Sticky Defense: Protecting Honey Bees from Giant Hornets

Giant hornets pose a significant threat to Japanese honey bees, especially in the autumn months. In this video, we demonstrate effective techniques for protecting bee colonies using sticky sheets. Watch as we show step-by-step how to capture and deter these predators, ensuring the safety and survival of your bees.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

While the Giant Hornet has not been officially sighted in the US since its arrival four years ago and subsequent extermination in Washington state, there are always many alleged sightings in states such as Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. While some may be mistaken identity with the European Hornet or Eastern Cicada Killer, environmental agencies are always on the lookout. Meanwhile, the Yellow-Legged Hornet was eliminated from Georgia after its arrival last year, but has subsequently been sighted in the Carolinas. And it has now invaded the UK after arriving in France many years ago.

[@gaiusromulus18]

I have officially seen them in NY and VA so they're officially here! Thanks for another invasive species from Asia!

[@ganon01ryanoutsen92]

I remember that

[@childofcascadia]

@gaiusromulus18 Theres a few rare large native hornets like cicada killers and pigeon horntails that look very similar to japanese giant hornets but belong here. Are you sure that isnt what you saw?

[@dam-godfantastic5770]

As a PA resident, I actually had one land on my forearm last weekend. I thought I was gonna die, but it was actually kinda chill.

[@Apollo1011]

The hornets cannot survive Midwest winters

[@airborneSGT]

Those giant hornets are tough! The sound of it attacking the electric racket was wild.

[@seantaggart7382]

Ugh that buzzing noise of the hornets sends my brain into full panic

[@pedroloto]

Same, it's crazy. After that calming part in which they were feeding the hornet, hearing that sound again out of nowhere literally made me jump lmao

[@hauntedbuilder9694]

Exactly It scares me. But I don't hate them... I'm just terrified of them out of respect.

[@jennifermarriaga7385]

Saaaaaame. Hair on my arms stands on end 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@imrelentless9577]

Wild how he even standing near them here in the US I hear or see a small hornet I'm like nope ill walk away. Sorry sir. Lol or how he swatted at it. I was told hornets or yellow jackets are aggressive to leave em alone but I see some people here just swatting them

[@samanthaconn3895]

I FEEL THE SAME SEAN 😂❤

[@Balt9mm]

Bro out here slapping them with an electric tennis racket 💀

[@RAS_Squints]

Man the hornets wing flaps sound so aggressive

[@lilkittygirl]

They’re really big creatures, it’s just the acoustics due to their size

[@giovanna722]

They sound like bombers from WW2.

[@KeanuChrist]

Fascinating and educational. I never knew hornets could be calm.

[@edwardcatt2399]

Sometimes they’re positively sanguine 👍

[@joecampbell6486]

their not as bad as wasps / yellow jackets

[@user-kx5ik8xc2y]

​@@joecampbell6486wdym. They Are wasps

[@Deontjie]

I hope you do not feed your bees fake Chinese honey.

[@kathryn001]

🐝🐝🐝

[@brandonn6099]

"Help help!" "Don't worry, I'll save you!" "Help help!" "Help help!" "Don't worry, I'll save you!" "Help help!" "Help help!" "Help help!" "Don't worry, I'll save you!"

[@Aa.11aaa]

Omg idk if it's sad or funny Although i it made me smile

[@Zeti11245]

@@Aa.11aaanone

[@Bjsk773]

Help help Help help Help help Help help Don’t worry, I’ll save you (someone please finish it for us. I’m busy)

[@ArkaniumGaming]

MY LEG!!

[@Rainygirl3100]

Thank you very much for showing that the hornets aren't heartless monsters. Wasps are scary but they are also very fascinating and there is way too much fear for them. That clip of you feeding one by hand was incredible and just shows that in the natural world, there is no good or bad; only survivors.

[@MichaelTheRead]

You may want to humanize them, but the simple fact is, these "survivors" would happily kill us all to feed themselves by eliminating a crucial component of our food supply. They're not little animals, they're killing machines designed by natural selection. They deserve no sympathy.

[@Balt9mm]

They’re camping outside the bees’ front door killing anyone who tries to come or go. Definitely not evil

[@WittySomething]

​@@Balt9mmIt's not evil, it's just nature. We don't call gators who wait under the water evil, or lions attacking antelope as evil. Every predatory creature has its methods of ensuring it can eat in order to survive.

[@NaeniaNightingale]

@@Balt9mm Like humans killing each other for fun, you mean?

