My Monster Wild Hive was built on a pile of wood under a house. It's honey chamber was built on top of the wood pile. There was 400 pounds of honey standing there . The honeycomb measured 6 1/2 feet long, 4 1/2 feet tall and between 1 1/2 to 2 feet thick. .
I e said it before and I’ll say it again. You are hands down the best bee remover on RU-vid! You take such care when removing a hive. Most just rip the hives apart. Thank Mr Ed and Goodtime Charlie!!
You need to watch JP. Everyone has their own method I’ve just always watch JP I never knew nothing about the bee removal until I seen him. That’s where I heard about ED so I started watching him a few weeks ago. Just being up on a ladder like that.I would have figured he would’ve has his queen catcher with him. So something like that wouldn’t have happened is all.
@@timbervalleyhomestead Yeah I still wear a sweater in the mornings. They are still cold. When it gets down to the 40's overnight the mornings are cold. I have not had the furnace on except when it gets cold at night. I keep it at 65 overnight and it still kicks in. But we are older. I think we feel the cold more from living in the desert. This altitude thins the blood after 5 years. We have been here 30 years.
@@timbervalleyhomestead I live in the desert southwest and I am always cold. My blood has thinned. Maybe you have the same problem. Check to see you are not anemic. I am and I take Iron and Vitamin B12 and I still just barely keep up to normal. I wear Norse slippers all year long.
Look at that beautiful wood on the inside wall. Looks like old railroad car bead board. That is a LOT of bees! wowsers! You sure are a hard worker Mr. Ed that looks so very challenging. You guys are such a hoot! Hope you found the queen! God bless!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to follow along with our bee wrangling adventures, it is greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace Betty. Mr. Ed
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to follow along with our bee wrangling adventures. Until the next one, God's peace Dawn. Mr. Ed
That's for sure, and if you have time, check out this removal I did a few weeks ago. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TCLcTdnP4NE.html
And I'm happy you want to learn because who knows, one day you will become a beekeeper yourself, and I always say, the world needs as many beekeepers as it can get. 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
Great video guys! That was a whole lot of bees. I hope you found the queen and they are all settled in at the Abby:). Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing part of your day!
We never did get the queen, but the following day I did requeen the colony and they are doing great. So happy to have you following along with our bee adventures, thank you so much for taking the time to watch. Until the next one, God's peace Mary Jane. Mr. ed
Aloha Jeff and Charlie, It’s sure proof of our Creator’s handy work given to these loving little ones, our bees. Whether where I had worked them or in your backyard, so many thousands of miles away from each other, they work like a factory, to produce from simply nectar the honey and comb and make use of whatever space they can to build their homes. If we provide them a hive, they just jump into it,working and being happy.
Like you Mark, I see the hand of God in the honey bee, and it is in that recognition that my interest in bees is renewed every time I work them. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
A large colony for sure, and as it turned out, even though we did not find the queen, I requeened the hive and they are doing very well. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Unfortunately, we did not get the queen, but the bees were able to make a new one from the larva that I had cut out. Happy to hear you stayed up late watching, thank you for doing that and for your support. Also, 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 Diane. Mr. Ed
Thumbs UP number 900! :) Thank you soooo much for that careful walk through :) OH, loved that tiny tree frog! 05:11 wow! Thanks for sharing, I hope you enjoyed your Chinese buffet :)
What a huge hive wow mr ed you got a big hive also good time Charlie better get a nap might take awhile 😊God bless Mr ed good time Charlie thanks for sharing all your experience how can you tell robber bees from Hive bees ? Good time Charlie was ready 2 shirts 😂
Thank you so much for your blessings, kind words, and for all the time you spend watching our bee wrangling adventures, it is ALL greatly appreciated. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Thank you so very much for your blessings and for watching. Also, 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
We never did find her, but I requeened them 2 days later and they are doing great. An awesome hive for sure! Thank yu for your blessing and for watching. God's peace Garry. Mr. Ed
I've been reading "keeping bees in horizontal hives" and that one piece of brood comb there in the middle had an almost perfect 'bullseye' of capped brood, just like the illustration in the book! (Trying to get educated this year with the plan of getting my first hive next spring.)
