Finally something easy for a new beekeeper to follow without annoying background music. Thanks!
@bradhughes44946 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks Devan. Looking forward to parts 2 & 3!
@RichBlueWaterHunter5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Devan for your time
@zebrabing5 жыл бұрын
just done my split today. thanks for this devan, really appreciated, from lincolnshire England
@SquirrelsForAll6 жыл бұрын
Devan, this is a wonderful series, thank you very much for creating and posting.
@peterlightbody84436 жыл бұрын
Great easy to understand for a novice to do Thank you
@theemergencyprepguy2 жыл бұрын
Devan, you should do more videos! Yours are my favorite beekeeping videos! I followed your teaching and my first hive survived its first harsh east Idaho winter! Hope to split off a second hive this year.
@treetrimmerguy2 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. That will be very helpful as I seem to have a very hard time finding the queen in my hives. Only wish I would have found this method sooner. Again, thank you very much.
@ChestnutGlenBees6 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of the magnetic hive tool holder on your belt. Please share the brand or where you got it. I may just make my own with a generic belt clip and a rare earth magnet, but am curious about the one you're using in this video.
@Lsmith-ly2cm2 жыл бұрын
Devan no new content ? been looking. You have a great site. thank you
@lindseyrenner4 жыл бұрын
Your bees are so much nicer than my bees! I call them my SOBees.
@mikej90895 жыл бұрын
I thought this video was for beginners but you left alot of important questions unanswered for us. We are left to think the tranfered bees and frames are to produce their own queen? I guess that would work for us that live down south but does location and time matter? Also what happens if we use new frames with base plastic foundation and not have an old built up one? What would happen if queen did get moved over in your scenario?
@mikej90895 жыл бұрын
Followup Well i tried it with 2 frames of Nannys, No Queen and now 30 days latter i have 2 Drones and a Queen. Weak hive but they are trying to push the Drones out. It will stay weak till the queen flies off to mate. Now 2 mts and the hive has grown and is stronger but it was a tuff summer, had to supplement each week . The new hive is more aggressive then the old. I cannot remove a frame with one getting in my face or stinging my hand.
@charlieandpattisplace6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Devan. Please keep them coming.
@christinelarrygardam5979 ай бұрын
Well done absolutely brilliant presentation
@jrmars54346 жыл бұрын
What about a queen for the new colony? Will you let the bees raise a new queen or will you provided a mated queen?
@PhillipHall016 жыл бұрын
Very easy way to do it!! I enjoy your channel. Have a great day!!
@hosseinheidari49504 жыл бұрын
Perfect. This is the best easy way to split.
@MrBeachbums58 ай бұрын
Very well done - the video is excellent!
@dennisrice4566 ай бұрын
Did you produce the part 3 of your series, can't find one with an appropriate title.
@josephsettembrino51426 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thx for sharing. I'm a new bee keeper and I have learned so much from you. I noticed you like to dive. Me too. I'm in south florida and I own a commercial fishing and diving business. Let me know if you ever come to the ft lauderdale area. Thanks again Devan.
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
oh, awesome. I try to dive down in Florida at least one time throughout the year. I'm a technical and cave diver so I love to stay up northand dive in the caves, But I would love to get down into the ocean at some point.
@robinfrazier5940 Жыл бұрын
Well little buddy I'm sorry to tell you this but there's a lot of people don't believe in your single chamber but I think it's a great thing to do with your being so that you don't overwork them and keep the plastic out of the damn boxes too this is old Rob in Texas
@mariannewillis19904 жыл бұрын
really helpful, clear and concise. Thank you
@marialevy76793 жыл бұрын
Great video! to the point! Thank you Devan
@hatfieldmccoy23596 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your channel and videos!
@CircuitBreaker2563 жыл бұрын
It's such a shame you've stopped making videos Devan. I really like your style and way of handling bees. I think part two is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3_Odaufid9_pbs But I don't think you ever made part 3, am I right? Anyway, it looks like after the end of part 1 you would then (a day or two later maybe) add a new queen (presumably in a cage with a chew-through fondant door) or a queen cell (presumably with a protector around it). That would be all that was needed, except to check back after a couple of weeks to look for brood. Is that right?
@CircuitBreaker2563 жыл бұрын
He's not expecting them to raise their own queen. He specifically transferred across sealed brood. If he was expecting the bees to make their own queen he'd specifically look for eggs and transfer those across. At least, that's what I'd imagine. But he states that he always puts in a queen cell or mated queen, because he raises them himself, as you can see in his other videos.
