Aftermath of a Bear Attack on our Hives [Will the bees survive?]
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2023
- A bear attack is never a good thing, especially if you're a beekeeper. They can really do some damage to your hives, and more times than not, they don't even clean up the mess. ;-)
That's where we join John and Corinne in this video. After spotting the hives toppled over, Corinne notified John and they went to work. This area isn't necessarily a great spot for an electric fence, but we may have to make some adjustments to make sure Mr Bear doesn't return for a free meal.
If you're a beekeeper, you know how tough it can be to raise a successful hive year after year. With things like bears, storms, and heat - sometimes it can seem like an uphill battle. Luckily, Central Beekeepers Supply is here to help. We carry all kinds of equipment to help you keep bees healthy and happy all year long. From feed to hive boxes, cone traps to protective gear, we have it all. Come by and see us in beautiful Russellville, Arkansas - located conveniently off of I-40. Or visit us at our online store at www.centralbeekeeperssupply.com. Thanks for watching!
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Hope you are ready for his return,glad the damage was not worse.
We've been keeping bees since around 1975. Never had bear problems until they blasted the top of a mountain about 15 years ago to put up wind turbines. The bears move down into the valley. The only thing that worked keeping them out of the hives is 4 strands of electric fence with a little peanut butter. And the honest charger I could find. No more problems.
Here in New-Brunswick, the Blueberry field are cutting everything "clean cut" and people are starting to see more black bear and new bear where it was never a problem before. I use patriot p20 and the big male 800lbs still try the fence once every 2week. He broke 3top wire on 5wire and run away "lucky bee"
Good luck. Hope her majesty is safe inside. 👸
It's crazy how much pain a bear can take with them bees trying to rip his face off.
It only flipped over one, and from the looks of it, it left in a hurry.
No frames were scattered around, so....
A bear usually leaves the frames scraped clean of brood.
The pain was probably too much.
Un-bearable, as it were.
Tough day for sure, but this video was fascinating! That’s a ton of bees!!
Now.all.the.robbers.have.to.go.back.to.work...
John, I feel for you. I have had the same thing in past years. You actually came out pretty good. Once i found parts of my hives half way up the mountain. You are right they just want the brood they care nothing for honey. He will be back they will not quit. He will be back in the evening just at dark . I have cured that problem several times. I live about 100 miles north of you in Osage.
You are not wrong my friend, he came back.
damn! this is my worst nightmare a bear getting a hold of a hive you did pretty great cleaning that mess up well done
I am so sorry this happened. Glad it is able to be fixed.
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Been there, done that. I must compliment you for how you handled the reassembly. Handling those broken, unattached, up-side-down frames and supers is really difficult and you did it well. Good job!! Unfortunately, I have absolutely no compliments for Pistol!!
Thank you for sharing
Well bear steak with a little honey sounds good. Pistol was looking for the groundhog or had a lizard on his mind or just decided it was too hot to chase anything. LoL sorry for the loss of honey and the damage. Time for a electric fence around you know he will be back. 🚫🐻❤️🐝🐕🤷
Oh my that’s terrible. I’m so sorry that happened to you. I guess bears have to eat too but what a mess it made. Blessings
"Thanks Pistol you just stay on the porch". 😂🤣 That's funny but not what happened to the hives. Thanks for showing us what can happen. Enjoy your videos.
John, Bear is pretty good right off the smoker. Might be even better with a light honey glaze.
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He.may.have.to.get.a.special.permit.to.kill.a.bear.out.of.season,.if.they.have.bear.hunting.season.where.he.lives...Or,.they.may.not.be.shooters.which.would.negate.that.option...
Sorry you to deal with the bear mess. It could have been much worse and thankfully it wasn’t. Thank you for sharing this footage.
I love your dog’s name
Thank you for sharing! As a new beekeeper, any information is vital of what can happen.
By your own admittance you live in bear country as I do. So why the heck don't you set up somethings to discourage Mr. Bear, like an electric fence with some beef jerky hanging off of it or at the very least good, strong strapping. Yikes, it just common sense.
