Making a vertical split on our bee hive.
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As much as I love catching swarms, I cringe whenever I catch one that came from one of my hives. When I see a swarm from one of my hives, my very first thought is, " there goes my honey from that box." For honey production, and that's what I'm trying to accomplish, you need lots of bees, and if your bees are flying off, so does your honey.
Well, to discourage what the bees want to do naturally, I make what's called a vertical split to our hives. The last 2 videos I posted were parts 1 and 2 of the process, and this video, the third one, is the final in the series. On this episode, I will be removing the super and adding supers to both the one that was moved off, as well as the one that remained on the stand. Now for those who may have missed the two earlier episodes, don't fret, I'll include a link to them at the end of this description.
We have some really good Swarm Capture Challenge entries this week, and one of them shows not only the swarm, but the capture as well. Also, we now have an entrant from the U.K., that's correct, all the way from across the big pond. So, for all who are interested in participating in the fun, just send your swarm catch picture or short video, preferably with your face in it along with the swarm, to oscelata@gmail.com and I will include it on one of my videos. Remember, by submitting your picture, you are giving me permission to post it on my video. Thanks so much to all who have sent photos in already, keep sending them, and I'm looking forward to receiving your photo or video as well. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
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Mr. Ed I watch your TH-cam videos on my 76 inch tv .I have just realised I find myself laughing when you laugh ,I just wanted you to know you bring a smile to my face .So thank you x
And thank you for bringing Mr. Ed to the BIG screen. Until the next one, God's peace Diane.
Mr. Ed
Hello Beekeeping Friends!
I am a newer but have learned so much from Jeff n Randy (628 dirt rooster) I live in IL and am hoping to start my 1st box of bees soon.
Thanks for all you have taught me over the 2 months I have been watching bee videos.
It is such a joy for me to hear my videos are helping bee keepers, thank you so much for following along and learning. May I suggest, in case you are not in a club, find a bee club in your area and join it. You will learn very important information about keeping bees specific to the area you live in. If I can help with questions, please ask. God's peace Deb.
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I thought your 1st thought would be 'How does he DO that'??? when you smelled bacon and turned around and there stood the ROOSTER! And your screws will beeee waiting 4 U when U get back. You can pour them back in at your convenience! Happy weekend Buddy and keep Mom inside of perfectly good airplanes!
That's how you can tell I'm old, I'd forget my head if it were not attached. God's peace Lewie.
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@@JeffHorchoff We're ALL old except the young ones but they're on they're way! Gods Peace Backatchee, Bro!
I just watched your video on splits. I will be trying this tomorrow with one modification. I will need to add a super to the top of the bottom brood chamber and another to the top one. Bees here will pack in a 10 frame honey super in seven days or less.
Good luck with the splits, I hope it goes well for you and your bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
You are very welcome, and thank you for taking the time to watch. Until the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Always a pleasure seeing Mr Ed's Uploads!..
Thanks so much Mike, it's a pleasure for me to share, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Fascinating things you do. God bless you Jeff and all the bees.
Thank you for your blessing and your faithfulness to my channel JJ. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Always interesting. Watching you from overseas today. Thanks for sharing Jeff.
Now that's real dedication to the channel, watching while you are traveling. thanks for taking the time to watch in your busy schedule. Safe travels, and God's peace Joey.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr. Ed! Thank you for such an interesting video and for all your smiles. Have a great weekend now. God bless you and yours.
I know I can always count on a blessing and support from your comments, thank you so much! God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff, not watched a video about bees in a while. These insects never fail to impress, it's amazing how intelligent they are. Keep up good work
I'm delighted that you checked out my video Dom, and anytime you get the desire to watch more bee videos, know that I've got over 300 of them to choose from. Yes, they are amazing creatures. I hope to hear from you again. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another fun watch. Thank you Mr Ed.
