"TGIF" Bees & A Block Party In New Orleans?

A grand time is had by all on a Friday evening in New Orleans, Louisiana as I run some honey bees out of a crepe myrtle tree during a block party.

[@amandaliberty08]

JP you are an inspiration! Thanks for the years of great bee videos. That queen sure did want to show off to us, that was fantastic.

[@JPthebeeman]

I was proud of her, strutting her stuff for all the world to see with that butt all lit up.

[@jblack8679]

@@JPthebeeman You literally had her in your hand.

[@macw2234]

It's always a joy to watch you charming the bees. Brilliant

[@livefree810]

Wow there's my BEE MAN, LOVE seeing you again, always watching for J P

[@gerardjohnson2106]

JP knows how to entertain at the block party. 😊

[@JPthebeeman]

Hahahahaha, was a tad bit more business than pleasure but still a good time nonetheless. ✌️🤣✌️

[@derkhart6019]

Hi JP another fantastic video,I've got to say you eyesight must bee amazing,spotting queen bees,an then you spot a green lizard in green leaves just amazing,hope to see move videos soon,also those people very fantastic around those bees not one person was jumpy or jittery.

[@michaelcouvillon8807]

My wife and I were In N.O. this Easter weekend. Wish I could have meet up with You. The neighborhood looks familiar. Hope you are feeling well. Please continue with these great videos

[@geofiggy]

That was short and sweet JP. Wow! Found the queen 👸 in record time. Thanks! Loved that. Take care and stay safe. 🖖🏼🤟🏼

[@crocheting-around-the-planet]

A little late watching, but 🐝-n well worth the wait…. Thank you again Mr JP…🤛🏼💛🐝💛

[@shaunroberts9361]

The Bee Whisper. JP The Bee man. Good job JP.. keep up the good work and see yah on the next..

[@cherylcarnes4207]

Thank you J.P. , this was so cool. I'm so glad you are back. See ya soon.

[@myrianmeadows6807]

Thank you for sharing. It's always educational and exciting to watch you work

[@pauld2913]

JB, Wonderful video. Thanks for posting!

[@zetectic7968]

Another short & sweet video with JP re-homing a colony at a more desirable address 😉

[@karendegeyter2937]

Thank you for sharing with us JP I appreciate it

[@WHAC420]

I loooooooove all these new uploads! Go JP go!!!

[@Barbara_Schulz]

JP, ask that gecko if insurance rates are going up! 😂😂😂

[@hummingbird275]

Hi JP. It is always a delight to see your videos ❗️

[@wf6951]

Thanks for saving the bee's, their survival is paramount.

[@samanthasimental3788]

I love the magnolias. Great video.

[@palatina6626]

This tree is awesome. I love that you don't have to cut it. Great work!

[@USlisa50]

🐝 utiful! It’s a warm sunny day here in Michigan . Thanks for sharing!

[@pants6416]

Love seeing that magnolia flower! I grew up in Texas and they were my favourite! Some of them were so big that I could stick my whole face in! I miss getting to see them, so thanks for that!

[@JPthebeeman]

Not to mention they smell amazing! ✌️🐝✌️

[@pants6416]

@@JPthebeeman Which is why I'd put my whole face in!

[@JPthebeeman]

@@pants6416 🤣👍🐝

[@marianhoblyn2552]

Love seeing the queen release, and hive progress.

[@you2angel1]

🎉😸 that's Awesome J.P. °~•.♡.•~°

[@donstanley8514]

Love your videos, I try not to miss any.

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Another awesome job JP!! I have a cutout today. Thanks!!!

[@katpillar4131]

I am gratful for your videos! I have learned so much about bees. I now know not to freak out if I ever see a swarm and to contact a bee keeper immediately. I have 21 native wildflowers in my lawn and we just mowed our lawn for the first time this spring. When the nettle sprung up, we had bees all over our yard. I told the neighborhood association that I wouldn't be mowing very often because of the need for early nectar for the bees. Luckily nobody turned me in to the city code inspector. My goal was "no mow March" and I was able to stretch it 2 weeks into April. There were so many bees, I do wonder where the hive is in the neighborhood.

