Massive Yellowjackets Nest Found In An Old Barn

She Found This Massive Yellowjacket wasp nest In Her Barn And Immediately Called Me (Don't Try This At Home)
This is Part 2 of 2 colonies I removed FYI.......Enjoy
The PT 1 video can be seen here.... • Massive Yellow Jacket ...
Welcome back to another amazing episode with Yappy Beeman. What a great season it has been for me and its closely coming to an end but not just yet. I received a phone call from a customer that believed she had a honey bee infestation in her barn. And to add a little excitement, thought it might be 2 colonies. Well that really got my attention and I couldn't wait to go meet her and the bees. The only problem is that this time of year, there is a huge chance that they may actually not be honey bees. Fall is the window where I get more wasp, hornet and yellow jacket nest removal calls than bees. So going into this one already had me skeptical.
When I arrived my suspicions were confirmed. Southern Yellow Jacket wasps in both situations. Oh well, as much as I love to remove honeybees, this would still make for some great fun.
I hope you enjoy the experience from that side of the screen. I promise it is much safer than from my perspective. Please don't forget to hit that "like" button and help promote the video. I hope this helps others understand that bees, wasps and yellowjackets can be dangerous and only an experienced person should mess with removing them.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and remember, I am a trained professional.....wink wink. Don't try this at home. or anywhere else for that matter.
Honeybees can always be dangerous and it is not recommended to attempt to remove them with experience with bees or construction knowledge.
I hope you enjoy this little bit of fun. I enjoy your feedback in the comments and thank you for taking the time to check out my channel. Until the next time, enjoy the show.
Yappy Beeman is a professional bee remover performing live honey bee removals in Alabama as "Alabama Bee Rescue" and relocates them to apiaries away from residential areas so they can rebuild and thrive as a honey bee colony producing honey. Yappy is an Alabama Beekeepers association member that has performed over 1000 live bee removals. Yappy with the help of his great friends Jpthebeeman, 628 Dirtrooster bees, Jeff Horchoff and many others, I have learned many skills to remove bee swarms and honey bee colonies safely for the bees and home owners alike.
@628DirtRooster Bees @JPthebeeman @Jeff Horchoff Bees @brucesbees @Nature’s Image Farm -Greg Burns @Castle Hives @Darryl Patton @Bohemia Bees @The California Beekeeper @Hornet King
Here is a little bee educational material for ya.
Africanized honey bees (known colloquially as "killer bees") are hybrids between European stock and the East African lowland subspecies A. m. scutellata; they are often more aggressive than European honey bees and do not create as much of a honey surplus, but are more resistant to disease and are better foragers.[23] Accidentally released from quarantine in Brazil, they have spread to North America and constitute a pest in some regions. However, these strains do not overwinter well, so they are not often found in the colder, more northern parts of North America. The original breeding experiment for which the East African lowland honey bees were brought to Brazil in the first place has continued (though not as originally intended). Novel hybrid strains of domestic and re-domesticated Africanized honey bees combine high resilience to tropical conditions and good yields. They are popular among beekeepers in Brazil.
Honey bees appear to have their center of origin in South and Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), as all the extant species except Apis mellifera are native to that region. Notably, living representatives of the earliest lineages to diverge (Apis florea and Apis andreniformis) have their center of origin there.

[@628DirtRooster]

I took some Benadryl before I watched just in case.

[@phillee2814]

I watched someone take some Benadryl before watching this, just in case. But then I do have the protection of a whole Atlantic Ocean to help 😁

[@minerran]

@@phillee2814 I've never been able to quite understand English humor but I get it that its a joke. -:)

[@pennysurrat7578]

😂😂😂😂

[@robertphillips3992]

That’s funny!

[@leannkennedy6568]

Lol

[@nightraider7579]

Got stung 46 times when I was 3 yrs. old. Yep, rolled my tricycle right over the top of a huge yellow jackets nest in the ground. My sister who was 9 yrs. old at the time and my hero that day, grabbed me of my tricycle, ran me in the house to my mom who was cooking dinner at the time. My sister didn’t get stung at all!!! I never will forget the pain from that and I thank GOD I wasn’t allergic to them. The ER Dr. told my mom he couldn’t believe there was an underground nest that big.

[@Jim1Tom]

Hope everyone and everything is well. Good to see you again..

