Robber bees took over our removal.

[@paulf4424]

I was called out by a lady a couple of months ago over here in Ireland. She has bees in the wall of her house and has for about six years. She thought they were swarming, no another colony were trying to rob them out. Absolutely thousands flying fighting. It was some sight.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I for one will be so glad when robbing season is over, it is really bad this year. Great story, and thanks so much for sharing it and for watching. God's peace Paul. Mr. Ed

[@cheneysherry50]

That's a pretty cool Old Sawmill God bless Mr Ed

[@JeffHorchoff]

The sawmill visit was awesome, so I just had to video it and share it, glad to hear you enjoyed watching. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Sherry. Mr. Ed

[@e.a.deetssr.3253]

Mr. Ed, love the ending to this video! We can see your love for the bees and your fellow man! “Thank you Jesus” indeed! God bless!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you so much for being a member of my channel as well as for being a long time subscriber. I'll always remember your visit to the abbey. God has blessed me and I always hope to be able to show my gratitude by the way I live my life. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@OzfGP35]

Gosh, naughty robber bees 🐝 so good to see all 3 of u on such a difficult removal 😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

A robber bee is not naughty at all, it's just being a bee. A robber bee is simply a regular worker, female, bee that belongs to a different hive. As her duty is to forage and bring stores back to the hive, if by chance she comes across an unguarded honey source, her role as forager changes into robber, and she begins stealing honey to bring back to her hive. We really did have a lot of fun on this removal in spite of the thousands of robbers that showed up. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@Blackswan19874]

Did Brian play football ? He’s a mountain man for sure ! Love it when you give credit where do ! Thank you Jesus !!! Absolutely !!

[@JeffHorchoff]

He did play college ball in Mississippi, but I do not know where. For sure the credit needs to be given, and I'm very happy to do so. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@birdnest5814]

That was a huge number of robber bees! Do you think they came from a nearby hive or out of town?😅 blessings to the gang for saving them 🙏💕😊👍

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have no idea the origin of the robber bees, but judging from the number of them, there are a lot of hives in the area. Because this location is so rural and right next to a river, it is a very good location for bees and would make a great location to set swarm traps next year. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

😂😂😂Hi Jeff, man l laughed at that great pronunciation, you know you sound just like a kiwi especially good time Charlie and that short guy Mr Louisiana Brian 😂😂😂 oh boy that really made my night😂 great removal and great to see Brian getting involved. Great queen find, nicely done 👍 Things are about ready to go full blast here with the thyme nectar flow, still a little cold at night but the days are fantastic, early thyme blossom has already opened and it's looking really great this week in southern New Zealand 👋😃👍

[@JeffHorchoff]

We all struggled with your name, not Josiah, and I'm happy to hear you enjoyed listening to us as our tongues attempted the hurdles of saying Manuherikia. That's awesome the flow in New Zealand is about to happen, spring time for bees and beekeepers are always a great time. Thanks for being a member and for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

@@JeffHorchoff 😂 yeah that was great and really made my day, bless you guys, you're awesome 👍😃👋

[@jameskittrell4970]

Wow, Mr Ed your bee videos have gotten you so famous you got you a big old bodyguard with you now love your videos and I’ll keep on watching but you’ve gotta keep on making more bye for now

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you very much for your kind words and for taking the time to follow along with our bee wrangling adventures. And don't fret, we will bee making more as long as you keep watching. Until the next one, God's peace James. Mr. Ed

[@bricefloyd8708]

My Granddaddy was like Bryan he did not wear any thing when he worked with the bees and my Daddy only wore the hat to protect his face. As for me I could be 100 yards away and they would come after me so i have to wear a full suit and PRAY. I love to watch and GOD BLESS YOU

[@JeffHorchoff]

For being a brand new beekeeper Bryan is fearless around the bees...like your grandfather. Thank you for your blessings and for taking the time to watch the video. And don't forget, each Friday I post a brand new one. God's peace Brice. Mr. Ed

[@angeldee130]

Hi Mr Ed!! I had fun hanging out with you guys today :) Another great save of a hive! Do some of the robber bees get caught up with the original hive bees? Do the first bees from the hive know if a robber bee joins in on the hive? Are they accepted by the origin bees ? God Bless all of you!

