JPthebeeman & Schawee Remove 3 Huge Honey Bee Colonies!

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's poetry in motion watching you and Schawee remove hives. Keep up the good work for the bees, and I'm looking forward to viewing the new adventures of the bickering bee keepers. God's peace brother.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Jeff Horchoff thank you & may the good Lord bless you as well brother!

[@debbiemaccabe1929]

I love watching you two together, the two of you make me laugh 😂

[@tkmccoywv]

Always a pleasure, JP.

[@mattazzam5274]

Thanks for the video. I miss your special brand of beekeeping!

[@JPthebeeman]

+Matt Azzam thank you!

[@denaer]

get enough hives in your walls and it looks like you could hear your home for free, lol! I love watching you guys at work.

[@jamiewilson9262]

I hope you guys hugged & made up back then. 😄 You both are hilarious! That was fun to watch! Take care!

[@monserratbustosblanco5645]

Im new to bee keeping, and I really enjoy watching both f you working together. Keep them coming.

[@ellenl.5581]

Your videos are never too old. Love all three of you. Bless

[@Groovyman-je6yb]

The FLIR part gave me a flashback, thanks!! It's been a while. Nice to see a new video JP. Keith from Arizona

[@JPthebeeman]

+Groovyman 1968 good to have you with us Keith! I was in Parker, Arizona about ten years ago. It was 117F that day, saw my first road runner ever, Those things are friggin' predatory, had no idea! Stay cool man! :-)

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

"I enlarged her window... just slightly." LOL You DID create a scenic view! LOL

[@JPthebeeman]

Pamela Schramke ☺

[@628DirtRooster]

Another good one by the godfather of hive removals. ;)

[@JPthebeeman]

+628DirtRooster just trying to have fun while performing a task but anytime you're around bees life is grand :-)

[@esunetdude]

Always love watching videos of JP and Schawee. You make it look easy and I know it isn't. Seems like you two have each other's backs. Good team work :)

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank you for your feedback! Schawee is about as good as they come, honored to call him friend.

[@SANDYBANK1000]

Excellent work guys..

[@JPthebeeman]

+SANDYBANK1000 thank you! And thank you for watching!

[@mohassan5840]

Welcome back after long time.

[@livefree810]

Laughing so hard my ribbs hurt, you to silly men, that picture window shut HIT me hard LOL lol you are the best,

[@vlaeon]

Another great one!

[@bodie7020]

I love your bee removal videos, and also find the "Fun Facts" that you overlaid in this video to be very informative. Please keep the videos comming.

[@JPthebeeman]

Paul T. Will do, thanks Paul 👍

[@adrianforrester325]

another great vid JP and SCHAWEE it would be cool to see some more videos of your bee yards

[@JPthebeeman]

+adrian forrester I mainly video while removing bees but take short clips when I'm fooling with them later on doing checks & maintenance. I'll have to do a full video sometime in my main yard, lots of people requesting that. So for now, more removal videos will be coming & likely one of a pregnant armadillo readying her nest. That one will be short but interesting nonetheless.

[@adrianforrester325]

Cheers JP keep up the good work

[@PJMDS]

another awesome video, you guys show what are real beekeepers, you love the bees and take good care of them, keep up the good work, best regards from Portugal :)

[@JPthebeeman]

+Paulo Silva thank you! Thank you for taking the time to watch the videos.

[@PJMDS]

+JPthebeeman it's a pleasure to view your videos, 628DirtRooster videos are also very good, hope you guys can continue working to help the bees and making such great videos for many many years, I will be here watching, learning and smiling :)

[@JPthebeeman]

Fantastic brother! Much more to come!

[@petergillon9379]

Great job mate, you two make a good team.

[@mikeponte]

Love watching you guys. You do a great job.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Michael Ponte thank you!