[@donbearden1953]

Yappy, I love your new title “Yappy The Bee & Wasp Man”! By the way, you hit the jackpot on this one. I hope it hits a new viral goal!

[@YappyBeeman]

Thank you Don. Glad to see you in the comments as always.

[@garrisonbeehives5959]

Thanks for Jasons Hat. He said he would take a picture of you wearing it and the picture to me.

[@YappyBeeman]

Perfect......that will be scary but definitely a 1 of a kind memory.

[@minerran]

I grew up around yellowjackets and yes they can sting thru pants and socks. You need more protection.

[@sandreid87]

Ive watched quite a lot of your videos now, and I have always been so impressed how you never used any protection when dealing with bees. Being used to primarily yellowjackets where I live, I'm SO happy to see that even someone, as experienced as yourself, is very respectful of yellowjackets.

[@lamented-musings8932]

But i think he said he kills them after lol

[@americandefender6884]

I was stung by one last week! My hand was swollen for nearly 3 days! They were coming from everywhere! I never thought of using a hand vac! Thanks for sharing!

[@YappyBeeman]

It helps but they just come in mass so be careful.

[@lisarainbow9703]

learn how to use plantain on stings, it's astringent, so it draws the venom out, and prevents swelling.

[@bobgiles2971]

It seems like this year they are everywhere great video definitely a like crazy but you always seem to get the job done

[@zzydny]

Oh that looks painful! Glad you are okay.

[@YappyBeeman]

I am. I actually didn't mind. I need to build up a little immunity to them I guess.

[@craigoakman6268]

Wow Yappy, that was great to watch. I'm a kiwi and in New Zealand we have a wasp infestation problem in the South Island. There are what is called "Black Beech" forests. The trees are backish because of a fungus? and bug. The bug oozes out a honey like substance that wasps go crazy over. The largest nest that I know of was six feet long into the ground! I myself in my tramping days had a wash in a river with two nests side by side. I just could never relax! By the way, thanks to this vid I now realize that Americans saying Yellow Jackets are what we refer to as wasps. Thanks again for the vid.

[@traneawilson6024]

I love the way honeybee hives look. Yellow jackets' homes look scary.

[@crocheting-around-the-planet]

Yeh, part 2… great video Mr Yappy 🐝. Looked & sounded painful… hope u recovered from the stings 🫢🤛🏼

[@YappyBeeman]

All went well. Only 1 on the 2nd video.

[@firstdawn5465]

dude, you can’t blame me. 😉

[@YappyBeeman]

Lol.....you were on the spot for first comment I believe. Sweeeet

[@laurielaurie8280]

Thats a good vacuum. Another job well done Yappy :)))

[@YappyBeeman]

Thank you. I had a bunch of fun actually despite the stings.

[@laurielaurie8280]

@@YappyBeeman You are a brave one. I sure couldn't do it. I used to live in Tennessee on the mountain and we always had yellow jackets. My father in law would put out jars of water and they would drown in it. We hung out those sticky fly strips and they would be so full you couldn't fit another on on it lol. We had those giant yellow and black hornets too. Almost needed a shotgun to bring one of those down haha.

[@randymorgan-droneovermichigan]

Yikes! The phobias kicked in and I barely made it through this video LOL amazing!

[@YappyBeeman]

Good luck.....this was the shorter version of the 2.

[@danamasonjr9430]

Yappys the goat fr

[@str_]

all the wasps crawling on the camera really added a lot of immersion

[@timothy4664]

Haven't seen ya around often Yappy. Hope you are doing well. You always make me smile. Such a down to earth guy

[@EvilMossman]

great couple of vids. thx mr beeman

[@YappyBeeman]

Glad to share. Thank you for the support.

[@MrPeter924]

Great video great view 🐝 bee box Great work great show 👍

[@domesticbacon]

The most anticipated sequel since endgame

[@YappyBeeman]

Get the word out!!!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

That was a real jack-et in the box. God's peace brother.

[@YappyBeeman]

How in the world did you find time to watch KZbin much less Ol'Yappy? So nice to see ya in the comments my friend. Hope all is well with you down in swampland and Blessing back to you and yours.

[@JeffHorchoff]

@@YappyBeeman I don't watch KZbin often, but when I do, I prefer Yappy the Beeman. Stay thirsty my friend!

[@FrequentVirtue]

Yaaaaaaap another great video!!!!

