Saving a feral bee hive that is failing.
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- www.studiobeeproductions.comAs a bee keeper, one of the saddest events I can witness is the demise of a colony. Sure, bees and colonies die all the time, and there isn't a bee keeper out there that hasn't experienced it for themselves. And, if they haven't experienced it, they will one day.This video is example of an attempt to rescue a colony that is in it's last days. At it's prime, this colony was massive. The comb was over 9 foot long and 16 inches wide. So what could have happened for such a strong colony to wither away to just a handful of bees? My guess, either mites and / or a stumbling queen. As there was hardly any brood in the hive, and absolutely zero uncapped brood, there was a queen issue. I did find 3 opened queen cells on the comb, so the queen may have been superseded, and the queen that was captured may have been the surviving queen, she may just not have started laying yet. In any case, because the colony had shrunk to such a degree, the bees were not able to protect the entire area and the beetles and wax moths had started to move in. The honey comb at the very top of the hive had wax moth in it, and the comb had already started to slim out due to the beetles. This hive was just days away from absconding.
Because I was fearful of the condition of the comb, I did not want to give any of it back to these bees. So, when I installed the bees into a nuc, I gave them 2 frames of drawn out honey comb and 2 frames of initially drawn out comb. All the old comb was given to the abbey bees to rob out, after which, I melted it down. The transfer went very well, and all the surviving bees took to the nuc with their queen still in the cage. I released the queen 2 days later, and things looked really good. The bees were working the frames, and there were bees flying in and out. I actually felt confident that the bees were going to pull through their ordeal. Two days later I went and checked on them and I did not see any activity around the box. When I opened the box, I found all the bees dead at the bottom of the nuc. Initially, I thought it may have been a pesticide kill, but after looking more closely and checking the other hives next to it, I concluded they had been killed by robber bees. The queen was in the mix of dead bees, and there were dead bee bodies underneath and on top of chewed out wax cappings. To me, this conclusion makes the most sense because there were very few field bees in the box. The majority of bees were still nurse bees, and these were just not strong enough to defend their hive for an overpowering attack of bees.
As I stated in the beginning, as a bee keeper, one of the saddest events I can witness is the demise of a colony. I get so much joy from seeing a hive that is strong and thriving, and on the other side of the coin, I have so much sadness at the loss of a hive, small or large. Regardless of the years I have been keeping bees or the number of hives that are in the yards, neither of these emotions have diminished in intensity when it comes to the particular situation. But through it all, I love being a bee keeper. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
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I never get tired of watching videos of saving the bees
Awesome! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 500 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This guy's happiness is contagious. I have no interest in bees I'm just here for Jeff
You are way to kind, thank you for beeing so. God's peace Harry.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I should have said I 'had' no interest because watching your channel has sparked an interest in bee-keeping. I'v always loved Honey! Maybe one day I'll have a place to keep some bees of my own. Till then I'll keep watching and learning.
Greetings from an English Arborist, Harry
thanks jeff for saving these bees. had you gone on this colony 5 days later nothing would have been left. So good for our bees to try to save them.
If your read the description of this video, my efforts were still to no avail. Yet, I'm never sorry for attempting rescues. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I figured the way the wood of the door was stained, was a good indication that the hive was "melting."
But it's good to see you can salvage some useful bees, and wax from this mess...
And you mean to say, that the "blackened comb," is still useable!!?
Great find of the queen, I hope this hive will now flourish, that they are in a clean hive with fresh comb to fill with honey!
The story on this hive is a sad one. If you'd read the description of the video it will give you the entire story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice job Jeff. They looked like they were already using the little front door. I love bees. Thank you Jeff for all you do to help the bees.
I have some bad news for you, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What a wonderful way to start a Friday morning.
You know it's going to bee a good day when it starts off with a hot cup of coffee and a Mr. Ed bee video. Thanks for watching Sarge, been a while since I saw your name, great to see it again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I am kind of sad that this little group of bees did not make it....hopefully the next failing colony you find will have better luck. Thanks for the video and God Bless!
Thank you for the blessing, I really need it. I really thought these girls would have a chance by doing what I did, but the stress they had already undergone may have been to much for them. It's always sad to lose hives, but nothing is gained if you don't try. I love being a bee keeper. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
you definitely have a passion for bees and it really shows in both the successful and unsuccessful videos you do.... its also nice to see a youtuber who is truly a positive person.... and if I didnt miss hear you in this vid, happy be-lated birthday :)
Missed opportunity for a great pun here. bee-lated.. ;) Anyways, couldn't agree more, he truly is a positive person.
I love keeping and wrangling bees, through good times and bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness or heath. Hey, I've heard that before......I just can't remember where. Life is good when I get to wrangle bees,especially on my birthday. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
That's the story of my life.....missed opportunities and always beelated. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
you prolly dont care but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can watch all the new series on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother lately xD
@Pierce Lachlan yea, I've been watching on Instaflixxer for months myself =)
I dunno why mr ed, but it makes me emotional reading what u wrote up in the description box. I never would have thought of bees and their effect on the environment so much if it werent for you guys, youtuber-beekeepers, sharing your experiences.
