When The Bees Fight Back

[@braniganblue3460]

This is a more realistic bee video than most others I've seen. Instead of perfect hives with perfect frames of honey, this is more like what I deal with. Getting stung a lot and making a huge mess with the honey. Great job!

[@pio7763]

Erika Thompson never wears a bee suit 😢

[@radgamez738]

What's that's suit made out of cuz those stingers are kinda deep is obviously not 100% sting proof that's probably not possible but they look same thickness as regular clothes

[@Sanfransweety]

The fact this woman can spot queens out of thousands of bees...I would hate to play "Wheres Waldo" with her

[@pinkflo3886]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Skatejock21]

professionals male or female are really good at it. also they are bigger than the rest and dont really fly. so you can tell just by how the bees surround her

[@heirofslytherin17]

She is amazing

[@betsyelee4434]

I defintely wouldn’t want to do a bee 🐝 removal job?Especially,with killer bee”s!Yikes!😮Oh that poor animal!It must’ve gotten stung to 💀 death!?It was dead ☠️ in that garage or wherever it is?Well….I’m glad it doesn’t have to suffer,anymore!It just a bunch of bones,now!😮

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

Ahhhhahahahhaahhahahahahhahahahahahhhahahhahahhah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AKbaby89]

About a month or so ago, it was raining really hard, and there was 2 bees that were on my porch and they were totally soaked, so i tore up an egg container and made them little huts with it, and ever since i did that, theres usually a handful of bees on my railing all day. I go outside and ill talk to them and just check them out and take videos and stuff, and i swear the more i interact with them, the more they show up😂 i also have deer that come by, and i love them more than anything. Theyll walk right up to me when i go out to greet them, and a couple of them (2 bucks and their mom) come right up to my bedroom window, and if im not paying attention, theyll either knock on my window, or theyll kick my wall😂 its precious. Nature is so amazing❤

[@ThallonRose]

What a beautiful soul you are thank you so much for caring for animals. 💗

[@KraftyKittenz]

Congrats on your Disney Princess status. 😁👑

[@drradon]

Clearly a Disney princess.

[@LunnaJannah]

Umm your amazing

[@Espi90]

Princess vibe check

[@MamabearXX]

Good to see a video where a rescue features aggressive bees, not the cute little fuzzy things you can scoop up in bare hands. When you have a spicy colony to deal with sometimes you need to have jeans and a long sleeve top on under your suit, whatever the temperature. For those colonies I also use white duct tape to make a big wide patch to cover the velcro flap under the chin (where all the zip pulls meet), because the sneaky bees can find a small hole there sometimes and get into your hood. (You can also use duct tape around your ankles and wrists if need be to stop the tenacious ones finding a way into your suit). My tutor taught me to always check my veil mesh for holes or splits when putting my suit on, because it is too late when they are getting into your hood. Some of my beekeeping friends swear by wearing two suits, -usual size then add a bigger one - for the worst hives. * It pays to wash your suit after an encounter like this, because of the amount of venom on the fabric, not good to go work another hive covered in bee venom and alarm pheremones.

[@patricer.5264]

It's crazy how she used the power tool to open the lid, and when they are mad, she's like, "These bees are so aggressive." she just Karenized them😂

[@philh8829]

So my father was a child running through the woods with his friends. He jumped over a log and landed in a compose pile. Not sure where the bees were, the log or nearby, but he was stung thousands of times. This was circa 1946. He was found and rescued by a nearby woman, and the towns folk treated him. Apparently he almost died. Here is the remarkable thing though. Once he healed, his body had an immunity to the pain of bee stings. I will never understand it, but saw it countless times as he stung moving hives. Never an ow, never a flinch, never a welt.

[@_ThrowMeOffACliff_]

Trauma does amazing things to the brain

[@JCsJennifer726]

Poor bees, they’re so stressed! Thank you for rescuing them!

[@murphyshsu]

This type of bee work is hard, frustrating, and painful. Good job saving this colony!

[@marcweissman1138]

What a tough woman! That's amazing very impressed

[@elsad4400]

As a newish beekeeper I have always wondered what constitutes as "aggressive," this shows it! My bees never act like this. Thank you for such an informative video! Thank you also for talking about how sometimes we really don't want to be doing this and want to just go home lol

[@tedbell4416]

It's only a matter of time, they will

[@michaeljoncour4903]

this is a video on what not to do, just trying to impress i think, ALL beekeepers know as soon, if not before you open a hive you SMOKE it. you also dress suitably for the occasion even if you have nice legs.

[@michaeljoncour4903]

it was aggressive because she didn't smoke it prior to or immediately on opening. if you want to learn watch professional honey producers, there are a few of them on youtube. even those it is possible YOU could come up with a better way of doing something. always think outside the square don't be a sheep.

[@michaeljoncour4903]

bob binnie is one, couldn't think of his name until i clicked on reply.

[@GilraenTook]

Elisha: **smokes hive multiple times** This guy: Omg, they acted like that because she didn't smoke the hive!!! What a moron!!! Did we watch the same video?

[@FunSize4Audibles]

Thanks for sharing this, so many bee relocation videos are all "oh, these bees were so calm and gentle and didn't try to sting me at all while I scooped them up by the dozens with my bare hands," which I'm sure happens, but I wouldn't want untrained people attempting something like that without knowing something like this could happen as well.