I love the horizontal hive design as it is very friendly to the back. It's a great way to keep bees, and if you possess any woodworking skills, you can build your own hives. Best wishes for your successes as a beekeeper. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karla. Mr. Ed
Ha ha ha. That's not just the country, it's called "The Sticks". My grandfather would have called it "God's Country". I'm betting that there is more comb in the attic and to the right of where the removal was. There was a lot of activity to the right side while you were vacuuming and removing comb. Also, there were bees entering holes in the wood where you were looking for the queen. I'm betting that there is comb up there too. Take care and God be with you.
Charlie I had a similar one last week and I just sucked the queen up in the vac because if I fumbled her she would have been in the bottom of a wall somewhere. I didn't want to spend an extra half hour on a queen search. I got ladder bruises on my shins and aching shoulders just watching this one.
I'm still recovering from spending over 3 hours working off a ladder...no fun. Charlie told me he was glad it was me instead of him. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Jeff, No bees here today,. We have a heat wave 24 F this morning, the snow is starting to melt, will turn the heat on in the greenhouse next week. Another great video, God bless you and Charlie
I do love your video's Jeff! You obviously do love bees--and so do I. Thanks so much for sharing your time and love of them with us! Love and Hugs from Dawn Lynn and Larry in Ottawa Canada!
No doubt, the highlight of the adventure. 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 Mark. Mr. Ed
Thanks for popping in this morning Mr. Ed! You and Good Time Charlie appeared just in time to entertain during breakfast here. Charlie sure is a valuable camera operator too, capturing those close ups as the comb is removed. Sure to be a fine addition to your growing collection of hives and colonies. Nice hive removal while enjoying your 73 degree overcast morning. Here at that time the snow drifts were about 8 foot tall at that time lol. You really are promoting a southward relocation lol! Best of health and safety to you both! -Bob...
An awesome hive for sure, and very gentle bees. Unfortunately we did not find the queen. However, two days later I did requeen the colony and I'm happy to report they are doing great. I will be doing a follow up video on these girls in a few weeks, stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Shawn. Mr. Ed
So glad you enjoyed watching.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 8 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 Deaun. Mr. Ed
And it tasted wonderful. I did not give the bees any of their honey as it was to wet, but I did give them 4 frames of some I had here. God's peace Mike. Mr. Ed
Yes indeed, and yet just another bee marvel! 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 was sad not to find the queen after searching for her for over an hour, but I did requeen the colony and they are doing great now. I will be doing a follow up on this colony in about 6 weeks so stay tuned for it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff You know I watch. I don't jump around, either! I still watch them all the way through. We've been hitting it hard this year. Check my last short, I think. I need help identifying some kind of weird growth on one of my bees.
Wow Mr. Ed. I have never seen you drop a queen. You did have your hands full though. I hope you eventually found her. Sooo, what happens if you don't find her? 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
It was sad, but we did not find her. However, I did requeen the colony and I'm happy to say they are doing great. I do plan on making a follow up video on these girls in about 6 weeks to give an update on it, stay tuned for that one. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. This was a really nice hive, and though we did not find the queen, I requeened the hive and they are doing very well. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Unfortunately we did not find her. However, two days later I did requeen the colony and I'm happy to report they are doing great. I will be doing a follow up video on these girls in a few weeks, stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed
She did not get vacuumed, we did not find her. However, I did requeen the colony and they are doing great. I will be posting an update on this hive in a month or so showing the progress of it since the removal, I hope you will check it out. 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 Bianca. Mr. Ed
Never did get the queen, but I did requeen the colony and they are doing great. Stay tuned for the update video in about 6 weeks. God's peace Drew. Mr. Ed
Coffee and cutouts makes for a great morning Thanks. Did you put the brood on the foundation, I liked the foundation template , I am going to make one. Iv only done two small cutouts his spring But that has started me off with 2 hives for 2023 my goal is to have 10 viable hives by oct 23. I seem to pick up at least one new tip with every vid I watch Thanks a lot for making them. Hey good time Charlie THANK YOU TO.
