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After doing all the work to get these bees safely removed along with all the comb necessary for them to make it for the rest of the year, I really thought this one was in the books. Was I ever wrong. What a total disappointment and heart break to discover the puddle of honey/water pooled up in the back of the van. This could only mean one thing, the bees overheated and most in the bee vac were dead. Even after doing all the things I know to keep the bees healthy after a removal, I still was unable to keep these bees alive. And like I said in the video, the future for these bees was bleak at best. Two days after the removal when I went to release the queen, there were already loads of hive beetle larva in the comb. I then removed all the comb and placed the bees into a 3 frame box with 2 frames of honey, not their own, and an empty, drawn out frame of comb. This drastic measure did give the bees a chance to recover, but after 4 weeks, the hive absconded. A great disappointment again, but one totally understandable. The life of a bee wrangler is not always a good one, but God willing, I'll keep on doing it till I can't. Thanks for watching. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
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[@jessicafairfax_Bens_Bees]

Don't be ashamed of showing this video Mr. Ed. We live to learn from our mistakes and you made a huge effort to save these ladies. Always impressed by the work you do. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@bigdawgronaz878]

While I’m sad you lost so many bees, it’s important to show the bad with the good. This is such a good learning video for beekeepers. God bless and keep up the great work my friend.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I totally agree, the bad, along with the good, needs to be shown as it is ALL part of keeping bees. Thank you for your blessings, support, and for being a member to my channel. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@karladenton5034]

Sad, just like an over winter die off or a swarm that doesn't leave enough behind, it's just part of the life of a beekeeper. Mourn, regroup, carry on - the mantra of all of us who garden, homestead, keep bees or animals. Hugs to you, Mr. Ed.

[@AlpacaMade]

I'm a flyover viewer. I stop in for a few videos or a few weeks, learn a ton about these amazing creatures and get distracted by other concerns. One thing I've learned about you and your colleagues is, while combs dripping with liquid gold are profitable; your main objective is to partner with the bees, keeping them safe and healthy. God gave us the bees and He also gave us the beetles and robbers. To everything, a purpose. You keep making more, Mr. Ed & I'll keep watching.😊👍

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you so much for your visits to the channel and supportive words, they are very much appreciated. Until the next visit, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@birdnest5814]

It’s a sad thing to happen, but you did your best. Keep us posted about the remaining bees, please. Enjoy your weekend, Mr Ed. Blessings 🙏😊👍💕🤗

[@Phil_86]

Its a sad thing to loose so many bee's you just removed. All the time I have watched you remove and relocate bee's I have never heard of this happening to you. It's a great learning moment when working in extreme heat and transporting in a bee vac. My heart goes out to you Mr Ed! I know you love your bee's! Hope to see a followup video on the survivors and hope them come back strong. God Bless!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Losing bees during a removal is not uncommon, but to lose this many was really heart breaking. Alas, it is a side of keeping bees that is not widely spoken about but it is a harsh reality and truth. Hopefully, my lose and the bees, can help someone else to avoid the mishap that I went through with just a bit more effort and understanding of the potential of disaster occurring. Unfortunately, there will be no follow up on these girls as I stated in the description of the video: "Two days after the removal when I went to release the queen, there were already loads of hive beetle larva in the comb. I then removed all the comb and placed the bees into a 3 frame box with 2 frames of honey, not their own, and an empty, drawn out frame of comb. This drastic measure did give the bees a chance to recover, but after 4 weeks, the hive absconded. A great disappointment again, but one totally understandable." Phil, thank you so very much for your blessings and for being a member on my channel, your prayers and support are greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@markpashia7067]

@@JeffHorchoff Holy smokes there Jeff. That is rough. However sometimes they just build in the wrong spot. I am sure the homeowner is glad they are not there now and you tried your very best to save them. Don't see a win in there because if you had not got them out, the homeowner likely would have done something else and those you do not know do some horrible things. You know it is in HIS hands and HIS will be done. Carry on good man.

