🔵Stopping a swarm before it begins! PLUS boosting a little hive!
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- Cutting a large colony back to prevent swarming!
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Perfect Teaching! You sent that brood and bees to the right hive,most people don't give the bees too, I do to protect the brood, I see you do so many things for the right reasons that u don't mention,but some of us see anyways,good job as usual
Thanks Baddest!
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Here I am in fall watching a spring beekeeping video. "Only" 6 more months until spring is here again. I can hardly wait!
Buddy just keep that camera rolling cuz we are glued to your frames! Haha! Never can get enough if you love
BEE POWER!!! THANKS TO YOU BOTH! :)
I have 2 strong hives which are preparing to swarm in March !!! when I check I noticed the queens had not laid a single egg in the frames up above in the supper, even though there was plenty of space up there!! thats true for both of these hives. so I did what Kamon suggested. I cut away all the queen cups and then I moved 2 frames of brood from deep body up to the suppers, and replaced them with 2 empty comb frames. 2 days later the hives appear to have changed their mind about swarming... Thanks Kamon
From Lincolnshire England. You're a real hive of information, brilliant videos and I love the chats. Mind you stay well in these troubling times. God bless.
Last year you finally topped 10k subscribers. Now it says you're at 14.9. That is awesome and Laurel is such a big part of it.
She is a huge part of it. She does so much! The poor girl doesn't get enough credit for having to put up with me.
I enjoy the longer videos! It's interesting to see how you deal with different situations. I've learned a lot from you over the last year and my bees are looking great!!
“I like big bees” (too young to remember the song…) funniest moment in the video! Great video. newbie beekeeper here. Your doing so much of the stuff that I’ve read or heard other say. Thanks for sharing your expertise. We are living in Washington raising sheep and looking to move our sheep (now with bees) operation down your way. We have found a 240 acre farm that we are interested in and are looking at selling the frozen homestead here! My Dr. called me a dope for starting to keep bees when I have a sting allergy….but I bought a great bee suit with pockets for at least two auto-injectors so I don’t die out at the hives! Just something I’ve been wanting to do all my life and now that I’m too old to care if my livestock kills me….I’m going for it!
Kamon, I really enjoy watching your videos. You have great passion not only for compassionate beekeeping, but for teaching as well. I also smile when I hear how you relate to Laurel.
Great looking colony!! Thanks Kamon and Laurel for taking the time to make these videos and educate others so they can be self sustainable within their own apiaries. 🐝🐝🐝
Thanks for this very informative video. When I’m working my hives and I have a question or start second guessing myself I often find myself thinking back to your videos to see if I can remember how you handled a similar situation so I definitely will watch this one a second time. I know there’s information here that I’ve needed in the past and will need in the future!
Dont apoligize for your videos going over!!! I really enjoy watching you guys and feel its bonus material when you find new situations in the hives. Great video!!
I agree. His videos are so chill it is like living vicariously through him while I’m at work. The longer the better.
Dont Worries about if the video is long because the information is great and 100% perfect teaching
Definitely not perfect but thank you!
I don't know how I missed this one maybe I was still upset about the lost traps .. Thanks so much for helping out the cut out hive I'm rooting for and as usual all the awesome precious information you keep teaching me with a smile and eagerness to watch and look forward to your next updates and information 😊😉
We had snow yesterday 5/09/20. Fun times in Western NY. Thank you for sharing the videos and giving us up north some spring time hope!
Lol I'm in wny as well. Greetings
I am always amazed when watching American beekeepers working their hives with minimal protective gear ,and not being attacked . Your bees must be very docile . Mine would eat me alive in the same situation ! My teachers and mentors taught me to add frames of brood WITH adhering bees to the weaker hive rather than shaking the bees off the frame . It's worked for me for 30 years , but , to each his own . If it works don't fix it !!
Ha yeah I'm in the US and my bees would love for me to show up in a T-shirt, they would zap me to no end. I've been attacked 1 time and ever since I always wear my PPE!
Bee Rancher .
