Do bee hives left undisturbed grow quicker than those opened frequently?
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Once again Charlie and I were blessed to do another massive beehive removal in a beautiful location, and every time I encounter these large hives the question that I often ask myself is do bees left undisturbed to fend for themselves fare any better compared to those that are monitored and looked after? Whichever way a beekeeper answers that question, it is the correct answer for that particular beekeeper, and as such, their answer should be respected. Thanks for watching. God's peace to all.
Mr. Ed
Holy cow! I thought I would pop into the comments just after the video went live (34 seconds ago) and there are already 110 views and a bunch of comments. Outstanding. Anyway, before seeing the video I am going to say that bees left alone will grow faster. 🙂
Good morning Steve, so awesome to hear from you. I have to say, the reason there were so many views as soon as you opened the video was because members of my channel have access to the video 4 days prior to the public viewing of it, one of the main perks of being a member. You know I agree with that opinion, yet every beekeeper has the right to choose, and I respect that as well. I hope all is well, God's peace bropther.
Mr. Ed
One of the reasons I liked Dr. Leo & Dr. Sealey was that they basically went counter to the 'inspect every week or two' methodology. I also enjoy watching Gene at www.youtube.com/@enjoybeekeeping5612 and Wes at www.youtube.com/@SecureAcresNaturalBees - Gene has links to you Mr. Ed and both have had years of mainly leaving bees be. :)
I think they don't survive, the ones that do survive alone become monster hives for a small period. One season, maybe two and than 😭
My experience.
I'm proud of you for pulling that soffit down like a real gorilla.
You have taught your disciple well. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I almost thought that it was going to slingshot him into to the water....priceless!
Lololololololololol come on....lololololol@@YappyBeeman
He could have used the Vanilla Gorilla! 🦍
Would y’all mind doing a 2 week follow up to this hive so we can see how it recovered/filled in the frames you beautifully banded up? This is such a fascinating process- us new beekeepers learn so much from you!😊
I sure will, it should be very interesting to see how they are getting along. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Mr. Ed and GTC for working so hard to bring a little peace and sanity to a crazy world. You are an inspiration to us all.
I love the extra footage after you close out the video, it’s like finding those extra french fries in the bottom of the bag.
My sentiments exactly.
You are very welcome David, and thank you for your very kind words of support for the work we do and for the time you take to watch our bee wrangling adventures. It is all greatly appreciated. Oh yes, I do love finding a few fries in the bottom of my bag as well. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
What a beautiful peaceful area along the river! As you said, "A great place for bee's to congregate and multiply. A really nice bee's hive and very gentle bee's as a bonus. Glad Good Time Charlie didn't get stung and you both had a great removal. God Bless you both!!!
It is a real bonus for us to do removals in beautiful locations, and this one was stunning. Plus, the bees were great! Thank you for your blessing, support, and for taking the time to watch the video. Until the next one, God's peace Phil.
Mr. Ed
My weekend is complete! I got to see Mr. Ed today!❤
Thank you Nashia, and thank you for allowing me to bee a part of your weekend. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for another great video. Special thanks to Good Time Charlie for all his behind the scenes support.
Delighted to hear you enjoyed watching the video. I am always impressed with the video that Charlie shoots, he does a great job showing the details of the work we do so that those watching can get a fuller appreciation of the job we do and the care in which we do it while preforming the various jobs. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 brother.
Mr. Ed
That's a big hive and that place is so beautiful we are here in fla for 2 weeks camping well clamping we kayak down a river that works a lot like that yesterday God bless you and Charlie good job
Now that sounds really exciting, camping AND kayaking. The other part that is really cool is that you take the time and still watched the video even though you are on your own adventure. Bee safe while you are on vacation, and thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Sherry.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff always I love watching you and Charlie. God bless
Man Jeff ! Those girls seemed so very docile , seemed like a dream job !
Please thank Charlie for the great camera work ! Praying you have a truly blessed weekend!
