When the swarm's bigger than the trap, what do you do?
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Once again folks, the swarm is bigger than the box. Granted, the size of this swarm is not as large as the one in the video I posted just 2 days ago, • Can somebody give me a... but it is still very respectable. I made this video almost 6 weeks ago, and I'd like to give an update on it. Three weeks ago I added another deep super to it, and when I checked the box last Saturday, they had drawn out all 10 frames and had some capped honey on two of the frames tops, and our queen was laying.
One of the exciting aspects of catching early swarms is watching how fast they grow, and this one fits the mold perfectly. So grab your favorite cup of your choosing, and sit back and watch as I rub a little bit more dirt in the Roosters face as well as transfer a nuc of bees to a 10 frame box. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed - Krátké a kreslené filmy
I'd love to see a march from the beginning to the end Mr Ed!! I'm like you I love to watch that march! But to see one from start to end would be amazing!! God bless Mr Ed!!
It never ceases to amaze me to watch bees march into a box, what a wonderful sight. Thank you so much for your blessings and for watching. Until the next time, God's peace Theresa.
Mr. Ed
Wow- that was a big swarm!! There is such a decline in honeybees, that you saving these rogue swarms and helping them thrive again in a permanent home is so wonderful!! Mr. Ed, saving the environment - one bee at a time! 👑 🐝 Bless you, Rooster, and all of the bee keepers! Have a beautiful weekend!
So when are you going to join the ranks of us bee keepers, you certainly have the love of bees in your heart, the only thing that's missing is taking the leap and getting some bees. I'd bee happy to give guidance when asked. Thanks for all the time you spend watching my bee wrangling adventures, and leaving comments on them, I do appreciate it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I'd love to learn, but I live in a shoebox in the sky - downtown Chicago (in a highrise building). No land here....just a pool on the 30th floor rooftop. LOL Always been fascinated and in awe of nature - bees especially. You have a kindness and gentle nature that is rare and the bees can feel it....which is why you can scoop them up by hand and only rarely get a sting. Keep wrangling...you're a rare breed! Thanks for all you do!
Them little swarm boxes are what DirtRooster uses! but when Mr Ed Catches a swarm! haha You guys are bee-awesome!
Go larger or go home! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I like your great respect for the beers and how gently you treat them. Some of these be videos the guys cram the lids on you know they have to be killing quite a few beers.
Jeff I think what happened was the first swarm was small. It stayed in the box with its queen. The new swarm was so massive they just steamrolled over the small swarm as they overwhelmed the smaller swarm and never had many resources yet as the privet bloomed and the new swarm had nectar and numbers to be unstoppable
I suspect the very same thing, the bigger won out. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Totally absorbing. Not to mention relaxing viewing. Thank you.
Thank You Mr. Ed. You sir are such an inspiration. I had just about given up on Beekeeping since we had a terrible passed couple of years. But since Carolyn sent me to you, I have been inspired again. All of my girls had either left or just simply died off I don't know. But all we have is one hive left. We caught a swarm from that hive, but it was extremely small. But the queen was there so maybe just maybe we are back. Two hives and we're back, yeah right. Again thanks Mr. Ed you and Carolyn saved us.
Keeping bees is a lot more difficult than most would believe. It takes a lot of fortitude to persevere because of the many disappointments, but with our reliance on God and His graces, obstacles can bee overcome. I wish you and your girls the best. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
From 10:00 onward you can see Queen strolling on the box above the entrance, then a male sees her and hops on her to have some sexy time, but big momma is strong and she carries him around the corner where they can have some privacy.
I saw it with my own eyes too, there goes my Family Friendly video status. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Oh, I love your competition with Rooster! And his with you!
We do have a lot of fun jabbing at each other. God's peace Sandra.
Mr. Ed
New commenter here. I love Mr. Ed's videos and just got my first opportunity to do some bee wrangling/keeping myself on a distressed bee box with an active colony. God bless Mr. Ed for the inspiration he provided me by taking time to video and edit his adventures. Wish me luck!
