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UoG Honey Bee Research Centre sir, i like you share the video i totally learn how to manage a bee hive, me i ask question, if i will buy bees from there to my beloved country philippines, they are still alive??
Oh. I see what you mean. I'll look into changing the setting. Two other people have asked to translate videos into Russian. I'll try and find the links to their you tube channels for you.
6 years later... FINALLY! A clear and straightforward "crash-course" on splits. Thank you. I'm also amazed that you're both wearing noting but shorts and short-sleeved shirts when working with your bees!
to split swarm, take two broods each with five frames on righthand side, all frames worked out and full of brood .Brake in half and take brood with queen, FAR AWAY. And that's it. Me beekeeping since 1959 . Thank you.
I found this very interesting, clear and instructional. I love the fact you demonstrated the options. As a new bee keeper this was very helpful for me. Thanks, from the UK. 👍
This channel is so GOOD. Such a practical and easy to follow advice. I watched almost everything and it's helping me a lot in my begining as a beekeeper. I'm sending thanks to the creators, from Czech Republic
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for making this series. I think it is great that academia shares their knowledge when it comes to beekeeping. With so much information available on the Web it is a good cross between backyard and field tested studies
One of my favorite knowledgeable Bee Keeper people i love watching Thank you for Showing how you do things, you can never know everything this is the reason i watch your videos always new things to learn.
these videos are outstanding I feel like I am in bee school the 2nd way is going to be my way to do splits my eyes are bad cant see to well at all but I can shake a frame thanks for this. I wont mess up no more hives u are wonderful thanks again
Sir, honestly your teaching about the Honey bee in the videos are always crystal to understand for any level learner..every words are meaningful unlike some other video maker . It is always a place for me to learn new things and wish to be InTouch and learn together with you...I also make some box with special unique design to make the bees feel more comfortable.. However I still lack behind some knowledge..I just love to spend time with bees. THANK YOU for the video
Hi and thank you for showing your bee keeping methods. I was always wearing cover. I was amazed over how my own bees reacted when landing on my fluffy soft flece leggings. I think they considered me as a huge queen ofsome sort, they reallly calmed down and stayed long on that soft surface. If I should ever have bees again, I would make sure to have a suit made if velvet or flece again, as bees just love it. They never even tried to sting me.❤
I must say this is the most helpful video ive seen for splits, makes a lot of sense re looking for eggs in each box!! Simple. I plan on splitting my hive sometime this spring, ive not seen my queen yet so this helps, going into my second year beekeeping.
Thank you for this clear breakdown & methodology in splitting a hive. I’m going into my 2 nd year of bee minding which is bringing me to the place of doing a split of one of my hives…. I’m sure your video will be providing me confidence in doing so successfully…. I will be hearing your calm voice in my mind as I go thru the motions ;)
THANK YOU for this great splitting video, the time it takes to make these I so appreciate for folks like me (where theres not a lot of info available from masters), so again thank you!
Very informative. He does freak me out with his complete lack of protection. Young Brooke at least had her head protected. I have seen someone stung in the eyes by angry bees. A very ugly incident. Thank you for these well presented easy to understand and absorb videos. They are making me a better beekeeper. I'm in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney Australia.
Hi Roy Yes we see some of those swollen eyes at our workplace to when new employees get started. I have a great collection of sting pictures! Thanks for you kind comments - all the way from the Blue Mountains. It's encouraging to hear that our videos are helping folks like you along. I was sure sorry to hear of so much devastation down your way with the bush fires.
Hi there Welch's Honey Bees Good to hear you have been able to pass the videos on to new beekeepers. They sure are keen to learn so it's fun to feed that enthusiasm!
Hi Elizabeth. Yes the bees were doing very well at that time. Brooke was a great employee! Unfortunately at a University people move on but it's nice when they come back for a visit.
I must say, I REALLY enjoy watching your videos it is amazing the knowledge I get from them and how easy it looks when you talk about beekeeping. I am starting the journey this summer I hope it will be a long lasting hobby of mine and I'm even open for the business side of it if it's possible! But first thing first, learn learn and learn!
I find it very addictive to watch all the bee keeping videos. It’s looks very rewarding but I’m not in a good location to to this. But until then I’ll just watch and learn
Hi Jeremy Nice to hear you enjoy the videos. As fascinating as beekeeping is it's good to recognize that you need to be in the right place and have the time and resources to take up the pastime. An option some chose is to help another beekeeper out.