It was a dream job, and the surroundings and temperament of the bees really made the removal so much more enjoyable for us. And I do agree with you, Charlie really does shoot some great video. Thank you for your blessings and for watching as well. Until the next one, God's peace Edward.
Mr. mEd
Good day mr Edd and Charlie.
Good morning to you as well Evan, I hope all is well over there! Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thanx. Grab a good one. And God bless you your family and the bees.
I’m amazed at how quickly bees work to establish their hives. Bees are fascinating creatures, I love how you love your job! You don’t seem like you ever get tired of watching the work bees do! God bless you and good time Charlie. I pray the Lord continues to bless your channel and both of you personally! Have a blessed day.
Janet, thank you very much for your blessings, kind words, and for your support of our efforts to remove and relocated bee hives. The work is challenging and often times difficult, but with my good buddy Charlie and all the other great wranglers that work with me doing this fulfilling work, it is just plain fun! Thanks for watching. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That was a very good looking bite out of that honeycomb!!! Love the video, the music and the birds were so nice to hear! Thank you...
Good mornin Mr.Ed, Yes if we can just let them bee... Great video this morning with my Breakfast.. Thank you God Bless you! Ya'll have a good one yeah hear!!
Good morning Dr. Bruce, I sure hope you put some of your Applewood's Farm honey on your biscuits this morning while you were watching the video. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I'm with Charlie on that stinging thing 😂
As I am too, but I think I am a bit more reckless than Charlie. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
Mr. Ed
Beautiful colony of bees!
Some really great bees, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they will progress in our bee yard in the future. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Tom.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, the way you do your rubber bands is so elegant and looks like it works so much better than the vertical ways most people do them. Makes total sense - THANKS!
When commenting on other beekeeping channels, I recommend this method (if, when and where appropriate).
I have been using that method for almost 2 years now, and by far, it is the easiest way to secure comb in a frame the quickest way. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 John.
Mr. Ed
Wow! The beauty of God's hand in nature.
That just about says it all! Thanks for watching. God's peace Steve.
Mr. Ed
Good morning Mr. Ed!!! Hey and Good time Charlie!!!! God bless you both. I’m watching while posting so can’t wait to see the THANK YOU JESUS moment.
Thank you Brian, I'll check out your post as soon as it uploads. Thank you for your blessings and for all your support. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
That was a beautiful hive and easy to work too. Thank you guys for the video, enjoyed
Agreed, beautiful comb and awesome bees! Glad to hear you enjoyed watching, thank you for that Russell. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Wow! What a beautiful hive and great removal! So much fun watching! Thanks! 😊
Another great video - Fun to watch, so informative and entertaining in such a natural way - Thanks!
You are very welcome Robert, and thank you for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
What a gorgeous location😍 Not breaking a sweat is a big deal-you’re right!😂
When the job is in such a lovely area, the weather is just right, and the bees are gentle, you know it's going to be a great day! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Judith.
Mr. Ed
Always an interesting start to my Friday morning. Thanks Jeff.
You are very welcome Joey, and thank you for your faithfulness in following along with all our adventures. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Wow Jeff, at the start of this video, I thought you were doing a stress therapy video. Beautiful indeed and tranquil, I'm sure you and Charlie were bonding together in harmony. lol. Loved it and educational.
I was trying to get things calmed down right from the get go so when all the action started happening they would bee ready for it. As you could tell, it helped me and Charlie. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thank you Jeff, all my love and support to you brother.
This hive seems to have a wonderful temperament and beautiful comb. Sounds like a beekeeping dream! Nice job guys!
Great bees removed from a great location, and I know they are going to do very well here at the abbey. By the way, I plan a follow up video in a few weeks, stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
Mr. Ed
There's lots of combs rubber banded
I just love to watch it❤
And bee sure to watch the follow up video of this removal in a few weeks, I'm very anxious to see for myself how the girls are making out. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff waiting for follow up
Good morning, from Denton Texas and Brushpopper bee wrangling .
Awesome meeting you and your wife in Marshall, thank you so much for making the effort to attend and for coming up to talk with me afterwards. God's peace Robert.
