Inside the Bee Hive what honey bees do. See eggs, larvae, Queen Laying Eggs, pollen, Condensation

Inside the hive Close UP interior view of various honey bee behaviors.
Hygienic varroa resistant honey bees doing what they do, laying eggs, storing pollen, waggle dancing, grooming, drones hatching, feeding larvae, tending brood frames.
I have not had to treat for varroa destructor, why, because we haven't been able to find any. These bees are highly sensitive to the presence of varroa destructor and simply remove anything, or any bee that has problems.
PLEASE NOTE: 100% of this video is the exclusive work of Frederick Dunn and no permissions have been granted for use elsewhere. Thank you for respecting that. These sequences complete, or in part, may not be reproduced or used in any form or in any format without express written permission from Frederick Dunn.
You may be wondering what survivor line stock I'm using? I'm glad you asked! I get them from BeeWeaver, I pay for them like everyone else and they did not give me any concessions to mention them at all. Here is a link to their website where you can read more about a line of honey bees that have not been treated for varroa since 2001, that's right, 2001! These beekeepers are way ahead of the game and these bees are the result of the survivor approach:
www.beeweaver.com/beeweaver-bees
I've been working with their honey bees since 2007 and couldn't be happier. Tell them Frederick Dunn sent you and I'll still have to pay the same as everyone else!

[@HarukiYamamoto]

Drone: I feel so lucky that all I have to do here is eat and mate. Worker: *Winter is coming.*

[@sianthomasson8799]

Yes but once they mate, they die!

[@bluedaylight1243]

@@sianthomasson8799 what drone?

[@jinglebelles8059]

Drones are male bees i think

[@chiyu.tamade]

@@bluedaylight1243 lol Male bees

[@johnnykwon3999]

you knoe nuthin drone snow.

[@xXpezcoolXx]

I like when they do their little dance to show the location of the flowers.

[@ga1actic_muffin]

i want to know how that dance illustrates where to find the pollen. can it be deciphered?

[@sjcflawless]

vulkein one day, tech will so advanced, we will be able to do so!

[@ga1actic_muffin]

@@sjcflawless actually apparently they did decipher it. looked it up after seeing this video. now you can understand bee communication too and find out which flowers they are going to with the information they give. ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHeneIOdjdl-Y7c

[@xXpezcoolXx]

@@ga1actic_muffin Well when I was a kid I saw a comic show telling what it meant. Can't remember if it was the Magic Bus ( lol ) or something else.

[@Darkskynet1]

BUZZ BUZZ LOOK AT MA SACKS OF POLLEN

[@Lucky_Kounna]

Fred: *talks about the pollen fermenting* me an intellectual: Ah so they have a local brewery, nice

[@Big73W]

And they're brewing plant sperm with yeast

[@Mirsab]

Beewery...ba DuM tiss

[@Shrooblord]

Honeymead! Er... or maybe not

[@oceanbytez847]

Seeing this makes me realize bees are a lot smarter than i originally thought.

[@FrederickDunn]

smartest of all insects :)

[@welcometolife4237]

Big Bang is a bless

[@kencramer2232]

Iv always known about the bee dance as a way of communicating but never considered what is actually required of the bee/s. Who first taught the bees to communicate in this way? How did the first bees learn to communicate in order to cooperate if they had no form of communication to begin with. How does a bee live long enough to: educate itself, learn to be attentive, develop a memory, make good decisions and all straight from the “crib”!? Otherwise the females could just ignore each other to death. The only plausible explanation is they were given or “programmed” with all the necessary abilities from the very beginning. Thanks to God for the bees.

[@FuriousImp]

@@kencramer2232 No need to invoke god. It's just genetics...

[@DaveGX]

I always assumed since I’ve learned it to be sort of a hive mind thing? Or instinct or whatever, not sure, really.

[@elliottcanuel2196]

I don't if its just me, but aren't bees just so CUTE? They have the most adorable huge eyes, are super fuzzy, and are the chubbiest insect I've ever seen. That equals cute in my book.

[@fairycatyt]

Pepper McGillicuddy I know! I bought a plushie of a bee a few days ago, spent 3 hours on adopt me trying to get a fly ride bee, spent my weeks in quarantine reading up on bees and watching videos of them after my homework is out of the way :)

[@seharlari9094]

@@fairycatyt you play roblox too?