Good luck!
Welcome!
You are going to do great. Take your time and pay attention, and things will fall in place. Let me know how it turns out. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another great video!! I love watching my bee’s fly in with pollen and stuff!! Right they are kicking butt and growing quick.
What a treasure we have watching our bees work.....the honey is on the way. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Excellent- it must be Friday- the coffee was almost as good as the video. Thanks 😁🙏🏻
Add a bit of honey to it and it will bee equally as good. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Another great catch mr ed as usual. Poor rooster don't stand a chance. Keep up the good work love watching u catch bees. God bless.
Thank you for the blessing Jerry, it goes a long way. When the Rooster looks back on this year and his swarm catches, the only thing he will bee thinking is " wait till next year Mr. Ed" thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Right before you picked up the queen, while you were filming her, several bees were trying to sting her. I hope when you released her, she made it
She did make it, and is now the matriarch of this hive. She is laying, and the bees are content. Very good observation. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice video Mr Ed Have a Great Day .......God Bless
Thank you for your blessing, I need all that I can get, and thanks for always following along and leaving a comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Always needing a bigger box this season. God bless.
Thank you for your blessing Mike, and you are right, I always need a bigger box. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That’s lovely Mr Ed god bless
Mr. Ed good day, been watching your videos for quite some time and how eager i am to return home to my country Philippines, i will try making bee box catch swarm etc, theres a lot of honey bees in our province, sometimes on a tree, in our cabinet and in the wild/ forest. ive been wanting to start bee farming and you had gave me guidelines how to do it, you are such a good man, my brother in Christ, Godbless you more.
I thoroughly enjoy learn from you and am fascinated on how bees behave and build their hives.
I am so happy to hear that.I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning. God's peace Jodi. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff , Great. Thanks for letting me know about Friday new videos. I'm subscribed, get noticed of new videos, and go back watching previous videos. I watch your commercials as I know it provides your channel with revenue.
@@jodiyoung5578 Thank you so much for supporting the Abbee Honey program here at St. Joseph Abbey by watching the videos and commercials that play prior to the start. Also, thank you very much for your gift of subbing to my channel, I'm humbled each time someones does that. God's peace Jodi.
Mr. Ed
awesome we have a few swarms we will be catching this year - awesome work Mr. Ed - Ruthie & Clay :)
I wish you all the best in your endeavors. May the swarms be large and plentiful. Thanks for watching. God's peace to both of you.
Mr. Ed
That is a beautiful swarm Jeff. Mr Rooster just can’t keep up with you and your co-pilot. Btw I had been under the weather for a few weeks, all is well now. Thank you for the kind words. I guess I should get my drooling beasties fed and walked next. Many blessings, Kate.
Glad to hear you are doing well, I wish I could say the same about the Rooster, he is so green with envy. God's peace Kate.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed has an addiction.
I was hoping it was not so noticeable. Thanks for watching. God's peace Sue.
Mr. Ed
I'm here from the dirt rooster making sure you behave yourself. Just kidding. New sub here. Nice work sir! I really enjoy the channel.
So glad to have you on board Shane, thank you very much for subbing to the channel. I'm looking forward to hearing from you often. Till the next time, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
this man is a national treasure.
Thank you for your kind words. In truth, I'm just a guy who loves saving bees and sharing the experience. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
God truly has a sense of humor - sending you all these low to the ground swarms! Another great video. Thanks for sharing.
He is always helping Mr. Ed out, thank you Jesus! A real joy knowing you follow along. God's peace Juliana.
Mr. Ed
Bro. Ed. Blessing be upon you. Thank you for what you do. Once you told me that the bees dont sting because they dont have a hive to protect. While they are in the box; don't they consider that a hive? Thank you for you time and patience. Watching you has introduced such an intrigue within me. Thank you again for for time.