Mr. Ed
What a lovely place. It's good to see a healthy hive doing so well in such a short time. I'm rather worried about the Bees in my area this year. We've had nothing but cloud and rain all year. I've barely seen a Honey Bee, and the ground Bees in my garden were flooded out by all the rain. My garden would usually be full of Bees and Butterflies, but there are hardly any this year, and lots other others are reporting the same thing. I'm hoping those with hives are doing ok here.
You would be surprised how resilient bees are, as are most insects. Just because their presences is not observed does not mean doomsday is at hand, though it possibly could be. Like life in general, there are troubles that will come, but for us, we persevere in our duties with the eternal hope all will work out as it was meant to bee, after all, we are not the one in charge. Change will come due to events beyond our control, but during that change, we must always do what we need to do personally in order to preserve the peace that rules our life. I am confident your bees and butterflies will return, if not this year, then the next. Great hearing from you Suzanne, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Outstanding recovery. Beautiful hive full of great honey makers and such. Your taste testing said it all 👍👏🏻
Nothing like a mouth full of fresh honey comb to make a good day even better! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. Untiul the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Just a beautifully done job . Thank you for helping the bees . God bless 💕💕
And thank you Grace for your kind words and appreciation for the work we do removing and relocating bees. Also, thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
Mr. Ed
Beautiful property! Great job removing the hive. Enjoy your weekend, my friend. Blessings 🙏😊💕
The entire Three Rivers community is beautiful, but when you get to go to the homes on the water, a true natural beauty. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
well ???? do bee hives left undisturbed grow quicker than those opened frequently ???
In my humble opinion, they do, and that is the philosophy I practice in our bee yards. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
WOW, pretty.
"Do bee hives left undisturbed grow quicker than those opened frequently?"
I think there are 2 sides to every question in beekeeping. In a Hive: Yes they build faster but you can miss issues causing them to die or head for the trees quicker also. Blessed Days, Jeff...
Here's what I said in the description of the video:
"Once again Charlie and I were blessed to do another massive beehive removal in a beautiful location, and every time I encounter these large hives the question that I often ask myself is do bees left undisturbed to fend for themselves fare any better compared to those that are monitored and looked after? Whichever way a beekeeper answers that question, it is the correct answer for that particular beekeeper, and as such, their answer should be respected."
Thank you for your blessings and for taking all the time you spend watching my bee wrangling adventures. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I think one of reasons Mona loves you because you are so sweet from all the honey that drips on you during an extraction. Just a little funny, have a great day and good job to you both. Love your videos.
Or it's because of the honey comb I'm always bringing home from the cut out for her, she absolutely loves comb honey. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gene.
Mr. Ed
When bees go to the Abby, ... they become ABBEES! 😱😝🤪🤣😁👍👍🇺🇸
Exactly, which is why we call our honey program "Abbee Honey." God's peace Terry.
Mr. Ed
15:00 Jeff's pure joy at finding the queen always makes me smile.
The reason for my happiness is because it's like a weight that has been removed from my shoulders when I find her, thank you Jesus! Delighted to hear you enjoy watching, thank you very much for doing so. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
OMG Love the Tchefuncte River, I water skied there as a kid. You guys are the best. jr
A real attraction for fisherman, skiers, and boaters here in our area. I have been boating on the Tchefuncte since 1978. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This colony built such beautiful comb and created such a gorgeous nest. Love that you managed to keep most all of it intact for them!
These are some awesome bees for sure and I really am happy to have them in our bee yard now. I plan on doing a follow up video in the next week or two so stay tuned for that posting. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Gina.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, i love your content. you are a genuine nice person. it comes through in your content! I know people, recognizing the good the bad and the ugly, in my job, recognition of this, kept me alive. i live in Newfoundland Canada, and this year i started keeping bees! i have PTSD and strangely enough, when i tend to them, it is so soothing! where i live, for NOW, we have no pests, hive beetle, varroa mites, etc. FOR NOW . Our seasons are short, but the bees are hardy. so far i have 2 hives, but come the spring, i am going to try and split. see what happens. I TRULY love your content. My wife and i winter in the southern U.S, and i plan on visiting some hives!!!!
