The day I destroyed the yellow hive.

[@michaelbarrett1914]

I've been a beekeeper for about 6-7 years, I volunteered for beekeepers with 120 hives all the way to 2000 hives. I've been the local club President for years and traveled all over the region spending thousands on Seminars with the Nation's best beekeepers & researchers. You yellow hive is always a challenge for new beekeepers, especially those who have not worked a great many hives. One piece of advice I can give you is to next time pinch your colony Queen and remove the body and leave the hive alone for at least 4 days. That will remove all her pheromones out of the hive & help to calm them down because they no longer have a queen to protect. 2) when you go to split the hive you only want to take the comb that has honey for the new hive to put into the new colony. All the comb that has larve from the original queen has her genetics & will continue her bad characteristics just like the rest of the colony. That's what you are trying to break the cycle of. So leave them with lots of honey and frames with drawn out comb. Put the bees in the new hives and put the new queen in. The new queen will be released by the colony and should start laying. This way you automatically have a break in the larve production so that will knock down any mite issues and right from the beginning you get a more docile set of genetics from the new queen rather than waiting another month for the bees that were in the larve in the original frames hatching, being raised, maturing, and becoming forage bees and dying 35-40 days later. Just my humble advice for a future issue. One other thing I would suggest, pull out one frame from each hive and separate the extra space equally in the hive. This will give you much more wax extended past the frame face so you can ditch the tiny wax capping cutter and use a knife and just cut off the wax caps. Then you can extract the honey and leave the wax so the bees don't have to work so hard to rebuild all that extra wax you are currently cutting out. It is much faster & easier for you and it saves the bees a TON of energy and allows them to get to work producing honey much more quickly. Good luck with your channel and your bees. I am sure your son is going to love this hobby the rest of his life, if we can keep our bees safe and viable into the future. People can be short sighted in our politics in this country.

[@betsyelee4434]

This look”s too hard and scary 😧 to be enjoyable as a hobby!I think I’d stay away from bee 🐝 keeping!I”ll let an expert do the bee 🐝 keeping!

[@chrissinclair4442]

I would like to see guys who are going to kill a colony like this, just join with others that have bad hives and put a collection of bad hives in an area where you know they will get stolen. But I'm just trashy that way...

[@matcha8904]

I've been a beekeeper for roughly 6 years. (Not that long but a good bit nonetheless!) I'm super proud of you guys for giving that hive so many chances. If I had been in your shoes I would have likely given up on them a while ago, you guys really opened my eyes! I hope they continue to do well!

[@kittyqveen3249]

That’s amazing!

[@AkosiUriel]

@@diamondstar2379 gooodluck ill be lookin forward

[@Puppylover0706]

You must be a hard working worker too!!!

[@JustHuntr]

this is only my third video and im saying kill it lol

[@Tastefulgru]

@@diamondstar2379 what is his channel

[@MIgardener]

those smaller nuc boxes look so much healthier and calm. Props for not losing your cool. I had one hive that got too built up and I had to call an expert in. The bees were way out of my pay grade.

[@joeblack4807]

The tomato man!

[@tarantulady8565]

Also, props to you, Luke, for not over-speeding your skill set. Knowing your limits is half the battle. 👍

[@Nirrrina]

Smart move to call in an expert when you realized you needed some help. I'm not sure I could go anywhere near an entire hive since a single flying bee freaks me out some. Although I did share my cherry limeade at the fair with one. But that's because I wanted to stop it flying around me as I ate. She even let me continue using the straw while she drank her fill from the top of the lid. Spoiled bee even came back for seconds.

[@BeesNTrees47]

Luke I always hope you'll make more beekeeping videos hahaha thanks for all the inspiration in the garden, I grew sugar baby watermelons for the first time this year, pulled one off the vine that was 9.75 pounds! It was glorious, I'd say you had a part in it!

[@lalalala123wk]

@@Nirrrina awww

[@oneoffour63]

Nothing pleases me more than to see parents active with their children and getting them involved with projects such as making honey! This is a great and informative video...

