Excellent video! It's fascinating to see how they build their colonies and learn about their behaviors. Thanks for sharing your journey with these wonderful bees! :)
Thanks a bunch :):) . I always try to make the video interesting and it' s good to receive feedback that it was mission accomplished , the bees make such an interesting subject and it is up to to us to decipher their language !!
Yes, I agree with you totally. Nature has instilled such an organised life into them, we humans cannot match their efficiency. Despite their numbers the harmony that exists in each hive is certainly a lesson for humans (particularly in this age of intolerance) So many qualities that humans should learn from these little creatures... Their strength in protecting the colony and their queen The coordinated team efforts they put up together with defined roles The care they put forward to care for their next generation Their amazing sense of smell and ability to sense temperature changes Their ability to save food for future So many interesting things and the list can go on and on....Bees are simply amazing!
You definitely need a stingless bee hive in your balcony , since you are enamored by them as well !! I agree with all of the points you listed out so nicely , humans are way behind bees in so many ways ....
Yes stingless bees are native to our country , they are present in all our gardens , we just need to spot them and recognise them , I too did'nt know the tiny bees that visited my basil and mustard were in fact stingless bees , I realised it when I got my first stingless bee hive !!
Cant find any contact info for them but found another one that looks even better called RH bee farms, have sent them a message. I am sure the same in in Thailand, but I have had no luck finding one. One day.... lol
I started off as a beginner , not knowing how to record or edit , but I started off anyways so I could share my journey . Ofcourse you will , just listen to your plants and observe , take notes and you are on your way to becoming an excellent gardener !
This is fascinating! I've never heard of this type of bee. I'm not able to have a beehive because my neighbor is allergic to bee stings. I'm going to research this to see if there are stingless bees native in my area. Thank you!
These stingless bees are native to the tropics and subtropics and they would visit my garden every year when I had basil and mustard flowers bloom , I just didnt know their name and would call them tiny bees . Then I stumbled upon this bee keeper and his work through another you tuber David from " work with nature " who is currently living in Kerala , India . Just amazing isn't it , hassle free bee keeping , I hope you find them where you are located .
I think that the queen excluder is closed with propolis and they dont go up to store honey so thats why ur colony is low in population try to open the holes and put some honey pots from the other green hive so they start moving to the upper part to save honey there.
Hello ! They need to store the honey first in the brood chamber and once they have enough there , they go to the honey chamber to store by removing the propolis . ( This is what Binu had explained to me when I had asked him about the queen excluder being sealed ). I don't get why the bees did not do well in this particular hive , when all the hives had the exact same closed propolis which is put there intentionally by Binu . Yes I will consider the option suggested by you once there is enough honey stored in the other hives, I will wait till the pollen seaon is over to do this . Thank you for your suggestions !!
In Delhi krishi unnati meal was conducted by central govt in Pusa institution A person come from Keral selling medicinal honey who displayed the hive I asked him to sell me after meal He agreed and got in 1500 rs I want to send u photos I don’t have u r number My no 9910001304 I want to share many photo of my compost bin and plants in pot
Thank you !! Hopefully we humans should never be able to reach that stage where we are able to control what pollen the bees forage :):) and let nature do it's thing . Yes I too am looking forward to the first harvest which is probably a while away as pollen is scarce during the monsoons . definitely there will be a video when I harvest !
please make video on your stingless bee hive update we want to know whether we can manage stingless bee colony on terrace garden.... so I will eagerly waiting for your video on Stingless bees.
You can easily maintain a stingless bee hive in a terrace garden . I have my hives since 2016 . If there is nectar and pollen source through the year they will be fine . I won't be opening my hives , so I won't be making a bee video for a while now .
Just too Awesome. I too am very much fascinated by these stingless bees. The weather in my region too is sub Tropical and I too have noticed similar type of bees in my garden, but not sure coz I haven't seen them live. I have started doing bee farming since a year but seriously want to do Stingless bee farming. I wanted to order with live Bees, but they are not in Stock. Many Many Thanks to you for sharing this beautiful Video. Ours weather is so similar to Kerala. You're Subscribed. 👍 Would love to get more videos of these beautiful, magical creatures.
Hi , subtropical is perfect for these bees , you will see alot of stingless bee keepers in Australia , Asia and South East Asia . Good to know you love and enjoy these wonderful tiny creatures , they are pure joy , will try to get footage whenever possible and post in update videos , thanks for the sub and stopping by :)
I know that honey bees get very agitated when their combs are moved. It is my belief that they communicate by touch in regard to their immediate environment. Their 'bearding' which forms a kind of lattice throughout the hive likely allows all the bees to know what is going on within the hive regardless of their position in it. My bet is your bees do something similar.
Lovely flowers...Where can I get seeds to start the mentioned flower plants at home? Also, I would love to get a recommendation for grow bags...Thanks and Best wishes!!
Mustard flowers are from mustard seeds from the kitchen , basil seeds are easily available at any garden store or online . Stingless bees also love chilly blossoms , any chilly plant will do . My grow bags were from manidharmabiotech.com , good quality. Glad you enjoyed the video !
hai mam the colony no 1 arrived on 28/11/16 shown @ 5:42mins of video , i think the queen excluder hole is closed and that may b the reason it dsnt work well... ur videos r very informative.. thanks for updates . myself Sadik Ali from Kerala.