I'm happy to share, and delighted you enjoyed it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks my friend for posting my swarms, i was very lucky and blessed to catch them both on the same property on the same day. God bless and have fun
Thank you for your blessing and pictures James. Thanks for sharing and watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Good Morning Mr. Ed and Happy Sunday! I made a great dish yesterday that required a cup of honey. When I get down to three bottles, I replenish my stock. So I'm definitely a honey girl and love your videos. Thank for the great written explanations of the videos. And I'm glad to see that the UK has joined in on the fun of bee-ology! :-)
When you are cooking, and the receipt calls for honey, you know it's going to bee a GREAT dish! Thanks so much for your kind words and for following along with all of my be wrangling adventures. God's peace LD.
Mr. Ed
Fascinating to learn how mites are managed through splits!
Thanks for the reply. The last video I saw (before the household woke up Christmas morning!) you spoke about developing naturally mite resistant bees. Put that together with videos of cut outs at different times of the year, sometimes very little brood (and sometimes very little honey stores too) and I see why feral colonies fair so well. Those natural brood break cycles seem divinely programmed to manage parasites, dearths, you name it.
Brood breaks, and by making a split you are making a brood break, is the best natural way of breaking the mite cycle, there are no larva for the mite to feed on, or places for the mites to hide, in the bottom of a capped cell. God's peace Willa.
Mr. Ed
I use a small tool pouch with magnets in the outside pocket and slap my hive tool to the magnets.
That is a GREAT idea, I'm misplacing or losing my hive tool all the time. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching. God's peace Justin.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff (Mr Ed) as winter starts to draw near here. I am looking forward to your season of bees and bee wrangling, keep up the good work and may God bless you this season with honey ,honey ,wax and everything else your bees produce. Richest blessings to you and your family
Thank you so much for your wonderful blessing and kind words Robert. I hope your bees over winter well, and come out strong. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I dont have bees but just love watching you do your work. Between you and the dirt rooster I have many great views. God bless
Very informative Mr. Ed. The bees are on the move here in southern England now that the weather is improving, last year I shied away from them, this year I am going in for a closer look at 'the girls'! That's partially down to you, I don't see bees as the enemy now, more like old friends. I love your videos, thank you for taking the time to film them and to pass on your knowledge.
Thank you so much for your kind words Maisie, and I encourage your intrigue and fasciation about honey bees, just bee careful on your "closer looks." I'm looking forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for the information brother Ed.
I'm happy to share it Ace, and I hope it will help you if you decide to make splits in this manner. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That's some high level rocket science beekeeping wisdom Mr. Ed!
The way I see it, if I can do it, anybody can do it. I always said that the toughest 4 years of my life was the second grade. God's peace Sam.
Mr. Ed
Great video! 👍🏻🐝
I hope you found the whole series helpful. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gwenyn.
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Great series i'm gonna try this thanks Mr. Ed God bless
It works VERY well, and I have been using this method of over 8 years now. God's peace Dave.
Mr. Ed
Mister Ed has gone from beekeeper to bee teacher thank you mister Ed for the great lessons
The pleasure is all mine. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment, I hope the series will help you. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for this split serie videos, awesome!
So glad you liked it, and I hope it helps you if you chose to do it the same way. God's peace Charlz.
Mr. Ed
I know it is kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream newly released series online?
@Solomon Elisha I use Flixzone. You can find it on google :)
DO YOU DREAM ABOUT BEE WHEN YA SLEEP? and What to do? lmao I DO! "then wake up, eat go to work on em" got it all planed out in my head. Then do the mission/ i try to work 6 in 4 hours going threw em. Got a few still set up in winter mold> I'am sure there getting crowded, its good ! will make some splits too Put em in my new LONG BOXES ! So i can learn how to manage these new Horizontal Long Boxes> YES THEY WILL HAVE A SHB OIL TRAPS > A MUST IF I WANT BEES
I do dream bees, and I bet most bee keepers do. Best wishes for all your hard work. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Your awesome man idk why it want take my USB port for my camera , Maybe video card expired ? Just about know> what i'am doing lmao Cheers
Nice video. Thank you for sharing.
