We Removed Her Bees But Found Something Worse

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Due to time constraints it is impossible for me to put out a video on every job I record or even to record every job that I do. As I've told my friends, I have literal terabytes of unedited video in storage. I told Mr. Ed the other day that I could put out a video every week until the end of 2020 even if I didn't record another job and I wasn't exaggerating. Some of it is great and some not so much. Since we do removal jobs along with other work pretty much all year long I never really take a break from recording. Because I record more than one job a week and only have time to edit one video a week at best it's unlikely you'll ever see all of them but it pains me not to show the ones I like so I'm going back through older jobs to edit some of those over the winter.
This video is timely in the fact that Steve's fiftieth birthday is coming up next month and I thought he might enjoy looking back on the work we did together. Happy birthday Steve Payne.
Here is the link to the other video Steve was in with us at Marshall Space Flight Center. That video was made possible by Thad Strippling and Yappy Beeman on KZbin. • Bee Inspections at NAS...
The vac used in this video is the creation of honey bee relocation specialist Jon Nelson. This is the No Kill Honey Bee Vac. I'll show and talk about it in more detail in a future video. In the mean time if you are interested you can reach out to him at [e-mail].
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[@BrooklynHudson]

I'm only halfway through this video, but I think these bees win the most docile, gentle bees of 2019 award.

[@628DirtRooster]

Little angels

[@EliteMemberX]

Ye Bees that were in my previous were aggressive as hell

[@GaldirEonai]

This may have had something to do with the hot, humid conditions. Bees don't sink heat very efficiently, and severe heat forces them to reduce their activity levels so they don't accidentally cook their own hive.

[@CHRISTisKing197]

He's using queen pheromones, that's why he can bare handed touch the nest

[@CBray-hq7jc]

Eddie A Not sure about the pheromones, when I was twelve I watched my 60+ yrs old uncle handle bees in all sorts of situations. I'm 66 now, I am sure he had no pheromones while looking for and instructing me on how to find the queen. This guy is the real deal.

[@Supersquishygiblets]

I got home from work and my 8 year old came running up to me, " Dad! Dirt Rooster has a new video up, can we watch it for dinner?! " Thanks for helping turn my kids on to bees, and educating them and entertaining them at the same time. Cheers from California.

[@628DirtRooster]

That's awesome!

[@ladessakeltner8384]

COPPA is gonna destroy stuff like this unless we sign a petition against it.

[@jamesvelazquez1004]

I could say the same exact thing, expect I’d be the kid. Cheers from Los Angeles homes

[@tdggames2118]

Nikki Bentley Is My Angel shut up it’s not even that big of a deal

[@failtronic2646]

@Nikki Bentley Is My Angel Easier to see bees than imagine them. Its much more complex in real life than it is in a child's underdeveloped brain.

[@donhill1825]

I'm a hobbyist beekeeper & the fact that these bees aren't going berserk is amazing to me.

[@nilesbutler8638]

Its weird, innit? I know beekepers who never even get near their hives unveiled, and are regularly attacked at least by the guardians at the entrance. And Ive seen guys without shirt and in clogs open up and relocate wild hives without even a vacuum without getting stung. I wonder what the difference is. Body odour? movements? telepathy?

[@nostalgia_junkie]

@@nilesbutler8638 like ant man, but with bees

[@nilesbutler8638]

@@franziskafrosch9606 you mean - dont worry, bee happy? *sorry* Its possible. A teacher of mine who kept bees was sure that his state of mind was relevant to the hives reaction, because when he tried to teach his wife, who was afraid of bees, some basics, the hives would be much more agitated than when he himself got in to it. And you can find pictures of chinese contests, where they basically try to get as many bees on their body as possible, by attaching several queens to their clothing. There was a winner who was weighed in with about 250k individual bees plastered all over his nearly bare body, covered in 35 kilos of living, crawling workers. While I got stung regularly even with PPE when I dabbled. I stopped because of that and a worsening allergy. But it stays a mystery.

[@jordanjtbraun]

Depends on where you live. From what I understand, most southern locations in the US tend to have more aggressive bees because of crossing with Africanized bees. The further north you are, the more chill.thr bees. I know many bee keepers who handle their bees with little to no protection.

[@thepearl6087]

Maybe he should be called "The Bee Whisperer". LOL.

[@metalheartmugglebody.8328]

I don’t know which I find more remarkable, not wearing protective suits or not even needing to. Outstanding.

[@tk5067]

Yeah, I gotta know how many times he gets stung doing this work. I know bees can be docile, but I can't imagine they all stay calm with the vacuum and handling.

[@randomliciousable]

@@tk5067 I imagine it is part of the job like vets getting scratched.

[@mmfic98]

Exactly! He's the bee whisperer!

[@jennifermcmillan9518]

I have plants bees love. I go into them all the time to pull weeks, prune, etc.. never been stung and I don’t wear gloves

[@jannettaktibbs7268]

Seeing all that beautiful honeycomb reminded me of my Grandma G. She would give my brother and I pieces of honeycomb to chew on as a treat. Grandma G. was and is my hero. She taught me to organic garden WAY before it was cool. She taught me how to cook from scratch too. She lived to be 103. I love her dearly and miss her daily. Blessed be. J in Oregon

[@notwillingtogivemynamebeca1902]

That was beautiful, thanks for sharing that.

