Beekeeper Answers YOUR Bee Questions! Ep. 254.
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Colin, the Highland beekeeper answers your buzzing questions about bees and beekeeping. How do bees make honey? Why does a bee die after it stings you? How do bees know which hive to go back to? Do bees recognise humans? Why does smoke calm bees? Find out in The Beekeeper answers YOUR bee questions!
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l agree with Lucy1934. l've said it before, and l make no apology for saying it again, lf you two were teaching in schools, all the pupils would be A+ students. The detail in the answer about the amount of land needed to support a certain number of bees must have taken a lot of study and it shows how much you care about giving us all the low-down so we can understand too. 👏👏 xx
Thank you so much. Maybe Colin would have been a teacher in another life 🤔
What a lovely kind and true comment.
Wonderful explanations thank you! You manage to put the scientific information into understandable language. You're very talented in many ways! Keep loving each other and all the creatures! Take care!
Wow, thank you!
Did not notice shadow on last video. But with your bringing to attention, figured it out. The shadow on your leg gives the direction to the sun and as a result, orients proper compass position. The angle of shadow on leg gives the compass vector, and the shadow length gives the distance up to 3 miles. 😂
😃😅🤣😂 I love a witty reply! Thanks for the laugh!
Super naughty yet so informative, too! This is how wildlife films should be filmed!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Guys dont ever change,in any way shape or form. Love everything about you.
No plans to change 👍🏻
Very informative with a pinch of humour 😁👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
You sirs, are abuzz with bee knowledge.🐝
Oh, you do make me laugh out loud, but I learned so much about bees!!! Thank you!!
You are so welcome
Properly loved this vlog. Information. Statistics. Facts. Colin’s way of delivering all those things. Perfection!!
Much appreciated!
Well the regurgitating thing is better than you had me thinking, I was thinking about the other end 😂
20+ minutes of bee Q & A brought up a strong tldr response, but I started it anyway and watched straight through to the end credits. Good stuff, and it's just nice visiting with you two. You don't know me from Adam (I'm probably much taller, if you ever see us together you'll know which one is me) but I can see us sitting around enjoying a cuppa, or at the pub, I'll have a half of lemonade. Thanks for sharing your lives with us from the Kansas City area.
I think your bees are going to be very happy for years to come.
Very interesting and informative vlog, love the way you explain things. As well as a great photographer you would have made a great teacher Colin.
Thanks so much!
A year or so back... I dropped by a craft center, during a trip in Queensland (Australia), The center sold locally produced honey. I noted that a number of the jars had *"Bee Vomit"* printed on their label. 🐝
They also sold jars of picked onions, some of these were labeled *"Fart Plums"* 🥺
They say every day's a school day- goes for your vlogs too!! So informative , its got a lot to do with the teachers in this case - who always bring some humour and double entendre into the proceedings 😂 your vlogs definitely contribute to that Friyaaaay feeling❣☺️
Thanks so much!!
Wow that is amazing I never realized how the honey is made. Now I feel a bit bad about stirring a spoonful of honey in my morning tea knowing that it took a lifetime for some poor bee to make it. I really enjoy learning about the bees. Well done!
I found this really interesting, thanks guys. 👍
Our pleasure!
Another fine and informative vlog, along with the standard Foxes Afloat humor!
Thank you kindly!
Colin, your beard is fantastic😜
interesting, informative and funny too, how does it feel to have scarred the country with your bee suit, made me smile and laugh out loud, and throwing in a quick shot of you dressed in your bee suit again has reinforced that image firmly where it belongs haha, stay safe and well guys
My job is done ✔️
Oh you Guys slay me - I burst out laughing a number of times during this delightful video !! Just love the interaction between you.
On a serious note - it was very interesting and informative, with stuff I didn't know., so much appreciated. My Nephew in the Cape (SAfrica) also keeps a number of hives and even sells the honey, I would love to compare the taste of his ( usually "bluegum" ) to your heather honey !! 🤣
Our pleasure!
Brilliant! And the stubble is a great look 😊
Thank you! 😊
Love it!! Love the lessons of beekeeping or history on the long boats. Very interesting and fun! Thank you!!!
Our pleasure!
Fascinating vlog guys, love learning through your experiences and passion. It was the history on the canals now moving into biology of 🐝 absolutely brilliant. Ps I hope you’ll be wearing the bee costume when I pop over for coffee 😉xxx
Haha! It's either that or nothing at all! 👀 😂
Truly amazing .. I remember back to the days of 2,000 subscribers .. just goes to show how much we all love you and your lifetime adventures ❤️❤️❤️
Wow, thank you
This vlog is one of the best that you have done. So much information to absorb. I so enjoyed it and have definitely learned more about bees than I ever did before. Thank you, have a fab weekend. Cheers
Another great video. The drone views and explanations help so much.
Glad it was helpful!