Now i have an answer why God made flowers and bees. I just wish this video weren't so sad 😢 but, nevertheless, that's life isn't it? A time for everything. So, thank you so much Mr ed and mr wreck it ralph and others out there for your work in helping/keeping the bees and harvesting honey to feed us humans too.
Bees, as we humans, are part of God's creation, and each part of creation has a very distinctive role to play. Each component of creation has but a finite amount of time to understand that role and then fulfill it as deemed by our creator. I believe bees understand the role they are to play a bit better than most of humanity. Death is a part of life, and as a bee keeper, I have come to better understand death as I see it so often in bees. Yes, it is sad, but I find my peace in the assurance that it is part of God's plan. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I'm no bee-expert but even the colour of the comb looks unhealthy... It's a shame that the hive failed. Thank you for your wonderful videos - please keep up the great work!!!
Not only did it look unhealthy, it was hard as a rock. This hive was doomed I'm sorry to say. Still, I gave it my best shot, and I didn't mind trying. Thanks for the time you spend watching my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I was so sad in the beginning but I'm so glad you find the Queen they are so lucky you came to their rescue!!
I wish these girls had a happy ending, but if you will take the time to read the description, you will find out everything concerning these bees. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Again this is so sad! I will read the descriptions for now on 🐝🌻🌼 these colonies are so intriquet in so many ways I am truly facinated thank you for these videos!!
I am delighted by your fascination of the bees and thankful for the time you are spending watching my adventures. I try and give a bit of detail to every video in my descriptions so it does help to read them. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
While viewing this video, around the 9:00 mark, I envisioned the workers feeling some sense of relief, this was at the very least, a noble, but unsung job. As for the queen??, but good luck.
I have a cabin in the mountains of north-central Pennsylvania, with approximately 100' of the property's lower end abutting the Kettle Creek. I share that section of the creek, with five other property/cabin owners, and in 2005, it was decided to plant the approximately 9 acres of 'basin property', with clover, wildflowers, sunflower, and two pre-1940's types of "non-hybrid field corn" (we have a well maintained deer herd, one of the (late) neighbors was a retired veterinarian). The bee population seems to be doing well, (has not seen CCD in several years, and the bees 'winter well') according to an orchard owner down the road. We are, however, having problems with the Emerald Ash Borer.
This removal was a sad one, but not an uncommon occurrence at this time of the year. Many hives, both feral and domestic, fail due to a number of different reasons. I am very happy to hear that your bee population is doing well in Pennsylvania. The bees at the Benedictine abbey where I keep the bees for the monks, are doing well also. They have over 70 hives at the moment, and things are looking very hopeful for a successful winter. 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
Wow. You are a true guardian of nature. Love and light from Wales.
I've been saving bees from being destroyed for over 6 years now. I'm happy to do it and share the experience to everyone that is interested. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for your reply Jeff. Sorry to hear they did not make it.
Thank you for watching the videos Jeff, I am so glad that there are so many folks like yourself that enjoy watching my bee wrangling experiences. You honor me by the time you spend watching and commenting. As far as these bees, I'm sorry for the loss, but it is all part of keeping bees. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Mr. Ed for another fantastic video and for trying to save those girls....you did all you could and it is so sad to see a once great colony die off like that. My birthday is September as well...happy bee-lated birthday to you! God Bless you for all you do...we appreciate you!
Thanks you so much for your blessing Mary, I love getting those in the comments. Also, Happy Birthday to you! I really thought these girls would have a chance by doing what I did, but the stress they had already undergone may have been to much for them. It's always sad to lose hives, but nothing is gained if you don't try. I love being a bee keeper. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What a heartfelt deep note that you added Ed, thank you so much for your love of the bees. Gods little creatures that are so special. I hope in my travels across this great land, I can stop by and try your honey, I'll bring you some from Florida with me for you to try. God has blessed you with a great gift and love. I hope many more years of great bee keeping are ahead for you.
Such kind words, thank you. Also, if you ever do plan a trip to the New Orleans area, the abbey is located about 40 miles north of it, get in touch with me, oscelata@gmail.com so I can give you a tour of the bees at the abbey. Thank you so much for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
it always amazes me just how big swarm hives can be, yet ones raised in a regular hive a lot of times don't even want to fill a third box with comb, they'd rather just swarm away. Almost makes you wonder if you could trick them into building a massive swarm hive if you left multiple tall hives around your regular hive.. That'd probably take half a mile of access to do though and who has that anymore?
It all has to do with the genetics of the queen. A queen with good genetics makes lots and lots of bees, and one that is inferior will make less bees. As a bee keeper, I try to manipulate our queens and select ones that will cater to producing lots of bees. I'm still working on it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, you did what you could. You obviously care deeply for the bees - and do what you can do to save the ones you come across. God bless YOU.
Thank you for the blessing, I need all I can get. I have been keeping bees for more than 15 years now and I always find it new. There's good times and there's bad times, but it's all part of keeping bees. I love doing it and hope to continue doing it for years to come. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I haven't seen a bumblebee in such a long time, let alone any other kind of bee pollinator. I still feel as though I should be really concerned about that but it's such a nice injection of hope to see people that take their survival so seriously
It is always disturbing to me when I hear folks talk about the disappearance of pollinators in their part of the country. It is for this very reason that I do what I can so as to preserve the ones we have here in my neck of the woods. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I still don't know how to feel about what we portray as "God", but I still carry a pocket sized "New Testament" with me
@@JeffHorchoff Fact or fiction, there are lessons to be learned
I got teary reading what you wrote. (you write beautifully) I know it is God and nature working perfectly in divine order, but my heart is still sad. Thank you for sharing this video. and being so educational and informative. And Happy Birthday. I am a September baby too.
