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Something I learned just a few weeks ago about bumble bees is that once you get them stirred up you can't outrun them on a rear engine Snapper mower.
Ha! We grew up cutting a three-acre yard on a 22" Snapper rider. Every Saturday morning, we were working in the yard while our friends were out playing.
Can't out run yellow jackets on a Craftsmen's mower either. Lol
If you mess with their nest, bumbles will chase you until you get inside a building or a vehicle…then they wait for you to exit!! I learned this lesson at 18 while doing a topographical survey of a field behind a shopping canter many years ago. I unknowingly stepped on their nest & after numerous stings they chased me into a grocery store in front of the center bumping me the whole way. When the crew chief picked us up several minutes later, the bumbles were waiting to chase us across the parking lot. Unbelievable experience.
Wow.
I hope you got hazardous duty pay on that job.
Thats wild; im assuming its because of the pheromones from being stung.
Thank you for saving the Bumblebees!! I’m sorry you got stung! But you did a good thing!
Thank you for saving and rehiring the bumblebee bees instead of exterminating🌺
I enjoy seeing them on my open feeders.
Bumblebees foraging => Bumblebees
Bumblebees in their nest => Bumblebears 😄
Thanks for the video, that took quite some bravery!
If you hear HIM say "I chickened out." You know there is zero chance any of us would have had any chance there! 😜
😂I like that.
Definitely bumblebears
I like Bumblebear, What do you think of bumblebeast?
Holy crap man, I never knew that they were aggressive. I've always just let then fly around me and never bothered them. Wow awesome video. Please be safe. Keep up the great work.
In fact, bumblebees are one of the least aggressive bee species in existence. The male bumblebee lacks a stinger but may act more aggressively, though it is completely harmless. The female bumblebee is only aggressive when her nest is in danger. The same is true for carpenter bees, although their females have a much more potent sting and are solitary, not social like bumblebees, so you would not be swarmed by them.
I had a perfect storm on them 5 or so years ago. Got warm early and the overwintering queens had produced good broods when a late hard freeze knocked them out. They are just recovering years later. They are the only pollinators active when my crabapples bloom so they are missed.
If they make Randy nervous Im not messing with them!!! 😆🤣
LOL We could double team them.
Your compassion for native bees earned my subscription, plus learning about them stingers lol😊
Thanks for the sub!
I once disturbed a bumblebee nest. I actually put my hand in it, thinking it was just an abandoned mouse nest. I didn’t get stung, but it wasn’t a strong nest. There were some wax moth larvae in the nest as well.
I didn't even think about moths eating the remains.
Bumblebees seek out old mouse nests to nest in , the are drawn to the smell of mouse urine, mice have no bladder
@@petermaunsell4575 I pulled one out of an old squirrel nest this year.
@@petermaunsell4575mice do have bladders
200 angry bumblebees! Dang! Never knew they didn't lose their stingers, learn something new everyday! Also never knew they had nestslike that, always thought they were solitary! Awesome video!
Not all of them have nests like that but I think all or most of them builds nests in the ground. Different types of bumblebees makes different nests.
You might confuse them with carpenter bees, as they are solitary and have a similar appearance with a black abdomen. The males have white fur on their necks which can make them resemble bumblebees. Unlike bumblebees, they don’t form colonies, and their males also lack a stinger. Both species’ males are the ones who act most aggressively but are completely harmless. The females only sting when their nest or they themselves are threatened, so pinching or touching them can get you stung. Holding them is fine, however. I’ve fed them regularly by letting them crawl on my hand.
@@georgeide2337 I learned what you wrote just a few years ago, after purchasing a small acreage with a partially-remodeled house. I got dive-bombed every time I approached the front door, and thought I had a nest of bumbles in the porch roof. But I never got stung (was great because I'm allergic to wasps and mildly allergic to bees) so finally took the time to discover they were carpenter bees. Fought those little devils for a long time, they were carving up the boards on my house, LOL. But they never got around to stinging me!
only the females have stingers. But unlike honeybees, they can sting repeatedly.
I didn't know that BumbleBees keep their stinger. Important information for me, since I'm allergic to bee stings. When I had horses, I had little white tail bees in all my stables, and they never bothered the horses, or us. The first time I was stung is because I went to remove rubbish from a hole in the kick-boards, and didn't know they had a nest there. All my ground Bumblebees died this year due to the amount of rain we've had. One drawback to being on the water table. I'm so sad, because I'm so used to my garden being full of them. It's been so quiet without them.
We get a lot of them around our property but I feed them so the population is going to be higher there.