[@fairycatyt]

sehar lari yes, definitely! I play for at least 6 hours or I can’t maintain normal brain functionality as a gamer 😂

[@chungisfungus3925]

Yeah, especially in this video they look so sweet going about their little routines.

[@juliejay5436]

Well Pepper. I think your heart will melt when you watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moiQcpyEZ9F-eq8

[@hcraig8484]

Learned more about bees in the past 10 minutes than I have in the past 60 years.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you! I'm so glad I shared something valuable to you :)

[@mixfeelings9432]

Correction 7 - 8 min 😅

[@joannaniedziaek8158]

I've seen so many bee videos on yt, but this one is not only visually far better than most, but also provides information I've never heard anywhere else! Awesome job!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you Joanna, I really appreciate that! :)

[@indianbeekiping7621]

I am from Bee Spinach India, I liked your video very much, I want to get more and more information about bees from you, please send your WhatsApp number, please

[@shard39]

@@indianbeekiping7621 you want my WhatsApp number?

[@antidote5416]

@@shard39 👁️👄👁️

[@estrossa8928]

It's God's gift with direct confirmation.

[@princeofdatny]

Nobody: Me: Watching bees at 2am

[@RealityWrecker]

Nobody: You: Me: Watching bees at 2am Cool storybro

[@asviraramsha7815]

I am watching it at 4am

[@bridgetdarby2730]

Lol 5:55 for me

[@normaelizondo2171]

The bees stopping to get groomed and cleaned reminded me a lot of a car pit stop it’s so cute

[@Jaynes-Path]

When I was a child we stayed at a vacation home of a friend of my father's that had a HUGE beehive on the outside of the large picture window in the livingroom. It had been there for years and was about 5 feet high and 2,5 to 3 feet across. My mother kept trying to get me to go outside and play with my brothers, but that hive was fascinating! I loved watching the Queen move around (once I found her) and from books there learned most of my life's knowledge about bees from watching & reading while there. I begged for a beehive but as 1 of my brothers is allergic to bees, it was a fast No!Our local conservation center has a glass hive that the bees enter and exit through a plastic pipe. I would bring my children there when younger but I enjoyed them more than they did. They are fascinating to me. Never wish to be a baby bee with a cold or allergy, your aunts will kill you instead of cuddles and chicken soup! lol

[@brickyy3106]

I’m 14 but this gives me nostalgia lol

[@Trixiegirl88]

Absolutely fascinating. I wouldn't get a single thing done if I had access to an observation hive!

[@FrederickDunn]

It's my cappuccino bar :) with comfortable chairs and special lighting :) you're right, it's a trap!

[@lachlanmacarthur8992]

Trixiegirl88 I

[@mikeries8549]

We set up an ob hive for grandson. Left it setup for just two days. The bees moved everything in the few frames we gave them . They'd clear space to lay and herd the queen to the empty cells.

[@annafoxartist]

Same here 🥰

[@Depths17]

I love bees, protect all bees!

[@chiefvia4170]

Frederick, may the creator of the universe pour out blessings upon you for making this knowledge available!!!!! Rarely is this old man impressed and thrilled, but this did.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you for such a nice comment!

[@nicole_toast]

Omg this is so wholesome 🥺 I love this

[@Sweetumsh]

it's so cute they have a whole bee society with roles and jobs. i would like to join them

[@aldastroud9671]

But you are.. Look around

[@EmotionalSupportBees]

0:50 That bee licking the window made my day

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

"What Do Honey Bees Do Inside the Beehive?" A whole lot of snuggling apparently.

[@Dargonhuman]

Bees are the OG "snugglebugs"

[@GarethFerguson]

4:46 thats a strange sound from a bee

[@magik2432]

Illuminati

[@davidbarrozo6621]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 had to play it again cause I thought it was the wife at first...

[@yuikomoki2141]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Morypory-the-pink-cat]

Probably something else

[@JessTheAwe]

Ever since I read the Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd I really got interested in bees and now have this huge adoration for bees and what they do. So many types of jobs in the hive it's so fascinating! And I actually feel sorry for the queen as her only job is to lay eggs. It's sad to see bees dying in this day and age, they're so precious.