[@raymondmyers6899]

"my brother and I"?!!! Fingernails on a chalkboard!

[@bazooke1014]

Raymond Myers Grammar Nazi detected.

[@seanwarren9357]

Gardening was always cool...

[@raymondmyers6899]

Happy to use proper English, thank you very much. Can't stand the heat? Stay out of the kitchen!

[@fr0z3nshade]

Video thumbnail should have read, "This is going to bee expensive"

[@628DirtRooster]

True. I don't know how I missed that.

[@jimallen1176]

Dirt Rooster, how do you charge for a job like that?

[@628DirtRooster]

@@jimallen1176 Bid by expected time and materials.

[@clintonanderson7436]

@Burr Anderson I don't know why but I can't beelieve it

[@acidfruitloops]

You. I like you.

[@jeffrinator2078]

i love how when you touch them they're like "Hey, that's a bit rude!" and walk away.

[@keithduckworth8266]

I miss my wife lost her to cancer 2 years ago and I miss the honey bees that we had together. Kristies had a ball when it was time to extract the honey from the hives

[@infinitejest441]

Sorry for your loss.

[@hallucimate]

She is now taking care of bees all over the world.

[@aidanflynn2037]

Praying for you Keith

[@NEFLAtlantic]

I Wish The Best For You,

[@reverie_song]

So sorry

[@CodyMThomas]

that was the calmest hive I have ever seen, that would be a great hive to keep with the bees being so temperate , you were touching them without protection and they were still so chill!

[@masterreaper115]

hes just tapping them and they are just like "oh geez ok im sorry il scoot over... is this ok?" XD

[@20PINKluvr]

Perfect bees to keep as your own colony

[@sarahlandis289]

They may have used smoke before working with them?

[@CBray-hq7jc]

You simply have to know how to handle bees. Study them and learn. They, like ants are simple creatures.

[@monicap1717]

I would LOVE to have THIS HIVE They are so very well behaved. Pleasure to work with. 💜🐝🌻 And great honey producers.🍯

[@rojo40]

I've seen many people handling bees. You are particularly thorough, careful and gentle not to hurt them unnecessarily. It's visible that you care for them. Kudos to you man. You got yourself a subscriber.

[@628DirtRooster]

Thanks Oscar

[@kailenwill2692]

Yeah Oscar Thanks

[@ross-carlson]

@Nombre Apellido I find this hysterical given he used a vac, that almost certainly killed around half the bees and did nothing to put the comb in a new hive to relocate them. In short it seems it just basically killed the entire hive.

[@Cree_Money]

@@ross-carlson Did you watch with the sound off AND refuse to look at the vacuum? It literally says "Honeybee Vacuum" on the unit. Also the man speaks briefly about the vacuum before using it. "No kill bee vacuum"

[@ross-carlson]

@@Cree_Money I know all about "bee vacs" and how many they kill - there is NO SUCH THING as a "no kill bee vacuum" - sure some kill less than others but they all kill some level of bees and IMHO is a lame way to do this. I guess you don't watch many bee keeping channels on KZbin as you'll see MANY who refuse to use vacs due to how many they kill. Educate yourself before you pop off maybe?

[@genxin4251]

I was in my 3 bedroom ranch house in Elgin, Illinois. Bees made a 2 inch hole through my drywall ceiling. One flew at me and stung me in my face, kind of felt like a hard spitball. I would never have thought someone would be playing with bees in shorts and tee shirt.

[@628DirtRooster]

LOL Never heard someone describe it as a hard spit ball.

[@slytherinclaw3764]

@Ben Anderson you kind of answered that question yourself. Different species have different temperaments. Some bees are incredibly gentle as long and you are calm others not so much. As for killer bees their man's evidence of why you should be careful about messing with nature and cross species breeding not that it's stopped them🤦(just cause you can doesn't mean you should). Killer bees are an artificial crossing of bees and wasps while coming out more aggressive, poisonus, and pretty much ten times more dangerous than either of their parent species. You can thank humanities thoughtless scientists for that one.(not that all scientist are this way but this is one of those idiot moments with long lasting consequences that makes you wonder why why why did you not make sure that they wouldn't be a problem before releasing these violent creatures to haunt you descendents with your idiocy?)

[@glenfry5871]

@@slytherinclaw3764 they are not mixed with wasps.

[@sowdiem6047]

Africanized American honeybees

[@dittohead7044]

I got stung on my eyelid. Not my only bee sting but that one I never forgot

[@subgizer9244]

That's why the bee's were so calm, the children drove them crazy. Their enjoying their weekend before the kids come back!

[@losaikogogreen3636]

Bees, Termites, & Roaches? Burn the place down and start over!!! Honey Bees are worth saving, the rest are destructive buggers. They seem to be helping each other.

[@joegilly1523]

Losaiko Go Blue Roach poop omg how much do a roaches poop. So much that it falls out from the ceiling .

