Doing The Splits In A Bee Suit - I've Got The Wrong Gloves!
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I discuss gloves a little in this video. I don't typically use gloves but as you can see in the video there is occasionally a need for them regardless how much I like bare handed beekeeping. I do recommend that new beekeepers use bee gloves until they get totally comfortable and used to handling the bees. The gloves I prefer would be a short vented cuff style goat skin leather glove. The goat skin gloves are better for feel but the cow leather gloves are of course a little more durable. Gloves aren't going to be a single investment like a suit or smoker since they do wear out but they can last many years with proper care. Nitrile gloves can also be a good option for some beekeepers since they really help you to feel what you are doing which is pretty important. They are not as sting proof as the leather gloves though and they have no cuff so you still have to cover your wrists somehow. I don't care for them myself but a lot of people swear by them. Whatever your choice if you go with nitrile I'd stay away from black. Below are some Amazon affiliate links to the glove styles I would prefer.
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Splitting hives is something that can be done several different ways. This day in the apiary we split five hives. It was early in the season, February 28th 2016, so there were no queens available for sale at this point. All these hives made their own queens and turned out nice healthy colonies. The hot hive we split even turned out a more docile colony due in part to breeding. The drones from other more docile colonies bring in their more calm genetics when they mate with the new queen. Multiple drones will mate with a queen during her mating flights.
This apiary is at "Toadstead Project", a TH-cam channel dedicated to homesteading and small scale farming. The second guest was Les from "GrayV 111" on TH-cam. Both of these channels have some beekeeping on them along with other tips for prepping and country living.
This was a pretty fun visit that was made extra goofy because Toad had been up all night and I had only gotten two hours sleep prior to driving up there and diving into this project so we were both a little nutty.
Big thanks to the Toadstead Project for an enjoyable time. Check out his channel. / @toadstead1
Also thanks to Les from the GrayV 111 channel for coming out and participating. Always a fun guy to hang around with. / grayv111
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I used to watch this channel all the time. I stopped for a while because of school and could not remember the channels name. I was so happy when a video popped up in the recommended list and I started watching again and subbed. Thanks for making entertaining videos.
So glad you subscribed Brandon. Thanks for watching.
'Toad' sure seems a lot of fun... and he referenced Metallica so he gets a bonus point too. Those hives sure were full
This type content you do is my favourite. As some one in their first year of bee keeping. These films are gems . And great humour
Hope they help. Thanks for watching.
Haven't made it back that far yet from 10/9/22 but I'm hoping what you said was true!
i noticed the unzip at the beginning too, lmfao he got stung in the neck too.? that was educational all around, thx for the tips bro, love yo' content
Haha Got to try for some viral video. Can't be warning him about everything. lol Thanks for sticking with us bro.
Well, I am glad you are where a suit! Thank you! This helps keep you safe. God bless!
I thought you were going to actually do the splits for us! LOL! The bees seem to like your new jacket! Was waiting for the dirt bike clips...
Almost did the splits riding about six months ago. Not a pretty sight.
I liked the motorcycle glove part because I could relate something only a dirt bike person could relate to now days, unless it's a little ahead of your time frame, wouldn't be by much though I wouldn't think. When I was in JR Highschool, I saved up my lawn mowing money and managed to buy a Hodaka 100 for $80 bucks, had a carburetor issue no one could fix. Including me or my dad, that was about 1978 or 9. Wish it would have been the 125 Super Rat but, that thing still screamed! You just couldn't control the fuel feed, bad casting I think, that was back when people were considered top of the line on things like that. Those days were great!
It's funny the raggedy things we used to ride and love back then. I had about a 79 Suzuki RM125 that I could only crank by push starting. I would have to push it up a hill to roll back down and crank it. If I killed it I'd have to find a little hill to get it going again. I traded some car parts for that bike. I think I was fourteen at the time.
I was thinking you were actually doing splits.I was afraid to click on the video!
If that was the case the thumbnail picture would have been an ambulance. ;)
LOLOL!!!
