How to Hold a Queen Bee for Marking | S3 E12

[@cherubiann]

Emmy: *sprays some signal smoke* Bees: oh lawd she comin

[@Punkologist13]

For some reason this is always so mesmerizing. Always waiting for the next update! So much bee drama all the time lol

[@moxiedawn4370]

I had no idea you had a bee channel until you mentioned it last week on the other channel. I have been thinking of keeping a bee hive starting next year, so I plan to watch all your videos on this subject. I didn't really understand anything I was seeing in this video, but that's OK. I need to start from the beginning!

[@kaile5050]

Do bees even have knees?! You're the bee's knees for certain Emmy

[@dvh3113]

The first Emmy video I've ever watched (new sub to this channel) that didn't start out with "Hello my beautiful lovelies". Threw me for a minute.

[@vizalloteafilter]

It really do bee like that sometimes.

[@satisfyingrenee87]

These hives are so beeutiful🥰

[@markellhubbard06]

I like that they dont mind at all🍯🐝

[@geekfreak2000]

This comment deserves more likes

[@michellebowers2838]

I love these vlogs sooooo much. I really wish you would start doing them again. They are made of awesome!

[@Wuppetwoman1]

I find this all so fascinating! I really look forward to these updates!

[@HoodEloquence]

Thank you for letting us join your journey!! This has been the most Amazing saga! You have taught my family so much and those valuable bees!!!!!

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

Those bees are thicc. Glad to see their doing well. Thanks Emmy. 🐝✌

[@emmymadeextras]

Thanks Eugene!

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

@@emmymadeextras you're welcome Emmy. 😎🙏

[@TheThistleWitch]

Beekeeping is so beautiful. Such an art. To be able to interact and understand a hive, to connect with bees, is incredible. Unfortunately I'm deathly allergic to them. Thanks for letting me vicariously enjoy the art of beekeeping!

[@heidi681]

🌿🐝 Thank you Emmy, I love watching you care for the hives. Learning more during each video. 🌸🐝🐝

[@RedRabbitKandi]

When do you start collecting the honey? Are you going to do a video about collecting honey? Would love to see the process of that as well.

[@AliP1970]

I realize that this video is 7 months old but I really just wanted to say they I think you are amazing!! This whole project is very intriguing! I'm going to go and look for the very beginning of this series!!

[@Youngpoet15]

Reba!!! 😭 She’ll always be my favorite 👑🐝

[@TexasBeekeeper]

I just stumbled on your channel. Nice inspection! I like your clear inner covers. That's a neat idea to take a quick look without opening them up. Are you still beekeeping?

[@michelespaid593]

So amazing to watch you tend the bees! Great job!

[@debbiedennis5269]

So interesting! Would you tell us how much property you have here? I would love to see a video about your chickens too. Do bees have knees?🐝🐝🐝 PS I love hearing your boys playing and laughing in the background

[@emmymadeextras]

🥰 Awww, thanks. We just have a little under an acre.

[@65leapfrog]

I enjoy hearing your boys too! And the chicken made hubby and I chuckle.

[@brendakrieger7000]

I'm glad you are figuring it all out🐝🐝🐝💛

[@HT-jy7dv]

Please do more of these - it helps me sleep

[@katief7047]

I love these videos! So interesting. I’m an animal science major but at my university’s agriculture college we also have a bee class and it was so so cool to learn how to keep bees and actually take care of the hive at my school 😇 I’m curious though, how often do you get stung without wearing protection? We always have full suits on when working on the hive because of the liability of the school

[@defaultuser1447]

With the frames filling up, you're getting a good workout moving the hives around.

[@crystaldawn722]

I can't wait to see you spin your honey. That's my favorite part of watching this series lol

[@emmymadeextras]

Coming soon!

[@moniecmac]

Always love these. They are amazing

[@JackW42]

“Do bees even have knees?!”😦🐝💚

[@donbeissel2965]

I’m glad you are using different swarm control next year.

