Finding Queens
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2025
- Paul Kelly, research and apiary manager, shows how to find queens in beehives.
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Should we at the beginning of the spring apply formic acid to control varroa?
UoG Honey Bee Research Centre I loved this video thank you for making it sir. I’m not a beekeeper but I love the peacefulness of it and I very much enjoyed watching it.
How many times have u been stung
What happens if you put too much smoke on the bees and the beat got mad and and its sting you
And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
AlQur-aan Suurah 016, AlNa_hl, aayah 068-069
The Qur-aan Chapter 016, The Bees, verses 068-069
I don't even own a hive, why am I watching this?
A lot of non beekeepers seem to end up here and I can't say why. I hope you found that bees are interesting.
Don't be rud:(
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre very interesting indeed! Trying to figure why they don't sting you
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre i dont own a hive, but I love bees and would love to get one at some point
U want to hv one !
It was a beauty seeing that blue spot on her back
Yes that blue is my favourite.
It was fake pandas, like miss kitty with a fake beauty mark. Of course fake queen colors make her a hussy with 15 boyfriends dying for her favors.
@@PaulHigginbothamSr ;-;...?
@@PaulHigginbothamSr What in the world are you talking about??
@@PaulHigginbothamSr RIP English
I thought the queen would be two or three times bigger than a worker. Thanks for the video. It was amazing.
Actually it's generally written in text that the queen is generally 3 times lengthier and 3 times heavier than worker bees
@Adverse Playz though ant queens are several times larger than the normal ants,queen bee are not that large
Sometimes I love the internet because of the potential of the information like this. I can be witnessed to finding queens even without doing that kind of job. Thank you for the video!
Hi Batuhan
Funny where you end up sometimes isn't it. You are very welcome.
He's a very good teacher. He covered almost all the areas you might have questions about. And while he was doing it, you would forget he was right there with the bees. Thank you
Thanks for that!
With his bare hands!
I appreciate it, this man is still replying to comments
I'm trying....! Cheers Zubair.
I thought the Queen will be wearing a heavy make up and ofcourse looking sexy but I was wrong..
Hi there
I find queens very attractive au naturel !
She's still a cutey!😄
Change your name Mr. Den to Mr. Pervert 😂
Mr. Den still would smash
@@warrior-gb9me hahahha 😂😂😂👍👍
He found the first queen at 6:15
Thank me later
Hi Hassam
That's right but you'd miss some pointers if you go straight to 6:15.
Thank you
I'll thank you now my good sir.
UoG Honey Bee Research Centre You are absolutely right sir i appreciate your hard work but some of us just came to see the queen
I am thanking you 3 month later....
Is that okay?
The queen be like "Let me down, you peasant!"
Of course your majesty.
I am from India and I am watching your video after a busy work day of auditing. Amazed at how fearless you are and how you handle the bees. Taught me a lesson that you can handle the worst clients in a way that you would still get the best out of them! Thank you
Hey Anthony
Nice that you could relax and enjoy our bees. I'm sure after a day in the office you need a diversion. Cheers!
My man isn’t worried about getting stung in the least.
Nah, bees are quite passive unless you purposefully provoke them it's the wasps and hornets that'll sting ya just because you exist.
Not a bee keeper, but I found this incredibly interesting.
My six year old son has a new obsession with honey lately... and the bees added in Minecraft, plus the recent bee pandemic we're seeing here in Europe has him very interested in all of this. I showed him some bee videos yesterday, how the hives work and how honey is made. That is how this got recommended to me. He hasn't seen this video yet, but I'll be sure to show it to him because I found this one to be the most straight forward.
Plus I love now open and free you are with bees. No suit whatsoever, bees crawling on you, no worries. My son is scared of them every time they fly close to him when we're out. I'm trying to get it in in his head that they don't care about him and are just out to find pretty flowers.
Hi Siko
A fun age for kids to be learning about nature. We learn a lot as parents through our kids experiences.
Glad to hear you found this video interesting. We have about 52 more videos on our channel.