[@Deid]

pretty sure dolphins and orcas do make a good case for evil in nature lol. they do not need to do half the shit they do

[@JasonB808]

Seeing the “murder” hornet (as depicted in many western documentaries) gently licking honey from your hand is terrifying because I hate wasps of any size, but also unexpectedly relieved how chill they are compared to other hornets. Bald Faced Hornets here in America are not as big as these Asian Hornets but they are like fury incarnate.

[@phantom0745]

Ikr! Same with wasps. I was once walking near bleachers, where I guess a wasp was hanging out, and the mf stung me. For DARING to *walk* next to it.

[@Bjsk773]

@@phantom0745 that is messed up

[@play-doughsrepublic5121]

Thank you for this video. I am a Minnesota, USA beekeeper and these Giant Hornets are very scary for us. I learned a lot from your video - thank you... :)

[@seantaggart7382]

Indeed I HATE THAT BUZZING NOISE! but they are important

[@NaeniaNightingale]

@@seantaggart7382 They are important in the countries it belong to, not as a invasive species

[@alyssiataylor546]

Me begrudgingly trying to accept wasps and hornets place in the ecosystem-

[@Stibly]

Your bees are adorable.

[@weirhauch1002]

I use many ways to protect my bees, one of them is your way and another one is discovering their nests by following their hornet lines!

[@iamgroot3403]

I really love your channel because you talk about how helpful and useful both the Japanese honeybee and giant hornet are in your native ecosystem and how they both have roles to play

[@flyingdutchman28]

I have never been stung by a wasp or hornet, but I have a very visceral reaction to them, my brain seems to really instinctively dislike wasp like creatures, and I keep getting signals like “pain! Pain! Get away!” Our evolutionary instincts are very strong. Our DNA memories are tough to beat.

[@openingshift7070]

It’s called Spheksophobia. Sometimes I don’t even have to see a wasp to know it’s there i just get the sense it’s there. I can’t really explain but it’s true

[@user-ce7ic1ze2u]

Smart! Simple, effective and minimal harm done

[@arthurfilemon6038]

Your respect for these creatures is humbling to say the least. Loved your video, thank you.

[@Tom_Quixote]

Thank you for including the additional information and context about the hornets at the end of the video. Everything in nature serves a purpose, even when we don't easily see it.

[@terminator3166]

Guess I’ve found the perfect content for 2am

[@InfiniteNaos]

Knowing us Americans we probably would carpet bomb the site with pesticides at the first sight of the Hornets.

[@gladiatorking2.0envoyofthe95]

They’re not native here and would screw up the ecosystem if they multiplied significantly

[@nthgth]

Hey, if it's effective. Look at these things and what they can do. Hell, use actual carpet bombs.

[@ornerylurker8296]

Ain’t that the truth. And the. Some moron corporate shill or mega-farm serf will decide that’s not enough and use more, nastier pesticides, blaming “ineffective” chemicals for not killing them when their bees are annihilated even when it’s obvious the bees are more susceptible to toxins.

[@AlexRoseGames]

wow! such great subtitles, and such care for nature and your ecosystem. thankyou for this video!

[@insertnamehere6659]

Thank you for sharing this method of defense for honeybees and the word of caution and moderation at the end of the video. Level headed, rational people like yourself are what we need more of. Sincerely, an American.

[@Jonah71204]

4:03 The Hornet was like "Get that camera out of here before I sting you!"

[@deadeye5291]

Oh hell no! That demon wasp sounds like damn 1940s war plane. I thought the camera was being flown by by a drone.

[@Sebastian_515]

As a European I confirm I have never seen these stuff in real life, but damn these giant hornets are straight from hell bro. Just look at their menacing face and u can see they are always waiting for its prey.

[@Antigen__]

The first guy to try glue traps against giant hornets must have felt like a genius upon seeing a successive chain of them trying to help the last one out and then getting stuck themselves

[@TheFurryMemelord]

Sticky sheet? Nah. Here in America we use a 12 gauge

[@janialander414]

Hah, my uncle once used 12 gauge to destroy wasps nest...results, well nest was destroyed, also there was hole in roof planks, and my uncle broke his personal 100 meter run record. As blast did not kill most of wasps. And it did not take out the queen so wasps just rebuilt their nest.

[@inactive-perhaps]

​@@janialander414😂😂😂

[@tcav3556]

Everheard of dragons breath shells? Hear me out. You'll still run AND lose the house. But it'll be way cooler and the queen more likely dead

[@UnimportantAcc]

Saw one of these giant hornets in the UK last summer. The sound of the damn thing made me think a helicopter had found it's way into my dining room 🤢🤢

[@mikoajpihan2222]

Instead of catching hornets in the net and transferring to the glue trap, why not put the glue trap on the stick and try to catch one directly on it? With same technique like with the net

[@Vootekk0815]

Too easy^^

[@deadcarz4926]

The hornets are the wealthy, feeding off the hard work of the workers.