Thank you for your blessing Tommy, it is greatly appreciated. By the word "hive," I mean stores, and brood. If these two elements are present, the bees will defend it. Thanks for asking and watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Queen on left side of box with worker stinging here @ 10;13 to 10;18 all away around the corner!
WOW! Great eyes! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Richard.
Mr. Ed
Another awesome video, Mr. Ed! I throughly enjoyed this! Thank you, and I praise Jesus for His creations! Bees are “da bomb!”
God continue to rain down blessings upon you, brother!
Every day of bee wrangling IS a blessing from God, and he blesses me with the opportunity more than most. God's peace Carolyn.
Mr. Ed
you all inspire me to trap (rotfl, that banter with Roo.... lol)
It's a great way to get free bees. I'll be setting my traps in 2 weeks, get ready for the videos. Let me know how you'r doing with yours. By the way, what part of the country are you in? Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I forgot to mention I'm in SW Montana, I subscribe to your videos (very informative and full of lighthearted humor/banter) A person can learn so much from watching not just the success but how your so successful at catching, question? when a swarm lands and decides this is it, how long do you think it takes the queen to go in?
Thx
Paula in MT
Mr Ed what does spraying them with sugar water do??And I love how you make jabs at Randy!! It's so funny. Makes me happy that you two are such good friends. God Bless Mr Ed.
Spraying the bees with sugar water distracts them. As they busy themselves cleaning up all the sugar that is on them, I can go about my business unnoticed. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Theresa.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff that makes sense!! I figured as much but wanted to be sure my guestimation was correct.
Nice catch. The Rooster should pay attention. 🐝🐝🐝😎
I don't think he can, he told me they were so poor growing up he couldn't pay attention. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
374. I would've worn a metal armor on this one😂😂😂😂😂 love ur videos! God bless u and ur family. Please stay safe!
Metal is not necessary, but I do feel very safe wearing a bee suit. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
i really like what you are doing !! you have a blessed life :)
I am full aware of the blessed life I lead, and I am ever so grateful for it. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Modest bees, hiding their nakedness behind fig leaves.
Maybe they had gotten nectar from an apple tree? God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great vid.
Thanks! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice one Jeff
Just another great day of bee wrangling. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi! I just subscribed. I really like bees and I guess l liked them too much, because it turns out there's a hive in the wall between me and my neighbor and they'll have to go through my wall to get in. Anyway, at least it's beekeepers getting the bees and I sure hope they can get them out all right, but I'm a little nervous for my cats and me. Watching you handle the hives makes me feel a bit better. Keeping bees has got to be one of the oldest monastic practices, so it's great that you keep and care for them at the Abbey.
Thank you so much for subbing to my channel, you humble me with your gift. Here's a suggestion, since you have bees living with you, how about joining a bee club in your area and really learn how to tend them. You may even become inspired enough to ask a member if they could assist in removing the bees and setting them up in your yard. You are right about the tradition of bee keeping in monasteries, it has been going on for over 1500 years, we are just continuing the practice here at St. Joseph Abbey. Keep me posted on your bee keeping journey.Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I might be seeing things but I think I see the queen at 10:12 climbing around the left side of the box!
I went back and looked, but I did not see her. Of course I have a very small screen.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Haylee.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed
I hate it when you forget to hit that record buttom! :D Nice catch Mr. Ed!
I'm showing my age. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Lol 😂... You must be in bee heaven down there I haven’t even seen a swarm this year.
This is just a crazy year for swarms here in Louisiana. There are lots of folks catching lots of swarms. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Fascinating watching you work....those are incredible creatures.
I have to agree, bees are incredible. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks !!
It's always my pleasure to share my bee wrangling experiences. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed I just started watching bee videos in the last month or so I have subscribed to your channel and have probably watched 200 of your videos. I also subscribed to the dirt roosters channel it never fails you bring a smile to my face when I watch your videos it is fun to watch and I have learned a lot about the bees The videos with you and dirt rooster are a hoot please keep posting videos I think you have me wanting to get some bees next spring. Can a person buy some St Abee honey through the mail? I’m in West Virginia
Oh my goodness Mr. Ed, you're on fire this season! These last couple of swarms have been HUGE! If this keeps up maybe you WILL need to start putting out full size boxes for traps instead of nucs. But be careful about that smugness over the Lord's blessings now. My Grandma always used to say, "A haughty spirit goeth before defeat!" LOL!