I somehow came from gaming videos to this channel and after watching a few of the clips, I enjoy :) keep up the good work!
Glad to have you.
Subbed to Toadstead. Toad seems like a totally cool guy and fun to listen to. Love your videos as always.
Thanks for watching. I know Toad appreciates the sub.
So loving your videos. Have to get a few more under my belt so I can start asking questions :)
Haha Get on it!
Great video! ;) could you explain wat sugarshaking means?
Shaking confectioners sugar overt he frames makes the bees start cleaning and run the beetles out. This is done over an oil tray bottom.
+628DirtRooster I see, thanks for the explanation :)
hi 628DirtRooster. your videos really help me as a new beekeeper. Can I ask how much of those mason jars the hives use? I'm still feeding my new hives (see my channel) about 1/2 of one of those a day but they suck it all up by midday. Is one jar like that a day OK?
Thanks for all your help and tuition from sunny south of France.
A strong colony can take almost a quart a day for a while. They'll ignore the feeder if there is good stuff in bloom. Make sure they are drinking it and you're not losing it to drips or leaks. Enjoy paradise. :)
+628DirtRooster many thanks. Yes they are taking it all. I had a small ant problem but used some weird diatom earth which killed them and my chicken lice / red spider mite to boot which was a bonus.
It ain't all paradise here, if you get my drift. Thank you for your reply very much appreciated.
It sure looked like you guys were having fun all the while getting stung..lol
It's like that game where you take turns picking cheese off a rat trap until someone gets a finger smashed. lol
How are you liking the ultra breeze bee suit? It don't get as hot up here in Northwestern Pa,as it does down your way,but we had 80 degree weather and my ultra breeze suit worked great,any little breeze felt like air conditioning,we're as my one size fits most bee suit I would of sweating my butt off.
I love it as long as there is a breeze. It does feel like A/C. I've been up there before. Y'all get a little heat too. Last time I was up there I went snow skiing.
628DirtRooster yea we usually get 80 some inches of snow a year,and we do get heat but nothing like down south
There is a good lesson at the 11:30 mark. Put a cross nail in on your frames so they don't come apart like that. They will still fail eventually, but it takes longer.
That's true.
Even better: wearing the red headlamp inside the veil to collect a swarm trap at night. Then sweating a lot and having the lamp slide off my forehead and collect in the veil at my chin ("Where the #*(@# am I??? Where did the truck go?"). Trying to squeeze the off button through the veil screen (didn't work). And THEN having one sting me on the finger through the goatskin gloves. Why do I do this again?
ROTFL!! Where's a video camera when you need one?
I noticed that someone was wearing his fancy, brand-new, vented bee suit.
If you're gonna split a hive, there's only one guy to call -- 628 Dirt Rooster.
You kill queens. Dang! This video had stuff I've never heard before (mostly watched the cutouts till recently).
Channels about destroying things with your kid get 10 million subs. You should have 20 mill.
LOL Maybe we should go "rock star in a hotel room" and tear some stuff up.
...As many Crunches as I heard, no wonder they a little on the wild side. Those suits tend to make a bee handler not take his time with his bees. Or so it seems. Those were mighty beautiful, healthy looking colonies.........
That was Les crunching potato chips behind the camera. ;)
I would tend to agree with you about bee suits.
Lol. You guys need to make more videos together. You both are hilarious!!! (Can you give a fancy chicken coop update?)
Sure can. Got some video already. Just need to find time to put it together. As you could probably guess from this one that was filmed in February I'm running way behind.
If you get a mean bee hive do you replace the Queen?
You can but it depends on why they're mean. They can be mean for several reasons. No food, no queen, bad weather....
I'm jealous. Your bees have queens. My very first hive removal from a water meter resulted in a queenless hive. 2000 bees that won't go into the hive box.....shake em in they buzz right back out. I think they are depressed.
That stinks.
I'm not a beekeeper (sadly it is really difficult in cities :( ) but watching videos about that topic for a while.
Recently Cody from Cody's Lab said that when the bees are getting smoke they will hide the queen which will make it harder to find it.
