Thank you for interesting video of internal life of the hive and honey bees. Best wishes to the entomologists and beekeepers and bumble-bees and insect lovers!
Good video 👍 What's the name of the pen? And what type of gloves are those? I've got the thick rubber gauntlets but they look like they'd have a bit more feel than the rubber do.
What to do if the new queen has not mated? How long should I wait? It has been 3 weeks since she emerged, but we have had terrible raining weather so there haven't been a lot of opportunities. However, I am curious what to do with this virgin queen that hasn't mated and how much longer should I wait. It is very painful to think I should just kill her and move on. Any suggestions would be great.
Today I was trying to catch the queen for marking from a swarm I caught a few days ago and she took off. Will she return to the hive or is she most likely gone? I'll try to find her tomorrow. Thanks
I got me some oil pins I'm going to try. If it doesn't work there's a big Queen breeder said by oil based model paint and use a small piece of grass are a small stick and put the drop on her back
I just pin her down with my finger and thumb, just behind her back, mark and release. It only takes five seconds, and you wont hurt her because you can feel the pressure in your fingers much better than a cage.
Thank you for the video. I like that you took care with her - sorry for the squashed dead on the edges of what looks like a Styrofoam box. You start out your video by saying try this oil based pen - I never tried it before but it should work - well how do we both know if it actually worked??? May I suggest you come back in 3-6 months and add edit or comment to the video to say 6+ months on still good - OR oops, it looks like she died of toxicity :( - oh and maybe give that be suit a wash! some of the black mountain has gotten all over it. :)
Pen worked great. Don't use anything else now. Stays on for years. Suit gets washed once a week. Stains don't come out. Its a commercial suit that takes a beating week in week out.
First time I marked a queen I chased her round the frame for about five minutes gently trying to dob her on the back.... It doesn't work so don't try it people. Get one of these cages
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Thank you for interesting video of internal life of the hive and honey bees. Best wishes to the entomologists and beekeepers and bumble-bees and insect lovers!
Thanks for this. I can't see the red pen on a queen either. I now know how to use a queen cage properly.
Great advice again bud. Thank you 😊
Cheers Jason. Glad you enjoyed it.
Will You Raise Good Bees (handy mnemonic for White Yellow Red Green Blue for years ending in 1/6, 2/7, 3/8, 4/9, 5/0)... :-)
Nice one. Cheers!
How did you find these pens Laurence? After a few months of use?
Awesome. So much better than the Tosca ones..Go for the fine tip version
Good video 👍 What's the name of the pen? And what type of gloves are those? I've got the thick rubber gauntlets but they look like they'd have a bit more feel than the rubber do.
It's a TOMA pen. They are sentinel pro gloves. Made of leather but not totally sting proof. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video easy to follow
Cheers Kieron. Glad it was useful.
What to do if the new queen has not mated? How long should I wait? It has been 3 weeks since she emerged, but we have had terrible raining weather so there haven't been a lot of opportunities. However, I am curious what to do with this virgin queen that hasn't mated and how much longer should I wait. It is very painful to think I should just kill her and move on. Any suggestions would be great.
Today I was trying to catch the queen for marking from a swarm I caught a few days ago and she took off. Will she return to the hive or is she most likely gone? I'll try to find her tomorrow. Thanks
She will return…..by tomorrow she will be home…
@@eddevault4604 You're right! She came back.
@@beemanrunning977 ….Haha….I’ve did it lots of times….
I got me some oil pins I'm going to try. If it doesn't work there's a big Queen breeder said by oil based model paint and use a small piece of grass are a small stick and put the drop on her back
I thought ur supposed to only use water-based
what happens if you get paint on wings
I just pin her down with my finger and thumb, just behind her back, mark and release. It only takes five seconds, and you wont hurt her because you can feel the pressure in your fingers much better than a cage.
Thank you for the video. I like that you took care with her - sorry for the squashed dead on the edges of what looks like a Styrofoam box. You start out your video by saying try this oil based pen - I never tried it before but it should work - well how do we both know if it actually worked??? May I suggest you come back in 3-6 months and add edit or comment to the video to say 6+ months on still good - OR oops, it looks like she died of toxicity :(
- oh and maybe give that be suit a wash! some of the black mountain has gotten all over it. :)
Pen worked great. Don't use anything else now. Stays on for years.
Suit gets washed once a week. Stains don't come out. Its a commercial suit that takes a beating week in week out.
No longer in a shared apiary just mark all queens white and record year in notes.
Man your asking to kill her lol
First time I marked a queen I chased her round the frame for about five minutes gently trying to dob her on the back.... It doesn't work so don't try it people. Get one of these cages