[@TheSaneHatter]

It's an ecosystem, plain and simple.

[@Alb410]

actually termites are also important.

[@losaikogogreen3636]

@@Alb410 All creatures are important. Unfortunately, they can be destructive at times. Especially if they are not native to the environment.

[@erixmacleod6097]

If you dont know dont comment. Bees are so important for the planet. Roaches may not be but termites are also another part of the ecosystem. As the help soil when outside to make flowers grow and best pollinate the flowers which without pollination humanity is fuc#@d. Just relocate them and kill cock roaches. There useless. Unless u eat them or use them for your babies to grow inside I.e indians m who eat and jewel wasp who zombifies them to lay eggs in there brain.

[@628DirtRooster]

Sorry about the double notification. The entire video did not upload the first time. I hope those of you who saw the first one will enjoy the last five minutes you missed before.

[@lesliejohnson2982]

I was wondering what happened with that.. Cut off sort of.. suddenly. I'm just glad I was awake to watch early. :) Grabbing some honey toast and heading to bed.

[@evelyn_r]

Makes sense, I watched it and then it wouldn’t let me upload my comment! Then I couldn’t find the video in my sub feed!

[@gullreefclub]

628DirtRooster Bees - You know what they say “Deification Happens” and we your loyal KZbin viewers will forgive for a quart of your honey, Okay a pint, Alright already how about another video, I know asking for the honey was pretty ballsy but I figured it was worth a shot after all you can always say No and somehow I think you know how to say that word. Have a great day and thanks for the video.

[@628DirtRooster]

@@evelyn_r LOL Messing with your mind.

[@628DirtRooster]

@@lesliejohnson2982 Sounds like a good bed time snack.

[@thepearl6087]

Your gentle care of these bees is greatly appreciated. Not afraid to watch you. You put them into hives afterwards, right?

[@628DirtRooster]

Sure do.

[@panterpanterpanter993]

@@628DirtRooster WE APRECIATE IF YOU POST VIDEO OF THAT

[@pooper681]

Chill with the caps

[@thepearl6087]

@@628DirtRooster Awesome!

[@628DirtRooster]

@@pooper681 There's a reason for everything.

[@jennyneedsmeds]

0:40 AWWW all the little pollen/nectar (unsure what it is, i'm still learning about bees!) on their back legs = SO CUTE

[@Katharoni]

You were right on pollen! The little yellow-orange bundles on the back legs are pollen, and yeah I agree that it's adorible. What they do with the necture is drink it, and then throw it back up once they get to the hive. Gross I know, but that stuff is healthy and lasts forever, and tastes yummy as hell.

[@iliveformusic7543]

Its adorable!

[@jennyneedsmeds]

@@Katharoni thank you so much for this comment!!! i sincerely appreciate the education, thanks again!!!

[@jillwilson1102]

Pp

[@sarahnicole3206]

❤️ I love seeing the bees in slow motion!!!! You have the best wife ever, love seeing her on the job with you!!!

[@628DirtRooster]

I'm glad she puts up with all this. :)

[@lesliejohnson2982]

@@628DirtRooster If she didn't put up with it, you could always lock her back up in the chicken tractor.. or just let her do it herself. :)

[@MegzeeR]

When I bought my house there was a bee hive behind my siding. I tried and tried to find someone to come and remove it but I live in rural small town USA and just to get someone who does that stuff here was astronomical. I knew that bee hives use the sound of their wings to communo cate so I tried putting my stereo speakers facing the wall they were located in and blast rock and roll and music on them to try and drown out their communications. It worked :) yay for me!

[@628DirtRooster]

Interesting experiment

[@1Eagler]

What do y mean it worked? The abandoned the hive?

[@noahhughes2501]

@@1Eagler yeah, imagine if you lived in a flat and someone blasted music 24/7. I'd move out

[@MegzeeR]

@@1Eagler yes they did

[@shocfacter]

Very interesting

[@mmblue3986]

Imagine the first human who decided to investigate a bee hive. Saw the cones and decided to taste it..Eureka. How would he describe the taste to his family and friends to convince them to taste it too. 🐝

[@mmblue3986]

@Ella Niemoeller Lol.... You’re probably close to the truth.

[@leesteal4458]

It was a kid who discovered honey. Kids taste everything. I am glad I survived my childhood. I used to eat every berry. I ate the stamen of the hibiscus. I ate berries from flowers. I even ate the leaves of plum trees. Tasted very good. I just ate stuff because I loved fruits and hated actual food.

[@mjade1673]

Probably stole the idea from watching bears , duh

[@mmblue3986]

@@leesteal4458 lol....you were a bit of a strange kid. But you would have made a fantastic Royal food taster.

[@mmblue3986]

@@mjade1673 Duh Bears....lol 🐻

[@Xzanah]

*Takes out portion of wall insulation* Automatic Captioning in English: "[Applause]"

[@megandunnett7900]

And the bees buzzing is [music]. Apparently, the vacuum noise is applause to.

[@williammccaslin8527]

I'm glad you humanely harvest the bees, I know it takes a lot of work, but glad to see another beekeeper that cares, thx for the vid.