@@nancypectol7068 What ????
Not all hives I have a few you need to dress up for combat.
Those are on the requeening list
Great video! I really enjoyed watching this inspection and seeing your thought process through it. I have 2 hives in similar condition and was uncertain about what direction to go. I'm glad to see this scenario played out! Thank you both!!!
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Kamon Reynolds - Tennessee's Bees Nectar has been pouring in for a couple weeks in Central Arkansas, but Really coming in strong now.
I've been watching FBM and BYB for years. I'm glad I found you Kamon, your videos are a refresher. I like how you experiment. Stay strong Brother.
Great video. I checked my hives today in Texas and removed several queen cells. I have one hive like the one you inspected and will likely have to split the hive.
@@michaelash9224 glad you stepped your game up
Kamon you are a real inspiration. Love your videos. I’m from NJ and I also have a triple deep hive. We just had 80 degrees on Friday and opened them up. I am afraid of a swarm too, so this video was great to watch. Unfortunately this is the only hive I have so I can’t move resources around as you did. I plan to split them but from my understanding it’s still too early, so I need to get them to make it a few more weeks so I can make or buy a queen. Personally I would rather make my own queen. You mentioned a video in the future of making a split. Would love to see it. Already watched the one you made from the past and it was great information.
Laurel, what would we do without you? 🤔 You keep track of everything!😘🤗🙏💪🤟
Thanks for another very informative video. My colony looks like yours did in the video. I'm tempted now to try my first split. Just need a bottom board to get it done. This has been a very big year for pollen in Oklahoma. I sure hope the nectar flow starts soon!
Hy dont be afraid to make films to long find u very onteresting probanly listen to you and laurel more than my pwn grand children. Keep you and yours safe. Best wishes from somerset england
I can hardly wait to get into my hives after watching this video. Hopefully next week will be warm enough. It snowed 2 inches here in SE Iowa yesterday.
Thanks to both of you! I appreciate you sharing your work. Never too long😊
Ip in East Central Ontario and pretty near no snow left on the ground.
My bee yard sounded just like yours, this afternoon. Bees all out flying and having a great day. Hoping they start hitting the willows and elm trees. They ate the first pollen patties then have left what I put in last week.
Spring is here, only supposed to be a few more nights below freezing.
Don't be sorry for the length of the video. I'm here watching and trying to learn. Very informative! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for the video. So looking forward picking up my nucs soon and to get started beekeeping.
'Build The Wall !!' Queen Bee Laura, Hive#2, March 2020
Saw your interview with Fred. I will be watching all your videos! Thank you!
Kamron, you set me up. I was waiting to see a second queen. I have never had a colony with two queens. By the way, in MN it snowed a bit last night.
Great video, it can take extra time working two hives especially a thriving colony.
Kamon, I found the subject of two Queens interesting and coincidental. I accidentally combined two queens into one hive last October. I just discovered the evidence yesterday when I found two green marked queens in the same hive.
Carniol bees sometimes doing this. My friend trying Carniol he said same. Reason Some Agricultural products insect poisons or high electronic waves high woltage or 5g etc..
Love all the videos. I really hope your channel takes off!!! You’re a great online mentor!
You are one of my favourite people as well as a bee keeper your enthusiasm shows when you're talking and looking at your bees. Got to ask where do i go to get a lovely woman like your wife you are a very lucky man she shares your interest in bees. My last girlfriend was for all this the first few bees flying around her then the sting and the last i saw her was runningaway like tom and jerry her being jerry 😅
Looks my bees, Crazy big for April.
Thanks, I enjoy the longer videos. We are seeing similar growth in Dahlonega, GA.
I'm learning, keep looking and telling what you're seeing! Thank you!
Almost spit out my Tim Hortons when you mentioned Canadians complaining about the snow! My last snowfall was in early May!