[@JeffHorchoff]

I'm always delighted when my members have a good time watching my videos, thank you for your added support and for taking the time to watch. Yes, some robber bees are vacuumed along with hive bees, and as long as not to many are vacuumed, they will just join the hive. If to many are vacuumed they will fight in the bee vac. Not a good thing. Thank you for your blessings, and until the next time, God's peace Denise. Mr. Ed

[@Phil_86]

Now that was getting wild at the end, "Robber Invasion"! Great to see "Mr Atlas" helping out, no ladder needed. God Bless you all!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

At the end of the removal it was total chaos, the only way I could tell the difference between the hive bees and the robbers were the hive bees were clustered in the rear of the hive. Once those were in the bee vac I had to call it quits. Muscle Man Bryan is a great asset to the wrangling team. Thank you for your blessings and support. Until the next one, God's peace Phil. Mr. Ed

[@MERRLINN]

Crazy robber bees 🐝

[@JeffHorchoff]

And don't forget about the crazy bee wranglers as well. Thank you Larry, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@AndrewAHayes]

I once left a frame of honey on my trailer, I was about to put it in a box when I got a phone call and was distracted and walked off while talking to my friend on the phone, when I eventualy turned around all I saw was a cloud of bees going crazy over that honey, it is amazing how quickly they can empty a full frame of honey, luckily they were my bees.

[@JeffHorchoff]

It really is amazing just how fast they can steal the honey...and a lot of it at that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Andrew. Mr. Ed

[@graceh8866]

Okay Mr Ed this looks so scary . Those robber bees are no joke.gods blessing to you all great job gents ❤

[@JeffHorchoff]

It really is not a scary situation as was demonstrated by Bryan. The robber bees are simply after the unguarded honey and not interested in anything else. Thank you for your blessings, concern, and for taking the time to watch the video. Until the next one, God's peace Grace. Mr. Ed

[@dorishansen1378]

Hello Mr.Ed, Good morning to Goodtime Charlie and Muscle man Brian , what a name it fits! God Bless all of you for taking care of our tiny creatures.❤❤❤

[@kimstanymyr6049]

Loved this video!! It is fabulous to see how confident Brian is becoming!! Good job gentlemen!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's always a great day for me when I'm told folks like watching the videos I post, and I agree, Bryan certainly is making advances very quickly in his beekeeping journey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Kim. Mr. Ed

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

It's that time of the year! I hate doing them this time of year. Thanks Jeff!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

I agree, which is why I like doing them from the inside at this time of the year. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rodney. Mr. Ed

[@brucekaminskimd3417]

Good moring Mr.Ed, Goodtime Charlie and Muscle man Brian Janet and I are at the breakfast table with a cup of coffee and the beautiful sun shining in with this crisp air. We have the windows opened here in the breakfast room. Janet said she loves his new name it fits him. We love the sound of the bees Mr.Ed. God bless u all, and yall have a good wekkend yeah hear.

[@philaandrew100]

Nice one Guys... Now, either Mr Ed and Charlie are not the tallest blokes or Brian, as we would say here in Australia, is a bit of a unit 😁😂 Had a giggle at the kerfuffle when Her Majesty was spotted. Always makes my day when you catch her. Peace and love to you all.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Muscle Man Brian is not just a bit of a unit, he could make up the entire unit all by himself. We all had a bit of anxiety when the queen was first seen, but by the grace of God, she wound up in the cage. Thank you Jesus! Thanks for watching. God's peace Phil. Mr. Ed

[@philaandrew100]

@@JeffHorchoff Yep. In the Aussie vernacular whenever the words 'a bit of' are at the start of a description, it means total or complete😂

[@ruthraschke3148]