[@manekdubash5022]

Funny how I know exactly who you're referring to...

[@bluewings6743]

I started watching this video assuming it was one of hers. (The calm barehanded one you’re referring to, don’t remember the name off the top of my head.) But yes, 100% agree with you. This is in fact incredibly dangerous if you don’t KNOW what you’re doing.

[@2peter1v2]

This video is more representative of what my friend and I would encounter when we rescued bees. Except, I rarely got stung, and he always got stung. Also, we used a modified vacuum to remove the bees.

[@yvels3685]

@@2peter1v2 a bee vacuum would have helped her so much in here. Im preparing to take over a failed bee business next spring... about 350 boxes total with frames. no active beehives. most will get sold after cleanup to finance some honey extraction gear; I will keep enough for a max of 20-25 beehives with like 2 deep and 5 supers each and will def build my own bee vac for swarms and bees rescue just to make my life easier.. and less painful lol

[@2peter1v2]

@yvels3685 The vacuums save a lot of time and don't cause too many fatalities. You've got a big operation. I was a hobby beekeeper who's colonies tended to abandon. My friend called me a "bee haver" not a bee keeper. I guess he was right.

[@exvcator]

Great job, and amazing persistence. Well done for not simply destroying the entire colony.

[@levigrizz]

This is definitely one of the most intense bee removals I’ve seen you do wow

[@howsyourdayhoney]

I definitely didn’t enjoy it.

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

​@@howsyourdayhoneyI'm so scared of bees that just watching you covered with bees and getting stung really was stressful. I could never do what you do. I have so much respect for you and thank you for all that you do.

[@pamela8644]

This is what the bees were like the day my friend died. He wasn’t wearing pants…. Just upper body protection. You did a great job removing the hive and finding their queen. ❤

[@nunyaDbiz]

I am curious as to whether you can successfully "tame" this hive. I personally do not believe that it is possible. Based solely on the science. We know that the Africanized bees develop several days sooner than their european counterparts. Meaning that they will always have the advantage, as their behavior is to invade and then conquer neighboring hives. We have found that the Africanized bees are adapting to and surviving the northern states and their winters. If this is the case, and we can't find concrete evidence that we can beat this Africanized variety of bees, then it's going to prove irresponsible to do anything less than destroying any we find. Those bees would have killed you if you weren't in a bee suit. They still got you, even so. This can't be allowed to go unchallenged, as we can't all wear bee suits all the time. Even if you relocate them, they will eventually divide, swarm, and repopulate in human areas. I hope we can find ways to solve this problem, but it's not looking good thus far. It almost seems futile.

[@Diesel-Dame]

Is a smoke bomb an option? Or type of tranquilizers? Brave young lady.

[@fairycactus9976]

I feel like the reason they are aggressive that I haven't seen anyone point out yet, is that the vibration from the power tool was a reason why they were on the defense

[@VoIcanoman]

They were swarming before she cut into the chest. Also, if you watch other videos of this lady and other bee professionals, they are always using power tools to access hives, and most of the time, the bees are fairly placid. So sure, her actions agitated them further, but they were hair trigger bees from the start, not to be trifled with. Unfortunately, it is sometimes necessary to do unpleasant things like deal with aggressive bees, even if it's dumb and dangerous. And protective equipment has limitations (as we saw here).

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

Honestly I could not think of a more violent sound than a sawzall on an enclosed wooden box. I was wondering how much time she let pass between the cut and prying it open.

[@chelseadawn2312]

@@fairycactus9976 I pointed it out, and you are correct.

[@Brianbeesandbikes]

I transplant hives from structures all the time and have not found the vibration to be a prob. A hive's genetic traits, weather conditions, how long invading their space is and hive strength are what affects how defensive they respond to everything from inspections to being transplanted to a new home.

[@Apurho]

She didn't even have a smoker on hand while doing the removal. A suit doesn't mean you're exempt from using smoke. A smoker would have prevented the bees from reacting like that.

[@LifeSeekingTruth]

Popped over having seen several shorts... Lord this gave me flashbacks. Years ago... close to 15 now, we had a hive settle in to the side of our 200yo farmhouse. They'd found an opening and got inside the wall. It was awful. They'd chase my husband if he got within 20 feet of the house while mowing and several times chased my boys out of the yard and to the front door where they'd hang around outside the door for over an hour. We finally got a professional to come in and remove them. He removed the entire hive, including the queen, as you do, and put them in a hive on his property. The remaining workers started to build another hive- on the fence wire of my dog's kennel. (I later learned that Africanized bees often build in the open- on a tree or bush, rather than enclosed like "regular" honey bees do. Within 2 weeks, the beekeeper notified us he was forced to destroy the hive, because they were *so* aggressive. He sent some samples for testing to Cornell University, and discovered they were a hybrid. We're technically too far north for the "killer bee" hybrids to survive, but because they'd built their nest inside our walls, they had enough heat from the home to survive. I admire you for doing what you do. I couldn't. I respect bees and always try to give them space and move them outside if they get into my house, but that swarm was scary and I had to prioritize my boys' safety over the hive. :(

[@sherryzmezzo]

They sound like wasps. They also sound frightening.

[@LifeSeekingTruth]

@@sherryzmezzo nope they were honey bees. We took about 60lbs of honey comb out of the wall. The guy who took them out sent a sample to Cornell University to confirm.