Love all the information you give when you are working your bees and like how you treat them. You don't just slam the frames around and kill half the bees i never understand why most people do that. 👍🐝🐝🐝❤
I love "bee shine"! :-)
Thank you so much- excellent content. I live on the AL Gulf Coast. I had capped queen cells on my hives in mid February. I'm only in my 3rd year so I'm still trying to figure out my seasons. But this video really helped - I knew a couple of hives were super full in early February and I should have tried to split them at that point. By the next weekend, they had the capped cells. So I'm thinking I need to look at the end of January or first of February for next year. Even the new nuc I got had capped queen cells a week after install.
A question: how often does it happen that there are two queens in a colony?
Laurel - I love your videos. This is one of your best.
Wow, some hive! You guys are soooooo far ahead of NJ. Thanks for the information. Always great to hear I'm doing things wrong again.... lol.
good video, i would have taken that brood frame in the second box and the one in the third box, when those foragers come home, must be pretty crowded, the extra box you put on takes care of that but eventually you will like to get down to two deeps
Need warmer temps, and be coverage to do this. I agree about robbing and giving to weak. But with still having cool temps makes it difficult. Like hearing about swarm prevention. Always learning
Dude! It’s my first year and I’m learning so much from you and your videos.
Glad to hear it!
Swarming that subscribe button is a good thing!
hey Kamon thanks for making great videos and thanks for always talking about how good the Dadant smokers are. I got one for my self for christmas and got to experience how well it worked a couple days ago in my first early spring check. Also my 5 year old daughter sat next to me and watched this video and was amazed at how many bees there are in that hive. Thanks again 👍
Here in Bavaria we have had 2 weeks in the high 60s and this week has dropped down to the 20s and 30s. bees were very active with lots of brood, not a lot of activity on the landing board now.
Between you and Ian steppler u 2 r the king's of bee keeping u and Ian should team up for a live chat
You are way to kind. Maybe Ian and I can that would be excellent!
@@kamonreynolds What's good brother? What zone are you in? Have you heard of Caucasian bees?
@@kamonreynolds How do I feed my bees close to commercial hives? I just lost 4 of 6 strong, mite free hives. I had treated with OA and Apivar. When the commercial beekeeper pulled his production supers off they absolutely decimated my hives. I had been feeding mine for about 3 weeks prior to this. I even lost my strongest hive that was 3 boxes high and solid with bees. I restricted my hives to 1 inch openings and it did not matter. Very disappointed. Killed every bee in those hives and took all the honey and all I could do at that point was watch it happen. Should I use external feeders from now on? I had been feeding with internal feeders approximately 3 weeks prior.
Kamon thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Thanks Kamon and Laurel from Niagara Region, Canada. Caught that “Canada” comment in the video😀🐝. Just drove through Tennessee last week! Beautiful countryside! Great swarm prevention video. Thank you. Keep up the great videos. Would love to see more like those. One of our biggest challenges next to Varroa. I have 14 hives and don’t want to really increase in size. Thus not really wanting to do splits to control swarming. Equalization is great much like you did in this video. Ian Steppler also does the equalization approach with his hives. I will do that too once the snow all melts. Any other recommendations for us hobby beekeepers with 10-20 hives that just want to produce honey? This year I am testing three double nucleus resource hives. (Ie. With 2 Queens). I intend to super as Ian S. does. Great for honey production and backup production hives for next year. Have you ever tried Snelgrove boards for swarm control? I bought a couple at Dadant in Frankfort, Kentucky about a week after you visited!
You could make a few extra nucs and sell them. Put up for sale on Facebook and make some cash.
Excellent, informative video. Keep em coming 😃
Great video Kamon and Laurel!! Question - why didn't you take two frames of brood away and make a split? Is it to early for you or you don't need more bees? Nice to take my thoughts away from the virus stuff and think of fun things.
We are making splits but I really wanted to to show some folks how to help boost a little colony and alleviate swarming before it starts on a hive that is ahead of the game. What we pulled would have made a great split!
For moisture problems is their anyway to have like a special divider sandwiched with a screen mesh having paper newspaper wedged in between for a temporary effort. ? So when you notice moisture being drawn out take out the divider. It is analogous to using newspaper put inside wet muck boots and leave in for 8 or more hours to draw out the moisture.