Good job not being short tempered, bees are fun.
Feel your pain. I lost four hives to bees this week. The bees were definitely pissed off!
Feel your pain. Thanks for sharing.
Isn't it funny how a bear loves honey,
Buzz buzz buzz, I wonder why he does.
it is the Larve (baby bees) that the bear is after, the honey is just a bonus
Hate that happen and hate that old bear I guess that old bear needs to eat too glad you can fix it
Last fall my neighbor Sue lost several hives due to 2 black bears in our neighborhood…Total mess. And we are in Central West Little Rock. Thankfully the Ark Game & Fish provided us with a 7k volt module to put up an electric fence. Of course we had to supply the fencing and wire. So now my 3 little hives are behind 7k volts… Sure hope your hives recoup and that bear stays away.
Just part of bee keeping😩
Hi all
Can you not put an electric fence around the bee hives to keep them pesky bears away
Did you see the dog heading for the house? Bad event but could have been a lot worse. Hope for a follow up on how the hives recovered. Thanks so much to you and your lady.
At the time I did see him. Wasn't until I watched video. Pistol likes being on camera, no matter how brief it maybe. Thanks
Have you thought about running a hot wire around your hives? I've seen several people who use both a hardwired and a solar powered system along with using straps and ratchet straps to hold the boxes together and shock the heck out of the bear as a deterrent. They usually don't want to try again after the pain of the hot wire, being unable to knock it over and spread the combs for a quick grab & run before the bees could drive him off. After a bunch of pain and no rewards they learn to go elsewhere for their treat. Like a well placed and full bird feeder his nose is telling him is not far away. Bird seed is like the best candy there is besides honey to a bear.
John, hate to see this happen. This is my worst fear. We have a lot of bears in WV as well. I had one not to long ago but luckily my electric fence zapped him pretty good. Could have been worse. God bless you my friend!
Bear got stung pretty good imo didn't get away Scott Free good video ❤
I was so bummed out and my face undoubtedly looked sad while watching this. That is, right up until you guys publicly shamed Pistol the Bear dog 😂. I hope that your queens are safe and your hives recover, and I hope Pistol stays safe while staying on the porch well away from the bears.
At the end of the day pistol does his best work from the porch 👍
@@CentralBeekeepersSupplyPistol was working from home! I think I saw that you've since lost him? If so I'm so sorry, he looked like a sweet little boy
Yikes! I’m so sorry this happened to you.
Hang in there folks. At some point the bears’ numbers will need to be controlled. A conversation with the pooch about bear alarms 🚨 is surely in order. Blessings to all people and bees. 🥹
Nasty ol’ bear.
True statement! Thanks for watching
I had that happen on July 4, 2020. My son collected what was left of the bees, and hubby reconstructed the hive. The colony wasn't strong and did not survive.
Sorry to hear that, I have concerns about mine as well.
Thanks for watching
Hum???? A good 30-6 comes to my old mind! And the old saying a tooth for a tooth an fur pelt for payment to loss of my girls 😊 I love all animals but when they are un invited ?? Well my girls deserve revenge…. But dang sorry for your loss❤❤
Thanks for the comment, I agree.
Pit bulls would be the go ×4 bear needs a dam good touch up for that mess.
September seems when bear(s) rotate round to us. Usually decimate brood frames... came early this year - 4July. Contimplating electric fencing.
Unfortunately John, I have been there before, lost one nuc and one 10 frame deep in one morning. In South Arkansas.....not up there in bear country where you guys are. That is when I found out bears love the bees and brood more than honey., just like you said
Question : Re Bears. . .
Why not Strap Down Hives real well, or have Cages about them ?
Hope the Bees survived that ordeal.
We only have Children's Story Book Bears here in Beekeeping Scotland 🏴
So wonder why not use more Bear proof setup ?
Hope you can educate
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I use heavy straps on the mountain bees, never expected them in my yard with pistol on the job. Won't make that mistake again.😎 thanks for watching!
