I Didn't Want To Do This

[@RICDirector]

"Instruction manual: Don't Fall"---Now THAT's my kind of instructions. I HATE heights after I fell backwards off a bale stack as a teen; I finally worked my way back up onto single story roofs but oh, I don't like it one damn bit. Anything higher than that, I'd probably puke, cry, and fall down so I wouldn't have to move. So you did darn good! :) Can't believe you didn't make Pete do the trim work.....shoulda.....I know I would have, and taken pics from the GROUND, thank you so much!

[@shanestrains7179]

As a railfan, i really appreciated that shot of the passing train. Keep up the good work. Yall r crazy messin with bees. Buts its sure fun to watch. Lol

[@loucilehall9281]

It don't never get old watching these amazing creatures

[@SneakySquid123]

I normally skip ads, but ill sit through them for this channel so you get the ad revenue. Keep doing what you love!!

[@shackshooka]

You’re such a positive guy. It’s refreshing.

[@samanthasimental3788]

You know you are good when you are accidentally catching swarms. Good job.

[@chris_topher1984]

your job seems so stressful man. i couldn't imagine the anxiety of having to fix peoples walls and ceilings after taking care of all the bees. some people are so picky when it comes to drywall work. you do good work and i hope people pay you well.

[@hannahteiriatarua9661]

Mc 4 2

[@cherylcarnes4207]

Meatball soup yummy. Love the video Randy and Pete. Thanks again and bee well guys.

[@branmcg9844]

Man as a disabled individual I couldn't even to pretend to do what you do, But I can dern sure watch the hell out of your videos. Much appreciated; Keep 'em coming.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the support Shig.

[@Susietacoma]

Randy, your videos are so much better than those of anyone else. I don’t even have bees (yet) but I have learned a great deal from you and your family. It has been a fun experience. Thank you. 😊

[@sasann81]

"dude you shook the whole porch" hahaha! i know the feeling!! afraid of hights too

[@628DirtRooster]

Sandra hacked the system and saw the video before it went live. lol

[@sasann81]

@@628DirtRooster no :P just in the mood for your videos today and went to the bottom of the cutouts list... just lucky i guess :)

[@628DirtRooster]

@@sasann81 Ah, that's what happened. I added it to a play list before I made it public. I wasn't aware it could be viewed like that while still unlisted. You found the back door that I didn't know existed. Congratulations. Email me your address and I'll send you Okie Rob's give away honey and some Dirt Rooster swag. [e-mail]

[@sasann81]

@@628DirtRooster done :)

[@saltyslures]

LOVE your channel, the banter and your jobs! I am enthralled at watching these! Hey I even picked the queen out after you showed the swarm you picked up LOL

[@RiffRaffMama.]

That gives me a business idea: "Where's Waldo" type books but the bee version where Waldo is the queen and in a crowd of bees.

[@evaparker7142]

I just thought I'd let you know I really enjoy watching your videos. They're not only entertaining but I've learned a lot from watching you. You got a really good sense of humor too. Thanks for sharing☺️

[@newatthis50]

Thank You for taking the time to video and edit this! Heights!!##?? Love watching cut outs! Watching them march is somehow very satisfying!!

[@JPthebeeman]

👍🐝 good job fellas.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks JP. Glad you're back in civilization.

[@3611136111]

i was shocked when i discovered years ago ... you can be afraid of heights FOR OTHER PEOPLE!! See someone standing on a ledge and your stomach drops out just as if it were you standing on the edge.

[@rachelg9873]

Have you ever seen a young child fearlessly look over a cliff/waterfall? It's terrifying. What do you do? You can't risk rushing to them, or startling them, or grabbing for them. That's the day I learned that even the most cautious children don't know what to be afraid of.

[@3611136111]

@@rachelg9873 been there, done that

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Impressive video. You and Pete did a nice job removing those bees from the column. (And the bees tolerated your burglary very patiently.) When you found that swarm, I began to think that you have some of Mr. Ed's good luck. Good job !