Sometimes yes. You might be in a better spot than you think. Look into urban beekeeping.
+628DirtRooster I know that it is said that bees in cities live better lives than those at the countryside because there are less pesticides, but our roof is so hot, the wax will melt immediately in summer.
Especially Vienna, we have a lot of parks and so on here.
And the same problem as it is with every pet: who cares about them when being on holiday for a few weeks?
Afternoon, Dirt Rooster what if anything do you do to protect your hives during Hurricane Season??
Set them on cinder blocks (closer to the ground) and tape the lids down.
But that's only in eminent threat.
You found the queen. She's on your back.
Great video as always. Thanks
I enjoy making them. Thanks for watching.
Those boxes make me sad...looks like a trip to Hattiesburg is in order!
Too much fun on the Toadstead- Who sayz' Beekeepin' isn't full of good times (!!)
Nothing but! :)
Hi I need to to know am planning to travel with 3 queen bees for around 7 days could I keep in cage and they won't die and could I buy a queen bee and then buy others bees to make a colony ? Thanks!
They really need attendants for more than a half day or so out of the hive. I think you're going to have three dead bees when you get home.
You can add strange bees to a queen but for the best result open brood should be added at the same time.
For some reason I am addicted to this channel.
I'll set up a rehab channel later. lol
You two should take your act on the road! 🎤🐝 "2 guys with a bunch of bees walk into a bar..."
I've noticed where I park at work there's a small hedge with dark green leaves. I see maybe about 5 or 6 bees flying around the leaves and crawling around on them as if they were flowers. This is usually in the morning. Any reason why they'd be so interested in a flowerless bush? I don't see any moisture on it.
Not sure what they are getting but they do the same thin on the English boxwood hedges at my parent's house.
Maybe gathering sap for propolis production?
You guys are funny :) ...yoga bee pants. he he hee
I prefer wearing a dark suit with nice pin stripes. Good to see +628DirtRooster back on the "air".
Classic style
What about the shoes Rich? Do you go two tone (to get your groove on), or strictly black as well?
+Mooky Mann Patent leather, white, just like cousin Eddy wore on National Lampoon's "Vacation".
Thanks for That Chuckle, Really made my day! Kudo's Rich. I'm still laffing.
+Mooky Mann LOL! It's all good. Glad you found it funny.
Cool video! I need to go see my bees!
They miss you. :) We need video!
At 14:39, when he said the bees came begging for more, well they really do that. I don't have a hive, but I have a feeding station where I put sugar/honey water out, and when they run dry, the bees come looking for me, and if they find me, they get up to my face and do a little back and forth dance. Then they head back to the feeder and back to me. Just like tiny little dogs begging for treats.
Isn't it funny how they do that? I picked up an open feeder the other day and a whole cloud followed me across the yard for a refill.
Oh you gotta video that! How adorable! I started this bee feeder a couple weeks ago, and the experience is blowing my mind. Today, I went out on the porch, and I knew the feeder ran dry because the bees were waiting at the door. And a couple bees, they came up to my face, like before, but this time they FANNED A SMELL AT ME. It was a strong smell of wax, and, I dunno, bees? Kind of a spicy powdery dusty smell. Is that the hive smell? I never smelled them before. But they wafted that smell at me, and flew slowly back to the feeder, like they thought I had lost the way, and they were gonna guide me back to it. The bees that were feeding and paying me no mind, I couldn't smell that smell on them. So I guess they can shout smells?
You are now a beekeeper. :)
I'd suggest using sugar water on bees. It forces bees to land and to lick them selves clean whilst you work on the hive.
Got a question. And I snapped a pic also. Was gonna go through a hive and walked around to the back of it and there was queen just sitting there on the back of the hive. every so often I'd see a bee come after her and it looked like they were attacking her. any help? I just let alone. knowing my 3 hives have queens already
could've cought in a cage. split one of yours and introduced her. then you would have 4 hives.
+Angus Bucany. I've never seen one outside the hive like that. wasn't really sure what to do.
Better check that hive in four days for eggs to make sure they are still queen right.
