Crazy Beekeepers Rescue Bees From Chemical Plant!

[@thomasmccaffrey3758]

JP, Thanks for keeping it family friendly.As many cut outs as I've seen you and Schawee do, He still don't know how to pick a hive. That new wax is just too hard to mess with

[@JPthebeeman]

Thomas McCaffrey, he picked the right one to deal with this time, albeit he still got stung up:-)

[@lindafox7822]

Thanks for interesting notes about bees making a chain. Glad you have Shawee to work with. Glad y’all have a sense of humor.

[@evanpenny348]

Love how gentle you are with everything you do with bees.

[@johnbodden1641]

Good friend of mine lives on that street. Haven't seen him for 6 years since I'm stuck in the Philippines....lovin' every minute of it. My filipina wife and I will celebrate our 24th annivesary this month. Great videos but it make me homesick a little for Louisiana.

[@909busa]

It's cool when you and Schawee work together.

[@fredjones3135]

Like I like to have you as a My mentor shall we bee Like to be a bee keeper Yeah my email Yeah my email dresses [e-mail] the keeping that n I'm glad I'm getting to like to get into a lot more and more on the be keeping get some nice honey not mean really good honey rang border gives them no taste the people in there and then and then try to sell it here where can I get me a salesman's license Andthe I would like to talk to youto you sometime are you Are you living in the by U state

[@monserratbustosblanco5645]

You and Shawnee are soooo funny, together.

[@jerrymagillacutty1099]

Love watching you guys work and have fun yet get the hard job done. Great example to young folks to work hard but keep a sence of humor. Also, work with nature not against her. Thanks fellas, I always learn something new.

[@tonypeters9548]

Love your work guys!! I'm not long into Beekeeping and a lot of your advice has kept me into it! Cheers from down under. Tony.

[@JPthebeeman]

Tony Peters hey mate! 👍🐝

[@DrewDisterhoft]

Hey JP great video. Good to see you and Schawee together doin a removal. When it comes to finding a good buffet you guys are are like a drone finding a queen. I enjoy your videos.

[@JPthebeeman]

Drew Disterhoft no way that buffet was better than East buffet, just sayin' ☺

[@628DirtRooster]

I hope Y'all returned those sweet rides to what ever kids you stole them from. Good video guys! :)

[@JPthebeeman]

628DirtRooster just borrowed them for an after lunch stroll, Schawee's has a flat now, poor kid ☺

[@628DirtRooster]

JPthebeeman LOL!

[@YappyBeeman]

628DirtRooster , that thing has wayyyyy to much power for him. He ain't going to keep it.

[@628DirtRooster]

Yappy Beeman Haa! Front end kept coming up on him?

[@YappyBeeman]

628DirtRooster , that and honestly it doesn't have a milkshake holder so it's not really a good "fit" for him.

[@lwhite530]

Watching in December 2020... no one gets banned. These days we call it “Cancelled” or “cancel culture” haha! God bless you both! I went to Louisiana at end of January beginning of February 2020 and it was BEAUTIFUL!!! Perfect weather too! I hope to go back again. As a California person who was born and raised in the Silicon Valley, Bay Area, I LOVED the hospitality from everyone. So polite and respectful. That’s missing from the big city areas like where I’m from. Even if I’m from a more country like location many of the kids today do not have respect like those in the south.

[@livefree810]

Two of the best bee guys ever, so darn much fun, I hate when it ends, lol

[@amandalee-riley5293]

How nice to be able to watch a video you made on a hot sunny day, when I'm sitting here and the temperature outside is currently 4C. :) Good video, thanks both.

[@JPthebeeman]

A Lee-Riley hot as heck here right now! Thanks for watching! 👍🐝

[@theresabradford6867]

Thanks for another great video merry xmas and have a happy new year can't wait for more bee video next year .

[@kittens21]

Also I’d love to see you and Shawee tackling yellow jackets 🐝 that would be funny lol 😂

[@recurvebees4092]

Just wanted to say thanks to you. Between you 628Dirt and TheFatBeeMan you where my mentors, now 3yrs into keeping bees having never known anyone who could help us learn we Average 150Kg of honey per year from our 4 hives and learnt everything from the internet. We love our bees

[@JPthebeeman]

Recurve Bees great to hear it brother. I own two recurves & a longbow, stick & string brother 👍🐝

[@charger440]

Don’t forget to leave some honey so they have their natural food instead of water and sugar, for the dead season!