Hello ! I had checked with Binu about the queen excluder being closed with the propolis when the hive arrived . Binu seals all the hives that way , he said when the bees are ready to store the extra honey they will make their way into the honey chamber . The issue is with the brood chamber not doing well , where the colony size should have increased and they should have stored honey and pollen in that chamber . Bees are not as many as there were when the hive came to me . I will observe and update in the next video . Thank you for watching !!
Hi Mbg, very detailed video and very well explained,the bee hives look so sci fi ☺my favorite part was the bees feasting on different flowers from your balcony garden,can't wait to see the honey harvest :)) btw what was the pink flower at 11.49 ??
Hi Suzanne , thank you , I have been collecting footage for this video for a while now to give a detailed update , hope the bees kept you engrossed . Yes , especially in the close up of the mustard flowers I felt as though they were pushing each other to get to the pollen and behaving like humans !!! Let's see how long the honey harvest will take , definitely not this year I think . The pink flower was Ceylon spinach .
Yes Binu has a video on this , I think it will help you decide . You will need to transfer some eggs , not sure though , try after your hive is well established.
Hi yes I do have them , but I recently lost 2 hives in these monsoons , just 2 remain. Hives didnt get strong because of less nectar and pollen year round . On a farm it would work great , in a city chances are less for success.
Pollen and nectar is seasonal everywhere . Currently I have nothing growing in my garden and no flowers in the garden across. But as you saw in the video the bees stored plenty of pollen before the rains , so they are living on those reserves . They stay inside the hive in the rains and the colony size may go down as there is no surplus pollen to increase hive population. Once rains are over the bee hive acitivity increases again. I wont be harvesting till next February now , I will observe . I got my hives in November 2016 . As I mentioned in the video , even if you dont have a garden , as long as there is garden within 200 metres of the hive, the bees will be fine .
Very nice information....one thing I want to ask that I have on my teres one bees colony nd they r just normal bees...can I also harvest honey...nd if yes then how? Pls tell a perfect method.
Hello , thanks . Regular bees sting and we cannot harvest honey from them , your building will need to call professionals or experienced bee keepers who will remove the honey for you. My building also has hives on the higher floors every year . The bee keepers come and smoke out the bees and then go about removing the hive . We are told to shut our windows when they are removing the hive.
Its wonderful and informative video . Actually I was trying to contact Binu.... but no respond . I have few queries . I am from Mumbai . and In our Housing Society every three months BMC do DDT Spray (SMOKE) , will it be bad effect on these stingless Bees ?? Also I want to know the size and weight of these wooden hives. Thanks a lot
A very useful video especially for begineers.After watching your various videos on stingless bees i finally bought a green rectangular bee hive( wooden) from Binu on 5/10/18 when he had stall in an exhibition at Trivandrum .I also bought another without bees.Unfortunately i could not meet him in person.I have kept the hive on the slab below a sunshade.Should i hang it ? Is this to avoid ants?
Thank you and congratulations on your stingless bee hive !! Even if you hang it , ants can travel along the wire or medium you are using to hang . As long as it is in shade it should be fine . Only way to prevent ants would be a water bath around the hive .
I have been advised to apply grease on the wire , to prevent the movement of ants.hope that helps.Actually i have 2 hives that are placed closed to each other.Hoping that bees wil migrate from one hive to the other.I have sowed some mustard seeds for flowers . And kept sugar solution as shown in one of your videos.
@@mpjairaj Thank you for the grease tip , was not aware of this . Bees know their hive exactly , they will not go to other hive even by mistake 😁 , I have 2 hives next to each other . When you split your hive , they will go into both because they will recognize the scent . Or if a colony finds your empty hive and chooses to stay there . Good luck.
Hello , Since last 9 months I am trying to contact Mr. Binu from Kerala . But some how he is not taking the orders any more . Luckily Here in Mumbai I saw sting less bees hive inside my sports club. I think Club guys will do pest for safety of their members. Before that some how I have to save these bees. Now I am looking such kind hives here in mumbai. If you have some contact please share with me. Thanks
Hello . Unfortunately everyone is in the same boat as far as Binu goes . He has some logistics issues due to which he is not shipping the hives with bees anymore . Yes stingless bees are very much around for us . You can make the box with any untreated wood . The green wooden one with side by side partition is better than the double decker model in my opinion . On Binu's you tube channel they show all their hives in a video , unfortunately it is in malayalam . If you can have some one translate for you , you can easily get the hives made . Good luck .
Fascinating! Your videos are informative and i have duly subsrcibed to your channel. Quick question.. Will the queen bee not fly away when you open the lower chamber?
I will need to do some more homework on the queen's flying abilities. When a queen cell hatches and there are 2 queens in the same hive , the younger virgin queen flies away when the workers find another appropriate location to set up home , so I am thinking it is the older queen that cannot fly , but the newly hatched one who has not mated with the drones can fly , that is the only way a new hive can be created . Confirmed this with Binu.