Good day to you Mr Ed and merry men of helpers. Shout out to Good Time Charlie. Good job Muscle man Brian. I'm so pleased Mr Ed that you have some young gun's to help as I do get worried about you being up those ladders and in funny positions. I apologise for not replying to your comments from a few days ago. I had a pre op assessment at the hospital for surgery I am having on the 15th of November and the whole trip knocks me for six. I was ssso excited to catch this video so quickly after you posting it for us. Unfortunately I missed the live on Saturday but I'm watching as and when I can. You sure have cheered me up hearing my shout out, so thank you for that as I needed that boost today. Each time I see a robber bee from now on I'm gping to think back to your answer to that question on Saturday about how can you tell the difference between hive bee's and robbers 🤣🤣 I am going to get in touch with my local bee keeping association here in the North of the UK to see if I can visit and maybe volunteer in the spring. I have fallen in love with what you do and would love to have a hive or two some day, but being a disabled wheelchair user with things being rough health wise right now I think volunteering will be my best route. Also what are contact details please? As I looked online but couldn't access your email address. Are you on messenger or WhatsApp? Anyways hope your all keeping well and I'm off to find an episode that e plains why we all call ypu Mr Ed when your name is Jeff...there has to be a story there for sure. Love from a rare sunny day in the uk 💜xx

[@JeffHorchoff]

So very sorry to hear of your health issues, I am adding your name to my prayer list for your speedily recovery. Your kindness and sweet words are so much appreciated, and I strongly support your hopes of volunteering for beekeepers in whatever way you are capable of doing. I am positive having someone with your disposition and outlook on life will make those around you enjoy even more the work they are doing. I hope I pronounced your name properly though I'm sure I messed it up. Thank you for your added support by being a member and for all the time you take following along with me and my bee wrangling buddies. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@ruthraschke3148]

@@JeffHorchoff thank you so very much for adding me to your prayers. I appreciate that very much. Yes as much as I fully admit this past year jas been beyond awful after becoming effectively paralysed from waist down...I have done all my life and will carry on doing so...knowing and believing that there is always others worse off and I have no real reason to moan. Hence with tthe way things are for me right now plus chronic insomnia...I can binge watch as many videos of yours as I can. The Monks soap production...is there a channel for that? Or have they chosen not to do that. I watched a cutout last night that you could have done with Mr muscles....the 150lb hive in the rv...wowza. I do love how you all have nicknames also. Stay safe out there Mr Ed and your band of merry wranglers 💜

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Glad you had the Fisherman and Mr. Forklift with you on this one and Mr. Robber Bees sure took over. Jesus weekend and Gods Peace for all and You and Mona!

[@JeffHorchoff]

If only Wreck it Ralph had been there the party would have been complete, but don't fret, he will be with us this Saturday. Thanks so much for your blessings and for all the time you take watching and commenting. God's peace Lewie. Mr. Ed

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@JeffHorchoff FINE place to hang out, Palley! Ralph is still my hero as well as ALL YALL!

[@bcjoey9944]

Those combs were so dense, only the skilly need could tend them. Sweet video Jeff

[@JeffHorchoff]

As old and nasty as the comb was, there still was some relatively new comb in the rear of the hive and I did manage a pound and a half block of wax from it all. Thanks for watching. God's peace Joey. Mr. Ed

[@KDVoller]

That was crazy... 🐝 🐝 🐝 Tell Charlie the crazy video at the start was awesome.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Charlie always shoots awesome video, but remember, before Charlie was wrangling with me, I shot all the video by myself, and the beginning of the video was my work. I do love hanging out with the bees. God's peace Karen. Mr. Ed

[@captbriansbees]

Good morning Mr. Ed! Have a blessed day.

