I've never thought of myself like that, but when I hear myself in that video, I understand what you are saying, that's funny! Now, go look at some of the other videos I've done and see if there is any difference. Thanks so much for watching and making me laugh by your comment. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Honey bees are actually more dangerous than you think. They are an invasive species and they eradicate native pollinators leaving them either extinct or endangered. They are not the only pollinators out there. It's just that humans like their honey so much that we just leave them alone, not realizing how they harm the balance of native ecosystems.
Honey bees were brought in by European settlers and are known to be invasive species and scientists have proven the world would be better without them.I say this because they take the land and not it ,and they kill other pollinators including pollinators wasps,butterflies,and many others.
That's because I am happy, I mean who wouldn't be happy if you have the opportunity to go a vacuum up 30,000 angry bees. Life is great, and I love living it. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I have been captivated by the construction of a bee hive since the first cut out I did some 40 years ago. Like you, I see the beauty of it and I lose myself in the wonder of it. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
God gives everyone unique gifts, it's how we use those gifts to glorify God will be how we are to be judged. I'm trying to do my part. Thank you for your kind words and watching my silly videos. God's peace. Mr. Ed
CodeXANA dude...the vacuum doesn't hurt the bees, and he releases the vacuumed bees back into their hive once he transports them to their new home. Do some research.
I really don't like bees of any kind, but I'm so glad that there are people like you out there that can remove them peacefully and without killing them! Thank you for doing what you do and I hope the bees were happy in their new home!
You may nat like bees, but do you like honey? Of course you do, that's why you have an appreciation for folks that save bees from being destroyed. No bees, no honey, but really it's no bees, no people. Bees are paramount to the survival of the human and plant species. Thanks for caring even if you don't like them. And yes, the bees are doing very well in their new location. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I would not go as far as "the most enjoyable," but I sure am one happy bee wranglerI post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed.
Brainmalfuction That was one beautiful hive. The owner said the bees had been there for at least two years and I believe that these particular bees had been there for that long. Many times bees will vacate a hive and another colony will move in. I don't think this was the case here. Thanks for watching and commenting. Merry Christmas. Mr. Ed
Of course I would respond, I'm honored that someone would take the time not only to watch the video, but then comment on it. I appreciate you spending your time watching something that I have worked on. If you are interested in bees, I have made over 170 videos on them, maybe you'd check some of those out also and let me know your thoughts. God's peace and blessings for you and yours in the coming year. Mr. Ed
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine?... I helped him write the song, but he got all the credit, we are brothers. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee videos, that would bee very neighborly, and let me know what you think. God's peace. Mr. Ed.......Not Mr. Rogers
I don't know about being patient, but I will tell you this , I was one tired guy after I finished this removal.Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I sure am glad they weren't wasps, wasps are a lot meaner than bees and there were a ton of bees in this hive. The other reason I'm glad they weren't wasps is because wasps don't make honey, and these girls made several gallons of it. What part of Europe are you in? Are you a bee keeper? Thank you so much for checking out the video, if you liked it there are a bunch more on you tube. Merry Christmas!! Mr. Ed
There is no need for panic, rather, go to full screen and check out how cool the bees really are. After you get over the initial shock of how many bees are staring you in the face, and you start to watch the bees, you will notice the magnificence of these little creatures. Just think, if there were no honey bees to pollenate crops, the human race would be gone in just 4 years. We owe a lot to these wonderful insects. And on top of that, they make honey, wow, a double bonus. Most of the honey I got from these bees was give away, but I kept a bunch of it for myself.....I eat a lot of honey. Thanks for watching and commenting, stay in touch. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff hi and no i am not a bee keeper myself but my grandfather and my father are bee keepers it was s long tradition im our family sadly their generation will be the last because they couldnt pass it on on me. btw we are from Italy
That is so cool, a guy in Italy watching a video I made. I bet your dad and grandfather know a lot more about bee keeping than I do. I gained most of my knowledge from watching youtube and applying what I learned and by joining a bee club. I don't read much and I learn better by hands on. Ozan, if you think it would be ok, how about sending me a couple of pictures, or maybe a video clip, of your families bee hives in their settings, I'd like to put that in one of the videos I make. Just the idea of bee hives from another country in one of my videos would be an interesting topic. My email is oscelata@gmail.com Thanks for watching, stay in touch. God's peace. Mr. Ed
You have overcome many obstacles to be able to make that comment considering your condition. Congratulations! And, thanks for watching. I hope you check out other bee videos on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I really was concerned that roof was going to fall in. I have never seen 2x10's crushed like the ones on that shed. I was glad to finish that one without getting hurt. Got over 6 gallons of honey from this one.
I was worried the roof may fall in on me. I was glad when the job was over. Guess what, I did not vacuum one termite. I saw a bunch, but none made it inside the vac box.
Dirt Rooster really feels sorry for me and he wants to get me a few more subs. The rub of it is this, I told him I would give him 5 bucks for every sub he got me, so make sure you get at least half of that for your trouble. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas! Mr. Ed
That one was a doozie. It was the biggest one I did this year and I was able to get several gallons of honey from it. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. I have a lot more videos on you tube and almost all of them are on bees. Lots and lots of cut outs, but other stuff also. Hope to hear from you again. Merry Christmas and God's peace. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I'm busy watching your videos as we speak! I want to try my hand at bee keeping this coming year and I'm trying to learn all I can. I did get in touch with our local bee keepers club and they've been very welcoming and I'm going to start attending meetings. I've wanted to keep honey bees for a few years now but I've been so intimidated. I'm going to get a mentor and just dive in this year. 😀 I'll miss out if I don't just go for it and we know we need to keep all the bees we can healthy. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! I look forward to enjoying more of your videos. 🎄🐝🎄
That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all year. Hey if you really did like it, how about checking out some of my other videos. If you can guess, they are all about bees. Well, since I am a woodworker, some of them are on building aspects of bee boxes, but not to many....they are not as popular. Glad you found my channel and I hope you continue to watch. Happy New Year!! Mr. Ed
Happy New Year to you as well sir. To those who don't work with them, there's a sort of thrill watching you deal with so many of them, and remain so calm. I'm glad you found a calling that complements something you're clearly so passionate about. Best wishes to you and yours.
The truth is, when I work with the bees, my focus is so intense that I forget about myself and in a sense loose myself in the wonder of the bees. Though I find joy in all of God's creation, the bees hold a special place. Thank you for all of your kind words. Stay in touch. Mr. Ed
Thank you for your many kind words, and I plan on continuing wrangling and rescuing bees for years to come. I post an new video each Friday on another aspect of saving bees, and it would bee great to hear from you on some of them as well. Till then, thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Actually, I think someone has to be a little bit touched to WANT to remove bees. So, to what most people would consider a very bad idea, I just jump right into it. You, my friend, have the advantage of being sane, and as such recognize a potentially dangerous situation. I, on my part, don't see the danger but the beauty. I love my disease. If you are interested, follow along with me next year, or check out previous videos from last year, on other bee adventures as I try to cure myself of this inflection. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
perhaps but one thing not being taken into account is that most people would just destroy them without taking into consideration that all things even bees have a right to live, not to mention if i recall correctly destroying them would be illegal as it would be destroying a food source. as well arent healthy bees getting hard to find?
Not only a sane, but a consciously considerate individual. Yes, it's true, there are many people who would just destroy the colony because it is a nuisance and it would require effort on their part to go about it correctly, or it might cost money, so they just kill it. However, it is not illegal to kill honey bees, and that is why I am grateful when I get the call to remove bees. All the bees that I remove travel back to the monastery where they will live out the rest of their days secure in a bee hive instead of someones house....with the hop of staying alive and healthy. Oh yeah, I do not charge for the service. Keep in touch. Mr. Ed
considerate so long as its not a wasp or other similarly vicious thing, those are.... just awful... of course i was swarmed as a kid so that probably left something of an impression
I am not a fan of wasps either. They are a heck of a lot meaner than bees, their sting is worse and they bite on top of that. Besides all those bad qualities, they don't make a drip of honey. I will admit this, due to the fact that I have been torn up by wasps on a number of occasions, I don't have a problem with getting rid of them either....and I have. Mr. Ed
If you like crazy big hives, check out some of these other LARGE hives I have removed and relocated recently: th-cam.com/video/57OAov2BsP8/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/F2QgYGi1tTQ/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/lxGRyqHuOMg/w-d-xo.html Let me know what you think about these. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I take the stance that it's better to fly home and not find all your sisters dead on the ground because someone poisoned them. I save bees from that happening. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I'm more than happy to share not only my knowledge, but also the bee wrangling experience as well. Thanks for taking the time to watch, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures. By the way, I post a new video every Friday. God's peace Timothy. Mr. Ed
I have a question it could may be sounds stupid but, with all the beekeeping expansion etc.. Are the bees still in danger ? Or could it be fixed by any kind of solution ?