+628DirtRooster should I check all or just the one she was on?
randy smith Just the one she was on unless that was a queen back from a mating flight that landed on the wrong box. Had any swarms lately?
Hey is there a reason all of you recent videos have that huge black space on the outside of the frame? It doesn't look as good! Just trying to help!
Yeah, I figured it out a few months ago but already shot a lot of video so just using it up. It's from using the rear facing camera on my Iphone. I know there's a way to correct it in editing. I just haven't figured it out. It's aggravating to me because I know it looks bad.
Ok! Sounds good Rooster! I feel like it would have something to do with resolution but yours seems fine, its just not extending all the way! Anyways good luck on fixing it! I love the videos by the way and even though I don't own bees but i plan to in the future and your channel has helped me out tremendously!
Riley So glad to have you engaging. Thanks
Sexy at 11:38
I know I've watched a lot of these when I'm hollerin out loud at the same time as the bee keepers.
Mix it up with some 80's music videos. :)
What a pair of hams
Wow Toads bees are doing good !
They are certainly not hurting. Hope yours are doing as good.
Enjoyed that video
what brand jacket are you wearing ? i need one
Guardian Bee Apparel
if you had to mess with some africanized bees for some reason, would spraying your clothes with bee quick help keep em off ya ?
Probably but you don't want that stuff all over your skin.
"It's like general admission at a Metallica concert." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
do an update video on all of your hives!! 😊
These all belong to Taodstead Project and GrayV 111. They'll probably both be doing update videos.
628DirtRooster I know but I'm saying do an update on yours!!!
Oh. I'll do one before summer is out. Got to pull honey pretty soon.
thnks for sharing
You sweat honey...that's why bees follow ya :)
That may be a fact.
is that Apis mellifica carnica ? Or hybrid between carnica and ligustica 628DirtRooster
Pretty fancy talk there. LOL These are mainly ligustica but they are all from feral stock so there could be a Apis mellifica carnica mix or even some Apis mellifera stock but that is less likely.
Where do they get the royal jelly?
They secrete it from a gland.
now i got a question my dad would like to set up a hive up at are property its about 100 miles away from use so we go there maybe twice a year he says that, that would be enough to tack care of a hive is that true or are there some important things he is missing and what would be the proper way to maintain a hive.
If he only saw them twice a year he would most likely find and empty box within the first year. In spring and summer I don't like going more than about three weeks without doing an inspection.
XD i told him they would all be dead
zanderlv Sure would be easier to keep them closer to home.
now id like you to do a experiment
tack different bee kinds and let them go in the same area and see what honey is the best. id like to know what bees make what honeys and how they taste how sweet they are and how thick each one is.
would that be possible for you to try
what does brew mean and drones mean
Drones are male bees and brood is all the developing bees still in the cells.
Happy Fathers Day my Friend !
Thanks so much Kane hunter. Hope you had a great one.
im dead please do that in more videos I can't stop laughing now
Sleep deprivation makes us act like idiots. :)
This guy must be a pilot...
How long does it take for brood to become bees?
wtf
21 days for workers.
king of the quiet game! love it!
As I was editing it struck me that it would make a funny name for a TH-cam channel with funny videos. So....
Here I am! LOL
subbed :p
Skatooli LOL Thanks
+628DirtRooster ohhhhh man that's going to a great channel!
Found the queen. 19:30 bottom right corner of the screen.
wow this is cool stuff !
Thanks for watching Alan.
I'm gonna stick my neck out and say he ain't from 'round here.
HA! You'd be correct. He's been her a while but hasn't assimilated. lol
At least the boxes is got a lot of bees
That dude does not look the way he sounds but he seems like a really cool guy though
Haha He even say he doesn't match his voice.
I feel bit just watching this and I have never been bit..mosquito only never bers. lol
Bees don't bite (or bit), they sting.
+Privacy Lover Sting bite the outcome is close enough. So sorry for my inaccuracy Perhaps I do not know the difference cause the only thing I have been bit by are ants. mosquitos and people like you. lol.