[@johnerway7255]

Very interesting, never seen that type of capturing of a bee hive. Thanks for showing us that all things are not always easy. It's great to see you doing your thing again.

[@ssmith517]

love how you give us the update of the colony a few weeks later

[@robertlutz3792]

I would like to see updates of every swarm you save

[@marilynnschroeder4436]

Love your videos JP, glad to see you back❣️ And to one of the party goers, I don’t think yellow jackets are bees 😂

[@Gairuntee]

Your videos make my day. Please do q and a this year!

[@richardthornhill4630]

Another successful queen capture and removal of a swarm.

[@YappyBeeman]

Super cool i love it when a plan comes togeter.

[@JPthebeeman]

You know it. 🤙

[@emrsdca]

The Queen was beautiful! What kind of queen was she? Good job JP as always!

[@JPthebeeman]

Likely Italian.✌️🐝✌️

[@tommychew6544]

That was a great short video! It was neat to see the one woman that seemed to understand what was going on. I'll have to remember that cavity drilling and smoking out method, thank you very much for sharing!

[@JPthebeeman]

Always apply smoke from behind the hive so you run them out & not further in. Believe it or not many people try to apply smoke or repellent in the entrance which in most cases leads to failure.

[@NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE]

I am putting some money (5 Bucks lol) on more bees being in that Tree when peak swarming season starts? JP will be back there for Block Party Two in a couple of months time haha The parent hive will send another swarm especially if they have only been there a couple of months. The interaction between the Parent colony and Swarm out colony will still be high. If there is enough foragers still out by the time you left and fresh eggs they could make a new Queen I bet the Tree is rotten in the middle. Perfect for bees . Great to see the Bees doing well towards the end of the Vid. Another top notch Job there JP

[@BlythewoodBeeCompany]

Good Job JP The Bee Man. I am having a fantastic day. Great forced Yapscond. Travis would be proud.. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🤣😜

[@JPthebeeman]

Yes he would indeed Scott 🤣🤣🤣

[@zweizy504]

She really did love bees 😂

[@Shredderof_POWDA]

That lady in the dress is properly sauced🍷 You can tell who's an alcoholic just by the way they carry themselves. Gotta have that wine glass in your hand, video calling, all while sitting in front yard lol.

[@JPthebeeman]

She was definitely in good spirits. 😉

[@riverbendgrowing4209]

i love how kind you are to the bees

[@rogerfleury3591]

132nd! GOOD MORNING JP! BLOCK PARTY! SMOKEM DANO! a Hawaii 5 O reference. Roger in Pierre South Dakota

[@rictaracing2736]

Too bad you couldn't get to all that honey! Love ya JP!

[@JPthebeeman]

Yeah, only when they’re being cut down. ✌️🐝✌️

[@scaredsilly1982]

Short but Sweet!

[@suecollado8696]

💕Short & sweet💕

[@BobbyB24]

Haha Jp had to cut away to a little Florida lizard because that drunk ass lady was trying to make out with the bees.

[@Gamerrelm1.0_relm]

Lol

[@you2angel1]

Sure is a pretty place °~•.♡.•~°

[@WildwoodsBeekeeping]

Good job Jp, Enjoyed the video, Good stuff, Have a Great day :)

[@lazaromeliponarioaroeira]

Parabéns pelo trabalho Sucesso meu amigo Abraço

[@JPthebeeman]

Muchas gracias mi amigo. ✌️🐝✌️

[@jblack8679]

Bee'n watching for a while now. Subd. Like every vid I see. So that all being said I've come to some conclusion. The queen is important. Einstein moment huh? Only one queen to each hive. But there are many hives so there are many queens right? Many millions of them I'd say. But the mythical creature I'd call the king bee, if there were such a thing I'd have to say that you are one of them JP. Thank you for sharing this part of your life with all of us. You are an inspiration to do greater things, to get out of our comfort zones, you show us that the impossible (our/my perception) is actually possible. Beemunity is a thing I guess. Thanks for the important work you do and thank you for making me smile. Oh and tell Yappy that I LMAO when he said "I don't want no bees no more" Ouch. Keep having great days. 🐝

[@davidgrove1480]

good to see you back

[@debbiestumm511]

Awesome...quick question...does it make ANY difference having a small hole to the box or a full ledge for the bees to enter? I've noticed in most of your other videos you have more of a march with a full ledge. Keep those videos coming just love them!!! 😊

[@JPthebeeman]

The larger the opening the better the March! ✌️🐝✌️

[@wrongmouse1658]

Your videos are always great! Just wondering what you did to block entrance to the tree so that no other colony could move in?