Hello maam, muzhe aapse request karni hai ki Me bhi bee hive banana chahti hoo ,mere terrace par bohot sare flowers mene grow kiye huye hai, seasonal or non seasonal sabhi types ke. Aap mere channel par jakar dekh sakte ho. 2 type ki bees aati hai mere terrace Garden flowers par, aap ek video Hindi Me banakar bata sakte ho ki konsa hive best rahega ,jo aapne use kiya hai wo ya jo bade box me aata hai wo, OR mene flow hive ka video bhi dekha hai you tube par, kaya India Me ye mil sakta hai, matlb aapko iski koi knowledge hai.please help maam
Jo bees mai ne is video mein dikhaee hain , wo sting nahin karti , is liye main ne inhe apni balcony mein rakha hai . Regular bees , badi hoti hain , aur wo sting bhi kar sakte hain , inke barey mein mujhe jaankaari nahin hai , kuch samay baad main aapko dubara jawab doongi kuch information ikattha kar ke .
Not yet , the bees use up whatever they store , till I have enough dombeya flowers in the garden across I don't think I'll be able to harvest any honey.
Thanks , glad you found the video interesting . Stingless bee keepers are mostly in Kerala , unfortunately the bees will not survive in your extreme weather , they manage between 20 and 35 Celcius . Few people got hives in Delhi and Rajasthan , they died.
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer O no! I'll look around locally. Maybe some hardy variety available here. One hopes! Thank you for your prompt response:)
Unfortunately the update isn't good . I lost 2 hives in the recent monsoons , fungus and ants . From a total of 5 hives that I had in 2017 I now have just 1 of my own and another one that I got from a friend . Opening up the hives would disturb them , so I'm not filming them .
@@Revolution530 Stingless nee keepers are in Kerala . You will probably need to visit them , learn and buy your hives , come back by train . Check Binu's website madhusree honey .
This is awesome, inspiring and exciting :) I am in! I will contact him :) Questions: 1) If I am not in city with door locked for 1 month, will it be a trouble? How long can they stay unmanaged? 2) Should I protect them from birds or anything? I am in Mumbai Urban too and it will be in Balcony with no garden there. I will have to roam around and see if there are any flowers around. Not sure if this is flowering season here, I am new. I am on 9th floor btw, so nothing is close. We have many honey bee natural ones here, but they are stinging honey bees. As you said, these are small and need flowers closer. Thoughts?
Lol yes I felt the exact same when I found Binu's stingless bee hives November 2016 !! Regarding contacting him , I suggest you wait till 1st week of July when he will be taking orders , he isn't too good with taking and returning calls haha :) :) , so I suggest you drop him a line via sms or whatsapp. Answering your queries : 1. You do not need to do anything once your hive is in place outside your window / balcony , you can be gone for even more time with no issues . 2. Birds won't be interested in them , however spiders love to hang out just outside the entrance of the hive to catch their meals , I try to move the spiders but they come back , they are just looking for food , so I accepted that some bees will fall prey to predators which is nature's way . 3. No flowers / no garden in your balcony is not an issue as you saw in my case , as long as there is some nectar and pollen source within 200 metres of your building . I cannot say for sure how 9th floor will be with stingless bees , but I know that regular bees make hives every year on the 16th or 17th floor of my building . I have seen stingless bees visit a friend's terrace garden on the 6th floor in Mumbai . Hope this helps !
Below 15 C they go into their hives and seal it up because it's too cold for them to venture out . Lower than 10C and more than 38 C they would die . 18 to 30 C is ideal temp range .
There are several stingless bee videos on you tube from Malaysia , you could contact the folks whose video it is , they may be able to help you find a local source.
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies can u please post the update of this hive so others can encourage to keep stingless bees and any other supplier of bee hives in Mumbai or surrounding area please give address and contact no.
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies thank you so much for your reply.. Ma'am is it safe to order in their website ? They delivered to your doorstep right? Even when I check in Mumbai pincode no delivery at all, may be due to pandemic.I still wonder how they usually delivered across the states
Hi, I have a question about the hive that has two chambers, how do the bees move between the chambers? Also do they produce honey through out the year?
There is a connection between the 2 chambers , the bees starting using the storage chamber only when the 1st chamber where they are residing is full. These bees are very tiny , about a 3rd the size of a housefly , so they produce only small amounts of honey , around 300 gms can be harvested from the pvc hive once it is full. My bees dont have access to pollen and nectar thru the year because I am in the city , so they use up what ever they store, a year now since I have the hives , not been able to harvest so far.
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbiesmadam i dont want hives i have built my own...i need colony...im from Ratnagiri Maharashtra...n i have enough flowering plants and coconut plants to feed the bees
You need the bees propolis to put in your hive to attract the bees . I dont have bee colony to spare . Please connect with stingless bee keepers on FB , search and possible options will come up .
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer ..... I hope you are not offended ? You are doing an amazing work with mother nature !!!!!! well I am quite excellent in controlling my feelings though !! and could still watch your video entire length !! Over that I am a vegan ... I think it's all about training oneself to remain unmoved by anything yet have a soft heart to be called Humans !!!
# Message from Binu Pt regarding STINGLESS BEE HIVE ORDERS. Due to very heavy and continuous rains in Kerala , the stingless bee hive colonies are not ready for splitting and making new hives for sale , hence Binu will be sending out STINGLESS BEE HIVE ORDERS only in NOVEMBER 2017. Please contact him in 1st week of November 2017 for ordering your stingless bee hives . #stinglessbees #stinglessbeehive # This morning I had an emergency with my bee hives and Sarah Hamilton from Bee Yourself , Australia was very kind to help me out right away , thank you so very much! Link to her you tube channel :th-cam.com/channels/Qm0p_gg83y8snApjqbYbGQ.html Please choose your hive location carefully .If one needs to shift the hive in the same window or balcony , one can move it around 1 to 2 feet and bees will find the hive , however if one needs to shift to another window for some reason , the bees do not easily find the new location and keep coming back to the original location and may eventually die when they do not find their hive .I am experiencing this first hand this morning as I needed to shift the hives to another window due to the renovation work in my building and the bees are not able to find the new location near window no 4 . I may need to shift the hives to my parents house after closing the entrance tonight till the renovation work of my building is completed . A new location has to be at least 2 km away for the bees to return to their hive .