Awesome video! I really appreciate you sharing your videos!!! 💓
As a newbee I don't have any drawn comb. I use plastic foundation and I see the mix of plastic and starter strips. With no drawn comb to spare would starter strips be better to encourage them to draw out when splitting or anytime you are manipulating frames.
Thanks,
Susan
N W Georgia
My opinion is the old beea still loyal to the other hive can return there. But basically all the nurses and soon to be growing brood will become part of the new hive? How did I do?
Love watching your videos. You always have such helpful info.
Checked my hive yesterday. Lots of brood, larvae, eggs and a lot of drone brood .will split it soon. Thanks for sharing the info
Today here in the eastern counties of the UK it was a lovely spring day. As we're in self isolation I was taking advantage of the beautiful morning when I spotted my first honey bees of the year on my marigolds by the pond. Even saw a solitary bee too. My hive is set up and ready. Hoping its just a matter of time.
look Kamon! A squirrel! Hope you all stat safe and well. Stu
Kamon likes Big Bees... and cannot lie... 8)
Did anyone ever tell you that you are strange! You get excited watching bee's back side! LOL!
Thanks kamon, for the awesome videos, please keep them coming!
Just earned a sub. Loved this. Just got a hive. Great info here and passion. And no suit! Gutsy!
I plan to put up some swarm traps and also some splits to try and keep mine from swarming as much.
Great teaching video.
Im a new bee keeper Thank you
Are those plastic frames in the colony you gave frames? I put BBQ skewers in my frames like that to help support the wax but I hadn't seen foundationless plastic frames like that.
Thank you for the video! I know you're adamant about taking care of the varoa problem. I'm just a small first year beekeeper. Would you suggest the strips for my small scale?
Really enjoy waiting your video! Thank you for sharing 🐝🐝🐝
Have to ask.... You don't get stung? When I'm in the brood nest they will sometimes start pelting me. :/! Of course, I'm no commercial beekpr
I do get stung Melissa :-) However, over 17 years I have better technique than I use to did so I don't get stung near as often. Also, we raise our own queens. We select for gentle behavior. Still get stung but not too awful much
Hey Kamon, thanks for the videos!!! I have a couple of questions as a middle Tennessee beekeeper (hobbyist). I did my first splits yesterday despite not seeing any stored honey (I fed them) but noticed a few mites on the bottom board of mother hive..was it too early to split? should I have treated for mites already? I couldn’t find the queen and am wondering if I should have gotten a mated queen or if they will be fine to raise their own...
A colony regulated like that is going to produce way more honey than one that is left alone and guaranteed to swarm. This early in the season, the only thing that will bottle neck a colonies honey production is swarming. *given all things are equal and no health issues.*
I'd imagine they superseded your old queen last season and you just have a young and very productive queen. Queens can travel fairly easily between boxes in strong colonies. They have plenty of burr bridges and bees to bridge between box frames.
I'm very on the fence about frames that are that moldy. I won't use them, I never felt it was worth taking a chance on. I had a couple colonies early one in my beek days when I used some like that and my bees got dysentery and died out. I assumed the bee bread in there was moldy and soured. Could have been nosema from a deadout I suppose but I didn't have any colonies affected except the one with the moldy bee bread comb I used.
Very informative video. Great job. I have a question can we move all healthy frames (along with queen) to place in weak brood box and make partition in one brood box by newspaper. So i beleive this way both sides bees and queens would get familier with eachother. And this way we can have two queens in one brood box. IS IT POSSIBLE?
Thanks
Wonderful video. I have had at least 3-4 warms this season (Memphis area). Problem I have is a lack of drawn comb like that. I fortunately have had few deadouts... so what how to you acquire so much drawn comb? Only thing I have done is to pull honey frames from bottom box and let them rob it out.
Thank you! I'm watching this video for the second time!