Bees are still in trouble. The awareness of their plight is their biggest allay. There are major strides in saving pollinators and the habitat that they live in. There's still along road in front of the bees, but at least there are lights along the way. Good question. Merry Christmas. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff thankfully ppl seem to be cluing in. Around here most ppl have stopped using glyphosate based pesticides like round up. I live in northern New Brunswick, Canada in a little village named Charlo. We live along the shore of Chaleur Bay. Its either the woods or the water here so to speak. When i was a kid there were honey bee hives all over the place. Now the only honey bees we have are the ones ppl take care of. No more hives in the wild. I make my living in tge woods harvesting ground hemlock or canada yew , whatever you want to call it. Wasp and hornet nests, the paper nests, i dont even see many of those anymore. Once upon a time i didnt walk thru the bush without always scanning for wasp or yellow jackets, as well as the most hated hornet. They are still around just fewer in numbers. Bumblebees arent as numerous as they once were either. I still see them, and i think the last couple years im seeing more of them. We really need to move away from gmos and glyphosates
There are hundreds of folks like me who would rather move the bees than have them destroyed. I just have a really good time doing it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
Paying a guy to take your honey bees and honeycombs is like paying a gold miner to take gold that washed up from your creek. This is the best job. He was like JACKPOT!
I do not charge to remove bees, I do it to save bees from being killed. Often, people will kill the bees if they have to pay to have them removed. I have been saving bees for over 6 years now, and I hope to continue doing so for a lot longer. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed has a lot of his own ish, but the bees don't seem to mind to much. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
are those normal bees they look 10 x bigger then the ones I've seen here in California or is that just the camera that makes them look big I'm curious?
The construction they made with all these layers going sideways so they would anchor on both rafters, were beautifully "organic" looking a little like some coral formations. Obviously they do just fine without human intervention. If you get to keep the honey then that's a handsome bonus. You're the good kind of nuts!
The formation of natural honey comb is one of the first things that ever attracted me to bees, and it still holds a very high spot as far as interest goes. If you have time, check out this video I made last year and the formation of this comb, it really looks like coral to me. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed th-cam.com/video/57OAov2BsP8/w-d-xo.html
And there was a lot of vacuuming on this one.I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I have yet to see bees pay property tax. I saved these bees from being destroyed. Had I not removed them, they would have been killed when they demolished the garage. Now, the bees are safe at their new home and do not have to be concerned for their safety.Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee adventures on my channel. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again in the future. God's peace. Mr. Ed
For the bees that weren't vacuumed, are they able to find their relocated hive, do they join a new hive or do they die? Are they placed under stress because they start all over or is it just the relocation? If a hive wasn't build into a house but rather a tire or mailbox or something like that, would it be possible to just relocate the whole hive? I'm a high school student, I don't know a lot about bees but am learning. I'm interested in bee keeping, their behavior, but also the conservation of bees. That's so cool how the bees thrived again!!!
Unfortunately, for the bees that don't get vacuumed and are left behind, they will eventually die off. That is the reason I spend so much time vacuuming as to gather the most possible amout. There will always be some bees that are left behind as they are out collecting. Many times I have returned to the cut out to gather the remaing bees a few days later and rejoin them with their colony. As this colony was 50 plus miles from the abbey, I did not return to get them. Relocation is VERY stressful to bees as it is even to most humans, and the vacuuming process adds to the stress. The sad truth is when hives locate near or in human dwellings they are either relocated or exterminated. I remove bees as opposed to extermination. I have on several occasions moved bird houses and allowed the bees to remain in the house. Then, after a time of reorientation to the new surroundings, I will then transfer them into a hive body. It works very well that way, but those situations are not to common.
I live that nightmare every minute of my life. I carry insect spray instead of a knife or a gun. I feel better protected. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I don't worry about the thumbs down, just the folks that enjoy watching are whom I'm concerned with. Thank you for being one of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
The home owner said the hive was there for several years, and I believe it. It was the larges one I did all year. Thanks fro watching and commenting. Mr. Ed
That's my approach to keeping bees, I let them alone to do their thing, they know better than me how to be a bee. Of course, I do collect rent from them twice a year.....I gotta have my honey.
Jeff Horchoff Best rent there is! Can't wait to start bee keeping this coming year! Watching lots of videos this winter and going to attend my first bee meeting this month so I can learn all that's possible to learn from experienced keepers before actually diving in. I am going to have a mentor at least my first year. I would be terrified I'd kill the poor girls if I was left to my own devices! LOL
I am so glad you enjoyed the video. I have bee saving bees from being destroyed for over 6 years now and hope to continue to do so for many more. Thanks for watching. and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I don't know about all that, I can get pretty excited when I locate the queen, and when the bees go to stinging on me, I'm anything but calm. Thanks for the kind words though and thank you for watching, there will bee a lot more in the future. Mr. Ed
They keep hoping the bees will disappear all by themselves. Next thing you know, you have 50,000 bees in your shed. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
This is the kinda hive I wanna see. Swarms are boring, but I'm sure they're your favorite since they're easy to do. But I love seeing those massive hives. I'm still waiting for you to come across one of those 500,000 population monster hives that some people find in the forest.
You are correct, swarms are my most favorite type of bee wrangling, but not because they are easy, in fact many are very difficult. It's because of the unique challenge they present in getting them into a bee box, is what makes them so interesting to me. Don't worry, when I come across that 500,000 monster hive, you are going to see it too. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you very much for your kind words. I derive immense joy by sharing my bee wrangling adventures as I find great happiness in making them. I try to raise the awareness of the necessity of bees and they they should not be destroyed but rather rescued. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
You really don't have to know a lot about bees to appreciate the benefits they provide for us. Besides the obdvious goodness they bestow on us in their production of honey, their usefullness as pollinators is paramount. Once someone gets over the natural fear of being stung, one can really appreciate more fully the importance of the lowly honeybee. Thank you so much for watching the video and letting me know your thoughts. I hope it will inspire you to check out some of the over 170 other videos I have made on bees. Heck, maybe you'd even subscribe and watch all of them. Merry Christmas and God's peace for the new year. Mr. Ed
Yes they did survive, and made the transition from garage to bee hive very well. It took them several days to finally move into the box, but after that it went very well. Trust me, if I had been aware of how big that hive was, I would have brought help. The job got done and the bees got a new home, a win win. Thanks for watching. Mr. Ed
Well I did find beetles, and I did find mites, but I did not find the queen on this one. I do find the queen on better than half the removals I do, but not on this one. Do you keep bees, and if so, where? Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy New Year!! Mr. Ed
Lolo, if you plan on having bees the don't drink,keep your teeth good and use a good mouth wash. We had bees for about thirty five years. They hate the smell of what I just mentioned. Try to keep the Italian strain because they are gentle and easy to care for. La. is far enough south to have to worry about African killer bees.Those will never be gentled and don't know when to stop fighting! Go to a library and get a book about bee keeping. Lots of luck and you won't be sorry.
Thank you for the info, and I agree, the Italians are a very gentle strain. I have run across some nasty attitude bees, but never with the Italians. Thanks for watching an passing on the info. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
I admire your calmness. I bet the bees appreciate it, too. :) So much honey! Do you jar it? How to you get it out of wild combs like that, if you can't spin it like a frame (or can you)? Do you give the homeowner a few jars as a memento? What do you do with all that wax? I'm an 'everything but the oink' kind of person, so I wondered. Waste not, want not, etc. I'm so glad to see that the bees are adapting well to their new spot. Fascinating video.