@rickybourgoin29606 жыл бұрын
Thanks I really enjoy your channel. I am new to bee keeping and just got my first hive up this month and plan on doing it as a single brood chamber. So I find your videos very educational. Thanks keep up the great work
@stephentackitt86836 жыл бұрын
Great information thanks. Two questions , first on the inner cover I seen a small opening. Is that an upper entrance? Second question, on the split you moved with no queen, are they enough there to make a queen or should you introduce a new queen. Thanks again Stephen
@babyhuey18785 жыл бұрын
Yes, he has enough nursing bees to draw out a queen cell if not multiple queen cells. Just make sure that your split has at least a frame or two with freshly laid eggs. I do splits a bit differently. But his way works too.
@kennylecroy97062 жыл бұрын
If i pull a frame out of a 5 frame nuc with the queen on it and put it in a 2 frame box do i have to move it out of the yard ?
@ntujqubqab34792 жыл бұрын
If no queen in there new box, will all the bees stay or will it eventually all go back to the original box ? N why you never get stung ? What is the secret ?
@janemartin82692 жыл бұрын
I am a new beekeeper and I am watching your first video of making a split without finding the queen where you are doing it with a single brood box. I have double brood boxes so when I pick out the frames of brood, food etc and put into another deep, do I put a Queen excluder on top of the two deeps and put the new box that I have put the brood and food in on top of the two deeps I took the frames from?
@colinlyne5 жыл бұрын
Hello Devon. If you didn’t spot the queen and she REMAINED on one of the frames in the new brood box, what would happen?
@mikej90895 жыл бұрын
Great question , i hope someone well experienced answers. Also what happens if we use new frames with base plastic foundation and not have an old built up one?
@notafuckinpplperson82334 жыл бұрын
Nothing happens. She will start laying and life will go on as normal for that hive. The now queen less hive will start making a new virgin queen.
@davidtraud8514 жыл бұрын
What is a double brood chamber?
@josephfuentes96895 жыл бұрын
Did you get stung on your arms ? Why or why not? Thanks
@raysbees76503 жыл бұрын
Do you not get stung? How often,how many? I’m a first year beek. I started with 2 Nucs and now have 15 by years end with swarms and want to split them next year!
@ericshipplett35173 жыл бұрын
I am assuming that the box you moved, that box without a queen, will make a new queen on their own.
@_BJ1232 жыл бұрын
Devin, you need to come back bro, we like your style 😎
@thehench40185 жыл бұрын
you cant put all the additional frames the same place the box will swarm, put them in between the frames that the bees are on, that way they will work on them from both angles and quicker too with no swarming problems.
@umadbrooo69472 жыл бұрын
Did you put a new queen or are they going to make one themselves
@storm37725 жыл бұрын
the best videos so far
@uptank84614 жыл бұрын
Hi Devan Like your videos a lot very interesting can i ask where did you get your hive tool belt from? any details will be great.
@ariespaningbatan90703 жыл бұрын
Hi. When you split the colony like that, how long will the new colony have their queen?
@cyrusf.40396 жыл бұрын
Does this method work on the assumption that there is a high likely hood of eggs on those brood frames taken out of the parent hive without verifying that there are eggs?
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
I add a queen or queen cell to the split. I realize now with all these comments that I've messed up this edit and didn't explicitly talk about it - I was planning it for the original idea and will make a video about it in the future. I also didn't expect to have so many people assume I would let the bees raise their own emergency queen cells.
@brokentv20545 жыл бұрын
Can i make bee splits all year or special times? Thnx
@rayjohnson83293 жыл бұрын
What kind of papers do you have stapled on the boxes?
@643240374 жыл бұрын
When you do a split, can you still use original hive to produce honey that year?
@AlecL6 жыл бұрын
So the new hive will make their own queen?
@DeathlordSlavik5 жыл бұрын
Even though this is an old comment I will explain, a queenless hive will pick a few eggs or young larva and raise them into virgin queens this is done by feeding them royal jelly the whole time they are developing rather then just for the first 3 days of life like with normal bees. The hive even construct special cells called queen cells that are much bigger then normal cells the virgin queens will emerge and after a few days leave the hive and mate with a male then come back to the hive and begin laying eggs. I skipped over a few things but I feel that is enough to answer your question
@pauldow16484 жыл бұрын
Another option is to introduce a mated queen of good genetics.
@eddyshkang92356 жыл бұрын
Do not understand why you should shaked/brushed the bees off, after all they are going to come up again . Shaking off the bees will risk injuring the queen incase it is there !
