I Got Honey Bees // Garden Answer

[@MIgardener]

Love it Laura, Can't wait to see how you do with them! We have 7 hives and they are absolutely the most rewarding thing. So lovely to watch.

[@gardenanswer]

7 hives!? That's awesome! Maybe one day I'll get there! I'm going to sift back through your videos in search of some on bees. I have some serious learning to do! :)

[@GlendaMoore]

Bless Aaron for filming that without protection! I wouldn't have been able to be within 60 feet of where you were, even if I was wearing a suit. Thanks for sharing the process!

[@pamketron]

Wow. You are one brave woman!!! I was sitting here shaking my phone trying to help you get the bees out of the cage!! 😜😜 Ha Keep us posted. My grandpa had bees when I was a little girl many many years ago! I remember him in the suit smoking the bees.

[@sharonfernandez2739]

That Bee Master shook the lil' bees with such confidence, like he was shaking chocolate sprinkles on his ice cream! Good luck with this batch.

[@andicacciatore9279]

My Dad and Grandpa were beekeepers in south Florida, just outside Miami, so I grew up with hives in our yard and held bees in my hand without being stung. They were the ones who were called to collect a swarm from a tree branch or an eve of a house! They turned them into a hive, and the most I remember us having was 9 at one time! I loved the fresh honeycomb dripping with sweet sticky honey that I always got a chunk of when my Dad robbed the hive. This was a real treat seeing you start your own hive! Best of luck with it!

[@praised03]

🐝🐝🐝 i hope dexter doesn't get too curious

[@chrisroyston5134]

We have kept bees for a few years now at our urban garden. The bees reward you with bigger fruit and vegetables crops. And the Honey really is amazing. When time to harvest, a cookie sheet and a potato masher work the best for a backyard hive. Have fun!

[@christinepirir4785]

AAAAAHHH I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU!! I couldn't wait for you to try again after your bees ditched last year! So happy for you guys and good luck!

[@highandfly101]

How inspiring! My husband isn't fond of bees, but we both have expressed interest in doing this! I can't wait to see how they do, good luck with this batch!

[@TheGardenettes]

If you don't have any lucky with these lil guys you should try a Flow Hive - my parents have one. It works a treat and getting the honey is super easy!!! Their bees are so happy and thriving :-) cheers Chloe

[@Carmen-uj2sp]

WOW! That's too cool y'all! Thank you for sharing with us Miss Laura. I hope Aaron didn't get stung....what a great hubby/camera man. =) Have a Blessed night!

[@whitetigess]

this was so completely fascinating. Ive never seen this done before

[@terryruiz7417]

Fascinating! My granddad raised bees. I'd go out with him to collect honey...he had me crouch down in the field and told me the bees would think I was a flower! I was very little. Never saw how hives were set up. Thank you!

[@naamaweiss]

I'm fine. this video didn't give me a panic attack at all. I'm fine.

[@keeliesmith3871]

Naama Weiss haha that was a super intense video! omg

[@denisechapel1040]

Super interesting! I sure hope everything goes well this time! I'm excited to watch the progress!! 😊👍🐝

[@sasha185]

Thanks so much for not being aggressive with the bees. That guy may be a pro but there was no need to shake them around like that.

[@faeriefire78]

I was so excited when I saw this pop up in my subscriptions! We inherited an established hive box from a neighbor who moved away, so we were clueless but excited to learn how to care for them. A couple weeks later Hurricane Matthew hit and the state did a mass mosquito spraying to prevent Zika. All that standing water, perfect mosquito breeding grounds, etc. Anyway, the pesticide covered everything and there was no protecting bees from that. I'm looking forward to more bee videos so we can feel confident to start over again. Tfs!

[@mreusser1]

So excited. I want bees but can't have them where we currently live. One day, but for now I'm living vicariously threw you.

[@TheGhjbkl]

Yay! I loved your previous bee videos!