[@stonerman2k]

Always exciting to see a new video from you Randy. Hope you’re dads doing well.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks man. I saw him this evening. Seems OK today.

[@daltummmok9572]

omg i only now realized we're in the same area. i was behind you at dollar general some time last week! such a small world lol.

[@628DirtRooster]

Wow! Crazy. Say hi next time.

[@rngfroyo]

I had a mosquito in my room biting me while I watched this. It was a very immersive experience. Add that to my goosebumps because of the tall heights and huge hive.

[@egparis18]

Epic video DirtRooster. Epic job. And a swarm marching. Thank you very much for sharing, regards to Pete and see you soon.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Be safe out there brother and GOD BLESS you and your family Amen 🙏.

[@YungDroProductions]

I salute you men ... cant wait for more videos

[@crowdaddy8355]

I hate clowns. When you showed that picture at the beginning it freaked me out! Bees good, clowns bad.

[@randyrejer4219]

Those bees picked a perfect place to build a hive.

[@Open2OpenUT]

I’m watching this covered with two duvets and have a dog beside me for Warmth.... I’m moving to where you are! Love watching your videos, always guaranteed a laugh and some great footage of those fabulous insects. 😀👌☘️🇮🇪

[@628DirtRooster]

Stay warm. :)

[@mark-wn5ek]

What's a duvet?

[@gullreefclub]

A Duvet is a fancy name for a quilted blanket.

[@Open2OpenUT]

mark harris 😂😂.... dunno where the name ‘duvet’ came from but when I was a child my duvet had sleeves, pockets and buttons 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@Open2OpenUT]

gullreefclub 👌. Only the quilted squares contain goose feathers! 😀

[@richbooth8948]

Now that’s a hive removal! I miss my bees and the taste of real honey. Unless you’ve actually tasted “real” honey you’d never know the difference. I wish the video was in Smell-o-vision, I love that smell. I hear ya on the height thing. Just had a windstorm blow the gutters off the back of my house, 2-1/2 stories up. Money is tight, but not tight enough that I wouldn’t hire someone to fix them. 20 year ago, I would have been up there myself hanging them. I did hang them 20 years ago, maybe why they came off? Just remember, it’s not the height that kills you, it’s the sudden stop at the end. Happy New Year, buddy.

[@628DirtRooster]

Rich good to hear form you man. Hope all is well with you and the family.

[@Doxymeister]

LOL, I got my fear of heights from falling off a hay loft in my teens. Tried to cure it by joining the Army, went into "Field Communications"...which requires climbing telephone poles! Ironically, I gaffed into a knot-hole, gaffs slid and I bounced all the way to the bottom, wrecked my knee. Man, my pulse got to racing on your behalf when you showed the view down to the A/C units--darned near soiled myself! Good job!

[@showmebees9431]

I"m right there with you on the heights! Great video as usual!

[@robburdack4361]

Btw first time commenting... Last time i had anything to do with bees was way back in high school...yess we had hives several infact and did a full year course on them as part of animal husbandry class...yet ive been hard binge watching your videos...i find the relaxing watching you do what you do so thankyou from a new random viewer from Australia!

[@Methxdz]

Always down for a 628 vid!

[@mrzif0013]

you guys are the best. i enjoy watching and the way you kid around is great!

[@lancehenthorn17]

As always. Enjoyed the video.

[@justgonnagetbetter1037]

Watching that swarm is so cool!

[@michellemigliaccio]

I love watching you work! I even used one of your videos to help my son get over his fear of bees. Also your video editing/camera skills have really improved through the time I've watched you, congrats on being multi-talented!

[@USlisa50]

😮 I wouldn’t want to get on a ladder that high up either! Nice! ♥️ 🐝 ♥️

[@18Bees]

Never gets old watching bees march into the box.

