My Kids' Swing Set Is Full Of Bees! (Now What?)

Honey Bee colony removed from platform of old swing set

[@susangranger5382]

JP, thank you so much for this video!! I learned so much. I didn't know how long bees generally live, longer than I thought. And I had NO idea thay a worker bee can lay unfertilized eggs!! I thought that was ONLY the queens doing. How cool that these folks were unafraid and interested to ask questions! Thanks soo much!

[@rubygray994]

I love the gentle and patient way you deal with these bees. What an amazing occupation you have!

[@andrealane7840]

You're very patient and dont mind educating us mere ignorant. its lovely too see how much you enjoy the task no matter how big or small thanks for your love and care

[@JPthebeeman]

✌️🐝✌️

[@MsCherade9]

I really do appreciate how much time you take to explain all the facts about bees to your clients and obviously then also educate us too. I remember quite a lot of the basics about bees, both honey and bumble, from my Dad. I was fascinated by both honey bees and their hives, although managed to get a few nasty stings growing up because I didn't pay attention to where I put my hand!

[@JPthebeeman]

MsCherade9 I appreciate your appreciation. 👍🐝🐝🐝

[@kittens21]

JP I wish you would do a long video telling us all about how you came to know so much about bees and how you got into the bee business i know it'd be so interesting!

[@1911erwin]

Finding the queen is like playing Where’s Waldo with bees!

[@ladydragon3648]

lol I agree.

[@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife]

What a discipline these bees has, as soon as they found home they started approaching it.

[@kytheguy4420]

It's so relaxing to watch you take care of the bees. Unfortunately, I can't watch with sound, but even without it I can tell how gentle and kind you are! And I have to say, with no context, giving the bees a shake off of boards and various other things is very, very funny to watch.

[@tyronechandler3927]

Get a blue tooth speaker, he's very informative and funny

[@TacoRios]

Great video. Love how you take the time to educate folks on honey bees.

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

How could one not enjoy that? It was fantastic.

[@esunetdude]

Nice video. That looked to be a calm hive, not aggressive. I took note of the people standing so close to the hive and they didn't appear to be bothered. It's nice when you can get a calm hive, not ones that are pissy. Please keep up the postings :)

[@JPthebeeman]

Will do, thank you!

[@DgDynasty]

I love the discussion going in between the two of you in the video JPthebeeman it was like you were answering all of my questions for me. Idk why im watching Bee videos but im glad I learned something I didnt know before.

[@brugdealer]

Newbie wanna bee here, loving this! Thank you for taking the time to teach me. I can't wait to see your other videos. Awesome!

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank you, more coming, I promise! Just been very busy!

[@paulawaldrep3760]

So glad you never get tired of explaining bee life! :)

[@TheWilabeast]

Another job well done JP, looking forward to another year working the bees. The weather is finally getting nice up here in Iowa. Great video, love the music. Salute my friend.

[@kckrye]

Nice Intro JP! Im amazed at how quickly they started running into the nuc box. Pretty Awesome!

[@JPthebeeman]

Yeah, that was quick huh!

[@yoda40]

That's good to hear. Take care and Godbless

[@brenmoyer4896]

21:44 "This is fascinating!" You said it

[@ThePollaton]

This is my fav video, I may need to watch it several times. I’ve learnt so much from this one. Thanks JP! 😘

[@JPthebeeman]

Michelle Chatton glad to help & thanks for watching! ✌️🐝

[@RippleAffect]

I see old eagle eyes needs a flashlight too love your videos JP

[@SupaDupaLowLife]

Much love from the north, JP!

[@JPthebeeman]

Right back at ya Cory!

[@tomknapp4395]

Great job JP. Love the Cedar Waxings sounding in the background too!

[@JPthebeeman]

Thanks Tom, the AC, dogs barking & planes flying overhead added a nice touch as well, right? :-)

[@tomknapp4395]

JPthebeeman Seems that my ears are tuned a tad differently then most: never heard those other things. Just you, bees and Cedar Waxwings, (also a Mockingbird)! ! !

[@aaronabner4317]

JP, Thank you for another very interesting video!

[@johnmills186]

Schawee should be grown up after a winter filled with those milk can shakes. Great show JP

[@primerecording2337]

I'm interested in what you do!! Keep up the good work!

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank you!

[@TheAli1ification]

Professional work well done Mr JPthebeeman

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank you!

[@mji_sr]

Love the videos JP. One of the best things on KZbin by far; both interesting and educational at the same time. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. All the best from London!

