Open Banking A Queen Honey Bee From A Swarm

[@alexisgrunden1556]

You are one lucky duck!! A gorgeous colony, boxed up and ready to roll, and it came with spare, brand-spanking new virgin queens! There might've been a few hiccups, but all in all, a job splendidly done~

[@628DirtRooster]

Two colonies with spare parts. Who could ask for more?

[@lubu7961]

I just want to say that i am a huge fan of your channel Dirt Rooster. I love watching you and Mr. Ed both. I think it's awesome you guys have a friendly competition, and are also cool buddies. Makes me smile watching you guys. Thank you both and God bless you all.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the love.

[@thuffman44]

Love it, love it, love it... this was an awesome video Randy!! A swarm, plus a removal. Finding the queen, plus finding capped queen cells!! So many excellent camera angles! Thanks for taking the time to edit and piece it all together !! Fantastic work. 🐝🐝🐝☮️

[@628DirtRooster]

Man it was like winning a sweepstakes. Gifts were just being thrown at me from all directions. lol Thanks for the love Tim. Can't wait for you next vid.

[@hannahtrella5132]

I fell down this KZbin hole and I’m so glad I did! I had no knowledge of how bee keeping works and it’s totally fascinating and beautiful. Thanks for the awesome videos!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the great comment.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

I had to laugh when that swarm cluster fell to pieces right as you were trying to get it into a box. Same happened to me last weekend, only I was lucky enough to have the queen fall into the box. Kudos on a textbook hive transplant, and thanks for another excellent video.

[@628DirtRooster]

They just weren't holding on tight enough. lol

[@bo49685]

Randy you are amazing at pinpointing where the bees are at. I mean they are behind walls, under floors, in roofs, etc.... and you are always within inches of hitting the exact spot.....YOU ROCK bud👍👍👍👍

[@mew_the_pinkmin7621]

17:52 Cute bee rolls off hive.

[@unclebobsbees4899]

Wow, didn't know you could keep a queen outdoor like that. Thanks much something good to know.

[@bryanroberts]

That's awesome.. A swarm and a cutout within 30 ft!! I am not that lucky!! Another great video!!

[@628DirtRooster]

One of those twofers. Can't beat them.

[@ptjzmemory]

You bee a hard working man leading an interesting life! Thank you for sharing. And for educating. I like it!

[@markwilliams9908]

THAT IS 1 HUGE HIVE IN THAT WALL🐝👍🏻💯❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ YET ANOTHER GR8 JOB BY THE DIRT ROOSTER❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Mark. I wish they were all close to the ground like that.

[@codydody]

Watchin these little guys march to the box never gets old. 4:47

[@0naallan429]

Awwww, you find her and then put her close to her family.. 😊

[@628DirtRooster]

Haha

[@kevinbyrne4538]

The sale of the house will close tomorrow, so you must (1) locate the bees, (2) open the wall, (3) remove the bees, (4) repair the wall, and (5) write a letter informing the buyer that everything is okay now. ... and while you're at it, how 'bout fixin' a couple of leaky faucets, and the roof should be re-shingled, and then re-paint the living room, and then .......

[@628DirtRooster]

Haaa! They always wait until the last minute and then have a bunch of hoops for me to jump through. I did two others last week that had just rented and need bees out immediately. I guess I should quit everything else I have going on and set up my office at the fire department for these life threatening emergencies they call me with. I can't complain though. I enjoy it too much.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

@628DR Just charge a late booking fee.

[@mikeries8549]

All the niceness goes away the instant you set the rate at $100/hr plus expenses for a guy who wears six hats. Beekeeper, carpenter, roofer, siding installer, hvac tech, exterminator, and flooring specialist.

[@mikeries8549]

I've done bee removals where we repaired the damages too. One comes to mind where masonry and a scaffold was involved and the bill was in the thousands. I've run into ppl that think it's going to be free as well. Uh uh. I was not kidding about $100/hour.

