The BEES have arrived! but there’s a problem…

New bees show up this week, but it didn’t take long for Queen drama to begin…
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[@FLOWERSANDSLOTS]

Pollen pants! love it! :)

[@whitehouseonthehill]

😀

[@Katzenlaufwunder]

Laurel Ann, they are actually known as Bee panties, pollen panties

[@-_zechnobladezeelix_-5719]

@@whitehouseonthehill I do too!

[@buenas7687]

😄

[@karlasommer5341]

We live in MO and wrap our hives in reflective bubble insulated wrap for the winter. We’d lose hives every spring. Wrapping has drastically reduced losses from winter and late spring.

[@beckywebb1916]

@@inferlynx737 Me, too!

[@jessicaguy9315]

My family has tried some thing similar but with Styrofoam

[@turtydagamer5500]

My bees died in winter : (

[@austinuniversty4495]

All these problems are mites

[@ChristineSpringerElaine]

I just finished Heroes to Hives program, and I'm wondering if you 1) fed them in spring - you have to feed them sugar when there's nothing to forage nearby in late winter/early spring 2) whether you test for mites.

[@apothocareon7521]

Have you ever thought of keeping a "No Harvest" hive? These allow for swarming to happen and you can set up a blank hive (Empty one) for those bees to move into when they do swarm. If the "No Harvest" hive doesn't swarm, it means there's not enough resources, and the others may need a nearby support. While the pond is nearby it's also kinda far, perhaps a birdbath or mini solar fountain might provide them more. They seem a bit exposed even with the trees nearby, which might lead to too much wind and that can stress them out and make them try to seek a new home. A slat structure wall on either side of where the wind comes from most often will help keep their area calmer. Extra wind can also make them colder in the winter and they'll struggle. For hives you want to check but not let the warm air out of in winter, a bit of clear plastic sheet or plexiglass in a frame the size of the lid that can fit under it might help long term.

[@LadyAlriandi]

You cant really do a no harvest hive as you still need to remove honey or they will become honey bound which can be fatal for a hive as the queen will have no room to lay, you also need to check for disease as well. What you are thinking off is breeder hives where there is a queen of really high quality stock and keepers take queen cells from that hive to put in nucs but that involves a lot of manipulating of larva and queen rearing. Though the hive position looks fine to me, the trees can act as a bit of a wind break, but yeah opening a hive in winter 9/10 leads to hive death cause of the cold. Might need some padding over winter.

[@apothocareon7521]

@@LadyAlriandi no hate, not being sarcastic but.... How do wild honeybee hives manage then? They have limited space where they choose to make a nest, and, in this such a case of not having enough room, couldn't the keeper also just add more space for the queen to lay over time? It would indeed become a massive endeavor if she indeed ended up laying too many. If I understand wild honeybees from watching them, a live hive near me, and various keepers in person, as well as research done, for years, isn't this part of what natural swarming is for? The old queen and 70-80% of the hive go out looking for a new place to set up and the new queens duke it out until there is one left, and drones then fertilize the new survivor. While she's growing and waiting a mate, her sisters will hatch, the new workers, and space for the new eggs and larva is left in the now vacant cells. Sometimes wild hives get broken into by predators but that isn't a consistent need to occur, and would lead to other detriments and death of the hive normally. I understand the artificial selection among keepers of their bees over centuries can lead to new behaviors, which is evident in most farmed/domesticated animals, but would such a drastic change as needing to be harvested or die really be a thing we did?

[@LadyAlriandi]

@@apothocareon7521 The problem isnt swarming, its expansion. Wild hives can just make more room, domestic hives can not. You can have a box thats honey bound, they swarm, but they still have the lack of room, even with bees emerging. If there is nectar coming in and no were to put it, they will just use brood cells, the more brood cells used, the less places for the queen to lay and over time less bees. Less bees mean other hives will come along and rob the hive, or the hive gets slimed out from pests. Its balancing the Input and the output of the hive, as domestic hives can't just build more room, keepers regularly maintain the hive to see if they need more room, as well as checking for diseases/ TBF we only see and hear of the hives that survive for years and usually, if conditions allow, the hives can be massive. We don't hear of the hives that fail, who's remnants can be used again by other hives.