[@revtimbeaty]

thanks guys

[@solamano7239]

Love you two working together :)

[@JPthebeeman]

Sola Mano me too. Schawee is a great buddy of mine & love pushing his buttons 😜

[@cecoya]

You started with 3 hives but ended with what 4 or 5 in the end? Wow you all were busy as the bees were. Have a great day

[@gaotu]

JP & Schawee = instant like

[@bobastu]

Great and fun. Ju ssf t so you know Foward Looking Infrared (FLIR) is pronounced 'fleer' rhymes with deer. You guys are awesome!

[@dkelban]

Another great video. You guys know your stuff! Any stings taken? The heat detector is a great idea: prevents accidentally disturbing the hive or killing bees, with the painful results. It's amazing the difference between these bees and africanized bees: with africanized bees, with the first vibration or noise from the vacuum and you guys would have been bee stinger deposit boxes, lol. Look forward to more videos.

[@JPthebeeman]

+CharlieX I'm sure we both took more than a few stings on this one, I know I did! I suit up when they're really aggressive! Check out "Monastery Bees Get Pissy" these were incredibly aggressive when performing the removal. Had to tell all the Sisters of the monastery to "stay inside!"

[@Rod_Knee]

Hi JP, first of all, I love you channel! It's entertaining and educational. Here in New Zealand, feral hives have been basically wiped out by the Varroa mite. What problems do you have with this mite? Small and large hive Beatles? American foul brood? I'm constantly amazed at them amount of feral hives you rescue!

[@JPthebeeman]

+Rod Bowler as long as the colonies are queen right with good numbers they tend to keep shbs at bay. The feral colonies here fair pretty well against Varroa. I don't treat so I'm all about utilizing survivor stock. I've seen para-foul brood & American foul brood before in other southern states but not in my colonies or in any feral colonies I've dealt with.

[@NewEnglandgardening]

In addition to obtaining the bees do you usually get paid for the removal or does that just depend on the situation of the bee removal?

[@PhillipHall01]

Great Video!! Y'all sure do work good together.. A good team!! JP does your thermal imaging tool work just as good for you when you are outside in the heat looking back to the house? Keep up the good work!! Thanks for yalls videos. Almost like being there... Almost ,,,,,

[@SpiritBear12]

That was an awesome tid-bit about Schawee! I wondered if that was a nickname or his real last name. I figured a nickname was more likely, but I didn't know what it meant. Cool deal! My mother's side of the family are all French, but almost all of them are gone now and no one taught me any French. I can say a few things I used to hear my mother say when she got annoyed with us, but I can't spell any of it. Nice banjo pickin at the end.

[@emmanuelfaure8271]

Great video :) Schawee doesn't mean Racoon in french. The correct translation is "Raton laveur".

[@JPthebeeman]

+Emmanuel Faure the old cajun guys at Schawee's camp say "schawee" is raccoon in cajun french.

[@gopha533]

good to see another vid mate> I was getting withdrawals

[@JPthebeeman]

+gopha533 sorry about that. Going to be starting on the next one later on today!

[@alexl5660]

lol! better than watching television

[@JPthebeeman]

Glad you enjoy them, thanks!

[@gopha533]

keep me sane you two. Ha!

[@TheTashaDrama]

You look great JP!!

[@The3DPrintingWarrant]

That's a lot of bees! You must have a bunch of hives at your house!!

[@JPthebeeman]

+bigred74699 I have been downsizing to include 45-50 colonies in my apiaries. Too busy these days to deal with more than that & keep up with everyday affairs.

[@jamesrogalski2085]

If you know a rancher that goes through a lot of hay or straw ask them to save you the natural jute twine that binds the bales together. Well oiled jute twine makes the best smoker fuel there is! Smolders for long periods of time and puffs to life fast! Just don't mistake the plastic for natural twine.

[@alexl5660]

Bees are amazing an example of the brilliance of God's hand. "thy Word is sweeter than honey."

[@JPthebeeman]

+Alexandro Ledesma "God's favorite lil insect."