[@mirroredchaos]

world: "all the bees are dying from mites" verroa resistant bees: "think again"

[@giannagodsey8011]

Can we appreciate how this guy takes the time to read the comment section, like every comment he comes across, and reply to them? That takes some dedication. You are the man!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks!

[@nomdeplume2213]

Oh my jeepers 4:48 gave me a damn heart attack 😂😂 my 6 yrold daughter is outback swimming with my husband and i heard that rooster in my headphones and thought it was her screaming lol scared me to death.

[@tsrifenoz5706]

Can we appreciate that he has given a heart to most of the comments.

[@FrederickDunn]

thanks :)

[@sayraico8206]

Is no one talking about the guys satisfying voice?😔

[@adriiPortillo]

0:48 love that little guy licking the window clean

[@richdaly9861]

Thank you always Fred

[@bioswars8827]

As a young child, I use to have a great fear of bees, Obviously after being stung. Since viewing many videos from people like you, I've learned to not fear them much, That said, I do have a great respect for them and the things they do for humanity. Thanks for teaching us to be better, and helping us to understand.

[@Dargonhuman]

As a Trekkie with a particular fascination with the Borg, I find myself comparing the social structure of the Collective to the information you're giving here and I'm realizing the writers for Star Trek got the Borg all wrong; they tried to make all Borg drone units as homogenized, interchangeable parts of a vast machine intellect, and said they based that on the social structures of insects like ants and bees, but seeing how many different specializations there actually are within a single bee colony makes me realize that the Borg would require similar specializations just to function. Granted, they did try to rectify that in Voyager when they started exploring Borg social structure through Seven of Nine and, later, the Borg children, but one of the commentary tracks for the movie First Contact mentioned that the director and writers had a difficult time figuring out how to direct the background Borg as they had no idea what they should be doing that was both interesting and looked Borg-like. After watching this, I realize all they had to do was watch an observation bee hive and figure out how to translate bee specializations to the Borg; i.e. instead of nurse bees, have medical Borg with specialized scanners and surgical implements to do on-site maintenance on other drones or have engineer or construction Borg that fill the role of the bees who build and maintain comb.

[@mwasheelfakeerah7681]

Indeed magical and sacred creatures.. They are not only crutial for the world's flowers pollination process but also in producing excess honey for the wellbeing of the human race as well as for honey-eating animals. Surely, there are numerous signs of our Lord in every aspect of bees' life. 🌼🐝

[@pharoahcaraboo9610]

the bee licking up condensation made me smile so big. so cute!!

[@jane4sahara]

Found this video whilst reading Laline Paull's novel "The Bees" and I thought half of what she described was fiction, but seeing the pouches on the forager bees and the waggle dance was fascinating! Really helpful video.

[@cheripierre9029]

Wow, that was so informative to see them all in action doing their specific duties. Thanks for posting.

[@RayMak]

I love honey

[@terrim.602]

I love watching bee and various insect observation hives. Thank you for this video ❤️!

[@isabellam1936]

This is incredibly fascinating. I just learned more about bee's in this one video than I did in my whole 35 years.

[@eddvcr598]

Amazing footages!! I knew that bees were highly social animals, but I didn’t know that their social structure was this complex. I learned so many things from just this video alone, including how they ferment the pollen with yeast. No wonder they call them bee bread! Thank you so much for this incredible video!

[@sarasolomon4812]

This video was AMAZING and so informative! Clear, concise, filled with fascinating facts. Definitely earned a thumbs up.

[@joshladue5671]

Whats amazing is you can read what the hives doing out in about in the field with all the distraction of the hive. I know this one is an observation hive. But your reading the hives like this in the field too. Its crazy you can look at it out there and determine all thats going on. Its impressive and interesting.

[@saramunoz1068]

bees are cute, i love them.

[@LovinLife-pv7op]

I find all this detail fascinating! Thank you for the video.

[@donstor1]

Very nice Fred. I love watching the bees going about their duties in and about the hive. Thank you.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you donstor1, much appreciated! :)

[@truongtuanminh4195]

I am Vietnamese và tôi rất vui khi video được phụ đề tiếng việt giúp cho mọi người việt xem dễ dang hơn We love bee

[@averyhappywoman]

Beautiful footage! Thank you for sharing!!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks for watching!

[@DanaMiSa74]

Incredible and beautifull creatures! I love to watch them and bumblebees as they come to collect polen in our garden. Thank you for this video.