[@sherryzmezzo]

@@LifeSeekingTruth That's a great story. I'm glad it wasn't wasps because 😱.

[@lauraoneal5146]

@LifeSeekingTruth I’m just curious as to where you live. Right now we have been INVADED by yellow jackets that have built in the side of our house. We just had the house wrapped and new siding and windows installed last summer. We have 2 hives. One is in the house and one is in an antique top sliding door pop (soda) cooler. We live in north eastern KENTUCKY, USA. Have not called professional exterminators YET but hubby got stung on his upper lip this evening. I know it’s yellow jacket season here but they are extremely bad. They are everywhere hovering over the grass in ours, my mom’s, and my in laws,all of which my hubby cuts. 😭😭🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@LifeSeekingTruth]

@@lauraoneal5146 We're in upstate NY, which is why it was so odd to have the africanized bees here- it gets cold in winters and usually they'd die out. That sounds like an absolute nightmare and I'd get in an exterminator asap. Yellow jackets are no joke! Miserable things. Ugh. Best of luck!

[@petitemaam]

Wonder if knee pads underneath that suit would work to prevent the knee stings.

[@Mary-cw4lf]

I thought the same thing! And a set of 1980s shoulder pads to lift the tension there too! 😂

[@mygirldarby]

I don't know anything about bee-keeping and was shocked when she said she was getting stung through the suit! How awful! I would have thought beekeeper suits would prevent them getting their stingers through. 😬 it was terrifying to hear her getting stung over and over. 😢

[@Mary-cw4lf]

@mygirldarby I thought the same about the suits! But it makes sense if it is taut against the skin it would be less effective. Not something I'm jumping to try for sure!

[@markhunter3263]

Just a long sleeve shirt and pants underneath would’ve done wonders.

[@beguileme8201]

@@mygirldarby No, they can sting through your suit and the clothes underneath. She should at the least have some jeans underneath the suit and should have smoked them...A Lot! (Especially over where they stung.)

[@deathmetalparrot172]

I'm sure the power tools didn't help with the aggression but i can't think of another way to open that toybox. Thankfully you got the job done and the bees get a new home

[@DaudH]

You do a nice job, I have seen several of your videos and I had not seen you suffer so much, I thought you would give up that swarm, but no, you were very brave 👏🏻 congratulations, I also practice beekeeping in Houston Tx, I learn a lot from you, thank you!

[@violet3242]

So much respect for the work you do 😮

[@WaterfallFW]

Unbelievable!!! You have some very strong nerves going up against angry 🐝. That’s craziness to me. You go girl.

[@jeannemaxwell3173]

That was an awesome rescue. I love honey bees but I've heard horror stories about killer bees taking over hives. At the end you resolved the problem. Kudos

[@gailgiroux8036]

Wow that was amazing work! I’ve never seen anything like that before. 😮 🐝

[@andygoldie8308]

i have two hives and have been a bee keeper for maybe five years.......never found a queen yet... This young lady is sooooooo impressssive 10/10

[@ocelotcat]

Your work is truly amazing. Thank you for caring about the bees, even though they were very angry with you. 🙏💕🐝

[@9realitycheck9]

Looks like the last 4 extractions I did... Re-queening them is such a great move. Good job.

[@inutero10]

Its a damn good thing this women isnt allergic like me. Id be dead before the lid on the toy box opened up.

[@WorldFamousUnfluencer]

Holy shit the nerves and pain threshold on this woman. I would NEVER even go close to that

[@RandallGriffithCHt]

Thanks!

[@howsyourdayhoney]

💛🐝 thank you for your support!

[@CalvinEash]

I had a hive of bees like that but tolerated them because they were aggressive in honey production. How did I work with them? Work boots that came above the ankle, flannel-lined pants, rubber bands around my pant legs over my boots, tuck my jacket into my pants (they would find ways to crawl under the elastic), long-sleeved shirt under my jacket, natural insect repellent on my gloves (so as not to harm them), spray them with sugar water, plus smoke them. Then I could work in the hive. A couple years ago they went queenless and a new swarm moved in, taking over the hive. They were calm, gentle bees, and to be honest I didn't know how to work with them. But I have to say there's no love lost with the aggressive bees gone. lol

[@TinyRagerNYC]

The toys all up in it, hilarious. I dont underastand how you can spot the queen so fast.

[@tonyhuntley7009]

All of the older bees come back to the hive when it rains. The older bees are always more aggressive. Do jobs like this in the morning while all of the older bees are out foraging and leave the box you put them in and they will move right in when they come home. Then move the box the next day. Save you some stings. Dont give up, the learning never ends with beekeeping.

[@vivien1799]

I didn't see smoke coming from the smoker, would that have helped?

[@Sp3ll633]

Absolute mess what she did there. This little smoke not gonna do anything

[@njabulomasinga6342]

I am from rural parts of SouthAfrica and trust me these bees are the calmest trust me

[@cheekyjebus5559]

just like the locals

[@WafaaH]

It was like watching a triller movie. I was anxious the whole time watching her being attacked

[@leeuniverse]

And, that's why you should ALWAYS wear a Suit.... no matter how "expert" you think you are.

[@Bren-da]

I have never been so stressed watching a YT video lol. I peed on a wasp nest by accident while blueberry picking in the woods with my family when I was 6...which made me forever terrified of anything that flies with a stinger lol. But I have a healthy love fear and respect for our amazing honey bees even if I cant be around them. Thank you for what you do!