When teaching beekeepers to cage queens we start by practicing with drones as you suggest . No risk of stings and they are pretty tough. It's not that hard , it just takes practice. When you can handle and cage a queen you can always keep her safe.
That is such great news! I have learned so much from these and will be on the lookout for ones later this year! I have also ordered some Buckfast queens from Fergusons. Wonderful people there. Take care!
Thank you very much....it amazes me the talented people... who...give there knowledge; that they worked so hard to for.....it is people like you end others that im thankful for.
Thank you very much to both you and your assistant. It was very didactic, and of course, I will try to make the divisions with the third method, since my hives are double-bodied. Regards!!!
Hello! So nice to find that the University of Guelph has this very helpful video! I was up there for EAS right after I started working at Betterbee in NY, two years ago, and I still proudly have my golden hive tool above my desk from winning the "Find the Queen" contest. That was amazing beginner's luck! I have my first hive this year on the back roof of our house, and I am starting to think about doing a split. Great video!
Wow! I never expected to hear from you Suzanne! That was a highlight of my EAS week seeing you find the queen! Great to hear you have your own bees now and have given your golden hive tool a place of honour. Also nice to hear you find the videos helpful. See you at EAS this year?
Hi, I am 12 y/o and just started beekeeping. Just this last week I caught 3 swarms and am super excited. Your videos are some of my favorites. I am hoping to make a number of splits this year so really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for the great video. Sid
Hi Sid! So great to hear you are in to beekeeping. Congratulations on your swarm captures. Thanks for getting in touch - it's very rewarding to hear that you find our videos helpful. Best of luck in making splits and in your beekeeping career!
I enjoyed your videos and am actively following you folks now. It amazes me that no protective gear is being used. Brooke was at least wearing a veil. I still react to a sting once in a while. I guess it must depend on the tolerance level. Is there a secret I’m missing? Keep up the educational videos. Awesome! Thank you.
I am newer to beekeeping and have joined my local beekeepers association in Manitoba Canada. I do have a question and I am sure you get asked this lots but how do you handle the bees without a suit on, gloves and vail. I haven’t had much luck with the bees getting used to my scent yet.
Hi Darren Good to hear you've joined a local club as that's a great way to learn what works in your area. To answer your question we use gentle Buckfast stock, smoke the hives every time we open them and when possible work with bees on nice days. We do get stung some but prefer to work in clothes that suit the temperature.
Say if you didn't add a queen to the 2nd hive that you split, how long do you think it would take them to make their own queen? Or would they just return to the original hive given the close proximity?
I have to say your videos are brilliant, I found you tonight and have spent the last 3 hours watching your videos and I would say they are probably the best I have seen. Thanks for posting them I have really enjoyed watching them and I hope you will be making and posting more in the future.
Quick question. If I want to do your second method of splitting but do not have a queen to put in the split, will they figure out they are queen less and make a queen? Or maybe I could find a capped queen cell and put in there? Also how far does the split have to be from the original hive when I split it. thanks again!!!!
@@natserog good question. I eagerly await the answer too because I put an uncapped queen cell in a split from another hive the other day and a capped queen cell from another hive. Hope they both work out although I note Paul's preference is to put in a mated queen but I'm not that advanced yet. I only know how to make Queens by leaving eggs in a split and they make their own emergency queen cells. One thing I have to wonder though is when they make 5 emergency cells, can I use one of each of those cells and put them in 5 different splits.
Excellent Informative Video, I have it saved in my favourites for every time I need to refresh on splitting. Many Thanks UOG! Would love to see some new videos:)
Hi Paymond I make them and sell them through bee supply companies.The brand name is 'Bee Belt'. Dancing Bee, Innisfil Creek, Backyard Bees and Hungry Bear all carry them. Thanks for your interest,
Great content on this channel . Are you able to make a video for new beekeepers that will show us different stages of what a hive looks like that needs to be divided or one that should not be divided or one that appears in trouble ? I dont know at what point to make changes. Had one hive june 2021 and it appears to be dead , nothing appears to be moving. Many variables but i think it was mites. Im getting two hives this spring . Im in Canada on the border.
