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[@highlandhoneybee]

Enjoyed the story of the little hickory tree. Swarm Commander does work, that's for certain.

[@slamrock17]

Very interesting story about your tree!

[@craig6903]

I love swarm commander spray. I think this video is the best commercial for how well it works

[@jackolantern404]

That line of bees fanning was the cutest thing i have ever seen! 🐝

[@spudgn]

Always a good watch. Thanks David.

[@louisianaprepper13]

Only 5 stings? Wow. Those are some sweet bees.

[@collegeguy14]

Love the videos. The hickory tree you love you need to do some major pruning this winter while it is dormant. I’m an arborist/ forester. It seems to have 2 trunks, pick the one you like the most that has the least number of V shaped forks in it and remove the other one as low down on the trunk as you can. You will encourage growth solely on the best side of the tree then going forward. You keep helping with the bees i help with the trees!

[@davidhaught84]

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate that information, I will do that....

[@kfgabriele9852]

Geez! It's almost unbelievable how fast that Swarm Commander works. A few minutes, tops. Impressive!

[@donbearden1953]

The swarm commander definitely works!

[@nenaelliott8058]

👍excellent job. Hope you got the queen. 👍🌞

[@222trin]

this is so awesome to watch.

[@jeffwilson4166]

very nice video. I injoy your style of explaining what the bee's are doing. And awesome bee yard.

[@SteveDratwa]

THAT STUFF WORKS,,,I went to spray the 3 squirts on my inner cover and got stung on the 2nd LOL,,,BUT SERIOUSLY it brought a swarm back to the old place in the gable behind the brickfreeze,,they swarmed away 4 or 5yrs ago before i got into raising them this year

[@MechMan0124]

I keep a lemongrass plant in one of my side gardens. Lemongrass has a compound that mimics bee nesting pheromone, and it's what those attractant products are made out of. I crunch a few leaves up and rub down the interior walls of my box before grabbing or trying to attract a swarm. I don't know if it's less or more effective than the Swarm Commander stuff, but it seems to work great. You can pick up stalks of Lemongrass in your local Asian market; pop a few in the ground and keep them watered and they'll take root pretty easily. They make a nice tea too.

[@cliffordgallington1357]

I liked the tree story for sure. I will check your store out. We have one hive this year. Thanks for your videos

[@robertclymer6948]

Excellent video David! I have to compliment you on the camera work also. Some very nice shots captured.

[@dritch2472]

You're right. I spotted her three times and was yelling at the video, she's there, she's there. lol

[@joedenton7023]

Great video, you would think after the day I’ve had with bees I wouldn’t be interested in watching a bee video, but here I am! I did a cutout about 15’ in a porch column, it was about 4 1/2 ‘ long!

[@graemehunter5063]

Great video, aways injoy what you have to say about bees my knowledge on bees is in great part contributed your videos, so thank you from one beekeeper in Wainuiomata, New Zealand.

[@Nick-jr6qe]

I saw the queen walking when you were talking about the hickory tree origins

[@shotgunbobby11]

You missed her at 5:58!!!! Almost had her too.

[@ECP]

Shotgunbobby1 I saw it too

[@craig6903]

Sorry guys, That’s a golden drone. I saw it at first as well, but when you zoom, he has square tail, not pointed like a queen

[@magigale]

Craig got to know, I though it was the Queen too

[@wjmelton]

I saw it too! Thought it was her

[@JurgenUffink]

Drone 100%

[@Payco_]

Thanks for the tips I just split my hive about a week ago! Hopefully everything gooses well! :)

[@seangovan8164]

I think I saw her at 5:15

[@dwightrivera7095]

I saw the queen twice look at the video good and you will see her good video

[@DocScience2]

please post a short comment on how the capture finished and the success of it. Probably a lot of us wondering !

[@3611136111]

it's so sad... i have seen a grand total of 4 honey bees this year. We have a pint sized bumble bee looking thing doing our pollinating. But there arent that many of them. But happy to have them.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

Would you like to see a ton of bees? Put out some sugar in a small bowl. Keep it wet like wet sand (no wetter or they will drown). They will eventually find it (place it right up next to a window so you can view them from the inside of your house). If you want them to find it quicker, add a drop of lemongrass oil to the sugar. Also, if you want help the bees, place some water for them (this applies if there are not many water sources around). You'll see hundreds of bees on your sugar bowl. Try it, it's worth a bowl of sugar!

[@tallcedars2310]

@@cluelessbeekeeping1322 Sounds like a good way to test for bee population of an area.

[@ECP]

Very Neat we see her at 5:17 and 5:58

[@edcook6146]

why don't you just hang a drawn comb?

[@timan2039]

David stories are always good to hear. I recall hearing, not so much a story :-) as bee-gossip, that less is better than more in that a heavy spray will act more like a repellent. Is this the case, it doesn't seem far fetched to me?

[@johnspencer3994]

Thank you for posting this. I watched completely fascinated as you worked. Were you wearing any gear at all?

[@julieenslow5915]

Sometimes he wears a veil, but i doubt he was doing that today.

[@wadebarnes6720]

The sound of that limb shaking made me think of a cat fish on a set line

[@christianstruve4968]

Lol just got back from didy poling for catfish

[@pnwRC.]