And Happy Birthday to you also Juliana! Yes, this was a sad story, but quite often when relocating bees at this time of the year, they do not make it. They either fly off or the colony just fails. Never the less, if I don't try to save them, they would surly be destroyed, so I have to try. Besides, there's always a video in it and a good time wrangling. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Aw... got behind with watching as busy with work.. finally sit down to watch this and then find its a sad weepy episode... thanks for depressing me... not only that, I discover it was your birthday and I missed it! Happy belated birthday.. 40th? ;) Hope the Rooster got you something good. Peace and suchlike blessings. Kevin.
How many towels did you use drying your tears? If it was less than 2, you weren't that depressed. Thanks for the birthday wish, but 40 happened 21 years ago, I'm an officially old bee wrangler now. I gave the Rooster something for my birthday, I let him know I was going to whip him really good next year on the swarm catches. That depressed him, 5 towels worth, and that was the highlight of my day. Happy Birthday Me! God's peace Kevin.
Mr. Ed
Must be heartbreaking to open all that up and see pure devastation like that when you have such a love like yours .wee have a small pond across that land from my house and it started to disappear into an old coal mine sinkhole .It was going down at a rate of approximately 5 ft per day .so I got the waders on and two buckets and in I went and started transferring them to the larger pond across the way .A large amount of Pike ,perch,carp,roach and bream .I got most of them in about 4 days before it disappeared in front of my eyes .almost crying .by the grace of God and nature the pond reappeared almost round 3 yrs ltr and is now thriving with fish caught and reintroduced to the small pond .I did it myself but it was for everyone in my community. Quite a thankless job .but I know how you operate. It's a love for the bees .just like my love of fish &fishing .your a great guy .brilliant videos. .god bless .👍
Thank you so much for your blessing and sharing a VERY interesting story. I wish you well in all your endeavors to save God's creation. God's peace Owen,
Mr. Ed
I just hate it when a massive hive fails. U picked the perfect music to play with ur slide show of pics. I'm a first year beekeeper and ppl like me learn tons from videos like this. Just hope the bees that are left, can go on to At least help another hive with a few more members.
It is very depressing to see a once thriving hive reduced to nothing. Still, that's nature, and as a bee keeper ,we need to respect that also. I would very much rather the hive go on to recover and develop once again, but in the case of these girls, it was not to bee. I have been keeping bees for more than 15 years, and the sight of a failing hive still brings me down. I am delighted that you find some of my videos helpful in learning. 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
Wow imagine seeing this colony at its peak! Sad to see it turn out the way it did
I wish I had gotten it then, what a sight it must have been. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I'm glad you took the time to save this little brode. Great gifts come in small packages. Thank You Loader.
Luciano, if you go back to this video and read the description, and I know it's a long one, it will tell you the entire story of this removal. Let me know what you think after reading it. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
This one felt a bit sad.A think it was the failed hive along with the music.lol.Happy ending though finding the queen.Happy birthday Mr Ed.
I'm sorry to say Keith, this was not such a happy ending for these bees. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching, and for the birthday wishes. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
No sorry's needed buddy.I find all your videos very entertaining and educational.Was a sad story but im sure it can't all be sunshine and roses for a bee keeper,although you always manage to keep a smile on your face.Look forward to your future videos.All the best.
Hello Jeff Beaucoup de travail pour sauver cette vieille colonie en fin de vie. Mais il faut le faire et vous avez redonner une nouvelle vie à ces abeilles. grace à vos connaissances professionnelles. Elles auront tout les chances de vivre mieux BRAVO BYE BYE de France
Malheureusement, cela ne s'est pas si bien passé pour ce petit groupe d'abeilles, ils ont tous été tués lorsque le NUC a été volé. Au moins, je leur ai donné une chance de survie, je pense vraiment qu'ils étaient traumatisés quand je les ai enlevés et qu'ils étaient destinés à la mort. Le frère de la paix de Dieu. M. Ed
You are a pleasure to watch, you are always smiling!
Thank you for your kind words, and the reason I am smiling always is the peace I have inside of me. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Fantastic work once again Jeff. Finding the queen like that is certainly a relief. It's such an inspiration watching your progress.
It sure takes a lot of effort to do a removal like that, all while messing around with the cameras & doing all the editing simply to make videos like this. You don't miss a beat & still keeping sharing.
Thank you (and everyone else behind the scenes) for the continued effort! 🐝🐝🐝
I have to admit Tim, I really like making the videos as much as the wrangling, they go hand in hand together. Sometimes I think the reason I wrangle bees is to make a video, but I love doing removals and swarm captures so I make a video on it. The yeng and yang of wrangling. About the bees from this video, if you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace.
Mr. Ed
His dedication to cut outs is amazing - I stopped years ago . . .but he is inspiring . .
It's amazing the waves and shapes the bees build in their wild natural hives. Thank you for Save tens of thousands of lives !