[@debbiemaccabe1929]

In Maine we call them Buzz Bugs. Lol 😂

[@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365]

Can you link what type and where you get your queen catchers at please ? Thank you very much :) .

[@JPthebeeman]

+Charles Coleman Currently I recommend the stainless steel ones from Dadant. KZbin doesn't allow you to give out links so go ahead & google Dadant.com. They have several locations so I would order from the one closest to you or drive to one if close.

[@amandalee-riley5293]

Good to see this from last year. I was concerned for you all. Btw, the 5:2 way of eating is brilliant for better health, if you want to try it. :)

[@JPthebeeman]

+Amanda Lee-Riley I have no idea what that is, care to elaborate?

[@amandalee-riley5293]

+JPthebeeman I'll email you. :)

[@JPthebeeman]

+Amanda Lee-Riley got your e-mail, interesting approach!

[@tarekputochulo]

Hey JP, what's the biggest number of queens that you have captured in a single day? Please keep the videos coming, they really show the passion of taking care of bees that you have. Greetings from Peru. :^)

[@JPthebeeman]

+Tarek Maggot I caught five swarms one day years ago & could have gotten a sixth but was too tuckered out that night to go out, got em in the morning though. I removed a colony from the floor of a children's playhouse about seven years ago & caught nine queens from that colony. That was the most ever.

[@Thetis058]

Not to be unkind , however I am glad you do not do many removals with Schawee because when he is working the bees he kind of reminds me of a bull in a china shop when Schawee was catching up the queen off that piece of wood he didn’t care if he squinched some of the girlfriends geez. Thank you though for capturing these bees and moving them to a place where they can live out the rest of their lives w/o worry they will be poisoned or have their home knocked down . Oh and thank you for the info about the bee cross and what that annoying sound was . I’m so happy we don’t have those things in the city I live in .

[@evahamrick3282]

We have cicada in WV but they are not green, but brown

[@fenlinfoel]

Love watching your vides. I did my first removal this last year and unfortunatly checked them this last week and with the snow and cold weather we are having this year they didn't make it. It was my last hive that I had left not my best year. I wish we had more removals here so i could get some free bees, so if you want to send some my way up here in Nebraska let me know.

[@JPthebeeman]

+fenlinfoel your best bet would be to find local bees that have adapted to your environment. Our bees may not thrive in your neck of the woods as we think 40 degrees F is the equivalent of hell freezing over :-)

[@kd8309]

You & Schawee are hilarious; y'all ought to be married. LOL (Joking)

[@sherthom5672]

Wish I could get some of those bees. The watermelons in my garden last summer were pear shaped. I was told by an expert that the blossoms did not get enough pollination, so part of the fruit was misshapen from under pollination.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Sher Thom bees should help with that. There's likely more than a few beekeepers out there that would be willing to place some hives on your watermelon patch. A good buddy of mine in Lake City, Florida pollinates watermelons with his bees every season.

[@ChainmailYaoi]

With so many bees, do you have honey every breakfast? On your biscuits, toast, or tea maybe?

[@JPthebeeman]

+ChainmailYaoi in my coffee several times a week, on toast, with cheese, you name it!

[@ethang6735]

when the bees find its time to expand do they only use natural cavities or gaps to go from one part of a wall to another or do honey bees have means of getting through wood to make channels?

[@JPthebeeman]

Ethan G great question! Honey bees seem to be limited as to what materials they can actually chew through but I have seen them chew through soundboard, spray foam, rotten wood & 3 mil contractor bags.

[@ethang6735]

Hm, very interesting ty for the answer

[@JPthebeeman]

Ethan G no problem, great question 👍

[@kckrye]

Yippie JP and Schawee

[@dkelban7067]

Will do

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

Sorry, JP, just thought of something else I'm curious about! LOL When you vacuum hives and there are multiple colonies like this job, you have to be extremely careful which bees you suck into the boxes together, correct? I'm guessing the bees would fight and try to kill each other if you vacuumed too many from two different (or three, four, etc.) hives into the same bee vac box?