[@shannonpollmann7863]

William McCaslin Amen to that! It breaks my heart when the honey bees are unnecessarily destroyed. Having said that, why are these bees SO calm. I have 4 hives and they are rarely this calm even during peek nectar season AFTER smoking them. Would love to know what breed these are, any ideas?

[@williammccaslin8527]

@@shannonpollmann7863 No, I have no idea what breed they are, but maybe the channel content creator do's.

[@JungleYT]

Jeff Horchoff here on KZbin is also great with Bees... His vacuum, however, seems a bit stronger than what this gentleman used...

[@michaelandcolinspop]

@William McCaslin Absolutely. I ran into a swarm like this when I was cutting grass one summer years ago. I never saw them until I was right under the swarm on the side of a large tree, maybe three feet away. I started to ditch the tractor and run, then realized they were extremely docile. A few flew around me to check me out and one head-butted me, but that was it. The owner called a beekeeper, who calmly removed the swarm and the queen to place in a hive. He didn’t even wear a suit or gloves, which blew my young mind. No one got stung, few, if any, bees were harmed, and it completely changed my outlook on these awesome creatures. I doubt I would’ve had the same experience in the Southwest, but in Ohio, it was eye-opening.

[@allanmason3201]

@@michaelandcolinspop Beekeeper of twelve years here. What you saw with the swarm is typical swarm behaviour. There's debate about why bees are so docile when swarming, but a swarm that has relatively recently landed in a temporary resting place can (generally) be handled with little concern for stings. Their focus is on finding a new place to live, and they have no honey or brood to defend, so they'll usually only sting if really provoked. What's going on in this video is very different. The whole colony has been exposed (remember - the interior of a beehive is normally almost completely dark) and the colony is being ripped apart with - as far as I've seen - no use of the smoke that beekeepers normally use when inspecting their hives, yet the bees are just calmly walking around on the comb as if nothing at all unusual is going on. DirtRooster says in another reply that it was very hot, and his experience is that bees are calmer then. I've kept bees in Italy, and that's not my experience, but I wouldn't be surprised if the local strain of bees makes a huge difference in behaviour. I'm also certain that DirtRooster's calm, methodical approach and the way he takes care not to squash bees is also a big factor.

[@veemercer1698]

It's quite unbelievable how docile these bees are! Amazing! The bees really were a blessing as the termite damage is extensive and needed to be discovered before a collapse.

[@john_dren]

I don’t know if you’re going to read the comment 1 year later but I find that fascinating. How do you prevent the bee from stinging you when you do this kind of job?

[@628DirtRooster]

Just a day in the life. 😁

[@perniciouspete4986]

@@628DirtRooster If you weren't so good at what you do, I'd say you were crazy.

[@628DirtRooster]

@@perniciouspete4986 Still might be crazy anyway.

[@Marinaaduran]

Me when he touches the hive with his bare hands and the bees don't sting him: 👁️👄👁️

[@RTStx1]

Bees do not sting, it kills them so only under threat of death, not inspection. My daughter screamed bloody murder one day as I had the kids help me clean the yard of dropped fruit the bees were feasting on, not one sting with bare hands and exposed arms. Your thinking wasps with bad tempers.

[@Marinaaduran]

@@RTStx1 You're thinking wasps with bad tempers

[@DanMarik]

@@Marinaaduran You are thinking of wasps that exhibit a bad temperament.

[@completelyroundoak]

@@DanMarik You are mistakenly presuming that the source of concern is a group of ill-tempered hymenoptera.

[@DanMarik]

@@completelyroundoak Nice upgrade, cant wait for the next person to one up you haha

[@TheMontanaDave]

Sooo, the termites and the bees made a deal. The bees said they will guard the termites but they needed a way in. A deal was struck and now a lady is out $20,000. Sorry I had to. I'll just let myself out.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

Exit stage left

[@JungleYT]

You're excused... LOL

[@rodyates1]

The termites would benefit from the moisture and possibly warmth.

[@tanner8705]

The termite company will have to pay for it because they didn’t do their job finding them. If not then the insurance company will cover it.

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Plot twist: The bees were moles. They alerted the owners to the presence of the termites.

[@johanjimenez1249]

I climbed a wooden fence and broke it. Inside were a bunch of wasp. I ran, rolled around, and ran more got stung so many times. These bees however were like "sup dude want some honey".

[@samuelwoolwineiv7886]

johan jimenez Bees are nice, wasps are demons.

[@ant2901]

@@samuelwoolwineiv7886 nothings worse than africanized bees though

[@jbritgaming7308]

@@ant2901 for most people true but I'd rather keep a hive of africanized bees than a handful of yellow jackets

[@rodyates1]

The faster you runner wave your arms around, the easier it is for them to see you. Cover the top of your head with your hands to conceal your body heat there, and move fairly calmly to cover, or at least the proximity of some large mass like a tree that has not been moving

[@amychildress4274]

Yea I got stung by a yellow jacket and there is a perment mark on my hand

[@DK5ONV]

My grandpa was a passion bee keeper to the Day he passed. No one in our family wanted the Bees and so we gave them away to another elderly gentlemen who lived 20 miles off our place. He brought us honey for free. Damn this is long ago, I was a lil boy back then 8yrs old. Now I am in my mid 50's. Bees became rare here in germany...too much toxicity of chemical industry PLUS people nowadays don't want to raise bees and taking responsibility to care for them. Keep up good work, sir. I really liked what I watched. Stay healthy

[@orscrub3161]

bees look like little shoppers carrying bags of nectar home. 😄. GOD bless people like you!!