I am very familiar with the program Hives for Hero's here in the US, and it has helped literally thousands of veterans who suffer from PTSD and other service related trauma with the same results that you have stated, and I know what a blessing it is for those good men and women. I wish you all the best on your beekeeping journey and your continued recovery as bees once again help human kind. Also, if you ever find yourself in the New Orleans area please reach out beforehand and make a visit to St. Joseph Abbey, it would be my honor and pleasure to show you our Abbee Honey operation here. Thanks for watching. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I will sir, thanks so much.
I saw you take that big bite out of the comb. You know I’m jealous! 😂😂❤
I bet you ran to your honey stash and took a few spoonfuls just to satisfy your need. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff You know it!! I have another honey monster over here now also. Colby my youngest son may like it more than me. He said we don’t need to run out of that light blonde honey that you can taste pollen in. 😂😂❤
Wow, that comb sure framed up beautifully! I'm amazed at how much the bees can build in such a short time frame. What a miracle bees are...
Bees are simply amazing. What they do for themselves and us is incredible...especially if you consider their size, and how short their life span is. Thanks for watching. God's peace Carole.
Mr. Ed
Water Buffaloooo where are you hiding Lake Bissonoooo! 😱😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇸
Another Stunner. A great retrieval going on there. Loved the top down view into the shim box once them inner walls were covered with bees
Just another day in the life of a bee wrangler....a really GOOD day. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Lovely to watch the process. It’s been a blast.
And I love the fact that you watch all of our adventures, thank you so much for being so faithful to my channel. God's peace Mary.
Mr. Ed
It is truelly beautiful there you are blessed with a nice place the abby just all of it is just beautiful , the vedio was great hope you both have a very Blessed week
There are so many reasons why I hold the abbey so close to my heart and the beauty of the property is truly one of them, but what makes even that aspect so magnificent is that these grounds are blessed with the presence of God all the time. Great hearing from you again Fraces, it's been a while. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. Until the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That is one big beautiful hive!!!
Yes it is indeed, and for the short amount of time since it began, it really grew quickly. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Thorne.
Mr. Ed
Wow THAT Mr Ed in a bee Cathedral , beautifully built and a great credit to those wonderful and resourceful little animals. God love ‘em.
You can rest assured in the love God has for us just by looking at the simple bee. For such a small creature, it actually assures the very survival of the human race by it's pollinating of plants. Plus, they make fantastic tasting honey. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great use of comb! What a beautiful location. Seeing the Spanish moss reminded me of fishing with my dad in Lake Cotile outside Alexandria. Thanks for sharing!
And I though you were native to the north, what a surprise hearing you fished this far south. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brice.
Mr. Ed
Wow that’s a lot of bees❤love the painted walls in the honey house. Great work 🎉❤🙏🏻🕊🌈💯
Mona did a great job on the walls and the quilt, I have such a talented, artistic wife, thank you Jesus! Great hearing from you Kay, I hope all is well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff i’ve been sharing your shows to all my friends who are beekeepers. I haven’t made it there yet, but I watch and be a beekeeper through you vicariously❤️ I’m so happy that you have such a talented wife. She does great work. I’d love to make her a journal one day.
I was hoping that last few seconds was a few days later when you went back in and released the queen....alas....next week is only 7 days away. Another great video Mr. Ed sir. Thank you.
I plan on doing a follow up of this video very soon, stay tuned. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rick.
Mr. Ed
I love ❤ you bee keepers you crack me up thanks Keith the blind TOPBAR beekeeper in Australia
I think all beekeepers are a bit "off," I mean who would take up a hobby that getting stung is part of the requirement? Glad to hear you enjoy watching in spite of your handicap, thank you for doing so. God's peace Keith.
Mr. Ed
Beautiful hive, and beautiful job cutting it out, taking care of that comb and framing it all up! They should do well. Great camera work too, Charlie! Appreciate and learning from your commentary during the removals.
