This Is How We Do Hive Splits
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I am so blessed to have the family that I do. As I sat here trying to come up with a decent thumbnail for this video I found this still shot my wife had taken. While I'm not sure how it will do as a thumbnail it stirred emotion in me so it was chosen. As I stared at the image trying to come up with some catchy text to go on it I was struck with what is really important here to me and that is family. I liked the shot so much I almost left the text off so as to not ruin it but since the general public won't likely see in it what I do I had to put something provocative on it. I am very appreciative that I get to work with my dad and brother in beekeeping and also that I am able to share some of it with you. I pray we can continue this for many years to come and that you'll enjoy these videos as much as we enjoy making them.
In this video we focus mainly on how we make our splits but if you stay to the end I show a little of a commercial beekeeping operation loading hives to new pallets for transport to a pollination job on almond crops in California.
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Happiness is getting on youtube and finding that there is a new 30 min Dirt Rooster video!!
This is what makes the quarantine bearable! Some dirt rooster!! I love seeing the family involved in the bee keeping way of life! Thank you dirt rooster for taking time out to make these videos to entertain the masses(and for the fancy book learnin' you add in with the entertainment)
What quarantine?
Vincent Lanham there is no quarantine when you have bees there is always something we need to be doing
I have two yards. I only go out to look at bees. My truck is getting two or three weeks per gallon.
The irony is ... I never go out anyway. My lifestyle has not changed one bit except I CAN'T GO FISHING ON PUBLIC LAKE
Love to see a family working with the bees! It's a great example for us the younger generations! Keep up the good work and stay safe! -Yara
Greatusage of the My Cousin Vinny scene. You always find a way to make me laugh, in a good way.
"If the gloves fit, you must do splits!"
Good one!
Probably the most wholesome channel on youtube
Oh Lordy! You are so refreshing to watch with everything going on with the world! I needed those laughs today!!!
Amen!!!
we had a truck driver take a load of bee to Cal. when he got to the scales the DOT thought thay would insp. the truck untell he got haft way there and ask what he was houling , he said bees the DOT officer stop, turn around and took off running hollering get the hell out if hear , I am alagert to beeeeeeeeees
Years ago, I worked security in the truck-yard at a huge distribution center (the largest in the US at the time) and we had a massive swarm decide to take up residence on the wall of our outdoor break-room. It literally brought the yard to a standstill. One of our yard-dogs, a local, had a friend that was luckily a beekeeper, he and a couple of his friends were willing to haul-butt down there and catch them for us! LOL, I had to lock myself in the guard-shack, I'm allergic to them too!
Hi Randy ,Just caught your video .I wish the both of you would do more instructional videos like this us beginners,thanks, Paul.
Appreciate you going to the effort. Good to see homefolks. Y'all stay safe.
Thanks for the video and entertainment Randy 15th thumbs up and 2nd to comment.
Great video!! Love the my cousin vinny clips, had me dying!! Nice to see a different perspective.. cheers my friend!!
You need Mr. Ed there to help you find the Queen, lol.
We'd be there all night. ;)
@@628DirtRooster lol
I always enjoy when you interact with your family.
Learned something new, I've never thought about, from your brother, cutting back the honey cells.
Hi Rooster family! I've been wearing ear buds while watching the video. Found myself swatting around my head a couple of times when a bee got close to your microphone. It sounded like a bee was in my hair 😁
Those are some tame bees. My bees get into three point stances and rush for my face like linebackers after Drew Brees.
BROTHER YOU HIT THE KICKER TODAY. AFTER WATCHING AND LAUGHING AT THE O.J. REFERENCE WITH THE GLOVES; I GOT OFF MY ASS AND GOT BUSY IN THE YARD.
I have a question. I've been watching Bee videos for about a year now and I saw the video where you captured the bees at the truck stop that were lost from a transport. Why don't they close the bees in the hives so they can't get out? It seems they lose a lot of foragers.
Sometimes I think you guys are just making stuff up as you go and winking at each other off camera.
Love the thumbnail pic Randy. I so wished I could have worked bees with my dad before he passed. He had some hives but got rid of them before I came along because my older brother was getting stung every now and then. My cousin who did work bees with my dad some, now has several hives. It's funny how beekeeping gets in your blood either directly or indirectly.