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you ❤️

[@lillybutt1093]

Shut up dude they are trying to have fun man🙄😡😤

[@glenlawn2023]

@@jeffmarshburn8099 what’s the prob

[@GreenscapeUK]

@@whitehouseonthehill soma ideas if you want more produce when you get to many bees in a hive use the full comb and sell it in blocks or when your ending a hive

[@GreenscapeUK]

@@jeffmarshburn8099 dude technically they are making the honey they still do all the work to keep the bees happy and help them produce honey Don’t act like you know everything

[@sallydocherty1]

Did anyone just find this channel on their recommended page and can’t stop watching?

[@Dhemize]

Aww telling Isiah ‘thanks for helping’ is very sweet! Everyone deserves recognition, I bet he appreciated that

[@sr-hd3bz]

“I think you are rocking her too hard” that little part was absolutely the most wholesome thing i seen all day.

[@mellowdramatic33]

Confession time. I grew up with a profound fear/hatred of bees. I’m allergic to them. So naturally I see a bee…the bee dies or I move on. I cannot say it any simpler than that. I found delight in KZbin watching exterminators kill off wasp nests etc. Somehow I wound up on your channel. Over the course of the past few weeks I find myself (for once) pulling for those little suckers. Seeing how you care for them and nurture them made me see a different side to bees in general. I’m not saying I’m gonna go start my own colony etc. I’m not at that point, but where there was once disdain and indifference has now evolved into …compassion. I’m half way through this video and I’m worried that the yellow hive won’t survive the split. IM FRIGGIN WORRIED ABOUT THOSE BEES!!! sigh. What have you done to me? I’ve now finished the video. I am super relived that the yellow hive saga has ended well. I was actually excited.

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

@ mellow dramatic - look at it like this without bees we would probably go extinct ….eventually. We would not have diversity in food, food that you couldn’t pollinate by hand/ manually would die. People would start starving. Grains, and grasses that need pollination would not be able to feed the animals. It would be a slow decline but eventually there would not be enough food to feed the masses. It’s why we must protect our pollinators, even the smallest creatures can change our world with their loss. Without plants and their respiration we wouldn’t have oxygen in exchange for our carbon dioxide. It would be a subtle downhill cascade that would eventually lead to our demise.

[@littlemai5286]

I think you misunderstand why bees are considered important. First of all honeybees are bad in general, Native bees are good. But for a while people thought bees were needed for crops but studies have proven we don't need bees pollination, other insects pollinate as well and some have even more advantages than bees, they just little less effective in actually pollinating.

[@knotsoangelic]

@@littlemai5286 Source that and i’ll believe you

[@littlemai5286]

@@knotsoangelic I don't care that you believe the earth is flat.

[@knotsoangelic]

@@littlemai5286 What? 🤣 what does flat earth have to do with anything you said before?

[@shirlthepearl3167]

To go from the chaos of the bees to harvesting the honey is so satisfying. Just a great video- the Kids, music, everything.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you very much

[@shirlthepearl3167]

@@whitehouseonthehill You're very welcome! Greetings and Blessings from Ohio!

[@mrw2403]

Quit the bee business or get a mentor. You never deal with bees wax inside your kitchen or on anything you don't care to replace. My oh my.

[@lindarodriguez5019]

Do you ever use a spinning machine for the honey

[@thatuklelegirl1569]

I really wanna try some fresh honey like this!

[@lufe8773]

Not just about bees and honey but an example of how to live a healthy productive family life. The bonus is a win for the environment and a great upbringing for the kids, a win all round so well done to this couple

[@darlouthia5153]

Eli is amazing !! He’s dotting queens, filming, babysitting, feeding the flock and milking the cow ! A homegrown hero in the making !!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

😊

[@BiterAvid]

Eli is more amazing every year. And keep in mind he is much younger than he looks. Amazing. The oldest child can go either way. Eli is on the right path.

[@shafiaijaz3919]

So am i 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@hollyberry8463]

@@shafiaijaz3919 ?

[@AdilKhan-zz4xk]

@toki ! !

[@barbarahouk1983]

TY for inviting us on this journey. I am really happy the queens were accepted. It was great the 1000+ other bees in the yellow hive went into the new box and/or the older red box. I truly hope this does result in calmer bees. First, I don't like the idea of wasted life so this solution warmed my soul. Part of my training before medical school was in biology. Usually wild genes are hardier. So keeping these workers, it is hoped that they will survive this colder winter coming. These workers will keep the new brood fed & groomed well. I am truly hoping for the best outcome. It is great to see all of your children are getting a great farming (life oriented) education. They seem to be willing to help and learn. I am looking forward to your next video. I do learn from the things you do I never did while I was growing up (eg. Bee keeping).