Bees prefer slow, deliberate movement as opposed to a quick, jerky motion, that is unless you like getting stung. I love honey, I just don't like taking a shower in it and that's what happened on this job. Working over head, the honey drips on you the entire time. Because there was so much comb, I was drenched with the stuff, but even after the drenching, I still managed to get over 8 gallons of the liquid gold. Check out this video on how I process the comb all the way to bottle: th-cam.com/video/EfJmJjGwOHE/w-d-xo.html It's a bit long, but the process is also. I usually do give the homeowner a sample of the goods, but I am under no obligation to do so as my services are free. The wax I melt down and apply to new frames that are then placed into a hive. Check out my web page to view all my old videos at: www.studiobeeproductions.com and then subscribe to this channel and get all the new ones as they are published. Thanks for the questions, hope I answered them, keep on asking. Thanks for watching. Mr. Ed
How kind of you to send warm greetings, I extend the kindness to you also. Lovre, I was wondering if you would be interested in sending me some pictures or maybe even a video clip of your bees and your bee yard. I would like to put them in one of my videos about bee keepers all over the world. You are the first person who has contacted me from Croatia and I would love to include you and your bees in a video. If the idea is appealing to you, my address is: oscelata@gmail.com Thanks you so much for watching and reaching out to me from your side of the world. Hope to hear from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
All of a sudden the thought came to me......are these bee hives in people's houses the result of migration of bees from someone's hives? I was wondering, because I see one or two bees all summer up here in NH
Here in Southeast Louisiana, bees are pretty common, but I dare say, not as common as they were 30 years ago. That is one of the reasons I do what I do, remove bees so that they will not be destroyed. I keep bees for a group of Benedictine monks and all the proceeds of Abbee Honey, go to the support of them. I hope you look at more of the bee wrangling adventures I get myself in and let me know your thoughts on them. God's peace Patty. Mr. Ed
Just think if you had seen it with your own two eyes up close, personal, with the sound of thousands of bees buzzing around filling the air.....WOW!!!!!! Thanks for watching and letting me know your thoughts. God's peace and blessings in the new year! Mr. Ed
This was not a bad one, only 4 or 5 times. There have been several times last year when I was stung over 20 times doing a cut out. It's not that bad, and it's part of the deal. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather NOT get stung, but it certainly won't deter me from getting bees. Mr. Ed
It's been scientifically proven that watching videos about bees and honey comb, that is helps reduce the trypophobia. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I love saving bees from being destroyed and relocating them to where their survival will no longer be threatened, at least by humans. I have done this for over 60 hives. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Wow Jeff that was a huge hive. When I drive to California from my home here in Florida this summer, I intend to stop and meet you finally. I hope that it will work out that I could help you in a recovery of a hive. Kind of on my bucket list. I'll be bringing you samples of honey from around the country. My best to you always.
Make sure you stop at the abbey, and we can so some bee wrangling and make a video on it. My contact info is oscelata@gmail.com I'm looking forward to the visit. God's peace. Mr. Ed
That's just to let them know I mean business. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
When you love bees as much as I do, 50,000 bees are a pleasure to work with. I am a blessed fella to be able to have so much fun doing what I love doing. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment on my be wrangling adventures. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Great Vid, I have a few questions... I would love to see what set up you have for the vacuum, just a shop vac or is it modified specially for the bees? Do you use the comb you remove in the hive you will transplant them to? If so.. how do you attach the comb to the frames? Lastly, would like to see how you transferred them from the vac to the boxes. I'm a backyard beekeeper and have 5 hives. I have not captured a swarm yet but studying up for when the day comes.
I just made a video on the shop vac, here is the link, th-cam.com/video/tV3mR39v6RA/w-d-xo.html Most of the comb goes right back to the bees. Any extra comb is saved for swarm traps or melted down to roll on plastic foundations. The comb is attached to wooden frames by rubber bands. Here is a link to the melting of the wax, and what I do with it afterwards, th-cam.com/video/tV3mR39v6RA/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/lHypOrBITMk/w-d-xo.html This last vides shows how I stack the cut comb box on top of the vacuumed bees box and then I pull the dividing screen and remove the gate. th-cam.com/video/tmx_XFLzkGw/w-d-xo.html I have lots of videos on catching swarms, and I caught over 30 of them last year.Check out my channel and take your pick on preparing for swarm captures, and catching swarms. Let me know what you think. Gods' peace. Mr. Ed
You got me to laugh on your comment, the picture that flashed in my mind was great. Thanks for the great comment, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
We found a massive hive in the roof of our church here in Texas, and a bee keeper is in the process of removing them (we thought we got them all, but it seems like the hive split at one point and they have all relocated to the other side of the building since the removal last week!) needless to say, I’ve spent a LOT of time on TH-cam this week learning about honey bees :) The beekeeper said it was probably 100,000 before he found the other hive! Contemplating becoming a Pastor/Beekeeper after this week :)
On this hive I know I did not vacuum the queen nor did I see her. The reason I know I did not vacuum her was that when I went into the hive 3 days later there were several queen cells in the box. The bees made another queen from the brood that was left. That is why the hive will not just die off if you don't capture the queen. As long as there is brood with young enough eggs in it to make another queen, the colony will survive. Great question, I hope I answered it so you can understand. Let me know if you need me to explain it better. Thanks for watching and commenting. Merry Christmas!! Mr. Ed
Watching bee videos will activate trypophobia, still, I'm very glad you were brave enough to watch mine. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
What can I say, I love wrangling bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I did not see her, but I vacuumed her up. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I made 2 hives from this removal, and one of them is still alive. So glad you liked the video. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff : Greetings. Thnx for the reply. We have problems here in nh too from what I remember reading. The honey bees just arent as plentiful as they use to be. So farmers were scrambling just to get some hives to their farms for polination. The yellow jacket and bald face I think always need to be destroyed as they dont polinate . I would always move the honey bees and try to keep them going for future use for farming. I really enjoy watching your vids and will look cor old and new ones. Thnx again for the promtp reply. Take care.
Honey bees are disappearing all over the world and folks need to be made aware of the plight of the bees. That's one of the reasons I post my videos is to try to raise a bit of awareness of the importance of the honey bee. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
If you are weird then so am I, that is exactly how I feel every time I expose a bee colony, I am captivated by the creativity before my eyes. That's art. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
He vacuumed the bees up and more just came out like,"were still here!" Lol,great video,I hope the bees are happy in your new home :) also I saw another comment that compared you to bob Ross and now its implanted in my mind,lol!
This was a very large hive, probably more than 40,000 bees, and you are correct, they just kept on coming. I can't tell you how many times I laughed when people said I reminded them of Bob Ross. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I know everyone's already took you about his voice but can I just say you feel like what I would imagine a marshmallow would sound like if it was a person
Having a calm demeanor and voice around bees is very advisable, they do not like loud and quick movements. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
That is an impressive colony. Congratulations on the catch! Hope they serve you well at the Abbey. I love your tool description. "Implements of torture" haha!
I really am excited that the same bees have been there for at least 3 years and never died out. I think I may have gotten a good genetic line, at least that's what I'm hoping for.
There are many people in the exact situation as you, fascinated by bees but unable to be a bee keeper because of allergic reactions to their sting. I am more than happy to make videos on my wrangling adventures to share with folks in your situation. I hope you will continue to watch and leave comments as well. Thanks for watching, and by the way, I post a new video every Friday, I look forward to hearing from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
The homeowners knew the bees were there, they did not realize how large the hive had gotten is such a short period of time. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
That was only because I edited out all the screaming and crying I was doing as the bees were stinging me. All part of the deal, and I love it. Keep on watching, you will hear some of the screaming. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
Anyone else feel sorry for the bees that get left behind, or am I just weird? Thanks for making these great videos, by the way. I'm very interested in beekeeping - it's something I'm hoping to get into when I retire.
I feel sorry for the bees that get left behind, it's why I spend so much time vacuuming the bees, I want them all. Here is a suggestion for you, don't wait to retire to start bee keeping. Join a bee club in your area right now. That way, when you get your own bees, you will know much better on how to keep them. I wish you all the success in your adventure. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Some do find their way to another hive and are welcomed, but for most, they do perish.....sadly. That's why I take a lot of time to get as many as I possibly can, I don't like leaving any behind. Great question. Thanks for asking and watching. I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
And thank you for watching it, I'm always honored when someone would spend their time watching one of my videos. The reason the comb is darker in the middle is because it is older comb that has been used to raise brood in. Every time a cell has a egg layed in it, a cocoon is left and this cocoon eventually turns black. Also, as bees travel over the comb it gets darker because of the foot traffic. Great question. Do me a favor and check out some of my other videos and let me know what you think. Happy New Year!! Mr. Ed
I think it is quite normal to have a fear of bees, especially when you encounter a hive as large as this one. I am so captivated by the bees beauty my reaction is to get close.....of course I have on a bee suit. Thanks for watching, maybe you could look at some of my other videos, it may help reduce your reaction to bees.Let me know your progress. Mr. Ed
Were you able to find the queen in all that mass? It would be extremely interesting to see what you did with them: how you got them started at your apiary, etc.
I did not find the queen on this removal, but the bees made another one. That's the beauty of bees, they are very self sustainable. Plus, they make a lot of honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Looks like they had much worse problems than honey bees on that one. If you hadn't come when you did they would have had a much larger section of bees and honey comb. I really like the way you put the brood frames into frames. I saw that on the other video and I had never thought to do it that way. Bee removals were always such a terribly messy job but you have it down to a science. Do you happen to have a video showing how you set up the bee vac? I would love to learn. Thanks a bunch and God Bless!