#RTBBF Hello to Scotland
Electric Fencing
If you have have ever had the misfortune of being hit with a jolt from a livestock electric fence... you know it will well do the job, and then some.
That bear needs a hefty dose of ammonia to the face, then he would leave the region and will not be back. sorry this happened to you, thanks for sharing.
Pistol was exhausted from fighting all the bears off. That's why they only got 2 hives
Do you think an electric fence would stop the bears.we used a weedburner on our dairy farm. It was hot. Very sorry for your damage
Good luck with your bees
I have seen it many times, the bear could be hiding a couple hundred feet from the hive right now, just waiting to come back tonight
You are not wrong!
Thanks for watching
While it may not completely deter bears it will act as a discouragement when he tries to sample the jerky. Remember the sayin', "fool me once shame on you; fool me twice shame on me". Take a lesson and be prepared next time.
Thanks for sharing this experience with us. As someone that has been following you for a few months, trying to learn everything I can before starting my own hive next Spring, bears have been a big concern of mine. I live in the mountains of Western NC with more than 500,000 acres of National Forest as my backyard. If you have any tips or suggestions as to how to keep bears away, please share. Thans again.
It would seem nothing is fool, however the game an fish guys in Arkansas seem to think straight ammonia soaked rags and hung around apiary is as affective as any other means of deterrent.
Obviously I wasn't using that ether 😩 #RTBBF
Thank you for filming. It was still beautiful bee footage to see you got them back together.
Man so sorry but you did a great job saving everything else and
Not one cuss word and not one sting on you belt line….. lol great video!!! So far all of us new bee keepers are lucky….. but you have show. Us what could happen!!!
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Can't imagine having bee hives without protecting them with electric netting.
Depends.on.where.you.are...My.bee.experience.is.West.Texas.where.there.are.no.bears...We.put.up.hog.wire.to.keep.the.cattle.away.just.in.case.someone.got.out.of.their.own.pasture...That.kept.the.grandkids.out.too...
@@edmartin875 Yeah. I live in bear country just like these people, so that is why I made my comment.
for ya man peeps don't realize how much damage they do, my worst ones are in the fall when they putting on weight, cleaned every frame of brood squashes the queens, I have a motion detector on mine and a pew-pew with rock salt they don't come back after that
Poor pistol. Too tired. Been a hard day.
That same thing happened to me last October in central PA. Two days before I was to harvest and it was 29 degrees that morning. Ended up killing my strongest hive and made it so the the 2nd strongest couldn't make it through winter. The bear got about 30lbs of honey from my girls! I've never experienced bees more defensive than that morning!
it is a shame but bears will be bears
.243 bear repellent. Works every time. Good eating too.
I'll bet your correct, both times!
Thanks for watching
What a bummer for you guys, so glad it wasn't worse. Did you see him back after the video was done?
Yes he returned two more times!
@@CentralBeekeepersSupply😮
Would strapping help to somewhat deter the bears along with motion load air horn help.
ele. bear fence with the wires 4 inches apart from the ground up. if a cub gets its head thru the wires and get shocked, it will go right on thru, then the mother and other cubs(if any) will have a party. I bought my fencer at TS Co.
I believe so
Thanks for watching
I had the same thing happen to me last year
Hate to hear it, but as you know it can happen.
Thanks for watching
What about spikes in the ground around the hives. One or two steps on them and maybe they’ll think twice and run off…
I put three hives in one of those chain link dog kennels to keep bears and skunks out and it worked real well. The kennel had chain link, top bottom and sides and I staked it down.
Ratchet straps on my hives in the hopes that if something attacks my hives, they can't do a lot of damage.
A very good idea.
Thanks for watching
Great camera lady. Pull your jacket down. I saw that just before she said it. She is a true professional.
Do you have an electric fence around your hives? Just curious, here. So sorry for your loss. I love how calmly you handled this terrible situation: it impressed me so much that I subscribed.
Thank you for the sub!
#RTBBF
I.believe.he.has.groups.of.hives.scattered.around.their.farm...I.have.seen.no.evidence.of.electric.wire.around.his.bees.in.the.many.of.his.videos.I.have.seen...