The measuring template is a great tool to have as it gives the perfect sized comb for a frame....especially when it's "slab" type comb. Happy to offer tips, and I'm glad to hear you find them useful. Good luck with growing your apiary, I know you will reach your goal. God's peace Dennis. Mr. Ed
Ok Mr Ed, everyone wants to know if you found the Queen. I say if you had, you would have put a little footage of that at the end. Finally Charlie has learned how to stay color coordinated with you after all of these years.
We did not find the queen, but I did requeen the colony and it is doing great. You can expect an update video on it in about 6 weeks. Yep, Charlie has learned a thing or two after spending all this time with me wrangling bees. God's peace Don. Mr. Ed
No, we didn't find her. However, I did requeen the colony and they are doing very well. I plan on making a follow up video on these bees in about 6 weeks to report their progress so stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rick. Mr. Ed
I place it all in an ice chest, you would not believe how warm it keeps the comb...even for a few hours which is all I need. Any uncapped brood usually will die, but all the capped brood will survive. Thanks for watching. God's peace Francine. Mr. Ed
In many places around the world, they are endangered. However, here in Southeast Louisiana, that is not the case. I am truly blessed to live in an area so full of feral bees. Curious, do you belong to an order, and if so, which one? Thanks for watching. God's peace Brother Michael. Mr. Ed
Hey Mr Ed!! It's so wonderful to see you!! That hive was massive!! I hope you found the Queen. Did they all fit into one hive box or did you need to split it into two??
It was so nice to meet you as well. Thank you for supporting our Abbey Honey Program by purchasing some of the bees honey. When you need more, let me know. Thanks for watching as well, God's peace Lydia. Mr. Ed
We did not find the queen, but I requeened the hive and they are doing very well. I hope to do a follow up video showing it's progress. God's peace Bill. Mr. Ed
What happens to queens that get lost like that. Do they just die or does another hive adopt them? I'm thinking the former, but hoping the later...seems such a waste. And you said she had a big old butt full of eggs too. 😔
Unfortunately, there is little hope for the queen at that point. Since she does not have the colony to help her, she will perish. However, the rest of the colony can go on after another queen is introduced so at least that part is good. Thanks for watching. God's peace Carole. Mr. Ed
Unfortunately we did not. However, I did requeen the colony and it is doing very nicely. I'm sure I will be doing an update in a few weeks about the condition since the removal. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rick. Mr. Ed
I always have a queen clip close at hand, either very near where I'm working or right in my top pocket. In this video, because I had both my hands full and I was working off a ladder, I missed the opportunity to catch her. 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 Rajeev. Mr. Ed
Good Morning. A couple of questions. As a fellow beekeeper, I'm wondering how long this colony has lived there. Are you seeing feral colonies that have developed mite resistance? Don't those gloves make your hands sweat? I'd be pouring sweat out of my synthetic gloves after 30 minutes.
My guess was about 2 years. I think feral bees can and have developed certain mite resistance. Yes the do make my hands sweat, but it's not that bad. Thanks for watching and asking. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Yall can blame all these exercise videos that people are watching for the queen cutting flips and flopping around. Hope you got here and that was a monster hive! Have a Jesus weekend and God Bless!
oh my word you should've dropped that comb, the waste would be minimal comparing to losing the queen, I mean, you'd lose one comb, not the entire hive.
