☯️ How to CUT OUT NATURAL QUEEN CELLS FOR SPLITS

[@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801]

Thanks so much. I think we are all looking forward to spring! Have a good Christmas.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Thank you! You too!

[@JohnLydon-s7h]

You are the queen .hands down

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Compliments will get you everything! 😉🥰

[@zipperhead101]

I'm looking to get my first hive, very soon. I am amazed at how you were able to talk and continue filming while you were getting "bit"!!!

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🫰🐝🐝✌️

[@lindagray5857]

So interesting. Bees are so amazing, aren't they? Good job.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Everyday I am amazed by them💛💛

[@rayheath7840]

Another excellent and informative video, thank you, looking forward to your next video.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Thank you so much ! 🥰

[@timlewis9873]

Thanks Sue, i enjoy cutting cells more than making honey.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Actually, so do I !! ⚘️✌️

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

First!! Very skilled hand Susan! Thanks!

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

As always...thanks my friend!

[@dannycrain3485]

Great video thanks. I like your feeder.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Thanks! Glad you noticed it, think I'll make a vid about them😁

[@downunderfulla6001]

Awesome Susan thanks 🍺🍺

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Cheers!

[@GolfingCarpenter]

Thank you!

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

✌️❤️

[@KajunHomestead]

great video thanks for sharing

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

😁 thanks for watching

[@jimrupp7549]

Interesting mating nuc I never thought of using dowels

[@diyoregonnowtexas9202]

I just did this two days ago. I wasn't expecting to find 12 queen cells. I quickly had to make up 8 splits.

[@properfamily2816]

yur bees are probly not happy with their enviroment

[@scotthenderson4376]

Good info I tried this few months ago and lost a bunch of cells as the temperature was so hot the wax was very soft and the cells opened. I also didn't have a shape knife

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Every time is a learning experience.

[@goeddia223]

thank you for this educational video! I tried this exact maneuver two weeks ago and the queen cells never matured :/. I think it may have gotten too cold.

[@noahriding5780]

How long are you giving the new queens to start laying? I installed 2 mated queens I bought from someone about 8 days ago. Neither have started laying yet. I wanted to be sure how much time to give them before they should have started laying. Thanks for this video.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

My virgins will lay in about 10 - 14 days. Your mated Q may have been under stress so you could give them 2 weeks ( I have read some give 18 days!)to begin laying again. Be sure they are still in there but do not check too often.Your Qs may have been banked(caged) and not allowed to lay for a while until they came to you. 🍀

[@lifeunfiltered4822]

I have a new hive I got this spring and they were very docile and easy to work with at first but now they've so aggressive that I'm thinking about setting them on fire and giving up on beekeeping. I've been trying to ask for help figuring out what's going on and how to deal with them from my local beekeeping association but they're not able to help so far. I'm desperate, they're stinging me repeatedly even through the suit if I even get near them, and I can't even open the hive to mess with them at all.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Sorry you are having trouble! Each hive is different but you have to try to decide whats wrong. Were you feeding? Could they need feed, you said they are a new hive. How old is the hive , could they have requeened ? Are you in hive beetle territory, could the pest load be high and they need help? Can you calm them with smoke? Could there be a chemical or bug spray going on near the hive? Hard to say with little info. Some hives being a bit aggressive are better defenders from pests, bees all sting even through suits at times. Don't give up just try to figure out why. Good luck 🍀🐝🐝

[@a-k-jun-1]

I'll second Mrs Susan's comment with emphasis on being queenless or stressed from pests ie wax moths or hive beetles.

[@patty44441]

I don’t know if anyone will see this question, but is it possible to do this if you have a plastic foundation?

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Hi ! I see your question! 😀 Yes, it is possible on plastics foundation. This is because, most likely the queen cell will NOT be part of the plastic foundation. Queen cells may hang below the frame. Even if they are on the frame of comb , queen cells may be offset from the frame. Just be careful not to cut open the cell!

[@patty44441]

@@buttsbeesllc4063. Thank you!!! I can’t wait for spring to hopefully try this!

[@patrickbodenham6879]

the bee at 4.45 😂😂

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

🐝🌻🤣

[@timbervalleyhomestead]

What does a bee bite feel like?

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

🤣 like a pinch but you know it is a bite!

[@runutsz]

If you have multiple frames with multiple queen cells on each, why not just take the whole frame with the queens cells, bees and resources to your new nuc. If you take a mated queen and/or a virgin queen on one of the frames, it shouldn't matter should it? In this case you will have one hive with a queen (virgin or mated) and one without. The one with the queen will take care of any emerging queen cells. The other will continue on with developing a new queen.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Yes! Exactly, you have the choice depending on your apiary management

[@olddave4833]

aren't you drowning the queens when you turn them upside down?

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

no, at this point they are full form not larvae

[@SylantBill]

Why not take all the cells or crush them. Aren't you leaving the swarm conditions still there with the other 4 cells left behind?

[@gordonspond]

It's June, so I am not clicking on anything that has "queen" in the title...

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

🤣🤣

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

My main method of making splits are with peanuts (cells)