[@JPthebeeman]

I used “stuff it,” a copper mesh material & then sealed it with dynaflex ultra.

[@donnieporter7890]

Love this guy.

[@snarky_user]

JP, I'm so happy to see you back at it! You forced the bees out, but left the tree intact with whatever comb the bees had built, correct? If you cage the queen in the nuc will the bees move their resources over into the box like they were swarming, like they were robbing their own hive, or leave it behind?

[@JPthebeeman]

The answer to your question is yes & no. It’s a bit complicated but your thinking is certainly not incorrect. The issue is what is going on inside of the tree? There is comb & eggs, young larvae bees could make a new queen from, perhaps some honey. In a nutshell to allow the bees you ran out of the tree to re-enter the tree to try to hopefully rob out any honey that may be there, there are other things that have to take place before you can allow the bees to re-enter. You would have to first leave the queen caged for 3-4 days, release her then hopefully they don’t leave the new set up & enter the tree along with the queen you released. There very well could be an issue with small hive beetles after 2-3 days. Without bees in the tree covering comb beetles will have a field day laying their eggs by the hundreds. They are always waiting for their golden opportunity & that 2-4 days is like ringing the dinner bell. I couldn’t leave the colony in the new set up by the tree for them to potentially rob any honey out because the homeowner was moving & did not want the new owners to have to deal with any bee issues so this is why I ran them out & moved on, it was a quick deal. Your perfect yet imperfect scenario would have involved what is called a “trap out.” Trap outs are a very involved process taking many weeks, sometimes, depending on the size of the colony as much as 7-8 weeks to complete. And, you seldom get the queen from a trap out but use the bees from the colony to make a new queen from eggs you gave the trapped out colony. In essence, with a trap out you save a bunch of bees but not the genetics of the colony so basically you are not saving that colony. The last step in a trap out is to remove the cone you placed over the entrance/exit to the hive & allow the bees to re-enter the tree if it’s not too messed up at this point by small hive beetles, wax moths & fermented honey.

[@zweizy504]

@@JPthebeeman I know you’re a busy guy but you should make a video about this! I learned a lot just reading this comment

[@doak4886]

You are the Pied Piper.

[@mohamedthihariya3183]

ஆக்கபூர்வமகிழ்ச்சி வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்க வளமுடன்

[@TechGorilla1987]

Wine lady can come visit my hive any time.

[@AmericansBee]

Thank god for JP the Beeman

[@bvierville1]

Good stuff, as always!

[@spudgn]

Always good stuff

[@hommie789]

That's an awesome catch, well done

[@crishill6458]

Really good video

[@linkslayer15]

JP is the man!

[@michaelmaher3213]

Nice one jp.

[@jameshagerman347]

The power of smoke to run out a queen

[@clintonmississippi2108]

JP It is good to see you back on KZbin again. I was worried with CoVid around in the area. Keep up the good work. Sam

[@JPthebeeman]

My wife & I got Covid last January, it was the Omicron variant. It was more of a nuisance than anything, definitely different than a normal cold. I lost an uncle & a really good friend to Covid.

[@pants6416]

​@@JPthebeeman I'm sorry for your losses.

[@JPthebeeman]

@@pants6416 thank you

[@PhillipHall01]

I didn't see an (S) on that queen clip! lol

[@mizzprettyhuston]

JP do you have hives? It would be cool to see your hives. If you don't keep the bee's do you give them to someone who does? We have 8 hives & 3 swarms landed in our yard in the last week. I got busy & checked for swarm cells in my hives so I don't think they were from ours......I just can't take on anymore right now.....but it's hard not to want to catch them 😂

[@mustbeluck]

man i would like the bees to just keep all the other bugs away lol

[@olavl8827]

They don't really keep other insects away though. All that bees are interested in is food (nectar, pollen) and a place to stay. And as we can often see on this channel, they're not picky about places to stay.