Thank you for your blessing, I need all I can get. The more removals you do, the better you will get. Still, like I told you before, you need to get paid for the service. I've got lots of videos showing the process of fitting comb into frames and showing the workings of the bee vac. Just scroll through my video library, and you will find them. Again, if you make it to Covington, get in touch with me at the abbey and I'll be ore than happy to talk bees with your. Thanks for watching. God's peace Johannah. Mr. Ed
I am wondering. If you find bees at place like this. Inside some house filled with all kinds of plastic and glasswool and whatnot flying around area you don't know is the actual honey safe for human consumption? Or do you have to wait for them to use it up and put empty frames in? Thanks
Because the bees clean each cell before they store honey in it, and no bacteria can grow in honey, there is nothing but wholesomeness in the honey. There is no fear of foreign matter in the honey, it is perfectly safe to consume. Good question. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
It is just older comb, still very much usable to the bees for storage of honey or brood. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, Ipost a new video every Friday morning and I hope to her from you on a few of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
@@SalandFindles Well, I hope you continue watching, I love sharing my bee wrangling experiences. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I hope you will check a few of them out and let me know your thoughts. Till next time, God's peace. Mr. Ed
Now that I've watched a few of these I'm wondering how they build the hives. I understand how they make the comb but how do they organize it, do they just build out one one unyill a dead end then make one right next to it? Sometimes they seem to cure and I don't understand why the peice that causes the curve is small like in the first part of the removal. But they take up the space efficiently which is impressive
I think to understand HOW bees build their hives one needs to understand their nature, and to understand that, one need to look at their creator. He is just so marvelous. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jackie. Mr. Ed
Your welcome, I'm a first year beekeeper,but I learn fast. I try to learn from my mistakes and pass on any tips and help I can. If I was going. Make a list of tips and items you need to start here goes. 1. A local established bee club ,with tutorial lessons and practical lessons. 2. Check your surrounding area making sure there are no regulations against keeping livestock. 3. Get advice on the type and size of the hive or hives you want to start with. 4.look into and if early enough in the season get the relevant insurance and liability cover you need in case you lose your bees through illness or disease,and if someone gets stung. The insurance will cover the losses. 5. A hive tool ,smoker a full suit inc vale and gloves would be my choice for a beginner. 6. A strain of bee that is gentle and docile which produce great honey and are resistant to disease.The buck fast are great in my opinion. 7.a nuc hive consists of 5-6 frames and is an ideal starter to get the colony started,much better than a package as the nuc is already established and will draw Combe much quicker than a package which takes a while to get going. 8.always check the weather outside,windy or cold rainy conditions are not good for hive opening times. A warm day short sleeve weather is ideal. 9.when checking a hive never rush always be calm and the bees in most cases will be calm and unaffected with slow movement. 10.never over smoke a hive only a few puffs at the entrance and opening the inner cover will suffice,unless they get a little restless. 11.observe the activity of the bees flying outside the hive and also once opened. I guess that's enough from me sorry if my list is long and kinda boring. Overall enjoy every minute of watching these fantastic young ladies doing their job,I can just watch them for hours
Nicely done Mr. ED. I've started watching more and more of your videos. You guys are lucky in the south to have longer seasons and growth potential for large swarms (and feral hives). Here in very north idaho, swarms are smaller and don't usually make the long, cold winters if they swarm late. Those 6 foot stretches of comb were beautiful baby. I've got a couple videos on from 2017 from OUR first couple hives (my little girl and I). TH-cam Neens bees to check them out. Keeping bees is tough up here. I'll keep watching if you keep filming. God bless and keep you.
I could not imagine how difficult it has to be to keep bees in Idaho. Just the thought of the frigid weather that humans have to endure, leaves little to the imagination of what bees have to suffer with. It really makes me so appreciative of living here in Louisiana, and enjoying the benefits of warm weather almost all year long. Thank you so much for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
When you show the two boxes the first one sounds alot loader. Is that the 'roar' people talk about when a hive dosn't have a queen (so the queen is in the second box) or is it just because the cammra mic is closer to the first one?
The only reason the first box sounded louder is the camera mic was closer. I do not know which box the queen was in, but she was in one of them because when I put the boxes together, the queen was in there. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures, I post a new video every Friday morning. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I keep the bees for monks at a monastery in southeast Louisiana. All the bees that I remove from structures or catch as swarms are brought to the abbey and become bees of the abbey. They go on to produce honey and wax that the monks process and sell in their gift shop to help support them. It's a win/win situation. The bees are saved from being destroyed, and the monks receive the benefits that the bees produce. Thanks for watching and commenting. God's peace. Mr. Ed
There is NO chance. Honey never goes bad, and bacteria can not grow in it. It is the only know food that will not spoil. Great question. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue watching all my bee adventures and letting me know your thoughts on them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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You sound like the Bob Ross of Beekeeping, and it's so wonderful, it makes me really happy inside, just wholesome vibes from your voice
I've never thought of myself like that, but when I hear myself in that video, I understand what you are saying, that's funny! Now, go look at some of the other videos I've done and see if there is any difference. Thanks so much for watching and making me laugh by your comment. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I'll be sure to check them out friend, haha! God bless!
Purplepoppyanimator I agree!
All that talk about me sounding like Bob Ross is really funny, but what about Fred Rogers?
Purplepoppyanimator ya
so cool to see hives relocated, rather than destroyed, they're so important to our ecosystem
I share the same sentiment. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Vince P how important are they
Honey bees are actually more dangerous than you think. They are an invasive species and they eradicate native pollinators leaving them either extinct or endangered. They are not the only pollinators out there. It's just that humans like their honey so much that we just leave them alone, not realizing how they harm the balance of native ecosystems.
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Honey bees were brought in by European settlers and are known to be invasive species and scientists have proven the world would be better without them.I say this because they take the land and not it ,and they kill other pollinators including pollinators wasps,butterflies,and many others.
This is the happiest sounding man I have ever heard
That's because I am happy, I mean who wouldn't be happy if you have the opportunity to go a vacuum up 30,000 angry bees. Life is great, and I love living it. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees love the positivity in this channel
maral ronnie same
The wavy curve of the wax is work of art.
I have been captivated by the construction of a bee hive since the first cut out I did some 40 years ago. Like you, I see the beauty of it and I lose myself in the wonder of it. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
The curve degrees probably equals a factorial of Pi.
Totally a Frank Ghery moment :)
What a gentle soul you are. :) God gave a gift to a very special person.
God gives everyone unique gifts, it's how we use those gifts to glorify God will be how we are to be judged. I'm trying to do my part. Thank you for your kind words and watching my silly videos. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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CodeXANA is that why he vacuumed god's creatures
CodeXANA dude...the vacuum doesn't hurt the bees, and he releases the vacuumed bees back into their hive once he transports them to their new home. Do some research.
God doesn’t exist tho...
I really don't like bees of any kind, but I'm so glad that there are people like you out there that can remove them peacefully and without killing them! Thank you for doing what you do and I hope the bees were happy in their new home!
You may nat like bees, but do you like honey? Of course you do, that's why you have an appreciation for folks that save bees from being destroyed. No bees, no honey, but really it's no bees, no people. Bees are paramount to the survival of the human and plant species. Thanks for caring even if you don't like them. And yes, the bees are doing very well in their new location. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
He sounds like his life is the most enjoyable life in the universe.
I would not go as far as "the most enjoyable," but I sure am one happy bee wranglerI post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed.
I'm not really scared of bugs at all, but if I saw that in my garage I'd just move out. Those bees can have my house for all I fucking care.
I'd be more than happy to remove those bees for you if that were the case. Thanks for watching. Mr. Ed
this is why I want to be a honey farmer. having little bees flying round would be so cool.
It is so cool, I hope you get to experience it one day.
I was about to bee like “up until you get stung,” but nah. It’d still bee pretty cool.
elora howlter beekeper is a great woek or hobby overall, you use your mind , close to nature, getting a reward over it.. if you like it just try it
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MY god! That is hard core. Must have taken them years to build all that !
Brainmalfuction That was one beautiful hive. The owner said the bees had been there for at least two years and I believe that these particular bees had been there for that long. Many times bees will vacate a hive and another colony will move in. I don't think this was the case here. Thanks for watching and commenting. Merry Christmas. Mr. Ed
Thanks for the response!
Merry christmas to you and your and best of luck in the new year !
Of course I would respond, I'm honored that someone would take the time not only to watch the video, but then comment on it. I appreciate you spending your time watching something that I have worked on. If you are interested in bees, I have made over 170 videos on them, maybe you'd check some of those out also and let me know your thoughts. God's peace and blessings for you and yours in the coming year. Mr. Ed
I intend to get bees but not for a few years ill keep your videos as a reference for sure
Thanks for the compliment, hope to hear from you in the future. Mr. Ed
If this guy started singing about being my neighbor...98% sure Mr Ed is Mr Rogers' brother
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
I helped him write the song, but he got all the credit, we are brothers. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee videos, that would bee very neighborly, and let me know what you think. God's peace.
