Abandoned Queen and Aborted Swarm: Unusual Behaviors in a Japanese Honeybee Open Hive

I encountered some truly unexpected behaviors in this intriguing exploration of an open air colony of Japanese honey bees. Watch as the colony suddenly halts their swarm and makes the unusual decision to abandon the queen they've been raising.

[@bobwebber8521]

Thank you for the really close up shots. Nice to see the new comb they are building.

[@tusharkd1]

You have provided very important information, thank you. As I keep Indian Cerana honey bee (cerana indica) , I am learning many basic knowledge from your video. Thank you once again.

[@Auroral_Anomaly]

Japanese honeybees have such shiny and clean fur!

[@beebob1279]

My Europeans did this for the first time. I have two open colonies that need to be put in boxes. I'm waiting for the weather to cool so I can box them up and move them to a new yard

[@mari0n333]

I wonder what caused them to change their minds? Fascinating!

[@colliric]

Weather conditions most likely.

[@quillclock]

i think the shock from being attached to the ceiling and out in the open freaked them out. but then they realized that it was actually a safe spot

[@user-hy1nj2fj6q]

Воздух из ветродуйки повредил личинок в маточнике. Личинки погибли.

[@carlosgarza9535]

The queens shoot looks so nice ❤

[@liviuplaton9177]

日本の養蜂について私たちに理解していただき、ありがとうございます。

[@Mindy-xw7zt]

Very beautiful videos ❤

[@VictorFursov]

Beautiful queen. Thank you.😮😮😮

[@user-hu2ln7xh4x]

Возможно Вы воздухом осушили или застудили яйца и личинки в маточниках, потому пчёлы их убрали из-за негодности. Семья,в любом случае, будет делиться. Таков закон.

[@habuteru]

With an open air hive, how do you protect it from the giant hornets?

[@MariaPetalcorin]

We set up nets around them. The bees can pass through but the hornets can’t

[@cyndervyrarine1690]

Love the videos, though I'd like things someone that normally doesn't bee wouldn't understand to be explained in the videos, like what does "swarming" mean when it's referred to in the video.

[@bobbinsthethird]

Honey bee colonies reproduce by swarming, a process where about one-third to one-half of the workers in a colony leave in a swarm with the queen to set up a hive in a new location.

[@cyndervyrarine1690]

@@bobbinsthethird thanks for the explanation ^_^

[@nuribasbug7358]

Hava üfleyici hücre içindeki larvaları üşüttü. Larvalar soğudu ve öldü. Larva ısısı kritik seviyenin altına düştü. İyi günler. Arı dostu.❤

[@GregoryEastern]

I subscribed to her channel because she do more showing than talking through the whole video others talk damn near the whole video which is very annoying 🙂

[@marceloemresgatedasabelhas8442]

Lwgal Parabéns

[@weedwacker1716]

What will you do when suzumebachi comes? Making your camp on the open plain is asking to be ambushed.

[@nobodysanything2330]

🐝

[@EA008]

Waoow,,, koloni lebahnya bersar sekali kak..terimakasih telah berbagi pengalamannya.. Salam kenal dari pecinta lebah di Indonesia..👍🙏

[@user-cj6fx5ou4b]

لم يغيرو قرارهم ولاخططهم من عدم السرب ولكن الخطأ نتيجة الهواء بالنفاخ ماتت اليرقات

[@congtaoo4452]

Có bán chúa giống ko chị

[@ElekZoliSopron]

Aren't you afraid of hornets?

[@krzysztofpora5733]

A jak walczycie z wartozą?

[@andrezbermudez6662]

I literally saw a baby bee hacthing

[@turgberbgus]

What happened to the speaking narrator

[@yuriyur7789]

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