[@nicoleh.9898]

Being from Arizona I have never seen bees calm like that. We can't tap or touch without being attacked. What a trip to watch.

[@628DirtRooster]

I know you have some mean ones out there.

[@adamh.4933]

Massive respect for what you do. Your work benefits everyone, thank you.

[@redlady222]

Dude is like the bee whisperer. Those bees were SO CALM!

[@628DirtRooster]

Just some laid back southern bees. :)

[@tompsheridantsheridant7354]

​@@628DirtRooster I GOT STUNG BY A **BEE-OTCH!!**

[@clridesagain7308]

He's laughing while poking the termite while the homeowner is s**ting himself.

[@Penfold8]

My heart goes out to that home owner.

[@callmewaves1160]

@ShariSez1 still going to cost them a lot of money they might not have. They are speciality day care centre. which could mean they are a day care centre for kids with disability

[@RebeccaLee2424]

Whoever the owner is, that’s a stressful situation! I definitely feel for them too!

[@Daisuke-Koujiya]

That hive is so calm, you really are quite good at this and so very respectful to the bees too.

[@SilverFlame819]

After watching another video before this one about exterminating an evil beehive, I'm astounded at how quiet and chill these bees are!

[@terrapinflyer273]

A No-Kill Honeybee Vacuum... That is amazing! Nice to see you tried to keep them alive :) Honeybees are important friends. Yellowjackets tho. Flamethrower for those angry bastards.

[@kalinatankova3578]

When he touched the wood I felt the sensation of debris falling on my face.

[@jessicaaudate]

yes

[@frankieelder3210]

LOL! You win the internet for a day!

[@romeoslover817]

Bare hands in there while giving us the comb tour....freaked me out when I felt a tickling on my arm.. Cat’s tail. lol

[@628DirtRooster]

That's funny.

[@gerardsaintlouis397]

@@628DirtRooster Ain't nothing " funny" about dealing with BEES!

[@notwillingtogivemynamebeca1902]

When I see a bee, I'm the wingnut running down the street swatting the air and these men work with their bare hands, dang. Their courage overwhelms me.

[@drtidrow]

@@notwillingtogivemynamebeca1902 European honeybees are pretty tranquil overall, especially with a little smoke applied. Africanized honeybees, on the other hand, are nasty little bastards, and pretty much need full suits to deal with.

[@noellem9319]

You sir seem to be a bee charmer

[@matta9316]

This dudes calm demeanor with all these swarming bees is crazy - dude must be immune to stings at this point

[@geraltofrivia8529]

The more you get stung the worse it gets. My dads been in the bee game over 50 years and never used to have any reaction, he gets a funny swollen head anytime he takes a sting to the face now. Just a case of working with them at the right time of day in the right conditions.

[@loribach534]

This is amazing footage! I've never seen termite damage that extensive! You are extremely thorough and thank you for sharing the differences in the combs between the drones and the worker bees.

[@628DirtRooster]

You are so welcome

[@marksanders2949]

Z

[@Helloreality101]

I appreciate how respectful you are of the bees!

[@masterenos]

Honey bees are needed and protected in most states. In Florida it is a felony to kill a honey bee hive

[@mrrcassidy]

I get close to bees and wasps for photography, but I'm allergic and found this very difficult to watch. Fair play to these guys.

[@TheWatchfulWolf]

"Muggy...high 70's here." *Laughs in South Florida.*

[@mr.niceguy1812]

The thing most people will never experience is just how different raw wild honey tastes compared to the stuff in stores. It's amazing, like night & day. I'm really glad there's a no-kill bee vacuum, i just hope it works, i like bees.

[@flexiblestrategist9922]

Bees are our little heroes.

[@pumpupthevolume4775]

Had the same problem with termites and bees in the same place. I kept seeing all the termite dust and thought it was from the bees so mostly just kept cleaning it up and not addressing it since I didn't care there was a beehive in the wall. I finally realized what was going on and then had to start tearing things apart. Like you I found 3 infestations, but the 3rd was rats and not roaches. Good times.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Yeah. They found the Bees had the deed to the house. And had a Good Attorney 😂

[@donnakeeley7924]

Holy cow! What a mess for the homeowner but how fortunate for the hives! I do pray the hives are preserved and allowed to flurish outside where they will be safe and we'll tended. We are losing too many bees to Monsanto.

[@SP_3333]

I used to pet bees when I was a kid. Never got stung I think they know when you love them Thanks for saving them ❤️

[@larrymbouche]

They do know, because they work on pheromones and smell. They can smell fear, an actual chemical.