I'm happy to share it Lois, and I hope it will help you if you decide to make splits in this manner. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Good Stuff Jeff!
Thanks David, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the series, and I hope it helped you. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That’s a cool technique. I used it a couple years ago and gave you credits 👍👍. Nice swarm catches there at the end.
For me, it's the easiest, and most successful way of making a split. It's so easy, even a caveman can do it. I'm waiting fro your swarm catch pictures, make sure you get your face in the frame as well. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Haha, yeah, no swarms here yet. It was 29 deg this morning. Probably in a week or two. Take Care Jeff.
Thank you for sharing this video. A lot of interesting information i didn't know before. Be safe. Huggies, love and god's blessings, from Israel
What a home run comment, well wishes, hugs, love, AND a blessing, perfect! God's peace Hagit. Mr. Ed
Hello! Mr Ed here.
Happy friday folks. Tomorrow many of us can wake up late. Oh happy day!
Late start for your day? Thanks for checking in. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That's a really well explained video thanks for sharing
I'm happy to share it Adrian, and I hope it will help you if you decide to make splits in this manner. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for the video. God bless you. 🕇
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Good Lord that car port is a bee magnet!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! Nothing quite nicer than some free bees!!! 🐝🐝🐝☮️☯️
Wait till you see the report on the Bee Hive House on the next video, it's up to 4 catches now. It's going to be another banner year for swarms. God's peace Tim.
Mr. Ed
Thank you, I will be trying that this year.
You'r welcome. This method is very simple and works extremely well. Let me know how you do, and if you have questions, just ask. Best wishes for your success. God's peace Tom.
Mr. Ed
Vital information,,Thank You Mr,Ed..🇱🇨👍
I'm happy to share it Robert, and I hope it will help you if you decide to make splits in this manner. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That is a great system for splitting!
It works very well, and it can be modified to fit folks who have 1 hive or 200. God's peace Terry. Mr. Ed
Loved the swarm clinging to the BVM. You are a great professor (I just gave you a degree in beeology)...you should do bee retreats for beekeepers.
That swarm was meant to bee at the abbey. Believe it or not, the abbot has already talked about doing a bee seminar/retreat. We shall see. God's peace Linda.
Mr. Ed
You’ve gotta love seeing that strong of a hive! Can’t wait for this years honey extraction video. Thanks Mr. Ed!
I certainly do love seeing strong hives. Not only is that a good sign of honey production, but also control of beetles. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Great info
Glad you liked the video, I hope you found it useful. God's peace Rodney.
Mr. Ed
4/4 awesome @ the bee house- also the one guy who appeared to be using a wind sock- awesome as well. God's nature is so wonderful. Hallelujah
And in just a few more weeks, the celebration of Easter and the Resurrection. God is great, hallelujah! God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr. Ed are you and dirtrooster having the same challenge again this year that was a good thing watching it when y'all put it on video and keeping us informed about it
The Challenge is most assuredly on, and just like last year, the Rooster is WAY behind. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jason.
Mr. Ed
Interesting series. What happens when you reach your limit of hives that you can manage? How will you handle swarm prevention at that point in time? Keep making your videos. They are very educational and fun to watch.
I am already considering my options and still have not decided which one I will move forward on. However, when I do decide, I will be making videos on that choice. God's peace Phillip.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I guess you could branch out and sell splits to limit the hives you have to tend for honey production and control the swarming. Wishing you a very blessed summer and an even bigger honey yield.
Hi Mr Ed
I hope this finds you well and staying safe.
Keep the videos coming, Just love em, so easy to follow and very informative, Great Job.
I have a Q for you.
If i do a split as you have just done but put the new box on the bottom rather than the top will the bees move down and adapt?
The reason for the Q is. I plan to move the split queen to a hollowed out ash log which i have adapted to take adjusted 12 x 14 frames. By placing the split on top of the adapted log, will the bees adapt and move down? The only entrance will be via the middle of the log, so they will move through the log to get to the top box.