That jacket would look a lot better with some NASCAR Sponsor patches on it :).
I know but Pepsi said no and the M&Ms people wouldn't even answer the phone. ;)
so do you like the vented suit?
When the wind is blowing it'a like have air conditioning. When there's no wind it's as hot as the old suit.
Who ya gonna call,.. Bee Ninja,..
Sneaking up on unsuspecting bees day and night.
There a flow hive where you turn a tab and honey flows out without disturbing the bees
If I turn the tab will it make splits? ;)
+628DirtRooster lol. it'll solve aaaalll of life's problems
Arianna NOPE. That's what I was hoping.
I am a bit more careful with my hives, every crushed bee is lost production, but then again, I only have five. Tonganoxie Split Apiary
Tread lightly.
628DirtRooster I have to, big clown feet you know!
Hahaha you guys are an absolute riot
Haha Thanks for commenting.
+628DirtRooster thanks for making awesome vids! I plan on starting a hive next year and you inspired it.
Have you ever worked with a top bar hive
Yes but not much.
The gloves look cooler than Fonzie lmbo
Aeee! That was my attempt at typing out what the Fonz would have said.
Looks like a eight frame on top of a 10 frame
What happened to your lucky rabbit foot? (;
Why is his comb so dark?
It darkens with age.
+628DirtRooster aah I see. Thanks
wow he needs to get new boxes.. no bee space at all
Those bees are packing them full.
At 3:20 a worker gave you the finger. lol
Just the tip.
hey man. loving the channel. but in this vid you seem a little less happy. hope your doing ok.
Oh man was I tired when we did this. It was after a streak of days with very little sleep.
Just put that down anywhere. :-)
top Völker
Thanks for watching. :)
Have you seen the youtube video; Mushrooms as Medicine with Paul Stamets. its amazing and could help your bees. its starts on the bees about half way through
Haven't seen it but I'll look it up.
o o o let me hold it no!
LOL
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Very nice comment. Thanks
Bees really hate the camera
Yes they do
come on 20,000
LOL Sometime today hopefully.
made it with 5 to spare
Thomas Butcher BAM! :))
Dirt bike rider. I knew you were a cool guy.
bees i mean lol
Haha!
So much honey
Plenty to go around.
Those might be africanized bees
Not effective in high wind. Yo, yo, yo.
They hate windy days.
first
Fail!
Quick draw.
Ain't you glad youi bees ain't like this no more
WHEN YOU SAY A MEAN HIVE ARE YOU Talking ABOUT A Africanized hive. also what would happen if you swapped the african queen with a euro queen. ie kill the african queen and dropped a more dosile euro queen. would they except her or kill her
Some hives are just mean without being Africanized. If you put in a Euro queen eventually all her offspring would replace all the Africanized offspring. I hear it's really hard to requeen and Africanized colony that way though.
+628DirtRooster i miss your up loads. i have learned a lot from you and the fat bee man. i'm considering adding a few colony's to my vineyards in here in napa california. the guy that was bee keeping lost 95% of his colony's from a massive die out no clue what killed them all . i run a 100% all organic farm . and the bees are my best friend with out them i loose crops. this year i had to pay 10,000 dollars to have a team come out and pollinate my crop with q-tips basically . thats the first & last time i ever do that . 5 years ago bee's were plentiful. they were every ware even rescued a few out of my pool but since then they are even more rare than the condor.
sam lyon A few bee colonies would certainly bee more cost effective and probably would do a more thorough job.
can I buy some honey from you?
I don't ship yet. :(
That guy's voice does not match his face at all
LOL You aren't the only one who thinks so. What does he sound like he would look like?
+628DirtRooster a young college kid or something lol
Sorry but that Yankee stuff is annoying. They talk too much! 😄
All us Yankees don't talk too much. We just talk faster than "All-y'all"
It's the blue coats vs grey coats all over again. LOL
how annoying is this "toad?" don't have anything good to say? well, just spill words out the hole in your face and hope something funny comes out
LOL
He talks too much
Ha! Keeps things interesting. :)