[@memester69420]

The honey cap removal is so satisfying

[@spider.punk.]

Agreeable

[@muffinmacaroni]

Ikr

[@vidim4788]

I know 💖

[@mako9978]

This family is living the life almost everybody wants.

[@Maldunes]

Kind of I mean it would be fun but if I got stung I would die lol

[@jojozhe8047]

@@Maldunes exactly tbh everyone at my school always talks about how good there life is

[@up4open763]

Feel free to work 12 hours per day, and you can have it.

[@mohamedzulhilmialimohamedw9241]

true

[@negantropia1]

@@Maldunes i will to 🤣

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

Hey Jake, hold onto some of the beeswax for yourself. It water proofs wooden handles on tools, is a great lubricant for drill bits and metal blades.

[@aprilpunley8291]

it doesn't have to be that clean for those things use some of the stuff you cleaned out. waterproof your boots .

[@Positive-Vibes32]

Hey good evening. My name is Ricki and I’ve been watching your videos for a couple weeks now. I love how we can be up close so we can hear all the action. I am totally blind and what is missing is description. So in your videos if you could be more descriptive on what you’re doing what you see what things look like and more things that would be too long to list. You do a wonderful job I love that and I just want you to know that. You all keep on being amazing.

[@marycombs3574]

What a good idea to split that hive up instead of culling them all!! I love how you guys don’t give up on something like that hive, but yet find a way to improve it, you guys will have honey coming out of your ears!! especially with all those new hives added to the collection. Great job!!

[@Kings2131]

Wow, it's my first time coming across this channel and all I can say is WOW😯. This is very inspiring and makes me want to try this too. I also realize this is not as easy as it looks and that makes your work even more valuable. Many blessing to you, your family and your growing farm☺️🙏🏻.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you so much

[@k-wallawallace9741]

Oh my goodness I’m so happy you were able to find more queens!! Last you said it was hard to find them this time of year. I’m going to pray this works out for y’all!!

[@stilltlrforlife]

My grandfather was a keeper, I definitely commend you for the dedication and time that goes into keeping bees

[@diamondmoonwolf]

You're living the dream man. I aspire to someday have what u have. Greetings from a young texan gardener ♥️

[@BiterAvid]

This was just crazy fascinating. So glad you managed to get three more Queens. Perfect. Eli's sweet smile while gazing at the empty Yellow Hive spoke volumes. What a strong trooper Eli is. And Eli protecting his Baby Sister by telling Uriah he was rocking her too fast. And Uriah proclaiming that he was rocking her perfectly. Many great high-lights in this video. Ten times better than Netflix and I like that you put the name of that beautiful music down at the bottom. Thanks so much. Love to see all your continuing adventures.

[@lizzyfp3542]

Really glad you didn't have to kill off any bees to solve the rioting hive problem. Well done!!

[@khanhhung1]

Yep first

[@BiterAvid]

Yes. Bees are already heading for the endangered list, so saving every single one has to be a top mission. And "rioting" is the perfect word for that old Yellow Hive. Those little guys were like something new and very scary.

[@susanwehe8270]

@@BiterAvid honey bees are not on any endangered list, it’s native bees that are

[@Keralasha444]

@@BiterAvid “Bees” is such a general category but no they’re not all endangered

[@bean_walker161]

@@susanwehe8270 this!! Honey bees are not endangered. They're agricultural livestock, and their numbers are not threatened in any way. It's wild native bees that are endangered, and honeybees actually put more pressure on those endangered species, which causes them to decline further. Native bee species also pollinate different plants than honeybees, and biodiversity of plants decreases as native species are pushed out, since honeybees are not native to the various areas they are kept, and are therefore not attracted to many native plant species.

[@pietersloft2318]

So happy you could save that hive, in a way those smaller boxes are way better and more manageable 😸☺️👍

[@panicsinsoprano]

I'm so glad breaking the hive up seems to be working so far! Can't wait to hear updates on how it goes!

