Feeding Pollen to 2 Million Bees

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[@Victor_Victory]

Best security system for a vehicle just throw a bucket of pollen on your car and your good to go

[@628DirtRooster]

True

[@glass4600]

Victor K lol

[@GingerNinja1]

😄

[@bettiefincher5486]

What is pollen?

[@GradedPeanut]

"OD'd on pollen" Lol

[@Sanamononoke]

iShrimpEater u was 501

[@zKaRiisMa]

LMAOOOOOOO

[@CR_9fact]

Any job for as Indian beekeeper for your country very nice work beekeeping

[@SF-fb6lv]

Like apian version of Tony Montana.

[@ParanoeX]

3:06 "I'M IN POLLEN HEAVEN"

[@PILOSOPAUL]

Kinda reminds me of that cockatoo in chocolate heaven (the one with the chocolate fondue fountain)

[@husseymangtv]

lmfao

[@MikMoen]

2:30 That's a big barrel of dense, concentrated Anaphylactic Shock for anyone with a Pollen Allergy.

[@skylerdrabing4323]

Not real pollen.

[@lordlightskin4200]

i could only imagine how much sneezing id do from that pollen. i might just die lol

[@BROWSKIMUSIC]

+TrollzandLollz best feeling aint it?

[@DBHHellhound]

Bronze Nasus Main Pollen bombs for your birthday with an extra birthday cake recipe ;)

[@Dollapfin]

Bronze Nasus Main it's a heavier pollen so it's not as bad as some.

[@guardiandogoargentinos1385]

It's not real pollen.

[@user-wx6oe9lx3b]

Dont you just feel like sniffing that pollen straight from that bucket?

[@AliciaTheTarget]

i love how happy that made yall :)

[@cmdrjace7370]

Bees are pretty cool

[@pitch_black_rt]

I want to drive that truck as fast as i can down the highway.

[@Viesta]

o.o uhhhh... yeah... lets see how that goes... XD

[@energy_buzz1025]

Lol me too

[@candybarnett4746]

great ness Hi

[@bamboozledbob3298]

lmao drive it through town...with 2 million bees chasing you.

[@Thlormby]

With "Running in the 90's" blaring over the speakers.

[@davidhurts775]

That bee that died in the pollen bucket died in heaven

[@glass4600]

David Hurts like an od on ecstasy

[@whatcher8151]

Kinda like an old man on top of a young lady at explosion time, then cardiac attack.

[@miemartine7771]

LOVE YOUR CATS NAMES - I've got a Calla Lily Monarch🦋 Bumblebee 🐝 - Here in North Carolina, when the pine trees drop pollen - everything turns yellow! I hadn't considered, that it made the bees 🐝 happy 😊

[@628DirtRooster]

We have two cats Jazzy and Opal. Both are fixed. There is a male that's been coming around lately. He won't get near anyone but my wife named him Roger.

[@miemartine7771]

@@628DirtRooster Cats, are awesome! I like, that you didn't name your cats - typical cat names! My other cat a male, is named - Stormy Ether Reigns Cresent Moons 🌙 (LOL I kept adding on, to their names :) Though I usually call my cats Calla Lily and Stormy Handsome Man🙏

[@timmann3869]

I'm so impressed by honey bees. you guys are champs, hats off to all the bee keepers ! People need the remember, NO pollinators NO food !

[@starwarsfanforlife]

That is a crazy amount of bees. I got a little taste of swarming bees at work when a swarm came in and stayed for awhile on some work equipment. We called the local beekeeper that was really happy to be able to collect the colony. What I didn't know is that swarming bees are healthy bees and would make good honey. I got so close to them literally inches videoing them which I never would have done before. The beekeeper was very informative and I learned a lot that day.

[@neocon70]

My eyes got watery and throat started to itch just watching this.

[@EtopiaCA]

Your content is so refreshing, glad you make videos.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks man :)

[@genmasaotome3503]

It is stuff people don't see everyday...

[@1stBumbleBeeMaster]

I bet the sound of all those Bees was awesome. Thanks for posting this great video.