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer if you daily disturbing the honey hive, bers drink all the honey,and go to other places. you have to wait for a month.
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What a pleasure to watch such an informative video.
Thank you for your efforts.
Thank you 😊 !!
so cool , and so different then common honey bees. thx for the great info and shots
Thank you so much , yes very different and so friendly , glad you enjoyed the footage !!
I totally have no idea of growing bee in balcony.. and your video has throw light for me.. its super impressing.. Lots of love for your efforts
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Bees are fascinating, wow what a pleasure it must be to observe them!
thanks for sharing, mate. really enjoyed your video
Thanks for watching !
You truly r an avid live observer..A very informative video as always .Thank you
Haha , thank you very much !!
Wow.It's very good.
THank you
Good effort ! Glad to see that stingless bees are doing well in metros ...
Thank you !!
I am so fascinated and wish I could keep them as .I plant indigenous plants to attract bees and other insects. Thanks fur sharing..
what a great update and what an amazing observation.
Was eagerly waiting for an update. Thank you.
Thank you ! It is a great addition to a garden or even a balcony without a garden , a lot to learn from these wonderful organized creatures :) .
Excellent video! It's fascinating to see how they build their colonies and learn about their behaviors. Thanks for sharing your journey with these wonderful bees! :)
Madera Verde Garden Thank you so much 🐝🐝🐝! I hope to understand these beautiful creatures better in time.
truly informative video, inspiration for people living in cities like mumbai where large open space is a dream for common man. u r really doing well.
Thanks so much , this stingless bee hive allows us Mumbaikars to dream isn't it ? Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Thank you so much fascinating, educational and motivational.
You are welcome and thank you for the wonderful feedback !!
Thank you again. . May I know anything of your beliefs or background ? Some of my work . www.pinterest.co.uk/korinikeda/paintings-of-chris-breadon/
Amazing MBG! I totally loved it.
Really liked your narration and the scientific reasoning you had put behind each aspect of this video.
Thanks a bunch :):) . I always try to make the video interesting and it' s good to receive feedback that it was mission accomplished , the bees make such an interesting subject and it is up to to us to decipher their language !!
Yes, I agree with you totally.
Nature has instilled such an organised life into them, we humans cannot match their efficiency. Despite their numbers the harmony that exists in each hive is certainly a lesson for humans (particularly in this age of intolerance)
So many qualities that humans should learn from these little creatures...
Their strength in protecting the colony and their queen
The coordinated team efforts they put up together with defined roles
The care they put forward to care for their next generation
Their amazing sense of smell and ability to sense temperature changes
Their ability to save food for future
So many interesting things and the list can go on and on....Bees are simply amazing!
You definitely need a stingless bee hive in your balcony , since you are enamored by them as well !! I agree with all of the points you listed out so nicely , humans are way behind bees in so many ways ....
Yes, certainly would like to try it.
I always wait for ur new video.
AMAZING love this.
keep up the good work.😍👌
Bees are wonderful happy creatures , delighted at your comment and glad you enjoyed the bees doing their thing :)
Thanks for the great stingless bees hive ideas madam & thanks for sharing :)
i am also interested in stingless bees.. followed your video..and i am very glad when i found some stingless bees in my area in pune..
Yes stingless bees are native to our country , they are present in all our gardens , we just need to spot them and recognise them , I too did'nt know the tiny bees that visited my basil and mustard were in fact stingless bees , I realised it when I got my first stingless bee hive !!
Very cool, and another awesome video, thanks for the info.
Thank you so much , I hope you are able to find these bees in Thailand some time soon .
lifeinthailand This is a video from Langkawi. Don't know if this will help you th-cam.com/video/nItKPsNAWvM/w-d-xo.html
Wow they sure have a lot of bees, I well look into it, thanks for the video. Maybe you should send me one of yours, you have so many....lol
Haha if I could I would 😁😁!!
Cant find any contact info for them but found another one that looks even better called RH bee farms, have sent them a message. I am sure the same in in Thailand, but I have had no luck finding one. One day.... lol
Good information. video shooting very well done , good luck for your little farm.
Absolutely loved it !
Thank you Charu :):)
very nice video . your channel is so amazing. thank you MBG for your informative video .
Glad you enjoyed and you are welcome !
Truly amazed.
I am deeply impressed by your channel and I to have a youtube channel. Hope I will become a good gardener like you .waiting for your videos.
I started off as a beginner , not knowing how to record or edit , but I started off anyways so I could share my journey . Ofcourse you will , just listen to your plants and observe , take notes and you are on your way to becoming an excellent gardener !
Beautiful video!!
Thank you !!
Thank you for taking the time to wonder how nature works without being goverened
Yes , fascinating how things are perfect without our interference !