[@ClubCovertLondon]

I love how happy and smiley all members of this family are. Been following for a good while from a very urban London. Good on you.

[@pandieeexpress]

Hey, I'm not sure if you will see this, but there is a hatchery called Meyer Hatchery that has juvenile white peafowl (pairs). They just arrived, so they currently aren't available, but I thought it might interest you.

[@muffinmacaroni]

Should be pinned.

[@AriannaJolie]

@whitehouseonthehill peafoul comment you need to see here!

[@AmberMccJones]

I admire the way you handled this situation, and the way you are learning through the process.

[@sasham6486]

I love your channel so much. I love learning about homesteading and all the animals on your farm.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thanks!

[@dannynguyen5444]

Love watching your family, how everyone is working together. Eli has grown so much, you can see the transformation as an oldest brother. Such a hard working, responsible and caring brother he is. Awesome job to all 3 boys!

[@eyeofthedivine]

So glad to see the yellow hive sorted, it was worrying how aggressive the hive was. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the wax and thank you for the content you give it makes my day to watch them

[@formulafish1536]

It’s crazy to think that simply killing the Queen and separating the bees into different hives made all the difference. As soon as they moved they seemed so much calmer and happier! And it’s so good you didn’t have to cull the bees as well, so kudos for that!

[@NWolfsson]

It's very plausible that the Yellow Hive was just soaked with stress pheromones, and that it's why they were still aggressive around it while separated parts of the hive were much calmer (in addition to the moved hives having a queen). Indeed a good thing that the hive ultimately just had an overpopulation/stress problem, and wasn't problematic in nature!

[@CK-831]

It seems it wasn’t that long ago that Isaiah was just a baby and now look at him!!! He’s such a big helper, just like his brothers!!!! Xoxoxo

[@Diordreams.]

*What a beautiful family. Those children are blessed* 🥰

[@ImTheSeagull]

Every time I watch your videos, I think about your kids when they are grown up (maybe around young teens) and them helping you. Such a beautiful family and lovely animals!

[@AngeloXification]

It's so great to see kids working with their parents like this, these are lifelong formative memories they'll cherish forever.

[@irinadesvignes7026]

I love that you tried everything ☺️👍

[@KallahĒlRa]

The joy in them babies eyes makes my heart melt!...this video makes me so happy

[@pummelweed2766]

That honey looks soooo good. I try to get some everytime I see it's for sale but I'm never quick enough to get it before it gets out of stock.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Sorry just listed it back in stock. Go quick and you might get some.

[@pummelweed2766]

@@whitehouseonthehill I got one! I cant wait for it to arrive! Thanks for letting me know it was back in stock!

[@aadit681]

@@pummelweed2766 can you tell me there websites

[@strav8337]

@@aadit681 its in the description

[@TempestIsa]

I could watch Bee keeping for hours. The thing that really hits me in my soul, is that you are modeling to your boys a love of creatures and nature. Your boys are becoming ambasadors for these little guys that ultimately feed the planet.

[@beanstalk1309]

There are few things as gratuitously satisfying as watching you guys harvest honey :) What is the crackling sound in the background? That sharp popping noise, is that the comb being rendered?

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Uncapping the comb made a crackling sound and possibly the comb being cooked was doing it as well.

[@sussybaka7492]

true

[@Ghost-Mama]

You have so much patience with your children, and that’s so beautiful to see! It’s very heartwarming! 🤍

[@bendettakreutzer1684]

The best part of the week 🥰

[@SouthernGospelGal62]

I'm inspired! Cooler heads prevail. Great lesson for your kids: take a step back, think it over, make a plan.

[@merrymac5460]

Decapping the honeycomb is quite the ASMR experience! 👂🤤❤️🐝

[@beccapeck5102]

Well done redistricting the yellow hive. Saving the bees and helping them get calm.

[@chrissinclair4442]

I would like to see guys who are going to kill a colony like this, just join with others that have bad hives and put a collection of bad hives in an area where you know they will get stolen. But I'm just trashy that way...

[@charlotted6247]

Great outcome !!! Beautiful family!! God Bless You all

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thank you, Charlotte

[@timothykim0965]

You made the perfect decision moving the bees from the yellow hive. I barely know anything about bees but watching you I understand a lot more about bees. Keep up the great work!