[@MRNOFILTER718]

Fascinating Bees are highly intelligent

[@LunchBXcrue]

Dude this video is awesome! So interesting, I never realized how complex bees and bee colonies can be!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you appreciated it!

[@fanyortizbadillaortizbadil7773]

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[@minsungisrealandyoucantden5448]

Tere

[@rachelgerber6729]

Incredible footage! Thank you for such clear camera work and great narration.

[@locoproductions343]

Today I finally got and put my bees inside the hive

[@k27ism]

Cool! Do you keep them for hobby or for business or both?

[@locoproductions343]

Dwayne k27ism hockey y but want to turn it into a business

[@pinkiepie8010]

Bees are so incredible 💛🥺🐝

[@TsukyTheDark]

I really like honey bees, their cute and fuzzy and really well organized. I really enjoyed watching thm like this for a bit.

[@neilking758]

Im a new Bee Keeper Frederick, in my first year! This is one of the best educational pieces I've come across on the web. Thank you so much for your time and effort. insights into "the Hive" and "BEEhaviour" is priceless. An old Bee Keeper who's no longer with us once told me "Know your Hive and you'll get to know your bees".

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@charlesdeens8927]

These videos are absolutely fantastic. Beautifully filmed, and so very informative. Thanks for these videos.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you Charles, I'm so glad you are enjoying them!

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

I just enjoy watching bees. Watching videos of bees keeps me from opening my hives.

[@sunrisesail59]

Another outstanding piece of work, Fred.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you so much!

[@celeste7306]

This is more informative yet easy to understand than any book I've ever read. What a Phenominal job! 🐝💜

[@FrederickDunn]

Wow, thank you!

[@kendunn2218]

A remarkable insight into a honey bee colony. Thank you for making it available.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you for watching and commenting Ken, I appreciate it.

[@Mrs_Chiques]

Fascinating!!! Thank you for such a well made video!

[@pbetty82]

This is utterly fascinating!!! I don’t know what it is about bees, but I love watching videos of them. Great job...the video is very well done. Thank you!

[@lilgremlin6222]

Omg that tiny little tongue is so cute!

[@fairycatyt]

I ended up finding this through Perfect Bee when I was looking up how beehives work. Brilliant video!

[@FrederickDunn]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@perfectingmyreligion]

It pissses me off that I didn't learn more about bees in middle school instead it was butterfly's which aren't near as interesting

[@silmsadie]

Or as important

[@CATsissta]

Bees are super important too! They should definitely be teaching kids about bees and why you shouldn't be as scared of them, or kill them!!

[@Sadlander2]

This is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!

[@bridgetdarby2730]

These bees are making me wonder what the world would be like if people came together like a big family

[@bridgetdarby2730]

Well without killing people after November

[@electricengineer624]

Very interesting and amazing observation hive good job we learn every day something thanks again

[@flaviohaggis4817]

Great video. The more I watch the more I respect these creatures, and of course this craft.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you, I am so glad you enjoyed it!

[@geraldharty9675]

It's REALLY amazing how the Honey-Bee does

[@AfricaBlue68]

After reading ‘the history of bees’ by Maya Lunde I felt the urge to understand more and this video, Fredrick, is extremely self explanatory and makes me feel to star a beehive, to learn how to live better our lives in full respect of the other’s rights and duties. Thanks.

[@davidroman1342]

So clever. I love bees 🐝 ty 🐝

[@hg5507]

Aww theyre so precious..

[@kristanova9361]

He speaks so softly😭🖤

[@PM-ql1nx]

Fascinating. I love bees. I am teaching my grandson to appreciate and respect bees as well. Bees are important.

[@FrederickDunn]

That's excellent Peggy, your grandson is very fortunate to have you :)

[@JamesCrouchX]

an oldie but a goodie.. Excellent close up work and explanation. Thank you.

[@neilking758]

I'm new to bee keeping, this being my first year. I sincerely appreciate the time and effort that people take from their own busy lives to produce footage like this. I've learned so much from watching this. Maybe I'd have purchased an observation hive and ran that for a clue of year prior to beginning bee keeping. I look forward to more footage.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you!

[@mbgal7758]

I loved this video. You almost have to feel some sympathy for the drones until I remembered I had to do the same to my ex husband because he was similarly useful. 😂

[@deathahoy8971]

Thank you for the great footage, very nice!