[@628DirtRooster]

For me either.

[@kevinfaulkner8801]

fascinates me as well!

[@OutdoorRob]

Well that was a surprise! Great job! Loving the vids Randy!

[@chevyman1722]

Hi dirtrooster I just want to say I really like when you and Pete work together...y'all always have me laughing till I bout pee myself lol...and only am I allergic to bees I'm deathly afraid of heights...so those bees would be there indefinitely If was the only pest control person person on earth...thanks for y'alls work on these jobs...

[@tommychew6544]

As I go back further into the history of your past videos, I can see why I gravitate towards your videos so much. You do things like I would hope I would if in your place. I was completely taken over by attention to detail during my time in the Marines, you would have made a good one. I don't say that in a lighthearted way, I mean it. Even if you were an undisciplined hellion when you were younger, I was too.

[@saucywench9122]

Grumpy bees with this one and you sure smoked the heck out of em. That's a lot of hive and a bunch of bees. Hoo, free swarm and a great bee march. I love the march!

[@brendahere]

Such a well established hive. I can see why they wanted you to come over. I'd be s are hanging over the side too. If you had to access from the out side it would be horrible. I'd like to see the owners face when they find out the columns are hallow. More than one queen?

[@BESHYSBEES]

The very outer column is probably solid the other two are just for aesthetics, it’s going to be a bastard to repair the whole side needs to be redone on that column

[@tomasjosefvela1]

That painting you said was how you feel about the whole thing is a painting my wife remembered her grandmother had when she was little. All my wife had was a picture took during Christmas when she was young and the painting was blurred in the background. I attempted to recreate it based on that fuzzy image while researching "french clown mime clown paintings with blue backgrounds" and finally found a photo of it online. My recreation was WAYYYYYY off to say the least, lol. So i have been working on a new one for her. When my cursor went over the thumbnail of your video I almost crapped my pants!!! What a strange coincidence. One of my favorite Bee You-Tubers comes across this painting on a removal..... Thanks again for sharing your experiences and all the hard work you add to all your hard work by filming and editing so we can learn and be entertained. I hope one day I'll have the opportunity to try my hand at bee keeping.

[@628DirtRooster]

Wow! What a coincidence. I had to go look up the artist. :( He did some cool work. My grandfather was in the Shriners and would clown in parades and circuses. He had all kinds of art stuff like that. My brother got some of it.

[@tomasjosefvela1]

@@628DirtRooster Whoa! So my wife just gave me the details - Her grandfather was also a Shriner and her grandmother was a Lady of the Eastern Star. I guess they gave that to her mom as a gift. They had lots of art about clowns from various artists.

[@628DirtRooster]

@@tomasjosefvela1 My dad got into it for a while in the early 80s. We used to go to some of the meetings but that didn't last long since most of the group liked to drink, a lot.

[@porcupineracer2]

Always nice to see a place where there aren't any bee shortages.

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Y'all did an amazing job here Randy.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Joe. I'm glad we found them in an accessible place.

[@angelacaddo393]

Im so proud of myself lol, i spotted that Queen on the ground on the bricks before you said anything and before u picked her up..Ive been watching ur video's for about a weeks now and have gotten a custom to knowing what the Bee's and Queen look like..lol

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job again like always

[@pamelaconley9744]

Wow!! What a great video!! I laughed so hard when your partner took out the instruction manual for the safety harness!! I can relate to you DirtRooster about heights. I feel the same after suffering 3 head injuries, one of them messing up the 4th nerve of my right eye which really has messed up my balance. That was a huge hive too! Did the Assisted Living folks like the honey?? About how many bees do you estimate were in that hive? Enjoyed the video! 😊

[@sjfarish]

Love watching these videos ...

[@donbearden1953]

Rooster, I enjoy all of your videos the only thing wrong is you don’t post enough of them. lol I really don’t know why you are afraid of falling from heights because the fall won’t hurt you, it’s the sudden stop that hurts! lol. Just trying to be funny while waiting on spring!