[@Cattrix999]

I've had a bee/wasp phobia most of my life after watching my brother and next youngest sister run over a trail that had a ground wasp nest close by, I was across a small pond watching them from the other side and my baby sister who was trailing older siblings ran right over the area when the wasps attacked.. It was absolutely terrifying to watch her through a swarming cloud of wasps.. She survived ok but my dad and brother were stung a lot getting her away from the nest as fast as possible. I think she was 5 or maybe younger. I watch bee and wasp videos to help me with the panic.. I am now 68. This happened when I was eight or nine.. The heebie jeebies are real.

[@julieornelas3787]

Ouchie!!! I have a bee/wasp phobia myself! I was stung by a wasp when I was 3. This thing wanted a piece of me. I was minding my business until it landed on my arm and decided to give me long lasting trauma. lol I hate anything with a stinger, but I’d never kill one because how important they are to us. If I see or hear one, I leave the premises.

[@laurac86]

@@Cattrix999 - Back in middle school my friend and I were walking through the woods with two friends on a 4 wheeler a bit of ways up in front of us. Well they ran over an underground yellow jackets nest and my friend and I literally walked right into it We both were stung multiple times & I remember running all the way to our friends house and them still chasing me, flying I’m the back of shorts am stinging me on my ass! Ever since then I’ve been absolutely petrified of bees

[@Daughterchasya]

We kind of have something in common - when I was a baby still in diapers I began I screeeeeeeech my mother had no idea but my crying was nothing like she ever heard and realized something was very wrong - sadly until she figured it out my entire private area was repeatedly stung by a massive wasp that crawled into my diaper somehow ….. fast forward to my adult years my terror of bees never left me until I was sitting at the pool by a hotel I was staying at and I was on Lucy - a bee landed on my leg and for the first time I didn’t jerk in terror and act a complete fool lol I asked the bee to please go away I know you’re not here to harm me and the bee flew away …. After that experience I am not fully cured of my terror of bees but let’s just say I have calmed down immensely when a bee lands on me….

[@josephpark9728]

Respects for you to being bow to do this! This must have been a really hard challenge, meanwhile I’m screaming and swatting my face by just seeing a bee fly across the screen

[@tj_offroad]

Rain isn't what made them agitated, someone cutting into their hive with a loud vibrating reciprocating saw is what pissed them off. 😂

[@aaronburdon221]

That was my thought too. lol

[@lauragreene2001]

This right here. I'm the only one who was annoyed at how she went about this and is praised in the comments. Three things straight off the bat that had me thinking how stupid this approach was.

[@omnium_gatherum]

Was thinking that too. Probably would have been best to walk away for at least a couple hours after breaking through, just to give them more time to calm down

[@katiepescud4819]

Had the same thought, also the hot pink washing up gloves ….. 🤦‍♀️

[@andywakeman3395]

Not so much the rain, but the electrical storm. My first harsh lesson on day one of officially owning bees after my course (established hives, not a new nucleus). A thunderstorm was coming and could be heard (and seen). I estimated 20 miles away, and I should have time to finish. No chance. The change was almost instant

[@HatchetVonFrankenstein]

Complains about getting stung and potentially dying while aggressively handling the combs, yet has the strength to position her merchandise in the shot. So empowering...

[@tz1592]

When I was a kid, (8-yrs-old) I stepped into a ground hornets nest walking through the woods near our cabin (over 200 stings) and since then, I have always been scared of bees. But after watching so many of your short videos and learning about bees, I've changed my mind and understand what happened as they were protecting their nest. I do have to admit though, it was hard for me to watch you get stung through your suit!! I hope putting a new queen in that hive has helped. Thanks for making this video, I love watching you work with the honey bees.🙂

[@stellamariss3335]

Well hornets are very different from bees. They are aggressive as heck. So I would be afraid of hornets no matter what 😅 honey bees are very different in temperament, usually

[@diahegge5395]

@@stellamariss3335unless they have an aggressive Queen

[@carriemiles937]

When you spot a hornet, wasp, or bee, immediately begin to calm yourself. Move slowly, breathe slowly & they’ll leave you alone. Or, if you’re me, they’ll buzz around & land on you before taking off 😂 I’ve had both a wasp & yellow jacket in my apartment. The yellow jacket landed on my leg 😳 I had my daughter get a small glass & a plate. I took it outside & blew in its face (they think it’s wind) & it flew off. The wasp was trying to build a nest in my doorjamb, so it got sprayed with pet friendly spray.

[@angiek8333]

That happened to me near my home at 9 years old. I was running like crazy but they were chasing me. I got 19 stings...I still never ended up afraid of bees hornets or wasps though. I'm terrified of spiders but that's a different phobia lol

[@stellamariss3335]

@@carriemiles937 hornets though man they don’t care how calm you are. I walked by a nest after my cousin ran over it. And I felt it land on my arm I looked at my arm and before I could even react it stung me. I’ve had beef with hornets ever since.

[@jarden714]

This is very cool. Not the getting stung part..just the whole task.

[@b0thers0me]

Wow, that's a big, difficult job. Thank you for all you do, and teaching us as well.