[@savannah505]

Jesus knows your efforts and your heart Jeff. Peace brother, you've saved so many in your past and future will be more.

[@jasonclay6218]

I did that one time. After that I built removable baskets and put the baskets in a cool place while putting a new basket in the vac to resume vacuuming.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I did use 2 vac bodies to do the removal, but the bees in one of the vac body perished. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Jayson. Mr. Ed

[@karinjohnson6649]

SO sorry, Mr. Ed. You are so gentle with the girls. You did your best.

[@theangler6512]

You did your best. You’re still “The Bee Guy”!!

[@_droid]

Despite not getting the best result, Jeff is skilled far beyond anyone I have ever seen. Always fun to watch and learn, thanks!

[@cheneysherry50]

Wow that's a large hive too bad Good Time Charlie wasn't there to help you. I did my 45th class reunion last year and you're not old we are heading back out to Florida for camping for 2 weeks man I love camping great to see you Mr Ed God bless and keep getting them baby bees out❤❤

[@JeffHorchoff]

I know you are going to have another great time in Florida, bee safe! Thank you for your blessings and for being a member to my channel Sherry, your added support is so much appreciated. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@markpashia7067]

@@JeffHorchoff All you young pups on this channel. Mr. Ed, you are three years younger than me. Class of 71 Hazelwood, Missouri.

[@bluelab5019]

Lesson learned. Just shows all new beekeepers that no matter how experienced you are, mistakes can be made.

[@briannat1086]

You're the BEST. if i resided in Louisiana, i'd be volunteering with you! Keep up the great work! Much love from AZ

[@dkeithcollins]

I had a similar experience with a cutout a few weeks ago. It was hot, humid and I did dumb things that I knew better than to do. Mainly letting the bees stay in the vacuum way too long. Most of the colony died in my beevac, presumably along with the queen we never spotted. The rest didn’t flourish and was overrun with small hive beetles within 48 hours. I felt terrible because I killed a colony that had done well until I came along and "helped" them. It happens to the best of us. Thanks for sharing.

[@saritalejeune4960]

❤You always do your best! And we love watching you! God bless the work of your hands.❤

[@edsantana2868]

Don't be hard on yourself. You did your best, and as you say by the grace of God. Things happen. Love watching you work.

[@divadawn509]

Also, I'm sorry you lost so many bees. That's a very unfortunate loss.

[@JoneyJefe]

Great video as always Jeff! Enjoyed talking with you in Pineville. Jeff

[@JeffHorchoff]

Great meeting you as well Jeff, and I was really impressed with your hot honey and the bottles you use. Hopefully our paths will cross again. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Anonymouse65]

I know just how you feel Mr. Ed. I lost a large colony just a week ago too that I removed from a Hurricane shutter in my house.

[@rickcimino5483]

I feel for you Mr. Ed and for the bees. I'm glad you showed that clip at the end......in order to appreciate the good you have to show the bad. Very sad. See you next week.

[@Chard-Bees]

Thanks for sharing, 😢although sad, you are helping others learn the pitfalls that can come out of nowhere in removing bees. God bless you in your endeavor tosa e bees and keep making honey for the monks.

[@MrJansenenjansen]

What about a crowdfunding for a cooling van for the bee removal?❤💪

[@JeffHorchoff]

I'm all in favor of that for sure! Thanks for watching and for suggesting such a great idea. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@brianbennett4374]

Sry Mr Ed. Thanks for sharing this video and keeping it real. Let us know how that nuc makes out 😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

I'm delighted to have you as one of my newest members to the channel Brian, thank you for the additional support. Also, I promise to give you, along with several other names, a shout out on a up coming video. I did struggle with posting this video as no one likes to show their mistakes, but as it is a real part of beekeeping, I made and posted the video. Here's what I wrote, it's in the video description, concerning these bees after the removal. Two days after the removal when I went to release the queen, there were already loads of hive beetle larva in the comb. I then removed all the comb and placed the bees into a 3 frame box with 2 frames of honey, not their own, and an empty, drawn out frame of comb. This drastic measure did give the bees a chance to recover, but after 4 weeks, the hive absconded. A great disappointment again, but one totally understandable. The life of a bee wrangler is not always a good one, but God willing, I'll keep on doing it till I can't. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed

[@brianbennett4374]

Thanks for the update 😊 have a blessed week 🙏

[@tealkerberus748]

The other option is to do summer cut-outs overnight, or in the very early morning before sunrise while the air is cooler. I guess it depends on whether your overnight temperatures are cool enough to make a difference - but moving bees overnight also means you capture all the foraging bees that are out working during a daytime cut-out.

[@lester3836]

You're a great person thanks for sharing. It might be time for a refrigerator unit for that van.

[@nfboogaard]

Thanks so much for posting this video. If every venture was a success, we would never learn anything. Greetings from the Netherlands ✌🏼🇳🇱✌🏼

[@Lord.Smith.the.first.]

I lost 5 hives to European foul brood it destroyed me for a few weeks,the best of luck sir

[@drummersagainstitk]

Incredible work. Thank you.

[@jayfromtexas6718]

Thank you, sir. I guess it don't always work out.

[@fuzzynuggetsbees]

Sorry that this happened Mr.Ed. We all have bee losses at one time or another and we all feel bad when it does. Thank you for sharing anyway, as it helps us all learn from it. This was my first season with the bee vac and I have not had as big of a colony to vacuum as you have in Louisiana. But we do have humidity and heat here too, so I have often wondered what is best. Having multiple vac buckets to fill partially I guess.

[@khills]

Oh Jeff, I’m so sorry to hear this. But I think this is a really important video for you to put out, because it warns other people who do these cutout removals in serious heat and humidity. As the weather changes and we have hotter summers and falls, this will be very important information for everyone to have. That said, I wonder how they do cutouts in the summer in Australia - if they do them at all?

[@JeffHorchoff]

I really do not know for certain if bee wranglers in Australia do cut outs in the summer months, I'm sure some of them do, but regardless, unless measures are taken to protect the bees from overheating, and I thought I was doing that, disasters like this will occur. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kelly. Mr. Ed

[@dennisbarney869]

Great video, nice cutout. We all know the saying, its not a matter of if you will get stung but when because it will happen. IMHO same goes with losing bees in a cutout. Thanks for being honest and telling people what can really happen In the bee cutout world.

[@thornehauser9511]

Jeff I'm glad you made and put this video out because it may keep someone from making the same mistake. I understand that it really stinks but it could really prove to be positive in the future for other beekeepers such as myself. Thank you for all that you do for this community and keep on keepin on. God bless

[@roberthilliard9162]

Good morning from Denton Texas and Brushpopper bee wrangling .

[@JeffHorchoff]

Good morning to you Robert, don't forget, when you plan on visiting your folks in Slidell, plan a visit to the abbey as well. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@markarnill3437]

Yes I agree on that as well you did your best no shame 😊

[@frankiewuebblingbees]

Sorry to hear about the bees 😢

[@MsCindyh]

So sad, but you can only do what you can do. It has been so hot here in Okla also, feel your pain.

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Hello Mr. Ed. Ya I saw that bottom of the comb when you first pulled the plywood off . I have never saw bees build comb like that . Great catch.! Thanks Thanks

[@christivbosch565]

I'm really sorry that happened. I could see and hear your sadness & disappointment over losing so many bees. You were careful as always. Keep faith, and pray the rest of the colony will grow fast with all the brood & the queen. You always do good for the bees & God knows. Wishing you positivity and blessings from northern Indiana USA

[@Kls1972sm]

Sorry to hear that bro..

[@bligon11]

You did your best!!! Do t worry!!!

[@leobaltz2057]

It is sad but like I have always said. There is no one who takes better care of those bees while doing a cut out like you do. Many blessing to you my friend!!