Hi off shoot Happy to hear you appreciate our content. I think we cover most of what you are thinking spread out over a few videos. Good suggestion though. Make sure you watch our titles: Swarm prevention, swarm control, splitting and supering. Last year was a bad year for mites so many hives will be lost over the winter. Keep at it!
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre i have seen many videos showing how to split hives but i need more direct info like "looking at this hive ...it is a large hive and should be split, or looking at this hive you can see it is small . " i know what 200 dead bees look like now because i shook them and counted them along with the 6 mites. Thanks for getting back to me.
Hi in OZ. Thanks Heaps! . I'm just back from a ski trip in western Canada. I'm surprised there is anyone left in Australia - lots of Australians working in the ski areas. Very nice folks.
Hello there! You are lucky to have the time for the colony to build up. In Romania we don't get to add the second brood chamber on top of the (my case) 10 frame box. We have to either split it before but mostly during the main gathering of nectar (May) or even before. If the bees get into the swarming mood, there's no honey for the winter / to collect.
Hello Paul, how is it that you to without any protection and wearing shorts while beekeeping? Are your bees that gentle are have you just become brave over the years and know your bees? I would love to wear nothing, but have some fears still.
Great video. Thank you! Sitting down surrounded by bees. No gloves, no face protection, shorts...shaking bees, no fear. How do you do it?? Type like a friggin' superhero!! 😂
I really like your videos it is like going to bee school they are so well done, they just teach u so much they are great, I wish u would make more thanks
It really depends. The ones with holes help if you have feeders and those inner covers like in the video work fine so the wax doesn't attach to the telescoping cover and make your bee operations like inspecting easier.
For the first method Is there a better time of the day to do the split? Early in the day or later? Just wondering how the bees will know where to return to the parent hive vs the split hive? Thanks!
Can you split a hive without a queen? Will the colony make a new queen on its own or do you have to "transplant" or intrude a queen for it to work? Thank you for the advice!
I've watched my mate who looks after the hives in our yard do that. From what I understand you HAVE to ensure you give the split without the queen plenty of ideally fresh EGGS, Then the bees can raise a queen from the eggs they'll feed into queen cells. Need to ensure she survives mating flights then she successfully lays eggs etc if that process fails the hive fails. Need to reorient that split so Need to do short relocation reorient process etc & hope that all works. Seems some finesse/ fine tuning as he mentions above, and others doing videos on splits explain. That's the way instead of buying in an extra queen..... ideally before they want to swarm and early in the season they seem to say is the go.
I have my first hive built from spring of 2018, it has two large supers at this point and they are full. Now I am filling honey supers, can I do a one to three split after our spring honey flow? Blackberries here in the Pacific Northwest are great.. I want to pull some honey and build two new hives.
Hi Guy It's hard for me to say what would work well in your conditions. Just keep in mind that splits need a long time to build up to full strength before going into winter. I'd try a one to two split this year and see how it works out. There is less risk that way.
Very informative video on these types of splits . I am planning on doing around three splits this spring. I will try two of those splits an also I was going to try a walk away split also . Have you had good luck on the walk away splits before . Thanks again for all your info and video’s. Keep your video’s coming when possible. Thanks
I have a question about the new split.... do you feed them?... because the 3 frames of brood in the ew box had no honey stores or very little .... do you suggest feeding them or would that cause a robbing situation for a weak hive?
Hi Fion I made a mistake in the video and didn't add a full frame of honey. Because we make the splits up when there is some nectar coming in we don't usually feed splits. I would feed though if the bees had to build comb on new frames. You could see our video on Comb Building for more on that topic.
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre we had some weird warm/hot weather 85 F in Feb for 2 weeks....I thought I'd do an inspection. I discovered about 10 capped queen cells .... since it was Feb (southern California) I was shocked .... I figured if I didn't split I'd lose this large hive (2 large brood boxes) ...so I made my first split (your # 2 technique) ..... 3 of the frames of capped brood had about 5 capped queen cells.... I followed your instructions on what frames to add to the split... one of the BEST tips you said was split the hive when it is early in the morning to have a lot of been on the brood... great tip.... so far so good... looks like it worked.... I left the other capped queen cells in the original hive incase they were queenless. Is there anything else I should do?.... this is my first attempt at splitting
It would be very helpful, educational and informative on doing splits with out introducing a queen like you did on these 3 split methods in this video. And show some methods where bees make their own Queen in splits. Especially for Beekeepers who don't have access to extra Queens or not able to buy/order Queens from from Queen rearing Beekeepers.