[@small_and_dangerous2068]

What you do is mind blowing! Some hornets decided to make a nest on our front porch not too long ago. My puppy had done a mad dash out the door and I was rushing outside to help my dad catch her. I think they’d been agitated when my dad ran out, so when I stepped out and paused to figure out which direction to head in I got swarmed. All I could here within seconds was angry buzzing and I froze in shock and fear. My dad looked behind him to see if I was following and saw me frozen in fear. He shouted my name twice before I snapped out of it enough to look at him. He shouted for me to hurry and keep moving and they’d leave. It’s like that command was what forced my body to move and I ran into the yard and reveled in the silence. It was very traumatic and I had many stings. I was shaky for the rest of the day and they still make me nervous .

[@Sophiecjp]

I thought aggressive hives were supposed to be destroyed? I know 2 bee keepers and they say sometimes they try to change the queen out so that the new offspring is not so aggressive but if this does not work they must destroy the nest. You have nerves of steele. Even in a suit I would be flipping out.

[@spongebobcirclepants3843]

Yeah later in the video she found her and finished her off

[@allyp1892]

Splitting and re-queening usually solves the problem. We’ve never had to destroy a hive.

[@cheekyjebus5559]

she said she'd smush the queen and plant a new one, that will change the genetics and aggression

[@michaelbyrne8860]

I've always wanted to learn more about beekeeping! It's very cool watching these videos!

[@saultube44]

Use more smoke and have your suit reinforced; once you have done this, move slow to avoid alarm them more; maybe there's a bee calmer you can buy at your Vet Shop. Very brave, good job👍

[@howsyourdayhoney]

Thanks for the tips!

[@saultube44]

@@howsyourdayhoney You're welcome. Additionally you could use Boot that cover your ankles better and a rubber-bands to tighten them with the suit, same for your wrists. Thank you for caring for the Bees🐝🐝🍯🍯

[@minnamae25]

My husband uses duct tape. Tapes his pants to his boots, around his wrists and anywhere they can get in. She had shorts on under her suit, made it easier to get to her. Aggressive bee's like this, my husband would also have a thick pair of jeans on. This was a massive hive. They've been there awhile. So much fun to watch. Thanks.

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

More smoke isn't always a great solution it can provoke a bolt response and the bee's will simply abandon the hive. Vibration is a trigger for aggressive behavior even in calm bee breeds, they loathe it. There are sprays you can buy to repel bees such as honey robber but ideally you want to locate the queen in a removal and if you smoke soak or use a repellent to drive the bee's you can lose the one bee in 70,000 you need to find 😂

[@dianedages6596]

@@howsyourdayhoneyThis was so interesting and informative. I’m wondering why a new queen would be needed for this hive if it already has one.

[@peterwabbit6106]

I TIP MY HAT TO THIS GIRL WHO HAS MORE GUTS THAN MOST GUYS.....WHAT A JOB THAT I KNOW I WOULD NOT DO....CHEERS TO HER.....

[@lindagray5857]

This is where you could use a bee vacuum to help you. I applaud you for this job. Angry bees are no fun.

[@cynvision]

Bee vac to reduce numbers and wait a bit longer after vibrating power tools would be my suggestion

[@Stephenvguerra]

@@cynvision Definitely the vacuuming them up would have made a big difference. Wearing 18 mil nitrile gloves would help too

[@Gene-kl1br]

You are so dedicated . Much respect

[@briannadelgado713]

Thank you for doing this job and recording it. This is exactly how I expect each job to be when you do a removal but everytime I see you do one they are usually calm. This video reminds me that it's not always easy.

[@goatsandroses4258]

This is a tough woman. Years ago we had a hive that became aggressive. I am/was only an amateur and eventually had to call a professional. Those bees were just too hot for me to deal with. I have great respect for this woman who knew she had a job to do, and didn't run from it. I hope she didn't get sick from all the stings.

[@floydwesberrysfcd3258]

She used a saw za and then talked about them being aggressive because it was cloudy out. It’s because you were using a saw za.

[@kalabakonbitts1362]

It’s like she did everything she could to cause them to become upset. More views equals more engagement, equals more $$$$, I’m guessing that was the reasoning, or rather, lack thereof. She turned me off, I feel used and won’t make the mistake of watching her again.

[@j10001]

Go watch her other videos and you’ll learn that power tools don’t upset most bees

[@anthony.catbagan]

That's the beauty of Africanized (Killer) Bees. They're the best workers and produce A LOT A LOT of honey. It's just that they hurt so bad! Great job in pulling through all that suffering. May you get a better bee suit that wont let them sting you through it.

[@cheekyjebus5559]

they just casually murder people and chase them for miles. scientists were so obsessed with the question of 'can we?' and didn't stop to think 'should we?', they've been a menace in the americas.

[@hottractor1999]

I had one hive in my yard with hot bees. I got stung each and every time i worked them. I had recovered them from a big maple tree that had been cut down. Great honey producers but pretty hot. That's one thing i forgot about was how covered in honey you get when removing a hive.

[@deslynmcintyre3833]

It might be a good idea if you look into making yourself a bee vacuum, then you can vacuum up the aggressive bees, which would reduce the amount of stings you are receiving, also spraying bees with sugar water calms them down.

[@gillianmuspic2337]

I also thought that a vacuum would have been handy in this situation

[@scottperine8027]

Best friend bees 🐝 have ever had in their lives.