We need more people like you in the world. CALM, COOL, RESPECTIFUL, HONEST AND REVERENT! You my friend are a BLESSING to man kind! Stay safe and BEE ON!
This is news to me and I'm 77. We have four species of bumblebees, all non aggressive but can sting if carelessly handled. Their nurture is encouraged as numbers are declining and they are needed for pollinating certain agricultural & horticultural flowers that honey bees cannot. Thanks for an interesting and instructive video. Col, NZ.
Thanks for saving the Bumble Bees. Awesome video!
Loved the music and pictures at the end. 👍🏿
Wow, I stumbled upon a bumble bee nest in a crawl space, when I thought I would encounter a bald face hornet nest. I had never found one before so I experimented with them to test for aggression ect... They totally did not act like these bumble bees in your video. When I disturbed their nest they didn't outright attack, but laid down on their backs buzzing with their stingers in the air. Like they were trying to defend from any animal that would try to stuff it's face in their nest to eat their larva. I don't know if the ones flying around me were trying to sting, but once I crawled out of there they weren't following me.
Love the video, Randy! And of course the photos are always my favorite! We need a photo walk!
I would be willing to bet that almost every other beekeeper would have dispatched that nest and all of the workers. Good game, Sir!
I only know one other beekeeper who has done a bumble bee relocation, and he said "never again" haha
Bumble bees need to be protected, bee keepers that would kill them are lower then dirt. When you hear our bees are in danger they are not talking about honey bees which provide almost no pollination support to our native plants/eco system.
I am truly grateful for the way that you handled these little guys 🙏
Best way I know how.
Thank you for Sharing Randy. Great video
You bet. Thanks for watching Russell.
Great pic of the coast Randy. Beautiful place
superbly done video, thank you! I can't believe you are gloved with only a thin material and I saw tears in the gloves during filming.
Thanks Gary. Bees and wasps don't typically sting nitrile gloves. They can easily sting through them but they don't for some reason.
The bumblebees are native. Honeybees are NOT. I'd save them any day; but what can I say; I'm a Native American too.
I’m a Native American too. So is everyone who was born in America.
Everything “native” gets screwed eventually! Sad but true.
Thanks for pressing record! 😎🐝☀️I have not yet encountered a nest of bumblebees but I see a bunch flying around here in Indiana.
My pleasure to share these events.
Where in Indiana sara?
@@lisaleeper9399 Columbus 😊
You got nerves of steel DirtRooster628...
I'd be panic mode...
God bless you, my friend...❤😮
I used to. haha
Beautiful pictures with the perfect music!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey Randy, thanks for showing us a Bumblebee nest!
I never knew how they lived.
I have a lot of Bumbles in my yardand always wondered where they might live🤔.
Cool😍.
JO JO IN VT 💞
Now you'll be on the search for them. :)
After all these years of watching, one of the few times I've seen you nervous. Made for a good thriller! And as always love your photos
LOL I don't get nervous often.
I bought my Guardian bee-suit after your recommendation over a year ago. I’ve been very pleased and never a sting. Mine looks like the one you are wearing but a full suit. I also bought a round hat and veil but haven’t figured out how to attach to the suit so just keep using the space man hood it came with. But anyway this was the ballsy-ist thing I have seen in a long time. And you took them home! What tha?! Haha
I had a scrap metal guy come out for old oil field pipe stacked and over grown and he hit a nest but nothing like this devil’s pit of pure pain.
Thank you Dirt Rooster and fam!
Where are they made please?
Guardian is in Georgia
@@prairiepinesranch I emailed and they are made in Pakistan. Buy ultrabreeze. I have had 4 and I support American made products. That's just me?
I love watching wasp and bee videos but I have NEVER ever seen a Bumblebee nest video, ever! Very interesting!!
I've had all three of my Everything Bee Vac buckets full and sitting in my front seat to keep them cool with the A/C. Thanks Randy!!
Most people think that's a little crazy. lol
@@628DirtRooster You have to do a European hornet removal next! They are big and loud! I love removing them. It sounds like picking up rocks in the shop vac. Thanks Randy!
sir you are one of the bravest men alive today. Don’t know anyone who’d be willing to do what you do. Glad your trusted tools are working out well for you!
That was interesting to watch. I've never seen a bumblebee nest and always thought they were sort of on the friendly side. Thanks.
you always have some of the nicest music ! and,love your show.love what you do for the bees !
Thanks for listening. It takes hours to find the right music sometimes.