It is simply beautiful how bees construct their comb, living art. 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
It would make an interesting research paper to build a 'queen bee' A.I. in software or robotics: that builds hives as they do. There is something wonderful hidden in the mathmatics of how bees think.
Just as flowers & seashells have amazing hidden mathmatical geometry & symmetry. Bee hives hexagons and wave shapes... amazingly dynamic & natural perfection. Beautiful.
why tf do i enjoy seeing this old man being excited about bees so much
I'm just goofy like that. 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 thanks mr ed
@@GabZonY You'r welcome, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff I hate to see you torturing yourself over those dead bees, that's why I will give you this advise. Please read carefully. I have learned from an old beekeeper that when you create a nucleus it would be best to put 5 to 12 peaces of newspaper on the entrance blocking it, but previously drill small holes in the paper with something pointy. It will keep the bees inside the nucleus for few days until they chew it from the inside. The number of peaces of paper depend on how much you think they should be inside a nucleus; that is, on how much days they need for new bees to get out of the cells and/or young bees to mature enough. While doing this make sure they have enough supplement food (sugar water) in their feeder. The paper will prevent any attempt of robbery from other bees until they are ready to handle it themselves. I hope this advice will help you one day. Wish you best of luck.
Great advise, and I have heard of the method being used. Wished I had thought of it before it was to late. Thank you for the helpful info and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
After reading your heart felt words in the description, I truly understand how much every aspect of bee keeping means to you. God bless you.
Thank you very much for your blessing and support of my efforts to rescue bees. 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 learn something new everyday. I was not aware that a hive could fail like that. I guess I never really thought of it. Those poor bees have no idea to flee. They are so loyal. My question for you is: wouldn't the honey from this hive effect the Abby bees in a bad way? Maybe a silly question but what if you carried over a moth or beetle larvae? Is that even possible?
That was so sweet of you to make them a new home. You're a hero Jeff. It's just so scary to think of what it really means to have no more bees. I don't think people really grasp the concept of what bees provide for us to survive.
I was watching so intently it Freaked me out when I saw bees crawling on the camera close up lol.
Very happy belated. 🎂
Well, you gave it a good try. That is the best that any of us can do. Thank you for posting this video and thank you for what you wrote about it. A tough time of year to be a weak "colony."
You know I had to try, it was probably a lost cause before they went into the nuc, but it was their best chance. It's no fun telling a sad story, especially when there is a chance that things may turn out well, but this side of bee keeping is very real and happens all to often, especially at this time of the year. New bee keepers should be aware of it as well as non bee keepers. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Happy birthday Jeff. Love your videos. Have a great day from the UK
This video is a few years old, but I will still accept the belated Bday wishes. So delighted to hear you enjoy watching my bee wrangling adventures, thank you so much for watching. I hope you week is a good one as well. God's peace Phill.
Mr. Ed
You seemed to be a little disappointed, but when you found the Queen you perked up 😃🎂🎁🎈Happy birthday
Mr Ed my prayers is with all of you be safe, because hurricane Nate heading that way.
Thanks Sallie, but the Dirt Rooster is the one we need to bee praying for, all the bad weather hit his area. God's peace sister.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, thank you for all that you share with us and all that you do for the bees! You are truley a worker bee fork heaven yourself! Keep up all that you do. I enjoy watching and learning from you. Thank you!! Much love from Oregon!
Thank you very much for your kind words in regard to my efforts of rescuing bees. It really is my pleasure to share my bee wrangling experiences , and I'm grateful to all who follow along. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another great video. Sad to see it end. I love watching your videos. Well done Jeff. 💟
Don't be to sad to see it end, there's another 200 or so more videos on my channel that you can always watch and get your bee fix. You know I'm all about saving and wrangling bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff I have a huge honey bee hive here on my land that nobody will come remove it for me I am allergic to them and I can't do anything with my chickens until night time when the bees are calm. Had a guy come up to check it out and he said he doesn't have the gear to remove a hive that big.
If I was in your area, I'd help you out. Try to find a be club in your area and ask them for assistance. I hope you and the bees get the help you need. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
From the looks of it that was a rather old old hive and it was so small because it likely split, so there is likely a new hive established somewhere.
I like your theory, and it's a very good chance that happened. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my be wrangling adventures on my channel and let me know what you think. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
it is always sad to see a hive fail. With a little help from above. it will be become a productive hive again at the Abbey. Best wishes and God bless.
Thank you for the blessing Laura, but I'm afraid I have sad news for these bees. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What an absolute wonderful man. Mr ed, you are a bee KING!
Thank you for your kind words and for watching, it is greatly appreciated. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The people at 0:09 have their own personal Merry-go-round. Classy.
Almost every stable in that facility had a horse merry-go-round. That was a really cool place to visit and make a video at. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed. I am sorry for the loss. I will be sure to read your story before commenting in the future. I just knew if the hive could be saved, you and the abbey could do it. I also know that sometimes God and nature just say: no. You will always get blessed wishes from me. We need them. Have a very good day and thank you for your thoughtful reply. And thank you for always wishing God's Peace.