You have my sub, lovely video and fascinating commentary. Well done
Andy Mahoney Thank you 😊🐝🐝!
My new fav channel!!!
Thanks !
Hi MBG,Nice update !! I'm planning to buy One soon ;)
Thanks Shalbin ! That is wonderful , I am sure you will enjoy your hive :)
I also want plz guide me how can I? I am from kashmir
THANK
YOU MBG
This is fascinating! I've never heard of this type of bee. I'm not able to have a beehive because my neighbor is allergic to bee stings. I'm going to research this to see if there are stingless bees native in my area. Thank you!
These stingless bees are native to the tropics and subtropics and they would visit my garden every year when I had basil and mustard flowers bloom , I just didnt know their name and would call them tiny bees . Then I stumbled upon this bee keeper and his work through another you tuber David from " work with nature " who is currently living in Kerala , India . Just amazing isn't it , hassle free bee keeping , I hope you find them where you are located .
Ok I like this method
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Thank you , yes hopefully I will have a video when I harvest and another when I split the hives.
I think that the queen excluder is closed with propolis and they dont go up to store honey so thats why ur colony is low in population try to open the holes and put some honey pots from the other green hive so they start moving to the upper part to save honey there.
Hello ! They need to store the honey first in the brood chamber and once they have enough there , they go to the honey chamber to store by removing the propolis . ( This is what Binu had explained to me when I had asked him about the queen excluder being sealed ). I don't get why the bees did not do well in this particular hive , when all the hives had the exact same closed propolis which is put there intentionally by Binu . Yes I will consider the option suggested by you once there is enough honey stored in the other hives, I will wait till the pollen seaon is over to do this . Thank you for your suggestions !!
I got my hive thanks for inspiration
ankur gupta Great !! Congratulations 🐝🐝🐝 , did Binu send you one or did you find another source?
In Delhi krishi unnati meal was conducted by central govt in Pusa institution
A person come from Keral selling medicinal honey who displayed the hive
I asked him to sell me after meal
He agreed and got in 1500 rs
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My no 9910001304
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HI Ankur , you can post your pics on my facebook page or in message tab on my FB page . Link to my FB page is there in the about section here on YT
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Excellent
Thank you !
The 'Vocal Bees, they are the females!! I don't know why I am not surprised about that!' LOL
Andy Mahoney Lol 😀!
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Welcome !
Love your commentaries....Cant wait for the honey harvest video...
my question is what if the bees pick up pollen from inedible source.
Thank you !! Hopefully we humans should never be able to reach that stage where we are able to control what pollen the bees forage :):) and let nature do it's thing . Yes I too am looking forward to the first harvest which is probably a while away as pollen is scarce during the monsoons . definitely there will be a video when I harvest !
please make video on your stingless bee hive update we want to know whether we can manage stingless bee colony on terrace garden.... so I will eagerly waiting for your video on Stingless bees.
You can easily maintain a stingless bee hive in a terrace garden . I have my hives since 2016 .
If there is nectar and pollen source through the year they will be fine .
I won't be opening my hives , so I won't be making a bee video for a while now .
Just too Awesome. I too am very much fascinated by these stingless bees. The weather in my region too is sub Tropical and I too have noticed similar type of bees in my garden, but not sure coz I haven't seen them live. I have started doing bee farming since a year but seriously want to do Stingless bee farming.
I wanted to order with live Bees, but they are not in Stock.
Many Many Thanks to you for sharing this beautiful Video.
Ours weather is so similar to Kerala. You're Subscribed. 👍
Would love to get more videos of these beautiful, magical creatures.
Hi , subtropical is perfect for these bees , you will see alot of stingless bee keepers in Australia , Asia and South East Asia . Good to know you love and enjoy these wonderful tiny creatures , they are pure joy , will try to get footage whenever possible and post in update videos , thanks for the sub and stopping by :)
We provide all types of bee keeping traning. As well
Honey. Wow
I know that honey bees get very agitated when their combs are moved. It is my belief that they communicate by touch in regard to their immediate environment. Their 'bearding' which forms a kind of lattice throughout the hive likely allows all the bees to know what is going on within the hive regardless of their position in it. My bet is your bees do something similar.
Thank you for this insight into the fascinating lives of bees :)
Nice video and complete information ..but I have a question, does stingless bee fly 100-200m radius only ?..
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What is the update of your bee hives ??
Lovely flowers...Where can I get seeds to start the mentioned flower plants at home? Also, I would love to get a recommendation for grow bags...Thanks and Best wishes!!
Mustard flowers are from mustard seeds from the kitchen , basil seeds are easily available at any garden store or online . Stingless bees also love chilly blossoms , any chilly plant will do . My grow bags were from manidharmabiotech.com , good quality. Glad you enjoyed the video !
Hi I am from kerala. Would you share double ducker wooden box size specifications what you showing this video
hai mam the colony no 1 arrived on 28/11/16 shown @ 5:42mins of video , i think the queen excluder hole is closed and that may b the reason it dsnt work well... ur videos r very informative.. thanks for updates . myself Sadik Ali from Kerala.
Hello ! I had checked with Binu about the queen excluder being closed with the propolis when the hive arrived . Binu seals all the hives that way , he said when the bees are ready to store the extra honey they will make their way into the honey chamber . The issue is with the brood chamber not doing well , where the colony size should have increased and they should have stored honey and pollen in that chamber . Bees are not as many as there were when the hive came to me . I will observe and update in the next video . Thank you for watching !!