As I always suspected.......... THE QUEEN HAS TURNED TO THE DARK SIDE !!!!
Haha
She always does!
*que The Imperial March song*
Mr Kelly and all who work to bring these videos to us, thank you so much. My 5 year old twin boys have mostly given up watching cartoons on you tube to looking at Paul hunting for Queens or seeing bees experiencing a leaf blower. Thanks and will keep watching.
Hi Len
Thank YOU so much for sharing the story about your boys enjoying the beekeeping videos. That gave me quite a chuckle and I'll pass it around with our team at work. It seems you have some budding new beekeepers in the family!
Amazing how you picked her up so Gently,well Done Sir 😊
Lots of practise! Thanks Tomy.
The Bees are Free now - and so it is - Blessings.
I was shit scared of them until a friend and i went to rescue a dying hive on our farm. Now i know don't scream and go crazy. It was a marvelous experience. We did save the hive with a new queen from one of her many hives. The method was really eye opening rewarding.
Like others, I stumbled across this, but couldn't stop watching. He's so calm, that the video relaxed me!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your kind comment.
WOW!!!!!.I was absolutely fascinated watching you,while you were working.And amazed to see,how you even don`t need to use gloves to protect yourself,against the bee`s stings.How peaceful & comfortable you look,while remaining next to those bees.You remind me to my father,-(a Basque gentleman,who loved bees,and dealt with them,with infinite patience,love & respect)-.So I grew up in a farm,where my father used to have more than 30 hives.Since we live in a tropical country-(Colombia)-,we make the honey harvest twice in a year.So hives almost double in number,year after year.Every time my father made the honey harvest,he even did not have to use any kind of protection.It seem,bees recognized him,& they were so nice with him,the same way he was with them.But sadly,one day,my father was no longer available to deal with his so beloved bees,and nobody else,was neither available to do so.. Dad passed away,& the bees flew away from this farm.So at this point,SORRY!!!,but no bees any more!!!. :-( !!!.Greetings from Colombia!!!.
Thanks for your kind thoughts and your insights. I'm glad you have those very nice memories of your father and his bees. Maybe someday you can take up this activity. All the best. Hi back from Canada!
The Bees Loved your Father - They feel LOVE.
TH-cam: wanna know how to find a queen bee
Me at 4-45am : well well well, let's see what we have got....
My brain: *Bruh, wtf i wanna go to sleep*
Bro, it's actually 5.15 here when I clicked on the video.
me at 6:25am
For me its just 3am
Dog rescue => dangerous hybrids => Africanised killer bees => here.
You never know where the Internet will take you.
Have no interest in beekeeping, but still found the video fascinating.
Funny how you ended up here :) Thanks for telling me your story and nice to know we caught your interest.
Same😂
Me too
Bee (keeping) videos are usually fascinating :D
I went from cat rescue to hatching chickens to handling bees and I don't regret anything! all videos were very informative and interesting :D
I always thought that queen bee have bodyguards 😂😂
Me too 😂
I thought they had bigger stingers and were bugger and had crowns
@@yourmum1963 Yea a yellow crown 👑
Yea, it seems like she has bodyguard
The bees 🐝 are not stinging him bc he is the king .
I see bees stinging, but never saw one biting
I was gonna say something that you can r/wooosh me but nah
She literally has a blue crown on her head
there is a good chance that was a marker he put on her. A lot of queens can really only be found through the large abdomen. If you google queen bee and look at the images, you'll see some with marker and others without.
The colour system involves marking the queens a colour that corresponds with the year in which they are mated. This is as follows:
- Years that end in 1 or 6 get a white dot
- Years that end in 2 or 7 get a yellow dot
- Years that end in 3 or 8 get a red dot
- Years that end in 4 or 9 get a green dot
- Years that end in 5 or 0 get a blue dot
They didnt even care when he took the queen. XD
CJ indent 😂
i was thinking the same thing lol
Yea,, Queen should train an army for protection! 👸🤔
they re not very loyal bees...
🎶🎼🎵 These bees ain’t loyal
The fact that he is still replying comments till now is great 👏👏 Salute to you 👍
I'm way behind with my replies but I'm trying! Cheers
The Bob Ross of Bees!
