Beemaster's Installing honeybees Method

[benomsan]

凄く繊細な作業で素晴らしいです(*^^*)。

You're pretty good for your SmartWork

[picaticatara]

if you have frames with just wires and no foundation will they build honey combs?

[KiaRawwrr1]

How does the Queen bee get out? 

[redwallover]

@KiaRawwrr1 Other bees eat the sugar candy

[kingfisherfd2]

I've been waiting for about a week for the confirmation email. I registered under Kingfisherfd2

Hoping you could help get my registration at beemaster com finished.

[bigcity1974]

@ mechanicbull, I installed four new just like john did with only wax foundations, and can proudly say, week 2 and more than half in all have drawn out comb.

[bigcity1974]

@ mullet ... depending on where you live yes, there can be restrictions. NYC just lifted their ban this year against bee keepers... yaaaaaaaa for NYC!

[bigcity1974]

Thanxs John, I tried this particular method and it worked out great!!!! No stings!!! Happy bee keeping my friend.

[Mulletboi86]

Are there any rules n regulations on owning beehives about where you can live? neighboorhood concerns?

[mechanicalbu11]

Thank for the information, but what if you don't have cone on the frames, but only bee's wax foundations and you put the bees in it, will they stay?

[MrDwaranguren]

I like the idea of cutting the screen. WHy don't you pull the top, get the queen out, pull the cork, put the small wook piece back, put the queen in the hive. Then do the sceen cutting and dumping. That way there are not flying back into the package because they smell the queen there, and you can close up the hive right after dumping. Probably more important with a brand new hive without comb and the scent of previus bees they tend not the slide in and stay put as easy.

[sevenmmm]

Bee! Get off his nose!

[NJBeemaster]

I have thought this out and an even easier way is to just cut the screen out completely on one side using a utility knife. The bees instincually cluster at the top (long as they are kept cooler - out of the sun) and they will stay in the shipping cage in the time it takes you to dump them. YES, it is the LEAST stressful means to introduce packaged bees into a hive box. TY.

[im2bused]

@NJBeemaster I JUST installed my first package and Beemaster method rocks. I tried shaking them out of that hole and everyone involved was getting pissed off. I pried the bottom and sides of the screen and presto out they tumbled. Now I am sitting drinking my coffee and watching the bees get oriented

[jrm6623]

I think I've watched a hundred videos now of people introducing packages to their hives and this is the first time I've seen anyone pull the side off the package rather than dump them out of the hole in the top. Do you find this to be a more effective method? I just ordered my first two packages and can't hardly wait until April.

[aceman4564564]

@jrm6623 i just ordered my packages and i can not wait till april it feels good

[GOP4USA]

Can I do bee keeping in the suburbs?

[GOP4USA]

Where did you order your bees from?

[aceman4564564]

@ 7:25 that bee is scent marking you it must truly love you

[rljohn1990]

nice to see a diffrent way of instaltaion. Not the way I would install the queen candy plug up! because if one of the attending bees dies the queen might not get out.

[rljohn1990]

nice to see a diffrent way of instaltaion.

[stonewow101]

love this video going to watch it alot before i hive mine, this way looks alot easier than the throught the hole way

[smccoy311281]

unbelievable video

[boysselle]

Which ones do you recommend?

Thank you very much

[boysselle]

Hello

Where did you buy your hives, and supplies?

Thank you very much

[manvilletrain]

@boysselle there are a few good sites to buy from.

[lifezestmcbest]

Wow! That's amazing how you didn't need to wear any protective gear. You also seem to be very respectful to the bees... I bet they appreciate it :)

[suthard09]

you're awesome man

[The25bear]

yay bees!!!!!!

[AstroCycler]

Great video... fuels my interest in being a beekeeper. Thanks for the work.

[manvilletrain]

hey when and how can you start building the hive up?

[worldtraveler523]

A great series of videos, thanks for the time and attention to educating folks about beekeeping. For a number of seasons I took care of 4 hives in upper NY State (35 years ago) and hope to work with bees again in the near future.

Regards...

[IloveSPIDERZ]

So if I wanted to keep bees, I can just do it at my own home? Will the bees be able to find enough food to support a colony? Also, How far do they travel from their own hive?

[jwalk1014]

bees will travel a 3 mile radius.They are exceptionally easy to keep. They need only a small lot , but they love your neigbors swimming pool. If neigbors have a pool make sure to set up a bird bath near the hive or youll have angry neighbors. It helps to give them ( neighbors) a jar of honey every so often to keep the peace.

[IloveSPIDERZ]

Thank you so much! And will do! haha I'm sure one of them would love it (even though she's allergic) because she has a veggie garden, but she is worried about their decline. Thanks again! Even I have a pool though. haha

[jwalk1014]

you will absolutely love them. You will be known as the local "bee master" like I am.