A robber bee and a hive bee look exactly alike, after all, they are all bees. How to distinguish the two is by their behavior. A robber bees "act" nervous by being very flighty whereas a hive bee will behave as if it belongs there by landing and walk around unconcerned because they are familiar with the location. 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
Güzel sözleriniz ve videoyu izlemeye zaman ayırdığınız için çok teşekkür ederim, hepsi çok makbule geçti. Yakında tekrar sizden haber bekliyorum. Allah razı olsun kardeşim. Bay Ed
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@@JeffHorchoff çok teşekkür ederim bende Türkiye de arılara bakıcılık yapıyorum umarım sende beni ziyarat edersin hoşçakal
Unfortunately we did not find her. However, two days later I did requeen the colony and I'm happy to report they are doing great. I will be doing a follow up video on these girls in a few weeks, stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Oh man the queen… I was hoping for you to show finding her when you got back. Do you have a queen to give them back at the apiary or will they be able to requeen this early?
I was hoping to do so as well, but as it turned out, we never did find her. However, two days later I did requeen the colony and I'm happy to report they are doing great. I will be doing a follow up video on these girls in a few weeks, stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Unfortunately we did not find her. However, two days later I did requeen the colony and I'm happy to report they are doing great. I will be doing a follow up video on these girls in a few weeks, stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Next time have a ladder for Charlie so you won't have to keep going up and down and you can just hand off comb to Charlie and you'll have 2 free hands...Work smarter, not harder...
Good Time Charlie is strictly the camera guy because honey and cameras don't mix well. Usually Ralph is there for the second set of hand for the handing off, but unfortunately he missed this one. He was greatly missed. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gabriel. Mr. Ed
I'm always happy when I hear from someone in the Aussie contingent, I'm humbled that someone from so far away would care what a lone bee wrangler in Louisiana is doing. The way I can tell the difference is the way the bee behaves. Believe it or not, they act guilty by flying around the hive nervously as if they know they should not be there. The other way I can tell is by the mask they are wearing. Thanks so much for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Heather. Mr. Ed
No, I did not fine the queen, a real shame. However, the bees produced a new one, and are doing very well at the abbey. 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 😂 oh boy, that's rich! 🤣 I think the bragging rights are the bigger prize! You and the Rooster are such a great pair, providing laughter and entertainment for thousands not to mention amazing bee services!
No we did not. However, I did requeen the colony and they are doing very well. I plan on making a follow up video on these bees in about 6 weeks to report their progress so stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jamie. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed I love watching your show and I love your enthusiasm for Jesus Christ. But I have something hard to ask you from the position of Love. You are Catholic and I am a Protestant. Now I know you have the love of God so please hear me out. Below is a web site on RU-vid I would like for you to listen to and then give me your opinion. Revelation 18:1 to 24 THE FALL OF BABYLON by Robert Breaker. Now that I have said it I want to finish watching your video and see what happens.❤❤❤❤
What happened is you didn’t have your queen catcher and you should have a GoPro on your chest. So you didn’t bring the right equipment we should’ve had a big ladder and a small ladder just saying.
My name is Jeff, but on my channel I go by the name Mr. Ed. The name "Mr. Ed" was given to me the day I began working at the Post Office back in '82. Then, for the next 27 years while working at the PO, that is what everyone called me. When I started my RU-vid channel, because I loved the name so much, I decided to call myself that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Todd. Mr. Ed
The temperature when we did this one was really nice, check out the video link below when we were working in 100 degree or 38 c. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-myvAR19j83o.html
I hate working off of a ladder, especially when the hive is more than 6 feet above me. Unfortunately we did not find her. However, two days later I did requeen the colony and I'm happy to report they are doing great. I will be doing a follow up video on these girls in a few weeks, stay tuned for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
You are correct, it is plywood and not T-111. Thank you for the correction and for watching. Also, 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 Dave. Mr. Ed
I certainly know how to make mistakes, and that was a big one. Still, the colony was requeened and doing VERY well. I plan on making a follow up video on this colony to show it's progress since the removal, I hope you will check it out. Thanks for watching. God's peace Josef. Mr. Ed