[@kierstinl3787]

How many stings can a non allergic person take before needing medical intervention?

[@Dwayneff]

that is a very good question, when I was a teenager I had a yellow jacket sting me on my belly and swelled up, I can't imagine what beeing stung dozens of times would cause, lung shut down?

[@elisemiller13]

kierstin, in other videos from people who do this important work of relocation (and saving precious bee populations) it's been said that they can build immunity over time. This woman got stung so much, I can't imagine she didn't have some sort of reaction. But if it's your profession, perhaps they have some sort of remedies on hand (at least for afterward. Thank goodness she finally found the queen!

[@MelisJoy]

​@@Dwayneff "beeing" 😂 not sure you did that on purpose but it was cute lol

[@SirCaIIum]

So I’ve been a swarm collector and bee keeper in the UK for nearly a decade and have been stung hundreds of times. As a general rule you do build up a tolerance and these days I barely notice but it all depends on where you’re stung and the venom load. Most the time you get stung on fingers or arms. This generally builds a tolerance because the venom has to travel quite far to cause issues. If you get stung on your throat or mouth however this can cause complications and actually lead you to become more susceptible to stings. The most I got stung in close succession was probably about 20-30 times (very aggressive colony like we see here.) I started seeing and feeling more unpleasant venom reactions so closed up the hive and took a long break. Funnily enough since then I barely feel stings but I think if I’d stayed much longer I’d have been quite ill and might have needed medical attention.

[@SirCaIIum]

@@Dwayneff the main concern for us as beekeepers is the swelling caused by stings. In the wrong place this can make it difficult to breathe and lead to death. Additionally but closely linked is anaphylactic shock. Your body can shut down quite violently without medical intervention

[@treystewart544]

I love you you’re so awesome taking care of bees 😍😍😍💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@tonyandric4380]

That was fun! My rule of thumb is that if you make the bees mad, and can still see through your veil, then they're not truly africanized (aka 'killer' bees). I teach a class I created called "Managing Mean Bees". You did well. Let me suggest, don't use leather gloves, they will get completely covered in stingers. Switch to PVC gloves (harbor freight). You can dunk them in a bucket of water when honey coated, & they're ready to work again. Overall, well done, I enjoyed the video. (ps I'm also the guy that invented the Everything Bee Vacuum which would have come in handy on this job)

[@ScottPurcell]

Glad to see you found this Tony! I plugged your vac above, before I read further down to see your comment. Tony's the real deal -- I consider him a regional expert on aggressive bees in Texas.

[@MessageViolation]

Hello Tony. I was just curious as an inventor if you could invent a bug vacuum that works well (all of them now have poor suction and cheap quality). One that you can have in your house and hang up that let's you catch insects and release them with a light and easy insect discharge. Of course, as affordable as possible so for those who have no bug empathy. Using a glass jar and paper until a good rated bug catcher arrives.

[@Brianbeesandbikes]

As a beek for 55 years, 12 of them professionally, a few observations. 1: get an airmesh suit like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2iQqpyJZ8x_a9U . Zero stings. Up in my area of Portland Oregon really spicy bees will cover the veil. 2. Those gloves looked mighty thin. I love insulated work gloves and recommend them to my students. Good for everything except handling queens. 3: Rather than remove box face forcing you to reach in from under at the comb instead a) remove box hinges b) set two posts same height as the box to keep the lid suspended flat as you 3) to pull lid up from the hinged side to lift it up and over forward you to end up upside down with comb at great working level to transfer into frames. GLAD to be saving bees with you.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

1:52 Just thinking if you find a dead rat close to bees hive, good indication might need the full suit. 😁Tackled a few bees nest's and hornets on my Uncle's land (assisting him) he had several garages and barns, he had a small forest, and a huge what he called a 'garden' that occupied about half acre by itself, every kind of veggie you can name. Bees especially loved his land.

[@svenordinary]

Is that really a dead rat? It looks like a cat or a squirrel's skeleton to me

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

@@svenordinary Could be either, hard to tell when it desiccated like that, with just the glance we got. However the head is longish so not a cat or a squirrel, which would have a blunt roundish head.

[@Barracuda71-ln3jr]

Bee's are truly amazing insects they really are. 😊

[@floydwesberrysfcd3258]

How does she not realize they’re agitated because of the saw?

[@j10001]

So many bee keepers use power tools to open walls during bee rescues. Many of those hives remain calm. It’s these bees in particular that have aggressive dispositions.

[@garrybrischke53]

​@j10001 Bees can be cranky due to weather conditions, the type of flora they are working , and things like deodorant ect.

[@garrybrischke53]

Great respect to you young lady for finishing the job you started in spite of the trying conditions.👍 I've been in similar situations myself and it's easy after the event to see things we could have done differently . But once you have committed that's it . Cheers 🇦🇺

[@geonerd]

Pure European bees would not think too much of the intrusion. I'm pretty sure these suckers are at least somewhat hybridized with African 'killer bees.'

[@Markomyt1]

You are amazing. I was cringing each time you got stung. When I was a kid I used to catch big bumblebees by hand. Bees are awesome!

[@larrytornetta9764]

Do not do this in rain. Do not vibrate them. You should have so much smoke you can’t see.

[@gmee123]

right? This whole thing seemed very clumsy and ill thought out.

