SPOT THE QUEEN BEE EVERY TIME: Secret to Finding the Queen EVERY Time

[@mariannesharp5391]

I am a very new beekeeper and I was having trouble spotting the queen I watched this video 😊 I went out the next day and checked both hives..found both queens right away🎉 thank you so so much 😂

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

Nice!

[@andrewbillington2337]

Unless she’s wearing a crown and holding a sceptre I don’t think I will ever get the hang of queen spotting! That’s why I have to rely on signs that she’s been there recently.

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

That works too :) Do you get a queen with a paint dot on her back? That helps a lot.

[@ew5675]

Yes a marking made on the queen makes it easier to find her.

[@samboandthemasonator]

Except when the bees clean the mark off her :(

[@-Dwight-Schrute]

Use an oil paint marker, it stays...​@samboandthemasonator

[@MrShakamuni01]

Yeah that is about where I am at. It is almost like a why bother feelings because it seems so remote to see her.

[@douglasm1075]

As a relatively new bee keeper, this was just where I'm at! You kept it simple. thank you! DM

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

Great! I'm so glad you found it helpful :)

[@colinosborne3877]

You missed out that you should always hold the frame over the brood box in case the queen falls off! Here in the UK most of us mark our queens, if your you get a swarm, it helps identify where they have come from, also most manoeuvres often rely on placing the queen. Also if inspecting the brood you can often stop as soon as you see her.

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

I'm not a big fan of marking the queen. I think it prevents beekeepers from learning how to spot the queen without a mark which is an important skill to learn since queens aren't born with a dot on their back. So if you get a swarm and the queen is marked, how does that help you? I know it tells you they came from a hive that was being taken care of by a beekeeper and her age, but what do you do with that information as the beekeeper? I know some people pinch queens by a certain age, but I just don't have the heart to pinch a queen unless she's not too fertile anymore. Now I disagree about stopping your inspection once you see the queen because a queen spotting doesn't tell you that you have a healthy queen and a queen in the hive that's not laying is no good. I stop checking the brood once I see eggs, larvae and pupae in a healthy laying pattern. That tells me everything is good and there's a queen somewhere doing a good job.

[@lisamaserjian-hj1js]

I like your videos on reading a hive. I get most of my information from Alaska beekeepers, but wanted to find some practical help in reading the frames. I found your two videos, queen spotting and reading of frame to be very helpful very well done thank you.

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

Thank you!

[@jdpisano8854]

ALOHA and thanks for your videos! nice to see some banana trees in the background!

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

Hah! Yes there's a ton of banana trees by those hives.

[@RunningWithSauce]

a lof of queens over the years will head to the very bottom of a frame and as you rotate it to view the other side, they transition to the other side, lol. Its like the light is chasing them. A lot do jump to the bottom of the box as well.

[@TrickyTrev01]

Awesome Larissa great information 👍🐝🍯TrickyTrev 🇦🇺

[@buddyblack9801]

very nice video! thanks for sharing.

[@scotthenderson4376]

I can spot a queen everytime on a video but in my hive I hardly ever find her hmm

[@petervanstone4097]

Cool running,it was just nice.l hope you live a long and happy life.

[@jc2coming]

Very good video...this is my experience also. At least that is until I went to Vietnam and find out that honey bees here are darker than European bees...like people, their darker skin are designed to handle more intense sunlight in Asia...so it is like looking for black a diamond in the black sand.

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

The darker queens are harder to spot, especially if you have dark, older comb. But, I had a student who was legally blind and she was really good at spotting the queen. She said the queen bees moved differently, which they do.

[@jc2coming]

​@@BeekeepingMadeSimple Wow...then I googled the term, and after reading the definition of "legally blind" I realized I was legally blind - lol (since then I had laser surgeries so I could play volleyball again). Do you think honey bees can tell the difference between people/faces? My experience is they do but don't have the time to confirm it but I thought maybe you know... Thanks again for your great video because I was sure queen bees purposely try to hide...so I found your video and you answered my question - Thx!

