Vermont Queens Are SLAMMING. (Double Nuc Resource Hives)

[@khills]

Queen Maria (von Trapp - the family are survivors, they ended up in Vermont, and she was a beekeeper ) and Queen Pearl (S. Buck, the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, who died in Danby, Vermont).

[@johnpotter7777]

Really like Maria!! Kind of like Elsa also.

[@susansylvia2833]

My thought exactly!

[@carbonz3739]

A bee vid and a space launch in the same day. It is going to be a good day.

[@IvyStormVlogs]

Queen Vera of Vermont!!!

[@Coretalless]

Velma for the second Queen

[@sabbys7750]

@@Coretalless I like both Vera and Velma!! You guys are both awesome!

[@ckennepohl]

I ws thinking the same. Vera for the first hive.

[@joshbunker9855]

As a Vermonter, I suggest Clover. Our state flower is Red Clover.

[@crosswriter5279]

I love it being a vermonter myself i fully support that name for one of them

[@crosswriter5279]

I'm just happy that the two Vermont queens survived the winter proves that even Vermont bees are hardy tough creatures (ps I am a proud vermonter 802 all the way)

[@emmagraham1774]

Winter survivor? Singing? Queen Elsa. “Let it gooooooo....” I’ll get my coat.

[@mouhsoft15]

I actually do like this name, hope it gets picked for the very last queen in the vid

[@teambeining]

Good. One can be Queen Elsa and the other Queen Anna. Totally works.

[@BosnWayne]

Yes!! Perfect!

[@Wulferious]

I add my vote in for this selection. Elsa and Anna works. Totally works.

[@guymcdonald4221]

Northern Frozen latitude, makes sense for Elsa and Anna.

[@IssaTejeda]

I'm proud I found the queen without the need of the arrow for Cornelia's daughter

[@jennthompson9795]

Same!!!

[@bmbirdsong]

For the girls from Vermont, it's gotta be Betty and Judy, as in the Haynes sisters from White Christmas. I know. I'm old.

[@wallacemckeel9818]

BMBirdsong this is what I came to suggest too!

[@julieenslow5915]

Singing Cedar's Queen name - survived the winter, a little play on singing, mountains (Vermont) and winter - Maria Von Trapp. Call her Maria. Edit: I was too fast. Two hives - the second could be Julie Andrews, call her Julie (pure coincidence, I promise!!) Edit 2: I was still too fast. Delete the first edit, suggested name is Maria. That's my thought. Great video!

[@gordonreed248]

Ha ha

[@julieenslow5915]

@@gordonreed248 You caught me mid-edit! LOL

[@Wosiewose]

Or Augusta? Maria von Trapp's middle name was Augusta :) But I do like Maria!

[@orsonzedd]

No Bernie

[@julieenslow5915]

@@Wosiewose I like Augusta too - but i rather suspect she will have a need for another name soon - those Singing Cedar's Queens look to be doing a great job!

[@hlouise91]

Queen Veronica and Velma from Vermont? really great that the nucs have overwintered well. i know next to nothing about bees, but i find it so fascinating and educational to watch your vids and of all the beekeepers on youtube, i find you the most relaxing, educational and understandable. So excited that spring is finally in full swing and super hyped for more bee vids!

[@Petulant_Petrichor]

Queens Harmony and Melody?

[@chick4crick]

Veronica. The queen from Vermont. lol

[@LazyDogsRanch]

Holy crap, that one nuc was about overflowing. Good to see the girls doing well!

[@ScholarsOfGOLB]

As a Bronxite I want to thank you for all your information on beekeeping. I use a lot of the information here on my hives and they are doing great. Thanks for the northern beekeeping information.

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Those nucs came thru just great . Keep your video’s coming when possible. Thanks

[@mckayladenardo9735]

Maple, for one of the singing cedar queens :)

[@freddiejbh4866]

I must say how much I love your videos, and it is really nice for me to compare my bees to how yours are doing, please keep it up!

[@WriterDreamOfSweden]

So glad you're back and the bees are doing ok 🐝💃🏼

[@GraeMatterz]

Good to see you and the girls again! For the Singing Queens, I like Harmony and Melody.

[@unclebobsbees4899]

Names: Maple and Martha (Re: Mike Palmer). LOL

[@katkorn5499]

Awesome way to start off the new year!

[@FernvalleyFarm]

i have a nuc right now with queen cell hopeing all goes good with it

[@chaoticgoodollie]

Oh man a bee video on a rainy day? Just what I needed!

