Beekeeping,PART1,Honey Bees Hive building removal.Beekeeper John Pluta saves Bees,Beehive

[greenfirex13]

do you keep the honey

[JWG2014]

Anyone nice the watch in the roof at about 1:12 of the video?

[JurassicParkPaddock]

umm... i would love to do this! hellooooo! free hives for the taking!!!

[paintpro785]

LMAO @ comb falling on you

[rntonp]

Note to self: keep left hand underneath honeycomb while cutting with right hand.

[rntonp]

Ladder = $100 Step Ladder = $49.95 ==

[trafficlight2458]

bees are amazing..

[TheEvilCouncill]

@trafficlight2458 hell yes

[Tianyulong]

200 or 300 hunderd dollars to get rid of a not wanted bee-nest in your backyard is okay. A lot of people are very afraid of bees.

[Hmoob54321]

are the dripping stuff honey!?

[Hmoob54321]

what are hive beetles? 

[TheEvilCouncill]

@Hmoob54321 The insects you get in your house are the equivalent of hive beetles for honey bees.

[CidSilverWing]

@Hmoob54321 They're pests to beekeepers. They fuck up the honeycombs, honey and may even cause the bees to abandon their home.

[Hmoob54321]

wait, why dont you want to do it? too messy? or too dangerous?

[beanergooknigg]

I WOULD DO THAT FOR FREE

[GOP4USA]

How often do you get stung?

[drax325]

I like your price thinking. 

[shilo370]

lmao at the smoking then bees gettin pissed as hell

[koongienoob]

thats fucking big

[cycloneweaver]

This is almost a must watch for any new beekeeper I wish I saw this Before I did a bee hive cut out - I kept saying to myself I wish I had have done this, I wish I would have done that! - Then when you capture the queen I was in awe of your skill, thanks for the video and I will watch them all as you make them.

[fhernly]

i really enjoyed this one! It was facinating to see how you performed the removal, and your running commentary was infomative and entertaining! I can see why many people would be willing to pay hundreds of dollars to have someone else do this! With the right equipment and an understanding of bees, one could make some good money (at least enough to pay for the boxes for the new hive)

[hideousgrog]

What is the name or brand of white clover you buy from Southern States?

[poprocz]

Not no but "HELL NO".

That hive is just dripping with honey, I can't imagine the mess.

[johnpluta]

If you watch the first comb I cut and dropped was full of honey,it hit my leg,ladder and all over floor.

A very bad start I was covered and standing in it the whole time.

[AcerbusLumenis]

tasty video...:P ... mmmmm 

[hideousgrog]

So then you have not lost 30% to 50% of your hives in 2009? What % of hive loss have you experienced first hand?

Also, have you had chance to put bees over durana white clover? If so, results?

[johnpluta]

20/22% up from 15%

Don't move bees to clover and Georgia temps to hot for clover nectar flow,so can't say.

[poprocz]

Up here in North Georgia I buy five pound bags of white clover at Souther States and spread it over my yard after spike aerating, my bee's love the stuff.

I fact I hate to mow it with the rest of the grass cause the honey bees are covering it up like white on rice but most of them move when they see me coming.

[hideousgrog]

Have you experienced any colony collapse disorder symptoms in your hives?  What are you seeing insofar as ccd?

[johnpluta]

Symptoms? A broad question.Yes I lose hives,but to what? We've had extreme weather, sprays on pollination, hive beetle stress.

I stopped varroa strip treatments 3 years ago to clean up beeswax so some loss from mites.

Overall hive numbers are up to produce more Nucs for spring sales with hard work.

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR HIVES JP