[@apothocareon7521]

@@LadyAlriandi in general, I'm pretty sure most wild bees don't just "make more room" as you put it. Some bees, like carpenter bees, have mouthparts that can make holes in wood, yes, and they do this to lay their brood, but they are solitary bees, who don't hive up usually. Would not a hive that is full up with honey just... Not gather more than it has? There's not a whole lot as you've said, on medium sized wild hives, and how they manage. Even a 14-15 year old medium sized one is rare. (The one my grandparents house and allow to stay unchecked are is about this old.) It swarms usually once every other year, and in its earlier years we did witness two "die-offs", but not all of the bees were gone. Their numbers were low in the spring, very low, but got back up again come summer both times. They can't make themselves more room where they set up either, considering its in a human built structure. They're very lovely docile bees too, they even ignore all the noise from work done in the woodwork shop. (Which is what they built into in the first place. Right in the peak about 20ft off the ground sheltered by trees, on the main entrance side, east, of the structure. It's a big carpentry shop.) They'll come down to explore a new voice in ones and twos, but so long as the new person doesn't squish these sentries, they'll go away after a few minutes of circling them. They do have the added bonus effect of keeping the wasps from building any nests within 100ft of the hive so the back yard is free of wasps almost entirely. The front yard is another matter, since it's out of range. My next best guess would be to calculate what a good amount of space would be to build something more permanent that wouldn't need to be checked and just let them do. Would be a fair bit of math and research involved. Apiaries are neat and their keepers are usually pretty cool folks.

[@SRS1918]

@@apothocareon7521 As long as there is nectar flow, a beehive will continue to gather even until there is no room to deposit the honey. At that point the whole hive will leave.

[@lauradavison4044]

Its amazing how much you have learnt and how much more confident you are around the bees. Look forward to seeing lots and lots of honey.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

I really enjoy working with them now

[@lustgas3440]

Whoever’s reading this have a wonderful day.

[@patriciabeyer7824]

Thanks. You as well.

[@imrankanan5782]

You too!!

[@meganking3762]

Thank you! You too dear!

[@elissitdesign]

Happy beehive enthusiast here. I caught a swarm last spring and now have plenty of gold this spring. I purchased a no fuss Flow hive and the neighborhood kids love it. It has plexiglass windows so everyone can watch them work. I recommend everyone get one to keep bees and you don’t need a lot of space. Im in Comifornia.

[@KezzyBoo]

They've got a flow hive. I believe they did a video on it. Last they talked about it, it was doing well. 😊

[@blk1968]

It's around the greenhouse

[@jett888]

I'm a bee keeper and had a "Live bee Removal" service a few years ago- How do you like the "no fuss Flow hive"?? I'm considering getting one- less bee carnage and stress for them.

[@SRS1918]

Not a fan of Flow Hive simply because when extracting honey, it will tear the comb apart, and it will mix with honey that has not been capped yet, or not fully matured, which results in runnier honey that tends to expire much quicker.

[@jett888]

@@SRS1918 is there a way to put a fan on the honey to help rid away some moisture?- Broken comb seems a much better trade off than all those dead bees due to defending their hive. Its such a long arduous process collecting honey.

[@jgivens1227]

May you have a windfall of honey. Please take care and be safe

[@23CivicTypeR]

My bees have been really calm, The queen is perfect, And i've been getting so much honey from almost all of my beehives. I really love your content no matter what you're doing. I can't wait to see the kids all grown up to help you more, I think it would get you a lot of fame.

[@sy851]

Fyi if you ever get those maggots again, you can use them to go fishing with. They are great bait.

[@mollyhope217]

I can’t wait to see your hives grow!