[@blackberrylady6025]

Awww how sweet...God keep on blessing ur bees ...🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@mikeponte]

Great job and video. Looks like you were right near the Mississippi river.

[@JPthebeeman]

Michael Ponte not far from the river, you are correct 👍

[@kevimc]

excellent video and great advice at the end; enjoyed this one quite abit

[@JPthebeeman]

Kevim C was that the advice about the buffet? 😄

[@spudgn]

I don’t think I could ever do that Cajun bantering that y’all do. I’m not that quick. It is humerus though. I enjoy it every time I get to Louisiana or Mississippi.

[@christinemcdonald8705]

Wow. Drones are huge. I’ve never seen them side by side like that, you know without 10,000 other bees and everyone running around. Thank you. I think I’ve learned something new almost every video. And I love how you put little fun facts across the screen sometime. I have many more videos of yours to watch, can’t wait to see what else I’ll learn.

[@jackicomber8534]

Great to see you two! Beautiful comb!

[@JPthebeeman]

jacki comber thanks for watching! 👍🐝

[@thuffman44]

Great video JP !! I really enjoy the dialog bit at the end of the video too, LOL. Hope you have a good day

[@JPthebeeman]

Tim Huffman thanks Tim!

[@carschmn]

Schawee is such a good straight man.

[@jonathanw4942]

Great Quality!! You go with 1080 this time?

[@JPthebeeman]

Jonathan W actually filmed in 720 but uploaded via Pro resolution

[@jonathanw4942]

Editing software can kill quality, but that looks great, wouldn't change a thing!

[@JPthebeeman]

Jonathan W I usually upload in High def but just happened to notice the Pro Resolution option. Too bad it quadruples the size of the file 😬

[@jackicomber8534]

I missed you 2 so I’m revisiting your old videos!

[@trevoypinnock2035]

These two are something else... lol.. nice video... matter a fact all these... very informative... just hoping that jamaican bees are this calm...

[@teresajudy7232]

Blessings recieved by this greatful heart. And Returned with wishes for a New Year filled with Peace, Love and Harmony for y'all and your loved ones.

[@johnnienelsonjriii3402]

Yet another great video. I hope to see more from you JPthebeeman. God bless !

[@SaucysCreativeCrochet]

You guys make me laugh! Which one of you caught the Queen the fastest? Lol ✌️❤️😎🐝🐝🐝

[@jonathanw4942]

JP, I live in North Carolina and any day in the winter that it warms up, we have honey bees show up everywhere and in the summer every day, they love my Pepsi cans. I have 5 acres and I don't think they are on my land. Mostly woods around, so I think they are in a tree, but all we have are big pines. Any way of getting an idea of where they are coming from? Ever tried to follow a bee??

[@JPthebeeman]

Jonathan W great question, research "bee-lining." There's different ways of doing it but in a nutshell you coat a small number of bees with flower or something similar & follow them back to their hive. This is much easier done in rural areas then in residential settings due to residentials having fences, etc... they even sell small bee-lining kits at most of the major bee supply warehouses such as Mann Lake & Dadant, etc... Let me know if you discover anything, incidentally, I have observed quite a few honey bee colonies living inside of pine trees.

[@cecoya]

Great job guys. Have a great day

[@Thetis058]

You know why Schawee got stung and you didn’t ? Because you are so gentle with the girls when you vacuum you are slow and methodical and well Schawee we he is rough with the girlfriends and that was why they stung him to remind him they are girls who need to be treated gently. So glad Schawee and yourself though where able to remove these colonies away from the chemical plant that is no safe place to live . I can’t even believe they would build housing that close to a chemical plant . Thank you and you stay safe .

[@TheSTEMLab-hw8ju]

love the vids always one of my first picks to watch.

[@JPthebeeman]

The S.T.E.M Lab thank you! 👍🐝

[@tonyewing1275]

Blessings to you guys to have a great day

[@blackberrylady6025]

I Think bees moves into Louisiana just so u can come get em...you are so nice I think they likes u coming....They dont fly allover u and cover.....u can put ur hands on em...You just has affinity with bees....Extremely Fantastic, Great at ur job....So super about telling us where ur are & what's going on..truly ur the best...if I find any bees here in KANSAS u look out.. love to see this guy works with u but dont 4get yappy he is truly humorous😀😀😀😀😀.🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾👐🏾

[@paulineroyadair3505]

we appreciate all the advice and your videos thanks. may you have a good year. The Adair's

[@JPthebeeman]

PaulineRoy Adair and to you as well, Happy 2017! 🐝

[@silverAlphashooter]

where did Schawee go? miss u two together

[@AuditRecon]

The comb coming out is the perfect size for the frame.