[jwalk1014]

I aswell love aviation. Last year a friend and I took an introductory flight and it was the coolest thing Iv ever done. The instructor actually let me take off. I was scared shitless but it was the coolest thing Iv ever done. Go to your local small airport and take an introductory flight lesson. Mine cost $50 the price of an 18 pack some smokes and fuel to get there. Do it.

[IloveSPIDERZ]

Oh, I did too! Out of Albany Intl! Yeah, it sure is quite an experience. I love the landing when you have to flare the plane and keep holding it until touchdown. One time, I took a turn in the air, and I guess I was slightly climbing in the process, and when the headwind let up, I accidentally stalled the plane. I must say, that was EXTREMELY fun! haha My introductory was 99 dollars.

[Waboom1]

thanks for the vid. title should include "Hiving package of bees"

[Afod3]

Removing the screen is a good idea, I'll have to try it. I always try to shake them out of the hole on top and end up having to leave the package at the hive entrance overnight to let all the stragglers find their way in.

Thanks for the tip.

[NJBeemaster]

The most important thing about neighbors is dispelling and educating them on the truth of honeybees - too many movies have portrayed them negatively. I've had several neighbors move into that house over the 48 years I lived there, everyone of them I demonstrated hive inspection and within minutes had they getting their picture taken holding frames bare-handed. Explain and answer all questions truefully and fill in the voids of unanswered questions - it makes all the difference & good neighbors.

[pimpjuice739]

Hello, thanks for the brilliant clip :). I'm from the UK and i also keep bees but in an apiary just curious to know if your neighbors complain about you keeping them in the garden???

[DaveIsParamount]

Great video, i'm so happy to finally find videos of someone behaving calmly while doing this and proving that if you respect the bees, you're in no danger at all! Great work.

[willberg1]

I have bees in Driveway ties which are hollowed out from age.. They are small bees but dont know if they are honey bees. I live in SNJ also and if they are honey bees, how do I find someone to take them.

[Gregarious3]

Post on Craigslist, many poeple are happy to help out.

[NJBeemaster]

sure sounds like American Bumblebee or the carpenter bee, both fat, black and brown, they bore fence posts, etc for nest building. They also pollinate and are people friendly, they love to hover and watch us :) I'm in SNJ too so, I'm pretty sure, likely the Carpenter bee.

[aceman4564564]

@willberg1 could be mason bees

[NJBeemaster]

Thanks to all for the feedback lately!!! I'll try answering questions, please just read for your reply.

I'm a boiler plant operator for the US Navy, I make steam used to launch REAL jets from our "Land-based" air-craft carrier platform, Navy Lakehurst, NJ builds, retrofits, maintains all carrier launch and arresting gear. Trust me, it is a high pressure (no pun) job, many lives at stake if I mess up. Oh and beekeepers get stung plenty by their bees, it comes with the hobby :)

[hacklikethis]

thanks for a great clip :)

[herdofthis]

I bet that guy's a air traffic controler or somthing like that when he's not playing with Bee's, whataLegend.

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

My Grandfather used to keep bees. Is it true that bees will never sting their beekeeper?

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

I'd love to have a hive. Are you have the same problem as everyone else with bees disappearing? I have an organic garden buy my neighbors don't. can you believe they sprayed because they saw dragonflies? What dimwits they are!

[Gregarious3]

"sprayed because they saw dragonflies?"

I LOL but, cry for the folly of it.

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

Yes, I love the little dragonflies, they eat so many bugs. Some people are just so ignorant, or too set in their ways to see the right way to do things.

[airbear212]

can you oversmoke them?

[fotohogger]

Thanks for your detailed video. I installed 3 packages this year and hived 2 swarms. They are all doing incredibly well. We have had alot of rain and great weather so far this year in Oklahoma. Your website is a great resource also.

[bozevasco]

he is using LR, wee!

[NJBeemaster]

Dallas and Austin are a father and son who supplied me with the shipping cage with 3-4lbs of Italian bees and marked queen, the are from Central Florida.

[epicdeuce]

Dallas? Austin? Are these bees shipped from Texas?

[normalil]

Wow.

[jaymeez]

where can I get my first beehive set up at? How much can I expect to pay? Thanks for the vid

[NJBeemaster]

Without recommending anyone - seach Beekeeping Supply catelogs in a search engine, many good suppliers have competitive prices and good catelogs. I'm going next for the 8 frame Southern Beekeeping mediem supers like in my florida beeyard video - boy are they light, half of a 10 frame deep filled with honey!