16:15 Sounds like me...
Sorry
Get an e fence asap
He will be back again and again til he is detoured away.
I deal with bears daily.
Invite me over , I have a Snake bite kit !
I’m just seeing this today I’m even pissed.. Enjoy your video’s.. just finished making long hive and following your advice on your long hive experiences….
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Good luck on long hive.
How many times did you actually get stung during your cleanup process? I was watching and I didn’t see very many bees actually landing on your suit
Just one sting through the jeans to the knee.
Thanks for asking
@@CentralBeekeepersSupply I am a new beekeeper and I didn’t get my bees 🐝 until like 1st week of may so I’ve basically been feeding them all summer so they could build up their hive. The lower brood box is now full and they’ve started building up the second level brood box. They were getting very aggressive when I was changing their feeders out on the frt of the hive and they were stinging my suit and one slipped inside and stung me on my cheek. I couldn’t understand why they were getting so aggressive just changing their feeders so I checked the CZcams channels and saw several reasons. 1) possible was I might have been nervous about being stung and transmitting it to the bees making them in alert. 2) I was moving too fast and needed to slow down and act like a tree. Tree’s don’t get stung and last 3) I was making the rookie mistake of inspecting the hive too often and keeping the bees on high alert and edgy. So I slowed down a lot take slow deep breaths to calm myself down, smoked my suit really well and put a schedule in place to inspect the hive once every two weeks. Hopefully they will get calm enough where I can handle them eventually without a full suit.
When will yall look at it again
When we finish honey harvest and return from vacation.
Thanks for watching
Can you rig a bell system or something on top of those hives to alert you? That or an armed guard 😎
This makes me glad to be in the UK! Mind you I've got badgers on my top field, not sure if they would come this far down where all the human activity is.
Would the robbers then give you that honey back via their own hives? And did the hive survive?
Unfortunately the hive collapsed. And yes the other hives just added it to their stores. Thanks for watching
Maybe Pistol needs a Chihuahua dog to scare the bear away, or at least wake you up with all the barking....just kidding....lt's times like these, where not being allowed to cuss as a child comes in handy...nice ''clean'' video...😬🙄 💬
It makes my mama proud, she watches too. #RTBBF
Dang. Sorry guys! Thats horrible.
Thanks Shane- #RTBBF
Wind got several of my hives today:(
I'm sorry to hear that, hope the bees are good.
Thanks for watching
Man that’s terrible 😢
Agreed. 😞
Please put up electric fence. It’s really not much work. It won’t train the Bears to come bother you.
Thanks for the well put comment.
#RTBBF
I have watched this video before an I just got done watching it again an it pissed me off as much the second time as it did the first time. I do not know how true it was but I heard years ago that bears like the larvae better than the honey. I guess that would be for the protein they would get out of it but not sure about that. Here in central NC we really don’t have bears here but there have been some spotted ever now an then . I am planning on putting hot fences up around all three of my yards just because damage to one colony in each yard would pay for the hot fence plus having to clean up all the debris. Is a pain . Thanks
B*st*rdly bear footage. Sorry for your troubles and loss my friend.
🤣 thanks for watching
Ooh those bears are in for a world of hurt once Arkansas bees are Africanized.
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What a shame.
All he had to do was to ask an h would have given hem some honey crazy bear no one ever ask they just take an make a mess my son has bees his name is. Warren he has a you tube
Sorry 😢
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What’s the legal story on bears and such? At some point there has to be a trade off. Bears kill dogs and people too. Not a safe prospect if one can’t defend against such dangerous foes.
bears are a beekeepers issue for sure. but he and I worked it out legally according to our game an fish laws. thanks for watching
Getch your gun.
Gotcha!
It is disheartening
Why spend so much time explaining, fix it first and then explain. Its not just you, it seems all you tubers do this. Yours isn't so bad but when you watch an injured horse suffering while they stand there explaining what they have to do......so frustrating.
We're excited to watch your channel when it comes out. 😃
It is not the Bears fault it's natural to him that's the risk you taking his business