It’s another great day of saving the Bumblebee’s ❤
Have never seen a bumble bee nest. That’s something else.
Driving while influenced by Bumble Bees ! Very motivational excellent on the job equipment rating !
WOW our UK bumbles are no where near as agressive as yours!!! We had a colony move into a wall next to our patio seating area this summer and all they did was pass us by. Never bothered us one bit just fly on in and out. Love the photos and music. Hx
Yeah I was thinking that UK bumblebees don't behave anything like the ones Randy was moving.
Ours are usually very passive as well, just not when you disturb their nest
Wow Rooster what a cool video , i didn't know BB would not loose there stinger. I tell you these Yellow Jackets here in East Ky are everywhere and they seem to be getting meaner every day .
It’s getting that time of year down here. Southern yellow jackets are pure evil
Everything bee vac is very handy. I love mine, and have saved lots of bees using it. Tony has come up with an awesome product. .
Bumblebees are the best pollinators though.
They are pretty good
You keep getting better and better at handling those cameras.
🤣 I read this right when he shoved it into the ground at 1:57. But yeah love his videos
I'll look into the Guardian bee suits. Mine is an Amazon junk purchase. I'm about 1.5hr north of Houston and a vented suit is what I'm after. Good to see you posting Rooster!
Thanks for tuning in Matt.
That's crazy, I'm gonna have nightmares now! You guys have some serious issues down there LOL! Great Job Randy!
Haha! Sleep tight buddy.
VERY interesting video Randy!! And yes.....Guardian Bee apparel is THE best!!!! Hope that leg is feeling better!!
It left welts for a week and a half but all better now.
My dad was cutting 10 acres and we were about to the edge of the property working. I was clearing and piling brush on foot he was on the mower . He hit a nest about 50 feet from me they didn't chase him they flew strait at me and started attacking 😂 once the first one got me they were all locked on . Man they lit me up as i ran that 10 acres back to the house tagging me the whole way. I had over 100 stings and ended up sicker than hell throwing up and running a fever i was miserable 🙃
This was fascinating, we don't have bumble bees like this in South Africa. Thanks for the video.
They’re pretty harmless unless you mess with the nest and they are great pollinators.
Another great video. This would have been a great time to use the clear round nozzle extender on the hose end. I can imagine the slow-motion video of the BB's going up the see-through nozzle, cool! I like mean bees, but even I will stay away from bubbles!
AW DUDE!! I can't believe I didn't think of that. 240 frames per second of those big old bees shooting through a clear tube would have made some epic slow motion video.
Hey Randy, I totally agree with you about being terrified of Bumble Bees!
One sting with enough venom with sink you for 24 hours or more with vomiting and headache/fever.
Venom is strong and very toxic!
Hope you and the family are well!
They leave welts on me for a full week.
@@628DirtRooster yeah, I remember when you did that Bumble Bee Colony a few years back for the first time in a cardboard box.
We used to catch them in coffee cans when they collected pollen on my mother’s Hibiscus when I was a kid.
Knocked down for days. Vomiting, my arm would swell 4-5x is normal size full of fluid. Literally like Popeye’s arm.
My Mom was the “you’ll be fine” and left me to ride it out when I should have gone to the Doctor 🤣
Now, I avoid them like the plague.
YT is acting up, can't give you the like you deserve.
YT messing with me again? :(
@@628DirtRooster In this case with me.
@@628DirtRooster In this case with me (happened on a lot more channels), but it seems to be fixed.
Does that to me also gotta close and reopen
Love the video. I would never come close to those Bumblebees. Love your pictures And the music that goes with them. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
I don't know about bringing those bumbles home! Sure wouldn't have gone over well here! Keep us posted!🐝
I'm just worried she'll forget they are there.
@@628DirtRooster Oh then you will be in the dog house for sure! Never new Bumbles attacked and now hope I never find a nest we've got all kinds of different bumble bees up here in Penn.
Wow great job. Love the photos and of course that pretty curly hair gal 😄🥰your love ❤️
She's a great photography subject
I don't think I've ever seen a bumblebee nest/hive/thing. So very, very interesting.
It's pretty rare to see one.
Well I learned something new today! Unfortunately at your expense. I never knew that bumblebees were that angry and aggressive! I also didn’t know they kept their stingers! Thank you and sorry you were stung!
I don’t mind paying for someone else’s education. The government is trying to make us do that anyway. May as well get used to it. Haha
@@628DirtRooster 🤭👏🏻
The bee vac looks really good, glad you opened it up cause i was wondering what was going on under the hood! :)
She's got a tuned twin turbo LS under the hood.