Putting a package of new bought bees would be easier, but we are advised to keep to our local northern black bees and not buy packages that could have come from anywhere.
Thank for your time. By the way I live in the north Of the UK.
Regards
Chris
Nice idea, awesome
It's an idea that works very well, and is simple to do. The best part, it really does work. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great information - thanks for all you do. You mentioned your success with varroa - could you post a video to share your varroa management strategy/plan?
I'm happy to share what little bee keeping knowledge I have, and I appreciate your kind words. As far as my varroa management plan goes, I don't treat. I allow the bees to manage that themselves, if they should perish because of them, so be it. Check out the video I posted a few weeks back on my philosophy on treating or not. God's peace Charles. Mr. Edth-cam.com/video/bsQalBZdeqg/w-d-xo.html
Mr. Jeff, you produced a video in an out yard years ago with house's just behind your wintered hives. you donned a unique hand tool to prop up a box that had burr comb attached to the upper frames. will you direct me to the video for review. thank you kindly Mr. Jeff! zone 7a/b north carolina.
Here's the latest video I made using the "prison shank." Thanks for watching. God's peace Carl.
Mr. Ed
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I love you heart for the Lord Brother.. God Bless ! Thanks for teaching video's
Thank you for your blessing and kind words, they are greatly appreciated. I'm happy to share the little I know, and delighted that you take the time to watch. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I think the reason the bees go to your traps is because they know they will go to be Abbee Bees and that Mr Ed will take great care of them.
I like that idea, and there probably is some truth to it. God's peace JJ.
Mr. Ed
I always enjoy and learn from your videos. Thank you.
Question: you use a double-screen board with one entrance. When would a beekeeper use a 3-door version of the board? Do they work similarly? Thanks and God bless you and your bees!
I know about the multi doors boards, but I have no idea why you would need more than one entrance. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Jesus! Thanks Jeff very informative. How goes the competition with you and Randy?
Always thank you Jesus! Not to make the Rooster feel bad or anything, but I have a pretty good lead on him" Mr. Ed 14, Dirt Rooster 7. God's peace Cheryl.
Mr. Ed
As always a great instructional video. When/ how is the original hive populated with a new queen? Was that done by the bees shortly after separation of the two boxes?
Thanks again!
Mark
Thanks Mark! The original hive, the bottom box, will have a new queen in it, and the old queen, in the top box, will be moved off the stand onto a new stand.This is done in the third week after the insertion of the double screened dividing board. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Now a good time get em going! REARING TOO. We got a front coming in Monday > dang weather men, is like our weather! Can't predict crap! Swarms move b4 and after fronts > So lets hope so, We need all the help we can get with the WEATHER No storms, No winds, and No freezing > NICE GENTLE SPRING. cheers brother
Our temps are dropping as I reply to you. They have already dropped 15 degrees since I got up this morning. They should level off in the mid 40's by this afternoon.....yuck! God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow great video! You started with single deep and end up with 2 doubles! when do you add honey supers and do you use an excluder. Learning a lot about honey production from you. Thanks
The honey supers go on in just 2 weeks. Our first major nectar flow will begin then, and that's when the bees will go into full wax production. By dropping in fresh frames, the bees will draw the comb out and fill it with nectar. I can hardly wait. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
if you keep this up you can supply all the pro bee keepers.lol god bless you jeff .bee good
Thank you so much for your blessing and support. I do love being a bee wrangler. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video Jeff I made me a couple of swarm traps like yours getting ready to put them up here in West Virginia I have a question is lemon grass oil alright to use for a swarm lure or do I need swarm commander.
Get those traps set and catch some free bees! Lemongrass oil is the only attractant I use in the traps, along with old brood comb and old equipment. Best wishes for successful trapping. God's peace Mark.