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

This is so exciting. You are so cute in your bee suit and shout out to Arron for his bravery. May you have many years of happy bees and yummy hunny.

[@anitaridenhour7536]

So cool! I hope they hang around longer this time. Definitely keep us update...

[@CazPiranha]

My dads allotment plot came with an old, active hive & I'm gutted I live so far away & cant learn beekeeping! I'm hoping he gets a new hive for them, even if he doesn't keep them for honey it's so important to help our lovely bees 🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@chlexiel.1022]

I'm excited to follow this process. Your mom is young and beautiful by the way.

[@violetvidaurri6571]

That was a lot of bees!🐝🐝 I can't wait to see the next video on the bees progress.

[@JupiterInTheWoods]

That was so cool! I'm looking forward to seeing updates on these little guys :)

[@corazonkreativo]

OMG!!! You are sooo brave, my son and I were getting chills just watching you :)

[@sharfinbean667]

Very cool, love to hear the bees. Good job Aaron!

[@vickipixiehallow1954tomlinson]

You are a brave woman! This looks fascinating! Please show us when you harvest the honey!! I can't cait!!

[@hannahharrison111]

I notice from your instagram post that you couldn't wait until tomorrow to put up this video!! How exciting!

[@KatrinaTrys]

Absolutely love it! My oldest is wanting to get some... I have been watching your plant videos & glad I found this one! Excited to you working them!

[@enduser6957]

Great video, throughout the demonstration I was wondering if Aaron had a suit on, so kudos to him...most hives are lost in the first year due to starvation and predators. My favorite strategy for starting a colony is not harvesting their honey for the first year and feeding them during the winter. Each location is unique for predators. Chicken wire works well in my case...Liked!

[@jackiehopper5890]

wow I'm definitely not as Brave As You Are you did really good putting those bees inside there home good luck on getting lots of honey I love honey it's really good

[@barbaraviray5101]

So excited about the 🐝's !! Living vicariously ❤️🐝🌸👏✨🌊🦋🐼

[@GirlyHR]

I think it's really interesting that you got your bees so fast. In the UK you have to go on a 6 week course and then they recommend that you keep your bees on a communal apiary for a year before you move them to your garden. It kind of puts me off because I want to have bees in my garden now but then I suppose having lots of time to learn how to look after them maybe helps you to be more successful? I don't know!

[@marieandruby]

Wow! That was fascinating! I hope you have much success with your bees and I am looking forward to updates.

[@marksuson5347]

awesome. can't wait to get updates on this

[@lisatucker3432]

You Rock Laura !!!!!! hope the bees stay

[@hildaorjuly]

wow! brave couple! Amazing way to take care of your garden.

[@greenbeegardener2863]

So Exciting!!! Congrats on the new hive :)

[@LexiHelterbrand]

That was my thought from the moment she started working with the bees. “Omg, I sure hope Aaron has a suit on, too!?” I was so nervous! 😬

[@nevaminguez7175]

That's great that you're trying bees again! I hope you have a better experience with them this time! :)

[@gardenanswer]

Me too!!! :) I'm trying to give them their space. Last time I wanted to just go look at them all the time. I probably annoyed them to the point of leaving! haha! ;)

[@nevaminguez7175]

Garden Answer Haha! If I had bees I'd do the same thing!

[@RhapsodyRebecca]

I'm so excited to see updates! I don't know if you can talk about this but do you know if this can be done on a smaller scale for a smaller garden? And is it okay to talk about the price point and cost involved? Thanks for this video!

[@therealFOBBrigi]

Ohh my! Laura I was crossing my fingers, I was so anxious during the whole video! You did an amazing job, can't wait for the updates, hopefully it will work out this time! :)

[@jelatinosa]

have you seen the new hives that you can extract the honey without hurting or disturbing the bees? It's like having the honey on tap.

[@camicri4263]

Soooo, lovely! I don't know if anyone in my home will do that! I need to get well so I can do it!