[@JeffHorchoff]

How's the recovery going, I'm sure the PT is helping a lot. God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed

[@captbriansbees]

@@JeffHorchoff It’s going really good. I’m off the walker and almost off the cane. I have another PT appointment in a few hours. I have one more hive entrance to reduce for winter and 2 hives to rap and I’ll be ready for winter. 🤞Hope I can get my three hives through winter. The late swarm is a worry. The goal is to just keep the queen alive and I can make an early spring split for her to queen. I would be going into the spring flow with 3 strong and queen right hives. There will be a jar of Capt Brian’s Bees Long Island honey with your name on it Brother. God bless and again I appreciate you and the community’s prayers.

[@diannahernandez2494]

Hello there, I have watched your program all day today I live in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. And I just find your video so intriguing, enjoyable and funny. I really admire the way you give God all the glory for when you achieve your task. It’s amazing that you are from New Orleans my husband was born in Saint Bernard. His last name is Hernandez. Do you happen to know anybody from Saint Bernard with the last name Hernandez, you might know his brother his name was buddy Hernandez. I guess he was a mechanic and just do magic. Also, he had a brother who was justice of the peace. Everybody referred to him as T Hernandez But his real name was Hudson anyway I’ve enjoyed your program. I so enjoy hearing your voice. It reminds me of my beloved husband, Carroll Hernandez he passed away two years ago of ALS God bless you and bye for now and keep giving God the glory that really blessed me. You have a sweet spirit, the fragrance of my Jesus.

[@JeffHorchoff]

What a beautiful comment, thank you for it and for taking the time to watch the video. Yes, I do know some Hernandez's from St. Bernard, and he is a beekeeper. His mom makes retreats at the abbey which is how I know him. Unfortunately, I can't remember his or her name at the moment. So sorry to hear of the passing of your husband, I can tell you loved him with all of you. Keep up your faith, and I will add you and your Carroll to my prayer list. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Dianna. Mr. Ed

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

You are taking me back with the Zeppelin....What great morning coffee music☕ The sun is melting the frost off the fall foliage. This is the third good frost and I suspect that there won't be anything for the bees around here till maples in late March. I got a big pile of firewood, a good woodstove. Thanks for sharing

[@JeffHorchoff]

Good thing you have that big pile of firewood, it's to bad the bees are not that blessed. You and your girls stay warm in the cold months ahead. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brice. Mr. Ed

[@choochoo405]

gm jeff did all these bees learn the phrase work smarter not harder? oh wow that was not very nice of me, when i saw the sunlight my heart sank.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Good morning to you as well Nancy. It goes to show you that bees like taking the easy way out when given the opportunity, but in this case, it was ridiculous. Still, the hive was saved and it will continue on at the abbey. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@rickyyeldell7262]

Thanks again, guys!

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are very welcome Ricky, are you ready to wrangle bees with us yet? God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@eyetok_alot]

very nice video, i was waiting for it all day, because you gave a little spoiler allert in the members only video 👍👍👍👍👍

[@JeffHorchoff]

That I did, and you were already cued in. Thanks for your patience and so happy you watched it. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@eyetok_alot]

@@JeffHorchoff watching anything you post, even if it is only a little checkup on some bees. But now i mention it, i am going home next week, after being at work on ships for 9 weeks, and i realy need to inspect my 2 hives. can you give some tips on inspecting, finding queens, and maintainance on hives if you do it like you, mostly hands off. I don't know if you already filmed and planned the next videos, but that would be a very nice and helpfull topic.

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

Hi mr Ed. I missed ur live. Sorry. Hehe. I was so busy with bible study. And also counceling. God bless u real good. May u enjoy God's richest blessing and joy

[@JeffHorchoff]

As long as you keep watching I'm a happy guy. Thank you for your blessings and for your continued support. Until the next one, God's peace Evan. Mr. Ed

[@easyreader7839]

That looked like a big job. Glad you had help on that one. It’s refreshing to see the care and attention you give to the bees. Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@cheneysherry50]

That's a pretty big Hive but that's some nasty cone glad you had help getting it down God bless to all of you

[@JeffHorchoff]

I was really surprised when we wound up with 4 ice chests of comb. When I first saw the hive I did not think there would be that much, and even though it was old and nasty looking, the bees certainly were happy to be working it. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Sherry. Mr. Ed

[@cheneysherry50]

@JeffHorchoff my pleasure i always enjoy yall so much. Never thought in a million years i would be watching bee videos, but you and dirt rooster are so fun to watch.