[@melaniewalker5226]

😂🤣 and do the washing up and possibly peg some washing out too.

[@sharonriley948]

Het Rooster, I really liked this video. It is cold and rainy in Pa and not supposed to clear until Wednesday. This was a great day after church to watch your videos.....Rick

[@628DirtRooster]

I hope it brings some warm dry weather your way. :)

[@DavidPutraØP]

15:09 I didn’t know that queen bees make this kind of noise . Learnt something new . Thanks

[@bait_2159]

I enjoy watching and learning about honey bees

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the views Nicholas

[@adirondackErin]

The tree bees looked like a heart. Awww! Lol

[@SASunDog]

I was thinkin to myself, the bees are making a heart, so that means the queen is in there.

[@Bacoprah]

very cool. funny that the bees were impatient with you and started making comb right on the queen cage lol. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan.

[@628DirtRooster]

They were in the home building mood for sure.

[@ShlisaShell]

Such a fascinating hobby to watch.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

Give it a try. You'll love it.

[@628DirtRooster]

I noticed you're about to hit 1,000 subs. Nice!

[@melaniewalker5226]

Their they go marching into the box it's just like magic, lol love it.

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

Hey, nice catch! Good to see the bees are busy

[@628DirtRooster]

Been a good year.

[@evanlangrock3037]

Did anybody else see the bee who fell on his back then fell of the box at 17:50 that gave me a good laugh

[@628DirtRooster]

Rolled off like a fat kid off a bunk bed.

[@mzTayTay17]

628DirtRooster 😂😂😂😂

[@ShlisaShell]

lmao.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

You mean Laurel?

[@KujoPainting]

Drone slap stick.

[@egparis18]

Enjoyed this video no end. Thank you Mr. Rooster.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks so much

[@chadhendrixson9840]

What u do is just simply amazing sir. Love this channel

[@628DirtRooster]

Very nice of you Chad

[@LandoHitman]

I love these videos! The commentary seriously makes them the best.

[@VirginiaRican]

They were so chill. Amazing.

[@The_Tribute_Maker]

I never knew the Queen bees could Sing, that's actually Awesome to see and hear!

[@sawspandabear]

That is so awesome!!! I’ve never gotten to hear a queen singing!!!

[@628DirtRooster]

Some of them really go to town like they're playing a kazoo in a school talent show. lol

[@sawspandabear]

628DirtRooster that’s amazing! I wish I wasn’t allergic so I could also keep bees. It seems like such a wonderful hobby!

[@swvastories3498]

Great job Randy! With a deadline like that looming, I would have been too nervous to even get started. LOL

[@628DirtRooster]

I jump in like a fat kid in a cannonball contest.

[@swvastories3498]

LOL!

[@DerekFisherbees]

Not bad, 2 complete hives and an extra queen.

[@628DirtRooster]

SCORE! lol

[@jacorin]

very nice capture Randy, one of the easier ones i've seen you do

[@628DirtRooster]

With the ones I've been getting lately I'm surprised it wasn't forty feet up on some high tension power lines.

[@jacorin]

hahahaha

[@anonymousperson8942]

I just realized I’ve been watching him for four hours straight

[@saucywench9122]

It's so easy to do.

[@cynthiajohnson6747]

I have watched way too many of these videos

[@lilahnewton7940]

I really enjoyed watching and learning. Thanks. Professional 👍🇺🇸🖐️

[@Landaux]

Wow! What a hive! You pinpointed it perfectly! 😎👍

[@628DirtRooster]

Just lucky :)

[@uncle1886]

You do such a great job filming. Bees really are beautiful as they work. Busy busy bees.

[@ProfBrunoLampeeni]

I had a friend who left an open carton of orange juice on a picnic table. When he returned, he took a swig and spit out a bunch of yellow jackets. I used his experience to write a poem called "Mouthful of Bees." Sounded better than the other bugs. I got an A.