[@jamescaliendo1030]

Kinda like socialism

[@atomicchewbacca1663]

I wonder what Africanized honey bees would do if confronted with these hornets .

[@Foxinamangle2]

This is a battle I’d pay money to see

[@JunctionSystem]

They would *die*. Brutally. The Japanese honeybee needed to evolve specific defensive tactics to even stand a chance at killing one or two scout hornets with a huge number advantage, and their colonies *still* get murdered by giant hornets whenever a full raid shows up.

[@zweizy504]

Incredible camera work!

[@PhilipMurphyExtra]

Bees need protection for sure

[@user-ql8vy4se1i]

Is my brain lagging or is this a re-upload? Because I clearly remember watching this video yesterday. P.S. I just reviewed the notifications, yes - it's a re-upload. Why did you have to delete the video? It seems that there are no violations of KZbin rules in it.

[@JapaneseNaturalBeekeeping]

Thank you. Because this video could be misunderstood as animal abuse, I have re-edited it to correctly convey its original intent of demonstrating methods for protecting bees.

[@Shontaku]

@@JapaneseNaturalBeekeeping Animal abuse????? There are hunting videos on KZbin showing the killing of large animals...this is clearly educational and it is done to protect bees.........which we need to survive!

[@MariaPetalcorin]

@@ShontakuKZbin literally makes no sense 😢

[@lamoixs]

After watching the original I felt that the ending could have been hinted or mentioned first. 1/ Giant hornets are an important part of the ecosystem. Clip of hand feeding the hornet, invasive honeybees. 2/ Introduce that they eat honeybees during part of the year. 3/ Here is how we protect our hives with sticky traps. 4/ Closing with the spread of giant hornets and a suggestion for this method of control.

[@michellelemane5133]

​@Shontaku people are just so sensitive nowadays and only think emotionally not logically. That's probably why people thought this was animal abuse

[@Mochic45]

Dude went to holla at his homies. "Dudes, there honey around the corner"....

[@AmethystSilverDragon]

You exploit the attack method that all Hornets, wasps and bees use. One hornet stuck to the glue trap releases attack pheromones and stings the glue trap and then the others are attracted by the distressed hornet and like magnets go to rescue and attack and then they get stuck too. It’s a chain reaction. We have the Asian hornet Vespa Velutina over here in the UK. We’re tackling the issue quite effectively.

[@apl175]

6:03 even with maximum takeoff thrust, hornet cannot leave.

[@heyitsvos]

That sound is nightmare fuel

[@lmnopopsicle]

Is it just me or did that giant hornet abscond with that poor honey bee in the beginning of the video

[@BoxOfQuackers-ne5er]

1:43 THAT BEE STILL GETS KIDNAPPED IN THE RE-UPLOAD!!

[@pgunning1]

Hi looks a good idea, thank you for the upload. What type of sticky pads are these? As in the UK we have rat sticky sheets but I'm not sure if these are the same. Many thanks.

[@Foxkoun]

I grasp now that respect for the giant wasps remains even as they endanger the honeybees

[@nermalsturf]

I can't be the only person on the "safe" side o/the screen who's still flinching & bracing for those things to cause pain...

[@AdamAlva]

Thank you Japan. 💜

[@leeroyjenkins4952]

I seen one in my backyard in California… thing was huge and never seen one before in my life until then

[@vancamerawoman7399]

That was really interesting. Thank you 😊

[@TrasherBiner]

They sound like an apache attack helicopter. Scary. You get a hive in your house and might as well burn the house for the insurance money...

[@MontTheBeatMaker]

Those wings sound like a drone

[@killiankillian8713]

very informative video, thanks

[@TroyBrophy]

We use the sticky mousetraps on top of our hives. They are pretty effective in terms of not affecting the bees and catching a lot of hornets, but sadly they sometimes catch geckos too.

[@lv4boxing]

Thank you for these awesome videos Brother! Amazing work!! Alllll the way over here in Texas and I’m getting getting a LOT of entertainment from watching. Super cool!! Very informative as well. Don’t they say they spit some kind of venom from their forehead or something along those lines? Is this true? If so, do you take measures to protect yourself or is it ineffective towards humans?

[@morwennalake5520]

What a great way of dealing with these thugs.

[@terribleivan1475]

Maybe put the sticky sheet a distance away from the hive so none of the hornets are brought directly to the bees?