[@JPthebeeman]

+Scott Perkins thank you my friend, I will keep them coming!

[@pkeithnewberry]

Wonderful video - as always!! I really liked your patience in explaining "bee info" to the home owners.. Love your videos!!!

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank you!

[@hollier002]

Thank you for another one JP...always enjoy them! Craig H

[@jewelciappio]

Its like the cows coming home... The march of bees!

[@pxxxr]

Podziwiam Pana i Pana pracę.

[@dougonius]

JP, as someone who has been studying beekeeping for awhile, but just actively started keeping bees, I have to say I love your videos the most. Very inspiring and educational, and you have a great personality. Thanks! (did someone get stung at 17:53? AW DAMN!) lol

[@JPthebeeman]

Doug Schwarz Thank you Doug, you are far too kind! That was the neighbor yelling, I don't believe her or the dog got stung, she likely would have told me when she came over to play with the bees & get honey.:-)

[@drewst.george1651]

Quote of the day.. I'm going to tap this don't freak out.. great job jp

[@Joapple11]

You really need to watch this with the closed caption on! The 'translation' is hilarious.

[@JPthebeeman]

I’ll give it a try. Thanks 🤣

[@Birdbike719]

this video was so educational anf interesting. Learned a lot more about bees from this video!

[@WillowRunMills]

that was a very interesting one to watch. didnt even think twice before running to the nuc!

[@limeice20]

Those editing skills are on point! Loving the split screen zoomed in action.

[@medbende1314]

Salut JP continue de nous régaler avec tes vidéos, j'aime beaucoup ton travail repart vite a la chasse aux abeilles @+

[@JPthebeeman]

Thank You!

[@grim_dave]

"From what I see and read, it's got a lot to do with big agriculture" - SUBBED. You're an intellectual.

[@aldosanjoto8296]

FANTASTICO!!!!!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING.

[@clyde8drive]

Nice job again JP. Where is Schawee when you need to find that queen???? On a shake run I would guess....

[@JPthebeeman]

Yes, Schawee has been on a shake break for sometime now! Lol :-) We should be doing another again real soon!

[@KelleyStrzelczyk]

A few of those combs made me think of Dr Sholls .

[@LilDoggy]

Thanks for the movie JP.

[@JPthebeeman]

Thanks Lil Doggy!

[@bakarangerpinku]

Golden hour: one hour after or before sunrise/sunset. You get the best shots. Photography/videography secret. *Also when your camera is on the tripod, make sure the lens has a tripod leg directly in front of it. This way your lens will be saved if it were to fall.* Body damage is fixable.

[@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304]

Also the time all the bees are home and angry about bee-ing bothered, lol.

[@tfran89]

Wow, JP, you're already getting removals! Great video!

[@ccrdesigns]

Great work JP. have you got a new H.D. camera? the pictures are the clearest I have seen, they just keep getting better. keep up the good work, Looking forward to the next installment, A BIG THANKS.

[@thompoz7114]

Awesome job, educational and entertaining - as usual.

[@robindowning5873]

Love your videos, JP. It has always been taught that dark colors aggravate bees. You wear a lot of dark colored shirts with no problem. So, is this an old wives tale or what?

[@budandbess7887]

Great Vid JP, keep the good work! Hopefully the farmers will wise up and stop using the chemicals on their crops and stop killing the honey bees...

[@rosiehawtrey]

Glad they're brighter than you. It's a choice between chemicals or not eating.. Unless you feel like culling about 3 million people. Still, if Inbredistan does its school shootings on a professional basis.. That'll clear all them out, to the world's everlasting relief. If they go Israel will last about 35 minutes. That'll help the food situation. But here's a thought, why don't you greentards and teslidiots stop growing biomass and putting up solar panels on prime bloody arable land, then farmers wouldn't have to be getting 7 tonnes an acre. 🤦‍♀️Ill educated cretin. Please don't breed.

[@markbarnhill6300]

Keep it up JP, I took a break from the bees' . But guess I might do it again!!!!!

[@JPthebeeman]

Get back in there Mark! :-)

[@NewEnglandgardening]

How accurate is that bee march to indicate the queen is in the box. It would have killed me not to know for sure if the queen flew back into the NUC or not when she flew off of your leg. I would of had to look again to make sure.