[@628DirtRooster]

LOL I hope there was some beat boxing in it.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

Just make sure they're drones.

[@killiancarter9091]

Does he scream in b flat now?

[@mikeries8549]

My dad got the brite idea of using straws to drink soda pop on camping trip. . It was long ago when you had to use a church key to open a can. The idea was to keep the 'bees' out. Yellow jackets crawled into the straw and dad got sent to the ER with stings inside his mouth. Ouch.

[@loveatfirstsprout88allotment]

I wish it was longer I wanted to see more I really like to see you work with the Beez you're awesome 👍👏😄😄😄

[@628DirtRooster]

Could have been much longer. This was cut out of over an hour of footage.

[@SASunDog]

Make a second channel to put all the extras on.

[@Blindstraight]

very cool.Really like your videos.I learn something every time.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Terry

[@rorynorris4248]

After all that activity outside the hive was surprisingly subdued inside of the house, I was expecting a lot more of them to get riled up once you peeled back the wall!

[@628DirtRooster]

They are usually pretty laid back when you open the back of the hive.

[@dbirdez]

Cool to see the bees emerging from the comb

[@abdelkaderabdelhadi7667]

Je vous remercie pour ce travail ,continue, mes salutations

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for your support.

[@SASunDog]

I expected mad bees to pour out when you opened up the sheetrock. For a second I thought the cavity was gonna be empty. But nope, they were just sittin there as calm as the society column of a newspaper.

[@628DirtRooster]

LOL They were just like those society types.

[@OkieRob]

I think that guy was afraid you was going to take that honey back.

[@628DirtRooster]

He started scarfing it down as soon as he got his hands on it. LOL

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

My guess is he just didn't want to be on the internet with honey dripping down his face onto his shirt. :D Memes happen.

[@628DirtRooster]

That's possible.

[@bhudarali9815]

Rob

[@d_gurl_bec7126]

I'm so addicted to watching these bee videos. 😂

[@Baseless_]

That wall hive was BEAUTIFUL! I hope they are doing well now, in your care! Could we get a tour/update on your personal hives?

[@628DirtRooster]

Oh man, I need to do that.

[@xenaswolf]

I LOVE when you film "the march"

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job

[@blackrabbit7856]

absolutely amazing 😎✔

[@willmegehee]

Very calm colony of wall bees... love my pull saw... aren’t they great?

[@628DirtRooster]

I can't be without one. I always have at least two around the house.

[@AuditRecon]

Thanks for the videos. Subbed from Dawsonville, GA.

[@fatcattowing8990]

wow!! no protective gear? VERY BRAVE

[@jethrobodine9617]

Wow..that swarm march looks somewhat familiar...lmao And thats some HUGE comb

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Sure I'll go with you if I can stay in the house and watch! Good place to be and never be far away from bacon and shrimp sammiches or bees maybe. Good job, Randy! A-PLUS! I guess you saw Mr. Ed 5 feet off the ground with no parachute or oxygen mask. Miracles will never cease!

[@628DirtRooster]

Plus you can pause, take bathroom breaks and never miss a lick. I did see Mr. Ed in the tree. Reminded me of Zacchaeus in the bible. :)

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Short of stature, wasn't how it was worded? Close enough and THANK YOU for hauling me around! I get you gas money eventually!

[@628DirtRooster]

Think nothing of it. You don't eat much.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I try and be dainty around you and courteous but I can really hide some groceries!

[@PelingRu]

good job!

[@WildBillFlysRC]

just subscribed DR, those wild hives don't always build with the Y up... clean removal!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the sub Bill.

[@9595duncan]

I really love and appreciate the videos I’ve learned a lot just got my bee jacket in and some of my big gear I’m working on getting a few hives I can’t wait to start my own bee yard you’ve been an inspiration keep making the videos🐝

[@kevinbyrne4538]

13:27 -- another satisfied customer

[@628DirtRooster]

Oh he was loving it. All he needed was a cold Coke to wash it down.

[@jimwez9983]

Jackpot cut out. Damn, she's a good queen.

[@628DirtRooster]

No doubt

[@williamkeaton1340]

Nice ApiGrape Picking !

[@susangranger5382]

Randy, I have a question for you. I an dying to get my own hive(s) and will after learning enough. I have been watching you and JP non stop for about 2 months. At about 10:20 on this video when you put the queen clip up on top of the hive a nurse bee comes around to the front from behind. She starts sticking her rear through the cage in a stinging kind of motion. What is her behavior about??? Thanks! Keep taking care if the "girl's ", I love watching you!! 👍👍

[@628DirtRooster]

She was face to face with the queen either feeding or communicating.

[@susangranger5382]

Thank you so much Randy. I didn't even notice they were face to face, I just saw her rear motions and couldn't figure that out. I appreciate your answer. 😊👍

[@628DirtRooster]

@@susangranger5382 I thought you had me stumped for a minute. lol

[@Chris_99502]

I love that you upload videos in 4k, keep up the good work!

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for watching Chris.

[@giovanasaez5499]

Love this channel ❤️

[@rayikaikin]

what great timing that queen was probably about to take all those great queen cells out too

[@Athalaris]

17:51 that bee represents my life xD

[@Gunsandfun1961]

Why do I always say holly shit when I watch your videos... That is amazing stuff

[@628DirtRooster]

LOL Good to see you're posting videos again.

[@damonfoakes7850]

“Got a hair in my mouth” Nice 👍🏼

[@628DirtRooster]

Had to trim the stache.

[@jakobblanco7539]

Dude has no suite savage 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻(bee suite)

[@kodygran2571]

Love the vids. Got bees myself

[@628DirtRooster]

Best hobby ever!

[@cindyc3183]

Wow! Good one.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Mum :)

[@MyHollowpoint]

You gonna count that as two legit swarms to try and catch up with Jeff? :)

[@628DirtRooster]

Heck at this point I'm counting bumble bees, butterflies, fire flies.... anything that flies.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

@628DR Buy some new pants. Zipper flies count too. :)

[@goopjuice5859]

Love your new videos there really artistic

[@nezZario]

Balls of steel. Also, I miss Gulfport!

[@628DirtRooster]

Good place to live.

[@badassbees3680]

I'd have to try a reptipro plugged in to put brood in as many cutouts as you do,I've hatched drones in incubator (don't ask lol) so I think it'd work, maybe couple wet sponges in it instead of water lol

[@teknowil]

oooo i just found out you can eat a honeycomb..now I am drooling to try

[@628DirtRooster]

Yep, get you some. :)

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

Could you explain about the mating flights? I know the queen goes out and gets mated, but what causes the bee frenzy? I've never understood this bit about queens.

[@Boborjan1986]

Ohh, you have chenged your old 1080p camera to a 4k cam! Nice.:)

[@628DirtRooster]

Coming up in the world.

[@timmann3869]

NEW SUB HERE ! Dude U R THE MAN ! I watched the vid of u and the other guy evicting the yellow jackets from the trailer. Love the vids, u got some Brass ones bro !

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks for the sub Tim.

[@mamabear8590]

Marvelous

[@LolitasGarden]

*PAPOW!* to Mister Ed for the just-happened-to-be-here swarm catch and *PAPOW!* to JP for the instant queen catch.

[@elcheapo5302]

I was hoping for a new vid earlier today. This was a fantastic one! Your production keeps getting better.

[@kevinfaulkner8801]

Something about the BEE March to the box just fascinates me.

[@williamforbes7156]

music starting @ 4:35 is "As Real As It Gets - Matt Large"

[@andystampfli9127]

Great video ! Got to ask ... how long can you bank bred queens in a queen cage in a hive? They have to have an expiration date, but is it days, weeks, or as long as nurses feed them? Also I caught 2 swarms a couple weeks back, how long till I give up on the queen that came with them? 1 is doing great. Other isn't laying yet...

[@628DirtRooster]

Queens can take seven to ten days to start laying after being bred. You can bank bred queens as long as you want but you have to keep open brood next to them to keep nurses tending them.

[@IL_801]

I'm a bit late to this video. Never heard a queen sing! 😍 zzz zzz zzz! 🎶

[@kevimc]

another great video Mr D are you gonna buy a set of clippers; I hope so; the Japanese saw technique did not cut it (Hahaha); you could do a whole nother video on the follow up; swarm cells, introduced queen and mini swarm; all the best from the great green north ps that fellow sure did enjoy that honey mmm mm; looking forward to the follow up

[@628DirtRooster]

I repoed my clippers from my wife. I cut out a lot of good video. It was getting a little long.

[@426superbee4]

he hee don't you hate it when things don't goes as planned? They been there a while. How many good queen cells was in it? thanks for another gr8 video cheers

[@628DirtRooster]

There ended up being six good cells. Jackpot!

[@426superbee4]

Never know GOOD DEAL ; )

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

@426 SUPER BEE "don't you hate it when things don't goes as planned?" You mean hate life? Because that's basically what life is...

[@426superbee4]

Russ Ian E. Lection-Hacker No i love life and the beautiful world GOD made us to live in ! SO PREFECT.> but it's better. when things work out as plan Like planting a garden> hope it rains to make it grow> When it rains you planned it at the rite time Sure i miss some times

[@TheTahoeJohn]

Incredible job! I have to ask did you get stung during any part of the removal? Thank you for filming this!

[@628DirtRooster]

Yes, I get stung during all of them. Not much on this one though.

[@christinemcdonald8705]

How long can you bank a queen?

[@billcoley8520]

Lmbo,,, that fellow is HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY.... GOD LOVE HIM

[@BabaYAaga24]

1:26 - 1:27 that the queen and a drone zipping past together

[@doelife]

How many times did you get sting during this??.

[@mrbreast2429]

I really would love to have the balls to do your job I suppose if you love your job you never have to work a day of your life keep up the great work

[@teknowil]

all the bee videos make me hungry for honey

[@broken1965]

I watch your videos cause i like the music lol

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Jon. A whole lot of people hate my taste in music. :)

[@melaniewalker5226]

Isn't nature amazing, those bees are clever!

[@Ketovore4life_]

How many times did you get stung?

[@628DirtRooster]

Don't remember

[@idahodeerhunter]

I have a question for you regarding vacuuming bees. This time of year when the comb is full of nectar I have a very hard time not coating the bees with nectar while vacuuming. I have lost way to many bees this way. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance

[@628DirtRooster]

Biggest thing is don't vac any honey. If you do accidentally turn them into a ball of goo then as soon as you get home dump the whole bunch on the top bars of a ten frame deep then take your hive tool and start flipping them like flapjacks for a twenty minutes or so (gently) until they've all kind of separated and are beginning to clean themselves up. They will be scattered everywhere. Don't worry about whether they are in the box at that point. Get them all separated and leave them alone for the rest of the day.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

If you keep the suction low enough (valved side vent) so that it has just enough vacuum to suck in the bees right in front of the hose, and keep it just over 1 bee space above the comb, your chances of vacuuming comb are minimal. Also, don't vacuum from the underside of the comb once you've started cutting. Instead, use a bit of smoke to drive the bees up, then vacuum them. hth

[@stonerman2k]

Rooster, you’re getting some gray in that beard! Lol.

[@628DirtRooster]

It's KZbin. It's making me old.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

Neh, he just missed a spot with the paintbrush.

[@robertmurphy9498]

Iv heard people talk about queens pipping before. Is that the high pitched kazoo sound i could hear the first time you introduced the queen to the hive?