Driving Horses Using A Loose Evener & Corn Harvest 2021 Continues!

[@stanleyschafer4232]

Hi Jim. Skunks are the culprit that digs up yellow jackets. That looked like a very big hive. I'm glad the skunk got them before the yellow jackets got you or the horses. Even the horses can't out run them. Thank you for sharing your videos with us. 🇺🇸

[@edwarnock9884]

Yellow jacket and hornets nest are the favorite food of black bear, skunks, racoons, possum, ect,. We have tons of yellow jacket in the west as they thrive in dry climate and provide a huge protein source for all types of omnivores. I used to hunt with hounds for bear, racoon, and fox in the Sierras, as well as herd cattle on horse back. stepping on a yellow jacket nest was a common occurrence and finding nest dug out was even more common.

[@timothymoore2672]

WOW Jim you sure took the reins to those three, but lady had to get the other two in line with your help.I am very impressed Jim you have great confidence and your horses know it. GOD Bless.

[@mervjb809]

Yellow Jackets often nest under ground. That was a very large nest. I don't know if you have badgers or black bears, but either one of those would smell the nest and dig them up. Also raccoons or skunks would dig them up as well. Good video! That was some fast picking right at first!

[@dschmitt3373]

Yes I would agree with you on Brown bears and of course Badgers. One is called the Honey Badgers, but they are in Africa, lol. Badgers have large territories so you ight never see them

[@mervjb809]

@@dschmitt3373 Badgers live in the Midwest USA, not sure about New York. Black bears love honey, and there are no Brown bears in New York, but plenty of black bears.

[@soniaregencia4879]

Watching from Dipolog City, Philippines, u'r farming techniques is 100 percent no pollution, like n admire it very very much, more power to you all !!!

[@herbhouston5378]

I love how your horses respond to you. I remember a farm when I was a kid who used a team of mules and a wagon with wood wheels to open up his corn fields. He shucked the corn by hand using one of those picks the slips on your hand and the metal part in your palm. They responded to his voice commands and he just walked with them. That's been a long time ago (50s) and I'm reminded of it when I watch your horses.

[@brucehilton1320]

It did seem like the Belgium was doing the bulk of the Work. Your horses are smarter than most people I know. Lol

[@jerrybaldwin7543]

It's just amazing watching those horses work together

[@thirzapeevey2395]

Well you just taught an old dog a new trick. I never thought about a loose evener being the reason I had issues with getting my horses to stand when I was working them. I was working on a loose evener most of the time when I was doing field work with my ponies. When they were hitched to a buggy or carriage, they always stood like a rock, but I guess having a pole was the difference. Never too old to learn something new.

[@gregholl5011]

I used a steel stone boat a lot without a pole. Think of a big sheet of boiler plate 1 end curled up with 2 holes to hook the chain on. If it goes faster than the horses it runs up on the chain which brakes it. I hauled lots of hay and silage with this.

[@gavintrousdale7585]

my first guess about what dug up the yellow jacket nest ( at least in my area ) would be a skunk, or armoadilla . Don't know what kind of critters you have in your area that would do this. But just be glad they did. I ran over two nest ,very close together, once with a lawn mower. needless to say they were mad at me and my mower. It's headlights were swollen together for about three days. not to mention my condition. ,

[@kswaynes7569]

Jim, you are a very cautious teamster, you set a very good example to other newer/new or want to be teamsters. It was common practice to harrow with a loose evener, rare to have seen a forecart used. My Grandma would use a sulky plow but my Mom and Grandpa preferred the walking plow, Mom said it kept her warm plowing in East Michigan's November weather. Most of my early horse drawn experience came from my Mom. Coyote, bear possibly a raccoon dug up that bees nest.

[@denniswagner6753]

That scoot pulled really well.as long as you don't backup it ok for an experienced operater.love that turn on the road.yes it looks to wet to pick corn.great video

[@kenparham5747]

Glad something got those Yellow Jackets before you got stung. Yellow Jackets are actually Wasp and not Bees, so remember they can sting you repeatedly. Could have been anything from a skunk to an Armadillo, if you have those up there. Love watching your videos and learning things from ya,ll. Ooops my southern slipped out there. God Bless!!

[@steemerxaxon1643]

It was a Skunk... they will specifically look for yellow jackets & dig them up !!!

[@freebird1ification]

good for skunks iv hit them nests by accident before and didnt realise it till 100 was on my tail they will follow you quite a ways before leaving you alone pests for sure

[@elizabethjanik510]

Off the top of my I can think of a few different critters that would ransack a bees like that. Raccoons, weasels, badgers,Ground hogs, Foxes.There may be other animals that are part of the night shift that would easily tear into it.Skunks as well might Bears are fearless.