It's a good way to bond
I love the thumbnail, Randy. It’s a nice pic of you 3 working together. I disagree about that pic not being able to say it all. Be safe, my friend, and the whole family, too😊
18:20 looks to me like the queen was in that little cluster you touched and ran to the other side of the frame
I just spotted the Queen!! She just carried your NuC box away!!! :)
I didn’t know about the comb being to deep. Thanks for the tip. I am getting my knife in the bucket for tomorrow
Been watching your channel for a while. My uncle used to do beekeeping and unfortunately he died before i was old enough to get into it, or i wouldve taken over. Now it doesnt fit into my life with work and kids, but one day, i hope to find time to get into beekeeping. Thanks for reminding me with every video. Yall stay safe. Greetings from the Netherlands!
17.33 I am almost positive you shook the queen in that nuc.
yea i saw it as well
I seen that as well only reason I came to comments!
That girl run like she have a busted shock, lol
Seeing your wife in a bee suit somehow reminded me of the chicken tractor incident. That was an all time funny video.
LOL I'll have to remind her of that.
Been messing with bees since 2009, watched a ton of bee videos. Yours are the best by far. You have a wonderful family, and I enjoy seeing you working your "hobby" and so glad your whole family is involved !!
Keep on doing what your doing !!
May God bless you and your kin.
James
Wow, thank you James.
I could make a full body suit out of those gloves :)
Or at least a pair of pants...
I'm waiting for Mr Ed to put a watermelon in the sleeves....just to prove a point! LOL!
I was just out in California and seen pallets of bee hives sitting out by the almond trees
Your family and wife do wonderfully.
I love when you two go sight seeing being I don't trvel much anymore. I'ts beautiful down there. Thank you L.L.W.
I've watched my bees in an observation hive chew down deep cells to the right size for brood. They will actually chew the wax away and reconstitute it in another comb location.
Me2. The bees move stuff around like crazy to organize in a observation hive.
Reminded me that I have one.
I only put bees in it for a few days for the grandkids. Now would be a good time to get that going for them. They're driving their mom batty.
That was interesting and to see the clips of "cousin Vinny", it was too much.
Awesome video man! I love seeing these hive management style videos. I'll often tell folks that doing removals is the fun part.. but the real "work" comes when managing them. LOL. Always enjoy seeing you and your brother & it was great seeing your wife suited up as well!! Thanks for choosing to edit and share this one. ✌️🐝🐝🐝
What would a hive with a queen ready to go in one of them smaller white boxes would cost me to get started working with bees 🐝 Rooster 🐓
Looking at a guardian suit now...I've got an ultrabreeze but it's about wore slap out. I really like them though. Any subscriber discounts on the guardian?
Always a pleasure to see another DirtRooster video - special bonus this time is we have your sweet wife and brother in it too! Someone is turning into a video Queen! (don't preen, i am talking about your wife!!) Great video!
Is it a true fact when a honey be stings you they will die that’s why they prefer not to unless feels threatened??
Yes. You can put a bee that stings you in a jar with holes in the lid to assure yourself of this fact.
jimmy warner
A honeybee can sting most any insect predator and withdraw its stinger safely. But a human's skin is pretty tough, and so the bee can't withdraw her stinger, she tries and tries and eventually pulls away leaving the stinger in the skin - along with a good part of her. she can't survive this. But i have often wondered if they know before hand that this time she will have to make the ultimate sacrifice. The answer is: probably it does not matter - she would do it anyway if it is in defense of her colony, queen or as a last resort because you are pressing on her. But the honeybee does not use a stinger if she has an option. So the beekeeper moves slowly and deliberately so the bees can get out of the way - and the bees cooperate. Its what makes the human/honeybee relationship work well for both of them.
They can pull it back out occasionally given some time. They will spin around and around trying to loosen it up. Maybe 2/10 they can pull it out if you don’t just flick them off right away that is 😂
At 2:30 O. J. Simpson i was laughing so hard my kids even thought am going crazyy 😂👍🏼
I'm learning so much about these gorgeous, important little beasties 😊. I have a bit of a phobia, as I'm quite allergic (watching 'My Girl' as a child traumatised me haha!) but this is helping me fear a wee bit less.. Thank you.. Much love to you and your family from New Zealand xx V.