[@billramsay2892]

Love your channel.

[@lorral333]

HEY JP! I've been missing seeing you! I hope that you and yours had a blessed Christmas?

[@JPthebeeman]

Lorral333 hey my lady, wondering when you were going to make an entrance ☺ I've had time lately to put some videos together as I'm healing up from carpal/cubital tunnel surgery. Getting better every day, Dr. says I'm a fast healer, must be all the honey I eat & a lil bee venom mixed in for good measure. Happy New Year to you & yours!

[@lorral333]

Hey JP: I understand that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome hurts. A friend of mine and her daughter had it. They said that repetitious movements cause it. I'm glad that you are healing really good though. I ate my first taste of outdoor honey today and chewed some wax and it was good. I moved in with two friends of mine on Nov 1st and they kept bees, until she said that they just up and disappeared on them and hear in Va. the chem trails killed them all off. I rarely ever see a bee now and as much as they are not my favorite insect, it's sad that so many have been killed off. I pray that your New Year is a blessed one as well!

[@JPthebeeman]

Lorral333 not your favorite insect, balderdash! ☺

[@estreya7370]

Thank you for yet another wonderful and informative video! What a crushing sight, though, to see that the colony was at one time sprayed. I noticed you "re-used" the combs with the colony - is there no concern about pesticide residue in those combs?

[@JPthebeeman]

estreya don't know if you noticed but I added a little snippet mentioning that a previous colony located in that exact spot was likely sprayed but that this colony appeared to be very healthy.

[@asambrown]

When they are "Festooning" it also indicates that they are queen right.

[@dennistmenace4207]

you two are using bee removal as a cover for buffet hunting , hahahah

[@beehappywoodworkingandhone439]

hey JP. its Divemaster19631. nice to see you two getting together again. hows shawee doing? I'v had to stop working my bees and doing cutouts this pass year. got hurt at work and have had to have 4 different operaions on my right arm. hoping to be able to start backup this spring if I can. got aa new beek wanting to learn cutouts so hope to have his help. i''v lost about hafl my hives due to not being able to work them but hoping to split and add cutouts to get back up to speed. hope to see more of your vids. got a gopro for christmas and hope to vid some cutouts. have fun you two.

[@JPthebeeman]

John Lacourse heal that arm up brother & get back out there! Happy 2017 to ya, hoping things work out for you & your bees this coming spring 🐝🐝🐝

[@JPthebeeman]

John Lacourse oh & Schawee is still doing his thing, he's doing alright, we talk frequently, peace ✌🏻

[@PerthPete1]

Hi JP, Is the old comb of the hive you collected any indicator of the success or failure of your the hive in it's new home? Thanks,

[@JPthebeeman]

PerthPete1 great question, never been asked that before. Basically the answer would be no but with that said, I try not to transfer much old comb as it's accumulated a lot of whatever it's been exposed to all those years & after many hatch cycles cells tend to accumulate lots of cocoons which at some point the bees stop using, as those cells become so shallow they are virtually good for nothing. Old comb that bees are not using can be very attractive to small hive beetles as well.

[@charger440]

Your helper is not as gentle as You are with the bees!

[@joecolumbia5104]

where are you getting your back ground music? Thanks for making your video's it is great in today's insanity to see people that are still normal doing what they love. Thank You!

[@JPthebeeman]

KZbin’s free music library.

[@joecolumbia5104]

@@JPthebeeman Thanks JP!! Good music and love your videos. We keep a few hives in Mississippi and watching you is great.

[@RSB703]

Hey! Question - you mentioned that the hive had been sprayed. Why were you keeping the comb and what not? I was under the impression that sprayed hives weren't salvageable. Thanks!

[@JPthebeeman]

BillHamidFan69 I wasn't certain if this particular colony had been sprayed or one that had occupied the exact same area previously. Most people who spray colonies use something from Home Depot, etc.. these products almost always have little to no residual to speak of & may initially kill a handful of bees but in actuality do very little to disturb the colony or its contents.

[@RSB703]

Makes sense! Thanks!