I put leaves or straw in their box to offer them some protection. Nice upgrades in the Guardian suit is really nice. Bumblebees are nasty when stirred up for sure. Thanks!
Another fantastic video .... always look forward to them brother .. much love from Oklahoma brother
I put my ETBV in the passenger seat with the ac vent blowing into the screen. Great machine. I am thinking a hardware cloth funnel with the hose at the top might contain the little darlings a bit so you dont have so many fugitives...
Bumble Bees are literal miracles... According to aviation engineering they should not even be able to fly when their body size and weight compared to the size of their wings are calculated! They are amazing little creatures! :D
That's actually a myth but bumblebees are very interesting nonetheless.
Didn't expect it to be as small as the one in the ceramic mold video. Small but mighty nests. I wonder how much trouble tomato growers have with the greenhouse nests
I'll have to look into that.
Oh, what a fabulous video! I absolutely LOVE bumblebees!!!!
Here in Michigan, I had a bumble bee nest at the edge of my yard. At first I kept wondering why I was getting buzzed by bumble bees whenever I was in that area until I seen them going in a spot under thick English ivy growth. I got chased out of there a couple of times when my curiosity got the best of me, lol. Fortunately, I didn't get stung and just left them alone.
Run!! Oh my! I don’t blame your wife for not being happy you brought them home 😲
Yes! and WHY?!
Aren't those protected in the USA? Here all wild bees and bumble bees are vanishing because of bad farming, poison, grass lands without any flowers etc... it is a big crises..
no.. only a couple species in HI
Not protected and pretty plentiful in our area.
Your photos are very good, I like them very much.
Thank you very much! I do enjoy photography.
@@628DirtRooster Did you learn photography?
Thank you Randy for the video, great 👍
Was it you this did the video years back removing bumblebees from some concrete pavers or sculptures or something like that? I always remember that video and how it showed how tough they are. Love my Everything Bee Vac!! So fuzzy and cute….
That was Dfishman76. His brother Dereck Fisher commented on this video. haha
@@628DirtRooster I kind of thought it was him but wasn’t sure….im old…
Ah bumblers aren't aggressive, I'd just rope off the area and let em go about their business, they are helpful critters. Only one ever stung me was because I stepped on it barefoot as a little kid.
Great video Mr Rooster…🙏🏼🐝 💛
Here in UK, our bumble bee’s are one sting & gone… & are cute in colour🐝
The wasps on the other hand are continual stingers
Something to think about. Look at SOLAR INVERTERS as a back up power supply. You can get SMALL unit to VERY LARGE unit. Its something to have in a very remote spot. I caved in and purchased a large one for my home. If the power goes out over an extended period, , I can charge and use during the day and relay on battery during the night.
Ahh, the graceful flying bumblebee.
They should lose their licenses
Been a subscriber to your channel since the early beginning, really love what you do. I still have a massive respect for bees, hornets etc for what they do but ive never been a fan of having to have a nest in a yard when they are super aggressive like that. Hats off to you for having the nerves of steel to handle it
Awesome! Thank you for the years of support.
I loved your answers to people asking you to confirm your recommendations for equipment you used all the time. How much clearer can you be?😂
The mean things got stung 4 times by one that got caught in my boot. But the crippling pain I had from plantar fasciitis went away about the same time. They’re still more pleasant than yellow jackets.
Oh man someone called me out to a teeny tiny bumble bee colony in an old bird nest and those things were terrifying. Nothing like honey bees or yellow jackets. Those things have some serious mass to em and feel like someone throwing rocks at you sometimes.
Like being attacked by hummingbirds
Love your videos you are amazing👍. Nice friendly teddy bear that is very knowledgeable when it comes to bees. Keep up the great work😊😊.
So nice of you! Thanks for the kind words.
The sound in this video gave me flashbacks. Mowed and shredded properties for money when I was a kid. Got attacked by bumblebees twice, they like the head and they will sting you through thick clothes.
They use bumblebees to pollinate in greenhouses here in UK and managing them is a bit secret.
Will you let us know if your transfer survived? Not easy.
We had a cold wet spring here and I've barely seen a bumble since. Bad year for wild insects.
I need a collaboration with you all, really missing you guys, being on bedrest all I do is watch a few of the beekeepers video628 & Pete,yappy, hornet king,Mr Ed & good time Charlie, I need some laughs!!!!!!mr 🐝 men🇨🇦
Yeah, boy. I know from experience those things will light you up. That was interesting.