[@SP_3333]

@@larrymbouche 🙂

[@peace_through_God]

Well at least you found the issue for her . Thanks to the bees.

[@Stllno]

Fascinating! I’m allergic to bee stings so I am amazed when I see folks handling bees with immunity!

[@atticstattic]

Impunity....

[@MrGameonthis]

@@atticstattic I actually think immunity and impunity both work in this instance lol

[@atticstattic]

@@MrGameonthis You're right - it's actually a good example of accidental humor!

[@kennethbedwell5188]

As a landlord, as soon as you said what you did, my heart sank.

[@LeshaAnn]

My landlord doesn't seem to care about the termite problem, although it's possible that the property management firm just isn't telling them about our repeated complaints.

[@escapefromny2012]

I'm continually amazed by the structures they make, the uniformity is amazing to me.

[@analuisa1214]

When I was at chemistry class in high school, I think it was my 1° year (we have 3, not 4 like in the US), my teacher said that hexagons are the most efficient way to build a hive because it is the shape that takes less material to build and is the strongest. Circular, square, not good enough! She said this is why bees use it, and you can see it in a lot of places in nature like organic chemistry, it is pretty much based in hexagons, because when creating a chain or a structure it's easier for the atoms to stick together with as little connections as possible!!!!

[@kpeezyforsheezy]

You should check out ant colonies!

[@ppmppm7010]

Interesting fact they can't build those structures if you put your hives near high voltage power lines

[@JeffHorchoff]

My first thought when I saw the hive and where it was, " that guy NEVER catches a break." What is it with you and difficult removals, you seem to go hand in hand with each other like white on rice. Turns out the bees moving in was a blessing for the homeowners and a nightmare for you. Good thing you had Steve and your wife to help you out or else you'd have run out of dry shirts to wear. My favorite part was when you were sticking your watermelon finger into the 2x6, I though you were going in so deep you'd pull out a roofing shingle. God's peace brother.

[@lesliejohnson2982]

Admit it, Jeff, you had a word with the Man Upstairs and got him to give Dirt Rooster the rough ones.

[@kazemizu]

That means his business is thriving

[@kathiegemmell7319]

I so enjoy watching you in these videos- your gentleness with those big paws reminds me of a friend no longer with us. THX to you and your wife and Dad....

[@rosegoldthorpfilms]

I love how they all get on so well, he so chill if i was a bee I'd be ok with him!

[@nthgth]

He's blatantly destroying all they've built and vacuuming them up like War of the Worlds, and they're all just like "cool, whatever man." Those are vibes to aspire to!

[@cripplecreekqueen]

You are truly a bee charmer. My husband is as well. He freaks me out sometimes with bees being all over him and never a sting.

[@628DirtRooster]

That's how real men do. haha

[@cassidywest5539]

Wow, the bees are so calm. Astounding. I've always been scared of them and wasps.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I think they're all doped. Smoke or something. I didn't even like hearing the buzzing on my phone!

[@lorrieannesilvey474]

The home owner has 3 insects attacking her house.....holly cow.

[@utubewatcher806]

Made for Terminix and Orkin--

[@P_RO_]

@@utubewatcher806 Who can only use baits anymore- not effective once there's an infestation and not much defense against one. A waste of money.

[@annehaight9963]

Termites are a fact of life in many places, but that was a particularly severe infestation. Significant damage to structural wood framing.

[@lisa-azrabroad4137]

Such sweet gentle bees, I hope you kept and rehoused :)

[@frandanco6289]

Re-hived, put into a new hive..

[@deniseramosgonzalez4799]

Wow, so fascinating and informative. Love how gentle you were with the bees. 😀

[@melaniewalker5226]

You can see all the pollen on their little legs.

[@80bbygrl]

I cannot believe that he's doing that without any protection! I love bees but they scare the the hell out of me!

[@ta2joe13]

Bald faced hornets scare me.

[@meyou245]

That was bees, not hornets or wasps. For me the yellow jackets top the bald faced hornets for aggressiveness. They seem to sting just for fun.

[@ttduffy00]

Yellow Jackets = @$$Holes with wings!

[@drtidrow]

@@meyou245 bald-faced hornets are no picnic either... I had to deal with a small (softball-sized) hive in our bushes last summer, and hit it with a can of wasp&hornet killer from 15-20' away - one of the little bastards _still_ got me, right between the eyes. It's like they fly at you stinger-first.

[@phantomwalker8251]

just dont upset them,stay calm,they wont hurt you..

[@Brewmaster721]

Too cool!! I just started beekeeping this year, and I’m want to get into swarm removal as well. I’ve worked HVAC and construction/maintenance/remodel half my life.

[@jzim3462]

Me: I once had a bee land on my bare arm and it didn't scare me at all. This Dude, removing an entire hive in a t-shirt and shorts: You're so brave. Now hold my beer.

[@griffithk]

Did I miss the part as to why the bees didn't go crazy and sting you ? They remained calm, if that'd been me I would have gotten eaten up.

[@taylorhillard4868]

griffithk yes...right at the beginning he smoked them. Smoke makes bees 'docile' or rather it makes them focus on drinking up honey so they can abandon ship. As far as the bee is concerned "I can't sting a fire to death" so they are focused on gathering their resources, they don't even notice messing around when they get in that state. it also messes with their senses so they can't communicate with each other anyway.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

They don't have to. I'd have gone insane for them.

[@amychildress4274]

Yea why didn’t they

[@kristjanmartin9883]

If you go to work a little buzzed, it confuses em. That's why you dont see sober painters. D.M.

[@sharonwells9593]

@@OG_BiggusDickus , actually the smoke is kinda like a sleeping gas th as ts why one doesnt want to smoke them too heavily and overdo. Also these bees had been living with humans so humans at hand didnt shake them up. Our bees were always pretty docile unless they were fixing to swarm or something bumped a hive. Than jolly st nick couldnt have gotten away without being bombed.

[@loomisg69]

Thank God for people like you to do that job, I am terrified of them. While watching the video, my phone was on vibrate when someone sent a text. Someone needs to peel me off the ceiling now 😂

[@kyliepechler]

The other day I discovered with a fright, that I can NOT watch a video with buzzing bees, while wearing my headphones. My fight or flight instinct just can't handle having the noise of hundreds of buzzing bees so close to my ears, lol.

[@eaglelove00]

A year later I’m seeing this and your comment about made me pee my pants 🤣 Hilarious. I hope someone was able to get you off the ceiling lol

[@MelliundSpike]

The Honey looks so jummy🤩😋👍🏼 great Job 💪🏼☺️🤗

[@628DirtRooster]

It was very good

[@karrskarr]

Total respect to all bee savers! My heroes!

[@heathermcdougall2399]

A small colony took up residence where my water pipe from upstairs comes to the drain at ground level very little space for them and no way to expand - solid brick, every direction. No cavity whatsoever.They were nice and calm,and I really liked them, but the dumb ex-husband wanted rid of them. Became hysterical! Even the beekeeper who came round to get them, thought he was mad. Asked us if he could have them as they were so calm and nice - said they'd make a great new hive for him. In the UK if they are on your land they are your property! I was so glad he loved them and really wanted them.

[@bludaizee24]

Bless you for rescuing bees! Your work is more important than ever.

[@daniellesnyder1244]

He was vacuuming them...how did they survive that? 🤔 Did I miss something?

[@bludaizee24]

@@daniellesnyder1244 You'd have to ask the guy. I honestly don't know. I don't remember bc I left this comment a year ago. Lol I must've thought they lived, or most lived. But now that you pointed it out I want to know too! Lol

[@nellob1275]

Love this guy. He keeps the bees calmer than Hindu cows.

[@LOVE2Flute]

Truly amazing. It takes a special person to take on an assignment like that without any safety equipment. No fear

[@FranklyFranky]

Anyone else super tense that all these bees are just going to go off on him any second. I personally would be super pissed if someone just shove the camera in my face and took half my house off so why are these bees so damn calm

[@rahowherox1177]

The smoke calms them, their priorities change.

[@thefaceandthefaceless1598]

Dosent calm them, makes them think there is a fire and so they are trying to save as much honey as possible and get drunk off it essentualy

[@lmsubman243]

Gosh....you ain't a bee! You're only...a human!🤺🏋🤸‍♂️

[@abishscribner5021]

We need to protect and save the bee's. Cause if the bee's die were all doomed the truth

[@zedantXiang]

Not all doomed, but close enough.

[@ashevillecomics637]

Amazing stuff. Most people don't realize just how important these creatures are to us

[@slaydesantis294]

I had bees in a soffit under my roof and inside my roof, and in my attic. Thank God I had friend clean all of that up! Those bees had lived there for 6 years. I'd exterminated them, but they were already in the roof, attic and soffit. They kept coming back and growing new hives. They were honey bees. There wasn't a bee keeper that would get them.

[@DucatiQueen]

Had this been my building, I would have build a fence around the windows with caution signs all around . I love bees

[@fakker8349]

God bless u for saving the bees

[@VGamingJunkie]

It's crazy how calm bees are when smoke scrambles their pheromone. Like they've suddenly become the most timid creatures on the planet and just shy away from your hand.

[@biggtrux]

There's the difference between honey bees and hornets and wasps. The honey bees just calmly stayed on the hive, while hornets and wasps would have flooded into the room immediately. As a bee keeper, I love honey bees.

[@jab6872]

Look at all of that glorious honey!!! Thank you Bees.

[@fairiemccarey]

beautiful honey bees. Thank you for taking the time to save them verse killing them

[@tinaterlaje483]

I am amazed at what you had found! Awesome job for sure. It's a "blessing in disguise" that you were called to address the *bee problem"* , but at the same token, you uncovered a potentially dangerous structure as well as other infestations the owner needs to to address. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 🐝🐝🐝✌🏼😎

[@628DirtRooster]

They were arranging repairs immediately

[@pigasus1663]

I feel bad for the bees, I'm glad that there are people like you that treasures the girls the way you should.