Hi Mbg, very detailed video and very well explained,the bee hives look so sci fi ☺my favorite part was the bees feasting on different flowers from your balcony garden,can't wait to see the honey harvest :)) btw what was the pink flower at 11.49 ??
Hi Suzanne , thank you , I have been collecting footage for this video for a while now to give a detailed update , hope the bees kept you engrossed . Yes , especially in the close up of the mustard flowers I felt as though they were pushing each other to get to the pollen and behaving like humans !!! Let's see how long the honey harvest will take , definitely not this year I think . The pink flower was Ceylon spinach .
Can we transfer bees from one hive to another hive using plastic tube? This technique is usually used when the hive is in a compound wall.
Yes Binu has a video on this , I think it will help you decide . You will need to transfer some eggs , not sure though , try after your hive is well established.
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies update need as of now
Yes , there are updates, just very difficult to find time to make the video ,hopefully soon.
Myself is a stingless beekeeper From mangalore
Need box size that’s use full for new comers
Hi! This is awesome!.. do you still have these hives? Are they still functional? What is your recommendation on having this setup?
Hi yes I do have them , but I recently lost 2 hives in these monsoons , just 2 remain. Hives didnt get strong because of less nectar and pollen year round . On a farm it would work great , in a city chances are less for success.
What about if honey or polin not much available in my area.. i can have flower plants but still what if i dont know how much they have need ?
Pollen and nectar is seasonal everywhere . Currently I have nothing growing in my garden and no flowers in the garden across. But as you saw in the video the bees stored plenty of pollen before the rains , so they are living on those reserves . They stay inside the hive in the rains and the colony size may go down as there is no surplus pollen to increase hive population. Once rains are over the bee hive acitivity increases again. I wont be harvesting till next February now , I will observe . I got my hives in November 2016 . As I mentioned in the video , even if you dont have a garden , as long as there is garden within 200 metres of the hive, the bees will be fine .
Which hive has the highest growth rate. ??
The 2 wooden ones , may be because the wood provides better insulation from Mumbai heat .
Can be couriered to goa
I want to buy stingless bee pure honey. Tell me source
Very nice information....one thing I want to ask that I have on my teres one bees colony nd they r just normal bees...can I also harvest honey...nd if yes then how? Pls tell a perfect method.
Hello , thanks . Regular bees sting and we cannot harvest honey from them , your building will need to call professionals or experienced bee keepers who will remove the honey for you. My building also has hives on the higher floors every year . The bee keepers come and smoke out the bees and then go about removing the hive . We are told to shut our windows when they are removing the hive.
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer ....thank you so much.... I will also do same.😊
Its wonderful and informative video . Actually I was trying to contact Binu.... but no respond . I have few queries . I am from Mumbai . and In our Housing Society every three months BMC do DDT Spray (SMOKE) , will it be bad effect on these stingless Bees ?? Also I want to know the size and weight of these wooden hives. Thanks a lot
Hello Madam, I am just about to start with still less bees shortly. Can you please update the latest status
Good luck 🤞. Unfortunately my last surviving hive is gone .
A very useful video especially for begineers.After watching your various videos on stingless bees i finally bought a green rectangular bee hive( wooden) from Binu on 5/10/18 when he had stall in an exhibition at Trivandrum .I also bought another without bees.Unfortunately i could not meet him in person.I have kept the hive on the slab below a sunshade.Should i hang it ? Is this to avoid ants?
Thank you and congratulations on your stingless bee hive !! Even if you hang it , ants can travel along the wire or medium you are using to hang . As long as it is in shade it should be fine . Only way to prevent ants would be a water bath around the hive .
I have been advised to apply grease on the wire , to prevent the movement of ants.hope that helps.Actually i have 2 hives that are placed closed to each other.Hoping that bees wil migrate from one hive to the other.I have sowed some mustard seeds for flowers . And kept sugar solution as shown in one of your videos.
@@mpjairaj Thank you for the grease tip , was not aware of this . Bees know their hive exactly , they will not go to other hive even by mistake 😁 , I have 2 hives next to each other . When you split your hive , they will go into both because they will recognize the scent . Or if a colony finds your empty hive and chooses to stay there . Good luck.
Hello , Since last 9 months I am trying to contact Mr. Binu from Kerala . But some how he is not taking the orders any more . Luckily Here in Mumbai I saw sting less bees hive inside my sports club. I think Club guys will do pest for safety of their members. Before that some how I have to save these bees. Now I am looking such kind hives here in mumbai. If you have some contact please share with me. Thanks
Hello . Unfortunately everyone is in the same boat as far as Binu goes . He has some logistics issues due to which he is not shipping the hives with bees anymore . Yes stingless bees are very much around for us . You can make the box with any untreated wood . The green wooden one with side by side partition is better than the double decker model in my opinion . On Binu's you tube channel they show all their hives in a video , unfortunately it is in malayalam . If you can have some one translate for you , you can easily get the hives made . Good luck .
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How can I buy it , pvc pipe set up
Hi
I also want to make a collection like this. I already have 7. I want to do a lot. Give me suggestions
M.from maharastra
Please see Binu's videos , link is in my first stingless bee video .
Fascinating! Your videos are informative and i have duly subsrcibed to your channel. Quick question.. Will the queen bee not fly away when you open the lower chamber?