I didn't even notice that shadow, now I can't forget about it. Thanks 🤨
🤣🤣🤣
Learnt a lot and laughed a lot! Love you guys. Chas x
Fantastic informative chat …. only wish I could show my 6 year old granddaughter 😳
Thank guys …. 😉
I found out the hard way, I’m allergic to bee stings, but I’m really enjoying all your informative bee vlogs. I’m up for informative chicken videos as well, Shaun……hint hint….happy Friday everyone!
There was a survey question that came up and asked for my score on this vlog. I accidentally clicked a 3 star when I meant to click a 5 stat. Watching this vlog I learned a great deal about bees. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATIVE VLOG !!
It was very interesting about co-exiting of wild bees and brought in hives. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was a really fun, informative vlog! And Colin, you're right - I will never get the sight of you in your bee suit out of my mind, I giggle every time I think about it. Hugs to you both, and scritches for Otis and Ollie!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another fascinating and imformative video. You guy's would make brilliant teachers because you make acquiring knowledge so entertaining. Keep well and safe. James.
Wow, thank you!
Great information. Thanks for the education 😊
Any time!
Colin, fascinating what you say about the number of bees and how far they forage.
I used to live in Lewisham, south-east London to you, perhaps. On the face of it not a great place for bees perhaps? But in fact within that three mile radius, there was Black Heath, Greenwich Park, Ladywell Park, Beckenham Place Park, Crystal Palace Park, Dulwich Park, many smaller parks and gardens, and loads of street trees, many of them limes (Tilia, so not sure how that works, lime trees make lovely honey), so in fact there was tons of bee food around. So much so that there was locally produced honey for sale in our local "Whole Food" shop. Not such amazing scenary though!
Nice explanation - though I think some of your botanical 'facts' may not be strictly correct..
Yeah, I noticed the shadow too! And you are so right about that 'special' suit. Seared is the word!
Your new lives and the happiness it has brought you both is so apparent and beautiful. Very groovy. So happy for the both of you. PS Love this bees video, so informative and of course, funny.
Not to worry Shaun, I once been searching where I lived ... Was a nice party before. Good weekend!
Thank you ..that was really interesting 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
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Good thing honey is so delicious that the process is put out of mind 🍙🐝 and my biscuits taste yummy.
So true!
Great vlog Guys. So interesting knowing what makes a be respond the way they do. Many thanks for your answers. Take care, stay safe and well. With regards, Derek.
Our pleasure!
Really interesting vlog Colin & Shaun. My gt aunt had a huge apiary in nz and used to sell her honey internationally in the 60’s. Listening to you I could feel her around as a spirit. Have been interested in how it works since you started having hives. Feel sad the bee died that stung me back in April. The stinger was huge, had to go to a chemist and get them to pull it out. Was on my eyelid. Have a late question - why do they sting people for instance ? Take care 🩷🩷🙋♀️🙋♀️
They only sting if they feel threatened.
Love the video as always. Always makes you laugh
Fantastic episode. Just so many wows!
Hi boys and family of animals, a very interesting vlog have great week 😊
Never knew! ❤ Fascinating ! 👉🏻👍🏻🐝
I thought I was pretty well informed on my bee-knowledge especially since my neighbor keeps about 20 hives…..but this was amazingly informative!!!! Not to mention gorgeous to see the Highlands in full bloom!!! Heather honey is very special and different from most other honey…..be sure to mention that when you sell online and world-wide. You guys are so wonderful!!! My dearest friend in all the world lives just east of Inverness. When I go visit her I hope we can pop in for a cuppa. I’ll bring some Maple syrup from my backyard and we can trade! Cheers!
Number 10 . Definitely yes 100% no body will be forgetting that any time soon 😂👍👍
You got that right!
Thanks you 2 enjoyed the blog
Best Regards Martin King
Oh! Tenner each lol
Thank you so much, Martin!
Still laughing about the eyes! And winking! Love the facial hair Colin.. makes you look dangerous! Now Shaun needs a beard💜💜 THE DANDY DOBSONS! 💜FANCY FOXES!💜
This was very, very interesting information on bees and the hives. Maybe bees recognize your particular scent/pheromones? I've gone out to my little pollinator garden and watch the bees from a distance. Your explanation of the number of bees an area could support if fascinating and I wonder about my community in Arlington Virginia because the county has offered hives for people to raise bees.
Interesting!
Brilliant episode it was really educational.
Thank you!
Interesting vlog today Colin and Shaun very useful information you're doing an excellent job on exsplaing about the bee's Colin and what they do. Take care and look after yourself Alistair.
Thanks 👍
We have lavender in flower at the moment and its full of bees everyday
Very interesting, thank you for your explanation.
That was very informative. Thanks for the vlog. They eyes on fingers made me recall. At a charity event I was teamed up with a small group of inner city children . One young girl had a glass eye. She was not self conscious at all and her trick was to take out the eye, close her eyes, and place the eye in her lips. It looked very odd.