[@aussieprepper92]

You are learning how not to keep bees.

[@johnded3874]

@@aussieprepper92 I know 0 about bees, not really interested in keeping them. But, just a a person who wants to be able to walk anywhere on his property without worrying about being killed by swarming insects I would have killed the whole thing long ago - scorched earth. I homebrew beer and I can understand the disappointment in putting hours of work into something and it going bad, but when the beer's gone bad it's gone bad, and at least the beer isn't going to kill me. Even "bad" beer isn't poisonous or toxic it just tastes awful.

[@munchiequeen6924]

Yes!! I needed one of your videos to drop. I hope everyone is doing well ❤️

[@Cookie_Comment]

You too :)

[@katdaddy221]

Y'all should look into planting flowering bushes near the tree line to help ur bees out! Hunny suckle, jasmine would be great and fast growers

[@cathifamjourney469]

I'm so glad the hive division worked!! Your honey looks delicious 😋

[@travispalmer3647]

this video made me feel so good.....your family just brings a big smile an happiness

[@christineb7329]

1st LOVE YOU GUYS! Who appreciates the sacrifice he makes for his family?

[@jpsapartmentcustom9541]

Cool 😎

[@vidim4788]

You guys have the most peaceful music ever everytime when im stress i just watch videos and it would make me better

[@TheApocalypseAttack]

Bees: “WAIT NOOO”! White House on the hill: “Sorry little ones”.

[@briancaleb6503]

Jesus harvested and ate honey to.

[@TheApocalypseAttack]

@@briancaleb6503 he did not destroy it tho.

[@BiterAvid]

Jake saved them. They are all good.

[@GUTS_s]

The content y'all make is wholesome and so calming, I'm happy that I see y'all recommended in my youtube! Never have I smiled this long

[@joannekucks4343]

Great video. Beekeeping is not all fun and games. I’m glad to see it resolved. I can’t wait to see all the candles you’ll make from that beeswax. “Mind your own beeswax!”

[@Rmoody269]

What a great, happy video. What an awesome family you have. Thank you for sharing them with us. ❤

[@icetime2204]

First! Also ty you guys have convinced me to start a flow hive and I know it DOSNT take out all the work but I am prepared.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Enjoy!

[@carson8390]

I am so glad to see a beekeeper with horizontal hives. I am going to try that beekeeping this year. Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@riskychicken3741]

If you could give your top 3 or 5 tips to a beginner bee enthusiast just getting started what would they "bee" and in what order would you list them?

[@OscarHRamirezIII]

I would also love to know this

[@ZelmaBees]

Each time I see one of your videos I feel I've visited a petting zoo. I love seeing your homestead and your children enjoying themselves through nature. Thanks for posting.

[@surtu9221]

Oh yeahhhhh, the reactions of the bees in the nucs to their new queens were a great sign. By the next day they were exhibiting the same behavior we saw the blue nuc display that made me pretty sure they'd accepted their queens: Immediately calmer and more relaxed. Which was *completely* different from how the yellow hive was behaving despite having a new queen. I'm not even a beekeeper and I'm soooo proud of you guys for managing to save all those tiny little lives.

[@michaelstevens1027]

Sorry I’m missing out on HOA this year. I always enjoy seeing your growing family.

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

Eli is a very brave boy to endure those bees like he did

[@vmr6771]

Those little kids were great helpers to give mom and dad a break!

[@IamwhoIam333]

It's the circle of life. You don't want to endanger those who are doing where they do best 🐝🍯🐝😘 What's that quote early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise. I want you to call your parents and tell them thank you very much tonight but they have raised a very well-rounded young man who is doing well in life and I am so grateful for men like you thank you .

[@whitehouseonthehill]

That's sweet of you to say

[@IamwhoIam333]

@@whitehouseonthehill it's true

[@D3cp00]

4:40 I love the news crawling across the camera

[@bendettakreutzer1684]

That was the second time I heard you say if you weren’t covered “you would be dead”. I’m afraid for you and your family. I know only what you have taught me about bees. Blessings for you all 🦜🌻

[@leefrenchfry]

That was repeating the last video. It did not happen again

[@luciodraco5856]

Ya because these dumbasses wants to kill bees, making them a threat to humanity. You know the more you kill them the more we go extinct right..?