[@YappyBeeman]

Thank you. Just trying to entertain between football games.

[@Hmble96]

When you opened the vaccum I said the swarm wants revenge Wasn’t sure If they’d survived the suction tube of doom 🎉

[@YappyBeeman]

The vac is special designed to not kill them. Anything else would. It's a wonderful tool I use to relocate a colony. But sometimes they don't get the memo and still get me when we get home.

[@PamMinnick]

@@YappyBeeman Do you relocate them to your home? Did you know that they can actually recognize you and remember that you are now enemy #1? Paper wasps and honey bees have face recognition, and this is why many honey bees don't see their caretakers as a threat, but yellow jackets are are just mean, even to someone just strolling by them, but if you have done something like vacuum them up, they will remember you. Think of all the times they have been face to face with you, they just want a good look at you. 😲

[@jamiewilson9262]

Well, that was terrifying, Pam! They are like the Cujos of the bug world! Holy Yikes!

[@littleloner1159]

​@@PamMinnickI think he got mixed up, he doesn't kill the honey bees, he very clearly did kill the wasps

[@MurderRich626]

Your a man's man.. shout out from Los Angeles

[@maryjanebeatty6030]

Wow what a nest! Glad all went well and only 1 sting! I do not like yellow jackets :(. Thanks for sharing and letting me tag along :)

[@hondatuner5156]

I knew you wouldnt leave us hangin on part 2

[@raallen1468]

Fwiw; They make a leaf blower-vacuum combo. Might have worked better?

[@YappyBeeman]

This setup works fine. It definitely makes for an interesting video.

[@thecrow6915]

Be safe out there my friend

[@robertphillips3992]

I really enjoy this channel, keep up with the videos

[@loriroot6236]

What a great job

[@appulsprite]

nice. been waiting on this one

[@Murillable]

Put your hand in the box. What's in the box? Pain.

[@nortyfiner]

Stuff like this is why I toss a bug bomb into my shed a few times a year, just in case.

[@lightfoot413]

ur Awesome Beeman

[@ThePollaton]

Ouch…there’s always one 😂

[@YappyBeeman]

For sure!!!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Jackets are NEVER happy. Just varying degrees of illnesses. Non Yappyfiable. A-PLUS anyhow. Bee glad when ypou can get back to some calm girls. God Bless!

[@empireoflizards]

I bet the contents of that vac would make good fertilizer! Another entertaining vid!

[@aa-ze5cz]

Me: "Yappy where is the yellowjacket queen?" Yappy: "Who the hell cares?"

[@cynvision]

Molly cow knew you were there to do good work.

[@kingbooty6969]

Been excited to see the sequel!

[@YappyBeeman]

I hope it didn't disappoint

[@kingbooty6969]

@@YappyBeeman Never is ❤️

[@apismellifera1000]

Beautiful Southern yellow jacket nest

[@minerran]

Oh sure, beautiful until they sting the crap out of you, which has happened to me before. Not fun.

[@apismellifera1000]

@@minerran I was talking about the nest being beautiful

[@doak4886]

I don’t know what the big fuss was about. They were just lightening bugs. You’re supposed to catch them in your hands and put a bunch in a glass jar. They’ll really light you up.

[@YappyBeeman]

Those were flashlights on the stingers.....

[@pppantz]

holy shit. back to the peace of bees!

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

You're making me itch, just watching!!!

[@YappyBeeman]

My apologies....lol

[@vicdenham8717]

Great watching your videos, 1 question if you can answer please "what is happening with JPthebeeman", would like to know

[@muustafe3368]

Yes

[@HelmutBchron]

I got bit by a dozen of them on the side of my house. Broke out in hives…the worst 6hrs. Yellow jackets are a mean wasp

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

This is why I hate cleaning off the patio every spring, too many creepy crawlies!

[@fureddofortin4290]

do wasp make honey?

[@bridazzel7588]

No

[@fureddofortin4290]

@@bridazzel7588 thx! was not sure after seeing the combs

[@crabmansteve6844]

Man I need to get in touch with you guys who do removals. My chickens would kill someone for the contents of that vacuum. Lol

[@WalterWilkins3]

God Bless America 🌍🗽🔥

[@YappyBeeman]

Thank you. And you as well.