Thank you to everyone for watching and supporting our videos! If you have any questions about our videos, please check out our list of FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS on our website, which can be found at honeybee.uoguelph.ca/videos/frequently-asked-questions/
UoG Honey Bee Research Centre sir, i like you share the video i totally learn how to manage a bee hive, me i ask question, if i will buy bees from there to my beloved country philippines, they are still alive??
HI There
I'm happy to hear you have learned from our videos. We can't ship bees to you. Maybe someone in your country breeds nice bees too.
Hi. Thank you for the video. Please allow other people translate subtitles from English into other languages in the youtube settings.
Oh. I see what you mean. I'll look into changing the setting. Two other people have asked to translate videos into Russian. I'll try and find the links to their you tube channels for you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
6 years later... FINALLY! A clear and straightforward "crash-course" on splits. Thank you.
I'm also amazed that you're both wearing noting but shorts and short-sleeved shirts when working with your bees!
to split swarm, take two broods each with five frames on righthand side, all frames worked out and full of brood .Brake in half and take brood with queen, FAR AWAY. And that's it. Me beekeeping since 1959 . Thank you.
I found this very interesting, clear and instructional. I love the fact you demonstrated the options. As a new bee keeper this was very helpful for me. Thanks, from the UK. 👍
Glad it was helpful. Hi in the UK!
I think this is the best how to split a hive video. I started learning about beekeeping when wild honeybees made a hive in our garden. Thank you.
Our pleasure! Thanks.
i really like this guys delivery method...so clear and logical
This channel is so GOOD. Such a practical and easy to follow advice. I watched almost everything and it's helping me a lot in my begining as a beekeeper. I'm sending thanks to the creators, from Czech Republic
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for making this series. I think it is great that academia shares their knowledge when it comes to beekeeping. With so much information available on the Web it is a good cross between backyard and field tested studies
Hi Robert
Thanks for the encouragemnet. Your kind comments are appreciated!
I like how calm is this person is! and the way he talks to Brooke and passing the knowledge transfer to her and to us as viewers. Amazing 👍🤲🏼🙏🏼
Paul Kelly is amazing
One of my favorite knowledgeable Bee Keeper people i love watching Thank you for Showing how you do things, you can never know everything this is the reason i watch your videos always new things to learn.
You are very welcome! A belated thanks for your kind comment.
these videos are outstanding I feel like I am in bee school the 2nd way is going to be my way to do splits my eyes are bad cant see to well at all but I can shake a frame thanks for this. I wont mess up no more hives u are wonderful thanks again
Sir, honestly your teaching about the Honey bee in the videos are always crystal to understand for any level learner..every words are meaningful unlike some other video maker . It is always a place for me to learn new things and wish to be InTouch and learn together with you...I also make some box with special unique design to make the bees feel more comfortable.. However I still lack behind some knowledge..I just love to spend time with bees. THANK YOU for the video
Wow, thank you. Very kind of you. Good luck with your bees!
thank you for the detail. I'm a.new bee keeper from Australia.
still learning but loving every minute
Hi there in Australia
You are most welcome! Beekeeping is a life long learning project - so much the better. :)
Every thing is research and hands experience based. We have learned so much by watching. Thank you.
Hi and thank you for showing your bee keeping methods. I was always wearing cover. I was amazed over how my own bees reacted when landing on my fluffy soft flece leggings. I think they considered me as a huge queen ofsome sort, they reallly calmed down and stayed long on that soft surface. If I should ever have bees again, I would make sure to have a suit made if velvet or flece again, as bees just love it. They never even tried to sting me.❤
Huh. Usually smooth surfaced, light colored fabrics work best. Nice to hear about your pleasant experience with bees!
I must say this is the most helpful video ive seen for splits, makes a lot of sense re looking for eggs in each box!! Simple. I plan on splitting my hive sometime this spring, ive not seen my queen yet so this helps, going into my second year beekeeping.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks and good luck!
You are a remarkable beekeeper thank you for you for your instructional videos.
Thank you for this clear breakdown & methodology in splitting a hive. I’m going into my 2 nd year of bee minding which is bringing me to the place of doing a split of one of my hives…. I’m sure your video will be providing me confidence in doing so successfully…. I will be hearing your calm voice in my mind as I go thru the motions ;)
Same here!