[@CasuallyFeral]

@@luciodraco5856 Really, the issue is not with honeybees. Honeybees are competitive with native bees adapted for polinating the plants that honeybees do not polinate, or do not polinate as well. We have plenty of honeybees. It's kind of like how animal agriculture has biproducts that built other industries. Keeping honeybees helps in agricultural polination... ...but it's not a solution. The real solution is killing your lawn, planting native flowers and supporting LOCAL, NATIVE ecosystems because honeybees don't polinate everything. There's thousands of species of bee and each does their part.

[@luciodraco5856]

@@CasuallyFeral hey it's a A and B conversation so C your way out

[@tabythabigelow9797]

This all looks so hard and frustrating but yet, you still do it for us. Thank you!

[@SnowWhite-gr3mj]

Wonderful Video. Very interesting, thank you 🐝🐝🐝

[@tiredofallthis7716]

Good vids. Relaxing. But what I love the most is to see your children participating in work. Those kids are lucky to have these experiences

[@conniestilwell4545]

I'm glad you and your family were able to be safe without killing all the bees. So far looks like a happy ending

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

I hope that you take this with love and respect that I have for you both. Please get a small Extractor from some place like Mann Lake or another Bee Equipment supplies company. I have been a beekeeper for almost 20 years. Where did you learn to "Squeeze" out the honey? I have never seen anyone do it that way. The extractor that holds 3 frames at a time is about $300. You crank it and it pulls all the honey out of the frames. It goes down into the tank and the tank has a honey gate valve that you can open and strain the honey through a stainless steel sieve, into a 5 gallon food grade bucket, which can also have a valve so that you can fill your jars. The method that you use is probably pretty messy, sticky, and then there is the clean up. There are methods to use natural comb. You can use stainless steel wire and the bees will build their comb around it. You can harvest honey but it may have too much moisture in it, IF it isn't capped by the bees, this uncapped honey will FERMENT. PLEASE, don't let your Baby eat the honey. It might lead to Botulism poisoning. Please read about these things. I hope you will consider this. If you find a mentor, he or she may have extraction equipment. You might be able to use it. We wish you all the best. GOD bless

[@BryanOwens]

Very soothing video and YES you saved the bees! That's awesome!

[@joebob7344]

What a beautiful family and beautiful lifestyle.Nice to see the children helping with the shores. Builds a solid family unit.

[@annek1226]

So can you market that honey as “Angry Honey” when you get it in jars? Lol!

[@lorettasmith9730]

"Made with all the hate and anger 1 bee can create"

[@pamspray5254]

@@lorettasmith9730 Or 100 bees!

[@flipafy3984]

@@pamspray5254 or 1000 bees!!

[@shanexedit7565]

@@flipafy3984 or 50000 bees!

[@Married2grumpy]

I live in Scotland, a friend is a beekeeper, and she makes candles from the Beeswax. 🙂

[@bobbyvigilantwatchman403]

This is becoming one of my favorite channels to watch basically because you are living how God wants us to live and I wish I had something as great as this in my life. God bless y'all and keep up with the amazingness and love 🙏

[@xhogun8578]

Love that you persevered and saved the bees. Would love to keep bees but I am not sure I could cope with bees when they swarm.

[@borkian3gg486]

Im ready, tomorrow I'm getting my first queen bee :]

[@joycegrieves7284]

Greetings from Scotland! Such wonderful camera work, an absolute pleasure to watch. Wishing you and your family all the best.

[@aimeeweenig3079]

My poor husband. Every time I watch your channel my One Day list grows. "Hey, babe? What do you think about getting ____ one day?" Lol hoping to start with chickens in the spring and go from there!

[@lynn.2019]

I was a little worried when I saw the title but after watching I am very impressed and excited that this process worked for you and the bees.

[@christychiu2220]

Suddenly I wanna be a farmer with all those animals and stuff! It just looks so cool and fun, but I bet it's really hard 😆

[@astzfat3319]

So many wonderful family projects! A good quality life for all!

[@pearlperriello6844]

you guys should getone of those machines that spin the honey out and it be easier on you guys

[@whitehouseonthehill]

We will eventually. Thinking about making an outdoor kitchen for next year to harvest chickens/turkeys and harvest honey in. Then we could put an extractor in there. Problem is we have two different kinds of hives, so the frames wouldn't fit from the horizontal hive.