[@franswi3026]

I used to remove bees a while back , here's a tip for locating where the combs are. Carry an old wire coat hanger or 12 or 14 ga stripped copper electrical wire about 2 feet long. Grab your 3/16th inch drill and make a hole where you suspect they are and insert the wire. If you hit comb you will see it on the wire. It can save a lot of unnecessary destruction and save a lot of time. Cheers!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks FranSwi. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2O2iomsp553oMk

[@russellmckay8896]

Man just the shot over the balcony was making my knees week.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Just remember the fall ain’t what hurts. It’s the sudden stop. LORD watch out for rooster and Pete while they get these bees out Amen 🙏.

[@dkeithcollins]

Could you show us more of how you do the comb crushing and wax rendering? Thanks!

[@628DirtRooster]

Check out the wax processing videos in the play lists. kzbin.infoplaylists?view_as=subscriber

[@DriveShaftDrew]

wow that was a Hugh nest there good job guys thumbs up shared

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Drew!

[@lesliejohnson2982]

You are the LAST person I'd say was avoiding work/afraid of working hard. You don't have to justify that. I'm terrified.. well.. not so much of heights but the 'falling from them' thing scares me silly.

[@628DirtRooster]

I won't bungee jump or sky dive or mountain climb.... lol

[@brinrin7029]

@@628DirtRooster I won't do those things either.

[@notafuckinpplperson8233]

the sudden stop is what scares me

[@lesliejohnson2982]

@@notafuckinpplperson8233 That last step's a doozy.

[@lesliejohnson2982]

@@628DirtRooster Like that old saying, "If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is not for you." :) I'm not jumping out of a PERFECTLY good airplane or off a perfectly good bridge. Just like those people that run marathons or run for fun.. I don't get it at all.. I run from rabid dogs, angry hives, or gunshots, that's about it.

[@eduardosalcedosr1727]

amazing video and hell of the beehive. GOD🙏🙏BLESS YOU. EDUARDO MIAMI FL. 🇺🇸

[@davidseals352]

I was going to cover what the instructions said. “Don’t Fall “ and it’s all good.

[@kc8wzm]

Ya know. I found this on pure accident. Which is funny since I am down right terrified of bees. Yet I find the removals and the stories behind them rather fascinating.

[@mikelambrecht7267]

We don't have any bees in myback yard,I've had quite a few in years past,I've seen them in my Rosemarie bush,on my lime tree,lemon tree , avocado tree,, but nothing this year.

[@BadFeat]

Love your video on your bee husbandry. I have been trying to purchase some of the honey that you collect. However, when I get to your website, it is sold out. The next time that I am back at home, GPT, I will be looking you up to get some honey. I will probably be there in August timeframe and by then you will have had quite a bit of product to sell. Well, at least I hope so.

[@williegillie5712]

I took a fall off a 16 foot deer stand. Got to the top and was pulling on the sides to stand upright and the sides both let go. Man was that a scary trip down. Was wishing I had a parachute on the way down. Surprise of surprises I landed just right and only bruised my left leg when I landed. I hobbled around for a few weeks then was good as new. I contribute my good landing to the thick layers I had on and am happy I survived it.

[@628DirtRooster]

Wow! Glad you came out breathing. I've heard some stories, as I'm sure you have, of people falling on their gun and other such tragedies.

[@altaylor293]

Almost took my breath the first shot you did from the balcony. I don't do heights.

[@beefriendlychannel7965]

@10:19 I love trains. I run into that foam stucco too, sometimes. It's easy to repair, at least.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thankful it wasn't real stucco.

[@onespiceybbw]

I've got the eeks just thinking about where you guys are working.

[@lmvicente1]

Now that’s some bees right there!!!