I really try being a good bee wrangler, but when I have the opportunity to run the Dirt Rooster down, I lose all sense of propriety, another reason I need prayers. Thanks for watching. God's peace Carole.
Mr. Ed
You two are brothers and I really love the way you razz each other back and forth. He knows you're just playin. God bless you both for the work you do with such passion and play. You're both making a difference in this world. Will always keep y'all in our prayers!
Mr. Ed, you are very lucky.. I wish to get swarm like you. :D God bless.
Thank you for your blessing, I really need them, and I pray that you will catch some swarms also. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Are you scared Mr. Ed? Dirt Rooster wouldn’t be wearing a Bee suit or gloves.
Not scared, just not a big fan of getting stung up. The Rooster is a man of steel, they can't penetrate his hide. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Jeff you must mix your sugar syrup in the benetier! It's a conspiracy between you, the monks, and the man upstairs! Poor rooster! Hahahahaha!!!
You just revealed one of the many secrets I employ for the success of my swarm captures, please don't spread it around. You are right, the Rooster never had a chance with all the heavenly help I'm getting. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed! I would love for you to try out Guardian Bee Apparel. Not sure if the rooster has told you about them or not... Let me know what size tshirt you wear and and address to ship to and I can handle the rest! Love the channel.
Hey Terry! Of course the Rooster has spoken about you to me, and I am familiar with your Guardian Bee Apparel. If you would not mind, could you contact me through my email at oscelata@gmail.com Thank you so much and thanks for watching, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You are too good for this world
Not hardly, I'm just a guy who loves wrangling and saving bees. Then, I share the experience so others may see the satisfaction one can achieve by caring for such an important creature. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
you know when all is said and done this year and you have beaten the Dirt Rooster by a 2:1 or even 3:1 margin he is going to claim some lame excuse like "but I did mine without a hood and jacket" or "but I was putting most of my weight on one leg". BTW, you better tell that boy to put down the honeycomb sometimes, they don't make those suits much bigger than what he's got. God Bless and keep wrangling those bees.
Thank you for the blessing Glen. Whatever the margin that I whoop the Rooster by is not as important as to the fact that I put it on him yet again. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr.ED
I like how you just pick them up and put them in a box Jeff. Rooster would have had them flying and cut half that tree down. Lol JK I love both of you guys videos. Both are awesome people keep it up
Picking up handfuls of bees is the purest form of bee wrangling. Thanks for following along. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
My favourite bedtime viewing x
You are to kind, sweet dreams. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
There was somethin' big,
Hangin' on a tree.
A box of bees,
A swarm to see.
Box was too small,
For ALL the bees,
The swarm outside,
Buzzing, "Please let.us.in.to.
the 'Inn'!"
"To the 'Inn',"
"To the 'Inn',"
"LET US IN!"
Mr. E'd was called,
Knew what to do.
Put his Bee-suit on,
Put his Gloves on too.
Lemon grass oil,
Swap-pin' some frames,
Scoo-pin' bees off,
Off of that box full of bees!
Full of bees!
Full of Bees!
FULL OF BEES!!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Have a GREAT WEEKEND!
Kathy
Maybe that little white box had pesticide where somebody came over and tried to kill them off out of fear or some other substance that was deadly to the bees
A good guess, but some things will always be a mystery. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
10:14 look to the left... you'll see a bee with another nearly attached with attendance walking to the left corner. Maybe a queen?
It most definitely was another queen, and a drone found her too. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Skymouth good eye!