[@JPthebeeman]

Pretty dang accurate. She usually will come right back where the majority of the bees are. Keep in mind, as much as they desire their queen, she also greatly desires to be tended to. Because she's mated she generally won't go that far from the hive. A virgin queen may not come back & the bees aren't as interested in her as with a mated queen.

[@nerinamangano3355]

Hey JP, Yet another great video. I learnt so much just watching you work..Keep it up :)

[@generalbomax]

At the end you should have played Foreigner's "Double Vision"! Nice and easy removal!

[@JPthebeeman]

It was dark in there! That's my story & I'm sticking to it!

[@wendelljones8555]

Thanks for doing another vid---Good Work!

[@ohfullers]

Nice Catch!

[@TheReaperHunter]

Like how your using your phone to help us see what you see! Also Spring is about here so YAY more bees!

[@CNBarnes]

Did the frames in the nuc already have built-out comb on it? I'm surprised the bees would march into the nuc with all their comb still sitting there.

[@elizabethwalton8330]

NICE! You can tell the camera is new.. JP Question what is the weirdest place you have gotten a swarm and or hive from??

[@dyingangelo]

the bee whisperer

[@GS-st9ns]

awesome working awesome photography. I really like that ghosting way that you change scenes. I'm no photographer so I don't know what it's really called that takes the place of fast-forwarding.

[@monkeyboy4746]

Interesting the bees did not choose a more sheltered location for their hive, wouldn't the rain go right down through the hive between the boards?

[@JPthebeeman]

monkeyboy4746 not sure if rain could get through to them or not but you'd be surprised some of the locations they pick. As the years go by I'm seeing more & more open air colonies. Those are completely exposed to the elements.

[@Pebbles2711]

JP this is amazing to watch!! Did you get stung at all?

[@PigCreekHomestead]

Great work JP! :)

[@TheBeeRescuer]

5 people were hoping Justin Beiber was the beekeeper instead of JP.

[@deanevangelista6359]

I wouldn't have thought that honeybees would make their hive that close to the ground. That's usually a trait of yellow jackets.

[@JPthebeeman]

It's a lot more common than you think.

[@real_wakawaka]

honey bees come from yellow jacket at one time in the past.

[@ditchdoc1297]

hey JP love your videos but no new ones lately so I been trying to make my own with my bee's but watching my own is not as interesting. Thanks for the videos your put up. Me and my brother have a couple of hives to remove from some houses hopefully I can put them on here. thanks again

[@JPthebeeman]

***** New one coming very, very soon!

[@ditchdoc1297]

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[@imkernohnekoniginabsperrgi1776]

sehr sehr gut! einer der besten Imker!

[@markbarnhill6300]

Probley do it again this year JP , I'm not far from buds !!!keep it up ole man!!!! I enjoy your vids! Later

[@thomasrbishop8736]

Hey! I've been looking at your videos and I want to say Thank you for what you are doing .

[@jasonputt8467]

Great job as always!!!

[@huanglywei5108]

man i love JP so much all your video is super great

[@JPthebeeman]

+Huang Ly Wei Awwwwwww, thank you!

[@brugdealer]

I love your style! I'm surprised that you're not getting stung.How long have you been doing this? I hope I can be half the beekeeper that you are someday. Don't have any bees yet, still trying to learn as much as I can. Thanks again for such an excellent video!

[@kiaya007]

hi jp been watching you vids for some time now and i was noticing you sometimes put the comb in upside down like you have in this vid. so by doing that can i assume that it dont matter what way you put the comb in they are gonna fix it for ya? is that right?

[@josephlarsen]

cool video, love the phone on the other side, gives a cool perspective

[@Thetis058]

Before I comment on the video itself I would like to touch on something you mentioned in the video and that is the impact of commercial ie industrial farming . You are right industrial farming does negatively impact all bee species , wasp as well as other insects and the wildlife which feed on them because of either toxic chemicals used to prevent pest , the chemicals they use in the fertilizer, some plants have been genetically modified to kill off insects which eat them and here is a shocker when it comes to pollen and nectar not all nectar and pollen quality is the same or so I have heard . Apparently I have heard the quality of nectar is not as nutritional as nectar from other flowers and so honey bees used in the commercial industry for pollination of these crops have a much higher winter die off ( if the bees are not intentionally killed because bee keepers don’t want to pay the money for food to over winter them ) . You may know if this info is correct or false since you are actually a bee keeper . Industrial farming needs to look at other ways to both prevent crop issues from pest and disease with out using the harmful chemicals. Now for your video . I sure hope you are teaching your children your craft of saving honey bees because you are amazing and I think just as important to the communities you service with your bee relocation business. I really appreciate you are out there in some sweltering heat , chilly days and not to mention away from your family for a good chunk of the day sometimes. Stay safe and rescue on .