I am glad to have found a vlog that helps us keep up on the birds and the bees!
Thank you so much for being fun and informative!
Our pleasure!
I loved all the information on the bee's...the only one I knew the answer to was about them dying once having stung you....I love bee's after living in England and realizing how there was a threat against them...I no longer swat at them, but gently shoo them away ....I don't feel the same about Wasps or Hornets though! And as usual the pair of you crack me up, thanks for the laughs!
Nice one ! Another funny and informative video 👍👍
Thanks! 👍
Awesome vlog! So much great information about bees. Love the banter and laughter from you two. Keep the bee suit, it was amazing!
You two are such a pleasure. Thanks for the content.
Our pleasure!
Very informative, I had no idea how "busy bees could be" hence the saying "if you live in glass houses never throw stones" I jest I did enjoy & thanks for the lesson. Have I now got an "ology"(Lipman bt ad)
Glad it was helpful!
Lucky bees to have you looking after them Colin - very informative vlog. Good to see you have a calendar like mine on your wall - full of little notes!
It’s a fab calendar isn’t it? 🤣🤣
Awesome info. Enjoyed the presentation too👍👍
Excellent vlog…informative and interesting… like a carry on film with … udders.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative and entertaining as always. When you counted to 12 I thought of the late great Joan Rivers' joke. He's so stupid he has to....when he counts above 10! Can't blame me given your preference for swimming attire... Take care!! Look forward to every posting.
The best way to learn is while you're laughing! Gosh, I love your videos.
xoxo's Sandie
Oh thank you ❤️
Having kept bees for over 50 years I have conclude that bees come to know the beekeeper from his or her body odour. That is why strong perfumes or aftershaves should be avoided, as I found to my cost when first starting with bees and using Brut,
it attracted the women but angered every hive in my apiary.
Really informative, thank you! Interestingly, rhododendron ponticum is the most common type in the uk and it spreads quite quickly! (one with the purple flower) maybe I should be worried, we used to suck the nectar out of the flowers when I was at school walking down to the sports field! 😜
Brilliant really like the way you explain thing nothing fancy just down to earth English that everyone can understand thankyou ❤
Quite fascinating thank you.
Our pleasure!
Great information. Thanks for all that. Love hearing from you guys.
Tilia is a great nectar producing tree that also makes for good honey. Linden honey is highly valued in Europe, as is Basswood honey in the Americas.
You guys are fantastic, I'll never forget the waggle.
he said pull out lol I learned a lot in this video plus it was very funny
Thank you for the information; thank you people for asking such interesting questions!
Always love the BEEES! And today I also learned that on the north shore of Loch Brora is a place called "Gordonbush". Sounds at once familiar and naughty to me. 😂
Hi Colin I loved listening to you talking about bees I think they are so fascinating I always leave some sugar water on my window sill
Lots of great info on the lovely bees. No matter how much regurgitating goes on, I love honey!
Very true!
Thanks for video God bless. More honey, looks yummy.
Thank you Colin and Shaun blessings from Queensland Australia you are the best
Thank you so much 😊
Great video especially since you used my question
No problem!
A very informative, well researched and well illustrated vlog.....Thanks guys. Tricia and Neil.....
Glad you enjoyed it!
My brother in law is opening a shop in wick he's got alot ov vintage train sets when he's open I'll let you now
Thanks, Colin, that was a fascinating vlog, funny to see you being all serious (for once) and Shaun showing his riskay side, hilarious to see. I was all set to turn you off just before the outtakes when Dave spotted there was more to come, “don’t you dare cut him off yet” was his response. Yet another great video, thanks, keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it. Watch till the end!!! 🤣
So interesting thank you
Very welcome
Thanks for another well done,humorous and educational video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Such a great Vlog, you really are the best and so grateful a question I asked regarding the plants was answered thank you so much ❤❤❤❤
You are so welcome!
That's not a bee suit. : ) Colin, you look very dapper with your new beard.
Loved the video, Thank you so much! informative, and had a great laugh! Had a fascinating conversation with hubby about where he would have his 5 eyes! 🤨🤔🤪😂
Love that!
Yet, Again, a informative and funny video! Thanks for making my day a lot better🥰
You are so welcome!
Hi guys. Very informative. 😊
Thanks for watching!
Shaun and Colin thank you for the interesting vlog. Love the information on the bees
Our pleasure!
This is amazing vlog guys I'm nuts on bees so thank you so much x
It was once again a very informative vlog; loved it! Great idea sending in questions 😊
Yay, thank you!
You have better knowledge of bee's than most on CZcams.. I'm from New Zealand..
You should definitely run more bees on that land!!
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for all the interesting information.
Our pleasure!
great video
Wonderful video!! I never knew much of this and I learned 10 new things!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool vlog, gentlemen! Another question for another time: Does your drone bother the bees?
Not at all