Getting My Hives Queen Right: How to Mark a New Queen | S3 E10

[@imthebossofme63]

Emmy, you might just be the bravest woman on KZbin. Not only do you eat strange foods on occasion, but you are not afraid of bees. I think you are my hero. 🤩

[@gnorman8852]

I learned so much more about bee raising & terminology from watching this video than most of the other bee vids I've seen. You're such a good teacher & your close videography helps, too. Thank you!

[@JaimeNacole]

Emmy just a suggestion - it would help if you explain some of your terminology for non-beekeeper viewers. This would make a great educational experience. I find myself pausing your video a lot just to go down a rabbit hole of google searches to understand what the heck you're talking about. Example: Supersedure.

[@DreamyDuskywing]

She has explained about supersedure cells in previous videos, and about the swarm cells. It's probably a lot to think about when you're trying to corral queen bees and stop them from swarming 😂

[@begevt]

Most of the time I have NO idea what she's talking about, I watch anyway lol

[@brittanaisendgame]

She ain't your teacher

[@erin021378]

I’ve been waiting for another 🐝 video! Love it!

[@nicklesmc]

Of all of the video clips the bee ones are so satisfying to watch. They leave you craving more.

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

Emmy's very informative about her 🐝. Looks like your plans constantly change when it comes to the queen 🐝. 🐝 look healthy and well cared for. Awesome 😎✌

[@emmymadeextras]

Changeable like the weather around here!

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

@@emmymadeextras I'm sure you're right.😂🙏

[@628DirtRooster]

Good to see all your hives doing so well.

[@brendakrieger7000]

You have so much patience dealing with all those bees💛🐝🐝🐝

[@123mashe]

I always love seeing new videos by you. I hope your days are going well.

[@emmymadeextras]

Great! Just trying to catch up. Busy summer!

[@beanboy06]

I saw this yesterday but wanted to wait until I took the mcat before I watched it Definitely worth the wait.

[@abrahambarabad1803]

Yay new Emmy Video! Thanks ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Much love from here in Canada like always! ❤️❤️❤️

[@espressogoblin]

I'm sure you get this question a lot, but have you ever been stung? I'm interested one day caring for bees, but also scared of getting my first bee sting...

[@julieseidel7044]

Hey emmy I haven't been watching you long but wow I didn't know this side of you I love it's very interesting.

[@Parian101]

Some colonies do create cups, your blue queen does not look like it’s going to swarm. Having charged cells is when you would get a swarm but you did not find any charged cells.

[@e.nygmatic8323]

Nobody: Bees: “This next song is called buzz buzz buzz”

[@Rachel-ip4um]

I have always wondered how they're marked!

[@minavb8185]

Love these updates! Learning so much as well 😊

[@jolee6751]

What is a good book to read and learn about bee keeping?

[@T289c]

Its was definitely better to let the new queens emerge. For many reasons. She would start a strain of genetics more localized bees for your area which improves survival. Also you would have a free new queen that will give you another 2 or 3 years to carry on your apiary. I would say most of the time when you buy a queen and introduce her, the hive will reject her and make another one.I know you want to keep your bee yard small, but you should be making 2 or 3 splits every year to get new localized queens this way you won't be needing queens when the old ones are no longer viable. May is the BEST time to do this. It is the natural time for your bees. The other thing is during that break when the new queen is growing, hatching, mating etc, the hive gets a brood break which is a natural way to control Varroa Mites. No Brood-No mite production. Also the bees continue to work very hard and bring in loads of Pollen and Nectar. My most productive hives in the Spring are those waiting for their new queen. Then when that new queen is ready to lay, she fills that hive up with wall to wall brood. It can take a week sometimes before a mated queen will start laying. So the whole process can take a month. The Blue queen hive might want to make a new Queen (swarm) because they are ready for a new generation and the Blue queen is getting old. Its not the Queen that wants to swarm, it's the collective of the colony that makes the decisions. Why are you marking different colors? They should go according to the year they are born.

[@emmymadeextras]

Thanks so much for your words of wisdom - in a lot of ways this is still new to me!

[@farmonturtlehill1157]

I was also wondering why you were using different colors. I am a first year and I thought everyone went with that years color. Maybe you just want to tell the hives apart?

[@w.c.5173]

I love watching. 🐝

[@VeryCherryCherry]

I had no idea Queen bees "piped"! But then again, I don't usually hang out around bee hives!

[@gothamhandley9867]

I had forgotten to turn off the CC from watching Asian cooking videos and every time Emmy says re-queened, it shows "reak weaned" ! Thats as funny as Eat the Ducky Moss !😂

[@floofybunnyz]

Maybe you should give more foundation to the grant queen? That would help her not want to swarm because she'd have more room to lay.

[@lily6692]

Emmy, will your hives ever get back to the point where they remember they don't mind you and you don't need protective gear anymore, or are they going to stay so grumpy from now on?