God Bless you Brother You always give the Glory and Thanks to ABBA FATHER Yahweh....Hallelujah Shalom Aleichem
I was hoping to see the bucket and squeal swarm capture method you showcased a few vids ago. Hehe
Once was enough for me. Besides, I hate repeat performances. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, when is the best time of year to set swarm traps out? I just finished making my first six, but I have never set any out before.
Awesome CZcams channel!
In early spring. For me in Louisiana it's mid February, and I leave them out till the end of June. Glad you enjoy the channel, thanks so much for watching. God's peace Jody.
Mr. Ed
So funny Mr. Ed, stick it to the dirt rooster. Lol
Each day when I wake up I think, I sure hope I can catch another swarm today to make the Rooster feel bad. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Loved it❤️✝️
Hello Mister jeff toujours en super action. J'ai récupéré la colonie mais pas avec l'aspirateur à cause "pas d'électricité dans la maison abandonnée." Donc avec un ami nous fait à la main et coupé les morceaux de cire avec du miel chaud pas facile. J'espère que nous avons fait notre travail bien. A bientôt l'ami JEFF
Bonjour Jacky, j'ai toujours dit "tous les jours est un bon jour pour se quereller les abeilles" et c'est vrai même s'il n'y a pas d'électricité pour un aspirateur et que vous devez le faire à la main. Oui, c'est plus difficile quand vous n'avez pas votre aspirateur d'abeilles, mais je l'ai fait pendant presque un an avant de construire mon aspirateur, et je dois le faire à la main quand il n'y a pas de courant. Je suis heureux d'entendre que les choses se sont bien passées avec votre déménagement, et j'espère que les filles vont bien dans leur nouvelle maison. Continuez votre bon travail. Le frère de la paix de Dieu.
M. Ed
Bonjour JEFF Ce matin j'ai emmené la ruche à mon rucher maintenant je vais les laisser tranquille un mois. J'ai commencé l'élevage de reine. Prélèvement difficile avec le " picking" et trop de chaleur pendant le transport dans ma voiture dans la couveuse les petites larves on pas supporté donc échec mais je vais refaire bientôt. Hier soir j'ai récupéré un essaim que j'ai donné à mon ami j'ai plus de ruche disponible le rucher est plein donc maintenant c'est "cadeau aux amis" Bye Bye l'ami JEFF
That fellow, rooster ain't never caught a manly swarm like you Monks catch.
Just kidding buddy... Trying to stir the pot a bit...😉
Jeff Cotton - there’s no competition when it comes to God’s work! Look at you, shakin your tail feather! LOL 😀
I am not a monk....yet, but I do have the monks praying for the success of the Abbee Honey program, and that really is an advantage most bee keepers do not have. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
that was a nice size swarm-- but gotta give the biggest swarm video to the 628DirtRooster-- i do believe he holds the world record largest bee swarm video on his channel-- it took many men- a pickup truck and at minimum 48 hives to catch those bees-- now that was an amazing video-- boy i sure would like to see you wrangle one of those kinds of swarms-- many blessings....Glo
That is one of my all time favorite videos, now THAT'S serious wrangling. God's peace Glo.
Mr. Ed
Awesome
That's a nice swarm
Every swarm is a nice swarm, some are just better proportionally. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Very true
Mr. Ed: Nice dig on Dirt Rooster. I have a quick question if I may. As you started out by carefully scooping handfulls of bees, you said you were making a special effort in not sturring up the bees you slowly lowered your hands towards the floor inside the 10 frame box, you carefully opened your hands allowing 90% of the bees in your hands to gentley fall to the floor of the box with almost no disruption, and then you came up out of the box, shook both hands violently to dislodge the 10% left on your hands. Would coming up, and excepting the 10% of the bees still clinging to your gloves, and going right back scooping up the remaining 3-5 pounds of bees under the 5 frame nook tied to the tree been less disruptive and had many fewer bees in the air until you had finished removing that big bunch 100%? Just a minor thought for future encounters, perhaps that will become more important as the Afericanized feral swarms move into your neighborhood. Love your videos and love that you include your mom as much as you can. Say high from BACKPORCH APIARIES north of Dallas, TX. Both of you stay safe in the coming weeks.