[@kimsims9293]

i love to watch bee keeping and you are very knowlegable

[@sophiecooks09]

I find myself always swating when I watch the 🐝

[@chefevilee9566]

Emmy you know how you scrape that waxy substance off of the tops of the beef frames? You should save that in a tub. And I’m gonna tell you exactly what I think would be an amazing use for that wax. Now maybe not so much up where you live in Rhode Island but where I live in South Carolina we can go through days and days and days of rain. And this can happen at any time of the year. Well if you’re growing a garden this can wreak havoc and basically wipe out your garden. Well you can tarp your garden. So that’s where the beeswax would come in. You could go to the thrift store and buy flat sheets printed or not. I would get cotton ones. But I guess it doesn’t really matter. You could melt all that wax in a pot outside and then dip your sheets in that wax and get just a light coating on the sheets. Then you could use that as an all natural tarp that would not rain down any type of chemicals onto your vegetable garden plants.

[@noelliacastillo]

Omg. Today is 10/14/2020. This is so interesting. I couldn’t stop watching. 🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙💚💛💜💚💛💜💚💛💜🧡💖💕🧡💖💕🧡💖💕

[@aliandher]

I'm excited to see what that new building is going to be, I have a feeling it's gonna be an Emmy filming space, but maybe not :)

[@emmymadeextras]

Yes!! With any luck we’ll finish it this fall.

[@gullreefclub]

emmymade emmymade I am happy that you are getting a studio but will be sad not seeing the inside of your home I find that it makes content creators like you videos more authentic and real. I know that it must be super hard to film in your home but I hope your space when done will not be sterile and boring inside like many other content creators dedicated filming spaces are.

[@mnunezhk]

Emmy try making Tibetan Butter Tea please!!

[@Witchyone131]

I love Bees ❤️

[@Notyourbuddyguy1432]

I find the buzzing so soothing. You would be my hero if you made a video of bee sounds 🐝 I fall asleep to your videos a lot ❤️

[@emmymadeextras]

Just the buzzings?! 😅

[@Notyourbuddyguy1432]

Totally!! 😜

[@scottmoxie]

Yes, and her son's laughter in the background is adorable and relaxing as well 💛

[@gullreefclub]

There are several other 🐝 keepers on KZbin that have done longer videos of 🐝 working in the hive with the sound of the 🐝 and yes I find watching and listening bees work inside and outside the hive I find it very relaxing.

[@Engrish4me]

How long did it take you to get over worrying about injuring a few bees when you go into the hives? Another great video!

[@emmymadeextras]

I’ve always tried to be measured and steady so I smush as few as possible. The more you do it, the better you become I think...

[@Engrish4me]

@@emmymadeextras I think I would be so paranoid of squashing any of them inadvertently.

[@leesgrandpaadventures7197]

Thank you for Beening you.

[@annepayette]

First time watching this...kinda neat.

[@BrLambert]

This is so interesting.

[@donbeissel2965]

How do you get any ventilation with the plexiglass inner covers?

[@glennsriyousefbaun-cueto9287]

Wow Emmy, I didnt know you were into beekeeping too!

[@fagggggia]

Omg I just found this channel and I’m glad I get to see more of your videos Emmy! I could watch anything you do and still enjoy it.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

I have heard that queen bees don't have barbed stingers, but...do they sting people?

[@CrazMinercraft187]

No, queens don't have a stinger at all.

[@dennisanthony8335]

Queens do have a stinger and will sting other queens that are still in there cells to kill off the competition

[@lindseybotelho]

Idk why but I'm obsessed with this channel. Apparently my cat is too, he's always trying to catch the bees flying by the camera. 🐝🐈

[@Pennyrosewilson123]

Wow!!! amazing 🐝❤

[@bubblegumplastic]

I love that these have seasons and episodes, like a TV show would. Is it a season per year?

[@emmymadeextras]

Yes! I guess it’s one bee season! 🤓

[@jacqibelle]

Looking for the Queen bee is like where's Waldo ;)

[@deathofcayde-6968]

Wow that's a lot of work. I have always thought it would be interesting to keep a hive. I think I'll just watch you instead. 😁

[@japnuts]

Amazing!

[@kitalovearts8096]

Do you get stung? How many times do you think you get stung?

