol

[@Retr-ed2kr]

i find these videos really interesting thankyou for making them :-)

[@ashleyturner2882]

So helpful. Thankyou much!

[@geraldgordan600]

I learn something new thanks

[@geraldgordan600]

Is it that you spray some thing on your body to prevent skin i am from jamaican and I don't believe you cud that whit my bees

[@toddeveretts5595]

Getting set up in one week when we get back from vacation! Found a local mentor online through a local club. I've been binge watching your videos over a week now. Grateful to you for sharing your expertise so freely. Now, I only hope my bees are as calm as yours! Mentor says he keep his in a T shirt and maybe a hood, so I'm hoping for good stock there. Don't have a bee in my yard yet but I'm all over this! Thanks again!!

[@bytfrandsen]

Hey I have a question. I went without gloves and the second time I was in the hive I got stung on my right thumb and my left middle finger. my hands swelled up for 3 days. if I continue to not use gloves I've heard you can build up an immunity and they won't swell up as much. Does anyone have experience with this.

[@bytfrandsen]

I took it as a message that they were giving me the middle finger. hahah

[@Doxymeister]

I think it just depends, everybody is different. I watch DirtRooster as well, and he takes stings all the time. I was never allergic until I got swarmed, after that it's emergency room time for me if I get stung. LOL, my Mom wanted to start beekeeping, but decided against it since I live right next door to her--I told her not to let that stop her but she eventually gave up the idea.

[@monicabenavente]

Love your videos

[@christophertucker8031]

Thanks man I love your videos. You should get a go pro and strap it to your forehead.

[@pnwRC.]

I LOVE your videos, they are very informative!

[@spudgn]

Thanks Dave.

[@bloomsandthreads8519]

Great video. Keep it simple. Good demonstration. What time of day is best? Early morning? March?

[@walkinginhopedoulaphotographer]

Thank you! This cleared up a lot of confusion for me.

[@michaelnkanda3561]

So good for the bee breed you have. I wonder if this method can be used for African bees.

[@jurgenmohr9204]

Hi Dave, thanks for all your videos! You really help us "newbees" out. I noticed on this split you made, you did not put any brood in. So it is possible if there are foreger bees and a queen cell, that a queen can start laying within 10 days? In removing a frame from the hive, one queen cell got ruptured/opened. Do you know if the worker bees could salvage/reclose that queen cell, or will that potential queen cell be no good and die? Thanks again!!

[@toadamine]

How long does a new hive take to start making new queens? Do they make queen cells constantly or just when the hive is near full and planning to swarm?

[@user-yw5zs1qj1z]

Nice to see you sir 😊

[@charshinsky4703]

I use wax foundation. can I cut a queen sell from my frame? Also I noticed you do not use wax foundation. Does it take longer for the bees to draw out come if you do not use wax foundation?

[@jordinpriddy2745]

Why do some people use the suit & some people not?

[@jordinpriddy2745]

Barnyard Bees - that’s so incredible. I’d love to do this, especially since the honeybee population is lowering.

[@lamairepr]

Dave I have a question about transferring a NUC. Just got it yesterday here in Michigan, it’s about 48 outside supposed to hit 60. Will it chill the brood if I love them today, because they told me not to let them sit to long because the NUC is packed out pretty good. I have the front flap open so they’re getting orientated. Thanks for any advise.

[@salahmed7273]

Thank you Sir, from Amman-Jordan,,

[@jenbyrne6831]

This is my first year having bees. I am interested in splitting my hive but i don't know when i could do it,is it early or should i wait untill next spring? Thanks

[@ChristianBiggins]

I love watching you gently disperse them!

[@TacoRios]

Good video! At 2:02 that bee popped ya on the arm!

[@TacoRios]

Barnyard Bees I feel your pain bro! You held your composure way better than I do!!!! Great video!

[@aaron1983]

that bee stung you?

[@TheMasterCheese]

Dude didn't even flinch. You can tell he's used to it.

[@c0nr4d]

So, did that bee die?

[@2-4outdooradventure53]

Yea you can see the stinger on your shirt@@davidhaught84

[@maximumgun]

David, thank you for your time and your videos. Very helpful.

[@goblue2708]

Loved the video. However, from a safety perspective, I'd highly recommend that you (or anyone) at least wear some head covering when doing this. That way, if you get stung/swarmed in your head while cutting, your natural instincts will be to swat the bee away. And, if you do so with the knife in your hand... Well, I guess it speaks for itself from there on out. Nonetheless, I think the video and details are first class. As a new and upcoming hobby beekeeper, I greatly appreciate your insight and instruction. I'm subscribing today... Thanks!!!

[@sabahalasadi]

God bless you

[@noahriding5780]

Do you have any suggestions for cutting queen cells when you have 2 joined together? or when they are so close together that someone might not be sure if they can be separated? Thanks.

[@jimyoungquist1687]

Using foundation frames, can you cut out the queen cell in the same way?

[@jimhendrix7776]

so 100 of your vids later and me here thinking your some old man lol

[@MohamedUAE]

Nice video. Keep it up man..

[@andrewsims7182]

How far must you move the original box to do this to keep the bees from just going back home? Thanks in advance

[@davidsturtz1731]

great video

[@saifalmosuli8419]

Thanks, it’s a great video with so much useful information.

[@chanthaoumcto9600]

thank you very much.

[@dalehursey2377]

I have 2 hives with 2 deep brood boxes on each hive when would be a good time to consider doing splits as we are rolling into the second year of my hives ??? Thanks and I love watching your videos.