[@kimfleury]

That was an interesting find! I see lots of people already answered what I would've guessed. I just binge watched your latest 3, am going back to comment on every one of them -- for your algorithm. It puts you up higher in the rankings, they say.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks so much!

[@m.harris2429]

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[@billybooth293]

Here in Georgia it would be skunks or black bears digging up yellow jackets. Really enjoy all your videos!!!

[@sharynhay9993]

All the little details are exactly what I want to know!

[@betsymarchand9700]

Hi you guys! Sending much love and respect to all of you for your hard work and perseverance, especially the work you do with your beautiful draft horses. I find great enjoyment and amazement when watching your videos, with all the countless daily accomplishments. Way to go, you awesome people! If I lived near you I'd offer to lend a hand with your projects of the day; splitting & stacking firewood, helping with sawmill stuff, construction projects, and anything having to do with the horses! Your videos offer a look at such a rewarding lifestyle. Thanks for sharing your lives with us! Take care and God Bless you all. :o)

[@tresfingeros]

Great watching these gentles enjoy themselves.

[@davethornton2930]

Love listen9ng yo the team as they go down the street. I always found that very relaxing

[@thomascooper5668]

Well done Jim another good Video

[@larrykerr7712]

Good one.There lots of rain for sure.But the corn needs to be picked.

[@freebird1ification]

sure glad you did this video it was very informative about the scoot ,i bet the weather up there is turning cool about new

[@jerryjarrell2373]

Thank's for sharing Jim that was a awesome video thank's for explaining how everything works all I can say about the bee's is that it was a hungry animal that dug them up can't wait till the next video

[@benzoverakers1877]

Love to watch the corn harvest

[@andreas515c2]

Hi Jim, a really hard job for the horses. The noise from the motor and the corn picker and all the equipment to be moved. Farm on, Andreas

[@polarlab113]

Hey Jim I had the same thing at my place regarding the yellow jacket nest in the ground.where I live we have black bears the nest was in and around the roots of a tree I had taken down in a section of new pasture.I don’t know of anything else that would dig like that to eat bees except a bear. There are coyotes.cougars are seen occasionally but I don’t know if they would do that.a badger might do that we don’t see them in this neck of the woods.

[@briannapier8337]

Good video Jim, Im behind on watching but will catch up by the weekend. Around here in WV skunks and foxes will dig yellowjackets out like that and I assume coyotes as well. Enjoy watching you harvest corn was surprised to see it shuck the corn too that's neat.

[@richardcarlin1332]

This is the first time I could see how the setup works.

[@douglasbruce1713]

Thanks for sharing, Skunks fox's and bears like bee nest hope the wind gets you dried up.

[@sueupham2519]

Was short video but sweet,,,always love watching,,,sooooo good

[@sueupham2519]

Looks like snow in those clouds,,lets get a new yellow birch for you for the pole

[@shawngordon1563]

skunks bears and we here in AZ have even had an occasional raccoon get into hives in ground hives I would not put it past a badger if you have them in your part on NY

[@susanbrown2909]

The Belgian seemed like she was side straining all the time,with the other two pulling it over ..it appeared he/she was pulling n straining to keep balance at same time,and was doing all the work in lead . Is there issues with the horses in muddy ,wet fields:for example mud fever ?

[@hokeepokee8102]

Have so many questions about this! So awesome to see by the way compared to modern farming harvesting with horses (at least with corn anyway) soil moisture seems to no be as much of an issue. So question you Belgian mare seems to having issues with the the footing then I noticed when she stepped i. The ditch with the horses she seems ok. Does the height of the team attached to the pole affect the horse that is not attached to the pole?

[@thomashulett1409]

A skunk will dig up ground nests of bees. They were probably yellow jackets. Be glad you didn't stumble on them while they were still in the nest

[@GammerGallTero]

Notification Squad!! I love your videos. Your horses are beautiful!!

[@kevinallen8072]

I know skunks will dig out bee hives. Wow really muddy there. Enjoyed the video as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@railroadman57]

Wonderful video Jim I am cutting my corn now as well the fields here are very muddy in places i got stuck a couple times so far , it got so bad i ended up using my Cat D4 tractor to pull my I H corn rig with a wagon the horses could not pull it , the weather has made it very difficult this growing season for sure , God Bless you all keep safe .