[@bonniebuchanan985]

Me=>Spelunking 😉(a few more to go…)

[@Basmatiminarii]

Do you ever squash a bee when moving those frames

[@markellhubbard06]

Japanese bees. Don't play. Japanese honeybees have evolved an ambush defense against these hornets. When a hornet scout finds a honeybee hive, the honeybees lure her in, then collectively pounce on the hornet, beating their wings as much as they can. ... The hive will remain undiscovered to the hornet colony and live to see another day

[@65leapfrog]

How many times have you been stung?

[@Equinexia]

Hive 3:The One That Got Away (Twice)

[@genesisnia4166]

Idk how I got here but I'm happy I did

[@mollyvandever9817]

Great video. I love learning about your bees. On that note, do bees have knees? 🤔

[@emmymadeextras]

😁

[@AnthonyG13EmergencyVideos]

I love bees, always have wanted to get into bee keeping but my parents said it’s too difficult. Thinking of setting up one of those hives you leave out an the solitary bees just come too it. But those are some “bee-autiful bees you got” I’ll leave now

[@mariancaballero5664]

Can you do a video when you collect the honey...

[@emmymadeextras]

Yes, coming up!

[@skylermarie793]

Absolutely beautiful. Save the bees 💛🖤

[@T289c]

Why do you randomly choose colors for the Queen and not mark them according to the Color of year? Will you remember how old each one is?

[@melindarivera6598]

Have they ever stung you? And have you ever accidentally squished any and killed then 😢

[@hector_flick1930]

Burping complitation ???

[@laneygtfo5661]

Question! Does the smoke hurt the bees?

[@WhalesInTheClouds]

From what I've read, smoke only hurts the bees if not prepared and used correctly. That is, if the smoke is too hot, it may melt their wings, and if the smoke is too aggressive, they may panic. Otherwise the smoke calms them, because it limits stimuli and appeals to their instincts to survive when met with natural smoke.

[@ic4192]

What is the spray for?

[@scottmoxie]

Do bee's even have knees?! 🤔

[@meganpurves7980]

what do you mean by "supersede" ??

[@lynnayamoon]

you use the terms nectar and honey, are they the same thing, or does nectar turn into honey? its kinda confusing. I love these videos! i do wish you had been able to show us the chickens as they grew to laying age! :X

[@katief7047]

I already commented this answer on someone else’s question so here’s a copy/paste of it: Nectar is the liquid component from the flower (consists mostly of water and sugar) that bees harvest and then enzymatically turn into honey. Honey is a byproduct of nectar produced by bees. Honey has much less water content and the sugar chemicals have been rearranged structurally. So the 2 are chemically different in the way the sugars are structured. The main physical differences between the 2 will be the consistency and the color. Honey is thicker and more vicious and generally darker in color.

[@lynnayamoon]

@@katief7047 thanks for the info! appreciated

[@katief7047]

Jennifer Mann-Hunter happy to help :) its all pretty new to me too.

[@autumndawn3747]

Bees DO have knees! I Googled it once. XD

[@markellhubbard06]

Thought the queen would be bigger...🐝😐

[@jerryskeepero]

you keep saying nectar and honey... what is the difference?

[@jerryskeepero]

@@Sugar_Demon Sorry I meant how can she tell the difference by just looking at them.

[@gullreefclub]

Jerryskeeper O nectar has a high water content and is rather thin compared to honey. Additionally when bees 🐝 convert nectar to honey and have reduced the water content down somewhere below 20% the bees will cap the cell with wax to use the honey at a later date say during a dearth or over the wintertime to survive. Think of capped honey as the bees “root cellar.” If you watch bee videos carefully on a frame of nectar that is being “turned into honey” by the bees you will see them “fanning” the comb this does a couple things it is how the bees dry the nectar they have converted to honey before they cap it. The reason they do this is to make the honey stable for storage. When the water content of honey is above 20 percent it can and will ferment. The “older timers way to see if honey was dry enough would be to give a frame that is partially capped a gentle shake to see if nectar/ honey runs from the frame. The reason a bee keeper does not want to jar “wet” honey is botulism. I have don’t know if this helps I am not a bee keeper but stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night and in all truthfulness spending 5 or 10 minutes or 5 or 10 hours about bees on the Internet will make you a much more informed and knowledgeable person. Also you might want to do a KZbin search for Skep Beekeeping in the Heathland it is a several hour series of videos but is very informative and interesting

[@jerryskeepero]

@@gullreefclub thank you so much!