This is an excellent video, informative and well shot. thanks for sharing
Wow!!
What an amazing skill to have
Much respect😊
It's fun! Thanks.
This video adds a touch of luxury to our life.
Hello from Moscow.
Glad the video has value for you. Many Russian beekeepers watch our videos as a Russian beekeeper has translated them and posted them on his channel.
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre I like your English.I' m not a beekeeper.
Have a nice day.
God bless you.
You've probably been asked this question a million times before, but how can you handle those bees without protection and not get stung?
I am THE Profesionel
There are different varieties of bee, some are very gentle.
💖🙏🌻
You can breed for relative gentle behaviour, but the real trick is in doing these inspections at the right time of day, when the (comparatively aggressive) foragers are out. He would not likely go stingless if he did this at dusk.
try this with African bees
@@newtonmarende Haha
very interesting video Paul!
I have to say this video was great and extremely insightful! Very interesting indeed.
Kind of you to say so!
A guy I used to work for in the Navy retired and became a bee keeper. Do you just kind of go around all day doing inspections, maintenance, planning and harvesting? All day long? You make this look so relaxing.
Amen.
Great job on the videos! I'm enjoying watching them as a refresher from the course I took years ago. Lots of little, but important things that I'd forgotten over time.
Thanks Barabara
It's rewarding to hear from course participants like you who have made bees a big part of their life! Glad to also hear you find the tips in the videos useful.
I don't even own a hive, but I find this video very interesting, the man's voice is very relaxing and he knows what he's doing, there's no question, he's an expert in this field. anyway, appreciate your work on this interesting video.
Thanks for your kind comments Waleed!
I dont even own a hive but i enjoyed it! Thank you kind sir
:) thanks!
Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to post this. I’m just starting out with bees here in Australia.
I particularly found it interesting when reading the comments. You passed on that queens will only sting another queen. Great info! Thank you.
Cheers, Nigel
Hello Nigel - way down in Australia! You are most welcome. It's encouraging to hear that you have viewed some comments/replies and find them helpful. More videos coming soon. Good luck getting going with your bees.
UoG Honey Bee Research Centre
Thanks! Did my first cut out the other day. An upturned iron bath hive, two thirds full of comb. Was a bit daunting turning that over but soon settled into getting on with it. So am officially a bee keeper 👍
Now fast learning what diseases to look out for etc so as to be a responsible one.
So interesting! Am loving it,
Cheers, Nigel 🍻🍷
Nigel W me &a few my friends are looking to jump on one of there. Bee INC
That needing a quick take over
Person:Marco?
Queen:Polo?
hahaha...wish it worked like that!
this is most blessed work ever!!!
I've never been able to bare hand pick up a queen, it's actually really difficult; if you miss the first time, she gets spooked and starts sprinting all over the frame making it impossible.
Hi Kujo
Practice on drones to build your confidence. Yes it is a challenge but most people can learn to do this with time and patience. Our new employees are caging queens in their first week but they get lots of coaching. You are very right about the queens getting spooked and taking off!
@@UoGHoneyBeeResearchCentre That's a good idea, I'll try that thanks. :)
After long time , i see a genuine good vedio, love that queen, thanks for shareing
Our pleasure 😊
“The queen in the hive! The queen in the hive!” While raising my sword
Well youtube knows how to relax me together with these exams hahaha thank you this is interesting!
Good luck on your exams!
Thank you very much for these videos, they are really helpful.
You are most welcome Kamel. Thanks for letting us know you find them helpful.
One very educational video. I always wondered what the queen looked like.
How many times did you get stung making this video? Awesome!
Thousand times
Your videos are great.
Thank you for the time put into them.
Our pleasure. Glad you like them! Thanks..
2:22
So I looked at queen Elizabeth II's picture a bunch of times and yes the abdomen was different and looked at my hive, can't find her, maybe its another queen... Idk, its so hard to find her
:)
What a brave man! He didn't feel any fear
I suppose these are stingless bees. In South Africa you will wear protective clothing and grab the queen with an instrument
Danie Erasmus the European and North American strains of bees are less aggressive..