Mr. Ed.......Not Mr. Rogers
How is it possible for such a small creature to make something that large and beautiful?
It's just another mystery of the incredible honey bee. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You are one patient man.
I don't know about being patient, but I will tell you this , I was one tired guy after I finished this removal.Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
when you first zoomed in at the beginning of the Video i thought they were wasps...here in europe honey bees are defenitily smaller !
I sure am glad they weren't wasps, wasps are a lot meaner than bees and there were a ton of bees in this hive. The other reason I'm glad they weren't wasps is because wasps don't make honey, and these girls made several gallons of it. What part of Europe are you in? Are you a bee keeper? Thank you so much for checking out the video, if you liked it there are a bunch more on you tube. Merry Christmas!! Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff ..
omg ..i freaked out ..that was soo cool. .i wonder what u did with all that crazy honey!!!!!!!!
There is no need for panic, rather, go to full screen and check out how cool the bees really are. After you get over the initial shock of how many bees are staring you in the face, and you start to watch the bees, you will notice the magnificence of these little creatures. Just think, if there were no honey bees to pollenate crops, the human race would be gone in just 4 years. We owe a lot to these wonderful insects. And on top of that, they make honey, wow, a double bonus. Most of the honey I got from these bees was give away, but I kept a bunch of it for myself.....I eat a lot of honey. Thanks for watching and commenting, stay in touch.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff hi and no i am not a bee keeper myself but my grandfather and my father are bee keepers it was s long tradition im our family sadly their generation will be the last because they couldnt pass it on on me. btw we are from Italy
That is so cool, a guy in Italy watching a video I made. I bet your dad and grandfather know a lot more about bee keeping than I do. I gained most of my knowledge from watching youtube and applying what I learned and by joining a bee club. I don't read much and I learn better by hands on. Ozan, if you think it would be ok, how about sending me a couple of pictures, or maybe a video clip, of your families bee hives in their settings, I'd like to put that in one of the videos I make. Just the idea of bee hives from another country in one of my videos would be an interesting topic. My email is oscelata@gmail.com Thanks for watching, stay in touch. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That is a beautiful hive... even if I get a little trypophobic looking at the holes/honeycomb structures on such organic curves.
You have overcome many obstacles to be able to make that comment considering your condition. Congratulations! And, thanks for watching. I hope you check out other bee videos on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow! Nice hive but boy do they have a serious termite problem.
I really was concerned that roof was going to fall in. I have never seen 2x10's crushed like the ones on that shed. I was glad to finish that one without getting hurt. Got over 6 gallons of honey from this one.
roflmao, well laughing hard. You see that, they see bees.
I was worried the roof may fall in on me. I was glad when the job was over. Guess what, I did not vacuum one termite. I saw a bunch, but none made it inside the vac box.
Dirt Rooster really feels sorry for me and he wants to get me a few more subs. The rub of it is this, I told him I would give him 5 bucks for every sub he got me, so make sure you get at least half of that for your trouble. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas! Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Did you video the honey process?
Awesome that you're one of the persons that won't kill bees
There are plenty of us that want to relocate bee rather than destroy them. My fascination for bees keeps this ideal ever present for me.
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Vacuuming them like that does not kill them?
WOW! Nice hive! Busy ladies! Lots of new comb was already going up!
That one was a doozie. It was the biggest one I did this year and I was able to get several gallons of honey from it. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. I have a lot more videos on you tube and almost all of them are on bees. Lots and lots of cut outs, but other stuff also. Hope to hear from you again. Merry Christmas and God's peace. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I'm busy watching your videos as we speak! I want to try my hand at bee keeping this coming year and I'm trying to learn all I can. I did get in touch with our local bee keepers club and they've been very welcoming and I'm going to start attending meetings. I've wanted to keep honey bees for a few years now but I've been so intimidated. I'm going to get a mentor and just dive in this year. 😀 I'll miss out if I don't just go for it and we know we need to keep all the bees we can healthy. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! I look forward to enjoying more of your videos. 🎄🐝🎄
The greatest thing that all those Bee Movie memes did was point us to videos like this. Really incredible!
That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all year. Hey if you really did like it, how about checking out some of my other videos. If you can guess, they are all about bees. Well, since I am a woodworker, some of them are on building aspects of bee boxes, but not to many....they are not as popular. Glad you found my channel and I hope you continue to watch. Happy New Year!! Mr. Ed
Happy New Year to you as well sir. To those who don't work with them, there's a sort of thrill watching you deal with so many of them, and remain so calm. I'm glad you found a calling that complements something you're clearly so passionate about. Best wishes to you and yours.
The truth is, when I work with the bees, my focus is so intense that I forget about myself and in a sense loose myself in the wonder of the bees. Though I find joy in all of God's creation, the bees hold a special place. Thank you for all of your kind words. Stay in touch. Mr. Ed
Your voice instantly had me relaxed and interested in the subject matter. Such a calming and informative video dude. Keep doing you!
Thank you for your many kind words, and I plan on continuing wrangling and rescuing bees for years to come. I post an new video each Friday on another aspect of saving bees, and it would bee great to hear from you on some of them as well. Till then, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
this is just off of the nope river outside of aint-goin-there right?
Actually, I think someone has to be a little bit touched to WANT to remove bees. So, to what most people would consider a very bad idea, I just jump right into it. You, my friend, have the advantage of being sane, and as such recognize a potentially dangerous situation. I, on my part, don't see the danger but the beauty. I love my disease. If you are interested, follow along with me next year, or check out previous videos from last year, on other bee adventures as I try to cure myself of this inflection. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
perhaps but one thing not being taken into account is that most people would just destroy them without taking into consideration that all things even bees have a right to live, not to mention if i recall correctly destroying them would be illegal as it would be destroying a food source. as well arent healthy bees getting hard to find?
Not only a sane, but a consciously considerate individual. Yes, it's true, there are many people who would just destroy the colony because it is a nuisance and it would require effort on their part to go about it correctly, or it might cost money, so they just kill it. However, it is not illegal to kill honey bees, and that is why I am grateful when I get the call to remove bees. All the bees that I remove travel back to the monastery where they will live out the rest of their days secure in a bee hive instead of someones house....with the hop of staying alive and healthy. Oh yeah, I do not charge for the service. Keep in touch. Mr. Ed
considerate so long as its not a wasp or other similarly vicious thing, those are.... just awful... of course i was swarmed as a kid so that probably left something of an impression
I am not a fan of wasps either. They are a heck of a lot meaner than bees, their sting is worse and they bite on top of that. Besides all those bad qualities, they don't make a drip of honey. I will admit this, due to the fact that I have been torn up by wasps on a number of occasions, I don't have a problem with getting rid of them either....and I have. Mr. Ed
This is a crazy big hive. Also I love your narration.
If you like crazy big hives, check out some of these other LARGE hives I have removed and relocated recently:
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Let me know what you think about these. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The first suggested video, "Jiffy Pop Pop Corn Cut Out". Maybe the prettiest hive you've ever had to remove.
Imagine going out, minding your own business and pollinating flowers and shit, only to return home and find your entire city is just GONE lmfao
I take the stance that it's better to fly home and not find all your sisters dead on the ground because someone poisoned them. I save bees from that happening. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff thank you so much! For the bee information. I also love your wife’s enthusiastic “ Let’s Wrangle!”
I'm more than happy to share not only my knowledge, but also the bee wrangling experience as well. Thanks for taking the time to watch, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures. By the way, I post a new video every Friday. God's peace Timothy.
Mr. Ed
I have a question it could may be sounds stupid but, with all the beekeeping expansion etc.. Are the bees still in danger ? Or could it be fixed by any kind of solution ?
Bees are still in trouble. The awareness of their plight is their biggest allay. There are major strides in saving pollinators and the habitat that they live in. There's still along road in front of the bees, but at least there are lights along the way. Good question. Merry Christmas. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff thankfully ppl seem to be cluing in. Around here most ppl have stopped using glyphosate based pesticides like round up. I live in northern New Brunswick, Canada in a little village named Charlo. We live along the shore of Chaleur Bay. Its either the woods or the water here so to speak. When i was a kid there were honey bee hives all over the place. Now the only honey bees we have are the ones ppl take care of. No more hives in the wild. I make my living in tge woods harvesting ground hemlock or canada yew , whatever you want to call it. Wasp and hornet nests, the paper nests, i dont even see many of those anymore. Once upon a time i didnt walk thru the bush without always scanning for wasp or yellow jackets, as well as the most hated hornet. They are still around just fewer in numbers. Bumblebees arent as numerous as they once were either. I still see them, and i think the last couple years im seeing more of them. We really need to move away from gmos and glyphosates
nice to see more people saving bees and not killing them... good job !