[@cotymedeiros2153]

@@gmee123exactly what I was thinking. Basically wearing booty shorts under the bee suit and latex gloves. Looking like amateur hour

[@darrenivak4536]

Jumping Lori I can't believe you do that, you did a great job girl, boy oh boy do we need you, keep up the good work❤❤❤

[@johngardner1898]

Respect. No quit in you. Not only did you tough out the stings and stay with the job, but you kept your skills under pressure. I can learn from someone like you. Subscribed.

[@hermilynbell1155]

Wow 😳😲. Amazing 🎉

[@patcrow-k8f]

These do not necessarily have to be africanized bees. You took the saw to the toy box and caused unnecessary vibrations. That causes bees to be come aggressive. We keep several hives of Russians and it is all how you deal with them.

[@cheekyjebus5559]

the americas has africanized bees, the vibrations of a saw wouldn't be enough to constitute a response like that in european honeybees. The european honeybees in Australia will largely ignore you if you kick and rattle their hives so long as it's not being destroyed. This hive she discovered is at the very least a hybrid, requeening to remove the bad genetics is a good move (though many would prefer to entirely destroy the hive to be safe)

[@kathybrandt6060]

I hope you were able to save that beehive. I literally just left a note on another video about Africanized bees. I hope you weren’t too too sore or itchy after the bees stung you and you were trying to sleep that night.

[@mistygeller3193]

You are my hero and one very brave little gal!! I am very allergic to bee stings so I respect them and stay away and remain calm when I encounter them. I think I was literally holding my breath and flinching every time you were stung! They really are fascinating creatures aren’t they!!

[@midman101]

Wish people would stop calling bees "aggressive" and properly call them "defensive"

[@cheekyjebus5559]

chase you for 3 miles stinging you to death. that's pretty aggressive

[@BellaWagner-z6p]

I watch another lady who removes bees but she never got stung! This is so much more realistic! SAVE THE BEEESSSS

[@justinkeenan1598]

The bee suit looks pretty thin no wonder she was still getting stung through it

[@Lost_Hwasal]

Bee suits are probably a balance of protection and not dying from heat exhaustion because you are wearing a 10 layer body suit. It sounds like she lives in florida or along the gulf, as someone who has been there a few times i can sympathize with having something light to wear.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

Bee suits (hers, as most, not all) are composed of 3 layers. Layer 1, thin mesh which allows air flow & prevents bees crossing it. Layer 2, a thick(ish) PVC foam very loose mesh. This middle layer gives spacing enough so a bee can't get to your skin** (sorta) Layer 3, just like layer 1 Why is she getting stung on her knees? She's placing pressure on her knees which compresses that middle spacer mesh. The bees can now penetrate her suit. They can sting through the latex gloves, not always, but they can sting through the gloves. Heck, they can sting through leather too, especially thin leather.

[@BryanBurnsBees]

When you stretch the mesh like at the knee and the thigh as she kneeled they can get a stinger in you quickly. Under my hood it will compress bees against my upper chest and I almost always get stung a few times. The top of my head also if I lean forward too much and don't stay back in the mesh. Bee suits are great but don't offer 100% protection especially when dealing with upset aggressive hives. When they come off the brood at you the stingers are out and butt first it's really unsettling the first few times. You can see early in the video they are attacking her eye, nose and mouth area of the mask it becomes hard to see what you are doing also with 50 of them blocking your view. You learn to work really quick when dealing with bees like this great work young lady.

[@jazziez6467]

She got it on temu

[@brentbauer8258]

Aggressive bees…he’ll yeah….your taking their toys…lol

[@DennisKenneybees]

For agressive bees, always ware long pant, and long sleeve shirt with boots and leather gloves and you won't get stung. Always crack and smoke; then let the smoke filter throu out the area. While the smoke is working, spray the area with sugar water. When you open, spray the guard bees with sugar water. After you open, spray the whole hive with sugar water.

[@Dsoto1220]

Wow, this was incredible to watch! Loved how you talked us and yourself through this challenging job. Wishing you and all the beeezzzz well! ❤🐝

[@genawatkins1029]

I've never seen a bee suit in person so I don't know exactly if thicker clothes would work under it but if it does you should definitely wear jeans and a long shirt underneath it. I know it's very hot and you would sweat but that's a lot better than getting stung the way you are. Much respect for what you do

[@ThiagoAbelhas]

I love your work ❤

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

yall need to watch texas beeworks she dont need any suits at all she talks em down really good

[@Puhlat]

each circumstance is situational.

[@dantehicks1979]

You need to watch Killer Bee Guy and see just how relentlessly aggressive and vicious Africanized honey bees can be...

[@moscoelucilfer5829]

I've heard that Texas Beeworks works with a specific kind of bee in her videos. I was warned by other beekeepers that not all bees behave the same. I guess it's the Killer Bee or Africanized Bee that are the vicious ones.

[@dantehicks1979]

@@moscoelucilfer5829 Correct Africanized bees are exceptionally defensive. There's reason to believe that most colonies in the southern states have all been replaced by Africanized.

[@TrickyWoo109]

You are so brave!!! ☺️

[@CSItefla]

If these are Africanized honey bees (killer bees) I don't think the right move was made here. I've watched "Killer Bee Guy" (he's in Arizona) and they always comment that trying to re-queen, relocate or save killer bees ... is not a good idea at all. You are essentially creating more of a problem by enabling the spread. You can't "make" killer bees less hostile.