Thanks bees in africa are way too agressiva because they kill them with flamethrowers
@@billyjohnson9864 No
@@HiddenWindshield it's true
@@billyjohnson9864 African bees are more aggressive because Africa is naturally a more dangerous environment, not because of anything man's done.
I just read the book Mad Honey it is so amazing what the bees do
You should make a book that we can buy that is spot the queen book. It is in my opinion the hardest thing to do if she isn't marked. So like the where is Waldo books. A where is the queen book might help those of us who are new. Love the videos and look forward some of your new ones. Thanks for all you do.
That's a great idea G Bat. I do print pictures and mount them in frames www.uoguelph.ca/honeybee/education-materials.shtml but a book would be even better.
I love the video quality and it's very informative. Thanks for sharing
Thanks !!!
This was such an interesting video! I don't keep bees myself but this was pretty fascinating to watch. Thank you for the amazing work that you do. 🐝🌏❤
Thanks KestraFae. Glad you enjoyed the video!
That's something new i learnt today... Thank you...
I look for the thorax as it is always shiny on the queen, just look for he shining thorax.
Whats a thorax I forgot what it means...
@@chole_thecatxd955 bee butt
@@siyacer Okay!
No the thorax isnt shiny. The bee hive keepers mark the queen with marker as the queen in the video is marked with blue colour. It makes easier to find the queens in the future.
Gentle hands. Fascinating stuff man.
Very helpful information. Thank you!
Our pleasure! Thanks for your kind comment.
Really wounerful unbelievable work with bare hand man👍
That was cool! You arw the only person I saw not scared and not being stung by the bees. Did you apply any chemical ointment on your body? Because you were without any gear.
Thank you sir for your sincerity in your brief information. From manipur, India
Hello in India! It is our pleasure to help where we can.
Silly question... but I'm guessing its unavoidable that a few bees may get squished during the process of removing and replacing the frames?
Yes - they do & thats why they should keep them in a Natural Environment - they are very Sacred as you know.
Thanks for the Video. You look pretty confident working with bees. Greets from Mexico
You are welcome Juan! I quite enjoy working with bees so I'm glad it shows. :)
(our bees are pretty nice here)
Am I the only one shocked by the fact that he is not even wearing gloves??????😶😶😶
Nope am shocked to but I guess its skill with the bees
Ya I too shokad when I saw him
@@chole_thecatxd955 Yeah probably but still. I mean THEY'RE BEES🤯🤯
@@mimitv9522 Ï KNØW ÃM ÑØT ŤHÂT ĐÚMB!
@@chole_thecatxd955 Dude I can't see you but I think YOU'RE A GENIUS
Gorgeous! 😍👌 Hi from Belarus bee's forests! Thank you for interesting video! Hope your bees are doing well! 👍👍👍✊🙏
Very instructive. My little black bees here in Ireland would never allow me to have no suit on, they're Very protective of their home & queen.
Blessings
💖🙏🌻
Yes - as they should .
He is one brave man!!!!🐝
He will be Brave when he can do this with my Bees - the Killer Bees from Africa.
thanks a lot for all this helpful information.
You are very welcome Soufiane. The best to you and your bees!
why would you re-queen a colony? Couldn't the queen just keep going on being queen? I am so curious. When you re-queen, do you kill the existing queen?
Apparently, a good reason you'd requeen a colony is if the current colony that exists doesn't act accordingly. Sometimes the workers tend to attack/go on the offensive when they have certain queens.
Not much of an expert. From what I've seen from these videos, a lot of the colony's actions are determined by the queen. Change the queen and hopefully the colony will settle down and focus more on production and less on attacking innocent bees and bystanders.
We requeen for a few reasons. Old queens won't last much longer so we replace them before the hive dies. Bees can replace their own queens but it doesn't always work and at certain times of year is impossible. We also re queen if we don't find the bees to our liking. It's a way of improving the genetics.