There are hundreds of folks like me who would rather move the bees than have them destroyed. I just have a really good time doing it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
Paying a guy to take your honey bees and honeycombs is like paying a gold miner to take gold that washed up from your creek. This is the best job. He was like JACKPOT!
I do not charge to remove bees, I do it to save bees from being killed. Often, people will kill the bees if they have to pay to have them removed. I have been saving bees for over 6 years now, and I hope to continue doing so for a lot longer. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
call a BEE KEEPER to come and get the WHOLE hive. Never call a PEST CONTROL guy.
I am the bee keeper they called to remove and relocate these bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I need a chill dude like this to put up with my ish 😂
Mr. Ed has a lot of his own ish, but the bees don't seem to mind to much. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
are those normal bees they look 10 x bigger then the ones I've seen here in California or is that just the camera that makes them look big I'm curious?
They are just normal bees, but when they sting you they feel like they ar 10 times the size. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas!! Mr. Ed
candy cardenas they will eat you alive 😁
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The camera adds 10 lbs :)
The construction they made with all these layers going sideways so they would anchor on both rafters, were beautifully "organic" looking a little like some coral formations. Obviously they do just fine without human intervention. If you get to keep the honey then that's a handsome bonus. You're the good kind of nuts!
The formation of natural honey comb is one of the first things that ever attracted me to bees, and it still holds a very high spot as far as interest goes. If you have time, check out this video I made last year and the formation of this comb, it really looks like coral to me. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
th-cam.com/video/57OAov2BsP8/w-d-xo.html
Sounds like Bruce from Family Guy "Time to do some vacuuming"
And there was a lot of vacuuming on this one.I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That part came on soon as I seen this. Comment and I said the same thing lol
No, the bees own that property, you just evicted them.
I have yet to see bees pay property tax. I saved these bees from being destroyed. Had I not removed them, they would have been killed when they demolished the garage. Now, the bees are safe at their new home and do not have to be concerned for their safety.Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee adventures on my channel. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again in the future. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
For the bees that weren't vacuumed, are they able to find their relocated hive, do they join a new hive or do they die?
Are they placed under stress because they start all over or is it just the relocation? If a hive wasn't build into a house but rather a tire or mailbox or something like that, would it be possible to just relocate the whole hive?
I'm a high school student, I don't know a lot about bees but am learning. I'm interested in bee keeping, their behavior, but also the conservation of bees. That's so cool how the bees thrived again!!!
Unfortunately, for the bees that don't get vacuumed and are left behind, they will eventually die off. That is the reason I spend so much time vacuuming as to gather the most possible amout. There will always be some bees that are left behind as they are out collecting. Many times I have returned to the cut out to gather the remaing bees a few days later and rejoin them with their colony. As this colony was 50 plus miles from the abbey, I did not return to get them.
Relocation is VERY stressful to bees as it is even to most humans, and the vacuuming process adds to the stress. The sad truth is when hives locate near or in human dwellings they are either relocated or exterminated. I remove bees as opposed to extermination.
I have on several occasions moved bird houses and allowed the bees to remain in the house. Then, after a time of reorientation to the new surroundings, I will then transfer them into a hive body. It works very well that way, but those situations are not to common.
Jeff Horchoff they probably start another hive from scratch in the same place
Lol. But no, because they neither have eggs nor a queen
Anybody ever get that feeling that there's a bug on you after watching any bee,ant,spider,or any insect video when there's not
I live that nightmare every minute of my life. I carry insect spray instead of a knife or a gun. I feel better protected. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I love watching this channel, I can't comprehend why anyone would thumb it down other than they are afraid of bees...thank you
I don't worry about the thumbs down, just the folks that enjoy watching are whom I'm concerned with. Thank you for being one of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I guess they wanted to bee all that they could bee. ;)
That's right, these are Army bees. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I'm not surprised. Notice how some of those combs look like chevrons. ;)
That hive was just mind blowing o0o how long does it take it to grow that massive?
The home owner said the hive was there for several years, and I believe it. It was the larges one I did all year. Thanks fro watching and commenting. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff thanks for the reply! I guess when left to their own devices hives can get pretty big :]
That's my approach to keeping bees, I let them alone to do their thing, they know better than me how to be a bee. Of course, I do collect rent from them twice a year.....I gotta have my honey.
Jeff Horchoff Honey as bi-annual rent payment! X]
That's adorable!
Jeff Horchoff Best rent there is! Can't wait to start bee keeping this coming year! Watching lots of videos this winter and going to attend my first bee meeting this month so I can learn all that's possible to learn from experienced keepers before actually diving in. I am going to have a mentor at least my first year. I would be terrified I'd kill the poor girls if I was left to my own devices! LOL
This is beautiful! The amount of information needed to understand and describe their hive mind is enormous!
I am so glad you enjoyed the video. I have bee saving bees from being destroyed for over 6 years now and hope to continue to do so for many more. Thanks for watching. and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This guy has a soothing voice. I guess that helps keep the bees calm.
I don't know about all that, I can get pretty excited when I locate the queen, and when the bees go to stinging on me, I'm anything but calm. Thanks for the kind words though and thank you for watching, there will bee a lot more in the future. Mr. Ed
Abandon ship!
Ha! That ship sunk when it was in port, talk about rot. Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment. Merry Christmas! Mr. Ed
How do people just let hives get that big
They keep hoping the bees will disappear all by themselves. Next thing you know, you have 50,000 bees in your shed. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I had a small swarm building up in my soft fitting, as soon as I was ready to catch and set them up in a hive they did randomly just disappear
This is the kinda hive I wanna see. Swarms are boring, but I'm sure they're your favorite since they're easy to do. But I love seeing those massive hives. I'm still waiting for you to come across one of those 500,000 population monster hives that some people find in the forest.
You are correct, swarms are my most favorite type of bee wrangling, but not because they are easy, in fact many are very difficult. It's because of the unique challenge they present in getting them into a bee box, is what makes them so interesting to me. Don't worry, when I come across that 500,000 monster hive, you are going to see it too. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Your voice is so peaceful. Thank you for sharing your videos.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I derive immense joy by sharing my bee wrangling adventures as I find great happiness in making them. I try to raise the awareness of the necessity of bees and they they should not be destroyed but rather rescued. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
you're a great guy! I know nothing about bees at all but this video was funny and calming! thanks!
You really don't have to know a lot about bees to appreciate the benefits they provide for us. Besides the obdvious goodness they bestow on us in their production of honey, their usefullness as pollinators is paramount. Once someone gets over the natural fear of being stung, one can really appreciate more fully the importance of the lowly honeybee. Thank you so much for watching the video and letting me know your thoughts. I hope it will inspire you to check out some of the over 170 other videos I have made on bees. Heck, maybe you'd even subscribe and watch all of them. Merry Christmas and God's peace for the new year. Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff merry Christmas to you too! keep up the cool work!
Did they survive and stay in their new home?
Good job. That's more work than I would have wanted to do.
Yes they did survive, and made the transition from garage to bee hive very well. It took them several days to finally move into the box, but after that it went very well. Trust me, if I had been aware of how big that hive was, I would have brought help. The job got done and the bees got a new home, a win win. Thanks for watching.
Mr. Ed
“implements of torture here...”
“& with the blessings of god...”
me: *very uncomfortable*
Sometimes I can't even believe the words that come out of my mouth, total nonsense. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow....found this one for the second time.........and just had to watch it again.......love the huge hives these amazing guys and gals build.
Definitely one worth watching again. I will always remember this one because it was so large and I was all by myself. God's peace Mary.
Mr. Ed
Did you find the queen? Did you find any small hive beetles or varroa mites?
Well I did find beetles, and I did find mites, but I did not find the queen on this one. I do find the queen on better than half the removals I do, but not on this one. Do you keep bees, and if so, where? Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy New Year!!
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff bb
Lolo, if you plan on having bees the don't drink,keep your teeth good and use a good mouth wash. We had bees for about thirty five years. They hate the smell of what I just mentioned. Try to keep the Italian strain because they are gentle and easy to care for. La. is far enough south to have to worry about African killer bees.Those will never be gentled and don't know when to stop fighting! Go to a library and get a book about bee keeping. Lots of luck and you won't be sorry.
Thank you for the info, and I agree, the Italians are a very gentle strain. I have run across some nasty attitude bees, but never with the Italians. Thanks for watching an passing on the info. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
sounds like you're gonna get stung the shit out of...better stay yo ass in da house.
Those are actually honeywasps, ie. Wasps that make comb and honey.
Bees make combs that arent like that.
I admire your calmness. I bet the bees appreciate it, too. :)
So much honey! Do you jar it? How to you get it out of wild combs like that, if you can't spin it like a frame (or can you)? Do you give the homeowner a few jars as a memento?
What do you do with all that wax? I'm an 'everything but the oink' kind of person, so I wondered. Waste not, want not, etc.