[@debravanzant1962]

Laura, I've thought of doing this but haven't because we always have a ton of yellow jackets...always putting out traps to get rid of them. I have a fear of the bees being attacked or invaded. Not sure if we should try or not.

[@DrewSkii10]

Love it Laura! We have 5 hives and they are really nice. Keep those sleeves covered and gloves on for sure! Great job

[@gardenanswer]

That's amazing! Have you been keeping bees for long?

[@amritaghosh8103]

Wow this video is so beautiful.. and hope Aaron isn't stung. I almost had a heart attack when you released the bees from the box, God, you are brave Laura. The day before yeaterday, someone broke a honeycomb near our house and it was so sad to look at the confused bees flying around. Some of them got inside our house at night as well.

[@korokforest9395]

Aw that's great, Love your videos by the way!!! Once you get some experience under your belt can you do a video on how to care for bee's? I would love to have some but I have no idea where to start!

[@gardenanswer]

Absolutely! As soon as I feel like I've got some experience under my belt we'll definitely put together a video like that! :)

[@korokforest9395]

Garden Answer Great I can't wait!

[@tundraleonberger9645]

I would enjoy watching your learning curve. I usually learn more from mistakes than I do from success! Also, where I live there are a lot of regulations to follow in order to keep bees. I hope you will talk about your restrictions or obligations, and how we can help bees recover in general.

[@roblwsn4802]

I remember in high school science class we had to pick a career and write a paper on it. I picked a Bee Keeper. Got a D because it was a inefficient wage. Our school team was the Pellston Hornets.

[@aparnaganapati]

Hello! I have ordered my first beehive and it is due to arrive in April. Could you please let us know how is your beehive doing? What are some things that you would like to share with someone new to beekeeping?

[@mignonelion4838]

I've been thinking about doing bees. Can't wait to see your progress

[@FRANCESGUM]

Wow, what a fascinating process! I noticed there were still TONS of bees in that box that you didn't completely shake out. What will happen to those bees??

[@CavemanPhotos]

Very cool. Thank you for posting something new and a little out of the ordinary. Cheers!

[@patjones5723]

Awesome video....great job lady!!! AND great job Aaron doing the video :)

[@bokse100]

Congratulations!!!!I'm so glad that you now have bees!We have bees too!Work with bees so interesting!

[@lifeinamerica6006]

You mom is so smart

[@kristadrummond5928]

Love this! I have to admit I chuckled when I saw the title pop up today because you are truly a jack of all trades... or is that princess of all trades? lol I just bought my mothers day present, it is a bee house like you had last year. Handed it to my husband and said read the label you may need to order bees, I will act surprised! :-)

[@maudeleslie4113]

So FUN!!! Thanks for a great learning experience. I'll have some one day soon, I hope!

[@kimberlycarey1384]

WOW! You're brave! Loved the video!

[@DivaDivaFashionista]

I lost it when you poured the solution on them 😫 I must say this video was very interesting

[@dannymayhew9620]

Wow. That was so cool and brave.

[@DianeCee0]

SO crazy... I just watched your old bee video last night

[@valdemargaari9751]

OMG you so lucky! Please keep us updated

[@grisespino8765]

Your so brave, both of you! Hope to do have a hive of my own in the near future.

[@AhhMazingManny]

I love it ! I can't wait to learn more and see it progress !!!!!!

[@Olgasgreenland]

Good luck with the Honey bees. Good decision, to buy them, our environment needs the bees.

[@deeroseg9737]

wow you made it look so simple

[@4390evans]

looks so easy, heres me thinking it was too hard. We are looking to get bees next year so thanks for the vid

[@_faz.mina_8559]

I was waiting for a video like this, thank you very much for making one. Ur mum looks very young and pretty 😍

[@chrismith9714]

Love that greenhouse how big and wide

[@gardenanswer]

It's 36' long and 20' wide. Aaron and I feel like it's one of the best investments we've ever made! :)

[@Bkmommymn]

Awesome! 🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@barbll000]

I've kept bees for 10 years in Ontario Canada. It's a great hobby though it's challenging

[@ninjainhotpink]

this is super cool. i want bees now!