[@pants6416]

What you want is spiders! Bats too!

[@olavl8827]

@@pants6416 Don't forget wasps. They're very good to have in a garden, for getting rid of pests that eat your vegetables. Of course if you have wasps too close around the house they can be quite a nuisance, worse than bees.

[@Barbara_Schulz]

Party time!!

[@linuxares]

JP shows up and becomes the queen b!

[@KajunHomestead]

👍👍👍

[@makewithmegma]

💕👍

[@LLthereistome2024]

What kind of flower or tree is that, that's beautiful, the white flower.

[@JPthebeeman]

Southern Magnolia tree.

[@Gordonseries385]

👍

[@HeatherNaturaly]

Won't another swarm just move in to the Myrtle tree, because of the comb and honey inside?

[@JPthebeeman]

I sealed the tree with mesh & caulk when I was done to prevent that from happening.

[@user-ok2tn6po2n]

I used to do the same as you but it took a very long time.

[@JPthebeeman]

Have to have lots of patience when waiting on bees, just comes with the territory.

[@ThePollaton]

Did you stay for the party? 🎉

[@angelalott9370]

Hi😊

[@mohawksniper79]

👍🏼🤠🇨🇦

[@WeeDMaistro]

i have to ask :) why can't the bees stay in the tree?

[@JPthebeeman]

In rural areas they don’t tend to bother anyone. In a residential setting with sidewalks, mailmen passing by, kids playing… people just don’t want the bees to bother anyone. I personally get where you’re coming from though as I would have zero issue leaving them right where they are but you & I unfortunately don’t have the last say.

[@WeeDMaistro]

@@JPthebeeman thanks :D

[@msssantinaferreira1363]

Por favor bota legendas

[@photosbychristensen]

At 1:57 what is the name of that flower/plant

[@JPthebeeman]

That flower is from a southern magnolia tree.

[@jamiewilson9262]

It's a beautiful tree & bloom! Even the leaves are prettier than most!

[@JPthebeeman]

@@jamiewilson9262 Magnolias are pretty robust trees, the leaves are much harder than normal leaves & of course the scent of blooming magnolias is magnificent.

[@jamiewilson9262]

It must just be too hot here in AZ; I've never seen one. I'll make some time to "stop & smell the flowers" someday! Thanks for the info, JP. You're an encyclopedia of nature! 🥰

[@JPthebeeman]

@@jamiewilson9262 ✌️🐝✌️

[@nadianadia3682]

Too short a video for my liking! No, really, I was hoping for some long 30-40 min video to occupy myself with. Maybe another video will be longer? :)

[@JPthebeeman]

This short video was an anomaly from what I normally put out but I didn’t have a lot of footage for this video. Much longer videos are the norm on my channel. ✌️🐝✌️

[@jensenpete]

Hey jp did you lose a weight? You look good

[@JPthebeeman]

I did lose a bunch of weight but gained some back. My weight tends to go up & down, started when I turned 38. One of those things I just never seemed to have nailed down. Living in New Orleans where people live to eat doesn’t tend to help with that either. 🥴

[@jensenpete]

Looks good tho man. Keep it up. Best wishes P.s. You may remember me. I called you a few months ago to ask what happened with your channel and to make videos again! Glad you’re back at it :)

[@JPthebeeman]

@@jensenpete ✌️🐝✌️

[@NINERSbaby]

I love seeing new uploads but we dont see the process of moving the bees anymore like the older videos does 😫

[@green4green]

You get what you get and you don't throw a fit. 😜

[@JPthebeeman]

Not necessarily true, this one yes, I filmed mainly with my iPhone so it was difficult to work & film. The last four videos before this one were step by step. I purchased a new GoPro 11 the other day so I can be hand’s free & give you a lot more of what you’re looking for.

[@green4green]

@@JPthebeeman how do you like the go pro?

[@JPthebeeman]

@@green4green I love it! I haven’t made a full blown video with it yet but I’m ready! I like the seven I have but the 11 is the bomb.

[@AOCisHome]

Wow. That was interesting.