[@JPthebeeman]

Pamela Schramke ordinarily, combining worker bees from different colonies may not be the best thing to do but when they become displaced inside of a bee vac box the last thing on their mind is infighting. It's the same thing as when putting together packages of bees. In the end they really just want to be part of a queenright colony.

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

JPthebeeman Oh, great! That does make a lot of sense! Thanks! 😉

[@lorral333]

Okay kids! Let's kiss and make up! Lol

[@davecasey4341]

Careful there JP. You might give Schawee a hickey with that vacuum and then have a hard time explaining. ;)

[@JPthebeeman]

+Dave Casey (dgcasey) Lol :-)

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

BIG removal job! Fantastic job as always on this one! I do have a question. When I first decided I want to get my first bees this coming year, I was only planning to get one nuc. Now that I've spent a few weeks researching honey bees and keeping them, I've learned that's NOT the most brilliant idea. I want NO MORE than a TOTAL of 2-3 hives on my property because I'm in the city (for now but will hopefully move out to a more private area within the next few years) and I just don't have the room for too many hives and we do have neighbors all around us. Would it be safe to start with two nucs? I'm thinking I can at least trade frames, queens, etc as needed between the two to hopefully keep them going well if something happens. Are there others who are always interested in bees if I need to split and give bees away because I just don't have the property for them? My other thought that I'm looking into is having different locations I can keep the bees. There is a nature preserve an 1/8th mile down the road from our home and it's a huge area with a river running through it, and it's partially huge meadow and partially wooded. I'm thinking that could be BEE HEAVEN since it's all natural and filled with native wildflowers. Once I start with my bees, I am hoping I can contact the city to get permission to put some hives out there. Is that a feasible and reasonable idea in your opinion. I would be very close to the bees and can check on them regularly if they are there. Thank you so much for your time, JP! 😉

[@JPthebeeman]

Pamela Schramke your thinking is spot on. It's always advisable to begin with 2 colonies. It shouldn't be difficult to find others in your area that would take in any splits you'd care to give or sell them. Best wishes!

[@ryanecho1]

love the videos, but those bees still scare me

[@juancarlosmunoz7177]

Question? You had 3 bee hives can you vacuum bees from all 3 hives into one box? Then take the queens and put them in 3 different boxes would the bees accept the queen eventhough they are from 3 different hive? I hope I explained myself correctly

[@JPthebeeman]

When putting together “packages” of bees, bees are routinely taken from several hives & given a completely different queen so yes, your scenario if done right can work.

[@tedwitham304]

I have more of a question, Do you have KILLER BEE concerns ?? I know most bee beekeepers requeen, and closely manage and watch their hives , but I'm still interested to know . I've been interested in becoming a keeper and would appreciate your views. thanks , your videos are great

[@JPthebeeman]

+ted withal my state has only had 8 documented cases of AHBs since June of 05. I am not particularly concerned about them just yet. Your locale may be a different story altogether. Requeening any consistently aggressive colony with a mated queen of gentle stock should always be a high priority.

[@Kreemerz]

That woman was gorgeous!

[@JPthebeeman]

+jujumediazone you certainly won't get any argument from me or Schawee. She is beautiful inside & out.

[@raymondward4796]

If Shawee means racoon, what does raton laveur mean?

[@rubygray7749]

Seems like there's a swarm behind every wall panel where you hang out! This Tasmanian stayed in Kenner when I was in the US of A. Don't recall seeing any bees though.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Ruby Gray a few colonies here for certain :-)

[@rubygray7749]

WOO-HOO! A reply from JP the Actual Bee Man!! Tell Schawee that even if his pants size has not increased over the years, his waistline has dropped lower from the horizontal. ;-) Those buffets have got to wind up stored somewhere.