Thank you ! I forgot to mention that , the queen bee cannot fly , she is too heavy :)
Thanks, I didn't know that!
I will need to do some more homework on the queen's flying abilities. When a queen cell hatches and there are 2 queens in the same hive , the younger virgin queen flies away when the workers find another appropriate location to set up home , so I am thinking it is the older queen that cannot fly , but the newly hatched one who has not mated with the drones can fly , that is the only way a new hive can be created . Confirmed this with Binu.
Wow very impressed 👏👏still they are supplying honey 🐝 bees?
Thanks , no he is not supplying honey bees now :(
Ok
You still have bees... post videos
Yes I do , will update post rains .
Hello maam, muzhe aapse request karni hai ki Me bhi bee hive banana chahti hoo ,mere terrace par bohot sare flowers mene grow kiye huye hai, seasonal or non seasonal sabhi types ke. Aap mere channel par jakar dekh sakte ho. 2 type ki bees aati hai mere terrace Garden flowers par, aap ek video Hindi Me banakar bata sakte ho ki konsa hive best rahega ,jo aapne use kiya hai wo ya jo bade box me aata hai wo, OR mene flow hive ka video bhi dekha hai you tube par, kaya India Me ye mil sakta hai, matlb aapko iski koi knowledge hai.please help maam
Jo bees mai ne is video mein dikhaee hain , wo sting nahin karti , is liye main ne inhe apni balcony mein rakha hai . Regular bees , badi hoti hain , aur wo sting bhi kar sakte hain , inke barey mein mujhe jaankaari nahin hai , kuch samay baad main aapko dubara jawab doongi kuch information ikattha kar ke .
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer ,OK thanks maam Me wait karungi
Have you havest honey from these..
Not yet , the bees use up whatever they store , till I have enough dombeya flowers in the garden across I don't think I'll be able to harvest any honey.
Do we have these bees in the USA?
What about cold? Can they tolerate a cold climate?
Hi , unlikely as these bees are tropical , they cannot tolerate extreme temperatures . neither hot nor cold , they love the 25 to 30 celcius range .
Ibterestibg video, please what is the name of the plant 11 47. Thanks a lot.
Thank you , that is Ceylon spinach , the pink flower is from the same plant .
Wonderful info. Could you share the contact of Binu as I too want to get few boxes.
Thanks , please check description of the video.
Hey! Super informative.
Any idea where i could get stingless bees in gurgaon?
Thank you :)
Thanks , glad you found the video interesting . Stingless bee keepers are mostly in Kerala , unfortunately the bees will not survive in your extreme weather , they manage between 20 and 35 Celcius . Few people got hives in Delhi and Rajasthan , they died.
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer O no! I'll look around locally. Maybe some hardy variety available here. One hopes!
Thank you for your prompt response:)
You will get regular bees that sting , they can tolerate harsh weather , just these sweet stingless ones don't survive up north .
What is the update of honey bee hive
Unfortunately the update isn't good .
I lost 2 hives in the recent monsoons , fungus and ants .
From a total of 5 hives that I had in 2017 I now have just 1 of my own and another one that I got from a friend .
Opening up the hives would disturb them , so I'm not filming them .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies but please I would like to know abt stingless honey bee update of ur hive...thanks for your reply.
Mam can u pls send me details abt who is selling stingless bee hives in Mumbai and giving training abt this culture.
@@Revolution530 Stingless nee keepers are in Kerala . You will probably need to visit them , learn and buy your hives , come back by train . Check Binu's website madhusree honey .
Were can you buy these? Are they available in UK?
These are tropical bees , unlikely they would survive or be available in your weather . They thrive in temps between 25 and 30 celcius.
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies thx
How do u protect them from ants
I have not figured that out yet !
This is awesome, inspiring and exciting :) I am in! I will contact him :) Questions:
1) If I am not in city with door locked for 1 month, will it be a trouble? How long can they stay unmanaged?
2) Should I protect them from birds or anything? I am in Mumbai Urban too and it will be in Balcony with no garden there. I will have to roam around and see if there are any flowers around. Not sure if this is flowering season here, I am new. I am on 9th floor btw, so nothing is close. We have many honey bee natural ones here, but they are stinging honey bees. As you said, these are small and need flowers closer.
Thoughts?
Lol yes I felt the exact same when I found Binu's stingless bee hives November 2016 !! Regarding contacting him , I suggest you wait till 1st week of July when he will be taking orders , he isn't too good with taking and returning calls haha :) :) , so I suggest you drop him a line via sms or whatsapp. Answering your queries : 1. You do not need to do anything once your hive is in place outside your window / balcony , you can be gone for even more time with no issues . 2. Birds won't be interested in them , however spiders love to hang out just outside the entrance of the hive to catch their meals , I try to move the spiders but they come back , they are just looking for food , so I accepted that some bees will fall prey to predators which is nature's way . 3. No flowers / no garden in your balcony is not an issue as you saw in my case , as long as there is some nectar and pollen source within 200 metres of your building . I cannot say for sure how 9th floor will be with stingless bees , but I know that regular bees make hives every year on the 16th or 17th floor of my building . I have seen stingless bees visit a friend's terrace garden on the 6th floor in Mumbai . Hope this helps !