[@KajunHomestead]

Thanks for sharing Mr. ED , sorry to hear about the BEES.

[@pooterist]

A sad ending, no argument. But you did everything you could. More than could be expected. And for this, we all salute you. Even the bees themselves - if they could see the bigger picture - I'm sure they wouldn't be upset after all this work and avoiding someone with a sprayer full of poison sealing their fate. I love seeing your work - even as a committed atheist - I appreciate and celebrate your commitment to the wellbeing of these marvelous creatures. Thank you

[@janicebolosan119]

Live and learn from our mistakes. More bee vacs have on hand. Regardless, I learn a lot from your videos!

[@brucemoffatt]

Hey Brother Jeff, It's disappointing when you put the effort in to save the colony of bees and help the people who need the bees removed, only to have a result that doesn't live up to your expectations. Here in South Australia where I am we have very hot summers but without your humidity. I don't have as many successes as you do, and I watch your videos to learn more. I hope I can improve my success rate. I guess that we should count the successes. First, have we given the property owners their safety and access to use their property? Have we helped save a genetic line of bees by catching the queen, some brood, some brood workers, some food? After that it's up to the property owner and the bees how successful it is going forwards. Thank you for another great teaching video. Thanks for makin' I'll keep on watchin'

[@gaill7908]

Regurgitate the honey? Why would they do that?

[@JeffHorchoff]

As the colony is being removed, all the bees are gorging themselves with honey so they can have supplies to reestablish the colony somewhere else. As the bees become overheated in the bee vac, they begin to regurgitate whatever is in their stomach due to the build up of heat. It is a very sad event. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Gail. Mr. Ed

[@mammastreed5070]

Keep in mind the big picture of how many bees you do save. The honey and wax will be useful in one way or another for other bees or for candles and honey. I’m sure it’s discouraging, sorry it didn’t go as you had hoped!

[@choochoo405]

morning

[@JeffHorchoff]

Good morning Nancy, so happy to have you watching this morning. Have a great week. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@TheArchitectOfDreams]

If you didn't remove the bees when you did, and such things didn't happen, you wouldn't have learned. Learning is important for the success of many more removals in the future and now you know the dangers of transporting bees in hot weather. Knowing this, future bees will thank you.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

What did you do with the sections of brood that weren't placed in the nuc' ?

[@JeffHorchoff]

Whatever comb did not go into the hive with the bees was frozen and then rendered a few days later. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kevin. Mr. Ed

[@BakerBees]

August cut outs are risky. Sorry, it went that way.

[@johnarizona3820]

Block of ice in with them next time?

[@JeffHorchoff]

I'm going to try frozen milk jugs of water, way less mess. Thanks for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace John. Mr. Ed

[@johnarizona3820]

@@JeffHorchoff Bless you brother!

[@larrytornetta9764]

Bag of ice

[@JeffHorchoff]

And a fan blowing over it, great suggestion. Thanks for that and for watching. God's peace Larry. Mr. Ed

[@lewiemcneely9143]

You did your best and that was WAY good enough. The weather isthe kicker now. If you have to wait.......WAIT! I thought the title was because you got cought doing somnething illicit with the fisherman. Fire him anyway. Jesus weekend for you and Mona. GodBless

[@wpankey57]

Boy, that’s a heartbreaker. I know you always do your best and have the bee’s best interest at heart. I grieve the loss of the bees with you. As always, thanks for sharing.

[@russellkoopman3004]

And now you make everyone think about how to be careful when it is warm. So you probably will save many more hives from over heating. Thanks Jeff.

[@graceh8866]

Bless you Mr Ed , I’m sorry you lost the bees. We know you did your best to save them. We do appreciate all your hard work. 💕💕💕

[@warbird_1]

A man that never made a mistake never did much. you can only do what you can do mr. Ed . sorry for your lost. your still the best !