These series is fantastic! I will be watching each and every episode!
Thanks Steven!
THANK YOU for this great splitting video, the time it takes to make these I so appreciate for folks like me (where theres not a lot of info available from masters), so again thank you!
Hi LadyElk
You are most welcome. Nice to her you find the videos helpful in a location where information is hard to come by.
Excellent tuition along with Class video production.
Great value for new players!
Thanks Shad!
Thank you a lot for this video now i have learn how o split my hive its easy than what i thought it will be. Shout from Tanzania
Very informative. He does freak me out with his complete lack of protection. Young Brooke at least had her head protected. I have seen someone stung in the eyes by angry bees. A very ugly incident. Thank you for these well presented easy to understand and absorb videos. They are making me a better beekeeper. I'm in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney Australia.
Hi Roy
Yes we see some of those swollen eyes at our workplace to when new employees get started. I have a great collection of sting pictures!
Thanks for you kind comments - all the way from the Blue Mountains. It's encouraging to hear that our videos are helping folks like you along.
I was sure sorry to hear of so much devastation down your way with the bush fires.
Going out to make splits tomorrow. Thank you for the excellence instruction
You are a good teacher. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks for your feedback Lyall! We plan to do twenty more videos this summer.
excellent video thank you !
Good video for new beekeepers! We have these questions asked all the time. It helps to have them watch some of these videos.
Hi there Welch's Honey Bees
Good to hear you have been able to pass the videos on to new beekeepers. They sure are keen to learn so it's fun to feed that enthusiasm!
Thank you SO MUCH!!! First year, hive is bursting at the seams. This video really helped me figure out how to handle the problem!!!
Glad to be able to help Linda! Thanks for your comments.
You have some pretty strong healthy colonies to make your splits. Well done. The young lady is good help.
Hi Elizabeth. Yes the bees were doing very well at that time. Brooke was a great employee! Unfortunately at a University people move on but it's nice when they come back for a visit.
I must say, I REALLY enjoy watching your videos it is amazing the knowledge I get from them and how easy it looks when you talk about beekeeping. I am starting the journey this summer I hope it will be a long lasting hobby of mine and I'm even open for the business side of it if it's possible! But first thing first, learn learn and learn!
Glad you like them! Enjoy the journey. Lots to learn but it's so interesting you'll be hooked.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. May God bless your talent and prosper you always.
I'm really happy to watch this video am beekeeper from Tanzania
I find it very addictive to watch all the bee keeping videos. It’s looks very rewarding but I’m not in a good location to to this. But until then I’ll just watch and learn
Hi Jeremy
Nice to hear you enjoy the videos. As fascinating as beekeeping is it's good to recognize that you need to be in the right place and have the time and resources to take up the pastime. An option some chose is to help another beekeeper out.
I love how you picked up the queen by hand. I need to practice doing that (on drones)
When teaching beekeepers to cage queens we start by practicing with drones as you suggest . No risk of stings and they are pretty tough. It's not that hard , it just takes practice. When you can handle and cage a queen you can always keep her safe.
Such wonderfully educational and well done videos! I hope you all post more soon. Excellent work!
Why thanks! We do plan to do twenty more videos this summer but they may not be posted until the fall.
That is such great news! I have learned so much from these and will be on the lookout for ones later this year! I have also ordered some Buckfast queens from Fergusons. Wonderful people there. Take care!
Great informative video’s. Thanks will try these next season.
Thank you very much....it amazes me the talented people... who...give there knowledge; that they worked so hard to for.....it is people like you end others that im thankful for.
Thank you very much to both you and your assistant. It was very didactic, and of course, I will try to make the divisions with the third method, since my hives are double-bodied. Regards!!!
Good luck Eduardo! You are very welcome.
Hello! So nice to find that the University of Guelph has this very helpful video! I was up there for EAS right after I started working at Betterbee in NY, two years ago, and I still proudly have my golden hive tool above my desk from winning the "Find the Queen" contest. That was amazing beginner's luck! I have my first hive this year on the back roof of our house, and I am starting to think about doing a split. Great video!
Wow!
I never expected to hear from you Suzanne! That was a highlight of my EAS week seeing you find the queen! Great to hear you have your own bees now and have given your golden hive tool a place of honour. Also nice to hear you find the videos helpful. See you at EAS this year?