[@ThebunnyCEO]

That bee: *"AH YE..That's the stuff"*

[@LaurenGabrielle123]

I love learning about this stuff! You make it fun!

[@mikegallegos7]

When I drove flatbed, my favorite cargo was live bees...when i stopped driving for the night at a truck stop, often I had 3 parking spaces all to ourselves !! LOL I'd drive through the day, and would only stop ten minutes or so to water the bees' netting in the shade of the fuel island canopy. Mostly they'd stay inside the hives during the day because of the 60 mph wind which tires them but also keeps them rather cool. At night I'd have brought honey to spread out on the bed of the trailer to help them stay fed. Bees are interesting creatures. There wouldn't even be dandelions if it were not for bees. Am enjoying your vids. Thanks.

[@628DirtRooster]

It would be cool to run a couple of long distance trips like that. My so is just getting his CDL. Maybe I'll have that chance some day.

[@kareno8634]

CAN'T say those Bees Don't Keep an EYE on what's happening. = ) Very Cool!

[@earththeartistno.1983]

The cat at the end with the pollen on it looked so funny 😂

[@dungeonlair]

Very cool video, thank you for sharing.

[@robertlucidomusic]

I bet in the Bee community they talk about this place and tell stories of a place where the pollen is endless! Bee Heaven. So much pollen you can OD

[@628DirtRooster]

+Robert Lucido That's funny

[@obvioustomost]

Amazing operation, thx for showing... he is to busy to for sure.

[@628DirtRooster]

Yes he is.

[@anthonywindau1684]

This is amazing. I've watched so many videos of yours tonight. These bees are amazing creatures. I look forward to more videos!

[@kimmogensen5390]

tjek this one out this is really the bees knees... skep beekeeping in the heathland - 1978

[@chozen_juan]

this guy sounds super nice. like the kinda fella that would tell ya you dropped your wallet. thanks for the upload.

[@BartzabelAlgol]

Well I just loved this video! Bees are immensely important to care for!, to care for bees is to care for humanity. And the kitty's were cute too lol.

[@edgufler1122]

Wow !!! Interesting and a massive Bee operation on a heck of a scale. Thank you for sharing the video DirtRooster

[@geoffdearth8575]

Once again a fascinating insight into a little -known but very important operation.

[@628DirtRooster]

+Geoff Dearth You are right. Beekeeping is big in some areas but seems like such a secret. No one really knows much about it.

[@alexz9135]

04:41 Baby did you get into pollen? xD

[@thesidelinebeekeeper-craig6924]

Great video! Bees and Beekeeping history. Love seeing the old equipment.

[@628DirtRooster]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@roncooper8666]

That was truly amazing! I do a little wildlife photography as a hobby and recently had the good fortune to find a couple of feral colonies to photograph. In an effort to learn more about bees I discovered this channel on KZbin. I can't tell you how much I appreciate these videos that you have posted. I have been catching up with your work for a little more than a month now, watching a video or two every few days. Not only have I learned a lot, I have also been tremendously entertained by you and your dad. This particular video was like the cherry on top of an already sweet sundae! Just simply AMAZING! I know it's an old video, but I just had to let you know how much I loved it! Thanks, Randy!

[@628DirtRooster]

Awesome! Thanks Ron. I love photography. I'm not very good but I love it.

[@BunnyMalice]

Allergic to bees AND pollen, lol!

[@628DirtRooster]

+Hunts With Wolves :(

[@BunnyMalice]

+628DirtRooster Yeah, I have the same reaction. I absolutely love bees and find them fascinating. I love flowers too......sad days. :c

[@aprilisalwaysright9542]

Hunts With Wolves I’m also deathly allergic to bee stings yet I find them totally fascinating

[@everything2.012]

Me : watch out a bee! The guy at 2:24:

[@jimmyscarborough607]

And for those of you that have pollen allergies, buy local honey with no pollen removed and you will see an improvement....

[@vinigarr801]

And eat it 2-3 times a day...

[@controlledburst]

Never seen a bucket of pollen. My eyes swoll shut just looking at it.