Trash talking the Rooster is just plain fun, but the current Corona issue is VERY serious, and I appreciate your concern for me and mom. I hope all is well for your family as well. Your point is well made. In my diligence of searching for the queen, I do act in haste, and your suggestion is a very good one. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching. Stay safe my brother. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video!!! How many swarms have you gotten the year?? I know you are leaving Dirt Rooster in your dust. God Bless you Mr. Jeff (Ed). Hope your mom is doing well!
Thank you for your blessing Gina, I need all I can get. I have more than 40 swarms under my belt, not literally, to date. God has really blessed me with a lot of them this year. Mom is well, as I know your mom is well as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed. Its off topic, but where can I find a template to the hive breaking tool you use? Thanks in advance and keep up the Great Work!!
If you would do me the favor, contact me through my email, oscelata@gmail.com and I can help you out on this one. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I hate do say it, But it looks like Mr Ed is kicking the Rooster where it hurts.
I don't mind you saying that at all. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
great video Jeff, what kind of place do you look for to put your swarm boxes ?
My real advantage in placing traps is I place them where I have done cut outs, or where I have caught swarms in past years. Knowing the area where bees are almost guarantees success at catching swarms. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
gut to lv thet bzzzz to god bless u mr ed
Thank you for your blessing Terry. You got to love the buzzzzzz! God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
i gut my bees going to all i have is 1 hive now like to have 12 going
Nice ground level swarm...
That's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I think I’m 3 in the trees and 2 on the ground this year :-( I like the ones closer to the ground.
There was a Bee war. They literally drag their fallen brethren back into the hive after battle.
10:14-10:16 she walks around the left corner of the box breeding
Wow! you have some great eyes! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 500 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Will.
Mr. Ed
Top man J ;-)
Thank you David. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Great
I caught over 50 swarms this year and at least 10 of them were to large for the nucs. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello MR. ED, have you ever tried to catch bee using only wax foundation comb and lemongrass oil? (For just experimenting in easy way only) 😇😇😇
Bees in nuc before this swarm moved in? Lots of dead bees in the bottom of the box? Could be that a stronger swarm usurped the weaker previous tenants?
I think that's exactly what happened. It appeared to be a strong swarm, the first one, but apparently not strong enough. Good observation. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Please excuse the redundancy of my question Mr Ed, but why do you use sugar water for the bees? Is it an alternative to a smoker? And what exactly does the sugar water do to the bees? My family really enjoy your videos 😊
Dotts Hall I keep wondering the same thing.
Hi Dotts. Sugar water calms the bees down. They start cleaning each other up and don't get the chance to be so feisty when being removed from point A to point B.
I am very happy that you and your family enjoy watching my bee wrangling adventures, thank you. I use the sugar water to distract and calm the bees. When I spray it on them, they concern themselves with cleaning and not paying attention to what I'm doing. Smoke only makes bees nervous, and you don't want that when you are grabbing bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I use the sugar water to distract and calm the bees. When I spray it on them, they concern themselves with cleaning and not paying attention to what I'm doing. Smoke only makes bees nervous, and you don't want that when you are grabbing bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So I had a surprise Tuesday 5/29... two of my extra hives were taken over by swarms. How long should I wait before I go through them and clean up everything into an actual set up vs. The stack of last year's boxes on a stand. By the way they filled 4 deeps in the stack (had to peek when I noticed they were playing along) all I've done so far was put a top on and look in daily. 2nd swarm same day over filled one side of a double nuc so I took the center out. Am I ok going through them this weekend or should I wait another week?
I have 2 swarm traps high up on poles within 100 yards of the apiary. What is the sequence of events on moving the trapped bees to their permanent hive in the apiary (timing, process) ? I pulled the trap down (bees shut in) and moved the trap to it's final position in the apiary, waited 2 days then opened it up and transferred them to an 8-frame box. Despite forcing them to re-orient, there were still some bees that returned to the swarm trap site and hung out there for days.