[@YoMarK1]

As bee workers have a life span of about 6-8 weeks, giving them a new queen will completely replace all 'unwanted genes' in that time. Making hives more desirable (less aggressive, harder workers, less swarming) is done all the time in every apiary all around the world, and it works exactly like expected if it works. Sometimes re-queening doesn't work, because the new queen isn't accepted, but it's always worth the try in it can be done safely.

[@YoMarK1]

Edit: If bees are really aggressive like this, it it of course mandatory to stop spreading (swarming ) or in drone season you could make other choices then re-queening.

[@doraedwards9999]

I was surprised that she didn’t use the smoker more especially since she broke out the power tool.

[@steelcitykings28]

Beelady: “Here they come” Bees: “FOR GLORY, FOR HONOR, FOR THE QUEEN 👸, ATTTTTTTTTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

[@amani8008]

How do you take care of the bee stings? Do you have a special way to cure them or you just suffer until they heal?

[@muttleyZZZ]

I watch a few of these videos, I’m always amazed that it’s still possible to be stung through a bee suit. It feels like they’re not designed properly? And would be great to see a follow-up vid on this colony

[@chanimeryl1246]

It’s because she’s sitting down and when the suit is pulled taught it’s allowing the stinger to get through. Normally stood she would be fine

[@mikeries8549]

A bee suit is NOT bee proof. The gloves that are sting proof are no good. You make trade-offs.

[@Jessie12323]

This is sad bc she is getting attacked, a good idea is to put a lot of layers on so you don’t get hurt as badly ❤

[@theakaneko]

Definitely want an update on this bee family after you have them in their new home with a new Queen 👑

[@dianedages6596]

I’m curious why a new queen would be needed. Do you happen to know?

[@CelebrinFire]

@@dianedages6596she explains in the video but other keepers have also said that if a hive is too aggressive giving them a more docile queen 👸 helps to reduce the aggression in the hive

[@tarasather5648]

@@dianedages6596I believe it has to do with the aggression of the colony !

[@sylphephilippe449]

@@dianedages6596 Queens are basically their mom, and she raises them a certain way with different types of pheromones. Some Queens are tyrants, nasty ones, and they raise killer bees, some others are more peaceful. Bees have personnality, depending on the queen, it affects the whole hive, it's fascinating, so we kill the tyrant queen to put a gentle one instead and the whole hive becomes nice and gentle.

[@paulfrank8738]

@@sylphephilippe449 That is part of the reason. The other part is that a queen can't survive without worker bees. If the bees accept her, they will support her while she produces a new generation of bees with different genetics.

[@Congiary]

Dark question, have you ever had to euthanize a hive before? I've only seen it once in a hive that had been given new queen a few times in hopes of stopping some of the aggressive predisposition, but with no luck. The beekeeper was pretty devastated to make the decision. It seems pretty rare that a hive is unsalvageable. Huge respect for beekeepers and the way they all empathize so strongly with these little guys. I'm forever grateful that there are people out there who care.

[@lisaclark7103]

Update to my first comment (below).I just heard this brave beekeeper say genetics could be altered by giving them a less aggressive Queen. Yay!! Even removing them to a remote location concerns me since they're aggressive.

[@benjaminwilliams3568]

I have to give you HUGE Respect. That is the biggest most densely packed bee hive I've seen in all of the bee service call vids I've watched. Before you put your suit pants on I had a feeling that suit wasn't going to afford you very good protection. Yet your One Tough Lady, watching you stick to the job at hand makes me want to shake your hand and buy you a coffee in person. You are amazing to watch. This is THE BEST BEE service call videos I have ever watched.

I was in a similar situation…what I found out that your gonna piss off the bees with any tool that vibrates…the hive…and that’s gonna get the guard bees after you

[@RAWRiloveyouz]

I was thinking that. I bet this would have been a different job if quieter tools were used lol

[@TankieBoi]

A lot of people don't realize that honeybees are more aggressive than most wasps, including all species of solitary wasps (mud daubers, ex.), the majority of paper wasps (those big brown/red/yellow wasps with the long dangling legs), certain species of yellowjackets (such as the German Yellowjacket), and the European Hornet, which is the only species of True Hornet native to the United States. If people are gonna trash on wasps then you gotta trash on honey bees too, and don't even get started on Killer Bees

[@donelias9826]

i just started to love these kind of videos...."long life to the bees...and the beekeepers"!!!

[@federalisticnewyorkians4470]

"I'm getting stung" continues to stay in the same place.

[@elisabethnerolk2283]

just a curious question: why don't you use the smoke some more to calm them?

[@ArkhitectProductions]

She is so brave... I could never do this.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

5:25 AHHHH! First time viewer, when the title said K!!!!!er bees, I naturally thought Africanized honey bees. And siting here thinking for the most part what the heck is she doing? I thought she was there to eradicate them, not salvage. We used to use a tiger torch in a situation like this, fire extinguisher and hose on standby. Now I see she wants to preserve, why not a bee vacuum?

[@desert-walker]

Wow, you’re brave. I have five of them flying around me and I’m running for the hills. I’d be smoking that place up like a smokehouse and fully suited

[@nicolasgasne]

Great vid, thank you. I would love to see a part 2 with the relocation and the new queen.