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Stingless Bee Hive Inspection and Shifting Colony To a New Bee Box
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2019
- We decided to inspect 2 of our hives after a really long time to see what was going on inside and may be split the hives if we found queen cells .
We could not split the hives as we didn't find a queen cell in the green wooden hive , however we shifted the colony to a new box as we had found fungus in the honey chamber during the monsoons .
The queen looked young too , like she had recently emerged from a queen cell. It was a delight to see ample pollen collection in the hive .
The 2nd hive was beautiful too , with honey being stored in the honey super , however the bees had shut the brood chamber so tightly , I was worried the glass partition would break into piecs inside the brood chamber , hence shut the hive back , will revisit this hive in consultation with Binu Pt from Madhusree Honey.
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Those are adorable little bees. I wish we had them here. I would love to work with them. I began keeping honey bees this spring. It has become a passion. Please keep us updated.
Definitely !!
Hello my friend. I have missed you. I hope all is well with you. WOW, you are putting a lot of work into 'bee keeping'. Take care. Namaste
Hello Lark , I hope you are all cosy and warm indoors and wish you well . I have been soo busy , just like those bees , however will be uploading regularly now . Do watch when you feel like :)
Wow-----I am so glad to see that you are back! I have really missed your videos, and have wondered when you were coming back! Hurray!
Awww so sweet :)
wow after very long time. welcome back
Great to hear from you again. I hope they do well in their new home. Best wishes Bob. 🌴
Thanks Bob , hope all is well at your end !!
Good to see you back.
I missed you! But I also know life keeps us busy.... great update, thank you!
Thank you for understanding and coming back to watch !!
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies I love your videos! The things you accomplish in your limited space are amazing! I refer others with limited space to your channel, you are so helpuf!
This was fascinating! It’s really interesting getting to see inside their colony. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!
Glad you found it an interesting watch :)
Its very interesting to watch, You are doing this for first time, I am watching it for first time. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks !!
Great to know all this. Very valuable information.l
Hopefully, they're happy with there new home.
I can now say they are !! Filled up the new home rather nicely :)
Super explanation
I really appreciate that you are putting a lot of effort for maintaining some bee hives in your balcony garden especially in a city like Mumbai. I have watched the entire video so I have some suggestions in maintaining the hives more healthy. My suggestion is that in any case, it is not advisable to change the existing box in which they are sitting. They worked hard for two years to build their home like this and now everything is gone. They have to start from 1. Giving back the pollen, honey and some propels may not be sufficient for their better living. They have to seal each and every point of box, maintain temperature, make fresh legs to support eggs, construct a safe entrance and tunnel leading to hive etc. The fungus like something you have mentioned in the hive is not a harmful thing. This happens when the size of the hive is more than the bees can maintain. That’s why they have excluded half portion of the hive. Wish you all the best. Have wonderful days ahead.
Thank you so much for taking the time to see and comment on my video .
You have made absolutely valid points and will keep them in mind for the future .
I have lost 2 hives to fungus already and hence I wanted to shift this one , luckily the bees are well settled in new hive and they sealed up everything with 48 hours !!
Great.👍
Thanks :)
I have just found out you came back. I am very happy about it.
After shifting the colony don't put old colony near to the new colony . They how more attract to the old colony. Gave some propolish to the new box so they can work easily and maintain the temperature by closing the gap.
Yes , thank you for the suggestion .
I checked the box the very next day , amazing little bees had sealed off the entire box in 24 short hours !!
Mam how to identify a queen cell ?
It is a much bigger egg , not like the round ones you see in the video . You can check in Binu's videos .
They will happy with new hive, what kine of this stingless bee?
Yes luckily the bees settled in the new hive .
Stingless Bee / Dammer bee - species Tetragonula
Is the fungus problem expected in Mumbai/Navi Mumbai areas? Wanted to know your opinion.
I would not generalise it like that .
From what I have gathered a weak hive is prone to all possible problems . Now if there isn't enough pollen and nectar source within the travelling range of this bee , this would lead to a weak hive and then in turn other problems .
In my case the above reason holds true . Also the hives even when protected from direct rain are in the path of the south westerly monsoon breeze , enough moisture present to cause the problem .
The bees do fine in Kerala , I suppose this is because of ample food sources year round with strong bee colonies.
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies thanks for the prompt answer, would love it if you do a reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) on this 5-6 year old journey. I'm tempted to get this, but also worried about killing them through negligence.
Long time no see,how are you? How are you r family ji? Wish you all the very best
All well , thanks so much !
any suggestion for a lure on a stingless bees hive trap??
One can lure them from their natural hives into a man made hive , search the channel work with nature Binu on you tube , you will find the video.
How much you paid for these hives? Pvc and box?
Box was more than pvc , check description box of my very first video on stingless bees for price or check Binus website for prices .
what wood are you using for the box? i had this problem a few years back.. i replaced all my hives with teak wood boxes.. no fungus issue with Teak wood..
The boxes are from a professional bee keeper in Kerala , I don’t remember what wood he has used .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies then it must be jungle wood.. buy a good quality teak wood from a near by saw mill and get a similar box done by a carpenter.. for stingless bees i would recommend Australian bee hive.. they are the best.. i made one for my bees recently.. i can share some pics and dimensions if you want
Still do you have bee hive .I have not seen any updates ❤️
I don't open the hives anymore to film , hence no video updates 😊🐝🐝🐝.
I wish I could have one of these, but I live where it goes from 15 celsius in the winter to 47 celsius in the summer
Yes unfortunately your temperatures are not for these bees .
Hello Maam, Quite impressed with your work. I need some propolis, if you can spare some for me. Kindly let me know. I stay in Badlapur and can collect it from you.
First thank you !
Propolis is available only after honey is harvested , I have not harvested any honey from the hives as there isnt abundance of pollen and nectar in my area for the bees through the year , so they use up what they store . I too need propolis , no spares at my end .
Bee keepers also will not share at this time , honey harvest season from stingless bees in Kerala is from February through April , you can connect with madhusreehoneyfarm.com ( please recheck website ) and place your order with them when available .
Can i make a bamboo hive to start colony of stingless bee
Yes there are many videos showing the same but lots of bees die while extracting honey .
Hi do u sell them ? I would like to buy
No I don’t . Check stingless bee sellers on FB
r u from Kerala?
Seriously ? Channel name is Mumbai Balcony Gardener 😅
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies 😁 that i saw... but the box is from kerala (think so, because of the logo)... and i thought u r from Kerala and staying in Mumbai...
anyways nice and informative video...
love from Kerala ♥️
Yes bee boxes came from Binu in Kannur . Thanks 🙏
This colony is very weak
Yes , it didn't survive.