[@628DirtRooster]

Sorry about that.

[@Abaliia]

No one gonna talk about the cats at the end? Super cute!!!

[@megandalessandro4290]

It's so funny at the 2:00 mark when he stands next to the flat bed and holds his hand out 😂

[@jksatte]

Girly girl here that is basically afraid of all bugs lol. Now I love what bee's do but I don't want to be around them. I have to say this was awesomely amazing lol. Wow, that was a lot of bees. You are a brave man. Thanks for sharing. Janice

[@628DirtRooster]

It was very cool to be around them like that while they were collecting pollen. An unusual experience for sure.

[@minimotivates]

I have no idea how I stumbled across your bee videos, but I have learnt so much about them and think your vids are just so awesome. Not my usual channel to watch but I can comfortably say you guys are great.

[@628DirtRooster]

+Sean Burn Thanks Sean. Great having you here.

[@pablovergaratelechea]

LOOKS LIKE SHE OD ON POLLEN.you are the best one lad god bless that joke make my day XD

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for watching Pablo.

[@ayoung172311]

I'm very glad I found you guys. I enjoy your videos very much.

[@DebraDKT]

That was cool... thanks for showing us.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for watching Debra.

[@billyproctor9714]

thank you for sharing with us

[@628DirtRooster]

Billy Proctor Thanks for watching Mr. Proctor.

[@GingerNinja1]

Wow love this!!

[@theguy4542]

2 million bees, no protective gear like its nothin......you boys got balls, respect!

[@628DirtRooster]

+Nathanael Gagnon It was pretty cool to be out in them like that.

[@geodeaholicm4889]

very cool. you know y'all're a dedicated bee-raiser when you name your kitties after bees. i'm a geologist so i tend to name my kitties after rocks & minerals.

[@628DirtRooster]

+GEODEAHOLIC M That's funny.

[@ThroughYeshuaUnoFear]

this is the coolest thing lol. feeding bee's like you feed a herd of animals. awsome

[@628DirtRooster]

+MyWalkOfLife It's not hard to get them to all gather round. :)

[@jo-han]

How does someone make such a large buckets of pollen? Is somebody shaking blooming trees and then scooping all the pollen up? Or how do you harvest this much pure pollen (without accidentally getting honey in it) from honey bee colonies just to feed other colonies?

[@ronceacosmin]

you place a net under the hive exit and when the bees come w the pollen , sometimes the pollen will fall down cuz of the net .

[@Dover939]

It's a substitute in this video.

[@Africanfrogs]

That it not pure pollen

[@Dollapfin]

Gaming Watafak no freaking way he could afford to feed his bees that pollen. Maybe he gets it from grasses they make shit tons of pollen because they don't have pollinators they need wind to do their pollinating.

[@danielul05]

You ask the bees nicely for some.

[@Kirnale]

That pollen is going to kill me.

[@PrinceLuigii]

Sir, you're nuts sicking your hand in bees...but I am happy how much respect you got for bees and helping them out like that. That pollen would literally send me into a sneezing fit

[@rorynorris4248]

That was very cool, thanks for sharing it with us! Must have been amazing to watch, especially when the wind was moving them in waves like that! "BB did you get in the pollen?" XD

[@628DirtRooster]

It was very cool. I need to go out there again and get better video.

[@fookutube501]

Its like black friday,but all you can eat

[@pmgodfrey]

Buckets of pollen...never knew such a thing existed! I'll watch from the comfort (and safety) of my recliner though!

[@628DirtRooster]

Kick your feet up. We got this. ;)

[@lordzarax8766]

This is a good thing you’re giving pollen to the bees

[@minitim1]

I don't like bee's, but I do love this channel.

[@YYCRCFabricationz]

Very cool to see

[@fatalbrett]

cool to see thx for the upload.

[@Retronightvintage1993]

nice to give the bees a jump start ..cool to see

[@628DirtRooster]

Sure does kick them off.

[@jackierodriguez3576]

OMG that was so beautiful,nic, awesome Jesus that gorgeous.