[@laruemarshall4249]

I’ve been following you for a year or so. Daughter mentioned starting a bee hive and your video popped up. You are especially easy to watch and listen to. Your content is very informative. You especially got my attention with references to your faith. Your content supercedes regular tv. Thanks.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Awesome! Looking forward to having you both watch my videos and reading your comments. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@staycia_staas]

You always do an amazing job at taking care of them. Sometimes things can just happen, whether in our control or not. We learn in life what doesn't work, pick ourselves up and try again. Your love for them is what makes you continue doing this. I'm sorry this happened to you and obviously to them. You are such a caring being. That's why you are loved by many. Big, BIG Hugs to you Jeff!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you very much Staycia for your kind words of encouragement and support. Keeping bees is very rewarding, but when set backs happen, a dark cloud appears, but like you said, we pick ourselves up and try again. Thank you again for being a member to my channel and supporting me in my efforts to keep bees. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@kimstanymyr6049]

Lovely words Staycia , so very true!

[@easyreader7839]

That was a big job Jeff and you did not hesitate to take care of those girls yourself. You did well to get them to the abbey. Your care and love for the bees is so special. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@bernardardis8796]

For as many removals as you do it's unavoidable to have this happen but it is terrific that you can educate others to help prevent the same accidents. God Bless!

[@wstepnout7215]

This is real, things happen no matter how careful we are. Thanks for sharing. I’m really glad you posted this. The truth will set us free.

[@michaelc.3812]

Jeff, I’m an engineer and always thinking of solutions. But I’m no bee keeper, so just thinking out loud: perhaps get a very large cooler that will hold the bee vac and place a frozen gallon of water within as air cooling. You can place a low cost temperature monitor in there that uses Bluetooth so you can make sure they are in the safe zone. God bless, and thank you Jesus for the care Jeff shows your creation!

[@hlyautey]

Worker bees only live 40 days during the summer. The queen lays thousands of eggs every day to keep the hive alive. She will go back to work and the hive will recover.

[@annettehawkins8467]

I am sorry for your loss of the bees. Your passion for the care of them really shows through in the video. You did the best you could under the circumstances. God bless you - you are amazing!

[@MERRLINN]

Always amazed on how you find that queen

[@angelachouinard4581]

You did your best. A lot of us have had to recalculate how we do things because of the hot weather that seems to get worse every year. A farmer I know told me "I never imagined I'd be shopping for an AC unit for the henhouse". I'm very sorry for the loss of the bees.

[@tgrimsley]

A valiant effort Mr. Ed! You certainly did your best and cant be at fault for that. Hoping the 5 frame nuc of bees survive and bless you with fast growing hive full of new bees and honey.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Always a shock when you think you are doing things right and it turns our bad, a lesson in life as well as beekeeping. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tom. Mr. Ed

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

Oh brother, thats so unfortunate, i really feel that pain, especially when the cut out was difficult and went so well. It's a great lesson to be aware of if anyone is doing a summer removal and if it was easy everyone would be doing it. Great video, i really loved the look of the comb and you taking time to show it to the camera

[@schammond8993]

Mr.Ed, It's my feeling that there isn't a Beekeeper anywhere that hasn't had a bad day or made a mistake, or forgotten something. If there is such a Beekeeper I would have to see it to believe it. Thank you for showing the bad with the good. It is the real world of Beekeeping. Folks that don't keep Bees don't always understand how things can happen the way they do. Beekeeping is hard, backbreaking work. You learn something every single time you open a hive and you have to love it. Which obviously you do. Thanks for posting this video. God's Blessings

[@628DirtRooster]

Metairie has a unique enough look that I was pretty sure of where you were as soon as the video started. Nice music choices. You caught that queen almost as fast as Pete could.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I was only about 1 mile from the removal we did with JP and Schawee, one of the best places across the lake. Two bad Charlie was not with me to video the queen capture, it would have added a lot of drama to the video. I guess it's about time for us to do another removal together, who knows, it may even be in Metairie. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@russellaymond312]

Really a beautiful hive ,sorry for all that work and lose hive. It happens to all of us. Thanks for sharing, and God Bless