[@JPthebeeman]

Lol! I will be sure to inform him of that! :-)

[@McCuneWindandSolar]

how much did tht flir set you back.

[@SaffronSphinx]

I know some home inspectors in NOLA. I'll check and see if you're on their referral list.

[@codyfromhumanresources6435]

Did you ever get a third queen out of the rest of those little swarms?

[@JPthebeeman]

+Dark Jesus actually that little swarm you mentioned was from one of the colonies we removed & she was reunited with the rest of her colony the following day. She was from the one on the front end of the building. I believe Schawee found the third queen the following day as well, we must have vacuumed her up.

[@gadsdenbeeremoval1605]

Dude.......give me back my queen! I'm enroute to come get that girl! So pretty.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Gadsden Beeremoval you will have to wrestle her away from Schawee if you want her. Good luck with that :-)

[@Gabbos]

Raccoon in french is "raton laveur", I think "Schawee" is the americanized version of the word "cheri", which sounds similar to "Schawee" and is something a person would call a pet or little child.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Gabbos Ironist good thing I'm not a research journalist huh? :-) I've always heard that "Schawee" meant raccoon, mostly from Schawee himself. We will have to have a talk now :-)

[@Gabbos]

JPthebeeman Well, I think we should call him "raton laveur" from now on. haha Fun Fact: "raton laveur" translates into "washing rat"!

[@JPthebeeman]

+Gabbos Ironist "washing rat" is definitely an appropriate term for surely as these critters seem to be paranoid about eating anything they don't wash first!

[@schawee]

Raccoon in Cajun French is a schawee

[@JPthebeeman]

There we go, straight from the source! Will the real Schawee please stand up, please stand up, please stand up... He just did :-)

[@raymondward4796]

Uh-oh Schawee

[@bandit1bandits]

schawee, JP has old timers memory loss. lol

[@JPthebeeman]

+bandit1bandits Perhaps or "selective memory" what my wife says :-)

[@MichaelHerrick-qn6ld]

Well that mean 3 queens

[@majbrittlarsen5390]

Are you sure you are friends??????? You sound like an old married couple. 😂😂😂👍

[@JPthebeeman]

We’re like a grumpy old couple that used to be married but can’t stay away from each other. 🤣

[@MeLoonn]

Does that vacuum cleaner thingy harm the bees at all ?

[@JPthebeeman]

+Plasma Phi Very few casualties with this particular bee vac. Bee Vacs are a great tool in the bee removal specialist's arsenal but many removals can be done without one.

[@jedtaylor3551]

Tell Schawee that if he wears those 38's long enough they will permanently stretch out to his bountiful belly.......respectfully ....I know of which I speak

[@ROBERTSCOIN]

the building will not hold the glass put glass in the opening and the whole building will fall down

[@shaeshae9831]

just a good money-making tip my brother I wouldn't be giving off name brands of what you're buying unless you make a deal with them that they're going to pay you for your advertisement seeing you have a lot of subscribers

[@silverAlphashooter]

where did Schawee go ?

[@JPthebeeman]

Silver Seeker he’s been busy doing his thing in Paulina. He just completed putting up a new building on his property & been busy fooling with bees in his area. He was going to come down this past week & join Yappy & I but couldn’t make it. You’ll see him again soon.

[@silverAlphashooter]

Thanks buddy for answer, can't wait to see your next video, really enjoy them!

[@mohassan5840]

I hope if you make avideo about your own colonies.

[@alexl5660]

That'd be interesting

[@JPthebeeman]

+Moh'd Hassan haven't made a full video in the bee yard in a while. Usually I film while removing bees from the various structures we remove them from. I do upload small clips quite often however to Facebook & Instagram. I will look into doing a full video in my main bee yard, lots of requests for that.

[@mohassan5840]

+JPthebeeman Thanks JP, Waiting for that.