Both Charlie and l love sharing the experiences we have doing removals and are very grateful to all who watch. Charlie does some excellent camera work and I am blessed to have him as a friend. God's peace Cynthia.
Mr. Ed
Thank you both. I hope you get some fishing in between all your beers keeping and projects.
You are very welcome Angela, and yes, Charlie still manages to get some fishing time in BETWEEN removals. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This is another one of your great videos Kits if good clean places to work. As allways thanks for making this great video and God bless both of you.
And what a delight it has been for me Richard to have you following along with all our bee wrangling adventures for so many years. Thank you for that and your constant blessings. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Nice job Jeff!!!
Another easy one for the books...we are so lucky! God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I did an easy one this morning in a well pump cover. "Praise Jesus" I found the queen. Thanks!
That was some nice framable comb.
That it was, the perfect size for a 9 5/8 frame. Thanks for watching. God's peace Isabelle.
Mr. Ed
Great episode! Those nails sticking thru looked like they would have been a pain to get around. Your area down that far south is so different than mine, yet the same in some ways. I always enjoy your videos!
Working around the nails that poke through the plywood is always challenging, but it is also part of the job. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tommy.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, thank you so much for your videos. I have been watching them for years now and I have now decided to go into commercial bee keeping. I mean the whole thing including wax rendering and whatnot. My dilemma at the moment is where to get the best bee hives and the rest of the equipment. Any input from you will be a huge help.
Now that is a quantum leap, especially on deciding just how large you want to get. I really do not think I can be much assistance to you as the scale I am at is so small compared to commercial beekeepers. However, if I can offer anything, make sure you take your desire to prayer and seek divine intercession and rest assured with God's help all things are possible. I wish you all the best in your endeavor, and please keep me updated on your journey. Thanks for watching. God's peace Reginald.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thank you Mr. Ed. I look forward to telling you how much I progress.
Those bees are SOOOOO gentle! Question: why do you sequester the queen in her own bees? Why don't you release her immediately?
Generally, I leave the queen caged for a few days for a few reasons. First, by having her caged it keeps the bees from flying off. It's not uncommon to have them all leave right after releasing them...especially if the queen is able to go as well. Second, it gives the bees a chance to clean up the comb and make things ready when the queen is released so she can resume laying. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
In the intro are we at Charlies' place and you're waiting for him to come in to dock from fishing? Don't forget lunch....Charlie will be hungry soon.
Charlie used to live on the water, but now he resides about 10 minutes away, and he says he likes it better that way because the restaurants are a lot closer. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Bryan.
Mr. Ed
Great video
Thank you Lanette, and thank you very much for taking the time to watch it and leave your comment. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love the video, as always - thanks for sharing. I have a question.....I know the light cream to white color comb is new and usually very soft. Does it stiffen up over time?
Yes it does, and the more the comb is walked on by the bees and resources stored in the cells, the quicker the wax stiffens up. And as you saw, though this hive may have only been 10 weeks old or so, the comb was very stiff. Thanks for watching. God's peace Susan.
Mr. Ed
I love you guys!!
Thank you Leo, we love getting loved, and thanks so much for taking the time to watch the video. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Beautiful straight comb!!!
It always makes me smile when I see the comb and know it will frame up very nicely. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff It was the thought of framing that made me comment. I don't think I've ever seen straight comb like that during a removal but then I've only done maybe 100
I’ll say it does 😂. That was a large hive for not so long being there ❤
I'm in agreement with you as well, heck that's my philosophy in keeping bees! Stay tuned, I'll be doing a follow up on these bees very soon as I'm anxious to see their progress as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video as always! Gob bless you both
Thank you Annette, and thank you for your blessings and for all your support. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
WOW beautiful big hive bee's thanks Jésus Christ... Great job Jeff
What a joy it is to discover, remove, and relocate such wonderful bees, thank you Jesus! Thanks for watching, and until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi. super video . Milan from Přerov CZ.🎥
Hello Milan, and thank you very much for watching the video, I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed watching. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
😮 what a big one.