[@joecalvi9836]

one of your best movies

[@jakegrubb7630]

Skunk will dig them puppies up they do it here all the time

[@chrislittlefarm]

In my area it's mostly the wild pig that is digging for food but I guess there are no wild pigs in your area. Wish you all a beautiful weekend!

[@biddydibdab9180]

Skunks and bears will dig out and eat bees. The horses were sure feeling good!

[@marcduclos9789]

Hevy pull.

[@robertsimmons1264]

Best guess is a skunk dug up the wasp nest.

[@guremsyltan7984]

With such an organization, taking into account (mechanization, automation) the process of growing corn, you can fly into the pipe if there are no other profitable sources that allow you to stay afloat.

[@tommartins712]

actually, they look like yellow jacket wasps, not "bees". they don't store honey. probably, skunk, opossum, racoon, or porcupine (after the larva)

[@MrMigrantman]

Yup, looks like yellow jackets, and the animal that got into them was looking for protein not honey.

[@firecaptaintom1977]

A porcupine would do that?

[@pamclift5446]

I agree with skunk digging up bee's nest. Turkeys will clean-up leftovers.

[@martintijdgat6269]

Wasps not bees. How to distinguish: Wasps build their nests horizontal, bees vertical. Bees store honey, wasps make no honey at all.

[@pamclift5446]

@@martintijdgat6269 I know the difference. Just a country girl and it's just the way we talk. Doesn't make it right I know but habits are hard to break. I had a hornet's nest this summer on end of my side roof of the house. Is that a little better? Not sure what type of hornet's they were may have been mahogany.

[@martintijdgat6269]

Pam, it was not for you but to explain to everybody. Bees and Bumblebees or wasps and hornets are so different from each other.

[@richardhessert7862]

I watched crows once knock a hornets nest out of a tree in the winter and tear it apart eating the Latvia out of it. It was neat to watch. Ground hornets are nasty- thanks to the critter that dug them up! One less surprise next spring for you! Take care be safe great video as always!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

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[@mishloud4215]

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[@kevinknight470]

Two animals that I know for sure that will dig up yellow jacket nests are skunks and black bears.

[@Managable_Mayhem]

Not sure if it was really a bee hive you found there, in my neighborhood we had a few wasp nests that got removed by authorities (not sure what the wasps are called exactly), but the remains that didn't get taken away by humans ended up being scavenged by animals that eat the larva. So I assume birds or such found the opened up nest that the adults abandoned and started rummaging around for some snacks. ^^

[@ralphkeith9642]

I have heard a skunk will do that to a yellow jacket nest.

[@dannyboy7086]

the audio sounds great

[@ryanfurey8940]

It was a hairy Bee Finder ! LOL

[@steveadams99708]

Good video.

[@danamelby4090]

Thanks for sharing

[@tomfillmore9710]

Good video enjoyed watching thanks take care

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks 👍

[@malcolmthomas9953]

Hi all from here in Aus land . Yea intresting clip Jim , corn looks good , not shore what happen to bees , Jim a question do you clip your fields before winter snow comes , because when the snow melts in the spring videos the grass is short , or because it freezes over it gets burnt off , we don't get snow were we are so don't know what it like to work in snow ok thanks to all say hi to you girls

[@kimfleury]

The freeze doesn't burn off stalks or tall grass in my region, slightly southwest of where Jim is. Farmers around here usually plow the leftovers under before the first hard frost. Can't speak for Jim, though.

[@billstarr9396]

Hi Brenda and Jim. That was definitely a bear that dug up the underground bee's nest. This is not uncommon for a bear to do as they are out to load on the pounds before going into hibernation. When I operated one of New York's fire towers in the Adirondacks we had telephone lines strung in the woods to bring a telephone circuit up the mountains to each fire tower. The telephone circuit would vibrate from the harmonics in the wire and many a 12 foot tall telephone pole would be ripped up and knocked down by bears thinking an active bee's nest was in the pole.

[@martintijdgat6269]

This is a wasps nest (or yellow jackets as the are called) Wasps are carnivors who feed their larvae with fleshy stuff.

[@joepond9587]

Wondering what the make and model is of the mic that you are using for your recordings.

[@DJAN_ANDI]

how long have you done this cattle driven to the farmland preparation ??

[@williamthomas5838]

Jim, enjoyed the video, not sure what animal would dig up the comb. When you get ready to start training the Suffolks, which bit seems to work the best for you?