[@carlmerkey9370]

David can't wait to start trying it made 8 of your mating nuc's but we still have some nights in the high 30s so I am trying to be aware of that,but can't wait. Thanks for all the videos and information Carl from Michigan

[@honeyridgehomestead3197]

Loving the videos! Just subscribed today to your channel! Looking forward to all your videos!

[@brianacanaa4569]

I never thought I would be so interested 🙄❤ wow bees really are cool and cute

[@FirasASalih]

Good video... What type of these quiet bees, plz?

[@larrylaird3576]

Very cool but what about the drone ,how does the queen get fertilized.

[@bwrightaway2877]

Loved the video; you just found yourself another subscriber. Thumbs up, barnyard bees!

[@lshaffer1980]

I got a walk away split from a friend 2 weeks ago. Checked it out and now there is like 5 queen cells ready to hatch within the next week. Can I take one of those queen cells and out them in a separate box with a frame of bees? The new box would have all drawn out comb and lots of honey

[@northernmichiganbee-man3136]

yes you can

[@lshaffer1980]

I tried it not sure if it worked didn't see a queen. Last check but hoping I missed her. In the other hive I found her sister only through a picture I took. I hope to mark her this week

[@sakiskyriakou563]

Hello buddy. I'm starting a new hive now. How do you recommend I start my hives? 3 frames in each hive, 5 frames in each hive or 10 frames in each hive and place a second floor; I'm not interested in honey production this year just to increase the population as much as possible. I will give them syrup and pollen. Thanks again for the help buddy

[@mmb_MeAndMyBees]

Depends if your getting a 1) Nuc, or 2) a Package of Bees with Queen in her cage. And the time of year eg Spring, early Summer. 😉 If 1) Put those Nuc bees in your own Nuc Timber or Poly Hive (if they came in a Correx travel Nuc.) They will settle in, watch after about a week, to see if population is getting to crowded. Then either upgrade to a regular Bee Hive Brood Box, with extra eg X5 frames of foundation, so Queen 'n Co. have room to expand. Or look for Queen in Nuc on frame, keep her safe on that frame, and put to side in Nuc, place another frame of bees next to it. Remove say x2 frames of Capped Brood, and a frame of freshly laid eggs, plus Bees, to another Nuc... You have made a Split (!) So you have a second Hive. And by reducing crowding, you have stopped the original Nuc from a pending Swarm. Or 2) Place those x5 Nuc frames into your regular Hive Brood Box, eg x10 frame type. "In the same order of position they were in !" Then add a couple of frames of foundation, and, something that can be a dummy board, barrier wall ! (eg piece of plywood same size as box width x depth.) And in remaining space after this temporary barrier, store those 'spare' frames. *Bees like being warm and cosy, so by restricting their space to eg x6, or x7 frames, they like their new 'Strange but Empty Home' more. Because they can heat up the living area, arrange their cell structures (furniture !) Think of an Apartment, to that of a Mansion (with a huge empty attic space or West Wing with no heating but massive draughts !) Again, over a week or so, add another frame of foundation, before that dummy board. Do this so they can expand gradually, but don't swarm ! Fact: Say within a month the 'Nuc or Package population' will now be filling that Box ! Tip : Add space, and or removing bees will prevent swarming in a bee hive, whatever the type or the number of stacked boxes. Good Luck... 🐝 * If you block their entrance with some green grass. (They are trapped in there, until grass wilts etc.) Bees get used to their new surroundings, and will gradually fly in and out. 🐝 *Applies to all installations of bees. 🤗

[@adnanchinisi7871]

Wait but if u put a queen cell with some bees, but no open brood inside the new hive, do u have to put a drone inside the new hive? Thank you

[@taylorbrown867]

After a couple days, the queen will take flight and mate with up to 25 drones to supply her with enough sperm for her life.

[@aaahhhchew8028]

What shocked me is he started to explain what an exacto knife is and how it works..... wow... Can you also tell me what water is and how it works???

[@presouz1740]

Why am I watching this I’m addicted now. But for some reason I thought that a Bee 🐝 colony can actually make their own queen

[@julieenslow5915]

Guppy Gal Presouz They can, and do - but only if they have eggs or very young larvae. Something left by the old queen when she swarmed. (Although most queens about to swarm make sure to leave a number of queen cells with Queens about to emerge into the old colony.) I think what you are thinking of is most commonly called a supersedure - when the queen dies or is failing, and the colony uses existing young to make a new queen.

[@MrDavesoutdoors]

Love the video

[@jorgebonilla2771]

How do they not get stung by bees?? I still do not get it!

[@joescheckler9953]

Ever see a friendly dog? How about a not-so-friendly dog? Same idea.

[@Irishtradchannel]

Warm climate really helps

[@fakker8349]

Bees usually doesnt sting if bc they know they will die

[@nightcorepinoytv2344]

Actually this guy is good voice and good explanation. I hope he can get morw sub

[@salambeekeeper9464]

Hello, why bees get foul brood, AFB OR EFP, WHAT CAUSES IT? AND WHAT THE TREATEMENT?

[@BruceLee-hb3qd]

Thank You Sir, I just found your channel. I always hit the like button. I have subscribed. Can not wait to watch more. Thank you. Bruce Lee

[@PEGuyMadison]

Man your bees are so nice... mine are assholes... I re-queened this spring, I hope the new batch is better.

[@beeman8651]

Thank you

[@themo2men]

When the queen hatches doesn't she need drones to be able to lay eggs?, so the workers in the new hive will automatically raise drones while they raise the new queen?

[@jimhendrix7776]

so no new brood or eggs? how far do you move the old box?

[@hopedunkel2298]

Thank you for these! I'm just learning about beekeeping. Want to start my own business.

[@johnyork3559]

Do the workers tear out a queen cell after the queen hatches?