Yes! Don't know whether it will be the beginning or end of the week yet. Just put my first honey super on my hive. EXCITING!!!
Did you ever get to see the photo of the award presentation in last year's Betterbee Catalog? If not, I can send you the page.
My question is when would to late in the year be to make splits. Assuming the hive being split is strong. I'm in ontario
Ahh yeah U of G . Some nice local videos for me to follow. Just discovered and can't wait to watch them all.
Hi Jay
See you at the Albion?
Your confidence is amazing! Awesome video!!
:) thanks
Thank you for your success in your work.
:)
Love all your videos and looking forward to my first split this year.
Thanks Francis. Good luck with your split!
Hi, I am 12 y/o and just started beekeeping. Just this last week I caught 3 swarms and am super excited. Your videos are some of my favorites. I am hoping to make a number of splits this year so really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for the great video. Sid
Hi Sid!
So great to hear you are in to beekeeping. Congratulations on your swarm captures. Thanks for getting in touch - it's very rewarding to hear that you find our videos helpful. Best of luck in making splits and in your beekeeping career!
Top notch presentation.
Thank you for you tubing.
I really like the third way. It seems to be the least invasive to the bees. Thanks!
Once again an excellent production. Have learnt lots ,thanks you so much. An ol aussie
G'day Linton. Thanks for your feedback.
Wonderful videos in every way! Thank you so much.
Our pleasure. Thanks so much for your support!
Awesome! Thank you for this great video. A total beginner here and enjoying your videos a lot!
Very good information. Thank you !!
Our pleasure!
Great vedio sir
Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much
I enjoyed your videos and am actively following you folks now. It amazes me that no protective gear is being used. Brooke was at least wearing a veil. I still react to a sting once in a while. I guess it must depend on the tolerance level. Is there a secret I’m missing? Keep up the educational videos. Awesome! Thank you.
Hi Paul
Yes it is a tolerance level thing but we also select for gentle behaviour when breeding bees.
Nice to hear you've enjoyed our videos!
Your the best, very clear, really stung me this video ❤❤
I am newer to beekeeping and have joined my local beekeepers association in Manitoba Canada. I do have a question and I am sure you get asked this lots but how do you handle the bees without a suit on, gloves and vail. I haven’t had much luck with the bees getting used to my scent yet.
Check out Randy Oliver’s video about how to handle bees. It’s invaluable.
Hi Darren
Good to hear you've joined a local club as that's a great way to learn what works in your area.
To answer your question we use gentle Buckfast stock, smoke the hives every time we open them and when possible work with bees on nice days. We do get stung some but prefer to work in clothes that suit the temperature.
Thank you so much for your videos. Very good for beginners like myself.
Our pleasure Mike!
Say if you didn't add a queen to the 2nd hive that you split, how long do you think it would take them to make their own queen? Or would they just return to the original hive given the close proximity?
1 month for a new queen and she likely wouldn't be the best queen.
Thank you for the response!
Wow , that was awesome. You make it look so easy. Very good information. Ty
Thanks Jose!
I have to say your videos are brilliant, I found you tonight and have spent the last 3 hours watching your videos and I would say they are probably the best I have seen. Thanks for posting them I have really enjoyed watching them and I hope you will be making and posting more in the future.
Thanks for your generous comments! We have plans for a few more videos this summer.
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Greetings from Turkey. thank for your effort. Quite a lot helpfull video.
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Thank you so much, you are a legend.
She will be a fine beekeeper.
our pleasure!
Thank you! What a fantastic video! I am interested, but haven't started beekeeping yet. This definitely makes me want to try!
Thanks Jolox!
Get connected with some local beekeepers to see if it's for you and how to get started where you are.
Excellent video!! I'm an absolute Novice .. you're video was perfect & great Job to all, especially Brooke. Brave young Lady. (haha).
Hi There
Thanks from our team for the generous comments.
I love your channel! You make sense.
great work ...i like your video
Thanks !
Thanks for sharing. I like to do the nuc splits with a queen cell. And I have found that bees from the North winter better northern queens.
Thanks Gary. Queens produced in your climate should do better if they are reared under ideal conditions.
How does he do this in shorts and a t-shirt?? Our bees would tear us apart without a bee suit no matter how gentle we move frames/boxes..