There are so many different ways of moving a swam trap and then transferring the bees to the regular box. In my opinion, as long as the majority of bees made the transition, the move was a successful one. Great job Bruce. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Yes they swarm just feels like it takes forever
I wish everyone could experience the number of swarms we have had this year. So far, I have caught over 40 by myself, and heard many members of our bee club catching over 10. What a year for swarms here in Louisiana. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So big guy like Dirt Rooster catches small swarms. LOL
Will you and dirt rooster be doing swarm competitions in 2021? I hope so!
Yes indeed, and may the best wrangler win. The loser has to buy a Taco Bell dinner for the winner, and I have not paid for one yet. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I would like to volunteer at the Abbey some time with you and learn and help you by working is that any kind of a possibility
Lol I wish Jesus would help me with my bees. I think he just enjoy watching me run across the yard cause 1 bee has kicked my butt.
I hate to admit this, but I enjoy watching anyone but me getting their butts handed to them by bees, it really is funny. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed, how do you keep ants and wax moths out of your trap hives, I use two frames of older comb in each box within a few days ants! Maybe some food left in comb? I live in SC.
I do not do anything to prevent the ants from getting into the traps. However, the moths won't get in there because it's to early in the year and they are not active yet. I have never lost a trap to moths. I wish you all the luck with your traps. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You’ve been getting some large swarms this spring!
How’s “Barbara’s swarm” doing ?
I have caught some VERY large swarms this year, and I am continuing to catch swarms even this week. Barbara's swarm, like the rest of them, is doing fantastic. I already have 3 deep supers on her swarm already. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jungle bird sounds.
You never know what you are going to encounter when you start wrangling bees. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hay hay hay XD You never know when these happen.
Flexibility is paramount when it comes to bee wrangling. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
No, ty, brightens me up.
What about the original colony behind the fireplace. Are they staying put?
I'm in no hurry to get them, and the homeowner is OK with that also. Let's see how many swarms they throw next year. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kelly.
Mr. Ed
Why do you spray down the bees with sugar water? Also was wondering why you did not transfer bees to a larger box so bees have room to grow. That box was full as soon as you transferred the swarm. Thank you.😁
It calms and distracts the bees while I work. It's a lot better working with calm bees than mad bees. The box I used is capable of adding more boxes to accommodate growth, and that is what I used. Thanks for watching. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Is that the queen at 10:06 right above the left hand side of the opening??
Yes it was, and I did not even see it. You have very good eyes. Thanks for using them to watch my videos as well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Looked like the queen to me too.
What does spraying them with sugar water do?
Rooster gonna bee jealous.
What do you mean " gonna bee," he bees jealous right NOW. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
+Jeff Horchoff lol,funny stuff.Peace
funny guy..but a very enjoyable video...thanks
Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, it was an old one. I post new videos every Friday, so there have been many more since this one was posted, and I certainly would appreciate if you'd check a few of those out to see if I was still as funny. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and leave your comment.Looking forward to hearing from you again, God's peace Helaman.
Mr. Ed
Still adding insult to injury I see, lol. :)
We all have our ways of having fun. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed, I just wondered how long a queen could survive in a catcher-cage? I presume and attendant bees would feed her if she wanted them to?
The longest I keep them in a cage is 2 days, but I have forgotten about them and found them dead after 6 or 7 days. Thankfully that has not happened but once. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Right, sorry to hear that! Thanks for your response,
Simon
You dropped that queen several times, poor girl ;P 😂..... I bet they were happy to get a big enough home. I wonder if they did not just come in there and start robbing the already weak colony and then take over and kill all those bees. Nice catch and god bless, you got another one. See ya on the next one
I think it is a very good possibility to explain all the dead bees. thank you for the blessing and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
what do you think killed the other bees?