[@raymondhellberg3600]

Thanks guys, you're awesome!

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are very welcome Raymond, it's our pleasure to share the fun we have rescuing and relocating bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@PatrickBrad-p1v]

Thanks guys. You give me the sin of Envy as I watch your videos.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Envy is not a sin, it is a temptation, and if envy inspires motivation and not covetness, it is a great thing. It truly is a desire of mine to share my experiences so as to inspire beekeepers to move ahead in their own beekeeping journey, and I wish you all the best on yours Patrick. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@thornehauser9511]

That comb looked awfully dirty. I'm with you. Had to be a few years old. It had some miles walked on it lol

[@JeffHorchoff]

I bet it was over 3 years old in some places. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@steveminer5293]

Mr. Ed, why couldn't you have come back after the robber bees were gone? Wouldn't the hive bees still be there clustered up?

[@JeffHorchoff]

They were, and I did get quite a few of them. And believe it or not, after 2 days there were still a lot of robber bees out there, but it was very easy to find the hive bees, they were all at the entrance of the hive and nowhere else. Thanks for watching. God's peace Steve. Mr. Ed

[@thornehauser9511]

WOW Jeff I don't think I have ever seen robbing goin on like that. That looked crazy!!!

[@EricStockfleth1]

I'm glad to hear you're not going to do removals in July. Mr. Ed is too hot for y'all to be out there. I'm 44 and live in south MS and it's just brutal for me to be outside. Yall are actually working so I can imagine how rough it is for y'all. Bee safe and God bless. You keep filming and we will keep watching.

[@JeffHorchoff]

And since October is here and the nicer weather, we are back wrangling bees. Now if only the robbing would calm down. Thank you so much for your blessings, concern, and for taking the time to watch our bee wrangling adventures. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@brianbennett4374]

Another fun video 😊. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

Our pleasure, and thanks for taking the time to watch the entire video. Until the next one, God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed

[@Otingocni]

I see you got a bodyguard now lol!

[@JeffHorchoff]

He's not my bodyguard, he's Good Time Charlie's. Charlie is trying to get a bit of crowd control when he goes out into the public. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@brettellis1837]

Wild mess that lol 😂. Unreal what they do.

[@JeffHorchoff]

A real example of bees on steroids...honey steroids that is. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@lilklondikeoutdoors4116]

Great video!

[@JeffHorchoff]

I certainly hope you were not watching the video on the clock, I don't want you getting into any trouble. Tell Steve hello for me. Thanks for watching. God's peace James. Mr. Ed

[@lilklondikeoutdoors4116]

No sir back to work tomorrow. I’ll see Mr. Steve on Saturday. I’ll tell him!

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Man it's like being in a Walgreens in LA California.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I'm not sorry I'm not in LA to miss that. God's peace Mike. Mr. Ed

[@mspeedie52]

Mr Ed, I have a question for you. You talk about the robber bees, and in this video, there were a lot. Do the robber bees have a hive of their own? Where do the robber bees come from? I love watching your videos.

[@JeffHorchoff]

A robber bee is simply a regular worker, female, bee that belongs to a different hive. As her duty is to forage and bring stores back to the hive, if by chance she comes across an unguarded honey source, her role as forager changes into robber, and she begins stealing honey to bring back to her hive. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@christimarie402]

How do you tell the difference between the hive bees and the robber bees? Other than their behavior? This is absolutely fascinating thank you for sharing! God bless! 🙏

[@JeffHorchoff]

The robber bees always are packing a pistol on their side and are wearing a mask over their eyes. The only real way is by their behavior, a hive bee will only enter the hive from the original entrance and they don't act nervous on the comb. It is difficult to tell the difference though when there are as many as there were this time. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Christi. Mr. Ed

[@christimarie402]

@@JeffHorchoff lol great description Ed I was actually trying to picture this 🤣 God bless my friend!