Love the bee shine , love the smoker
Kamon Thank You
Its wax. You can spray it off with the hose if the mold is dry. Then shake it and set the frame 8n the sun to dry. Works great
I enjoy your videos u do a good job. Thanks
You could have tried the Demaree method without loss of honey production.
What's your thoughts about adding boxes of foundation to these huge hives to give them something to do and add more space? I'm always in need of drawn comb and I like to take advantage of their tendency to draw comb early...especially when fed syrup. I keep a close eye for queen cells as I wait for the drones to hatch....then I'll graft and prepare to split these monsters down.
Kamon, what would you do in this scenario? You are about to put honey supers on a bustling hive but discover swarm cells. I think I would do an artificial swarm split. Probably at that point the original hive is too weak for a honey super, but what do you think?
He told you in the video. If the cups were queen cells, you got to take the queen out with a couple frames of brood & bees so they think they swarmed. Get on it or lose half your hive.
Thanks for your response but I was asking about the honey super? Some people will artificial swarm and then add a honey super right away while others do not add a honey super right away but instead waits for the hive to recover a bit. I was asking Kamon his opinion on this.
Just trying to help. Kamon doesn't respond to most, as I see he didn't respond to you. Hope you have a good season.
You are correct that Kamon does not answer most comments ...like most of us he probably has a very busy life. And it's apparent that Kamon's channel no longer requires my interaction or word-of-mouth advertising. I shall now focus my interaction on other new and upcoming beekeeping channels and help them grow. My work here is done!😎
All that rearranging of the frames reminds me of how supermarkets move stuff around!
first Swarm trap catch of the year 3/28/20 N.E. Texas
"I like big bees and I cannot lie..."
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Had a queen in one of my hives last week..this week no queen and had a bunch of drone capped brood and no worker brood. I went thru the box twice found no Queen. So I did a combine with another weaker hive with a laying Queen. Is this what I should have done. Don't think they swarmed..no Queen cells anywhere and been pretty coldish.
loved you video. How much Honey does one hive product. ? and what do you do with royal jelly? and how much wax do you get? I like the idea of bees is the set up cost a lot. it looks to be a nice hobby, vary interesting. thank for a wonderful film it was really good.
Kamon,I sure could use the Dadant smoker!!
how long were you a bee keeperr before you stopped wearing a bee suit?
5 years or so. I still wear one from time to time though!
@@kamonreynolds what circumstances makes you decide to put on the suit? Im new and so far I wear it everytime and man its HOT
Thought I saw two queens next to each other at 11 minutes 23 seconds in the video
5" of snow here in Central New York today!
Thanks !!
I have just found a bee swarm in a blueberry bush in my backyard how long will they stay there
could be 3 days could be 3 minutes
Thanks for the video. Question. Is mold in the hive not harmful to bees health? That moldy frame looked horrible.
Not harmful at all. Very normal for wild combs to mold and swarms to move in and clean them up. I highly recommend you don't let this happen to your combs though as it is rough on the combs and if damaged enough the bees won't be able to fix them.
This was great keep them coming we need more long videos like this lol
Hi, I have a question that I can't find the answer to. I was wondering if it's possible to keep just 1-2 beehives long-term without expanding them with splits (they are horizontal layens hives, so they would be larger to begin with). Is it possible to curb the bee population so that I don't ever have to manage more than 1-2 hives? I was thinking I could just let them swarm naturally and introduce a new queen afterwards.
Oh my thats my 3 hives big and wanting to swarm - Oh Mr Variables please help me prevent swarming :) Can I prevent swarming without splitting :) - Can I move the queens into a Resource hive ???? I have one double resource hive ready for use and a 5 frame nuc for a 3rd split. I found one queen last weekend but have to go back in and find the other 2
Perhaps you could buy a queen and make a split or do a walk away split?
@@kamonreynolds I have a queen coming in May but thats a good bit away :( - I never thought I'd have 3 monster hives already :)
Will add if i was living close by would lend a hand anytime catching swarms but im across the pond.