Mr. Ed
I think one bee wanted to wave at the camera! Maybe take a selfie Lol
Bees do like to have their pictures taken. Thanks for watching. God's peace Nicole.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff! At 11:08 you say there's no way that bottom box can swarm because there's no queen laying. Do you mean that in the past two weeks the old queen has been confined in the top box that you moved? And there's a queen cell in the lower box waiting to emerge, causing a 21 day gap of new brood and a minor hit to population numbers? I always have done walk away splits with hives facing different directions which assures me there's at least a few frames of eggs going into the new box to make a queen from.
Yes to your question. Walk aways work, and I do them if I know there are cells in the box that does not have the queen. Thanks for watching.God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Did you introduce a new queen in the old box? What a miss???? If there wasn’t queen in the bottom box, where the new queen come from??? Cheers from Brazil !!!!
No queen was introduced, I allow he bees to make emergency cells from which the new queen will emerge. I can also put in swarm cells and have the queen emerge from that. There are many ways to make a split, these are just my favorite because they are so easy.Thanks so much for watching, and it is my hope that after watching this video 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 Roberto.
Mr. Ed
So thankful for the kind answer!!! All the best!! God bless you and yours!!!
Kind regards.
Jeff, really enjoy all your posts. I have a swarm catch to send you, how do I get in touch with you? Regards,
Bill Elliott
If you go to the About section of his channel, you can reveal his email. Hopefully, he reads it time to time :)
I'm still trying to get my head around a double screen board. I'll likely add that to my 'toolbox'. But I don't understand one claim of the double screen board. That claim is that the double screen prevents the bees from touching and passing on the various pheromones. What is a 'fanning' bee doing? Spreading pheromones?
The double screen does prevent the bees from touching, but the pheromone is shared by both boxes. However, just because the pheromone is shared, the fact that one of the hives is queen less, they will still produce emergency cells to become queen right. The great thing about the sharing of the pheromone is if the queen less hive is unable to produce emergency cells, the board can be removed and the two boxes joined together again without the bees fighting. I hope that helps to give a clearer picture. God's peace Bruce.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed I made the split like you showed and even though I split them the hive that was queen less ended up swarming anyway. Is there anything else I should have done? Thanks for all your videos.
She may have swarmed away if she ran out of room to lay eggs. No room to lay = swarm
Better watch stealing bees you know ole dirt rooster will make a video about ya hahaha...jk. Thanks for filming keep filming and will keep watching!
There is no doubt in my mind the Rooster will make a comment on me "stealing" bees, but at least they are MY bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jesse.
Mr. Ed
What do you think about moving the Queen and 2 frames of brood out of the top (nuc)and replacing with a frame that had a Queen cell on it?
I think I've watched all of the vertical split / double screen divider series. I don't recall you looking into the upper box to confirm the queen was, in fact, there. Did I miss something or was the assumption that she would be in the upper box?
Secondly, which bees will be remaining in the original box that gets moved? Just the queen and some nurse bees?
Generally, I do not look for the queen in the box I move off. The reason being, 95% of the time that is where she is. The 5%, in my opinion, does not justify my time searching for her, especially when I have another 100 plus hives to go though. The queen and nurse bees are the only bees remaining, the field bees will all return to the original location of the hive. Thanks for watching all those videos. God's peace Bruce.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed, isn’t Kenner on the south shore? You must have got lost. I’ll see you at the next meeting and maybe bring a new recruit.
When the lady sent me the shot of the bees on the Blessed Mother, I knew those bees were meant to be at the abbey, so I made the trip across the pond. Don't worry, I have no plans of swarm catches on the South Shore. See you in April. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
You can come get our shouth shore bees anytime you want. But remember to buy the little sweaters for them so they can make it through those cold north shore nights!
it seems like you have a lot of locations for your hives
We have over 80 hives at the abbey and another 80 or so in 7 different out yards. It does make for some interesting times. Thanks for watching.God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Are the splits permanent? If i understand correctly, every year you steadily growing more and more colonies? I love this series and these type of videos. They are so helpful!!