[@wranther]

Looks as though you were required to call in some reinforcements this fantastic Friday morning Mr. Ed! Bringing along those big guns sure kept Good Time Charlie well contained and on point! Has the intersection of a supermoon and a passing by comet caused the fishing action to slack off? One theme I find in common among the several bee keepers I tend to follow is the amount a great care put out by all of you. On this removal, do you happen to have any idea of where those robber bees came from? Hope all of you have a wonderful mid-October weekend!! -Bob...

[@JeffHorchoff]

As you well know, mostly it's just me and Charlie doing the removals, and Charlie's job it to video, so that leaves me to do a great deal. It's always a blessing to have the extra hands and with Muscle Man Bryan there, it's like having 4 extra hands. I'm hoping to have Wreck it Ralph help out this weekend so stay tuned for that adventure. Regardless of the moon's phase or meteorologic activity, Charlie is still fishing almost daily unless I reserve his skills a few days in advance like this day. I have no idea where the bees came from as it is a very rural area, but regardless of their origin, it certainly was a lot of them. This would make an ideal spot for swarm traps in the spring. Thanks for watching. God's peace Bob. Mr. Ed

[@divadawn509]

Its crazy that for some reason I thought robber bees were more like a few sneaking into a hive and sneaking out with the goods. Why did I think that? I have no idea but OF COURSE it's more like a riot because that's how nature is lol. On a whole different note, that Brian is a tall drink of water, is that muscle man single? 😂😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

A robber bee is simply a regular worker, female, bee that belongs to a different hive. As her duty is to forage and bring stores back to the hive, if by chance she comes across an unguarded honey source, her role as forager changes into robber, and she begins stealing honey to bring back to her hive. It really gets chaotic when there are 50,000 of them in one spot. I know this is going to disappoint a lot of women watching, but Muscle Man Bryan is a married man. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dawn. Mr. Ed

[@cristinaontivero3386]

Mr. Ed, this video was out of this world. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many bees anyway just a quick question. Who Is that giant standing next to you Mr. Ed, did you say that’s your son?

[@JeffHorchoff]

That is our newest helper, Muscle Man Bryan. He's a brand new beekeeper and he's tagging along with us learning about bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Cristina. Mr. Ed

[@stephencicero]

If robber bees get vacuumed by accident, will the hive bees kill them?

[@JeffHorchoff]

Actually, the robber bees will be accepted into the hive as long as I do not vacuum to many of them which is why I have to stop vacuuming when the robbing becomes so intense. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Stephen. Mr. Ed

[@andrewallen7962]

Are 'Robber Bees' any more or less likely to be aggressive? They certainly SOUND excited, which, as a layman, I would interpret as a mild danger sign.

[@JeffHorchoff]

In my opinion, and based on the behavior of the bees when Brian was standing in the midst of all the robber bees with shorts and a t shirt, robber bees are not aggressive but simply want to get to the honey. Still, I would recommend wearing a suit if you are in them. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Andrew. Mr. Ed

[@55giantsfan22]

So cool

[@JeffHorchoff]

I agree 100%, bees are just fascinating. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@BarracudaBoy]

Looks like a good area to put a swarm trap!!😅😅

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are right about that, there's no telling how many colonies are in that area. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@matthewjohnson6360]

Mr. Ed. A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.

[@JeffHorchoff]

As a kid I actually watched the show, and when I visited Tulsa I was told he was buried very near there, but I could not visit his grave site because of time constraints. Thanks for watching. God's peace Matthew. Mr. Ed

[@normcfu]

Are there more robber bees, and are they more persistent, this time of year because foraging is less productive with the flowers gone?