Hi i have one qustion these bees can live on evry where for example on europe
Unfortunately not Europe or any extreme climate . Their temperature range is 18 to 32 C
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies under 18C they can not live ok thank you ☺
Below 15 C they go into their hives and seal it up because it's too cold for them to venture out . Lower than 10C and more than 38 C they would die .
18 to 30 C is ideal temp range .
Why they will fly in their nest so many bee will fly
Sorry I didn't understand your question .
hi.. I am from malaysia.. would like to buy the bees whom should I contact?
There are several stingless bee videos on you tube from Malaysia , you could contact the folks whose video it is , they may be able to help you find a local source.
How to purchase in kolkata
I want to order that bees can I ? ?? I am from kashmir.
Apke flat ka naam hona chahiye. Biodiversity flat.
Ma'am..!! which wood is mainly used for making the stingless bee box?
Please check Binus website for this information . Madhusreehoneyfarm
Okay. Thank you
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies Ma'am.. Will it be possible to deliver the stingless bee through Nagaland, if i can place an order?
Hi you need to check with Binu who supplies them . Though unlikely they will survive transit of so many days .
Hello,,what happened to betyye hive u installed any yield u got?
Hi , of the 5 hives only one is alive and doing well , I don’t open / harvest anything . I am enjoying just having the bees around .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies can u please post the update of this hive so others can encourage to keep stingless bees and any other supplier of bee hives in Mumbai or surrounding area please give address and contact no.
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies thanks for reply...
Can you give me the address from where did you buy it?
jayshree bheda You need to contact Binu , his no is in the description box of the video.
Hello Ma'am where can we buy the stingless bees? Any website please recommend?
Please google for Binu's website with the name mentioned .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies thank you so much for your reply.. Ma'am is it safe to order in their website ? They delivered to your doorstep right? Even when I check in Mumbai pincode no delivery at all, may be due to pandemic.I still wonder how they usually delivered across the states
I can't give guarantee for anyone right ? You will need to do your own home work too 🙂
H ow much you paid for the colony?
I think it was 1500 for PVC and 2K for wooden , have mentioned in description box of the video , courier charges extra .
Hi, I have a question about the hive that has two chambers, how do the bees move between the chambers? Also do they produce honey through out the year?
There is a connection between the 2 chambers , the bees starting using the storage chamber only when the 1st chamber where they are residing is full. These bees are very tiny , about a 3rd the size of a housefly , so they produce only small amounts of honey , around 300 gms can be harvested from the pvc hive once it is full. My bees dont have access to pollen and nectar thru the year because I am in the city , so they use up what ever they store, a year now since I have the hives , not been able to harvest so far.
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer do you know how far they fly away from the hive?
M Chaves 100 to 200 metres only .
i need stingless bees... can u provide me ...i will be in mumbai for few days
I dont sell bee hives .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbiesmadam i dont want hives i have built my own...i need colony...im from Ratnagiri Maharashtra...n i have enough flowering plants and coconut plants to feed the bees
You need the bees propolis to put in your hive to attract the bees . I dont have bee colony to spare . Please connect with stingless bee keepers on FB , search and possible options will come up .
Hi you have shared some videos of bees heives guy who stays in Kerala his father have made so many bees heives can you share his number please
Hi , they are very bad at taking calls . Luckily now they have a website where you can order . Google by the name of their farm .
I got slight trypophobia :-) :-D
SpotOn Cam I learnt something new with your comment ! Hopefully you stopped watching soon enough !
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer ..... I hope you are not offended ? You are doing an amazing work with mother nature !!!!!! well I am quite excellent in controlling my feelings though !! and could still watch your video entire length !! Over that I am a vegan ... I think it's all about training oneself to remain unmoved by anything yet have a soft heart to be called Humans !!!
Thank you ! Not offended at all ! I can't even imagine vegan 😀!
# Message from Binu Pt regarding STINGLESS BEE HIVE ORDERS.
Due to very heavy and continuous rains in Kerala , the stingless bee hive colonies are not ready for splitting and making new hives for sale , hence Binu will be sending out STINGLESS BEE HIVE ORDERS only in NOVEMBER 2017.
Please contact him in 1st week of November 2017 for ordering your stingless bee hives .
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# This morning I had an emergency with my bee hives and Sarah Hamilton from Bee Yourself , Australia was very kind to help me out right away , thank you so very much! Link to her you tube channel :th-cam.com/channels/Qm0p_gg83y8snApjqbYbGQ.html
Please choose your hive location carefully .If one needs to shift the hive in the same window or balcony , one can move it around 1 to 2 feet and bees will find the hive , however if one needs to shift to another window for some reason , the bees do not easily find the new location and keep coming back to the original location and may eventually die when they do not find their hive .I am experiencing this first hand this morning as I needed to shift the hives to another window due to the renovation work in my building and the bees are not able to find the new location near window no 4 . I may need to shift the hives to my parents house after closing the entrance tonight till the renovation work of my building is completed . A new location has to be at least 2 km away for the bees to return to their hive .
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer if you daily disturbing the honey hive, bers drink all the honey,and go to other places. you have to wait for a month.
manikandan m Yes I am not disturbing them . I check once a month or once in 2 months now.
After a many tries at last I manage to talk with Binu & he told me he will start supply from August now & not July
Thank you so much for this update !!
Hello ma'am. Please help me to buy this hives. Where and whom to contact to get this hives