Love your videos. I have 8 colonies and need to spilt in next few weeks. Very helpful info!! thank you!! --subscribed
You are quite welcome. Good luck with your splits!
Quick question. If I want to do your second method of splitting but do not have a queen to put in the split, will they figure out they are queen less and make a queen? Or maybe I could find a capped queen cell and put in there? Also how far does the split have to be from the original hive when I split it. thanks again!!!!
@@natserog good question. I eagerly await the answer too because I put an uncapped queen cell in a split from another hive the other day and a capped queen cell from another hive. Hope they both work out although I note Paul's preference is to put in a mated queen but I'm not that advanced yet. I only know how to make Queens by leaving eggs in a split and they make their own emergency queen cells. One thing I have to wonder though is when they make 5 emergency cells, can I use one of each of those cells and put them in 5 different splits.
Excellent Informative Video, I have it saved in my favourites for every time I need to refresh on splitting. Many Thanks UOG! Would love to see some new videos:)
Hi Tom
Thanks for the encouraging words! We'd love to squeeze in producing more videos. We are planning for more filming this summer.
Where did you and Brook get your Bee tool belts?
Hi Paymond
I make them and sell them through bee supply companies.The brand name is 'Bee Belt'. Dancing Bee, Innisfil Creek, Backyard Bees and Hungry Bear all carry them. Thanks for your interest,
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre - Thank you for your quick response.
Great !! thanks you for the class.
You are welcome!
Great content on this channel . Are you able to make a video for new beekeepers that will show us different stages of what a hive looks like that needs to be divided or one that should not be divided or one that appears in trouble ? I dont know at what point to make changes. Had one hive june 2021 and it appears to be dead , nothing appears to be moving. Many variables but i think it was mites. Im getting two hives this spring . Im in Canada on the border.
Hi off shoot
Happy to hear you appreciate our content.
I think we cover most of what you are thinking spread out over a few videos. Good suggestion though.
Make sure you watch our titles: Swarm prevention, swarm control, splitting and supering.
Last year was a bad year for mites so many hives will be lost over the winter. Keep at it!
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre i have seen many videos showing how to split hives but i need more direct info like "looking at this hive ...it is a large hive and should be split, or looking at this hive you can see it is small . " i know what 200 dead bees look like now because i shook them and counted them along with the 6 mites. Thanks for getting back to me.
This is a very good video! I feel more prepared for spring already! Thanks!
You are most welcome. Good luck next spring!
Nice work! Hi from Australia!
Hi in OZ. Thanks Heaps! . I'm just back from a ski trip in western Canada. I'm surprised there is anyone left in Australia - lots of Australians working in the ski areas. Very nice folks.
great video, but wondering if you have a video where set up a nuc where you let the hive raise their own queen from a frame of eggs?
Couldnt help but notice there was a queen cell on the fourth brood frame you transfered on the second split
I missed that Austen. I'll have a look now.
What is your inner cover made out of ? It looks so different than the wood inner covers that I use
Hello there! You are lucky to have the time for the colony to build up. In Romania we don't get to add the second brood chamber on top of the (my case) 10 frame box. We have to either split it before but mostly during the main gathering of nectar (May) or even before. If the bees get into the swarming mood, there's no honey for the winter / to collect.
Hi Razvan
Thanks for sharing what works in your area.
Hello Paul, how is it that you to without any protection and wearing shorts while beekeeping? Are your bees that gentle are have you just become brave over the years and know your bees? I would love to wear nothing, but have some fears still.
Great video. Thank you! Sitting down surrounded by bees. No gloves, no face protection, shorts...shaking bees, no fear. How do you do it?? Type like a friggin' superhero!! 😂
Those bees seem to be under dope. Very calm. Lol!
So calm around the bees with zero protection obviously a true bee whisperer
Thank you Paul, Excellent video's.
You are welcome Michael. Thanks for the feedback.
I have been baffled by the many methods of splitting hives this video broke it done clearly for this new beekeeper. I even took notes.
Thanks Tom! It's encouraging to hear how we've been able to help you.
I really like your videos it is like going to bee school they are so well done, they just teach u so much they are great, I wish u would make more thanks
Hi Frances!
We are making plans to do some more videos this summer. Stay tuned :)
wonderful and thanks
I loved this!