[@JeffHorchoff]

That is the exact reason. Because there is very little nectar for foraging bees to collect at this time of the year, they simply turn to robbers to collect it. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@timmorrell4170]

Just a thought, since you use the bee vacuum on a regular basis, why don't you make a hive cover with a much larger hole that you could simply set on the top of the bee vac and then invert the whole thing onto the top of the hive box? Wouldn't the bees then make their way down into the hive where the queen is? I don't know if this would have any chance of working, but it's a thought.

[@JeffHorchoff]

The manufacture of the bee vac has just what you suggest, and it works great. World Famous Mike Barry demonstrates the process in one of his videos. The only reason I don't use it is because it's to slow for me. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tim. Mr. Ed

[@paulsharpe3794]

Hi there yet another great video. Just 1 question what happens to the robber bee's that get vacuumed and transferd to the new hive

[@JeffHorchoff]

As long as I do not vacuum to many of them they will become members of the hive once it is set up. However, if to many are vacuumed, they will fight in the bee vac with the hive bees which is why I stop vacuuming once the robbing becomes to intense. Thanks for watching. God's peace Paul. Mr. Ed

[@ThePollaton]

I guess a lot of robber bees make it back with you. Will they just join the hive? Or head home?

[@JeffHorchoff]

Not to many do make it back with me as I stop vacuuming when the number of robbers gets to many. As long as I do not vacuum to many they will not fight the hive bees in the bee vac and will become part of the hive once it is relocated. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@JohnfromEngland]

Will hive bees kill off robber bees? And could robber bees turn into hive bees if transported away from their location?

[@JeffHorchoff]

If a colony of bees is strong enough, yes. However, once the colony is exposed and there is to much area to defend, the hive bees relinquish the hive as they can not protect it. The vacuumed robber bees will become hive bees to that group as long as not to many are vacuumed. It is for that reason I have to stop vacuuming when the robbing becomes to intense, I can't have to many robber bees in the bee vac or they will fight in the bee vac. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace John. Mr. Ed

[@GraemeGosse]

In guessing you treat the old nest location to prevent another colony setting up shop up there What do you use please?

[@JeffHorchoff]

There is nothing available on the market that can treat an area to prevent another swarm from moving in once a hive has been removed. If you want to become an instant millionaire, be the first to come up with something that really lasts for years. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@NolaSpiersMitchell-gu5iu]

Wow guys that’s a big hive god bless 12/11 2024

[@barbstapleton6934]

Thank you Jeff! love your channel from Australia!... Can you tell me what happens if you cant find the queen? does the swarm fly away? do you handle it differently?

[@JeffHorchoff]

Delighted to hear you love the channel, thank you Barb. It is not a big deal if I do not find the queen right away, just as long as I get her when I do the removal. Very often, as was the case in this removal, if I did not actually see the queen during the removal I vacuumed her up, and if that should happen, she will be ok as the bee vac does no harm to the bees. Personally, I like finding her that way I can take measures to make sure no harm comes to her during the removal and later when setting up the hive in it's new location. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

I did a bad cutout this week. Way out there. No electricity. No batery power. No way to get my van close. It was im an old cable roll. No matter what i could not find the queen. Left the box there in hope. But i lost the bees. All that remained of the cutout was maggot infested comb. Tried melting some. Gave up. It was just a mess. Got it ina gatbage bag to burn. Cant win them all hey

[@JeffHorchoff]

Very difficult to get bees removed from those spools...unless you split them open. Sorry to hear you did all that work and got nothing for it. God's peace Evan. Mr. Ed

[@danielweston9188]

It why we do late fall removals at the end of the day . . . .

[@JeffHorchoff]

That may help with the number of robbers that show up, I just may give it a shot to see for myself. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching. God's peace Daniel. Mr. Ed

[@danielweston9188]

@@JeffHorchoff Here in CA the Fall dearth makes for a lot of robbing. This year the great spring means high populations in the feral bees and no incoming food in the late summer. We also put a painters cloth down to catch the drips - so we can roll it up and take away. Reducing the homeowners needing to deal with the robbing the next day (at least minimizes it).