@baddestbees59245 жыл бұрын
Eddy SH Kang so she don't get "trapped" with split.If u shake bees off u know u don't have her...
@mikej90895 жыл бұрын
Why couldn’t the queen be moved on the frames to new box and have the workers in old box produce a new one?
@natserog4 жыл бұрын
so the bees in the top deep that you took away will make a queen out of the young eggs?
@solarweatheraware38803 жыл бұрын
Why would they make another queen if they already have one putting a queen excluder in only prevents the queen from going to the top Super and laying more eggs. Using this method I highly doubt another queen will be made
@dastevoe16 жыл бұрын
Awesome vids. I just split two hives (both colonies were double brood chambers), I didn't find the queens, both were very full almost honey/nectar bound (I think as this is only my second year). I took one brood chamber from each colony an set it on a stand ~15m away, so I don't know where the queens are. I'm hoping they will make their own. Should I put another brood box on each or any of them ? how about feeding ? what about honey supers to let them make room ? There were no queen cells only cups w/no eggs. BTW..... I'm only 45min. N. of you so would honey flow be the same ? Thanks
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
Ok, well, keep in mind our summer isn't that long. Hoping bees will raise their own queen leaves them without a laying queen for almost a month. So the queenless ones aren't going to be very productive for quite a while. I can't tell you how to manage your bees from here. Feed them if they need feed, give them another box if they need space - you have to look at your bees and make those decisions for yourself.
@jamborstarjaba16485 жыл бұрын
What type of frame do you take in another colony
@taloot1236 жыл бұрын
devan u are very good and smart hope from god.. that u will be good
@RG-gi5bt4 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the magnetic tool belt?
@galtobell16 жыл бұрын
Good job! 🐝🐝
@charleneshinsky12484 жыл бұрын
love your info! Cant find Split #3 info?
@jljjoubert36114 жыл бұрын
Goodday sir. Part 3 of splitting hives still coming? Safe day,Cobus🐳
@xtreme50ae4 жыл бұрын
How many hives do you have total? Do you make a living doing this?
@MrsPattyann125 жыл бұрын
Darn it I was hoping it was going to be that simple. If I cannot find the queen I’m not able to do your simplest method. Thanks anyway.
@matthewgengos90775 жыл бұрын
Mate......spent an age looking for part 3 "......git a wriggle on highly watchable and informative
@victoriasumchanka5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I'm very new to it. I thought the queen Bee is there to orchestrate the process of taking care of larva.Who is doing it in the hive with no queen? How a new queen will get there? Thank you
@stevenr46525 жыл бұрын
Queens Just lay eggs. The nurse bees take care of the brood (larva)
@victoriasumchanka5 жыл бұрын
@@stevenr4652 I understand that. I just think that queen releases pheromones and that's how working bees know what to do. Also, How a new queen will get there?
@hazelhazelton13466 жыл бұрын
I wish I had thought of this when I did my split a couple of weeks ago. I just divided them and hoped the queen would be where I wanted her to. ^.^ ...She was.
@ipmoroca5 жыл бұрын
great work buddy
@johnsavage28086 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply
@148DMC5 жыл бұрын
Hi Devan are you going to do a third part?
@vedranknezevic34534 жыл бұрын
God bless you brother
@chelbert78382 жыл бұрын
Should I add a queen to the new box??
@_BJ1232 жыл бұрын
Yes, after u move the split 2miles away, put a new queen box in it, then come back in 2 days, check on the queen, and then relocate back to ur yard a week later....I do my relocating at night...
@robertjacquin5 жыл бұрын
Where did you get your belt?
@RaySarasin5 жыл бұрын
A good way now add the queen after
@darrellhamner46085 жыл бұрын
Did I miss parts 2 & 3? It's 9 months later.
@johnsavage28086 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@khawk73655 жыл бұрын
What mic do you use?
@jljjoubert36114 жыл бұрын
Goodday reader's. Part (3) on splitting,still in the pipeline?.Cobus🐳
@ruthannjones58736 жыл бұрын
I only have one deep brood box and don't really want another. I intend to primarily use medium boxes. I currently have one deep and one medium for a queen to lay in. If I wanted to split, which would be better to hold the queen? I'd need to let the other box requeen themselves. Because the frames don't match I wouldn't be able to move deep frames into the medium box.