Just like that bite of homey comb I took! Thank you Larry, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hi Im your follower and my name is yonthan. I really like what you are doing great job! Keep it up. but I have good question how do you find the queen? I’m expecting to see part two. 🙏 thank you 🙏
Hello Yonthan! Thank you so much for watching the video and leaving your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I always attribute the ability to find the queen a grace from God, and every time I do a removal, I am praying to be able to located and cage her to make sure she is not hurt during the removal. Also, the video I post this Friday is the follow up on these bees, I sure hope you will watch it and leave your comment. Until then, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wonderful video Mr. Ed! Regarding the title; do you feel that bees do better undisturbed and grow quicker? I'm really starting to believe that this is the case. With all the colonies that you have to manage for the Abbey, is that your general approach as a natural beekeeper? God Bless!
Thank you, delighted to hear you enjoyed the video, and yes,I do believe that to bee a fact, and it is the philosophy I practice in our bee yards. Of course it may have a lot to do that I have a pretty big lazy streak to my nature. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dan.
Mr. Ed
Great job guys.thank you for the video.
Thank you, delighted to hear you enjoyed watching, and thank you for that as well and for leaving your comment. Until the next one, God's peace Adelfo.
Mr. Ed
Did Charlie get to fish from any of the piers after wrangling the bees? I bet there's alot of catfish over there.😂 Have a great weekend, Jeff.
I told Charlie before we left not to bring any fishing equipment with him, and if he did sneak something to fish with in the van, he would not get lunch. He did not bring anything associated with fishing to the job. Enjoy your weekend as well, God's peace Stephanie.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff 😂
Great 👍 video 😊
Thank you Brian, delighted to hear you enjoyed watching. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hello Mr Ed,que maravilha de capitura em, que enchame lindo, parabéns pelo vídeo, que Deus abençoe sempre, felicidades tamo junto 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Uma linda colméia e abelhas maravilhosas com certeza. Obrigado por suas bênçãos e por assistir, é muito apreciado. Até a próxima, paz de Deus irmão.
Sr.
Is that a new knife you using ? i like how it is flexing
It is, and I too like the flexibility of the blade as well. Very good observation. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I know it's a huge property, but I often wonder how much competition goes on between your hundreds of hives at the Abbey. Do you ever worry about over-popuation? Or is it just about the amount of work you and Charlie have to do to keep up with them?
Though the abbey has 1,200 acres, we only house about 50 hives here on the property, the other 100 plus hives are spread out in 8 different locations. This was done after the flood of 2016 when all our hives were lost to ensure it would not happen again as well as for the competition of foraging area for the bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
When you reframe the comb, do you try to consolidate the brood to one portion of the box, or keep it spread out?
I do try to keep the brood in the center of the box, but as it was spread throughout the hive when I removed it, in this case I do not think it matters to the bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Damon.
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what a setting :) mosquito country at times :) but yeah a tonne of comb :) that hive was about to explode, probably still is :)
Beautiful local for sure, so picturesque. I plan on doing a follow up video on these bees so stay tuned for that one. Thanks for watching. God's peace Misty.
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Great looking honey comb. I wished I could be there to taste that new honey .I always love your shows ❤️
I know I am blessed to have so many opportunities to sample the various tastes of honey in our location. So sorry that the videos I make can't let the viewers taste it as well. Thank you so much for taking the time to follow along with our adventures and for your kind words. God's peace Gibby.
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I kept watching for a huge alligator to pull you guys off of that dock.
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Trust me, it could have happened. God's peace Keanu.
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Thanks again!
You are very welcome Ricky, and thank you for taking the time to watch the video as well as the added support you give me. God's peace brother.
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Thank you Jesus!!! 🐝 🇦🇺
The perfect response for some awesome bees! Thanks for watching. God's peace Jodie.
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If you put the honeycomb in the frame upside down, what would happen? I know that bees build cells at a slight angle, but can I modify them?