I think all bee keepers have to accept the fact that they will lose hives, it's unfortunate, but a cold fact. It's no fun, but it is the reality of keeping bees. This hive was just that experience put to video. I really think it's fair that this side of bee keeping be shown to let new bee keepers know they can and will experience it for themselves. I love keeping bees and wrangling them, and I'm delighted that so many folks like yourself can share in my joy. That's one reason I alway close with God's peace, because I know it so intimately. Thank you so much for following along with all my bee adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
By the Grace of God I think everyone in LA loves you Mr. Ed.
You are to sweet. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I know it happens, but it is still sad knowing that at one time that colony was large.
That is exactly how I feel about it. At one time, this was a massive hive, now, just a handful of bees. 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
Hey there mr ED /jeff just wanna say i thourougly enjoy seeing your thanks to the lord for the successful recoveries time and time again. i can see your love for our heavenly father and his wonderful creation our honey bees. Keep on doing what you do hes blessing you, and will continue to do so i know. God bless you brother and amen to the BEE LOVE!!!
Thank you so much for your blessing and many kind words. As I am truly grateful for all God' does and has done for me, I can not help but give thanks . Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff 😇
I dont know how you dont have ten times the subs, yours is one of the best bee wrangling channels on youtube. Thank you too!
Your comment made my day, thank you. And thanks for watching all my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Man I bet that was slap full of bees at one time at least Mr Ed was there to help the last of them recover back at the Abbey haha god bless Mr Ed hope you've had a great week!
Wow- out of pocket today and almost missed your video. Happy late Friday- brother.
I can't beelieve you didn't set your alarm to remind you. At least you still didn't wait till Saturday. God' peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Yeah..had to make a quick trip up north for a special birthday. But remember when you live in Florida- everywhere is up North 😁
I'm so far down south, the only direction I can drive without hitting water is north. If it weren't for natural disasters, Louisiana would be the dream state to live in.... it still is for me despite all the bad stuff. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I'd never seen a 'dead' hive in any beekeeping videos I've ever watched. That stuff looked like something out of an alien type movie! Maybe that batch hung on feeling you were coming to save them :)
Definitely a sad case here. I did give it my best shot. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch and comment. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff, it's sad to see the end of a once great colony. I can't even imagine the vast range of crops and wildflowers than will no longer benefit from this hive. Such a shame.
good job mate !
As small as the colony is, most likely it swarmed and there's a new hive, hopefully healthy, somewhere on that farm.
That is so true Katenpie, I really wish I had found these bees in the spring and had brought them to the abbey. Don't worry, next spring I will be setting traps at this location to catch swarms. Video to be made. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Good thought, I hope it is true too. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you, and thanks for watching. What part of the world are you in? God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff,I agree fully with the comments below.
Sad to see a once thriving colony slowly perishing.
Right the success and failure side of things is from myself yesterday.
I'm by no means a perfect beekeeper it's our 2nd season 2018 will be our 3rd season.its a rundown of yesterday Friday October 6th or 7th 2017.
Started out doing an inspection ,everything went well,until I started on the next hive which was close to the first around 2 foot away.
I put a brood box full of frames on the ground to stand the poly nuc boxes onto and a rapid feeder.
I used an empty nuc brood to put a few frames of bees into so I could add empty un drawn comb into.
So the girls could draw comb to give the queen more room to lay into.
At this point everything was going perfect until a random bee left the hive and decided to fly up my sleeve and sting me.
It kinda shocked me and I jerked backwards knocking the nuc brood which had a frame of bees in.
Bees went everywhere, sadly 50 or so died.
The remainder of the hive was put back together and I'm going to check the hive Saturday for activity.
The hive was doing well after the initial incident,but it did scare me for a short while.
You see everyone makes mistakes and that was my contribution.
Gods peace Jeff and all you other viewers.
Oh yes, what surprises the bees have in store for us. When we least suspect it, BAM, they nail us and we freak out. Next thing, it's a disaster station. Don't fret it to much Shaun, the bees will fix our mistakes, they have lots of experience in doing that. It will bee OK. God's peace. Mr. Ed
so I really admire your dedication for saving, and caring about bees. good job jeff. I believe I might have put some capped brood from some of your other bees in this box, so the nurse bees would keep busy with their hatching and rearing. also just another tie to keep them from absconding, or swarming off with no brood. I don't believe I would have used their own brood, because of the heavy disease, and comb not healthy. another job well done mr Ed.
In hind sight, it may have been a good move, but given what had happened, if you read the description it tells the whole story, even adding a frame of brood may have been a waste. Live and learn is the best lesson I can see from this experience, still, not a happy one. Thanks for your kind words and support for the effort I make to rescue bees. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Its better than seeing no bees at all. Shows how resilient they can be.
Some bees is ALWAYS better than no bees, at least you have something to work with. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I didn't get down into the bottom brood ,but the second had capped brood and 1 day old eggs ,honey pollen and a ton of bees.
I would rather be honest and tell of mistakes and success.
After all we are all in it to save our wonderful honey bees.
Yes Jeff happy bee lated birthday.
I guess you got a real buzz from finding the queen lol.
Thanks for the update, and yes, it's always a thrill to find the queen. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Not being funny, those Bee's do not even look happy but another fascinating insight into the world of our Lord's creation and that over time that hive will feed many other insects. Peace be with you
Thanks Jeff , I always enjoy your videos ... Beautiful horses , nice to ride along the way with y'all 😊 God Bless You in this day !!!