[@janeyladey4913]

Very informative and straight faced thank you

[@masterbeekeeper30years18]

Excellent Excellent, did I mention Excellent! Always great Mr Dunn you truly are peerless! I know that I will always learn something when I watch your videos! COOL!!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you Macro, always nice to see your comments!

[@FlowerPower1000]

Amazing shots!!! One of the few video with such clear close-ups.. Very interesting and informative video! Keep it up we love bees 😊😍🐝

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lendouma3224]

This was a very intriguing video. I was captivated from the get go. Your voice very calming. Great video.

[@Jackmack365]

Thank you for that it was fascinating. You have a very soothing voice too! 🙏🏼

[@juliannej5826]

Loved it! Super interesting 👏

[@TheLittleAzn]

So fancinating to watch! Thank you

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you for taking the time to comment :)

[@lakshyavaibhavdatta9098]

This was so amazing! Such intelligent creatures, cleaning each other. :)

[@scottreese5492]

That was great filming and info, thanks from taft,tn

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks, Scott.

[@tterry53]

Very informative. I've been bee keeping for a year now and learned some new things here. Thanks

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you so much and I'm glad something was new to you :)

[@dvh3113]

Honey Bees are SO interesting!

[@Jessica_Zs]

Great views and information! Bees rock. Truly busy. More than most realize. Great example to follow. SAVE THE BEES!!! HONEY = LIFE!!

[@aliloucreations1817]

😲I’m just absolutely fascinated 😮😮😮 how clever are they ❤️❤️❤️

[@FrederickDunn]

I couldn't agree more :)

[@fire-n-smoke2878]

So amazing these little creatures.. But the most underrated and above all is God who set in motion this little creatures, put everything in them that they need for their activities.

[@raintree3383]

I now have even more respect for Bees....your video is amazing....thank you and love from Alberta Canada

[@FrederickDunn]

Wow, thank you!

[@jingles1963]

Awesome! I’ve watched a lot of KZbin’s on beekeeping. Never seen a queen laying or bees working with pollen. I can’t help looking at a hive and seeing God’s handiwork!

[@SquirrelsForAll]

Absolutely wonderful, thank you for creating and posting. I've noticed more condensation within our hives and I was worried. This put my mind at ease. Thank you!!

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad to help :) the most problematic condensation would happen on the top where it has the opportunity to drip down on bees that are clustered in place. Keeping the condensation down low, or on the sides isn't so much of a threat.

[@SquirrelsForAll]

Thank you, Sir! You're dead-on regarding the weather change and the moisture issue. We lost some bees due to the flow hive leaking during a harvest, same issue, I believe, you experienced. With a lower population, the girls seem to lack the numbers to most closely regulate the hive temp, so I'll probably be down-sizing them slightly until their numbers build up. By the way, your hygienic bees are absolutely stunning. It's wonderful to watch them clean and groom and clearly the strain is proving successful. Thanks again for the wonderful videos.

[@PresidentScrooge]

4:30 - From my experience and observation with the european Honey Bee the cleaning instinct of bees are sorta coming last. Taking care of the queen, getting brood, getting food, etc. all comes first. So smaller hives or hives where the beekeeper puts too much space seem to clean less - and thus also be more vulnerable to the varroa. Since I work completely without any chemical procedures on my hive this was a rather important find as I keep my bee hives somewhat small (though it can be tricky, because of even late swarming occuring when keeping them too small). And drones also help for heating the hive during most of the year so more worker bee scan fly out. So just waiting for a virgin queen isn't quite their only responsibility. P.S. Also my chicken love the lavaes that are thrown out. They eat them so quickly away that I rarely see them laying around.

[@silmsadie]

Bees are my favorite insects. 🐝

[@animalsandandy3467]

great shots, cool idea to film from such an observational angle

[@mrhypnagogia]

They are beautiful

[@blackeyes3313]

great job Mr bee

[@skitzochik]

I never knew what a drone bee's function was but I do now, thanks you taught me something new today. I appreciate you.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you again! :)

[@ViniciusNegrao_]

Bees are really special ♥

[@codiserville593]

That really is so interesting that they can be so complex and industrious

[@ifeelgoodapp-knowyourwellb2673]

Amazing organization, thank you !

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks for watching!