[@austinwang5464]

Nearly every single bee video they post for us, they always get stung by the bees, and yet they still post exciting content to this channel for us to watch. They are legends.

[@lordfaladar6261]

Love these videos! I suffer from depression and its been bad lately. but I try not to let it effect me by a rigorous schedule of activities. I like watching your videos they help me calm down a lot and focus my thoughts your Family is (are?) beautiful , makes me wish I should have found someone to start one with. 👍 sorry about the bees butt these things happen 🤷‍♂️ Better luck with the other ones ! I wonder what went wrong with it.

[@trolojolo6178]

Get a job and do sports. That's all you need. Quit KZbin

[@mitskiios]

These videos are oddly very comforting. I wish I grew up an environment like that, so much peace.

[@superjayplayswryyy8766]

I don’t know why but this is helping me overcome my fear of bees lol

[@jennifermartin3441]

I hate bees

[@KN-ko8ez]

@@jennifermartin3441I don’t hate bees. Wasps on the other hand….not friends.

[@Sm0k3..Flam3s]

When they harvest the honey it’s so satisfying to watch that was my fav part of the vid

[@robertmabry4172]

Put the red hive where the yellow one is for a day(remove the yellow one completely). All the bees will end up in the red box. Then move the red box at night to the new location (I am assuming it's far enough away, if it isn't that far there are some tricks to get the bees to re orient to the new location without having them all fly back to the original hive location).

[@naomic.5180]

What are the tricks you talk about? 😜🤩🐝

[@robertmabry4172]

@@naomic.5180 Lock them in the hive for a couple of days and block the entrance with branches so they don't have a direct flight out. When you open it back up they have to do a re orientation flight. You can remove the obstruction after a day or so.

[@apers0n880]

I haven't had honey in years, and to this day I still know its good... 9:49 Comes around Me: *"I just... Want to.. TASTE IT..."*

[@DuramaxIsBest]

Do y’all have any bantams to sell? I just lost my final silkie not too long ago and I’ve been wanting some new bantams

[@DuramaxIsBest]

@@issaceash7500 well before I say what would you have to offer cause I would preferably like some Polish or silkie chickens

[@sandralane1923]

Your farm and family are amazing. All of you should be very proud of your efforts. The honey looks delicious. Well done.

[@TommyJase]

Beekeepers: you need to destroy the hive whoth: nah lets just move the frames with new queens

[@kathyk479]

Beekeepers... you don't have to destroy your bees. Re queen but take out the queen. Look for a second queen because that does happen in big hives. Destroy all queen cells. Split the hive into 2 or 3 or 4 hives depending on size. Re queen with calm queens like he's doing. Leave new queen in there cage for 2 to 3 days so the hive gets used to new queen sent. By no later then day 3 let new queen out and pray! Feed bees in the process.

[@nztasha]

What a lot of people don’t consider when dealing with an aggressive hive are the drones. 100% of the drones’ genes come from the queen. An aggressive queen is producing drones that could potentially spread the genes responsible for that aggressive nature to other colonies.

[@bobjeff3863]

@@nztasha true but most drones end up dying out

[@barbarahouk1983]

Well we will just have to "stay tuned" and see. I have observed enough genetics from many species (both plants and animals) to realize the whole reason for SEXUAL Reproduction in nature is for variation. So changing the queen indeed introduces a huge variation in a hive. The other wild genes the drones have might very well be a positive in that the next generation hive would retain the strong immune system characteristics. I think this new queen continues on in this hive til the end of her life then as Jake explained the bees produce queen cells. These queens I understand goes looking for a mate and then returns to her hive. I don't think she mates with drones in her hive. I really need to read more about this.

[@timothy4664]

The sound of that scraping is making me nuts lol. It's so gross.

[@jennifersung9443]

I love this so much!! Your family is really special showing us incredible teamwork, hard work, and love for each other and for animals/wildlife. I wish I could bring my kiddos and spend a day or 2 learning from you while pitching in to help. (Minus working with the bees. ;) ) God bless!!

[@LoveU1st]

Beautiful family! The education and appreciation for nature these children will have is priceless!