[@mikelambrecht7267]

You are my hero ouch ouch ouch

[@EIbereth]

OMG! I cannot imagine how you manage the pain those insects inflicted on you. 😰

[@YappyBeeman]

It wasn't so bad. I'm starting to build immunity to them as well.

[@kevinjubb]

i do lot wild bee removals so i have to get in to odd places and positions .i would be very interested in this product if it stays in place while i work .hope you do another follow up on how they stay in place after working in them a few months

[@GillysGold]

Part 2 was as amusing as 1

[@Mr.Bungle03]

Damn!

[@caseystrange]

I would have had them confirm the box was entirely hive, and than set the whole thing on fire for entertainment.

[@polistes5288]

I like how you don’t just douse the whole thing in pesticides.

[@keithfaithful3989]

Great for video but why not a sprayer with dawn soap and water it would only take about 10 mins.

[@keithfaithful3989]

@Sue Sue yes I sprayed bald face hornets nest after dark soaked it with a gallon and none got to me.

[@holistic.health]

Wow!

[@lisarainbow9703]

​@Sue Sue yes, it works. I'm allergic too, so I keep a couple of spray bottles around the house, yard , and garage, so I've always got something handy for defense... just a few tablespoons of dish soap in water. it kills them by clogging the spiracles that they breathe through, it suffocates them, essentially.

[@bridazzel7588]

Bzzz!

[@rickreese5794]

I had an old woman tell me her secret To killing wasps was a can of tuna mixed with Comet or Ajax cleaner, mix a couple tablespoons and set near nest, BINGO !

[@holistic.health]

Wow! Good idea!

[@lisarainbow9703]

I'd put it in a bird cage, so the wasps could get it, but no birds or mammals could access it...

[@lisarainbow9703]

@Fred brandon except at night when the wasps are sleeping, hungry mammals will come near. Or the mammals who actually seek out wasps and yellowjackets as a food source, because they're impervious to the stings. Like skunks. And opossums. 🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄

[@TheOriginalGabberjaw]

Yappy, stick with the bees and leave the Jackets to the Hornetking :D

[@YappyBeeman]

But they are so much fun....and he lives 12 hrs away.

[@finnpead8477]

Where do you relocate yellowjackets swarms? Are there people that'll take them, or do you just find better places for them to settle? (places far removed from residential areas)

[@YappyBeeman]

I do not rehome them. They go back to the creator.

[@shadowmekar]

@@YappyBeeman rip 😂

[@slippersmomma]

Lol. Give the brood to the chickens for safe keeping.

[@davidmckeever2443]

A Zap n the Box........

[@YappyBeeman]

Pretty darn.......only took 1 on this part. Thankfully

[@sassytbc7923]

Aren’t yellow jackets always pissed?

[@YappyBeeman]

Pretty much.

[@mariamitchell7170]

​@@YappyBeeman do yellow jackets have queens and will they attack bees

[@Swarmstead]

they always find the gaps. 😆

[@Shawn666Hellion]

Leave this box on a porch for some unsuspecting porch pirates

[@YappyBeeman]

Bwahahahah. That would be priceless

[@cherylcarnes4207]

Owee I hope they didn't get you too many times. They are a mean bunch. On a more positive note, you got any honey bee rescues coming our way? Please? Thanks Yappy.

[@YappyBeeman]

I'm looking through some footage to see what I can put together.

[@sinisatodorovic5842]

😎👍🏼🐝❤

[@gradystanley5163]

spray 'em down good with soapy water

[@BigWillyBilly26]

Throw that box in a wood chipper

[@YappyBeeman]

Definitely an option. Lol

[@GrammyMidwife]

Yikes! I don’t do wasps and hornets!

[@YappyBeeman]

Don't blame you... ouch.

[@evanhovan]

Is that the same one you use for bees?

[@YappyBeeman]

No.

[@evanhovan]

@@YappyBeeman thank you!!

[@donnajohnson9324]

I think it's funny how in the human world it's all about the males but in the insect world it's all about the females and in a lot of mammals as well 😅

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

Because they're smarter hahaha

[@iliketocomment8144]

They were getting nasty, them’s was mad!

[@9realitycheck9]

Good thing we all loathe hornets.

[@anitadriessen3664]

maybe dumb question but why no smoke to calm them down???

[@Poppy_love59]

Smoke works on honey bees but not on yellow jackets!