[@scotslasskimberley172]

Great video!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Kimberly

[@lbittaker7720]

That is crazy!! I was surfing through youtube and noticed the thumbnail pic for this video, my friend has that exact same picture of that clown! He found it back in the early 90's, somebody had thrown it out.

[@rachelg9873]

That's a smart queen. "I will take you to a land where giants care for our every need!"

[@RiffRaffMama.]

Do some bees get left behind when you relocate them like this? Surely they're not all home when you're vacuuming them all up? What happens to the bees that arrive home later to an empty house?

[@tomjones239]

There at the end it looked like some sort of delicious slow cooked mystery meat in a giant crock pot. I wanted to put some of it over rice.

[@628DirtRooster]

Well heck I know the recipe by heart. We'll fix you up some.

[@GGigabiteM]

@@628DirtRooster Well at least it's high in protein. It's full of crushed bees, larvae and hive beetles. YUM YUM.

[@BESHYSBEES]

Gotta eat it while it’s hot though 😂

[@randlerichardson5826]

Hey Rooster 🐓 I’m late watching as usual. It’s not the fall that hurts it’s that sudden stop rooster 🐓.

[@VelmaJinkys]

Yes brother in Christ, I am.having inner ear problems and I can feel.the slightest movement when Im upstairs. Good thing is that Messiah moved us to a solid, brand new complex with hatdwood floors so I am in a more stable place!!

[@scottmarshall6766]

Rough job. Back in my younger days, I ran an industrial control panel shop, and we also did repairs, upgrades and tear outs. It took a while, but I learned to bid the jobs I didn't really want high enough that if I did get them, the check made up for the grief in the end. My guys knew when they went out on a rough one, there was a fat bonus check in the near future. I always shared the wealth with my employees, and they were the best. Next time, don't hesitate to add in an "altitude" charge, or a "Extra clean and quiet" charge. I did a mezzanine removal of a huge water softener over a floor of operating animal labs, and they didn't care how much we charged, as no one else would even bid on cutting the equipment into little pieces (quietly) and bringing it down 8 floors on a elevator in a couple hundred trips in metal trash cans. I bought cutting tools and charged them 100% of the cost. They didn't care.

[@628DirtRooster]

Very wise way to operate. Pete did make extra on this one.

[@MyHollowpoint]

Like drinking from a cuspidor, once you get started you can't stop, even if you wanted to :)

[@628DirtRooster]

Oh man, that reminds me. My brother turned up my cousins when he was little. My mom caught him but I think he still got a little of it.

[@bencarley6896]

Because of this channel, I've gone fro a bit meh on bee's to determined to get some hives because bee's, bee's are cool. In the UK so trying to figure out any license I'd need but it's happening! Thanks to you that'll be at least two more hives in the world. But I am gonna wear a suit, England is cold so the bee's ain't so chill but it means beesuits ain't so bad..

[@arcitejack]

Indiana Jones hates snakes. The DirtRooster hates heights.

[@handlebarfox2366]

I don't blame him. Looking at that soffet, knowing the three stories of empty air underneath it, made me want to evacuate my bladder, too.

[@edcoffin3514]

Your killing me DirtRooster,,,,I was sure you where gonna say the guy with the big red nose in the picture was Mr.Ed 😂😂😂😂😂

[@628DirtRooster]

His teeth weren't showing.

[@edcoffin3514]

@@628DirtRooster true😎😎😎

[@MrRottweiler72]

I don't know how I stumbled upon your channel but myself and my lady enjoy watching your channel. Can we get a shout-out on your next video: Corey and Toni

[@drhank33y]

That was crazy. I'm not a fan of heights either so I know your pain. Interesting at the end though, you melt the stuff down? What happens after, you have clean honey? How do you get the wax out?

[@randlerichardson5826]

Great view that’s for sure rooster 🐓.

[@brianmoore3659]

How much on average do you get paid doing jobs like this? Or is keeping the honey and bees payment? Just curious

[@jdracer111]

If it shakes just walking out there it's not built very well is it? Wouldn't get me up there very long.