[bruha6]

where do you live? the difference in cost can be the shipping. i have found very reasonable prices at Blue Sky Bee Supply in OH

[peterdubh]

i found that very interesting being from the UK. i have seen pics of it being done but it was far better in video format. Quite happy now. We dont really get bees that way here its almost all nucs and they cost about £130 ($260)

[NJBeemaster]

The most important tool you have in the beeyard is your smoker, even when installing packages I always shoot them lightly with smoke and keep it rolling near by. Then I always wear glasses to prevent accidentally getting a worker from flying in my eyes. Otherwise, teeshirt and short is comfortable for me and YES when not filming NO GLOVES, you need to feel what you are handling, but need to feel comfortable doing it too! Never exceed you comfort level, the bees will know it right away!

[saffronix]

Well I've learned something today. (Was looking for a vid on how to install certain software, but I chose this from the list.) I thought a hive was started with a queen and 8 workers. I wouldn't try this same method with African/Africanized bees. I believe they're massively more productive but banned for a perception of them being "killer" bees. Yet they've only killed ONE person in their 18 year history in the USA, and that was 4 DAYS AGO!! (In Okeechobee County, Florida) *Thanks poster.

[NJBeemaster]

Glad you found the video, learning something new is always good. Hopefully, no one in the US beefarm industry are packaging Africanized Bees, although small traits are showing up around the country - in Florida for example. PS, no stings installing this or any package in many years, I use the gloves to easily remove to do my own camera work, it beats getting gunk in an expensive camera. Peace!

[saffronix]

Post#1_15AP08: "Learning something new is always good." Possibly from the perspective of "you never know when that knowledge might come in handy." I think it would be more accurate to say that we have Judge what would be most beneficial to learn, given our limited quota of daily hours, and only one life. However, if reincarnation is a fact, I'd like to come back as a bee. Live for six weeks visiting flowers all day long, and six weeks to decide if I want to come back as a bee. **LOL**.

[jerem18h]

at 7:25, it looks like the bees on his hand are stinging him...

[NectarCollector]

I shake 3600 packages every april for our commercial company we run 13,500 hives in central and eastern MT and western ND

[bobviously]

I'm glad to see this. I've watched several other videos with guys shaking the bees out, and I wondered why they didn't take the screen off so it'd be easier on the bees.

[imanerd36]

PS: Whew is a good place to buy bee's?

[NJBeemaster]

Typical Packaged Bees are mailed REGULAR US MAIL from Southern States and California. You can figure on a 3 pound package like this with marked and clipped queen around $60 plus another $20 for shipping and insurance.

[imanerd36]

How much would a package like the one he got cost with shipping? Thank you.

[nightwolf1453]

Very educational video! thanks for sharing beemaster!

[Kryochrysalis]

Thanks for sharing. Calm, cool & collected presentation. Now al I need is a site that has dimensions to build my own box's for my own hive.

[lilbob369]

this is the way i will do it. it will not be much longer!what do you think john? down in soth louisiana. do you think in feb.?

[magnumspeciale]

well done beemaster...really amusing!!!

[normalil]

Fascinating viewing. Hope to see more of you and the bees.

[goonygoogoo2]

Great video, very informative I like your ease and humor...Thanks a million god bless you for your teaching and your sens of humor too.great work man I am a honey producer from Morocco in the lovely city of Marrakesh.I also work with egyptian apicultures .they have good honey too and very good royal jelly.keep it up man

[Sudhira]

Great video, very informative I like your ease and humor...Thanks

[chieftanzzz]

Good to see you finally on Youtube good work

[judge6754]

Good Job , Good info , for any would be  bee keeper.

[2Wheeler2]

Great video John. You look so relaxed. I'll be doing my first hive installation in about a week. I hope I can apply some of your techniques.

[LETCA]

A great demonstration on installing a new package. I must admit that I panicked when you bent over to show the bee on your nose. I've been stung on the nose and I looked like I had lost a fight' lots of swelling for several days. Great video.

[NJBeemaster]

I am very comfortable dressed-down and I don't over-react to bees walking or landing on me. Those who get between my eyes and sunglasses worry me a bit - lol, proper smoking (smoke good and wait 5 mins., smoke again and wait 10 mins.) ALWAYS makes for relaxed bees, most people smoke and run. It really should be an easy and enjoyable experience for both you and the bees. Think ZEN, breathe and relax, you should never go inside a hive IF you are rushed for time :)

[LindaJSV]

Thank you so much for this very informative video. I am very much interested in keeping bees and plan to take a course this Fall. I live in Southeaster MA and have 4 acres. I hope you continue to make videos and to keep us updated on your hive. Thanks again.

[w7spk]

John! Awesome!!! Looks like your screen removal method works great!!! Cool video and cant wait to see your progress on beemaster dot com!

Sean Kelly