Your voice goes so soft when you talk to your wife. So sweet.
Are those plastic foundations that you seem to be having such trouble with here? I thought you recommended not to use those... or at least that they needed to be pre-coated with beeswax?
These were coated but the wax dries out in storage. It helps to freshen them up. In larger scale beekeeping foundations help. In small backyard setups it can be beneficial to have at least some foundationless in brood boxes.
Sad part about bees going to California half or more won't survive.
This is how we do it hey isn't that a song?29:42
Another good video with all of you working together. Did your dad have bees before you all was born or did you all get into bees around the same time. ?? Hope family is doing well. Keep them coming when possible
As queens are so difficult to find why arent they all marked.?? Sure I've seen you have marked queens before
Thata those african lady bugs. Man they make a mess always getting in the house. Trying to make clusters and they Bite. I was hope the bees were going to sting and kill the things. Now i see they dont care where they make a community! Great video. Thaks for sharing!!
I love lady bugs, but I I never knew how important they were for argracultural.
LMAO - love the My Cousin Vinny clips, awesome!!!
Here in the UK we typically don't use the same sized frames for brood and honey, that way we don't need to trim cells back. Brood frames are usually 14" deep, whilst honey super frames are 8½" deep.
The width of the brood and honey frames makes more of a difference. Brood frames need to be 1.25" wide and honey frames need to be 1.5" wide
@@charitablemiraclebeekeeper1200 That is surely down to the spacing, not the width of the top bar?
@@trevor311264 no, the width of the bar. Can do the same thing with frames and then you don't need spacing
Thanks Randy appreciate the shout out! Hope it fits! Keep up the great work!
I wonder if he’s going to wear it in some videos for you Rob
Hope spring hits y'all soon.
@@BESHYSBEES Don't know...up to him. Don't wanna get bee crap on it! LOL!
@@628DirtRooster Ya, not looking very good here right now, snow on and off but at least it's melting! Take care Randy and stay safe!
Not sure why you caged the queen...an excluder would work.
Making them poor bees feel like the government check didn't come
You are a truly blessed man for sure.
where is a good place to perches beehives and equipment for a beginer
Shawee can just whistle and queen whistles back. Lol
What do you do with the propolis
He uses it for chapped lips. No, it don't cure the chap, but keeps him from likin'em.
That’s your brother isn’t it. Y’all’s face looks just alike.
I've been watching your videos for quite a while. I know you dont sell your honey. So what do you do with it all. It would appear that you have lots of hives.
Question. Can you keep a hive at a balance were it won't grow and swarm but yet won't die out?
They're going to want to swarm at least once a year but with a little bit of work you can manage a pretty good balance.
By the way good video I will not be on Facebook any more they didn’t like my view on life lol
You shook the queen in that nuc at 17:40'ish.
I thought I saw her on that frame too.
Do you do migratory bee keeping or stationary bee keeping
You and your brother make some great videos brother.
YES!!!!!!! I got 11th in the comment list. Boom
Hey that's WAY faster than usual. lol
@@628DirtRooster , let's just call it the Corona effect. Ever since I started exposing myself to these Coronas to build up my immunity I've found it harder to type these comments on my phone keyboard. Must be a side effect.
We got to get out of here it’s ugly in here😂😂😂 that is too funny😂😂😭🤣
"Like O.J." That made me LOL more than a little!
I wear Guardian Bee suits, best protective gear ever !
Queen at 17:35, a bit blurry but sure it was a queen you shook in the box.
Hello from Austin, Texas!
OK, time for rant #2. lol Why do women talk colors to guys and use something other than PRIME colors??.....we are guys......we understand Purple, Blue, Pink, Red, Orange, Green, Yellow, Black White, Grey........if you can't mix those color descriptions together to describe the color......men will look at you with a blank stare, because we have no clue what you are talking about
Unfortunately I worked for Sherwin Williams for a few years. I've had em burrned into my brain now. LoL
I've just discovered your channel, been catching up some videos, and I apologize if you answered this already, but I wonder, what got you into beekeeping?
My brother talked me into helping him with a hive removal and I found it interesting.
22:20 I liked to fell out of my chair!...