[@stephencasper5568]

Thank you, this was great. Also, I am a newbie beekeeper. subscribed!

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful.

[@whitneymoore4507]

Great video!!!

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

Thank you!!

[@lashanfox3662]

I am 11 and I have 2 queens they never fight they actually eggs the same time

[@killzoldek6147]

If the quuen be don't like sunshine can i look for her in night?

[@cyberpleb2472]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@mojo888x]

Your beekeeping videos are my favorite. I am about to start beekeeping but I have a bad hip from a motorbike accident - do you think I can become a professional apiarist or would a disability bee a problem?

[@reginadavis712]

You can do it !! There's days I can't walk to my hive, I get on the mower and drive to where they are. They get a little fussy if they don't get their sugar water !! This is my 1st time as a beekeeper, seems there's always more to learn ❤

[@rotechs]

Where's Waldo!

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

Feels like it sometimes :)

[@majahbagtasos9507]

Thank u for explained the queen bee

[@gmwell1]

Love your videos and I would love to watch more of them especially since I'm a new beekeeper here on the big island but your videos are too quiet to listen to on my TV even though I have external speakers... I regret I'm going to have to watch other videos

[@bram13666]

Something must be wrong with your settings. I was watching this video, oblivious of the fact my girlfriend had been talking to me for five minutes straight.

[@gypsygem9395]

Try using the captions instead

[@LauraDC-yv2gx]

Your videos are so helpful. thank you!

[@JavonteGordon-qo3fo]

Hey am from Jamaica how can I have a large beehive

[@violetscott7771]

Thank you for information ❤

[@claudiaflores6162]

Nice video !

[@elainehuntley4535]

Your bees are so calm that you can handle them with no gloves why are they so calm mine are buzzing all around, clinging to my suit

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

The temper of your bees is dependent on a few things: • Your level of calm around the bees (bees are not a fan of strong smells and the breathe of mammals so if you're sweating more or breathing faster, it can affect them) • Their environment - if they're in a spot where they're being bothered by a loud noise or attacks from wasps and other bees or a strong smell or a lot of vibration from construction nearby, these all affect their temper • Their genetics - genetics play a big part in how aggressive they are • How happy and healthy they are - bees who are busy gathering nectar and not sick from mites and viruses will not care too much about the beekeeper coming around (assuming they are not Africanized bees). That being said, I get stung. I usually get stung about 5-7 times over the course of a day inspecting 25-ish hives. It happens and it doesn't bother me too much anymore.

[@jackwible7128]

I call it "finding Waldo"

[@thehallhive9425]

I admire your bravery not wearing a suit! Even in other videos you have a veil but no suit. I can only get so far into my hives (usually the second brood box) before my bees get irritated, even with the smoker. I'm off to see if you have a video on keeping a smoker lit. I can start it but I never get through an entire hive before it peters out! I've tried numerous fuels... Pine needles, burlap, pellets, etc.

[@BeekeepingMadeSimple]

I do have a video about keeping a smoker lit. You do have to keep billowing it. If you leave it sitting too long, it will go out. If your problem is that the fuel is burning too fast then try to stuff that smoker with as much fuel as you can or get a bigger smoker so you can fit more fuel inside. I use the bark from the ohia trees that are near the beehives. It works well but so does burlap (it just burns a little too hot for my liking). How long do you spend with your hives open? Ideally, an inspection should be 20 minutes or so. I had to train myself to speed up my inspections. You don't have to look at every frame. You just need to get a feel for how the hive is doing. I used to set a timer to remind myself how much time I was spending in each hive. Once the bees start to get annoyed with you, they're telling you you're taking too long and its time to close up shop!

[@tonyjetton8352]

BS I hace been keeping bees for 20 years. I still do not see her "every time".

[@exit328]

Beekeeping is like playing where's waldo in real life.

[@RajibHossain-d5n]

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