If the comb is placed upside down, instead of the honey running to the back of the cell and stay there, it would run to the front of the cell and spill out. My suggestion, whichever way you removed the comb, that is the position it should be placed in the frame. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
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Hi Mister Ed and Charlie that’s an amazing colony. Am wondering if you charge by the job or have an hourly rate? Also, is there anything to add additional surface area within the anything BX container?
The charge for removals is for the job, and all of it goes to support our Abbee Honey Program here at the abbey. Both Charlie and myself donate our time and talents for the benefit of the program and monks as we both firmly believe in them and the good they do. There is chicken wire inside of the vac for that very reason. The bees can hold on to it and thus not compact into a bundle on the bottom. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dan.
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Can you show us in a couple of weeks how much they have built out each frame?
I am already planning to do a follow up video on these bees in just a few weeks, stay tuned. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 Bryan.
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Nice
So glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thank you very much for taking the time to watch it. Also, I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
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:) Show us these bees in a month or so, so we can see how they are doing?
I already have plans on doing an update on these bees, stay tuned. What, no temperature report? Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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That is a place i could live.
You and me both Sean. Don't forget, get in touch before the next time you are passing through. God's peace brother.
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Hi Jeff from southern New Zealand 👋 great video 👍 actually need a little advice, im not sure if anyone else has encountered this before, I certainly haven't and im not sure what to do about it. Ive got a hobbyist that has two hives, he last checked his hives in January ( our mid summer) he's running single brood with queen excluder and honey super. he put apivar strips into the brood in January and left the full depth honey super on, its full😂 very strong population. We have an unseasonable warm spell above 10 Celsius which is supposed to return to freezing weather tomorrow, sunday. He doesn't have anywhere to store full depth honey supers, and i can't store them for him either right now 😬 My instinct is to whip off the queen excluders and leave the super until September when the weather starts to warm up in spring, then extract and super to give them room, im curious what yourself or anyone else thinks. I personally run double deeps for wintering, not single brood management and theres so many bee's in this winter colony i dont think i can condense them down to one box and extract the honey supers for him. Any suggestions?
Update lol we had 17 Celsius today, full sun and a massive snow storm starting tonight so I shot over and pulled the EXCLUDERS. Unfortunately, he's got one dead out, one I'm 95% sure is queenless, I hope I just missed her, but no brood, no eggs, no stores except a little pollen on one frame 😬 and his third one has a little capped brood so I'm 95% sure it's queen right still😃. I'll probably do a newspaper combine on the queenless with the queen right but the second week of September is still ages away and that's when our first nectar and pollen flush begins for spring. I hope I just missed the queen it would be such a shame to lose that line but spring will tell the story 👋👍
Like you, I run double deep brood boxes, and like you, I would take out the excluder as you propose giving the hive room for expansion as well as easy access to the stores available...since there was no place to put the honey super. Hopefully things will work out for the hive. God's peace brother.
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Losing colonies is just part of being a beekeeper, regardless if you treat or not, and though it is always a bit of a disappointment to lose a productive hive, things always seem to work themselves out....just not always the way we would like it to happen. I truly hope it works out for him, but I know with your assistance, he is in good hands. God's peace brother.
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@@JeffHorchoff it's a bit of a mess but I'll get it straightened out and it's always interesting to learn about other approaches to beekeeping even if you don't agree with the approach, which I don't with single brood management 😅 but some people have great success with it, and that's great 😃 thanks for the feedback and suggestions 👍👋
Jeff, with all the "help" we humans provide to bees e.g. sugar water, waxed foundations, insulated boxes, honey stores, etc., coupled with the short lifespans of bees/multiple new generations each year = rapid evolutionary adaptation, what are your thoughts that beekeepers are inadvertently weakening the hardiness/self-sufficiency genetics of bees and creating "millennial" bees? Have any scientific studies been done on this that you know of? Thank you, Bob.
My thoughts are always the same on the varied ways beekeepers take care of their bees and I wrote this in the description of the video as well, whichever way a beekeeper choses for themselves to keep and maintain their bees is the correct way for that beekeeper. Though there will be disagreements in methods, each beekeeper has the right to chose their way and that should be respected by other. God's peace Bob.