[@livefree810]

I LOVE THESE TWO GUYS I HATE THE MUSIC, LOL LOL U CANT HEAR THE GUYS,

[@Decentralized_World1]

@ 7:40 It looks like the Arabic word "GOD"

[@lynnethridge459]

What year was this video taken? I really enjoyed it.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Lynn Etheridge June 13, 2015. Glad you enjoyed it & thanks for watching!

[@Deploracle]

Juneteenth . (Oops, that's June 19th)

[@gopha533]

very dark comb.

[@JPthebeeman]

+gopha533 yes, some very old comb.

[@Silvermoonhomestead]

What do you guys think of Russian bees? I'm going to get bees this spring and I'm strongly leaning towards Russians.

[@JPthebeeman]

+Silvermoonacres they're definitely more aggressive in nature (at least the ones in my area are) than Italian bees but are pretty dang good producers. They build tons of queen cups but also tear them down regularly as well. I would recommend getting a few & see how they work out for you.

[@Kittikity]

+JPthebeeman This is Silvermoon Acres. But for some reason it's not letting me post anymore comments to this video under my channel name. So let's try copy and paste. -- From what I've read, pure Russians are as calm as Italians. But when they cross with other varieties, the aggression factor is a hit or miss. I don't know how often the aggression shows. I've read so many mixed opinions. Some people love them, some hate them. I personally think it's just a factor of finding the good ones and using them to replace the bad ones. I've also read about the queen cups. I know in an Italian hive, this is a sign of problems. But totally normal for Russians. But all the reading in the world isn't quite the same as personal experience. Thank you for your answer and your time.

[@JPthebeeman]

Definitely would agree with your assessment. I've seen Russians that were very gentle, but more that were on the aggressive side but like you said hybridization should be factored into the equation.

[@osamahamid7267]

You are fantastic needed help to teach me how to bring up the solution in Hzar wood I really want to learn JP & Schawee It could be writing to me on email

[@juancarlosmunoz7177]

Where is yappy? Bees has no problems colonizing in man MAD structure. Lol.. typo.. That gets me MAD no yappy

[@JPthebeeman]

Yappy’s coming down my way in a few months. We will make a video of his visit.

[@lorral333]

Wouldn't you have attitude if someone came along and forcibly moved you out of your home?

[@JPthebeeman]

+Lorral333 we try not to use too much force but they're not going to remove themselves :-)

[@lorral333]

Oh, I know, it really reminds me of certain people in life. Once they come in they have to be forced out!

[@JPthebeeman]

Lol :-)

[@lorral333]

Yeah, lately I've been wanting to run and hide in the woodwork!

[@norraptor]

second.

[@rjames5904]

Wish you just showed the process without all the weird music

[@JPthebeeman]

+Tina Hartley I don't have a state of the art editing program that allows me to separate the obnoxious humming of the bee vac in the background. This is mainly why I add music to my videos. I also happen to enjoy background music in some of the footage devoid of the bee vac noise. If you simply want a visual, you might want to mute the sections that contain music.

[@ericcastonguay-is5gw]

I don't how you work with this guy he is a big baby i did this and what about me and can I give him Kleenex for is larme baby

[@Cany0many]

7:29 İt's the name of God (Allah) in Arabic man.

[@PranksterGL25]

anything that happens religious be like "that's gawd there" mmmmm

[@jamesrogalski2085]

If you know a rancher that goes through a lot of hay or straw ask them to save you the natural jute twine that binds the bales together. Well oiled jute twine makes the best smoker fuel there is! Smolders for long periods of time and puffs to life fast! Just don't mistake the plastic for natural twine.

[@jamesrogalski2085]

If you know a rancher that goes through a lot of hay or straw ask them to save you the natural jute twine that binds the bales together. Well oiled jute twine makes the best smoker fuel there is! Smolders for long periods of time and puffs to life fast! Just don't mistake the plastic for natural twine.