[@rubysmith765]

Why not combined and make a sticky racket?

[@Aa.11aaa]

Genius

[@Kj-gi6gv]

the queen: go to the bee colony and get supplier for the nest and kill every bee! New wasp: yes!my queen 0:33 40s later:

[@Craft-oh7uv]

Can you put netting around the hives, holes big enough for the bees to pass though but not the honents

[@abocado777]

The hornets look so evil

[@nickd.7267]

There's some things in life that can't outweigh how burdening they are, and I'm pretty sure this is one of them

[@richardt6]

Giant hornets have in-flight refuelling… who knew ?

[@peles73]

Very interesting and informative!

[@TheDolphinDives]

Could you please make an hour long video of this if possible? Like set up the glue trap and set a camera up looking at the glue trap.

[@Atheist-arsh]

Japanese Hornets invaded America 😂 gave me flashbacks

[@rvh1999]

7:58 Excuse me good sir, where did you get your balls that big to let a giant hornet eat from your finger?!?!

[@scoldingmeeself2016]

@ 1:05 enters a Decepticon. I think it's Starscream😬

[@drewp9819]

This was a really informative video

[@JoRoBoYo]

The bees screaming for help

[@Furfuroll]

Is it possible to use a metal mesh around the entrance to the hive with a mesh size that Japanese bees can overcome, but large hornets cannot?

[@alainlebruchec]

Fantastique nature !!💙🙏 c est l écosystèmes naturel

[@seantaggart7382]

0:12 heh you can see em shimmering a bit

[@xanden1]

Thank you for showing the value of the big hornets in Japan. I didn’t think of that. Hope they don’t come to Australia!

[@leafgreensniper13]

Making hornet friends

[@Official-PRIMZ]

Amazing

[@kariscolorjoyandhenrypower504]

Save the bees from the hornets and wasps

[@trinelarson6655]

Bees or hornets are like ants Imagine ant with wings

[@davidmccann9811]

Won't the bees also get stuck to the sheet?

[@andrewczski1969]

There's a bug zapping racket called The Executioner Pro. I bet those hornets wouldn't laugh at it!

[@gapiwoos-kv2qk]

I had 5 bees at my house today collecting pollen it was so cool to see them do it and they were like shaking

[@alexmayhew8989]

Not me. I’ve been stung so many times by hornets wasps and yellowjackets that I’ve become hypoallergenic to them. Stings hurt so bad now and the swelling is insane……. They can all go meet the fire

[@EvilXero359]

Honey bees: Uh no, no free food for you yuppie fauxkah

[@Justin-yp1dz]

Gotta admit, really cool. Great video. I still don't like Hornets or Wasps!

[@oblomovtheunknown]

Since there are no pheromones or scents the hornets are basing their attacks on vision. That reminds me of how wasps recognise kin by the head badges. Do hornets do that?

[@user-dp8lp9od3m]

They sound like a weed eater.

[@annmaryjohn3258]

1:33 is that the queen bee humming?

[@R1ch8484]

I'm English....I had one try and land on my bacon sandwitch and he got slapped!. Hit the decking and buzzed off to annoy whoever else!. Little shit ain't taking my bacon!

[@THENEWMrYungT1992]

Found it with 901 likes and I’m from Memphis 😅

[@sixmillionaccountssilenced6721]

Why not using a net with small holes big enough for bees? It's even in the video. That should work too?

[@TheJamesbomfray]

Very good!!

[@perkins1439]

Spray bottle with 91% alcohol in it and a cigarette lighter instant flamethrower

[@apismellifera1000]

I worry about those and Vespa Velutina

[@Liliphant_]

Fantastic video

[@BROKENLIZARD983]

Yeah I saw one in the UK Derbyshire. You don’t realise how big they are till you see them IRL. Some are bigger than your thumbs.

[@joecampbell6486]

the Japanese hornet is in the UK now aswell

[@Genzaijh]

Cool video!

[@HungWu-p1u]

Good video!👍Learned some stuff

[@Paul.Casteel]

アメリカではこの種のスズメバチを「殺人スズメバチ」と呼びますが、アメリカにいるはずがありません。私はアメリカ人です。

[@CUORE-DOLCE-TENERO]

Aren't you afraid to stay close to hornets? I only die if I see a small bee

[@cabax1234]

Absolutely fascinating 😁👍

[@TriangleEscape]

Cool video

[@Wild_Maryland]

couldn't you put a mesh around the hive that the honeybees can pass through but the hornets cannot?

[@Kuro-zn7ph]

How are you feeding that hornet by hand? I thought hornets were always forever angry lol