[@mikemaloy2040]

Jim I saw Lady limping when she was hooked up to the corn picker I hoped she didn't hurt herself please check it out about 16:05

[@robertdonaldson6584]

That was fun

[@stanhensley3082]

Seems like all horses 🐎 speed up when they turn and head for home 🏡. Hope you get some sunshine to dry out the corn 🌽 field!! Thanks 😊.

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Great video Jim I think it would have been a fox raccoon or possum. If it were a skunk you would have smell near by but it's just a guess. Have a great day

[@michaelchippington7784]

Awesome video of working horses 👍

[@johncollins500]

I think skunks will dig a yellow jackets nest up

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

I have a question. It appeared that the tongue pole for the scoot had the smaller diameter on the front end where it is not as strong. Why not reverse it? Or would the extra weight of the tongue wear on the horses? I realize it would be heavier for you to lift when hitching the horses up. Would it last any longer enough to be worth the extra trouble lifting?

[@henrysosebee9241]

Here in N Georgia a skunk or bear will dig up a yellow jackets nest out of the ground they love the grubs if any left

[@toddjohnson7120]

How did you get a pole in your scoot?

[@RealJohnWayne]

It looks like the pickens was pretty slim. Has it been your experience that the Percherons are a little more high strung than the Belgians, or not? 🐎👍🇺🇸

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Another great video, Jim. always come away learning something new. (pole vs Eveners etc) I think if was a skunk that dug up the bees. I had one that used to tear up my lawn in the backyard for the grubs. little suckker left big holes all over the place. But I took care of that problem. and moved on. thanks again for taking us along on another great adventure. God Bless.ECF

[@boscodog4358]

You are lucky that something eradicated them if they were yellowjackets. But my question was the comb wax or paper. Yellow jackets have a paper type nest. Honey bees have wax combs.. Yellow jackets are very very vicious. Will make you and the horse run to the barn.

[@sharonedwards3368]

Where did u get your mics from that are on your shirt

[@kennybolt8329]

Skunks will dig the yellow jackets out.

[@joycehennequin8469]

Good evening Jim and Brenda, A big thumbs-up from me 🤗 might it be a bear 🐻 l really do not know,we don't have animals like that. All the very best dear friends 🌱🌱🌱💕🇬🇧

[@marvinhenry6437]

What is the music that plays during the intro to your videos?

[@butterflylover1347]

oh so cool it works great

[@thierrytalon8600]

Black bear in my experience.

[@jakuder82]

Is there any way to tell if any one of the horses is pulling harder then the other ones?

[@bramklaassen3999]

Why do you not use four two and two just wondering

[@r.f.richardsonjr5691]

Hornet's nest! UGH! I remember going over one with the lawnmower one time, and I got attacked by dozens.

[@Mouse2677]

Those appear to be Yellow Jackets Nests and they build nests in the ground always. Sometimes their hives have honey and that is what drove whatever animal to dig out the hive. Bears Love Honey!

[@martintijdgat6269]

Wasps never have honey. They feed on flesh.

[@gary24752]

Why do you use a sled rather that a wagon with wheels?

[@daviddraper7364]

black bear most likely

[@mikecorrado4971]

It looks like yellow jackets that have been dug up by a skunk!

[@hayfork100]

First time I've seen corn picking with horses. Very interesting! You can go faster than I had imagined. Will the bees get after the horses and spook them?

[@bnghjtyu767]

Yogi and boo boo thought that was honey bees

[@tevfikkarahan9914]

Beautiful 👊👊👊👍✋👋🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@jeanhawken4482]

At least the horses don’t churn and compact the paddocks like the big machinery. They were doin a good job

[@ronharrison1776]

My brother had bees in his yard this year and something ? Came in and removed almost all of them . He doesn't know what it was .

[@Stihl4life]

bear would be my guess

[@robertschilling3308]

Ok. Help a ignoramus like me to understand. Why use a "sled" instead of a wheeled equipment? Secondly, doesn't running the sled on the roadway annihilate the sled runners ? I did enjoy the video. 👍👍

[@jerrystott7780]

I'd think it was a skunk, you'd know if a bear did it since the horses would be spooked by the smell. Have a great day.

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

not a garantee they would be spooked by smell. I know a shire mare that kills coyotes, wolves and every cross in between those around here. She's not afraid of them, and shes certainly not be the only draft horse that doesnt give a flying you-know-what about predators

[@michaelglasner5985]

Badgers have no problem taking care of a yellow jacket hive....

[@rodneydufrain3623]

It was a skunk that dug up the bee's 🐝

[@suzie9905]

Badger most likely.