[@handlebarfox2366]

11:28 "No suits... and shorts. That's a bee man." Yep. He's swole!

[@RiffRaffMama.]

How long does it take for bees to build that much of a hive? Some of the jobs you do seem so big that it makes me wonder why it took the owners so long to get someone in to remove them?

[@dkeithcollins]

I've seen you use the vacuum many times. How do you decide the vac is full and cant' hold any more bees???

[@628DirtRooster]

Mostly by weight but if I'm still not sure I'll open it and take a look.

[@willmegehee]

That’s the gift that keeps on giving...

[@RichardScottWeather]

Did you ever find new eggs/larvae in the column hive box or was it a random queen/swarm?

[@628DirtRooster]

I did find eggs.

[@RichardScottWeather]

@@628DirtRooster Sweet!

[@loa81]

Don’t blame ya! Don’t like working on a ladder, either! Did the honey taste any better? Thank you. Regards...

[@joystratford2704]

This was amazing.

[@JeromeBeeFarm]

Balcony closed. lol Wow, that was a tall hive and up high too. Lucky you didn't have to man lift it on the outside. That queen was walking down the brick walk and you interrupted her stroll. I always think I'm going to get a lot of wax and after you melt down that huge pile, you wind up with 1/2 inch in your roaster. lol Those do look like wings. Dip it in some buffalo sauce, you might be on to something there. Thanks for the video Chicken Little.

[@628DirtRooster]

I thought we were going to be going through the ceiling to hopefully be able to reach over beams and remove them from the soffit. It was a wide soffit though and I wasn't sure we'd be able to reach all of it that way. A man lift would have been the next consideration but I'm not sure I would have even tried that with it being right on the edge of that marsh. Soft ground and man lifts aren't a good combo.

[@jaywhitehead5294]

Thankfully you didn't need a JLG because they don't make safety harnesses for folks like us. Lol. What can you do with bee's wax besides putting on new frames?

[@dennys9506]

I’d say they looked more like meatballs instead of hot wings.

[@628DirtRooster]

I musta squeezed too hard.

[@professortrog7742]

I'd say turds more like. Ewwww.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Wow I don’t know if 4 buckets are enough now. That’s a big hive wow 😳.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Ilay heavy odds that Mr. Ed's ears went UP when you accidentally got that swarm. NICE hive and glad gravity didn't overtake either of yall. Bacon nand plenty of it! Thanks, Buddy! GBWYall!

[@stgermain1074]

What did you do with all that brood comb? There was some nice pearly-white larvae in there.

[@628DirtRooster]

Wish we could have used it but late season removals invite hive beetles in a big way if we try and save a bunch of open brood.

[@YeCannyDaeThat]

Hey DirtRooster. Love the vids. Just wondering, I've seen other bee keepers spray the hive / bees during cutouts with a sugary water. I've never seen you do this. Why do they do this and why do you not do this? Thanks!

[@628DirtRooster]

I don't want them wet and sticky going into the vac hose. Sugar water spray can keep them busy cleaning themselves instead of stinging you.

[@debbiemansperger3280]

I get dizzy watching videos of high places - I really hate heights. It's gotten worse instead of better as I get older. I don't blame you a bit.

[@628DirtRooster]

Yeah, I can't watch those kids who climb building and stuff.

[@greyhairedphantom4038]

I found Its hard to do anything when you need two hands to hang on! Your as nervous as a sheep at a New Zealand Bucks Party!

[@tealkerberus748]

7:22 next time you're cutting any cement product with a saw, please either use a wet saw or at least a suitable dust mask. The silica dust released is first cousin to asbestos - not quite as deadly in your lungs, but working on it. Please stay safe!

[@628DirtRooster]

I feel that way about cutting almost anything these days. I wrap a tshirt around my face a lot of times.