[@debyorkshirelass9674]

I absolutely love watching your beautiful family, fetches such comfort ❤

[@alisav8394]

Wish you all the best with the new hives!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you, Alisa

[@user-mb7cw1ni2f]

May God bless you with a beautiful color of blue, greetings to you and the honorable family, as long as you are safe

[@sweethavenmyparadiseforani5501]

Oh I'm jealous guys! I've always wanted to have a bee hive. My Nanaw and Papaw had one before all of us grandkids were born. I garden, (veggies & fruits and flower/rose garden) there is plenty for them to chose from! Maybe this year will be the year!!! Honey is the best medicine.

[@marciasanderson562]

Bees for everyone! Thanks for keeping bees, we would literally be lost without them.

[@maggievedrenne7379]

Amazing work with those bees amazing God bless you.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you so much

[@patriciabeyer7824]

The honey should be wonderful. 👍👍🇨🇦🙏☝️

[@terryhenderson424]

For less than pure functional reasons, having different colors helps you identify, record, and tell others which hive is which.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Bingo 🌈

[@joannekucks4343]

Are you planting more wildflowers and ornamental plants that bees love?

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Yes

[@debrabeam5474]

Wow that's a lot of bees! Glad you found another queen. God bless

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Me too 😀

[@lookomg5173]

@@whitehouseonthehill the only reason why you lose bee hives is the fact you have no knowledge about beekeeping,you are doing everything wrong starting from hives if you have dead hive remove all comb and put new wax and then instal bees,second don't use plastic foundations because i see in videos that they make half frame wax and on the corners nothing,next thing don't paint inside hive,don't buy bee queens which have paint all over their body because there is big chanse she will die,don't open very bees often,don't add second box if there is no at least 5 frames of brood and by that i mean more than half of frame,do treatment for varroa mite,bees can die even if they have honey in hive because if it is cold they can't move towards honey and they eventually die to help them put brood in centre and around honey frames,and during winter add sugar patty it will be like bridge for them to honey frames and it will keep bee cluster thight,in october add paper or any material that keep warmth,expand brood by adding empty frame to brood frame in the end of march and im may you can put frame in centre of brood the reason you do this is that in spring qeens lay a lot of eggs and you make space for her to lay more brood you repeat this as soon as queen lay entire frame,in may you will have strong hives and lot of swarms, i recommend you to use lr hive because it's the best hive for beekeeping,make swarms as soon as you have queen cells take 2 frames of brood and queen and 1 frame of honey and put that in new box,in the hive you take that from leave queen cells and they will make new queen very fast ,in august give them sugar water in ratio 1:1 ,this will stimulate queen to lay more winter bees and with a lot of bees they will easier survive,give them 1 liter every 2 days for 2 weeks, another mistake is bees can't always make their own queen it depends from season it takes 1 month for queen to start laying and sometimes it is to long because hive gets weaker,if you don't apply this advices and if you don't find good beekeper to teach you,you will always lose hives and they will always die,don't understand this as hate thought i tell you this to improve your skills about bees and to stop buying every year swarms but you will be able to sell them greetings from Europe

[@taurox5846]

You should consider having a long queen rearing hive. They're a bit pricey, but all the colonies will help keep it warm even if one is weak. As an additional note for the coming winter, consider using correx, it's cheap, prolongs the life of the hive box and can be used for anything...

[@_revivify_7175]

Whenever I watch your videos it always feels like a Saturday 😂 and that’s an amazing thing

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thanks 😊

[@turtydagamer5500]

Hoi I love you guys your like my family stay happy god bless you and ur Pets!!😘😘

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

I wish the learning curve with beekeeping wasn’t so steep. We probably won’t get back into the game for another couple years when we can dedicate more time to it. Mites are the biggest thing we struggle with. Hope you guys have better luck this year!

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀

[@waisangyau8653]

Have you considered whether it might be worth putting something around the beehives to better protect each hive from the winter?