[@anitadriessen3664]

@@Poppy_love59 Thank u for answering this question 🥰

[@Poppy_love59]

@@anitadriessen3664 Welcome ! 😉

[@stefaniefoster8154]

Smoke makes honey bees eat honey and calm down. I guess yellow jackets don’t have anything like that!

[@anitadriessen3664]

@@stefaniefoster8154 i dindn't know that and i just didn't like our yappy beeman being stung so much thats why i wonderred about :)

[@peaceworld5393]

A big plastic bag over the box then add a killing agent done !

[@jamalisujang2712]

Around wasps, never relax.

[@crystalinabacteria3430]

The nest was a work of art... pity they are so nasty

[@YappyBeeman]

I agree. Each one is amazing in its construction.

[@letslockit]

How come they don’t use smoke on yellow jackets and wasps?

[@tristanedwards7302]

I could be wrong, but I believe with bees they do it because it interrupts their receptors for when they send out pheromones to let the rest of the colony know that there is a threat to the nest, so they get confused about what is actually happening. I am guessing with jackets and wasps, it doesn't have the same effect.

[@junipermeisje6300]

Being “smoked out” of their house, bees instinct is to fill there bellies with honey so they have enough energy reserves in case they have to make another nest somewhere else. It is the honey and being stuffed that makes them mellow. If it’s been a tough season and they don’t have any honey, smoke won’t do you any good, they’ll be hungry and cranky. Wasps don’t have food reserves to feed off of, so smoke won’t help.

[@OutrageIsNow]

@Fred brandon this freakin guy lol

[@slc1161]

@Fred brandon You show your ignorance of politely being told something. I believe is a polite way of saying here’s the correct information. It is not an indication that one is unsure. I would use this often while teaching doctors to protect their ego while I explained why something is wrong. It’s kinder than saying, No, that’s not correct. Here is the answer.

[@theaveragecomment1014]

@@slc1161 oh god wait, it isn’t stating that you’re unsure? I’ve been using that wrong my entire life and had no idea..

[@dcsblessedbees]

I'll stick to honey bees thanks.

[@JoeyDadawg]

Just set that box on fire

[@rickreese5794]

Gr8 idea !😂

[@cathymontgomery7295]

That was a good place to not be a wasp. :-)

[@braydenh190]

I would have just cut my losses and burned the thing down.

[@karenhorton2345]

question : wouldn’t it be easier and better to just put the smaller nests in a garbage bag and burn the bigger nests instead of all the pain

[@imjustutubing6178]

THEY.STAY TICKED OFF BECAUSE THEIR IS NO QUEEN!!

[@cecoya]

Couldn't you have just put them box and all in a big black garbage bag??? I know that sounds mean but those little monsters are meaner. That looks truly painful to me. Have a great day

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

I would recommend using an aerosol like CB-80 which uses pyrethrins to kill insects. It has no residuals and you slip the straw into the box and let it loose it will kill all of them in the box before too many can escape. Another option is D-Foam, it expands like shaving cream so they can't get out of the box and you can kill them all very quickly, quietly and safely.

[@YappyBeeman]

You don't really get the jest of this channel. There are better ways to do this without having to kill the bees

[@Baconatorz]

@@YappyBeeman I can understand when talking about bees, but yellow jackets are just pure evil.

[@littleloner1159]

​@@YappyBeemanlol you are so in the habit of bee content you've mistakenly replied to everyone commenting on your yellow jacket removal as if they were talking about bees. Happens to the best of us

[@tanyalalaby937]

So are yellow jackets just the rude versions of bees and don’t contribute to anything or what like do they have specific roll in nature?

[@caseystrange]

They are parasitical insects and can plant their spawn inside of other insects like ants for example. They can invade other colonies of ants and even honey bees.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

They're just assholes

[@tdoyr2119]

If *this* guy is wearing a suit, then you know it’s serious

[@YappyBeeman]

I actually did one yesterday that I had to wear a suit for a new removal. I hated it.

[@r.catton8731]

Since you were suited up why didn't you just slip a huge garbage bag over it, case closed.

[@bluelab5019]

I'd have just took that box out and set it alight 🔥🔥

[@catwalker4821]

I'ma let you finish but Yappy the greatest Beeman of all time

[@YappyBeeman]

Wish that was a headline in tomorrow's paper!!!

[@catwalker4821]

@@YappyBeeman fr!!