Yes we kill the queen in a humane way by pinching her quickly.
Nice video brother, love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳....
Thanks! Love from Canada Santigo:)
Lovely , I like the way you explain.
Thanks a lot 😊
Do they sting you at all? Or have you grown tough skin because of past stings? Respect what you're doing keep up the good work!
Well honey bees are very docile so they won't really attack you that much 😀
@@kirbybryden2226 as much??? My sons in-laws have a beekeeping farm in North Dakota and all I know is if I get stung once I am a crying baby all day! I love bees, but I don’t know how you do it!
I have never dealt with bees but this is just so cool to watch! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Finding queens... Mhmmm,middle school flashback
:)
So relatable
Fascinating! Queenie's got a little blue crown. Bees are so cool!
:)
Wow you know allot about bees. :)
Hi Safan
Thanks. It's my life's work. I'll bet you know a lot about something too!
Fascinating, bees are very very charming
I always wear gloves been stung to many times lol and im not to good sighting the queen,patience comes to mind,nice video
You are right Rick. Finding queens does require patience. Try using the tips in the video and keep your focus (my biggest challenge). Thanks Rick.
I have never been stung by a bee before.
Your videos are awesome. Thanks for taking the time to make them. They are very helpful.
Our pleasure Beeman! Thanks for your support.
I have a question the smoke you use its dangeros for bees or not :-)
mohamed mohamed no it’s not dangerous to them it basically just calms them down (look it up for specific details)
Hi Mohamed
We did a video on using smoke that explains how it works. Natalie is correct in saying that it isn't harmful to the bees.
thank you very much. very informative, and great techniques. I'm so new at bee keeping, and learning more each day.
Our pleasure Brad. You are very welcome. Have fun learning about bees!
I watch a lot of these videos and am finding these to be very very good. What I would like to know is can I purchase some of your queens? I live in Massachusetts
HiTerry
Great to hear you find our videos helpful. We sell some queens but don't export. We can sell to US customers that are able to pick them up here but otherwise recommend our Buckfast collaborators Munro Honey www.munrohoney.com/ and Ferguson Apiaries fergusonapiaries.on.ca/.
Thank you for sharing knowledge. May God bless you.
This is amazing btw I found this video in the recommended...
Hi Ghost 22
Thanks! Lately a lot of non beekeepers seem to have found this video.
I just noticed that as he shifted the board with the Queen 👑 I was tilting my phone too. Like you do when you play video games 😂😂😂😂 I don’t even know why I’m here but CLEARLY I found it interesting!
Text me! 😏
How come they dont bite him bees always bite me im scared of bees but they cute
Hi Raphy
We breed for gentle bees and work carefully with them so they stay calm. Bees go to rapid movements when they want to respond defensively. Stay calm, restrict your movements and move away from the bees where possible. Cheers!
They dont bite, they sting bbg 🤣🤣🤣
I love bees, the street I grew up in, the council planted flowering bushes everywhere there were bumble bees, honey bees and wasps all over them, we used to go out with jars and catch the biggest ones for inspection lol, bumble bees are like little furry bears, they were my favourite.
Hi JP
My favourite are the very small bumble bees produced early in the spring. You were brave to catch the bees! Nice to hear how much you appreciate them.
Huge bumblebees scare me when they fly towards me :X
6:27 she’s so pretty
I think so too!
Quarantined and enjoying this for no apparent reason.
:) thanks!
Finally I can get to say QUEEN BEES.
No
Wow first time here. Such a informative video ♥️
I don’t own any bees, but I love playing Where’s Waldo
Thank you uncle honey bunny i tried this and again thank you so much my whole body is Swelled and i discharged from hospital yesterday
Just chilling with mah bee's
How do you not get stung over and over. I'm so amazed.
First thing I spotted was that bright green head
The paint on her thorax sure helps!
New sub by, here. I love what you are doing. Thank you for this video.
Our pleasure!
nice1..Y bees are friendly with you?? How did you manage it?
Bees are friendlier than you might think. We do breed for gentle behaviour and a nice sunny day helps.