She Found This In Her Tree And Immediately Called Me
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Published 2021-08-08
Here I am at it again having my own fun with honey bees.
In this episode, I get a call from a homeowner in Gadsden, Alabama that heard a loud noise and went outside to find a huge swarm of bees had landed in a small tree in her yard. When I got there, they said they actually had swarms. The other was way up in another tree. As I looked at the second swarm I realized that it actually wasn't a swarm, but where the other had came from. How cool it was to find an actual bee tree thriving in nature and to capture a swarm from it.
After getting all my gear ready to capture the swarm and set them up to move to my apiary ( bee yard) I started to do my normal temperament test and they quickly let me know they were not in a good mood. Swarms generally are very docile as they are not really protecting their hive like when they were in the original location about 50 ft away. but today, these ladies were very on edge. So I put a little smoke to them and they calmed down very nicely. Smoke is used to break their communication pheromones' that can be used to "attack" what they feel is a threat to them. Although they didn't jump right on me, they let me know fast they didn't like me being there.
Once they settled down, the fun of finding the queen bee was my next priority. When catching swarms, if she can be caught and caged, it makes controlling the rest easy. They follow her and also won't leave her. So caging her helps to lock them to a hive that I give them to get started over.
She was a pretty sneaky lady. I saw her a few times but never had a safe chance to capture her. At some point she slipped into the hive and it took a little bit to find her but she finally stepped into view and gave up the fight.
I let the bees settle in to the new box and went back later that night and carried them to a location where they could go back to being bees and rebuild a new home for their momma queen.
this colony of bees is still doing great. by 2022 they will be producing honey that I can share with family and friends and hopefully split into more colonies.
Thanks for stopping by and watch for new episodes to come soon. I have a really cool direction the channel is going and I look forward to sharing some awesome bee adventures with you again.
Yappy Beeman is a professional bee remover performing live honey bee removals in Alabama as "Alabama Bee Rescue" and relocates them to apiaries away from residential areas so they can rebuild and thrive as a honey bee colony producing honey. Yappy is an Alabama Beekeepers association member that has performed over 1000 live bee removals. Yappy with the help of his great friend and mentor; @Jpthebeeman, a professional beekeeper , has learned many skills to remove bee swarms and honey bee colonies safely for the bees and homeowners alike.
All Comments (21)
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https://youtu.be/5VaFlgodA-Y I've always wanted to catch a swarm of bees from INSIDE a vehicle......then this happened!
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-“They aren’t telling me what’s wrong” -“These pheromones aren’t as strong in my opinion” -Casually just putting hand in need without fear This man is clearly some kind of bee human hybrid.
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i was terribly anxious and utterly fascinated throughout this video.
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Imagine calling a professional to handle some beehive in your yard and they just bare hand in scooping up and yeeting bees LMAO
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Imagine hiring someone to remove a swarm of bees and you see him outside filming them while taking handfuls of them with no gloves on. I’d respect and fear him
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Imagine getting in a fight with this dude and he throws a handful of bees at your face
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There are a number of things I’m really impressed about this guy: 1) he don’t act aggressive to the bees or by force when treating them. even when shaking them into the box, he still does it in a way that don’t hurt them. 2) the absolute guts to handle them without any gear. It’s incredibly dangerous to do so, but also shows how experienced he is with them 3) how he can spot a queen out of a whole moving and shifting swarm of bees
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1)The bees were angry. 2)They get some smoke. 3)They are so calm they get scooped up by hand. I think I know what smoke that was.😂😂😂
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This is proof of someone who is confident in their skills.
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Being able to spot a queen on a frame full of bees is one of the most impressive superpowers I've ever seen
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“May I offer you a handful of bees in these troubling times?”
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Gloves were invented in 1882 People in 1881:
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You do this bare handed? I have no words.
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"Let's give this tree a shake and see what we get..." Stung, most likely :P
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I just stumbled on this video, as an experienced beekeeper myself its a pleasure to see someone handling bees without the drama that is so prevalent in so many youtube videos today. I was curious as to how this video was going to go and I stuck through to the end. I recognized that you knew the bees were on edge when you approached them for the first time as many of them were leaving the swarm rapidly flying around the camera, and you backed off which was the prudent thing to do before the aggression accelerated. The judicious use of smoke neither too much or too little is the tool of choice for handling bees for establishing control with the least amount of upset to the colony. It actually calms the bees down so you can handle bees with your hands, the bees didn't aggressively attack you when you had them in your hand. At first I thought they maybe an africanized hybrid which will act like that even before you disturb them, Iv'e seen many like that in Florida and although they calmed down and you could hive them I would still be monitoring their tempermant after they are established in your yard. Just saying.. I wouldn't have done anything different in this whole process if I were doing it myself. Anyway its great to see a professional at work, youtube is great for that these days, I try to tune in to professionals in whatever craft they are in. Good video. Cheers!
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It kills me how you see so many bee keepers wearing so much protective gear and this guy simply does it without anything. Guess that is the mark of a true professional! He simply blows my mind! Thanks
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this man isn’t just a bee Proffesional.. he’s a master of bees
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Him taking a handful of bees is wayyy more satisfying than those videos named "Most Satisfying Video You Will Ever See"
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Its amazing how he's family friendly I don't normally watch bees but this was good
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Me over here being scared over one bee and this guy scooping a handful of bees, just amazes me.