@izinyosib8216 жыл бұрын
A simple 3 inch "eke" spacer can temporarily be used to put deep frames in a medium box. The medium box goes on top of the eke. You can replace the deep frames with medium frames, also temporarily. There will be some comb built below the medium frame in the deep space, but you can use that later and put it in foundation-less frames with rubber bands and use those when you put everything in their original setup again.
@ms23336 жыл бұрын
How many times would you get stung on average doing something like this?
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
haha, I'm not sure. probably 8/10 times I wouldn't get stung, 1/10 times i would put my finger in a bad place and cause a bee to sting me, 1/10 times i might run into a more defensive hive that would sting me once or twice.
@ms23336 жыл бұрын
Do you think that's more to do with your handling, i.e. smart use of smoke, being careful not to squish or roll bees, and noticing when you're pushing the hive too far and triggering defenses, or is it all to do with temperament? Do you think an average novice could roll up to your hives and do this sting-free?
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
probably 50-50 handling and temperament. Yes I think a novice could work in my hives sting free. Just start off slow and deliberate and before you know it you'll be whipping through frames like it's nothing.
@PaulDrummer16 жыл бұрын
could you please do a video about apiary set up and placement of the hives in your apiary?
@johnsavage28086 жыл бұрын
mate why would u shake the bees of the frames. when u r just ganna let the bees go back there. why not just take the frames and the bees and put in yr split.
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
The whole point was to make sure the queen is down in the original box. For people who aren't confident in finding a queen, just get all the bees off of each frame and let them come back on through the queen excluder. That's the point, and title of the video.
@RajinderSingh-cz7tt5 жыл бұрын
👍
@Filimon322 жыл бұрын
....big deal ...if you take the mother all right ..if not the other family make a new queen of 1..2...or 3 dayw egg....so simple......end.The theme is akari varroa do you read me end
@xshanghu5 жыл бұрын
Yo
@ryanedmonds22446 жыл бұрын
I guess you add a queen later?
@saschathinius70826 жыл бұрын
if they are queenless and have eggs or very young larvae... they'll make an emergency queen...
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I always add a mated queen or a queen cell that I've raised. I would NEVER recommend allowing the bees to requeen themselves by rasing an emergency queen cell. I'll get to it in a video one day.
@michiwood68566 жыл бұрын
Devan Rawn Hi Devan, I'm a new beekeeper and learning tons from all you're videos which I appreciate greatly. Why would you never let the bees make their own queen? I was guessing that was what you were doing until I read here that you never do, can you explain why you wouldn't? Thanks again.
@saschathinius70826 жыл бұрын
Devan Rawn i'm very interested in the why
@johnsavage28086 жыл бұрын
yer me too because i really think this is strupid idea
@tvideo11892 жыл бұрын
You start by saying this version is for the complete beginner, yet you bring out a box with all sorts of frames the beginner WON'T HAVE. See the problem???? Furthermore, if you don't put a feeder on that split, you are going to have even more problems.
@_BJ1232 жыл бұрын
First off,, I never put a feeder on my splits and I have no problems,, and 2nd, this is a perfect video for a beginner... every beginner has these frames, if not, then the beginner hasn't done his homework...
@johnneumann99025 жыл бұрын
again.....where are you Devan...... we miss your videos........ and updates......
@pauldow16484 жыл бұрын
👍
@attiliospizzeria34095 ай бұрын
Devan, what happens to the brood box without a queen?
@RichBlueWaterHunter5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@mrtraumaboyy40983 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Thank you!! How do you store a honey frame long term for use in a split?
@duncanmoore30816 жыл бұрын
Thanks Devan. Only been beekeeping for 8 months, semi-arid conditions in the Karoo, South Africa. Had a drought too so it has been a slow start to my beekeeping. Just wanted to say thanks for all the help, well I am never going to have snow, but I enjoy those ones too
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
No problem, good luck with the drought down there. Keep an eye on resources coming into the hive and don't hesitate to feed pollen substitute if they're desperate.
@lynjenkins15626 жыл бұрын
Great job Devan. Thanks for sharing. What would you guess is your success ratio on splits?
@PhillipHall016 жыл бұрын
LJ Hello LJ
@DevanRawn6 жыл бұрын
Hey, not exactly sure what you mean. I don't recall ever making splits and having them fail. Actually, that's not true, last year when it rained for a month straight I had a few nucs starve to death early in the summer. My fault for not getting back and filling their frame feeders. But I always introduce a mated queen, or a queen cell that I've raised.
@lynjenkins15626 жыл бұрын
Was just wondering how many times they succeed in making their own queens vs the times you have to add a queen. Or do you always raise your own queens?