Great video, David. I'm anxious to try this next year when I'm in an area that allows me to have bees!

[@watsonfrawley9461]

David, I lost a swarm the other day because I didn't use my lure. They were all wrapped around the trunk and eventually just took off. I was afraid to use the lure thinking they'd ball my queen in the swarm because they would think they had a queen in the box. Is even the queen attracted to the lure?

[@JakeBeesos]

I will try this next time. Good video

[@JakeBeesos]

@Backyard Bees NC were u second..lol I think I was first

[@JakeBeesos]

@Backyard Bees NC Queen in middle moving fast at 5:54 and 5:55 moving down... Am I correct

[@billychaney4581]

I picked up a clothes hamper full of the large hickory nut & my family prefers the smaller hickory nuts.... smaller seems easier to get the meat out

[@romoshka1]

Go to 5:17 and you get a glimpse of the queen.

[@benfoster8898]

Yeah 517 almost had had her

[@ECP]

Steve Jackson yep saw her too

[@BlythewoodBeeCompany]

Awesome Video!!

[@jkgkjgkijk]

Dave, I have an unrelated question, or perhaps someone else can help. I split a hive, the donor hive had a heavy, fully capped frame in the brood chamber. That frame was one of four black plastic frames that came with the original nuc in April. I went to check on the hive and when going through it the capped black frame was completely empty, except for some light work towards the top. No comb at all on 75 percent of it---like it was brand new. Do bees pick frames clean? I'm very confused.

[@davidhaught84]

Yes sounds like the weaker colony got robbed out. Next time put a very small reducer on it.

[@jkgkjgkijk]

@@davidhaught84 Thanks Dave🤦‍♂️

[@namentatic4978]

When on bees sting you that smells something like acetone, and attracting other bees to sting too. That little swarm looks like the third one, and usually they have some more queens in it. Instead to push them by fingers, did you try to use peppermint oil mixed with water, or just smoker?

[@moemubarak6347]

Hope all is well, do you ship bee feeders + pollen to Kuwait ? Thanks for your time.

[@robbeethebeekeeper6787]

How are you not getting stung doing that?

[@othalee]

Hey man what do you film with? I use my phone but can't figure out how to get rid of those black lines. Your videos are great, I have really enjoyed them. Any advice on filming would be greatly appreciated.

[@davidhaught84]

Samsung note 9.

[@othalee]

@@davidhaught84 do you have to edit your videos on a computer before uploading?

[@SurvivorBees_DavidBlag100]

In my area there is a pretty good amount of bees but I still can't catch a swarm with my swarm trap

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

If I had been mauling my bees just like that I would have been stung 65 times not just 4. I can stand in their flight path and the ones bringing in nectar and pollen, (my pollen has now changed to white I don't know what that is), will bounce of my head over and over not stinging.

[@robertspence6405]

at 6:00 youn touched her with your index finger, good sport.

[@MsrKSDisque]

"That's what happens when you brag.". Then they betcha.

[@benfoster8898]

Think I seen her 917 also

[@FernvalleyFarm]

i seen her your hand went right under her

[@MrJoarmando]

Excuse me , I am 12 and I am scared of bees, when I see a bee, I run but if it is close to me or on me , I move slowly , How can I overcome this and how can I overcome the buzzing because the buzzing is what gets me the most

[@phillower8806]

Really man when bees coming around you just be completely docile. If they don’t see you as a threat you want be in trouble. Let’s say a bee lands on your shirt don’t shake it off aggressively, just wait 5 seconds until it flies away or walk away slowly and it will fly off. Don’t seat at them, just play it cool.

[@everetthenry4310]

next time u see one dont run(im also 12 and a beekeeper)

[@stevestelly3063]

It IS the sound that is scary. Just put your fingers in your ears and walk away slowly. There use to be a hive of bees blocking the entrance to my club house I learned if I can't hear them then they are not scary. I just plugged my ears and walked through a cloud of bees, they are not interested in us they are busy doing their jobs.

[@elsmitro]

👍

[@motorluarcadanabeekeeping7056]

If you put a honeycomb on the tree, don't worry about it

[@jeff_in_ok]

maybe use the bee brush instead of your fingers?

[@davidhaught84]

It was more for demonstration purposes.

[@eugeneconner6934]

Have a question I would like to ask you. I'm aNorth Carolina Bee keeper I have 20 hives an sale honey, I always have a rough time knowing how to price.

[@georgehunt5381]

Are they more aggressive when they swarm

[@georgehunt5381]

Yiu kind answered the question in the video lol

[@farmer998]

just hold one of the old frames up there they will jump on it

[@GLuft3]

Is that a blonde drone that keeps showing up? Or is that the Q? (around 6 min)

[@JakeBeesos]

Queen in middle moving fast at 5:54 and 5:55 moving down

[@kfgabriele9852]

Yeah. I noticed that, as well. Two of them, maybe? Amazingly light blonde color. Beautiful.

[@paulfischer9903]

Don't know if it's already been mentioned or not but it looks like the queen was right between your fingers at 6:02

[@thegamerEcho_419]

so you're sayin that mesquite tree had huge nuts?

[@davidhaught84]

Huge!!!! Lol

[@MrMotherfuck123]

At first I thought in the back on the big area those were like concert seats, but its all bee hives right ?