Happy Birthday and many more !!
Always a pleasure to have you along with the adventure. God's peace Phillip.
Mr. Ed
Thank you. It was a really good day because I got to spend it wrangling bees and making a video on it, and then you watched it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff 😊
I love not only your passion for the bees, but your passion for our Savior! God Bless!
I'll take your blessing and kind words every day, thank you. God's peace Robert!
Mr. Ed
your passion and love for the bees and your job always amazes me. I'm a huge fan of your channel. I'm also thinking of doing the same thing here in my country. I noticed when I was a kid I always here the buzzing sounds whenever there's a tree now that I'm 29 years old. It saddens me that I don't see or hear any bees anymore. I wanna preserve or save their lives too. I wanna learn to do this.
would you mind making a tutorial video on the do's and dont's, the basics and other important stuffs that you think a newbie would need to learn first! once again I love your channel bro. keep up the great work.
Clave, thank you so much for all of your kind words In truth, I'm just a guy who loves saving bees and sharing the experience, and that experience is in many ways unique to the individual. Therefore, in my opinion, bee keeping should be done to accommodate the individual instead of an entire group. I wanted to suggest to you to find a bee club in your area and join it now. You do not need to have bees to belong to a club, just a love for them. You will meet some really great folks who can give you valuable information on keeping bee in the area you live and that is very important. Folks up north keep bees different from folks down south, food and climate have everything to do with it. Of course, I hope you keep watching my channel and others as well to get a well rounded idea of how YOU want to keep bees. Keep me posted. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
God bless you and your tender heart, for God's small creatures!!
Thank you for your blessing and so kind words. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
As always, just amazing content.
You are truly a joy to watch.
Thank you so much for your kind words, but I must say, I really have a great time wrangling bees and making videos on the adventure. Thank you so much for following along and commenting on them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice job Mr. Ed once again, but I did it again I was on ladder working on my rain barrel putting on screen on open of barrel to keep mosquitos & frog out of its, I was coming off the ladder & made miss steps, I fell off the ladder & knock over the bee hive my girl's stung me up if you ever seen a video where is been attack that all real, I weren't suit up because I were doing bees, they got me really good, I ran into my utility room they followed me there I have to get bee gone & spray myself with it to stop them sting me, close the door to contain them, I went suit up, me & my son went out put the hives back together, I been house for three days now, I am doing fine & bees is fine, I am waiting until all pheromones is gone, I just pray that the hive want swarm on me it look like less bees is hanging on the outside now. Just you know about my mishap, also I need the information on the honey tastings I might be able to come, I need the information on its. Thanks! God blessings.
You know I always look for a blessing from you, thank you. Also, I'm starting to get might concerned for your safety when it comes to you working your girls. I'm going to say some extra prayers for you, and hopefully get your guardian angel to give you extra protection. All I can tell you about the honey tasting is that it will bee on December the 7th. The details have not been worked out yet, but the date is set. I will let you know when things get finalized. God's peace always.
Mr. Ed
Awesome 👏🙏 give us an update on this hive in a few weeks
The news is not good for these bees Paul. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching . God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff dang didn’t read that...
This one was cool Mr.Ed. Thanks
David, great to hear from you, if you read the description, sorry about the length of it, you will discover the rest of the story on this colony. I will say this much, it's not a pretty picture. Though the removal and the transfer did go well, it's not the whole story. Let me know your thoughts after reading the description. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
What a great video, I enjoyed watching it as I had my morning coffee. Let us know how it all turned out.
You may need to grab another coup of coffee for this reply. I really am glad you enjoyed the video, but there is a sad outcome for these bees, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Sad though it was it got me thinking. If they were that weak that only nurse bees were there, then maybe do two things. One, merge the bees to a small hive that could use more bees. Two, take the queen and put her in a queen less hive are make a split and put her there and see what happens.just a thought. My other question would have been if it would have made a difference if you had put a frame of brood in there. Either way, god bless.
belated birthday greetings, well done for finding a queen, god does work in mysterious ways xx
Thank you for my Birthday greeting, it was a great day as I was able to spend it wrangling bees. It's unfortunate that things don't work out the way we had hoped for, but as you said and I truly believe it, God does work in mysterious ways. Thanks you so much for watching Margery. God's peace always.
Mr. Ed
Damn i feel like i dont belong with all the happiness and prayers being sent your way...
Oh yes, you belong. I am always willing to share the graces given to me, welcome. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I have Nuc box that I can connect to the Bee Vac - I just attach a short 1.5" piece of pipe and open the vent. They move right out over night. I am getting lazy . . .
Lazy is the mother of all inventions, I love lazy. Great idea. God's peace Daniel.
Mr. Ed
Happy birthday Mr Ed.
Thank you so much. It was a good day, I got to wrangle bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Happy birthday young fella. I hope you set some swarm traps there for next spring.
I certainly don't feel young today. Wreck it Ralph and I did a removal yesterday, and I feel like a rubber band all twisted up. I'm glad it's Sunday and I can get some rest. That location is now on my swarm trap placement map. Just another place to add to the number of swarms I will bee catching and you won't. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
628DirtRooster --- Praying you and your girls didn't take too much from Nate...God Bless
Hope everything is going well for you Rooster. Been missing your videos. Hope you get back to posting some soon.
first of all.... "HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!!" Second: what happen to this hive?? did they flourished?? How does a bee farm keep other insects from destroying the colony? I thank you sooooo much for sharing your experience about bees. It is a great learning experience in viewers end to know what these little creature contribute to environment and our food source.
Thank you for your Bday wishes. I did a follow up on this hive, the first link below, and they were doing well. Unfortunately, as is often the case with a stumbling hive, they did not make it. It appeared it was either a delayed insecticide kill as all the bees were dead in the hive, or it may have been a case of robbing, the second link below, in which case the hive bees were overrun by other bees and were killed for their honey. There is no a lot you can do to prevent such an occurrence other than having really strong hives that can defend themselves from other bees and insects. Thanks for watching, and I hope you continue to watch my channel and leave your thoughts. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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omg, thank you so much for that information; those poor things, I was hoping they would had grown into a bigger colony. Its best to get educated from an experienced professional on such matters. I would love to have a bee hive for garden and honey purpose, but every neighbor around me love to spray insecticide to kill bees. I always find dead honey bees on my dive way. I cant wait to move to a better location (state). And please keep those videos coming. lisa
Another great and interesting video! Sad to read that the bees didn't make it after all but that's life I suppose... Looking forward to the next video! :)
It's all part of keeping bees, there are wins and loses, but what makes me preserver through the loses is the thought that ultimately, the gains far outweigh the set backs and I see that with the steady increase in the number of hives we now have. Besides, I really love honey, and I want to get bees that make lots of it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Where could I learn more about rescuing bees? I am up in Shreveport and have watched several of your videos, slowly building the confidence to try and save the bees from inside a brick column in my mother's pier and beam home, but I'm still unsure of the best way to approach it. I am in the beginning of several remodeling projects to help set her up for comfortable living in retirement, and the front room may be on my list in the very near future. I would like to have a plan in place to try my best to save them if possible. Thank you for all you do! I have learned a ton from these videos!
Removing bees that are inside a closed structure, weather it be a tree or a column, is very difficult. Most removal folks use a "trap out" method and there are several good TH-cam videos on them. However, they are very difficult to set up, and are often very time consuming to accomplish the task. Personally, I won't do them. I wish you all the best in your endeavor, and let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching.God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for the poignant video and honesty.
It's no fun telling a sad story, especially when there is a good chance that things may turn out well, but this side of bee keeping is very real and happens all to often. New bee keepers should be aware of it as well as non bee keepers. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I so enjoyed watching this Mr Ed, thank you
I really am glad you enjoyed the video, but there is a sad outcome for these bees, the hive did not make it. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr. Ed... Have you talked to DirtRooster lately? I'm hoping everything his way is doing alright. I've been missing his videos. I just hope he's taking a break, and that his dad and everyone is doing alright. Please send him my best.
The Rooster is well, but the guy is working his tail off. He is out of state on his paying job, not his hobby job, and he will be gone for a while longer. He did tell me that he wants to post some material, but he has not had enough time to do it. Hang tuff, he will surprise us all when he posts his next video. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You are such a joy to watch
Thank you for your kind words, but the truth is, I'm just a fella who really enjoys wrangling bees and sharing the experience of it. Thank you so much for following along. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
As always, fascinating and informative! Thank you very much for sharing this video, and may God's grace, peace and mercy be with you!
Not all bee wrangling adventures work out. These girls were just destined for doom. I know the description is long, but it gives detail as to what happened with these bees. God's peace Carolyn.
Mr. Ed
From what I saw in the video, it looked like there were far too few bees to make up a viable colony, even in a nuke with a reduced opening. You might have been better off getting rid of that queen and combining the bees with another weak colony.
I'm not a fan of combining colonies. You never know why the weaker hive is failing, and there is always the chance of spreading whatever was the cause of failing to the hive they would be merged with. Just my opinion. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for trying to save them. I was wondering why the comb is so dark?
MissMerc007 The older comb gets dark
I have to try, that's part of being a bee keeper. It was VERY old comb, at least 3 years old. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Correct!
Wow, I'm pretty much an amateur (though I've caught three swarms and kept bees in a top bar hive for a few years now), but I'd be afraid to be attack if I was breaking into a hive like that. Yet you're not wearing ANY protection. Can you explain why they won't attack you even though you're breaking into their hive like that???
I heard the intro music on this one and thought i was listening to Cowboy Kent Rollings cooking channel lol. Love the vids brother. Hope they continue. Alsoi know its been awhile but do you remember if this hive survived the move?
I love Kent's videos, the man can cook! I do remember, the hive was robbed out a week or so after I set them up, and chased the bees off, bummer. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Thats great. I wouldnt want to plug another channel on your channel but i wasnt thinking at the time.
You give a stand out side of Mcdonalds all day vibe
I always say, there's nothing wrong with trying to rescue and save bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I respect that 👍🏻
I see the Queen @ 9:50 …. good save
It's always exciting when the queen is found. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
To sad, you could have split the hive in three hives with the queen cells and the queen... but it was late into the year and the hive was almost dead... did the queen survive the winter?
If you have the time, read the description on this video and it will tell you the entire story.....it's not a good one. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
great video. its sad that a giant hive was infested also i have never seen a hive that black before
One of the sad parts of wrangling bees and keeping them is when you come across a failing hive. Everyone love bees when they are prospering, it's when they start to fail and we can't explain or understand it, that's when bee keeping is no fun. It is, however, a very real part of bee keeping and we have to learn to accept it. The reason the comb was so dark was because it was so old. Not only was it dark, it was hard as a rock. It took a bit of work, but I melted it all down, and it is nice an yellow again. 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
Mr Ed, aren't you afraid that these bees might be diseased and/or the honey contaminated?
Yes I was, but for that reason, none of the comb was put back into the nuc. As far as the honey goes, that was fed to our bees, and they were grateful for it. f you read the description of the video, you will learn the whole story about this cut out. Just a heads up, it's not a happy ending. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
That comb is as black as a coal mine and likely its wax is so full of old pupa casings and such junk that there us no room for the bees to work in it.
It certainly was old and nasty, but I still managed to melt it down and get a bunch of good wax from it, Thanks for watching. God's peace Anthony.
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff. Some follow up vids on colonies like these would be nice, what ever happened to these guys Jeff ?
Happy be-lated Birthday, and great video!
Thank you Bee Bop for the Birthday wishes, it was a really good day because i got to spend it wrangling bees and making a video on it, and then you watched it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another great video! So, as best as I can figure, the bees really didn't build a hive because the queen wasn't around. How did so many die? Or why was there so few? If I missed your birthday, please forgive me! Happy belated birthday!!! My husband is on 10/7 and Nicholas is on 10/14. God bless you!!!!
This was a tough one to call Gina. There are so many possibilities as to why the bees dwindled down to nothing, but this is not uncommon. As a bee keeper, one of the things I try to do is maintain surplus hives to offset the losses that will occur. Hives die and new ones replace them, it's not really fair, but it is a reality. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on with these bees. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. My birthday is 9 / 7 Your husband and my brother have the same birthdays. Please wish both of your men Happy Birthday for me. God's peace Gina.
Mr. Ed
Okay Jeff. I roast the Roost all the time.
Today, you're mine!
You're wearing a nearly two year old shirt killing beetles when you could be feeding them to chickens somewhere.
They're probably like caviar to them.
Edit: Just get a smaller shop vac.
Use the moth larvae to catch bream.
~~Reg
For me, a shirt that's only 2 years old is still brand new. Heck, I have shirts that are over 10 years old and they really look like it. Also, if the chickens were close by, I'd for sure bee feeding them the larva and beetles. Thanks for watching...the real old videos and new ones as well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I'm making a playlist. You and Randy are highlighted. That Australian guy that's afraid of his wife is going on a list too.
When I get my lunch ate, I'm gonna make sure I have good company.
Love for you to do a video of the abbey and your bees 🐝 up there
It's coming Paul, just sit tight. Probably around Thanksgiving. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The robber bees that you were referring to that killed your rescued bees, were they honeybees too?
Yes they were, terrible isn't it? All bee have the potential to become robber bees, what makes a bee become a robber bee is the instant they steal honey from a hive that is not theirs. If a bee eats honey from it's own hive, that's OK. The best way to prevent robbing of a hive is to have sufficient bee in the hive to protect the hive and it's honey from would be robbers. Great question. Thanks for asking and watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Happy birthday!
Thank you. It was a really good day because I got to spend it wrangling bees and making a video on it, and then you watched it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff, Happy birthday mate! Mr Ed would feel right at home amongst the stables :"). Did you consider dropping in a frame of capped brood to help those girls along? Or you think it's doomed?
I'm in Sydney with my wife enjoying our 25th wedding anniversary. Gone for bush walks and botanical gardens. So interesting to see what the bees forage here. So different to home.
Thank you Luke, those were my cousins I was visiting in the stables, and they were so happy to see me, couldn't you tell by their greeting. I never considered putting a frame of brood in the nuc as there was a queen in the hive. Given the new comb, a queen, and honey frames, I really thought they had all the necessary means to survive. I guess the stress they had already endured finally got the best of them. Great to hear from you. I hope all is well with you and your family. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Congratulations to both of you on your 25th anniversary, I wish you 50 more years of earthly togetherness, and then eternal togetherness. God's blessings upon your marriage.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Thanks Jeff, no need to wait, the Kingdom is already here :") Blessings to you all too! I split my 4 hives in half as you suggested and the colonies as the numbers had gone a bit crazy. Just did the old walk-away this year as too busy. Might do some grafting later in the month if the weather improves but don't really want too many more. Been raining a lot whilst we were in Sydney, so paddocks very wet.
Keep up all your good works......family and bees. God's peace to you and your loved ones brother.
Mr. Ed
Thank God you found the queen. I was praying you would. God bless this hive and its queen and Mr Ed. Jesus Name amen.
Tracie, thank you for your blessing, I always can use it. Unfortunately, I have some bad news concerning these bees. If you would, read the description of the video, it will tell exactly what went on. It's a sad story, but one that happens very frequently when relocating colonies like this one. Let me know your thoughts after reading. I'm sorry about the length of the video and the description, but I could not find a way to make either shorter without giving a complete story. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Your one lucky man Mr Ed