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

Thanks for showing that this stuff happens to the very experienced. not just to those of us who've done two cutouts. All you can do is your best, that's all anyone can ask. We spent two days doing our second cutout and then had a catastrophic collapse of the framed comb that caught what we think was the queen... we put her on the landing board after fishing her out of the comb, they cleaned her up and ushered her back inside, we checked back 4 days later after that disaster and there were eggs in the drawn comb we put in there to replace the collapsed wonky comb so here's hoping she's OK for the winter.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I sure hope it works out with those bees, it's always a heart breaker when disaster strikes. Thank you for your support and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@LSUTigerMom]

Mr. Ed, I am so sorry this happened to you. However, by sharing your experience, others will learn from it and choose when possible to postpone removals until it’s cooler. You have undoubtedly saved many thousands of bees for years to come. I am so sorry for your loss but be heartened by the knowledge that more will be saved.❤ Thank you for all you do for the bees and fellow beekeepers.

[@snoozieq4584]

Growing up my mom always kept jugs of frozen water in the deep freezer incase of power outages during the summer stormy months to make sure our food didn't spoil. Frozen half gallon jugs (or cartons) were used for the refrigerator. I wonder if it would have helped if you kept frozen half gallon jugs of in the coolers to keep the coolers and the bees cool. That may be a good idea when you are wrangling bees in the heat. Just setting a frozen jug on top of the bee vac where the screen mesh is can help keep those girls cool too. I hope this idea helps with future summer wrangling. Go with God. Your sister in Christ.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have considered the idea of blowing air from a fan over ice to cool bees in the bee vac, but the idea of using frozen milk jugs is way more appealing, I would not have to deal with a lot of melting water. Thank you for your suggestion, I really like it, and by the way, my grand mother did the exact thing in case of power outages. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Susan. Mr. Ed

[@thenodiggardener]

Oh, that's just so exceptionally sad, but I do appreciate that you have the ethics to put this out here for others to learn from too. I think it's very important for people to understand that things don't always go to plan, even with all the best intentions. Much respect to you, Mr Ed ❤

[@bcjoey9944]

He knows your heart. Have a good weekend Jeff.

[@zackdela]

Bee keeping is tough, even just raising them is a challenge. Wrangling and gathering them like you do is another level of challenge. It's good to show our failures so others can learn from them.

[@texanasimmons1761]

Im sorry you lost the majority of the bees. Please try not to take it so hard, you tried your best, Ed. Sometimes things just happen. Thank you for being brave enough to show us and tell us what happened, I know it was hard to do.❤

[@pastorbarnett3049]

That has happened to me more than once. Summer temperatures are tricky. Sharing about the loss helps us all learn to improve. Thanks Jeff.

[@cherylhuot4436]

I feel your heart break. So sorry you lost the bees.

[@WrenchHead]

Alternatively, during hot august times...what if you brought hive bodies on site, did the cutout but moved the colony into the box outside/adjacent to the unwanted location. Come back in a few days and transport the hive. Extra steps, but may help the bees???

[@JeffHorchoff]

A real possibility and one I may have to try to see if it helps. Stay tuned. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@HolzMichel]

Mr. Ed, you don't need to apologize for the things that went wrong in this video. you have to be one of the most conscientious people genuinely doing something positive for one of god's most mysterious creatures. nobody ever said your job was going to be an easy one. and when we see how much work and dedication you put into these videos, all i can say: my hat's off to you sir! your channel is perhaps one of the few subscriptions that i really enjoy although i would be dead if i tried to undertake anything like what you do.. more than 3 stings and they would be packing me out feet first due to me allergies. thank you for showing your reverence and humility...that's not some we get to see from others doing similar work!! if i had ten thumbs up to give, i would 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BrianCooper901]

It is unfortunate but it happens. Hopefully they have enough to survive on what they have. I did notice you took the time to edit out the vacuum noise and I appreciate that! I know it's a tool that you use and is a big part of your job, but I wanted to let you know I noticed and appreciate it. I will watch either way though so you do what works best for you! Thanks for sharing!