[@whitehouseonthehill]

They made it through winter. 2 hives died after spring started and got hit by a last freeze after they had started to come out more. The horizontal hives are much thicker than the Langstroth hives and provide an abundance of insulation compared to the thin walls of the Langstroth hive.

[@janica.4688]

I recommend reading into natural (or organic) bee keeping, reading into their natural behaviour. Someone up there in the comments mentioned a no harvest hive. I think it’s a good idea. Modern bee keeping puts a lot of stress on the bees that weakens the bees and so they are prone to illness or not survive. The more natural they are kept the more it encourages natural behaviour and this makes them stronger. Also all the chemical that people use nowadays isn’t that good for them. Try to read into it and you will have healthy and strong bees 🐝

[@lucycharlotte31]

Omg I can not believe that happened that must be so sad!

[@jerryhyland1554]

From all the research I've done your boxes are too big for cold climates. Ideally an 8 frame Langstroth is even better than a 10 for wintering bees because it is easier for them to maintain the temp. Do some research on this subject and see if you agree.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Yeah, our Langstroth hives died much earlier than our horizontal hives. Nice try though.

[@jerryhyland1554]

Thought i may have been on to something there. Hope it goes well, Just setting swarm traps here, it will be my first go at it, Been watching everyone on youtube preparing for the adventure. @@whitehouseonthehill

[@craftysquirrel2958]

Pollen pants 🤣😂👍🏼😁how cool to see all that up close! Brilliant 🤩 thank you !

[@AsIseeitPattiDail]

I've seen other people stick a marshmallow in the hole of the Queen's cage. And it's always worked!

[@heatherchiuffo5375]

I love that you incorporate your wonderful children into everything. I've been following you for about a year. I love it. Thank you for sharing your experience and helping me learn a lot. ❤️

[@pizzamon795]

Can you see my comment?

[@juuls7587]

Thank you for uploading on earth day ! Wishing y’all the best year

[@mpedmar9701]

Awesome, praying that the new Queen survives! Your little Bee Keeper is adorable. Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. May God continue to bless you, your family and your adventures.

[@knopie88]

When will you upload a new aviary video. I'm excited to see your progress on that part of the farm.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

I am rejoicing for your continued health and safety !

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Zero bees from last year remain? Wow. I'm surprised!

[@rebeccamunoz4596]

I'm happy you got your hives up and working exciting 👍🤗❤

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you!

[@wakingupcountry]

I have been watching your channel for years and just finally started with my first hive! I find the bees fascinating. I love watching all of your videos but the bees especially since that’s my passion. I learn a lot from you and just want to say thanks. I hope to pass some of that information on to my viewers too.

[@izandii]

I like how since you only have 3 hives to fill how u picked the 3 primary colors

[@matejajovanovic229]

Im Glad everything turned out alright.Sending you the best wishes from Europe - Serbia

[@peacefulscrimp5183]

I've seen in books where stacking hay bales around a hive will insulate the hive and as the hay composts it will let off heat to help the bees through a cold winter.

[@rudyperezvlogz250]

Hey i have a big hive on the back of my house , with alot of bees i dont know what to do, i can see the honey comb they have made and its huge!

[@kevinwilson3332]

Ty for sharing great looking 🐝

[@BBWBeauty]

You guys should plant a bee garden close by!!!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

We plan on it 👍🏻

[@thechariotcard]

Do you not insulate your hives for the winter? Around here they pile hay bales around to keep them warm, and ensure they have feed, sugar or honey…

[@natishasmith3517]

My favorite channel love you guys so much. Thanks for sharing

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you, Natisha!

[@benjaminwilliams3568]

I enjoy watching your boys being very hands on at such a young age. This really is a rarity, but then as mostly the case children raised in the country do tend to be more proactive, provided that the parents are Diligent. This is a very good video. 👍

[@wg_asmr3201]

I’m so excited to see the results if they survived or not which I believe they will survive

[@micahawoniyi9340]

Let’s get them to 1000000 subscribers 🎉🎉🙏🏿

[@juliannedispain1637]

Another great video. My 5 yr old grandson enjoyed this video. He is interested in beekeeping.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Awesome!

[@karaleeann1211]

Are you going to set up the Flow Hive this year? Can you bring the hives in the green house next winter so they don’t freeze to death?

[@whitehouseonthehill]

We might build a greenhouse just for the bees

[@wg_asmr3201]

@@whitehouseonthehill that is a good idea

[@anwenrees6234]

I found a false bumble bee in my flat last year. I give it some sugered water to help it and and I let it go outside but it didn't fly away it landed on my hand without stinging me it was magical

[@patriarca91]

Maybe to up production fit them two times with extra juice honey frames. ( advice ). Maybe before winter and after close to spring. Guessing in that area to be productive also conservative, at least 15 hives year.

[@katerinaweathers3286]

Great video White House keep up your great work and stay safe.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thanks, Katerina!

[@katerinaweathers3286]

No problem

[@danag2595]

hoping your feed them bees 1 to 1 sugar/water also, good luck, TIP... make sure the queen cage is positioned between the frames-so the side screen is to the side so the other bees can feed her, the way you have the cage positioned between he frames, they can't feed her

[@darlouthia5153]

Love this 🐝

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you 😊

[@suzannev.514]

Hey could you do a bee playlist of your videos i love them they're so relaxing

[@ethanmolina7301]

Good work ☺️

[@randalllevy5307]

Always enjoy your videos. Sorry your queens died.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you

[@randalllevy5307]

@@whitehouseonthehill You're very welcome

[@DungeonerHarold]

The queen device for marking is really cool! Where do you get all your bee equipment from?

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Here it is: amzn.to/3MrdnVK

[@edwinmcculloch8438]

Where I live sometimes the ants eat the bees… there is a concrete platform looks like an upside down T the hive sits on. It has a channel that goes around the perimeter and we fill it with water.

[@memezee42069]

Your littlest is so cute!

[@aaronsoberanis2589]

Have you think to plant flowers for pollen?

[@M00nB3e]

Awesome channel! I love that you take care of your animals with amazing and kind care! :)

[@davidstiles9563]

If you've got beers that I in every ever you want to paint paint the Beehive and lock them in the best idea you could ever have and have you got the lady bugs out do you have ladybugs out at your place Becky and Jake

[@RobertSchwartzLive]

Helpful tip - please don't paint the inside of the hive!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Bingo

[@Hunt.Farm.Ride.Traindogs]

I love your channel! Your bees are so well taken care of and are thriving! I just watched my cow give birth and it was amazing! Hopefully you can watch Dolly give birth as well!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Congrats 👏🏻

[@Hunt.Farm.Ride.Traindogs]

@@whitehouseonthehill Thank you!!

[@7798Ayan]

Color the hives whight from in and black from out😊

[@dylanzelt4253]

Hi guys I think you have a good farm I always watch your videos we have 30 chickens

[@m.jranashran894]

I love bees.

[@mijacita]

I sure enjoy & look forward for your videos just really like them all, Have a Bless Day & Everyday, c u nxt. time!!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you, Sylvia

[@Kevin_Dyke]

When I got my bee package I actually went right to the post office. You should try that out next time then you don’t have to worry about them being in the vehicle all day.

[@bettyjoy6361]

I hold my breath every time you checked for the queen because of what happened previously in your hives!

[@siphuthandojacoblubelwana2313]

Yeyyy love bees😌

[@micahawoniyi9340]

These are some good videos

[@surtu9221]

The bees may have died but they left you a parting gift!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Lots of honey 😀

[@tuckerlockhart4524]

Any suggestions on a single hen who’s egg are fertile but won’t hatched

[@ivanolavarria9077]

I Love Bee videos ♡

[@whitehouseonthehill]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... Jake , thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐕🐈🐐🐄🐖🕊🐝🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@jaydeemat2059]

i love to see the smallest chicken in your videos after all you have the tallest chickens✨

[@melissahicks6071]

You should check out Barnyard Bees. They raise great bees and also sell individual queens. They also have great KZbin videos with helpful tips/information.

[@lucaschen81]

I Love bee's 🐝 🐝!

[@JordanSchul]

I love your videos and songs in your videos

[@FFdevil3]

Wow

[@gracehanning2116]

⚠️I Need Help!⚠️ So actually yesterday I installed my new hive for the first time. When i put the queen cage in the hive I put the cage between the frames facing downwards ..Personally I thought it would be fine but I don’t have much experience…should I be concerned that it may have fallen down? I shouldn’t check the hive for a few days..

[@maynard3legs]

You should place the cage horizontally with the screen downward. If you place the opening down, the caretakers within the cage could die and block the entrance. Also, if you go in today and the bees aren't gripping the screen and can be easily moved with a finger, they have accepted her and she can be directly released. (Always kinda nerve-racking) Good luck! Remember, healthy queens, good nutrition and low mite loads will allow your colony to thrive!

[@elizabethackerman5257]

Where did you order your bees from? My husband and I just bought a hive and now we need bees.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Look for someone local to you. We normally buy local but had a gift card from an online retailer and had to have them shipped to us.

[@BBsosa995]

tall chicken update pls i love them so much

[@milkqt666]

How often do you visit the hives?

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

The brown hive that died, you lifted the top box off and there was a black plastic queen excluder in place. Did you leave that in over the winter?? Can't do that, traps the queen in the lower cooler bottom. The bees in your area are really helped by a light 1 to 1 syrup feeding and pollen sub patties. No pollen/protein for the queen and larva. By the way what were your Fall mite treatments?

[@SRS1918]

Yeah, syrup is great for them, and add some ProHealth and your good to go. Pollen patties help as well until spring kicks in, then they will gather plenty themselves.

[@JordanSchul]

Aw

[@BeesNTrees47]

look into oxalic acid vaporization for prevention of varroa mite infestations. I'd suggest a fogger if you run more than 3 colonies. There's a very strong chance varroa mites took out your red hive. Varroa mites are ubiquitous in USA 2022. The oxalic acid will cost about $10 for a lifetime supply of 99.9% pure food grade. The fogger will be the price of one colony of bees. Instead of buying more bees you'll be multiplying your own every year.

[@Samantha.Horton.]

I wish you’d do more research honestly. Y’all seem so great, honest, well-intentioned. But if you take the responsibility of owning bees, very special creatures with very important roles, it’s unfortunate to see so many die for reasons that a google search could’ve prevented. I don’t know… best wishes.

[@starstables_and_SchleichHorse]

buy a flow hive it is good and there easy to work with.🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@clarkefountain2258]

I believe bees can see colors, too. So colored hives is neat not just for you.

[@silverbullets9526]

You should make More aviary videos

[@hirenjoshi851]

Loved it....

[@newsallypurpleyt8609]

Interesting and cool vid.

[@jupekai4601]

You should check out Vino Farm and his Bee Barns, his bees have done fantastic over winter in them.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Sometimes… kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXipl4d8mLiqfZY

[@Mugelbbub16]

I just came up with this name idea for a male hookbill, and it is Captain, like Captain Hook. Idk if you already have one named Captain but you could tell your friends if they have any, or fellow people who've commented. Edit: If I had honeybees in a custom nest I'd paint it to look like either a Minecraft bee nest, the Minecraft bee itself, a creeper, or do some sort of fancy honeycomb look

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Our first hookbill is named Captain

[@carenvanderwalt3259]

😢

[@-English.chaps.rapping-]

I don’t live on a farm the only experience that I’ve had with a farm was my cousins ✨CHICKENS 🐔 I have no idea what you talk about most of the time but I will learn