Bees for beginners part 3

[junito1957]

dude your video is good until you got to the part of putting the bees on the hive , i bet those bees felt like pow when they first capture they hoers them down and get there head knock around just remove two more frame and remove the queen first then put the whole box in the hive with the top open that all , like the video from the fruitguys the way they did it is less stressful on the bees

[TheGreatTamara]

Would it make more sense to spray your hive with sugar water rather than smoke 'em when entering the hive? Would it make them more docile?

[Koiboy70]

I'm sure that it boils down to personal preference, but one tip that most bee keepers concur with is that, when installing packages is the one and only time to NOT use smoke.... the bees need to be able to track the location of the queen in her cage as well as smell the wax coated foundation, and smoke interfers with that.

Love the beer and TV analogy, though... THanks for posting!

[waterwart]

another way to have got the bees into the hive would have been to just set another super on top, then set the whole box the bees werein inside the super. They would climb out eventually and found their way around.

[MrMfloor]

THIS IS CANDY......WE'RE HAVING FUN LOL!!!

[infobasedchoices]

haha love all of it! esp the commentary about the spray. you're funny!

[huntingsurvival]

lol love the humor :D

[danietkissenle]

At 2;55, why do you want the hive facing south

[respectbluder]

@danietkissenle im guessing its some thing to do with the sun

[WorldOfBeekeeping]

Hahah, candy heaven! Candy, we're having fun! :)

[MyAnimationNation]

where do you buy the bees? I'm trying to make some hives, but I can't find anything.

[delta69alpha]

@MyAnimationNation I have purchased stuff from brushy mountain before and had great service. I know SR use's them and maybe one other company D69.

[TerrenceBerg]

"tv and beer for bee's" you rock

[marieatthelake]

You have your hive near grass. What happens when you mow the grass around the hive?

What would happen if you did not use sugar and water?

Thank you

[teufelstaub]

Since the bees are female they're probably watching HGTV,not Baywatch,don't ya think?Especially if you are tearing up their houses.Great videos,thanks!

[kingrapid]

I didnt understand the SUGAR SYRUP part???

Wasnt the whole idea NOT to put sugar in? like...doesn't it affect the honey cos (technically) its putting artificial stuff in... does that make sense?

In other words its not natural?

[delta69alpha]

where does sugar come from? ;)

[bobo441]

@delta69alpha

I think he means,Why don't you need them honey?The natural food for bees.

[respectbluder]

@delta69alpha sugar cane

[browntran]

@delta69alpha From sugar cane grown in the Everglades, not from honey bees.

[hamptoni]

you quit feeding sugar when you put your honey supers on.

[ludwigdruming]

@kingrapid the sugar syrup helps the new bees get started doing what they do.. when the hive is established you wouldnt feed them the syrup as much..only in the winter because there out of there honey and need us to feed them. if we dont there is a good chance on them dieing.. ::;;))))

[eddie0hitler]

@kingrapid its to feed them untill they set up the colony and start looking for plants

[harryjameslll]

@kingrapid what if its organic sugar o

[browntran]

@kingrapid If you start a new bee hive by splitting a hive (by taking full frames and placing them into a new hive) the frames will have honey in them, and it may not be necessary to otherwise feed the new colony. If you buy bees and they are shipped to you, when you put them in the new hive the colony will not have any food, so they are fed with some sugar water. It's not natural---bees like to eat honey not refined cane sugar dissolved in water, but sometimes it is necessary.

[animeanibe]

It's like TV and beer for bees. LOL

[thunderchild30]

Hello there, I just wanted to say...i dont keep bees, i cant and will never keep bees but regardless well done on the videos, VERY interesting and funny as well, love the way the c/man backed off when the box was opened and the way you got them drunk and happy, really made me laugh, shame i dont have the space or the weather...dam you North East English climate! Gary.

[anglaismoyen]

Nice layman's video.

[glovnhand]

T.V and beer make humans docile and sticky? lol

[ringadingadan]

What's with the smoker? Doesn't make sense for what you're doing. All the same, good stuff, even though you're an inexperienced beekeeper, at least you are showing people how to keep bees.

[tirreniaitaly]

sure with i had seen this before i installed my first package in april. i didn't know about spraying them down. sure makes it a lot easier.

[geebeavwildturkey]

Nice Austin Powers (lucky charms) reference.

[bigbillyholmes]

another great video Dave..nice and clear

[Sprauge99]

10,000 bee's in a 10lb package.

[alen209]

candy heaven :)

[lonewulf44]

Great video ... very good info vids!

[ooolalaitslinda]

would you happen to know of a good bee supplier in California?

[2ndamendmentgirl]

Awesome "Austin Powers" quote there--LOL!! Never thought I'd hear that during a beekeeping lesson. XD

[spoonjab762]

You never know what you'll get from the "P.A.W." LOL Glad to see someone caught that ;)

[vonhismean]

Hope to see an update on this sometime. I'm hoping to get bees when I get some land.

[spoonjab762]

We will be following these bees approximately every month or so for at least another 2-4 editions if "Bob the Producer" agrees :) Bees are pretty awesome creatures to keep around the BOL.

[spoonjab762]

Brushy Mountain and Miller Bee supply are good sources for your equipment. Try to find a local supplier for your bees if possible. What state are you in?

[Josiah922]

Where did you order your bees and supplies from?