Splits are permanent, and that's exactly how you grow your bee yard. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
What do you do when you're having a bad day, your world is upside down, and your heart is breaking?
Me: Watch Mr. Ed
The TV show?
You are to kind Laura, thank you very much for your sweet words. I'm delighted my videos brighten your day. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Interesting. And 4 out of 4!! Will you be using a wind sock to catch swarms now? Looked like a great idea 😊
Agreed, except our demonstrator forgot the all important net flip at the end there that captures the bees inside the net to allow a more controlled introduction to the hive box. It's like he never went after butterflies at all, you don't flip, you don't get to keep, not even for just a moment of admiration - they just fly away.
That was so cool to see how that swarm was captured, the wind sock really works great. The bee hive house now has 4 out of 6 in it right now, stay tuned for next weeks video showing that one. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Dang it's been a long time Jeff, I thought you were building your casket,
Not that long, just 7 days. I post a new video EVERY Friday morning, and I'm still building caskets too.......not mine yet. God's peace Kelly.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff good I do t know about others but I truly enjoy your videos
@@kellypalmer3661 Thanks Kelly, and I look forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thanks mr. Ed you're truly inspirational and a little wacky
@@kellypalmer3661 Not to sure about the inspirational part, but definitely correct about the wacky part. God's peace. Mr. Ed
did he check to see if the bottom box has a Q , why would they have made a Queen 17 days ago if if they had a Queen.
In the second week, 10 days after I inserted the double screened dividing board, I checked to make sure there were queen cells in the bottom box. After making sure they were there, The hive is ready to be split as we have our old queen in the top box, and another queen that will emerge shortly in the bottom box. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Tonia here in Wyoming.
Advice needed. Neighbors have a hive about 700 ft away from me. Not very well taken care of- thought hive was dead. Went by and they had bees! Warm day here but nothing is blooming or budding. Went home, sat on my deck, honey bee started buzzing around- perfume on my wrist- she landed- crawled around, left then came back. What could I do to provide some help for them????? By help I mean food etc.
You can always put out sugar water for the bees to eat, but planting flowering trees, shrubs, and plants is the best long term solution to feeding bees. Thank you for your concern and for watching. God's peace Tonia.
Mr. Ed
If the old queen was in the top box and couldn't get into the bottom one for a while to lay eggs, how will the bottom box get a queen??
For the most part, there are eggs young enough for the box on the bottom to develop an emergency cell. In fewer than 5% of the time this does not happen, at least for me this year. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Sogood i dol. Im penoy fram plepen.... Tngs.. Your video..
Thanks Raymond. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Do you sell the double screen dividing boards? I really like the design of the ones you make/use. Thanks.
I'm sorry to say, but I do not. The link below is a video I made showing how i build them. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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@@JeffHorchoff Much appreciated, thank you! God bless 🙏🏻
What causes that house to be a prime target for repeated swarms? Thanks for the lesson on vertical split.
I do not know why the garage is such a target for swarms, but I'm delighted I found such an easy spot to catch free bees. I'm happy to share the little knowledge I know, and I thank you for taking the time to watch. God's peace Mike.
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@@JeffHorchoff I'm researching trying to learn. Making my place more bee friendly so I can get set up for next spring. I have the time and some pasture and native 400 acres behind me supporting deer and coyotes. Been watching bees on the wildflowers for years.
@@mikes1345 I would recommend you scouting that 400 acres looking for bees in trees. After finding them, that's where you want to sent your traps for next year. Good luck and God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
It's been nearly 2 years since this video so I hope you find my comment. After the split what happens with the hive with the "stolen" bees and queen? Do all or nearly all the bees return to the original hive leaving the old queen behind and the hive die? Thanks.
I was thinking the same thing..
Hai... Im raymond kenn frm pilipens i love your videos.. Tngs..