[@callumscott2650]

My hay fever is going crazy watching this

[@janixDK]

This should bee on buzzfeed ;)

[@topcat-cv8wg]

Funny, we were just saying "Greedy arse"looks like that Bee 🐝 has OD' on pollen" and then you said the same 😂 class! 👌

[@628DirtRooster]

Great minds...

[@topcat-cv8wg]

+628DirtRooster 😉✊ Love your Channel Great vlogs 👍

[@CH3R.N0BY1]

even looking at that pollen is giving me symptoms of my allergies

[@OtterSwims]

Hi Dirtrooster, saw this and your other videos from being displayed on io9. Really cool of you to share these videos, they're very interesting and educational. Hope to see more of these from you.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for watching.

[@OtterSwims]

Just wondering, but where does the owner of that company order such large quantities of pollen from? Are there other similarly sized operation that only specialize in pollen collection or is it a byproduct of some other industry? I can understand that sourcing tankers of sugar syrup might be more straightforward, but the pollen remains a mystery to me. I suppose that as long as someone is willing to pay for it, someone else is willing to do the work for collecting the pollen though. Would love to see a documentary on tv about this topic, its really interesting. I can see kids getting really excited about learning about this kind of stuff.

[@628DirtRooster]

Sumanth Neerumalla Not sure if this was real pollen or a substitute but check out pollen traps. Collecting pollen in smaller quantities isn't too hard. Here is a link to bulk substitute. www.mannlakeltd.com/beekeeping-supplies/product/FD-212.html

[@crumplezone1]

Factual,entertaining with the odd joke , so well done guys you have a winning formula, Subbed !

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the sub Jeff.

[@Keith_Mikell]

Your videos are really interesting and keep me coming back. Really enjoying. I subscribed! Thanks!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the sub and views Keith.

[@Keith_Mikell]

+628DirtRooster no problem! Thanks for the great content!

[@whatcher8151]

@@Keith_Mikell I wish we could have seen you use that yellow stuff with your bees or are you gonna make a Cajun mix outta that for fish and chicken coatings?

[@Keith_Mikell]

Im gonna get cajun man to mix it too.

[@dopihead]

Anyone down to do a line of pollen with me? lol Allergies are killing me!!!!

[@beegum1]

What you just showed me is amazing.

[@beegum1]

I have to say it worries me though... I hear the big guys, I know they buy your queens, but that... the bees die because they don't get enough fresh varied forage (clean food is what I've head some bee keepers call it). But, yeah, if there was a mass feeding method for those who happened to be on the shipping yard when not cycling through clean this would be it. I'm thinking, you see that this isn't necessarily what I'm afraid of, as many bees could be kept elsewhere. But the old dudes seemed to think 3 or 6 months on clean food would be normal for bees, so when people bring up fungus, beetles, and pesticide, I tend to think of not enough non-monoculture food. I hope the pollen is similarly multi-sourced as it occurs to me I don't know what's in it. Anyway, still amazing.

[@628DirtRooster]

Glad you enjoyed it David.

[@628DirtRooster]

Naturally foraged is best but with the amount of bees they run through these yards there isn't enough food out there for all of them.

[@hdstarr1]

Where at in Arkansas...we live in AR I just started my hives this year...2017.

[@ryuson2000]

keep up the good work, boys!

[@628DirtRooster]

Will do.

[@YoungSavage]

1:57 ABSOLUTE MAD MAN!

[@jimmyscarborough607]

Thanks Ol Buddy, I had no idea that Mann Lake was an Arkansas company.

[@628DirtRooster]

You're welcome

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

It'd suck for the pollen store to be next to the yellowcake processing plant.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I had a buddy that had 250+ hives on the hill above his house. You pull up and the air was black with them and all you could hear was the buzz like it was with the BIG swarm of the mad bees up in the pine. I'd just usually go see him in winter. You boys are sure serious about your hobby! I like watching but it gives me the willies. I'm allergic.

[@sarcasmo57]

Bee feed lots, what could go wrong? Thanks for making the video.

[@td7shelton]

That is Fascinating!

[@628DirtRooster]

+td7shelton Pretty exciting to see it in person.

[@scotts.2624]

The technical name for those bags is flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC). Most people call them Supper sacks.

[@628DirtRooster]

I've heard people mention super sacks before. They used them to clean the beaches after the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. Thanks for the info.

[@Omnipotent2013]

That's awesome wow! It looks like a cool business honestly.

[@628DirtRooster]

That it is.

[@meechmontana2350]

watching this all the way from Philadelphia

[@628DirtRooster]

Cool! Been through there one time 30 years ago.

[@meechmontana2350]

+628DirtRooster where u from

[@628DirtRooster]

MeechMontana23 South Mississippi

[@meechmontana2350]

+628DirtRooster that's wassup...sometimes i wish i can just get away from this crazy city and come down south to the country and great outdoors..nothing but a concrete jungle up here

[@628DirtRooster]

MeechMontana23 Do it man. You'd love it down here.

[@spintop285]

We got to keep them alive...

[@wadebarnes6720]

No matter what we do we can always find someone

[@ceilingfan3070]

ten GALLONS of pollen

[@jacobsparta1]

I don't do any work with anything even remotely related to bees and I thought this was a really cool and informative video.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the comment

[@coprographia]

bees are so easy-going when they're not threatened, i'm still surprised

[@628DirtRooster]

This is true.

[@AgentMaryland]

I legitimately fear bees, but seeing them all over the pollen is amazing.

[@motorcyclelad]

dcgh96 I used to as well, but the more I learned about them and watched people working with them with no protection, I’m not afraid anymore. Now wasps on the other hand.....

[@ratelslangen]

Thats so much pollen my allergies flared up just from watching this.

[@cedricproper5256]

Wow. Just. Wow.

[@paulbeckenbauer3762]

I watched it! Hope you are happy now KZbin!

[@628DirtRooster]

KZbin is never satisfied.

[@PopsShack]

Free protein! Go, girls!

[@MM0SDK]

A..a...a.a....ATCHOOOOO. Sorry, my hay-fever. bloody pollen. lol

[@628DirtRooster]

+Mark Bartlett It's been raining pollen for weeks when it's not raining actual rain.

[@dianagheorghe670]

I fined bees fascinating..unfortunately I am allergic to the sting and I don't like honey that much but I can't stop watching...ps.i will love to trie the wild bees honey ...👍😁🤗

[@jnull0]

That was awesome bro. Thanks for sharing that, I thought it was cool as hell to see all those bees. J

[@ChronicPainGardener]

That was so Cool...

[@628DirtRooster]

I spotted them from about 100 yards away when I pulled in the drive but wasn't really sure what the cloud was on the back of that truck. When I walked back there I couldn't believe how thick they were.

[@628DirtRooster]

Va CountryBoy Thanks for watching man.

[@Seattle206723]

That was a helluva thing too see.

[@628DirtRooster]

:)

[@DrieKeerNicks]

I would die getting anywhere near this container of pure pollen as a hay-fever patient...

[@mog3317]

it's a no go area for me

[@PRINCESSDREAMYLYN]

NB_ raw honey is a very good allergy treatment look into it if your interested, local for your area is best ... just an option for good health

[@dennyfrontier]

well isnt this just the bees knees

[@samanthasimental3788]

We better control the pollen OD epidemic. Lol.

[@personalbiz]

Good job. Next days I would like also to give pollen to my bees. :)

[@628DirtRooster]

+personalbiz They love it.

[@personalbiz]

for sure :)

[@PopsShack]

15000 hives? Man, THAT would keep you hoppin'!

[@628DirtRooster]

No doubt that would fill your dance card. Every time I've been on his yard there has been at least three guys working. I'm not sure how many employees he has but his bees are spread out through two states right now.

[@L4NCING]

my eyes itches watching this

[@dannyhaggard9221]

*wow, that's a lot of bees!*

[@netendostars7406]

My eyes are itching just by watching this video

[@628DirtRooster]

Don't rub them.