[@thornehauser9511]

Jeff, how close do you think that other hive had to be to rob out this hive in force like that? Or is it even possible to tell? Just curious. PS I love your armed to farm shirt.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I'm positive there are many feral hives in that area and the robber bees that showed up are from several of those hives. Of course there is no real way of proving that, but it's what I think is going on. I did a presentation to that group of Vets a week ago, what a fantastic group of men an women. Thanks for watching. God's peace Thorne. Mr. Ed

[@unclerojelio6320]

You call them "Robber Bees" but are they just honey bees from another hive or are they a different species?

[@JeffHorchoff]

A robber bee is simply a regular worker, female, bee that belongs to a different hive. As her duty is to forage and bring stores back to the hive, if by chance she comes across an unguarded honey source, her role as forager changes into robber, and she begins stealing honey to bring back to her hive. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@chrisd2424]

What size rubber bands do you use? We’ve had to use twine and a small rubber bands vertically, but I’d rather cross them like you do.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I use a 7 inch X 1/8 inch rubber band I buy from Amazon. They come in a box of about 200 and cost around 10 bucks. Happy bee wrangling! Thanks for watching. God's peace Chris. Mr. Ed

[@chrisd2424]

@@JeffHorchoff thank you so much!

[@randyclements2131]

What are robber bees?

[@caru3257]

Bees that that come to steal the resources from a hive

[@JeffHorchoff]

A robber bee is simply a regular worker, female, bee that belongs to a different hive. As her duty is to forage and bring stores back to the hive, if by chance she comes across an unguarded honey source, her role as forager changes into robber, and she begins stealing honey to bring back to her hive. Thanks for watching. God's peace Randy. Mr. Ed

[@brettellis1837]

Wonders lol 😂 . How a human could find old lard arse in that maze.😂

[@EnergyTRE]

Good thing honey is like antibacterial ointment and technically never expires. 🤷 The more you know

[@JeffHorchoff]

It really is amazing the many varied ways the usefulness of honey and bee made products are being utilized in our world today, and on top of that, the honey tastes fantastic. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Michael. Mr. Ed

[@EnergyTRE]

@@JeffHorchoff thanks for sharing too. More should realize how important they and many other things are naturally. No refinement needed.

[@BryanCorner-x3h]

Are the robber bees not just regular honey bees from a different hive? If you vacuumed them would they not adjust to their new hive? I sometimes feel like a second class person because so many youtubers have memberships and I sure can't afford to join a dozen or so youtube channels.....just sayin!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Please don't feel bad about not being a member, I am just as excited to have you as a viewer or subscriber. I only began the membership program because I was asked by so many how they could help besides being a viewer or subscriber, and this was the perfect solution for that issue. Robber bees are regular honey bees, what makes them robbers is instead of going to flowers and getting the nectar from them, they go to an unprotected honey source and steal that. As long as not to many robber bees are vacuumed, they will acclimate into the hive. It is for that reason I stop vacuuming once the robbing gets out of hand. Thanks for watching, I truly appreciate that. God's peace Bryan. Mr. Ed

[@wadebarnes6720]

I have some Robert show up they throw popping in my eyes important nectar on the floor and when I tripped up they stole my honey

[@JeffHorchoff]

Robber bees can rob out a hive in no time at all. Thanks for watching. God'a peace Wade. Mr. Ed

[@wadebarnes6720]

@@JeffHorchoff sorry about that Mister Ed for about a week my messaged has been odd I did not know spell correct was on and it was going back rewriting my messages

[@wadebarnes6720]

@@JeffHorchoff robbers showed and throwed pollen in my eyes spilled nectar on the floor and robbed all my honey . This is what it was supposed to say

[@steveminer5293]

Sorry, ask my question to soon!!!

[@brettellis1837]

Robber bees should have a black masks 🎭.

[@JeffHorchoff]

They do, and they keep them with them at all times in their pollen sacks along with their pistols. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brett. Mr. Ed

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