[@RochesterSportRifles]

Hey JP! What is the best way to get the bees to take to your NUC box if you don't have one that smells like bees?

[@tealkerberus748]

RochesterSportRifles he usually catches the queen in a queen clip, and puts that inside the box, and keeps her caged for a few days. The swarm won't leave without the queen - even if they decide to fly out, they'll come right back as soon as they realise she's not with them. After a few days they will have settled into their new home, and she can be let out to start laying.

[@anthonyappleyard5688]

Why didn't you put one of those long low pieces of comb above another in one frame?

[@dkaiyumi]

I wish all my AHBs were as clam as yours. I have a feral swarm to catch inside a hollow log. I'll try to record the removal but probably they wont be as calm as yours. Btw do you also remove AHBs swarms ? Thanks for the video

[@JPthebeeman]

Denis, Ive never dealt with AHBs as far as I know, but have dealt with some I thought were. Have had 2 tested that proved negative for AHB. I will deal with them if I have to, cross that bridge when it happens.

[@dkaiyumi]

JPthebeeman​ JP here in Brazil unfortunately all bees are AHBs. Im used to deal with them but im trying to find some italian queens in Argentina to try to raise italian queens here and replace the AHB queens. At the moment im spliting some hives and using the same kind i have here. They are very defensive but thats what i got, so i gotta deal with them. Tomorrow i'll try to record some video to try to show you what i mean whe i say defensive lol. But they are not as mean as ppl say. Of course if you dont use the protective gear they are considered Lethal. Only this year of 2015 i know the feral swarms killed at least 10 ppl here in Brazil (these are the ones were played on tv reports). Next year im planning to go to US and try to bring some queens here and see if i can breed them here.

[@vidsmofit2648]

JPthebeeman I heard that I could walk in front of a hive, and if they're super aggressive, they will head but me. How close should I go for this? I can't smell the alarm pheromone yet.

[@vidsmofit2648]

Denis kaiyumi Suppose you open a hive, and they attack. Then you close the hive, go 15 meters away, and stand still. Will they continue stinging? Are all the hives relentless? Could you breed any AHB hives to not be relentless? Is it easy to tell AHB from HB by head butting behavior?

[@dkaiyumi]

VidSmoFit​​ They will keep stinging for at least 100 meters. Thats why sometimes they would kill cattle, horses, dogs, birds watever crosses their way evem sometimes ppl. This year alone here in Brazil i saw on tv and on news papers they killed at least 5 ppl. Usually they dont like vibration nor strong smells. But after 100 m usually they quit. Now what im doing to split some angry hives is use CO2. Take a look at some pics i took last week plus.google.com/111329403644753006310/posts/GS6j3ASjpQW 

[@SeanPGorman]

Where are you JP? Missing you so far this year.

[@amandalee-riley5293]

Interesting to see SHB there, being in the UK I've not seen it in real life. Was there any risk that some of them might get inside the nuc with the bees/broodcomb? Thank you for all your videos. :)

[@JPthebeeman]

Amanda, SHBs pretty much go where they want to. I don't worry much about them unless they're in a colony that has too much space, strong bees deal with them just fine. I don't use chemicals in my hives to treat anything, not into that.

[@richardgardner5916]

So did you help the niece get a hive started?

[@Gingersweets1]

Where exactly R U located ??? I wanna come learn from U. I want so badly 2 have my own colony of bees. I Luv my pollinating friends.

[@CharlesGinzel]

hey JP, i see in your video open, you are lighting your smoker from the top? I always thought i had to light the bottom which can be a pain... I'm assuming top lighting does really work and isn't just for show on the intro?! :D

[@JPthebeeman]

Charles, I actually am directing the torch's flame to the bottom of the fuel cluster. It is actually lighting it at the bottom. You can get away with doing it this way with a propane torch

[@leannkennedy6568]

Can you stack two sections of brood comb on top of each other in one frame?

[@johnmeeks9618]

Disappointed that you didn’t record your explanation as to how to setup a new beekeeper with bees, hive box, tools, feeding, pest control, swarm control etc. A new video on these subjects would be great!