[@comedianmattrossey]

I've always loved bees. I'm amazed how gentle you are in handling them, and they seem to respond back in a gentle way, they don't appear to be at all aggressive towards you removing their honeycomb with honey and larvae. I hope to own a large piece of property in the future and hope to have bee hives on the property for propagation of the garden and flowers, but also for the honey. It's always been a dream to be a hive owner to produce honey. Any tips you can give for doing so?

[@P_RO_]

The best introductory advice I've heard is to avoid bees and hives if you've drank alcohol or worn perfume/cologne within the last 24 hours. Also have a couple Benadryl tablets in your pocket and take them immediately after a sting; even a minute's delay reduces their effectiveness. Move slowly and don't harm them and they won't go into attack mode.

[@comedianmattrossey]

@@P_RO_ Thanks for the advice, locked an loaded for bees now.

[@TheSaltRose]

Matt Rossey find a local bee keeping society and a mentor.

[@dennys9506]

🎼 “Roach Turd, Termites and Bees! Oh My!” 🎼 👧🏻🐶👨‍🌾🤖🦁

[@johnthompson4224]

That's why I wouldn't cut out any horizontal drywall (or ceiling tiles) without a mask and eye protection! Who wants to inhale insect and mouse poop!

[@davidcordon7674]

This reminds me when I was 10, the hospital where my mom worked was filled with bees, all the attic, it was a very big honey comb, everyone got a big chunk of it, i got three big chunks and gave 2 away and the other I drink it on my way home, mom and my siblings got big chunks too. so darn delicious

[@kerrynye3752]

@DavidCordon Similarly, the neighbors' house across the street had an interior hive like this. And the comb honey was just as delicious!

[@Katharoni]

I just this week got into watching these sorts of videos, bees are facinating and taking care of them/ relicating them is good stuff. I have lots of respect :)

[@mrpj1390]

And he's doing this with no sting proof suit???????? Bare handed????????

[@whyyoumadbro2370]

I believe he only wears the mask as Bees target the face and neck when they would sting. This hive in the video is the most chill hive I've ever seen.

[@ImaNerdANDaGeek]

He hasn't given them any reason to feel threatened yet, and maybe they are lethargic from smoke. this is how most bees should act, Ones that are so aggressive they will swarm from you just walking past their hive are usually suspected to have mixed with Africanized bees or killer bees.

[@literally4693]

right at the beginning he smoked them. Smoke makes bees 'docile' or rather it makes them focus on drinking up honey so they can abandon ship. As far as the bee is concerned "I can't sting a fire to death" so they are focused on gathering their resources, they don't even notice messing around when they get in that state. it also messes with their senses so they can't communicate with each other anyway.

[@ConnorButCool]

@@literally4693 did you copy the other guys reply to a same question

[@literally4693]

@@ConnorButCool maybe so maybe no

[@zion1429]

He’s so brave if I were him I would just run. HES LITERALLY TOUCHING THE BEEZ

[@wonderwend1]

Steve dropping a beach for a bee removal : my kind of guy

[@lorraineniess116]

you must have an angelic aura about you ....because the bees are not fearful of you.

[@antoniapaulinadelgado1680]

BEE Whisperer👍🙂

[@russellcarter1872]

This guy has got to have nuts 🥜 of steel. My girlfriend runs for her life from one bee 🐝!

[@mike62mcmanus]

That's why it's good to keep a few around to unleash as a distraction when she gets too comfy or crazy.

[@anjhindul]

O.o? Na, honey bees don't WANT to sting ya... you have to really trap em for em to sting... I honestly don't know why so many people are scared shirtless from bees, snakes and spiders...

[@LoneWolf-yp2mo]

I IMMEDIATELY drop my MAN CARD when approached by A bee ... not to proud to say so either !! I've seen a 200lb BAD ASS jump off a roof from 1 little bee !! LMAO !!

[@lucasvincent2875]

...and will be looking at my back!

[@whyyoumadbro2370]

@@anjhindul Usually it's not the Bees themselves I think, coming from my experience it's the way they crawl on you like alot of insects do that makes your skin tingle.

[@melissaaudler8975]

I would like to thank you for sharing your knowledge of bees with us. I have been watching you a short time but am learning so much from you. I like that when you let us know the sting count, it is never there fault, it is always yours. I will be watching you in the future, I'm hooked. You are the reason I will get bees in 2020.

[@willielee2376]

I watched this on mute and my subtitles kept saying "applause" and i thought it was the family or something clapping...it was your vacuum 😁 I love these videos!

[@Pittbull13]

We had bees growing up. My Dad would have to go queen hunting because she would take the hive away. Thanks for being gentle with the bees. They just want to survive.

[@616productions8]

You should really include the flir imaging. I know people would love to see that kind of stuff.

[@TrueWarlordMafia]

I read that word as he said it lol

[@minitom74]

nice to see the colony being fairly mellow and relaxed to the noise and handling..

[@BonchegoBonchego]

I appreciate the work you guys do. You never know what type of professionals you need until you need them.

[@628DirtRooster]

You are so right

[@Tokiofritz]

I always thought bees would get mad and swarm anyone messing with their hive. The way he was just throwing a hand right into that crowd - yikes! This guy has no fear.