[@lacedreason]

I really love these videos, they are so interesting I'd love to have hives one day.. but.. theres a very good chance I might be allergic as several people in my family have severe bee allergies :c Love watching your videos tho! unfortunately my bird seems to hate the sound of bees so i always have to wear headphones lol

[@coincollector315]

Do you mark them based on the birth year or just different color for different colony?

[@TheAbsoluteultimate1]

Yesssss!!! I missed the bees!

[@echo3347]

This late in the year they don't like to draw out much comb. You'd have to feed them a lot of syrup to kick them in gear!

[@emmymadeextras]

The video was from late May!

[@echo3347]

@@emmymadeextras gotcha!

[@kimshea3178]

Who else clicked on this immediately?

[@TheAbsoluteultimate1]

Kim Shea lol I closed out another youtubers video to watch 🤣

[@kimshea3178]

Maya Henry Same! 😂

[@abrahambarabad1803]

Hahaha mood!

[@GrimKeeper9011]

Thank you Emmy.

[@k.g.donathan6271]

Please name one of the queen bees Beyoncé. 👑 🐝🍯

[@that-possum-guy3209]

Don't you mean Beeyoncé? ;) xD

[@RukiaFujioka]

11:43 for the piping bee queen

[@voler45]

At some point, do you just let them swarm? I mean, it seems like if you don’t, you’ll end up with 100 hives.

[@emmymadeextras]

Yeah, a couple have gone off this year....

[@dogma8538]

yay more bee videos!! 😇

[@markellhubbard06]

What she meant by '" destroy "?😐

[@Daleykins]

Emmy of all trades!! You are amazing and this bee keeping business is fascinating to watch!💜 Also, let's be friends! 😇😈

[@carrie8351]

I heard it, I heard the piping!

[@reneaelliott-wolf5496]

Just found your channel yesterday! You are awesome, and not afraid to do anything. Let’s be friends

[@jadergator85]

Do you get stung very often while doing all this?

[@emmymadeextras]

Yes, on occasion!

[@jadergator85]

@@emmymadeextras lol that'd make me nervous😋

[@chelseathemis2012]

Why dont you smoke your bees anymore?

[@Xeidasx]

Hearing those bees buzzing around the mic gives me anxiety as of theyre circling my head!

[@emmymadeextras]

Sorry! 🙁

[@Xeidasx]

@@emmymadeextras thats not your fault... i chose to keep watching lol

[@mlboone3028]

Definitely hear pipping !

[@cincyjanebearcat]

No sound :( Sorry, It was on my end!)

[@ZaihasSyakhir]

Blue queen yellow queen. Am i watching starcraft zerg brood war?

[@JackW42]

“Let’s be friends! 😇😈” :P 🐝💚

[@floofybunnyz]

What happens if one of the small ones you destroy has the piping queen?

[@mollyvandever9817]

Let's be friends. 😇😈 Love your bee videos. I'm glad your hives are doing so well.

[@arsenicqueen69]

Agh! Where are your gloves?

[@gullreefclub]

Kat Relax lots of Bee Keepers don’t where gloves.

[@arsenicqueen69]

@@gullreefclub Ah, interesting.

[@melissamcclain34]

Emmy PLEASE start uploading your Bee videos at least twice a week since you're several months behind!! I love these videos 🐝🐝🐝🐝 I ran to Google to find the definition of piping and also listened to audio of virgin bees piping... very Interesting!!

[@SebastiansLeftGlove0731]

Do the bees not sting you? 😱

[@mariaraynor]

“Let’s be friends!” 😇😈

[@terisoto8230]

Hi Emmy. I know you get asked this a million times but are you ever scared about getting bit and are your boys afraid of them? S

[@Youngpoet15]

Does that mean you’re letting 👑🐝 Reba leave? 😢 let’s be friends 😇😈

[@watermellie]

Melissa means bee in Greek. Let's be friends! 😇😈

[@melissamcclain34]

🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@whyme7181]

💞💞💞💞

[@simplysodamel]

“Let’s be friends 😇😈”

[@lisesauerjennsen7958]

Meta be friends !😈🌞

[@Heystorm_]

Let's be friends! 😇😈

[@lenkaido1357]

Did you know it would be this complicated when you started bee keeping?

[@emmymadeextras]

People tell you that, but until you actually do it you don’t really understand...

[@DarkAndiel]

emmymade but I’d say it’s very rewarding

[@bandislife2004]

That title though....🤣

[@nx8481]

Let’s be friends 😇😈

[@debg1810]

Lets be friends! 😇 😈

[@bgishy]

Does your husband have any hobbies Emmy?

[@ninipanini7760]

They med, why you dirting our queen??? We clean

[@TheStephenRead]

You gave the queen bee a tramp stamp