[@hell_girl1286]

wow

[@spaceboi6567]

BEE HOLD

[@Derek2k]

😍

[@-amosc.presley-7192]

*So! How often does them "Queen Bees" get pregnant?*

[@emmymadeextras]

Just once: www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-09/follow-queen-bee-her-maiden-mating-flight/

[@ac9356]

Love these videos but I always wondered y these videos r always 3months late or is it cuz it take that long to do the editing cuz of the other videos u do

[@emmymadeextras]

Yeah, pretty much. This one is kind of my hobby channel, so it doesn’t get updated as often. But hopefully we can catch up this month!

[@ac9356]

emmymade sweet keep up the gd work as it looks like hard work looking after bees lol

[@AmeliaStGermain]

Is it normal to have that many ants crawling on a bee hive?

[@emmymadeextras]

They like the honey. I don’t begrudge them that. 😁

[@gullreefclub]

emmymade Have you ever tried or heard of bee keepers sprinkling diatomaceous earth below your hives? My parents and grandparents would sprinkle in their crawl spaces and around the foundations of their houses and under and around their dog houses to help control all sorts of insects.

[@PAPSROYALAPIARY]

your mistake was you left a cell along the new queen, that poor queen never had a chance, they killed her because of that queen cell that you left behind; you were fortunate enough to locate the new queen, get ready of all cells left, do that next time and you will be fine.

[@jbubu7086]

Breaking down queen cells doesn't work to stop swarming. The best it will do is delay it a few weeks.

[@PAPSROYALAPIARY]

true, but they will not kill the queen you give them for the time being.

[@IAmTheWaterbug]

Who on Earth thought that yellow would be a good color for marking a yellow insect 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Even though it’s the convention for certain years, I will never use yellow to mark my queens. 😂😂

[@donbeissel2965]

This year’s color is green, not yellow. Don’t hold queens by the abdomen. Hold them by the THORAX.

[@jbubu7086]

Yes, but for many people yellow is easier to see, and when you only have a few hives its easy to keep track of your queens. And absolutely correct about the thorax.

[@heyitsjustme.680]

This is literally my nightmare.

[@donbeissel2965]

If your going to put the excluder that high up you might as well skip the excluder.

[@lenkaido1357]

"How to hold a queen bee... ...HOSTAGE FOR HONEY!!"

[@dootoroot3599]

IM UR 1000 LIKE!!!

[@apex0404]

Love your videos but I think you might need a new camera. This one is never in focus.

[@emmymadeextras]

Or a camera person... 😅

[@adf8664]

You don't wear gloves!

[@jr68]

I think she only wears them when the bees are being particularly feisty.

[@OldF1000]

No need most of the time gloves are more bother then they are worth. I have been keeping bees for 30 years and rarely wear gloves.

[@adf8664]

@@jr68 Thanks!

[@adf8664]

@@OldF1000 Thanks!

[@gullreefclub]

Gloves are hot, and gloves thin enough to give the dexterity you really want and or need don’t provide that much protection from stings especially when they are tight to your shin from sweating. I had a friend whose father was a bee keeper and as long as it was warn outside he tended his bees without a shirt on. He said he could feel the bees on him and because of that he would not crush or trap a bee(s) like he could if he was wearing a shirt and he rarely got stung and if he did he would smoke the spot he got stung at. If you watch other bee channels most people don’t put on vails, jackets, gloves etc unless they have to or have a sensitivity to bee stings.

[@lisesauerjennsen7958]

Dose bees have knees 🤔💝

[@jr68]

Do bees even have knees?!

[@emmymadeextras]

🤔

[@dlsgl407]

Do bees even have knees?!

[@marachime]

Do bees even have knees?!