I'm so glad to see that the bees are adapting well to their new spot. Fascinating video.
Bees prefer slow, deliberate movement as opposed to a quick, jerky motion, that is unless you like getting stung. I love honey, I just don't like taking a shower in it and that's what happened on this job. Working over head, the honey drips on you the entire time. Because there was so much comb, I was drenched with the stuff, but even after the drenching, I still managed to get over 8 gallons of the liquid gold. Check out this video on how I process the comb all the way to bottle: th-cam.com/video/EfJmJjGwOHE/w-d-xo.html It's a bit long, but the process is also. I usually do give the homeowner a sample of the goods, but I am under no obligation to do so as my services are free. The wax I melt down and apply to new frames that are then placed into a hive. Check out my web page to view all my old videos at: www.studiobeeproductions.com and then subscribe to this channel and get all the new ones as they are published. Thanks for the questions, hope I answered them, keep on asking. Thanks for watching. Mr. Ed
here I am at 5:16 am smh
Vince same time for me, just 4 months later lol
only the best watch bee removals at 5;16 am ..lol
Is this herbert from family guy wtf
No, it's Mr. Ed, the talking horse. Thanks for watching. Happy Easter! Mr. Ed
Great guy you are, greetings from Croatia! We have a lot of beekeepers here, and i love seeing people caring of them in other countries as well!
How kind of you to send warm greetings, I extend the kindness to you also. Lovre, I was wondering if you would be interested in sending me some pictures or maybe even a video clip of your bees and your bee yard. I would like to put them in one of my videos about bee keepers all over the world. You are the first person who has contacted me from Croatia and I would love to include you and your bees in a video. If the idea is appealing to you, my address is: oscelata@gmail.com Thanks you so much for watching and reaching out to me from your side of the world. Hope to hear from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
All of a sudden the thought came to me......are these bee hives in people's houses the result of migration of bees from someone's hives? I was wondering, because I see one or two bees all summer up here in NH
Here in Southeast Louisiana, bees are pretty common, but I dare say, not as common as they were 30 years ago. That is one of the reasons I do what I do, remove bees so that they will not be destroyed. I keep bees for a group of Benedictine monks and all the proceeds of Abbee Honey, go to the support of them. I hope you look at more of the bee wrangling adventures I get myself in and let me know your thoughts on them. God's peace Patty.
Mr. Ed
Wow
Just think if you had seen it with your own two eyes up close, personal, with the sound of thousands of bees buzzing around filling the air.....WOW!!!!!! Thanks for watching and letting me know your thoughts. God's peace and blessings in the new year! Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Did you get stung?
This was not a bad one, only 4 or 5 times. There have been several times last year when I was stung over 20 times doing a cut out. It's not that bad, and it's part of the deal. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather NOT get stung, but it certainly won't deter me from getting bees. Mr. Ed
Trypophobia anyone? So itchy... :)
It's been scientifically proven that watching videos about bees and honey comb, that is helps reduce the trypophobia. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia
So glad to learn that once you take the bees, they can be relocated to another safer spot.
I love saving bees from being destroyed and relocating them to where their survival will no longer be threatened, at least by humans. I have done this for over 60 hives. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Catching up on some videos that I've missed!!! You were so calm back then!!! LOL!!!! Thanks Mr. Ed!! "BGTC" Before Good Time Charlie!!!!
صبحان الله العظيم وبحمده
Wow Jeff that was a huge hive. When I drive to California from my home here in Florida this summer, I intend to stop and meet you finally. I hope that it will work out that I could help you in a recovery of a hive. Kind of on my bucket list. I'll be bringing you samples of honey from around the country. My best to you always.
Make sure you stop at the abbey, and we can so some bee wrangling and make a video on it. My contact info is oscelata@gmail.com I'm looking forward to the visit. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Him🧒 : Implements of torture 😉
Bees🐝 : 😱😱😱
That's just to let them know I mean business. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You seem pretty calm while dealing with these!
When you love bees as much as I do, 50,000 bees are a pleasure to work with. I am a blessed fella to be able to have so much fun doing what I love doing. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment on my be wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Your voice is so calming.
It ain't that way when I'm getting stung, and that happens often. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Just to show bees are capable of making a community in whatever space they can get.
I could not have said it any better. Great job!!! Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Great Vid, I have a few questions... I would love to see what set up you have for the vacuum, just a shop vac or is it modified specially for the bees? Do you use the comb you remove in the hive you will transplant them to? If so.. how do you attach the comb to the frames? Lastly, would like to see how you transferred them from the vac to the boxes. I'm a backyard beekeeper and have 5 hives. I have not captured a swarm yet but studying up for when the day comes.
I just made a video on the shop vac, here is the link, th-cam.com/video/tV3mR39v6RA/w-d-xo.html
Most of the comb goes right back to the bees. Any extra comb is saved for swarm traps or melted down to roll on plastic foundations. The comb is attached to wooden frames by rubber bands. Here is a link to the melting of the wax, and what I do with it afterwards, th-cam.com/video/tV3mR39v6RA/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/lHypOrBITMk/w-d-xo.html
This last vides shows how I stack the cut comb box on top of the vacuumed bees box and then I pull the dividing screen and remove the gate. th-cam.com/video/tmx_XFLzkGw/w-d-xo.html
I have lots of videos on catching swarms, and I caught over 30 of them last year.Check out my channel and take your pick on preparing for swarm captures, and catching swarms. Let me know what you think. Gods' peace.
Mr. Ed
Dude just put that vacuum cleaner on reverse and you’ve got a fucking bee gun.
You got me to laugh on your comment, the picture that flashed in my mind was great. Thanks for the great comment, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
We found a massive hive in the roof of our church here in Texas, and a bee keeper is in the process of removing them (we thought we got them all, but it seems like the hive split at one point and they have all relocated to the other side of the building since the removal last week!) needless to say, I’ve spent a LOT of time on TH-cam this week learning about honey bees :)
The beekeeper said it was probably 100,000 before he found the other hive!
Contemplating becoming a Pastor/Beekeeper after this week :)
how do you know you vacuumed the queen? when you transfer the hive without the queen won't the hive just die off?
On this hive I know I did not vacuum the queen nor did I see her. The reason I know I did not vacuum her was that when I went into the hive 3 days later there were several queen cells in the box. The bees made another queen from the brood that was left. That is why the hive will not just die off if you don't capture the queen. As long as there is brood with young enough eggs in it to make another queen, the colony will survive. Great question, I hope I answered it so you can understand. Let me know if you need me to explain it better. Thanks for watching and commenting. Merry Christmas!! Mr. Ed
man im sure i have a trypophobia
Watching bee videos will activate trypophobia, still, I'm very glad you were brave enough to watch mine. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
u talk so calm like wtf
What can I say, I love wrangling bees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed where was the queen?
I did not see her, but I vacuumed her up. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How many hives were you able to make ? Did they all thrive or did you lose a few? That is youtubes biggest honey bee haul ever.
I made 2 hives from this removal, and one of them is still alive. So glad you liked the video. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff : Greetings. Thnx for the reply. We have problems here in nh too from what I remember reading. The honey bees just arent as plentiful as they use to be. So farmers were scrambling just to get some hives to their farms for polination. The yellow jacket and bald face I think always need to be destroyed as they dont polinate . I would always move the honey bees and try to keep them going for future use for farming. I really enjoy watching your vids and will look cor old and new ones. Thnx again for the promtp reply. Take care.
Honey bees are disappearing all over the world and folks need to be made aware of the plight of the bees. That's one of the reasons I post my videos is to try to raise a bit of awareness of the importance of the honey bee. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Is it weird that I found that hive to be one of the most beautiful things ever...?
If you are weird then so am I, that is exactly how I feel every time I expose a bee colony, I am captivated by the creativity before my eyes. That's art. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
He vacuumed the bees up and more just came out like,"were still here!" Lol,great video,I hope the bees are happy in your new home :) also I saw another comment that compared you to bob Ross and now its implanted in my mind,lol!
This was a very large hive, probably more than 40,000 bees, and you are correct, they just kept on coming. I can't tell you how many times I laughed when people said I reminded them of Bob Ross. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I know everyone's already took you about his voice but can I just say you feel like what I would imagine a marshmallow would sound like if it was a person
Having a calm demeanor and voice around bees is very advisable, they do not like loud and quick movements. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Not a big fan of flying insects, but this is a really cool nest they've build. Good thing you got it out of there though.
There's no doubt, a honey bee hive is a work of art, there is no mistaking the hand of God in it. Thanks for watching.
Mr. Ed
That is an impressive colony. Congratulations on the catch! Hope they serve you well at the Abbey.
I love your tool description. "Implements of torture" haha!