[@anitahadley2871]

That was lots of fun to watch! How long until you will have honey?

[@rachelhill9641]

That was really interesting can't wait for the update

[@carmiezaya9849]

This was glorious

[@squerky]

Hello! What an interesting video! I'd like to know how you get the honey out? and how you (i'm assuming) jar it, or put it in a container. Is there a cleansing process for the honey to be edible or is it just ready to rumble right out of the bee boxes? How much honey will this set up produce and how long does it take? I'd love a video of that whole process. Thanks :) Love your channel.

[@heathersteeves9297]

That was awesome Laura...I have been trying to convince my husband to get honey bees 🐝 still working on it but I did want to tell you about some bees and I am pretty sure they where honey bees, there was a swarm of them high in a maple tree and I watched it for days and it seemed to be growing in size but then one day I went to check on them and the crows had destroyed the hive they tried to rebuild but the crows kept destroying so then they were gone so how can you keep the crows away? Love your vids 🌷💐🌸🌺🌹🐝🇨🇦

[@snatched.8135]

Good luck! Hope they stay this time :D

[@hansenfamilyhomestead7490]

Are you still beekeeping? I haven't seen anything since this video.

[@heatherannekennedy9368]

I was wondering the same thing!

[@innerlight10]

Your mom is so young looking!!! Why do you keep bees? To pollinate flowers? Can you harvest their honey too?

[@gardenanswer]

I'll tell my mom that you said that! She'll be pleased. :) I have them both for pollination and for honey (and it's fun)!

[@animon87]

sooo cool! 😁 I'll never wanna go back to studying now

[@ashliep6157]

I cannot wait to start a bee farm :)

[@melchorpatricio4875]

hope we can have some flowers that you used in the Philippines. I love to do what you did...I always watch your video and its nice..

[@Ssupermom12000]

Good luck.

[@christinamccann]

That's amazing! Good luck.

[@teresaholland4790]

Awesome thanks 😊

[@kaseyhulton3185]

this looks really cool and you look adorable!!

[@gardenanswer]

Thank you! 😊

[@sandravistine-amdor8036]

Great Video Laura, as you know I will be doing this in the future so it was a good intro for me. I am most interested in what happens next. Once those frames are full how do you swap them out and do you take all or just some of the honey and when do you do that?

[@myplantlife2675]

This video gave me the chills and I was afraid for you, hoping you didn't get attacked by all those bees...You are definitely braver then me....Don't think I could of did that....

[@lisawalters5482]

Great nerves!!! Haha. Really enjoyed learning. Tfs

[@kaylabayla7202]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@lori-annekochuk7460]

Hi greetings from Canada.

[@suejones4635]

That looks really fun and interesting. Why can't you just release the queen, why the gumdrop?

[@TheBomdor]

The gumdrop is to keep the queen safe from the colony. They may take the queen for an enemy and attack her. If they do, the little cage will keep her safe. It will give the colony time to get to know her scent. (singing) "getting to know you, getting to hope you like me" lol

[@audreywy1743]

oh my goodness. ..you're awesome!

[@alarcon99]

Thank u for this. ive been toying with the idea of getting bees. what do you think of a system like flowhive? i like the minimal invasivenes when collecting honey though i would still regularly inspect my bees.

[@weirdangel4025]

omg ! did u just woke up? so cute. I love bees.

[@DebbyBeachy07]

Didn't you lose a lot of bees when you dumped them in? I really enjoyed your video!

[@Elizabeth-nx6us]

Hey Laura - where is the update video from this?? I only see older videos. I'm curious what happens to the bees that were not able to shake into the box - do they just get released into the world?