You saved the bee's? That's awesome. I don't see them as much as I used too. Been in decline for about 10-15 years now I've noticed. Can say the same with dragon flies and spruce bugs? I think I seen one dead spruce bug this year, when I usually get hit a few times a year. You can see and feel them Spruce bugs coming thank goodness, because they can draw blood. You know, I could say that about the wasps? Never seen one so far this early fall? But sure see lots of chem trails, makes me wonder if that crap those planes spew has something to do with the noticeable insect decline?
Those "Bumble Bees" sure do look like Hornets. Aggressive like Hornets, too. On that shop vac hose - a 3' long piece of PVC tubing with an ID slightly larger than the OD of that floppy end nozzle would pressure fit the PVC over the hose end and, with a little Duct Tape would make a rigid end to better control the flopping around whils't suckin' up those buzz bombs. Just a thought.
After all is done less than a cup of Gasoline sprinkled around with a small tarp to concentrate and retain the gas fumes for a 5 or 10 minutes while you drink a coke will take care of stragglers. When quiet just remove the tarp, fold it up and as Jackie Gleason used to say -- "Awayyy Weee Goooo!:
Joe S
They’re bumblebees, the point is not to kill thwm
I had one this year,but they were really calm. But still able to sting hard.
A question here. Would adding a wide mouth funnel in the end of the hose help guide more bumble bees into the hose? You know, like just sit the hose funnel and all on top of the hole. I know you wouldn't be able to use a funnel in all areas, but in certain areas where you could set the funnel flat on the ground.
Another great video very relaxing thankyou brother god bless
When we ere little kids in PA, a friend of mine decided to tease a bumble bee by flicking a strip of cloth at it over and over. Needless to say that thing chased him for about 50+ yards right into his house, stinging him several times. Pretty stupid of him, but pretty cool to see as a spectator. 🙂
LOL
60+ years ago, a local farmer asked me and a friend if we'd get rid of a bumblebee nest in an old stump. We took our Daisey bb guns and sat down about 10 yards away and proceeded to kill every bee over the course of a few hours. Never got stung.
That was probably a very fun day.
@@628DirtRooster It was.
I have found several nest and was able to taste/eat the honey after smoking them with a cigarette. They had not yet capped the honey cells so I just squeezed a bunch of them into my hand till my palm was full. Too bad there was no way to leave them till the end of the season. Great pollinators .
Great job as always!
I appreciate that
All life is precious, good job sir
Nice work! You need Venom Steel Nitrile gloves. Walmart carries them. They are black on outside and white on inside so I turn them inside out. They are heavier duty than the blue nitrile gloves and don’t rip as easy. Never been stung through nitrile gloves yet.
I'll have to see if they have any that fit me.
Bumblebees don't lose their stinger becauce they bite, or at least so I was told.
Got but once and it was the nastiest, most immediate pain I could imagine but once it was over it vanished after a bit.
They're such kind little creatures, unless you're in their nest ofc.
They have huge stingers.
Their stings leave welts under my skin for a week and a half.
Bumble bees and wasps have smooth stingers so they don't get stuck in their targets body. Honey bees have barbed stingers, so they die because their stingers are torn out of their own body. As a result they can only sting once
I was removing bees from a vacant house and there was a softball size nest of B bees close by in insulation and they wernt mean I didn’t move the nest just looked at it and covered it up with insulation
Cool beans. Thanks for the video.
WOW, the species of bumblebees in my part of Canada is smaller and NOT near as numerous per nest, okay well, the queens though are large .... BUT, they all sure can sting HARD!
Bumblebees do make small amounts of honey. I can confirm that.
I’ve got a friend who lives on Dauphin Island, he loves it there.
It's a nice place. I like the ride through Bayou LaBatre,
I guess amrican bumblebees are different from the UK ones.. when we had a nest in our back garden under our decking we could walk across it even go near it and they were tame as hell they didn't even chase us as long as we didn't go poking the nest they were ok.. also when I was younger as a 10 year old kid I remember picking one up from the grass and letting it walk around on me didn't sting me or nothing could even pet them a little and seemed to know you weren't a threat.. totally cool.
I think they must be different.
hmmmm I've been doing some yard clean up. Now you have me worried I might disturb a bubble bee nest!! I have quite a few , but I have free range ducks and they decimated the ground wasp plague I had.
That's a whole lot of pain in one bucket!!! I ran a riding mower over a nest In my parents back yard let's just say I jumped off and did the 50 dash to the back door and that mower set there running till it ran outta gas!!!
LOL With the price of gas these days that was an expensive experience.