I really am excited that the same bees have been there for at least 3 years and never died out. I think I may have gotten a good genetic line, at least that's what I'm hoping for.
I cannot become a bee keeper because I’m allergic to them. :( Thank you for sharing your videos! So satisfying to watch.
There are many people in the exact situation as you, fascinated by bees but unable to be a bee keeper because of allergic reactions to their sting. I am more than happy to make videos on my wrangling adventures to share with folks in your situation. I hope you will continue to watch and leave comments as well. Thanks for watching, and by the way, I post a new video every Friday, I look forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
How can a bee infestation get that bad while the property is still inhabited?!
The homeowners knew the bees were there, they did not realize how large the hive had gotten is such a short period of time. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That was such a relaxing voice. That alone was enough to keep me watching.
That was only because I edited out all the screaming and crying I was doing as the bees were stinging me. All part of the deal, and I love it. Keep on watching, you will hear some of the screaming. Happy New Year! Mr. Ed
Anyone else feel sorry for the bees that get left behind, or am I just weird? Thanks for making these great videos, by the way. I'm very interested in beekeeping - it's something I'm hoping to get into when I retire.
I feel sorry for the bees that get left behind, it's why I spend so much time vacuuming the bees, I want them all. Here is a suggestion for you, don't wait to retire to start bee keeping. Join a bee club in your area right now. That way, when you get your own bees, you will know much better on how to keep them. I wish you all the success in your adventure. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for the suggestion! All the best.
I know it's impossible to get every single bee but what happens to those left behind? Do they die or find another hive?
Some do find their way to another hive and are welcomed, but for most, they do perish.....sadly. That's why I take a lot of time to get as many as I possibly can, I don't like leaving any behind. Great question. Thanks for asking and watching. I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for sharing your video. So why was the hive so dark in the middle section?
And thank you for watching it, I'm always honored when someone would spend their time watching one of my videos. The reason the comb is darker in the middle is because it is older comb that has been used to raise brood in. Every time a cell has a egg layed in it, a cocoon is left and this cocoon eventually turns black. Also, as bees travel over the comb it gets darker because of the foot traffic. Great question. Do me a favor and check out some of my other videos and let me know what you think. Happy New Year!! Mr. Ed
WOW !.... and great music, love your channel, Thanks Jeff.
Thanks for all your kind words, and I'm hoping to hear from you again on more of my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I gotta say, I'm absolutely terrified of bees, but seeing a hive like this is actually quite fascinating.
I think it is quite normal to have a fear of bees, especially when you encounter a hive as large as this one. I am so captivated by the bees beauty my reaction is to get close.....of course I have on a bee suit. Thanks for watching, maybe you could look at some of my other videos, it may help reduce your reaction to bees.Let me know your progress. Mr. Ed
Were you able to find the queen in all that mass? It would be extremely interesting to see what you did with them: how you got them started at your apiary, etc.
I did not find the queen on this removal, but the bees made another one. That's the beauty of bees, they are very self sustainable. Plus, they make a lot of honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
So. Many. Bees. I'm glad that you can take them to somewhere they can be happy and continue being bees.
You and me both. I love rescuing bees from being destroyed. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Looks like they had much worse problems than honey bees on that one. If you hadn't come when you did they would have had a much larger section of bees and honey comb. I really like the way you put the brood frames into frames. I saw that on the other video and I had never thought to do it that way. Bee removals were always such a terribly messy job but you have it down to a science. Do you happen to have a video showing how you set up the bee vac? I would love to learn. Thanks a bunch and God Bless!
Thank you for your blessing, I need all I can get. The more removals you do, the better you will get. Still, like I told you before, you need to get paid for the service. I've got lots of videos showing the process of fitting comb into frames and showing the workings of the bee vac. Just scroll through my video library, and you will find them. Again, if you make it to Covington, get in touch with me at the abbey and I'll be ore than happy to talk bees with your. Thanks for watching. God's peace Johannah.
Mr. Ed
I am wondering. If you find bees at place like this. Inside some house filled with all kinds of plastic and glasswool and whatnot flying around area you don't know is the actual honey safe for human consumption? Or do you have to wait for them to use it up and put empty frames in? Thanks
Because the bees clean each cell before they store honey in it, and no bacteria can grow in honey, there is nothing but wholesomeness in the honey. There is no fear of foreign matter in the honey, it is perfectly safe to consume. Good question. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What does it mean when the honey combs are dark brown like some of those were?
It is just older comb, still very much usable to the bees for storage of honey or brood. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, Ipost a new video every Friday morning and I hope to her from you on a few of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I already watched several of your other videos. I don't know why they're so interesting, but I enjoyed them a lot.
@@SalandFindles Well, I hope you continue watching, I love sharing my bee wrangling experiences. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I hope you will check a few of them out and let me know your thoughts. Till next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Now that I've watched a few of these I'm wondering how they build the hives. I understand how they make the comb but how do they organize it, do they just build out one one unyill a dead end then make one right next to it? Sometimes they seem to cure and I don't understand why the peice that causes the curve is small like in the first part of the removal. But they take up the space efficiently which is impressive
I think to understand HOW bees build their hives one needs to understand their nature, and to understand that, one need to look at their creator. He is just so marvelous. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jackie.
Mr. Ed
Jeff is amazing at handling the bees.. what a great skill to have
I don't know about the skill part, but it sure is a lot of fun. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Your welcome, I'm a first year beekeeper,but I learn fast.
I try to learn from my mistakes and pass on any tips and help I can.
If I was going. Make a list of tips and items you need to start here goes.
1. A local established bee club ,with tutorial lessons and practical lessons.
2. Check your surrounding area making sure there are no regulations against keeping livestock.
3. Get advice on the type and size of the hive or hives you want to start with.
4.look into and if early enough in the season get the relevant insurance and liability cover you need in case you lose your bees through illness or disease,and if someone gets stung.
The insurance will cover the losses.
5. A hive tool ,smoker a full suit inc vale and gloves would be my choice for a beginner.
6. A strain of bee that is gentle and docile which produce great honey and are resistant to disease.The buck fast are great in my opinion.
7.a nuc hive consists of 5-6 frames and is an ideal starter to get the colony started,much better than a package as the nuc is already established and will draw Combe much quicker than a package which takes a while to get going.
8.always check the weather outside,windy or cold rainy conditions are not good for hive opening times.
A warm day short sleeve weather is ideal.
9.when checking a hive never rush always be calm and the bees in most cases will be calm and unaffected with slow movement.
10.never over smoke a hive only a few puffs at the entrance and opening the inner cover will suffice,unless they get a little restless.
11.observe the activity of the bees flying outside the hive and also once opened.
I guess that's enough from me sorry if my list is long and kinda boring.
Overall enjoy every minute of watching these fantastic young ladies doing their job,I can just watch them for hours
Like I said before, you should teach a class. Best wishes.
Nicely done Mr. ED. I've started watching more and more of your videos. You guys are lucky in the south to have longer seasons and growth potential for large swarms (and feral hives). Here in very north idaho, swarms are smaller and don't usually make the long, cold winters if they swarm late. Those 6 foot stretches of comb were beautiful baby. I've got a couple videos on from 2017 from OUR first couple hives (my little girl and I). TH-cam Neens bees to check them out. Keeping bees is tough up here. I'll keep watching if you keep filming. God bless and keep you.
I could not imagine how difficult it has to be to keep bees in Idaho. Just the thought of the frigid weather that humans have to endure, leaves little to the imagination of what bees have to suffer with. It really makes me so appreciative of living here in Louisiana, and enjoying the benefits of warm weather almost all year long. Thank you so much for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
When you show the two boxes the first one sounds alot loader. Is that the 'roar' people talk about when a hive dosn't have a queen (so the queen is in the second box) or is it just because the cammra mic is closer to the first one?
The only reason the first box sounded louder is the camera mic was closer. I do not know which box the queen was in, but she was in one of them because when I put the boxes together, the queen was in there. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures, I post a new video every Friday morning. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What happens after you remove the bees? Do you allocate them somewhere safer, like a forest or something?
I keep the bees for monks at a monastery in southeast Louisiana. All the bees that I remove from structures or catch as swarms are brought to the abbey and become bees of the abbey. They go on to produce honey and wax that the monks process and sell in their gift shop to help support them. It's a win/win situation. The bees are saved from being destroyed, and the monks receive the benefits that the bees produce. Thanks for watching and commenting. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Is there any chance you can get sick from eating honey that's made in suburbia/polluted place?
There is NO chance. Honey never goes bad, and bacteria can not grow in it. It is the only know food that will not spoil. Great question. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue watching all my bee adventures and letting me know your thoughts on them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
can u eat the comb and honey on site or does other care and handling needed?
I eat the honey as I'm taking it out of the wall. No processing is necessary other than chewing the comb. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed