Professional Queen Rearing Stool! Blueprints and How it is Used.

Specialized Queen Catching Stool! Designed by Paul Kelly (University of Guelph)
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[@kamonreynolds]

Paul Kelly's Beekeeping Stool Blueprints drive.google.com/file/d/1E792hC5CpI5GCv4JOKuNsn-FKQZ5NWUP/view?usp=sharing

[@salambeekeeper9464]

how do you treat for nosema?

[@dangerouseducation40]

God bless all the people trying to bring back the bee population. You are humanities hope!

[@horizontalbees3480]

Thanks Zack for showing us your operation!! There is a lots of good hands on information that you can't get from a book. Thanks Kamon for sharing the video!!

[@kamonreynolds]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brucesbees]

One of my favorite of your videos. Good stuff!

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks Bruce!

[@stgermain1074]

Hi, Kamon. I saw deadnettle blooming here outside of Murfreesboro. Spring is on its way!

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm doing a revisit on this one. Just as good second time around. Good health and God bless 👍

[@628DirtRooster]

Wow! Zach has a sho nuf system there. Good Vid.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks Randy. He is pretty good!

[@pnwRC.]

Neat video!

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks!

[@wishicouldspel]

Good beekeeping techniques go into delivering quality queens. It's the multiple little things that add up to a guy producing great ones. I caught a small handful of them in this short take. Nice job Mr. H. Phil...

[@aylettapiaries3899]

Nice to see a professional at work catching queens. I posted the Bee Stool plans on BS also with a link to this video. JWP

[@kamonreynolds]

Awesome, thanks JW!

[@trichard5106]

Thanks !!

[@donbearden1953]

K&L, it looks like you’re definitely in Hawaii for this video and I hope you have a wonderful time! I wish I was there! Thanks for the video!

[@khaldiyoucef5442]

Keep going men.

[@TennesseeTim38451]

Great video kamon!! It’s cold and rainy here in Tennessee, dreaming of honey flows, enjoy yourself out there!!!!🐝🐝🐝❤️

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

He makes it look so simple!!!!! Thanks Kamon!

[@HoneyBeeFarming]

Amazing queen rearing stool

[@mountainhobbit1971]

LOL! cold nights....75 degrees F ( 23.88 C )....poor guy. ;-)

[@kamonreynolds]

There were people in Jackets here...... I kid you not hahaha

[@nynotetis]

Love it, thank you for sharing that with us!

[@kamonreynolds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@asmallcanadianbeekeeper5427]

Lucky you!!! 70oF. Fun to see other beekeepers from another part of the country.🤟

[@downunderfulla6001]

Wow first to like and I don’t see any other comments yet. One day I’d like to give queen rearing a go. Not to sell, only to replace old queen’s or for a new hive.

[@mark-wn5ek]

This one of the BEST queen handling videos I've ever watched...in his own way...he reminds me of Bob Binney works with the bees....smooth, natural fluid movements, no wasted effort no rush. I could binge watch this guy work. Could you possibly tell how he wound up in Hawaii...perhaps he was raised there...I bet there's good story content there. Thanks for sharing Kamon.

[@kamonreynolds]

He got a job working for a professional operation here on the big island. Overtime he started and built up his own operation.

[@alfredkibunja1253]

Good team work guys

[@douglasrush5060]

Doug in Denver. 75 at night there, It's snowing here. You guys don't have to keep those queen cells in a hot box or incubator while you transfer them?

[@laurelreynolds5890]

Hey Douglas! They do need an incubator if left out for too long. These were recently pulled out of an incubator actually. I shot a video of Zak's incubator right after this. Should have it up in a couple days. Thanks!

[@VaderSpade]

Looks just like the ones we've been using for 70 years. I guess that would be my Great Uncle Ben Spade's design.

[@shevlin2650]

Kamon, Fess up, Did you bring Laurel with you this year? Craig Fr. VA

[@laurelreynolds5890]

Like he had a choice this year! 😂

[@shevlin2650]

@@laurelreynolds5890 Just looking out for you Laurel. He did promise to take you. Enjoy your vacation.

[@benbarnes2819]

Excellent video. 37 degrees in Missouri with rain/snow mix on the way. I don’t feel sorry about your weather. Hahahahaha

[@aremedyproject9569]

I love pecans more than macadamia nuts.

[@charlesoneill466]

Great video. Had me going. I thought you were home in Tennessee, making video. Thanks

[@badassbees3680]

Zac is a Wealth of Knowledge...

[@kamonreynolds]

Not too bad for a Durian fruit lover is he?

[@badassbees3680]

@@kamonreynolds lol he's a fan of a guy across the pond I like! You're doing good stuff Kamon keep em coming!

[@deanmalkewich2366]

Catching queens under banana trees in January, doesn’t get much better for a beekeeper. Kamon be sure to check out Makalawena beach, Kona brewing and Shimaichi Sushi if you like sushi, so good.

[@SuperBuickregal]

102! Thanks Kamon for another one of your videos.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks Thomas! 102? Fahrenheit?

[@jameswoenker2659]

Video was much too short short. You have your camera man woman. I sure would like to see a whole lot more what you’re seeing on the big Island. Would love to see what a mega Damien tree farm looks like. I’m bored as hell up here in Northeast Indiana . Ice storm moving in tonight . have fun in Hawaii.

[@repairing1118]

Thanks

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Great now i wanta move to Hawaii raise queens and fish for aliving

[@micksbeesstephens5327]

Was wondering if Zack favors a particular strain of honey bee.

[@kamonreynolds]

Ones that make a lot of brood. italians mostly

[@richarddriggers9791]

kamon I love the stool. Now if I can get rid of this belly so I can sit down on it.

[@kamonreynolds]

Sorry Richard I don't have any good videos for that!

[@charlesoneill466]

Great video

[@BlanchardsBees]

I've never been to Hawaii.

[@matthewmccormick2417]

"WARNING!!!" A fellow KZbinr Jason Chrisman had content stolen to promote a product he does not promote. The add was on FaceBook so watch out Kamon Sir

[@dougstucki8253]

Curious as to why to avoid letting the queen curl up when you catch her? Is there a danger that she might sting herself?

[@virgilcrites8906]

Do you need to put some attendants in with the queen?

[@kamonreynolds]

You don't. I will try to explain this more in a future video

[@bamabeesqueens]

The nuke that he is using looks like there is not a routed frame rest. Is this is correct? So the ends are like the dcoats nukes?

[@buildingwithtrees2258]

You can use a red rider wagon to put it in. That's what another famous beekeeper uses. No lifting.

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Famous lol more like lazy

[@deathvalleyfinds7076]

Kamon, are you even gonna come back after a visit over there?

[@kamonreynolds]

Totally. Hawaii is wonderful but the politics are too much like California for me and that is why it is expensive to live here!

[@markbooth8458]

Question Why didn't he put attendants in with those queens?

[@kamonreynolds]

He will place them all in a shipping cage with nurse bees that have food and water. Nurse bees will take care of all of the queens.

[@carrollrhodes4050]

@@kamonreynolds Kamon, do you know why? He knows one of the queen rearer's secrets. Did you guys check for eggs? How long had those new queens been mated? A cell protector would have been nice. Under most circumstances just to place the cell between the top bars would have been alright. Gamete Stool.

[@Anoo]

Could he have just let the bees make their own queens with supercedure cells? Probably safer, more reliable, and less time lost to put a capped queen creek in there, I suppose.

[@caelobstephan5951]

Shake the queen cell? Does a good cell feel different when shaking vs a bad cell??

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Yes you can feel them rattle at that age no rattle its dead .. Im sure he candles each cell most do .. Bees will normally take down the dead cells in the cell builder ...on comb if your queen dies in the cell they will chew thru the side remove dead pupa if they remove the cell after means that queen died from virus .. If your queen hatches you will see the end chewed off perfect that means you have a virgin running around

[@bamabeesqueens]

Is that a dcoats nuc?

[@kamonreynolds]

No those aren't but dcoates nuc plans I think are still on beesource

[@davidweale9621]

May I ask why nurse bees weren't put in with the Queen?

[@kamonreynolds]

you may! He ships queens like we do (just much larger quantities) with a queen only in the cage. In the shipping box their will be candy and water for about a half pound of nurse bees that are shook in. They will take care of the queens thru the cages just fine and it is faster and arguably better

[@davidweale9621]

@@kamonreynolds So he is shipping packages, if Queen only them nurse bees would be added.

[@rossg87]

What queen producer does Zach run?

[@kamonreynolds]

Italians

[@hhawk6040]

How about some contact information for Zac’s queen company. Southern California always looking for Hawaiian queens.

[@Straightcountry64]

Everytime I remove my top from my 8 nuc bee box then smoke it up they get mad and want to attack.

[@pepperellbees]

Try cracking the cover a little, smoke a little, put the cover back down for a little bit. Then remove the cover. Too much smoke will irritate them as well.

[@tuhuertoyjardin]

I know this is a commercial operation and time is precious but I can help it to cringe every time a caged queen was tossed inside the stool. I know she does not get damaged but poor thing! Otherwise loved the video.

[@attesmatte]

Ha! You're complaining about 30s-40s?? 😂😂 How about some zero degrees and a meter of snow? 🤪 Dang, my beekeeping season is faaar away still... 😭

[@kamonreynolds]

Sorry Sara! I do love your beautiful winters though!

[@attesmatte]

@@kamonreynolds Me too! Omg, we've been getting snow like crazy now, so everything looks like a set from Frozen! 😍

[@AllanGyllingOlsen]

Clam bees...

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

cool but no thank you

[@trichard5106]

Thanks !!