I can’t work my bees or even sit and watch them without a full bee suit or I will be stung several times.
What would you do?
Curious about your inner covers. Why are some inner covers designed with center holes, and others such as yours, not? Thanks.
It really depends. The ones with holes help if you have feeders and those inner covers like in the video work fine so the wax doesn't attach to the telescoping cover and make your bee operations like inspecting easier.
👍👍👍 Thank you for interesting video. Hi from Belarus bee's forests! ✊🙏
Awesome. Thanks a lot.
:) Our pleasure. Thanks for your kind comment.
For the first method Is there a better time of the day to do the split? Early in the day or later? Just wondering how the bees will know where to return to the parent hive vs the split hive? Thanks!
Hi Ela
Any time during the day is fine. Yes some bees go back to the original location. That's why I prefer to move a split to another location.
Can you split a hive without a queen? Will the colony make a new queen on its own or do you have to "transplant" or intrude a queen for it to work? Thank you for the advice!
I've watched my mate who looks after the hives in our yard do that. From what I understand you HAVE to ensure you give the split without the queen plenty of ideally fresh EGGS, Then the bees can raise a queen from the eggs they'll feed into queen cells. Need to ensure she survives mating flights then she successfully lays eggs etc if that process fails the hive fails.
Need to reorient that split so Need to do short relocation reorient process etc
& hope that all works.
Seems some finesse/ fine tuning as he mentions above, and others doing videos on splits explain.
That's the way instead of buying in an extra queen..... ideally before they want to swarm and early in the season they seem to say is the go.
I have my first hive built from spring of 2018, it has two large supers at this point and they are full. Now I am filling honey supers, can I do a one to three split after our spring honey flow? Blackberries here in the Pacific Northwest are great.. I want to pull some honey and build two new hives.
Hi Guy
It's hard for me to say what would work well in your conditions. Just keep in mind that splits need a long time to build up to full strength before going into winter. I'd try a one to two split this year and see how it works out. There is less risk that way.
Very informative video on these types of splits . I am planning on doing around three splits this spring. I will try two of those splits an also I was going to try a walk away split also . Have you had good luck on the walk away splits before . Thanks again for all your info and video’s. Keep your video’s coming when possible. Thanks
I've had very good luck with walk away splits.
Hi just wanted to find out if it is necessary to add a frame of honey to the split
Yes it is and we missed pointing that out in the video.
Its incredible how you stay there in short pans
thank you in which climate is more efficient these bees
I can really only speak about what works well here in Canada. You are welcome Sertac.
I have a question about the new split.... do you feed them?... because the 3 frames of brood in the ew box had no honey stores or very little .... do you suggest feeding them or would that cause a robbing situation for a weak hive?
Hi Fion
I made a mistake in the video and didn't add a full frame of honey. Because we make the splits up when there is some nectar coming in we don't usually feed splits. I would feed though if the bees had to build comb on new frames. You could see our video on Comb Building for more on that topic.
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre thank you so much
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre we had some weird warm/hot weather 85 F in Feb for 2 weeks....I thought I'd do an inspection. I discovered about 10 capped queen cells .... since it was Feb (southern California) I was shocked .... I figured if I didn't split I'd lose this large hive (2 large brood boxes) ...so I made my first split (your # 2 technique) ..... 3 of the frames of capped brood had about 5 capped queen cells.... I followed your instructions on what frames to add to the split... one of the BEST tips you said was split the hive when it is early in the morning to have a lot of been on the brood... great tip.... so far so good... looks like it worked.... I left the other capped queen cells in the original hive incase they were queenless. Is there anything else I should do?.... this is my first attempt at splitting
@@fionmor4893 Hi Fion
That sounds good. You'll just have to wait to see how it works out now. Fingers crossed!
It would be very helpful, educational and informative on doing splits with out introducing a queen like you did on these 3 split methods in this video. And show some methods where bees make their own Queen in splits. Especially for Beekeepers who don't have access to extra Queens or not able to buy/order Queens from from Queen rearing Beekeepers.
Lovely, i do follow your videos they are so profesional... I Say hello from Mexicali baja California
Ola Jose! Thanks for your kind remarks.
Thank you again for helping us
I have a request sir
Kindly Do a video on record keeping. Beehive tags, income statement, balance sheet etc
Good thought Jahanzaib.