[@TheLovelyLynda]

Hi Jp another brill video, Did you find the queen??...all the best from Wales UK

[@JPthebeeman]

+Lynda Baldwin saw her at the 20:00 mark, had her run across my hand at the 20:21 mark. I don't show her again on the video but rest assured she went into the box. I'm confident of that as all the bees were in the box when I placed it in the back of my truck to move them from that location.

[@aztib]

At 303 are that varroa mites and some sort of fly maggot's?

[@PTuffduty]

Learn a lot.

[@grahamrdyer6322]

Great video JP, It's funny but I always listen for the Train ?

[@cecoya]

Question: is there a good/bad time to collect honey from the bees? Have a great day

[@JPthebeeman]

you obviously always want to leave enough honey for the colony to survive. Late summer/early winter is not the best time to harvest unless they have a surplus. Early spring while they’re coming out of winter isn’t the best time to harvest as well, unless there’s a surplus.

[@andydo4975]

Finally! Someone that removes them while not killing...them...

[@_anthonynash]

I have no clue as to what's going on here! What's the smoke for, and how come the bees don't sting? I'm assuming they're a bit smoked out?

[@IsabellaDiLorenzo]

The smoke does a few things. It can calm the bees down, because bees release chemicals called pheromones which can be smelled by other bees. The thing is that the smoke smell overpowers the alarm pheromone, meaning that the bees don't become nervous because they don't know that they should be alarmed. It could also trigger instincts for a bee to leave the hive, in fear of a fire.

[@kaikaideluxe2432]

When a bee stings, it loses its life, and therefore will only sting something if it feels severly threatened.

[@tazza1076]

G'day JP...You were saying that the bee situation in the United States is doing o.k , which is not completely true. There are bee keepers that are loosing hive after hive in some place and they are trying to find out what killing the colony, they say that Fowl Brood and Varoa Mite are killing the bee population in some part of the states. Australia is one of the biggest exporter of bee to the U.S because we haven't got the Varoa Mite here ... By the way enjoy watch your videos , especially when Yappy works with you , he's such character ... Keep up the good work ... Cheers from Down Under

[@JPthebeeman]

American or even European Foul brood for that matter is actually not as common as you’d suspect & it seems a lot of beekeepers now are using oxalic acid to treat against varroa, they claim with great success. We’ll leave the conversation of treatment vs treatment free beekeeping for another day or not. 😉 Anyhoo, glad you enjoy the videos, you’ll see Yappy again I’m certain & in the mean time stay away from those big crocs!

[@rosiehawtrey]

@@JPthebeeman oxalic acid is the stuff that ants really hate isn't it?

[@nicolaablett7790]

U R MY CHILL DOWN AND UNWIND believe it or not Thus RAMADAN

[@mattrix2007]

Hi JP, love the vids. I need some advice though. i have been called to remove some swarms that have took up residence in brick wall cavities and a roof cavity (2 different locations) of someone's house. is there a way i can entice them out and into a hive without smashing the wall down. All i can think is put a nuc box with lemon grass oil next to their entrance. but i'm thinking, once they have started drawing comb in the cavity maybe they wont leave. any tips would be great, thanks.

[@tealkerberus748]

The Bee Guru's Apprentice so how did that go? If you don't get all the comb out, the residue is going to lead to fungal and cockroach problems - or more bees.

[@drewbaden8645]

Do you have any videos of later in time when you remove the rubber bands from an established transplanted comb? Also, can you show the method you use to transport them back home? Ventillated box? etc?

[@JPthebeeman]

Drew, I dont recall any videos showing me removing the rubber bands but for a few short clips on Instagram. Actually, the bees usually chew through them & push them out of the entrance. I do pull them out during inspections. Drew, the Colorado bee rescue bee vac is the one I have been using for about 3 yrs now with the excellent results. The catch boxes are ventilated & I usually place those atop the brood box that contains transferred brood comb. I staple the two together. I place the set up in the bed of my truck & if its after dark I pull the metal bottom of the catch box out thus combining the bees vacuumed with the brood comb. After dark there usually is no need to seal the entrance.

[@potadad]

JP, How do you do this without a suit? Are you getting stung and just not reacting? Thanks!

[@JPthebeeman]

Martin Strudwick you can do this sort of thing when dealing with gentle bees

[@paulridgley1372]

I wonder have you ever moved any bees in any country other that USA?

[@JPthebeeman]

Paul Ridgley no Paul, just a handful of other states besides home base of Louisiana.

[@moiseschris]

How do u do that without any protection

[@MarilynRice-cu5hz]

Poor sound quality. I enjoy learning about bees.