Raymond, thank you so much for your kind words, and taking the time to watch and comment. The fact that you are from the Philippines makes your comment even more meaningful. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hey buddyroll Jeff...why do a lot of a honey bees stay on the outside of the swarm box right after the swarm has settled down. I noticed that on some of your videos.
They have not worked themselves into the box for whatever reason. Trust me, by night time, they are ALL in the box. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff, here is vincent from Belgium! Whats happening if the Queen is also succed in the bee-vac ?
Hello Vincent! If the queen is vacuumed she will be just fine, I just prefer catching her and knowing where she is. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I know this is off subject to the video but i noticed i never hear you mention much if any at all about ant problems in your hive was wondering what if any do you do to control your ants, i have lost 2 splits because of ants. Your advice would be helpful. i have tried grease on the legs of my stands but that doesnt last long.
I have never lost a hive to ants. I do get sugar ants in the hive from time to time, and also the black carpenter ants, but I am able to wipe them out. Sorry James, I really don't have a solution for you. Thanks again for your pictures. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thanks
Jeff, so is this the second time this year that you have caught swarms in the garage hives?
Mr. ED, what are you looking for when doing these splits? Is it certain temperatures day and night? The beginning of the honey flow?
AS long as I have over 6 frames of bees in each box, I will add the double dividing board. That is my only criteria, enough bees to make a productive new hive. For us in the deep south, our temps in early March are very moderate, but we do get some cold snaps which is why allowing the bees to share the warmth, is a good idea to use the double screened boards. In early March when I do the splits, we are just about to enter our first major nectar flow. Great questions Malcom, thanks for asking and for watching. Merry Christmas and God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff thank you for your time and may God bless you too. And a Merry Christmas
Is 17 days how long you leave the double screen divider boars in?
It generally is, but there are always exceptions. The more you use this method, the better you become in determining how much time is necessary. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
when are you adding another queen to the originating location?
Yes tell US Mr Ed. I also wann know. Greetings frome a none hive beetle part of the World.
In video number two of the series he showed the emergency queen cells the bees made.
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I do not ADD a queen, I allow the bees to make their own. The type of queen cell they develop is called an emergency cell, and it's called that because the bees are in a pinch to make a new queen as theirs is no longer there. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I enjoyed the video brother, although I know nothing about bees, only that they produce honey (bee spit), bee's wax, and comb. I enjoy the pure education that isn't defiling.
Some dairy cows would make a great addition to your farm,
then you might have a land flowing with milk & honey.
Haha, biblical jokes are great!
Thank you for your kind words and the joke as well. I look forward to hearing from you again soon Austin. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
nice god bless u
As always, thanks for the blessing and for watching. God's peace Terry.
Mr. Ed
Jeff look at time 937 on this video. There is three Queen cells starring at us
You then moved it over to the left Queen Right ....just wondering what happened with this hive .
What stops to many bees from leaving the top box
Nothing at all, but they will not all leave, just the ones that are old enough to forage. Good question. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Here on Vancouver island we are MAJOR decline in honey bees,due to in part to the varro mite, climate change and the bad forest fire season,the smoke effecting there cycle. Some bee keepers reporting 80%lost and no honey. master bee keeper Lain Glass,,who with local government have started A three year project to breed a bee suitable for our local climate,since are native species have been almost wiped out,Mr glass and his team have to import bees.
Prehaps you can help him out?, importing them from New Zealand, makes no sense to me.Thanks Mr Ed,
So sad to hear of the decline of bees in your area, it is not an uncommon problem in many parts of our world. I am hopeful with the work that Lain Glass is doing on Vancouver Island, that the bees will rebound. Regardless, it will be a long, slow process. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thanks,i have faith that the work Mr Glass and his team of voulnteers,will restore the bees and defeat that evil mite lol from🇨🇦
Inquiring minds want to know - if your name is Jeff Horchow why do you intro yourself as Mr Ed???