[@AMortalDothApproach]

ngl I'm kinda jealous of the hives that are happy in their lil' duplexes.

[@LarryLeesBees]

Man oh man! Your bees are looking amazing!!! Keep up the great work! Glad your back! 🐝😎

[@JaydeRx]

Two iconic land features of Vermont are Lake Champlain and The Green mountains - mons viridis (latin). Viridis (green) for one, and Champlain for the other (or you could call her Champy - which is also the "lake monster" of Champlain). Thanks for the great videos!

[@michaelpisapia]

Great video- excellent update! Singing Cedars queens, survived the winter- obviously named Elsa... The second one -Ana... Elsa's sister ;-)

[@ancienthistory6513]

I love your video keep it up👏😀

[@realbartsimpson]

I suggest naming one of the queens Velma.

[@pixelatra_]

Awesome

[@AndrewAHayes]

Queen Veronica!

[@gds6395]

An easy way to split a double nuc hive: Lift 4 frames from both nucs up to a super, put in 2x4 new frames in the nucs, and install a queen excluder on top of them. Set the super with the lifted 2x4 frames on top of the excluder. Wait until all cells in the super are capped, then remove the nucs under the queen excluder and place them in another spot in the beeyard. Put the super on the bottom board (important with entrance on both sides) and move a frame with eggs from a good beehive into the super. This will stop all swarm tendencies. All the old bees will return to the super and will be occupied creating a new queen. The nucs will only have new bees, which will not fly for 2-3 weeks. And after that, they will be occupied getting pollen and honey. Since the nucs are not able to fly out and collect nectar for a while they need to have a couple of frames with honey.

[@Amsprinkle]

Maple Rocket and Syrup Sister 🤗👍❤️

[@rahn45]

Since this is uploaded on the day SpaceX is launching a crewed rocket, perhaps could name one of the queens after the occasion. Like Queen Ripley or something.

[@ashleyadcock339]

I love this idea

[@TPAU1970]

Awesome idea !!

[@mdokay]

Love your channel i look forward to your Bee escapades - suggestions Queen Lyra or Queen Isabella

[@ProAverag3]

I saw soprano and alto in suggested names. I liked those the best!

[@MHow-qc3ns]

This is a fascinating subject as well as important for our food supply. I have learned a lot from you beekeepers. Even though I live in an apartment in a large city Iand won't be able to become a beekeeper, I continue to watch. In some videos when you show the queen you point to her with a red arrow. Could you continue to do that for us newbies? Thanks.

[@DreamingGryffindor]

Because the two new queens are from Singers Apiary I think their names should be singers like Madonna or Cher or something along those lines. Maybe someone that means a lot to you. Glad to see you’re back at it!

[@ludvigflotra]

Have you thought about planting lavender? The white variety is an overwintering plant that can double as wind protection :)

[@vinofarm]

You must be new here... I’ve tried lavender every year and it dies every winter. I think I’m done with it. We are on the edge of lavender’s survivable zone.

[@scottg444]

Queen name suggestion,, Consuelo, for Consuelo Northrop, the first female Lt Governor of Vermont. Actually I think she was the first female Lt Governor in the nation, I’d have to check that. I’m getting old but it’s funny the things you remember from elementary school.

[@khills]

Scott G you’re right, she was! She was also the first woman to appear before the Supreme Court of the United States. (She was my third suggestion, after Maria and Pearl).

[@scottg444]

Kelly Hills thought so, thanks for the information, appreciate the response.

[@Spekor]

singing ceders queens could be named Alto and Saprano

[@timothyodonnell8591]

Since the queens came from Singing Cedars Apiary, they could be named for famous female singers (e.g., Adele, Whitney, etc.) or for types of trees (e.g., Maple, Willow, Holly, etc.)

[@birddawg1568]

Maria as in Maria Callas and Cecilia as in Cecilia Bartoli. Two of the most beautiful voices ever.

[@chrisfurlough466]

Vermont queens? Ben & Geri!

[@jrbailey3208]

Hail and Good Morrow! Well, you asked, so though I may well be over the top, here are my two suggestions, given that the queens came from a Singing farm: Aglaopheme "With Lambent Voice" Leucosia "White Substance" These names came from those of Sirens in Greek Mythology and believe they might work for you. Aglaopheme seems appropriate because 'lambent means to 'flicker' or 'dance lightly' over a surface, and when I see your queens, that are doing that quite diligently, 'dancing' over the light surface of the wax cells, lightly distributing their eggs into the cells and then 'dancing' again to the next cells. Leucosia because of what fresh drawn new beeswax looks like: nearly snow white with a high sheen to it, nearly brilliant to the eye. There you have it from, as usual; Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY

[@elariel01]

Vermont is famous for its snow, you gotta have a Queen Elsa!

[@WriterGirl01]

How about food that Vermont is known for. Maple for maple syrup, and Cider for cider doughnuts.

[@julieshindle5299]

Veronica, Victoria and Velma! Love your videos!

[@christodecare]

Melody and Symphony would be fitting names for the Queen 💖

[@GraeMatterz]

Or Harmony

[@sheenajones1326]

I do like the idea of singers for the Singing Ceder queens. My vote is for Maria. Lots of great name idea here. Veronica from Vermont is angood idea as well.🐝🐝🐝

[@ylimexyz]

The Adrians are amazing

[@jessiccaallen]

Maybe one queen could be Julie after Julie Frost? Award winning singer from Vermont who worked on the song Satellite. Seems appropriate with the video coming out so close to the SpaceX launch.

[@primitivedaisy]

Queen Mabel from Vermont! Sounds like Maple. You know, syrup. 😉

[@IISheireenII]

As queens of the north (from vermont) you could name one Sansa or Lyanna :D

[@Handcraft8878]

omg yes Sansa is such a cool name!

[@themulletexpress]

Queen maple for one of the Vermont ladies 😁

[@simopr09]

12:00 I heard, that's not good to swap brood between hive, because deseases can easily spread. I do it often. But what do you think about that?

[@vinofarm]

Every beekeeper does it. It’s pretty standard practice.

[@BarracudaBoy]

How do you not have a queen Beetrice?😂🤣 (Beatrice)

[@michaelwest5596]

Either go with Queen Vera and Queen Rosemary (real names) or Queen Betty and Queen Judy (stage names). Both are the Vermont sister singers from “White Christmas.”

[@monmon1741]

Queen Maple and Queen Melody

[@George-nx5lo]

Wish you would buy some queens from Rick Williams by the artic circle and get some polystyrene hives. 8x more insulated... it’s so cold where he is he adds moisture to his hives, but they are so packed they don’t even cluster at -40F

[@whoeverit9087]

Queen Nightingale. Long may she reign. Florence Nightingale is the mother of modern-day nursing.

[@IcemanMobile]

Newheart!

[@pigeontoebeekeeping7621]

How often do you get stung? Working on working without gloves.. thanks!

[@ECP]

Name her SALLY the Survivor - Love ❤️ your Bee 🐝 Videos just started Bee Keeping and making Bee Videos too

[@chrisparisi7291]

Where do you get your boxes and bottom boards?

[@matthewharris3131]

Great video. But with the weaker resource nucs why do you automatically reverse the boxes to put brood below and space above? They have decided to be in the top box for a reason, no? If they want to be up in the top box why not leave them there, where it's warmer, and let them build downwards when they are ready? It's what they would do in nature, if you know what I mean.

[@kathydavidson9972]

I can you tell if a new queen has mated or not? Your bee yard is awesome!

[@daviddowen3887]

Generally, a virgin queen is visibly smaller than a mated one. Also, the workers will not be as attentive to a virgin queen. Usually, a mated queen has a circle of workers around her.

[@CRpinc2012]

Queen maple 🍁

[@BDrotar3]

Maple and Vera!

[@dwondrousch]

With Singing Cedar's I thought of opera. How about Carmen, Valkyrie and/or Lorelei ?

[@kialover123]

Suggestions from a fellow Vermonter :) Greenie, Vera, Maple, Froma (from Fromage in French referencing Vermonts abundance of cheese) , Lux (from Luxuriante meaning "lush" in French).

[@walterhiegel3020]

How about singing Sam and bellowing Bob?

[@wendyme4835]

I looked up accomplished, successful women from Vermont. I found two that I thought you might like as potential eponyms for your Vermont queens: 1. Suzy/Suzanne Chaffee, Olympic-level sportsperson; and 2. Felicity Huffman, award-winning actress

[@TheOGNicole]

One of the queens needs to be named Ripley, like Ellen Ripley from Alien - bad ass survivor!

[@timgraham8933]

Queen Diana and Queen Hannah

[@JohnPeterPressonProtopsaltis]

Queen Victoria --victoriously surviving the winter

[@Snowfyre88]

How about Queen Margaret for the gentle corner bees. ;) I looked up Vermont Singers as a nod to the Singing Cedars from Vermont. And there is a Margaret MacArthur who is an American folksinger and player of the Appalachian dulcimer. She was also a field collector of traditional music in Vermont. And hopefully these bees will also be field collectors. hehe :) Also I like the Vera suggestion for the other one.

[@apriestnamedViv]

Queen Commander and Ceres. (In 1938 Dwight Dwinell carved a statue of the Roman goddess of Agriculture to adorn the dome of the Vermont State House. For 80 years the statue, known as Ceres II, stood watch over the Capitol. Moved to a museum in 2018)

[@apriestnamedViv]

names for powerful and abundant hives ;)

[@JustinTurner000]

Queen Rosie :)

[@Zashin1]

I Live also in MA but in my area we got massive loads of different mites, have you had issues in your hives in MA with mites? If so how do you deal with them all?

[@vinofarm]

I treat in the fall and do not notice any major issues since I stopped buying bees. My first two years I had hives with heavy loads, but now it's not too bad. I do treat every year, though. I've never found a mite early in the season. They always pick up for me around September.

[@AC-ih7jc]

I know I'm late to the party, but my suggestion for 2 Vermont queens: Ben & Jerry!

[@stacyedelprete5477]

Mine is named Beatrice from Dante's inferno. I feel like it's a good name. 🤷🐝

[@lisanowakow3688]

Queen song over the Boughs

[@doubledutch6739]

Aphrodite and Hygeia suggestions for new names. Wondering do you have time to give an update of the new barn?

[@lisanowakow3688]

The Song Queen

[@Glisern]

That poor bee 7:33 earthquake after earthquake :P

[@tylersroyce]

I have a question that nobody seems to be able to answer on Facebook beekeeping forums...with a double nuc, how would you pitch the hive to shed water and moisture during the winter months? Do you just keep it level, or tip it towards the colony you favor more?

[@vinofarm]

Just keep it mostly level. I also use Vivaldi boards and burlap so moisture wicks up and out of my hives. And I use awnings to keep rain and snow off the landing boards.

[@heatherwanderer777]

Queen Cecilia, Queen Hatshepsut (a female pharoah who ruled for long time successfully), Queen Amelia (Earhart)

[@nancynolton6079]

Verty and Monty - keep it simple!

[@arogue469]

Vera and Rosemary (see 'White Christmas' for the reference.)

[@sarahnicholas7973]

what about Queenie for one of the new hives

[@mmk421]

Love yr bee videos but time to check the barn.

[@vinofarm]

I’m back to barn work now. I need to do the siding and start building out the inside. There’s no video content yet but I’ll be updating you guys as I get things moving. It’s been a busy spring.

[@elkewheeler]

Am I the only one who was worried he didn’t put the mouse thing at the entrance and the sun was setting? (I am sure he did, but it feels like a cliff hanger from my favorite show!!)

[@karlomijatovic4996]

Queen Vera

[@patrickstockinger5463]

Sorry if this is a redundant question, but do you think there is a correlation between the slammin Vermont queen hives being next to extra resources/dead out hives?

[@vinofarm]

I kind of doubt it, since the hives are not accessible from the inside. They would need to fly out and go in the other entrance like everyone else. They were strong going into winter and stayed strong. I'm excited to see how they perform this season. And just to be clear, I got 4 Vermont queens last year and two didn't even make it into winter. These two are slamming, but the others were never strong. So I'm 50/50 overall on the supplier, but the ones that made it seem amazing.

[@Miniredfoxette]

You could name the calm hive Melony or Melanie (not too sure on the spelling) Because they are mellow 😊

[@Tiamat_Darkrose77]

Queen Cedar it just fits her (stronger hive) and the other should be Queen Victoria i think shes more of the victor here (smaller hive)

[@NYC-Gardener]

Name suggestions for the new queens in honor of them being singing cedar and your apple trees, Cedaria and Apple-Lonia :)

[@grassfedmilkmomma]

I second this

[@backfortyfarms2576]

Queen Mia

[@capt2903]

Call a queen Maple and Autum

[@tedjackson5272]

I'm using the same nucleus hive setup. Do you find that there is too much space and the bees build a lot of burr comb? I had to remove all the frames yesterday and scrape it all off.

[@vinofarm]

If it’s not in my way, I leave it alone. Some make more than others.