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@@JeffHorchoff Oh definitely Jeff, but that skirted the question did it not. I'm wasn't interested in demeaning a particular style of beekeeping, but was curious strictly from a scientific viewpoint whether there's any validity to the notion that certain practices might in fact weaken the hardiness genetics of bees in general. I recognize though that this is a circular discussion which invariably will lead one to the conclusion that some ways are better than others - hope you see that distinction. For example, we have learned chemical fertilizers kill bees and so now we don't purposefully spray around them. In this manner, we should take an interest in other things that may be harming bees, especially any practices with long-term effects that we cannot readily see and which may harm bees permanently as a species. If we do in fact care for bees, why would we not want to find out these answers? One should never be afraid of where science might lead us, but open our eyes to discovering all we can about our world and our role in it. The Benedictines have long had an interest in science and Fr Karl Kehrle as an example was a world authority on bees and even developed the Buckfast breed. Cheers and looking forward to your next video!
Can't really tell... you cut the comb with your hive tool and a knife; is the knife serrated or not?
Yes, the knife is serrated. It is a 16 inch cake knife I got off of Amazon. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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How did you manage to keep Charlie under control being that close to the river? Did you frisk him before heading out and confiscate the fishing gear he had stashed in his bag😁🤣
It was simple, I told Charlie if he wanted lunch there was no time to fish. It was a very hard decision for him to make, but he chose the lunch. Thanks for watching. God's peace Phil.
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@@JeffHorchoff Hahahahaha🤣 That was brilliant and kinda mean at the same time..😆
2017 we walked along the local river never seen so bee hives in hollow tress ever b4
i finally moved back hometown 2023 & ride along the river hard see any now .
got to see one them insta honey hives & he gave me a jar honey along the river backyard the honey insta hive invented by the aussie lad 25yr old
I too find it disheartening to see a decline in the bee population. That being said, I hold out hope because at the same time there is a dramatic increase in the number of beekeepers in the world, and by you buying honey from one of them you help ensure the continuation of beekeepers by your support. Thank you for that and for taking the time to watch my video. 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 14 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 over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
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Hi Jeff, I am very interested in how the bees repair and attach the comb to the new frames. Would it be possible to check in on this hive over a few weeks or however long it takes?
I am already planning to do a follow up video on these bees in just a few weeks, stay tuned. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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.
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@@JeffHorchoff I watch every week, Saturday morning my time.
😊 Dream Big brother 🙏
Why do you wait a few days to let the queen out? Do the other bees just need to know she’s in there to avoid making a new queen?
By keeping the queen caged it lessens the chances of the bees leaving the box I put them in. If the queen was uncaged and allowed to roam in the box after the removal, there is always the chance of her flying off and the other bees following her. Plus, while she is caged, the bees will then get the comb secured and cleaned up for her to start laying again. Thanks for your question and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Jeff.
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@@JeffHorchoff this makes a lot of sense, thank you for your response!
Mr. Ed, why do you have to reintroduce the Queen? You can’t just let her go into the new hive?
I use the caged queen as an anchor for the other bees. Having her caged helps to ensure the rest of the bees will not fly off after being released from the bee vac. Of course it is not guaranteed they will not leave her or the brood, but almost every time it does. Good question, God's peace brother.
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I did the same like wat u r doing ... But after the full hatch of all the brood the queen stop laying egg, any suggestions?
I could very well be a dearth began, and often when that occurs, the queen will slow down the process of laying eggs. Possibly begin feeding your bees and see if laying starts up again. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos 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 brother.
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Another job by the ton and come up to this country and I'll show you a bunch of places like you were around. Hope the Fisherman got a belly full and a Jesus Weekend to All YALL!
I wonder if the Honeybee World has your dental bite on record to know who is taken BIGBITES out of their honeycombs!! One day the Honeybee Police are gonna show up with a warrant! 😱😁😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇸
And sometimes I wish my bite was bigger so I can get more of that delicious honey in my mouth at a time. By the way, Charlie is my look out guy for the Honey Police so I'm covered for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Terry.
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