I just thought I should let everyone know that sugar water in a squirt bottle is no substitute for smoke I tried it today and the girls lit me up
There are people that sell "gentle" bees and there are people that believe. Me? I love em in spring they're cute n cuddly. August however...they're tigers then.
Gentle bees. lol
"I GOT STUNG IN THE JUGGLER" 😆😆😆😆
The Ladies Beekeepers Association approves of the new hive color so tread carefully...
Them and the garden club
Good to see the family “BEE” together
Also might have to hire your wife as a product model, she makes the jacket and gloves look GOOD!
Ooo Extra income stream. lol
Hi Randy
Just recently there is a youtube commercial that shows an automated beehive house called the smart beehive that harvests the honey automatically.
Have you had a chance to watch this? It has all the electronics and even solar panals. Looks like it can house about 10,000 bees.
Don't think I've seen that yet.
That thumbnail on my phone liked like your brother didn't have a shirt on, I'm looks why have a bee hat on and no shirt! 😂😂
Haha
WH, WHY, WHY don't all XL and bigger gloves have a large enough opening for a MAN's forearms??? That is one that that just IRKS the crap out of me. buy XL gloves and all the sleeve length fabric is bunched up just past the wrist. I'll be ordering some of those gloves.
looks like that would take awhile to do
That hive dolly looks like it comes in handy. Do you know if they are available for purchase?
They are
It was my opinion that if you were at a point where you had a hive going to swarm, that you should move the existing queen to another location and creat new hive at the current location. This is a swarm prevention method. Yes or no?
Yes
I dont want to get in your business, where is your brother? I only see him in a couple vids. Im assuming that is your brother?
He's still around. He lives an hour north of me so he doesn't get in videos very often.
Hi Mr Rooster, I love watching your videos. Beekeeping is really interesting to watch! Plus I can observe bees/wasps safely from my phone as I have a crippling fear of them! Lol
I’ve been hearing a drill-like sound recently in my grandmama’s bedroom wall to ceiling, it usually kicks off real loud in the morning when the sun hits the house or when someone mows their lawn, but yesterday it was really bad due to how hot it was outside. I’m really not sure what they are, internet says Carpenter Bees, European Wasps, or African Honey Bees. It’s not a pleasant sound to hear when you wake up, and it’s LOUD. I can hear it from my room which is down a short hallway.
I’d appreciate a response, thank you and be safe
12:55, great info to know
13:10, Better call Mr. Ed!
16:14 "Pine Straw Virus" LOL!
It's rare to see MRs Rooster in a bee suite!
Big southern boys!!
A friend of mine to a truck load down to Calif...I bought 3 nucs from him. He's bringing them back to Spokane this weekend (April 17th). Cant wait...bin away from beekeeping for about 3 years...too long.
Hope you and yours are all well.
15:45 queen was on the frame.
Why are the lady bugs there.
I saw that some bad storms went through your company area hope you and your family are doing well, stay safe.
Doing OK No weather yet
Why are you using cardboard over wood again... I think I missed that part.
Coroplast EZ Nucs transport easy.
We use propolis to roll up in aa little ball and pack a broken tooth. It make it so much more comfortable until you can get to the dentist.
Works wonders for all kinds of stuff. I hadn't considered that one though.
Randy I never read the descriptions but something was telling me to read the description of this video. I have so much respect and appreciation for you sharing how much family means to you. I would give anything to be able to spend another day with my father. We are a all boy family I have three older brothers and I love spending every second I can with them. I could certainly do without being called the baby though LOL. My wife and I enjoy watching your videos. I was messaging Mr Ed the other day about how much we like watching you Mr Ed and JP. She won't let me keep bees so I'm a beekeeper through your videos and love your hats. God bless from the Florida Space Coast.
No need for words for the thumb nail. I've got one of those pictures too. Family is where it's at!! Thank you, your family, and God for the information , which is great. Much appreciated info! More appreciated fun. Nothing like family working together!
Oh Yeah!! I always thought BUMBLEBEES WERE NICE.
Linda L. Walker
Sense I've toned into your program, I was and is truly amazed. It's a wonderful profession and science. I never knew anything about bees most especially bumblebees , yellowjacks, hornets etc.
Thankyou
For education
Linda L. Walker
Can we be your honey online ?