Hi Daniël, thank you for the video and the channel! I was so happy when I found a South African beekeeping channel and I enjoy the content. Something that you can add to make this video even better is closeup photos (like the great photo showing the capensis eggs in the cells) that shows the difference between the two types of bees. In the video the bees are so small that it's hard to see how the capensis look like. Thank you once again! Great stuff!
Bee season is almost done here in northern USA. We seem to have had a good year. Harvest is looking great. Hope you are doing well. Very interesting stuff. My grandpa raised bees in the 1970s in Rhodesia. Now I raise them here. I would love to visit one day and learn some more. Dankie meneer!
got to ask cant you just transport the bees to the cape region instead of killing them i take it the female has evolved into a queen essentially making it a cape bee stack which overtook another colony i also assume the bees dont have to be killed in the cape region. I dont know so would love to know
Hi. I am very new. I'm in the Eastern Cape. My mentor from who I bought everything over is mostly missing in action. I've seen a few of these little black bees around my hives. The others seem to be killing them. Could you perhaps share a video with the different swarms? Cape and African Honey Bees. Some of the black bees as only one orange stripe on them.
Hi Lohan, I'm sorry to hear of your mentor being MIA. Please contact me on WhatsApp and I will be able to walk you through the steps I mention on how to identifya capensis invasion. The colour of the bee is not enough to diagnose correctly. Thanks 082 698 9088
@@mike2900 ok Mike, thanks for the info mate. Yes we don’t have these bees in Australia, but very sure I remember a mate of mine who was South African 1984/87 tell me about a similar or same bee back then.
Hi Rainer, I left that part out of this video as there is actually no chemical classified for killing diseased bees. But a straight answer is yes i do personally use a chemical, one just has to be very careful what is used. Should you come across a problem you welcome to contact me and I can advise you on my personal experiences.
Thanks for your response Daniel! Hopefully as beekeeping is still only a hobby for me and with my hives being in the Midrand area I won't have a Capensis problem. Good luck and I hope you manage to save your other hives in the area.
Now I understand Capensis better, I was one of the people that did not understand well. Keep going Daniel, helping me a great deal
Hi Daniël, thank you for the video and the channel! I was so happy when I found a South African beekeeping channel and I enjoy the content. Something that you can add to make this video even better is closeup photos (like the great photo showing the capensis eggs in the cells) that shows the difference between the two types of bees. In the video the bees are so small that it's hard to see how the capensis look like. Thank you once again! Great stuff!
Hi Danie, thanks for the feedback and encouragement. Its greatly appreciated.
I like that idea, I'll see what photos I've got. Thanks
Bee Blessed.
Bee season is almost done here in northern USA. We seem to have had a good year. Harvest is looking great. Hope you are doing well. Very interesting stuff. My grandpa raised bees in the 1970s in Rhodesia. Now I raise them here. I would love to visit one day and learn some more. Dankie meneer!
can you not trade Capensis to the western cape bee farmers, we just about have only capensis in the green belt area (Garden Route)
Awesome presentation. Sorry to hear about your loss.
Thanks Daniel ! A really informative video! thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Condolences for your loss.
Thank you very much - this is an excellent video and I have learnt a huge amount - your 3 step diagnostic process is excellent¬
Herman, your relation to P W Botha at all are you, I use to like PW
Thank you for the informative video.
Thanks Daniel! I learnt alot. Keep going you adding alot of value.
Very interesting and informative, thanks Daniel. Great video ...
The Capensis bees look a lot like what we call here in the USA, Carniolin bees.
got to ask cant you just transport the bees to the cape region instead of killing them i take it the female has evolved into a queen essentially making it a cape bee stack which overtook another colony i also assume the bees dont have to be killed in the cape region. I dont know so would love to know
Hi. I am very new. I'm in the Eastern Cape. My mentor from who I bought everything over is mostly missing in action. I've seen a few of these little black bees around my hives. The others seem to be killing them. Could you perhaps share a video with the different swarms? Cape and African Honey Bees. Some of the black bees as only one orange stripe on them.
Hi Lohan, I'm sorry to hear of your mentor being MIA. Please contact me on WhatsApp and I will be able to walk you through the steps I mention on how to identifya capensis invasion. The colour of the bee is not enough to diagnose correctly. Thanks 082 698 9088
@@danielbridger8631 thank you for getting back to me and sending me your number. Will do so. Thank you for the fantastic videos.
@@danielbridger8631 thank you for getting back to me and sending me your number. Will do so. Thank you for the fantastic videos.
What is a capenses, is it a honeybee or native to SA
@@mike2900 ok Mike, thanks for the info mate. Yes we don’t have these bees in Australia, but very sure I remember a mate of mine who was South African 1984/87 tell me about a similar or same bee back then.
Daniel, how will you exterminate the bees, chemically or otherwise?
Hi Rainer, I left that part out of this video as there is actually no chemical classified for killing diseased bees. But a straight answer is yes i do personally use a chemical, one just has to be very careful what is used. Should you come across a problem you welcome to contact me and I can advise you on my personal experiences.
Thanks for your response Daniel! Hopefully as beekeeping is still only a hobby for me and with my hives being in the Midrand area I won't have a Capensis problem. Good luck and I hope you manage to save your other hives in the area.
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