Thanks Joe I am currently physically unable to keep Bees because of some physical troubles I am trying to overcome that said I find your combination of common sense beekeeping along with your AI/IS bee breading insightful and interesting
Hi, could I somehow get hold on/download the drone cage STL for 3D printing. I contacted Jason by mail but did not get any reply. I would highly appreciate your help... I think the design is perfect and it would help me save a lot of time not having to redesign it. Thanks. Chris.
I find this humorous Joe. The drones look a lot like my rottweiler dog. big old blocky head and square body. sweet. I had a drone sitting on the outside of my hive yesterday in the rain. All my bees were in but pouring down rain probably afraid to fly in.
I'm thinking a bee vacuum with a queen excluder gate where many have hardware cloth would save a lot of time and work. The workers you catch accidentally can then escape after you shut the vac down. If there are great numbers of drones flying the way they were in this video you'd be done collecting in no time. Let the workers escape, spray a little water or sugar water on them, open the box and scoop them into whatever container you're wanting to use for them. What do you think?
Dang! We have enough trouble with AI cattle. Hard for me to comprehend AI honeybees. I understand the reasoning. I've watched the videos. It's an amazing process. The small reproductive parts are so fragile. I'm very happy that you and others know how to preserve genetics of desirable traits in honeybees. Collecting bug semen. Who'd a thought it?
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing! This is excellent "deeper info" for those of us who really want to study bees on another level! Are the drones just out to look for queens or are they coming out due to pheromone on the screen?
They are coming back from a mating flight. It take 10 to 15 days for a drone to be mature for mating. You catch them coming back in you know they are mature because only mature drone fly.
At my last bee meeting the one doing the talking and supposed to know everything made fun of me for saying queens could be artificially inseminate Ed here in north east Texas
Joe do yall sell a lot of virgins? I haven't thought of buying virgins. Might be something I need to do instead of buying mated queens. I expect virgins are a lot cheaper than a mated queen?
I sell a fair amount they are half price. The only thing about virgins is you only get half the genes from my yard the other half from yours. If you live where there are African bees or your bees are mean it might not be a good idea.
I'm a rookie, but why wouldn't you put 6 drones in there and make the job easier all the way around?...one of them might get lucky...would the queen kill them in the cage?...
I sure packed my share this year.
I never would have thought about putting that queen excluder in front of the hive to catch drones. Awesome idea. Great video Skinny Beeman
So creative as an nidea: screening dronescthat way
Never heard of such. But very interesting watched the whole thing and gave thumbs up.
Thanks Joe I am currently physically unable to keep Bees because of some physical troubles I am trying to overcome that said I find your combination of common sense beekeeping along with your AI/IS bee breading insightful and interesting
Thanks for sharing Joe.
Always good and packed with info for the bee community. 😉
Thanks for sharing my gloves would get in the way lol
Thanks Joe, question, does the drone die when you collect it’s Semen like he does when he mates in nature? Thanks and regards from NC
Yes
Only about 1% of drones get to mat most die of natural causes.
Hi, could I somehow get hold on/download the drone cage STL for 3D printing. I contacted Jason by mail but did not get any reply. I would highly appreciate your help... I think the design is perfect and it would help me save a lot of time not having to redesign it. Thanks.
Chris.
Sorry I have no control of the files they are Jason's.
Pretty good hand eye coordination Joe.
I find this humorous Joe. The drones look a lot like my rottweiler dog. big old blocky head and square body. sweet. I had a drone sitting on the outside of my hive yesterday in the rain. All my bees were in but pouring down rain probably afraid to fly in.
Joe you have so many clever ideas, love your videos always learning something new.
I may be coming to Australia late Dec.
West or East Coast Joe? If you Land near Perth Let me know.
NSW
I'm thinking a bee vacuum with a queen excluder gate where many have hardware cloth would save a lot of time and work. The workers you catch accidentally can then escape after you shut the vac down. If there are great numbers of drones flying the way they were in this video you'd be done collecting in no time. Let the workers escape, spray a little water or sugar water on them, open the box and scoop them into whatever container you're wanting to use for them. What do you think?
Could work but as I mention drones are very fragile.
Dang! We have enough trouble with AI cattle. Hard for me to comprehend AI honeybees. I understand the reasoning. I've watched the videos. It's an amazing process. The small reproductive parts are so fragile. I'm very happy that you and others know how to preserve genetics of desirable traits in honeybees. Collecting bug semen. Who'd a thought it?
It is a very powerful tool in honey bees.
Thanks Joe!
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing! This is excellent "deeper info" for those of us who really want to study bees on another level! Are the drones just out to look for queens or are they coming out due to pheromone on the screen?
They are coming back from a mating flight. It take 10 to 15 days for a drone to be mature for mating. You catch them coming back in you know they are mature because only mature drone fly.
Ahh yes I understand now! Thanks!
Are you still doing splits with mated queens? Or is it too late?
I am but they are strong splits at least 5 frames of bees.
I like the scientific part of beekeeping.
At my last bee meeting the one doing the talking and supposed to know everything made fun of me for saying queens could be artificially inseminate Ed here in north east Texas
Joe do yall sell a lot of virgins? I haven't thought of buying virgins. Might be something I need to do instead of buying mated queens. I expect virgins are a lot cheaper than a mated queen?
I sell a fair amount they are half price. The only thing about virgins is you only get half the genes from my yard the other half from yours. If you live where there are African bees or your bees are mean it might not be a good idea.
Good points.
First time i did this it took FOREVER! Lol.
I would be losing count 😂
I'm a rookie, but why wouldn't you put 6 drones in there and make the job easier all the way around?...one of them might get lucky...would the queen kill them in the cage?...
Queen only mate in flight. They have tried to get them to mate in a big green house it didn't work.
Joe did you ever think that there would be such a thing as an artificially inseminating Queens when you first started beekeeping?
Never
Great video Joe! Do you use 10-12 microliters of semen per queen?
Thanks Joe.
I realize someone has to get the sperm . Is the sperm something that can be purchased?
yes it can the going price is $8 a micro litter that means $80 a queen.
No flipping off Joe this is a PG Channel LOL