[@JeffHorchoff]

As great a tool the bee vac is, I can not stand the sound it makes on video and because of that, I place music over it. Glad to hear you understand why I do that. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed

[@kenlowrey5612]

I think you did all you could do under the circumstances. "Free bees" are a lot of work and it doesn't always work out. It was a pleasure meeting you last week at the LBA conference. Keep on keeping on and thanks for your videos!

[@American-Jello]

Oh Jeff, so sorry for you! Unfortunately we cannot control the weather, and you did everything you could. Don't beat yourself up. Thank you for your humility, we all learn from these issues that arise because you were open and willing to allow us to see. You're a blessing to the bees and to us viewers. ☦️

[@Greywolf802]

Hey Jeff. Don't worry about what happened to the bees. It happened to me last July. Did a cutout at an old barn. I had at least six pounds of bees in my everything bee vac and only a five mile drive. Loaded in the back seat of my pickup with the AC going full blast. 110 degrees outside here in south Texas. Ten minute drive back to the bee farm, all dead by the time i got there. I now only do cutouts in early spring or fallnow unless it's an emergency cutout, then I have to take that chance.

[@jimallen1176]

I would definitely be charging & get well compensated for the job. People think they're doing the beekeeper a favor, but they are not with so much work. A lot of times, I find the bees have been sprayed. I can make 30 nucs a day or splits, & give them queens or queen cells & be much better off. Most people don't want to pay, so I say they can keep them. Yet, those same people won't go to work for free, but they want you to.

[@beescheeseandwineplease889]

Anytime I get pests on frames that the bees cant clean up or defend, I drop the frame in the freezer for a week then put the frame out in the beeyard on a sunny day and the bees from all the hives will clean out the wax perfectly in 2-3 hours.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I do the exact same thing, and after the bees have cleaned the comb up I either reuse it or if it is in to bad a shape, I will render it down and make new wax from it. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@ericalitts]

You did the best you could! Truly appreciate you sharing this! ❤-Erica

[@paulbombardier8722]

So sorry to hear about the high mortality rate during the transfer. I imagine it must have been heartbreaking. Hopefully the queen will be able to keep up her egg laying and rebuild the hive. The beetles, etc.,…wow. I hope it all turned out okay.

[@TnTnO4]

Look at that delicious honey drip. Every time I watch your videos I think I should have some hives on my property! Keep up the great work!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Just stop thinking about it and do it, I always say the world needs as many beekeepers as it can get and your help will always be appreciated by the bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@smokenjoe1194]

We luv u Mr Ed. Mistakes is the best teacher and we all got to learn something today. We all learned and will try to not do that. Thank you for all that you do.

A big piece of folded window screen in the vacuum box or 5 gallon .This gives them room to climb and spread out.This looked like a 3 bucket job .We learn from our mistakes.Long live the Queen. Bzzz.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Actually, there are 3 layers of chicken wire in the basket for that exact reason. Not only that, but each end of the bucket has 1/8 inch hardware cloth on it to allow flow through ventilation. Still, with all that it was not enough to overcome the massive heat build up from the amount of bees in the vac. A terrible accident and one I hope to never have again. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@gallowaylights]

Refrigerated bee vacuum 😮!

[@Burntbranchcreekbees]

I recently removed a colony from a big mesquite tree here and had the same thing happen. I have an old style everything beevac and even though the motor was removed and they were ventilated, they didn’t make it. So very sad and I know what you are feeling brother. Just too hot and too many bees in the vac bucket.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Our story is not an uncommon one for sure, but living through it for yourself is never fun. Thanks for sharing that Russ, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@diannegorneault9918]

Thank you for showing all sides to beekeeping and removals. You make it look easy but it really is hard work snd we can't always get the outcome we want

[@Margo5050]

Don’t be disheartened. You did your best.

[@marycountry]

Sorry Jeff, you always give it your best.😊