[@RustyNail5856]

A Great video JP, let me ask you about the little bit of wax that you leave and honey , I here that the bees smell that and a different set of bees will make a new nest . do you spray it with something that will stop them from coming back?, and as I said in one of your videos back, that I am in Florida right now but I will be coming back to my place and I would like to start up a little hobby farm of bees , I would like to get with you in a little while about three or fore mouths from now and buy some bee supply's from you if don't mind . I live close to Roberts , out from Hammond, a real nice place for some bees I think. thanks and take care and have a happy new year. Thanks rusty.

[@JPthebeeman]

Rusty Nail propolis alone will entice scouts, best to bee proof which involves caulking, sealing, usually some light carpentry. Yell at me when you come down 👍🐝

[@RustyNail5856]

JP Thanks for the reply , and I will give you a yell when we get back , thanks. rusty.

[@NewEnglandgardening]

Schawee needs a cup holder for the tricycle.

[@robertmaggs4705]

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[@dennistmenace4207]

great video keep up the good work !

[@harborgirl8877]

Is it safe to consume honey from a hive that was sprayed???

[@natserog]

on your colorado bee vac do you mainly use the lowest suction on the dial? I seem to have less kills when on lowest setting

[@JPthebeeman]

natserog just enough to get them off the combs, usually 1/2 closed. If you vacuum a swarm, less. Each vac is hand made so there will be subtle differences from vac to vac.

[@natserog]

thanks! I know a few that have the colorado vac that close off completely. they say they get a lot less bee kills. Thanks for sharing

[@JPthebeeman]

The warmer the weather, the less they tend to cling to the combs, another reason why I prefer not to use a vac on late season cut outs.

[@kittens21]

What would happen if you accidentally killed the queen would the bees still go in the box? How would they survive?

[@kevinbyrne4538]

0:19 -- Schawee is sipping on his vanilla 'shake, so he's happy. BTW, I've seen you guys (and other beekeepers doing cut-outs) remove bees from soffits so often that I think that beekeepers should quit using Langstroth hives and switch to soffits.

[@JayWillis2120]

Was that the queen on the camera???

[@jedtaylor3551]

Hey Shawee.......thems not any 38's I see there in profile

[@cathybenson5119]

JP, I couldn't read what you had on your video cos it was too small n the colour blended into the background.

[@natserog]

missed the footage on how you discovered and captured the queen??

[@JPthebeeman]

natserog sorry, for some reason I didn't have any footage of me finding my queen, Schawee's as seen on the footage wound up on the patio floor.

[@natserog]

thats was pretty cool to see the queen crawling around on the ground. Like ya say you have to watch out walking around.

[@JPthebeeman]

natserog yes, gotta watch it! Happens more than you think, that she winds up on the ground 🐝

[@SuperRashead]

Can the bee-queen fly by herself?? I know she is bigger than the workers, but don't know if she can fly!! Know she have wings :-)

[@JPthebeeman]

Yes, she can fly. 🤘🐝

[@SuperRashead]

@@JPthebeeman OK Thanks for the answer!! Good job you are doing!! Love youer videos!!

[@SuperRashead]

@@JPthebeeman Sorry for my stupid wuesrion :-) But thanks!!

[@davidsarah2951]

Haha starts out don't break it

[@909busa]

I thought you were Schawees sidekick lol

[@JPthebeeman]

909busa what’s that? You want me to throw a sidekick at Schawee? 👊😁🐝

[@livefree810]

IM from west Virginia, one of 13 kids, we had to pick apples for mother to can for winter days, but we would find huge HONEY bee hives, dad would tell us to run LOL then he would burn them, now I'm grown and breaks my heart to know how UN educated we were, I would never do that today, but I do know that there are few bee keepers in wv,, and they kill them still, I wish you could educate at the schools this is a serious thing,

[@davidsonlankford1168]

Kinda close to oil refinery.

[@reginaayers6733]

What are those white thngs moving in the hide its not eggs i no

[@charmainemrtnz]

Idaho!

[@williamkeaton1340]

Speakin uh 'da booffay, Oui ! What do you call a Chinese Pacing Race for Charity? A: Wok-a-Thon!!!

[@cheneysherry50]

Yall are so silly

[@livefree810]

HOW SAD , people just don't understand about bees, their afraid of them , they spray or burn them,

[@jedtaylor3551]

You guys starting a biker gang?

[@reginaayers6733]

What are those white things crawling in the hide i no its not eggs and you just left them in the hide

[@JPthebeeman]

At what mark are you referring to dear?

[@duboisfatt7319]

30 minutes late I bet