The name "Mr. Ed" was given to me when I first started working at the Post Office back in March of 1982. When I retired after 27 years, I liked it so much, I continued to call myself that. Then, when I started my TH-cam channel, that's what I decided to call myself. God's peace Dawn.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr Ed, just new to this channel, you may have said in previous posts in the last 4 or so years but my question is, why are you called, Mr ED???
So happy to have you on board Brian, thank you. The name "Mr. Ed" was given to me when I first started working at the Post Office 36 years ago. When I retired after 27 years, I liked it so much, I continued to call myself that. Then, when I started my TH-cam channel, that's what I decided to call myself. Thanks for watching and asking. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff would they still swarm if an additional box were added to the existing colony?
Looking forward to Mr. Ed's answer, but meanwhile mine is that once a colony is in swarm mode there's no stopping them. You have 2 options left: either let them swarm, or trick them into believing they've already swarmed (which is what Jeff's doing).
All bees have a natural tendency to swarm, it's their means of perpetuation. As a bee keeper, I want to minimize the swarming tendency so I make a split of the hive, in essence replicating the swarm. Bees swarm from natural tendency or by out growing the space they occupy, either by to many bees and not enough room for expansion or simply being honey bound and no more room to lay eggs. So yes, adding an additional box could prevent a swarm, but it does not negate the natural tendency to do so. Thanks for watching.God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow I didn't understand that! When you split a hive, is there a second queen you can put in the new hive? You probably said but I can't find it.
My thoughts exactly. The old queen still in top box, leaving lower box queenless. I thought Jeff said there are no emergency/swarm cells present. I assume the workers will make make a queen from the brood in their box? I'm trying to learn all I can...just getting started. Most of this intimidates me!
Anyway, hope to see Jeffs clarification. May God bless these....and hopefully my future bees, my swarm boxes are out, waiting for visitors!
He said that the new queen wiuld be in the split and the old queen would be in the original hive. It starts at 19:00 minutes.
@@mark-wn5ek don't worry the bees know what there doing.
The bees made their own second queen in the queenless bottom box starting 17 days ago when Mr. Ed started this three(?) part video series on double screen bottom board hive splitting, the other two videos are linked too in the description above if you will look there first for additional information.
@@leebarnes655 amazing! Thank you :)
Hey Mr Ed, You are up early this AM.
I'm up every morning, 3:45 am. I need to get a early start on all the wrangling I'm doing. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ed.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Lord Bless you for all you do .
@@patrioted9543 I'll take that blessing every day, thank you. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Where does the new queen come from ?
Ok on your other video you said they make emergency cells Thanks
Glad to know you got your answer. Thanks so much for watching and asking. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
He's not stealing bees he's POACHING them! Slight difference....
Thank goodness the bees don't know the difference. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Third, cause I can't 😴
Better late than not at all.....at least in my opinion. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I’m back
And greatly missed, thanks for returning and watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Okay Jeff, you got me confused. Halfway the into splitting you're telling us the bottom box is queenless, but near the end you say there's a young queen in the (original) bottom box. Did I miss something?
You maybe missed the previous two videos spanning 17 days ago? This video is the end(?) video of a series on double screen board hive splitting. As done Mr. Ed style.
th-cam.com/video/lxSzuDv2up4/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/433QYldBA_U/w-d-xo.html
When the DSDB is placed between the hive bodies, the bottom box IS queen less. After 12 days or so, it now has a new, unmated queen running around in it. When this video was made,17 days after the DSDB was placed between the boxes, there was a new queen in the bottom box. I hope that clears things up. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thanks for the explanation. I understood what you meant after watching the previous 'episodes'. It all makes sense now. Thanks for another great video. Be well.
@@leebarnes655 Thanks for the links. For some reason YT didn't put those in my feed.
Stealing bees, ummmmmm sounds like a violation of one the ten commandants. :-)
You mean "Commandments". A commandant is an officer in charge of a particular force.
I stand corrected:-)
It may have been a poor choice of words, but it solidifies the idea of what I am trying to accomplish. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed