Beekeeping Honey Bee Hive Inspection: Tips for Keepers

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@HotelEdenMusic 2 года назад

Great video. It's half a decade old and yet it feels like we got to hang out with you today and gain some excellent insight. Thank you for sharing!

@sharonross4535 Год назад

I love honeybees. I could watch them all day. They can mesmerize me that’s for sure. Good video. Always good videos. Thank you. God Bless.

@sheafmom 3 года назад

Yay! I am so happy you waited for the queen to lay her egg, so I could watch. Awesome!

@msmarriah1 Год назад

Loved seeing the queen laying an egg! Thanks for the great video. I'm off to inspect my hive and am glad to have seen your nice slow inspection. I am going to try to do the same thing- minus picking up my queen!

@sevgirichardson5222 2 года назад

Thanks for the video, it is my first year beekeeping, lot to learn. I am so impressed with your gentle bees, my bees are stinging me through my jeans and bee suit ones or twice every time I do Inspection

@knightmindreru2957 10 месяцев назад

This has been dramatic and I love it my first time to see the queen

@jobu88 3 года назад

Never ever ceases to amaze me that people do this without protective gear. Not even a veil. Great video.

@topaztschinnery1418 6 лет назад

Superb video - such a refreshing change to watch a master at work - no suit, no gloves, just a few puffs of smoke, and that slow, easy, totally relaxed approach and application - and not a sting in sight! A very salutary lesson on how the job should be done - Health and Safety, and all the lawyers out there - take note!! I look forward to checking out your website and other videos. Please keep them coming.

@iristeff697 2 года назад

Have been watching you on my you tube tv for years , decided to go on computer and subscribe to your channel this morning , love your videos and especially your life lessons at coffee time ,,,all are very helpful to me and my 93 year old mother ,who has recently come to live with me ...she loves to watch you and gives her understanding of what I am doing and experiencing with my bees. And she understands now why i love working with them...I've kept bees for 7 years some good years some bad. But enjoy it so much i won't quit ..am learning a lot from your videos that is helping me be a better beekeeper. I'm 73 and will do it as long as i am able God Bless...and thank you so very much ..just keep them coming...

@paulajones6366 2 года назад

Really amazing tutorial especially the queen laying an egg!!

@amyray1160 7 лет назад

Great video. My husband and I learned a lot from this. we loved watching the queen and find ourselves standing there watching them come in in the evenings with their legs full, it's very relaxing.

@1johnnyrocket73 7 лет назад

I showed my 3 year old daughter the honey bees we have on our flowers and she asked, "Where do the bees live?" We fired up the RU-vids and watched this video twice. She thought the queen should be wearing a dress. Thanks for the video!

@MrKermitro 3 года назад

Art Linkletter used to have a program (many years ago) titled “kids say the darn desk things”.)

@OldReddingFarm 4 года назад

THIS IS SO COOL! We're getting bees this spring and this is so interesting and informative. Thanks!!

@bachmanmwb 27 дней назад

I appreciate the methodical procedure by which you undertook this inspection. It's becoming sort of a ritual for me so I'm glad to incorporate nuggets of best practices with videos like this!

@beek 26 дней назад

Glad it was helpful!

@chrisearls1866 6 лет назад

Never, ever ceases to amaze me how people casually work with a beehive without protective gear. We had two hives when I was a kid and I never even got to the point of going without gloves, let alone a hat. Great video!

@vind1488 5 лет назад

A great watch on how to conduct inspection, gives me confidence in starting my own hive/hives, thank you from the UK.

@albriddick7260 9 лет назад

Dave got my hive and everything else from you,everything is great the last couple of years. This is a great video,thx. I can't learn enough.

@beek 9 лет назад

Al Briddick Thanks Al! We help so many people get started in beekeeping and it is our passion. We all need to do what we can to save these important pollinators. More and more people are getting started in beekeeping and we are glad to give support to beekeepers through these videos. I recently published a small book on Getting Your Bees Through The Winter on Amazon. Do what you can to ensure your bees survive the winter. Beekeeping is just a hoot. Good to hear from you Al.

@Kafue 6 лет назад

Wonderful to watch you interact with the bees. Inspiring!!! Thank You!

@hobbyfamilyfun365 Год назад

Thanks! Very informative. 1st time I've seen a queen lay. Neat!

@aparnaganapati 4 года назад

This is a great video on hive inspiration. You are very gentle with the bees and they seem to have accepted you as one of their own 🙂

@rose2525bud Год назад

I could watch & listen all day! 🐝🍯🐝

@glennwoodward8024 4 года назад

Thanks David. Your a natural in front of the camera. Your knowledge shines through and I was able to take in a lot of information. Thankyou from Bolwarra, NSW Australia.

@joemama98555 8 лет назад

Great video, I set my mom up with two packages back in April. This will help her alot.

@TheSukitani 8 лет назад

This was great. Thank you for taking the time to show it all. Thank you for sharing.

@jclark8727 5 лет назад

I love watching the bees work my mint plants in the summer, never seen a hive this closely before. Thanks for filming, great video!

@Carol-gy8gy 3 года назад

It is beautiful.Learning a lot.It makes venturing into bees seems easier. Thanks David

@abbbys Год назад

Excellent video, thank you so much for making it, I will be opening my first hive this weekend and I was clueless on what to do, I have all the tools and will be looking for the queen, now I know how! wish me luck!

@LuckyFigFarm 10 месяцев назад

Thanks very much. Great video for beginners.

@jaysonenfeld2321 7 лет назад

I've just started a bee keeping course and really loved this vid. Thank you.

@VtPapa 6 месяцев назад

David I need your recipe for the winter feed board please? Enjoy your videos and knowledge on beekeeping I’ve subscribed and learning a lot. Been a beekeeper for 50 years and still learning from You Tube. Just finished five two frame nucs got them painted and ready for use. Going to try raising queens this year, first time ever will see how it goes. Thanks again.🐝👍

@beek 6 месяцев назад

It’s on our website under feeders: www.honeybeesonline.com

@paigejohnson8428 8 лет назад

Thanks for sharing! Very informative to a first year beekeeper!

@miketo5828 3 года назад

Amazing, thanks for sharing, learning quite a lot, many blessings

@beek 3 года назад

You are so welcome

@DavidCarmany 7 лет назад

Super informative and easy to understand. Thanks!

@AussiePharmer 4 года назад

Hi David, I love your videos. Could you please do a video on good hive hygiene? What to do to ensure the hive stays healthy? Thank you!

@alexlawyer9325 Год назад

Bet pot smoke works best 🤣 the most relaxed bees in the world

@in2organic3 2 года назад

Wow you're amazing, really enjoying and concerning the bees their wealth, not like a job for the honey or selling the bees. I watched a lot of videos, some didn't care about the bees like you do. Love your videos! I would love to support you, but your shipping fee is over my head. Thank you!😊

@beek 2 года назад

So nice of you

@zakwillis 7 лет назад

Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@WLK1965 8 лет назад

They are very calm on the comb. I am considering starting beekeeping in Laos when I retire. My father and I had 20 hives years ago, but I have since stopped honey production. I am debating whether I will sell my equipment or not. Anyway, nice video.

@jdm0128 7 лет назад

AWESOME VIDEO! I could have watched the queen for hours

@beek 7 лет назад

Thanks Josh, I love just observing the bees and learning why they do what they do.

@steveganner3074 6 лет назад

Can I suggest... I always remove the 2 end frames first and place them in a Nuc box at the front of the hive and close off the exit and put the lid on. Which end do I start? Well, I decide that early on in the season. If the brood starts filling to the left then I start on the opposite end where the chances of it not having brood for months is more likely. This reduces the chance of me squashing the queen either between frames or at the ends of the frame; because there is only a slight gap at the end, and if I happen to nudge the frame to one side as I lift it out, she may get hurt.The end I decide on to always open from I push a drawing pin into that end frame so I know to start that end when I do further inspections. Then I only smoke this end to encourage the queen to move away to the centre, thereby lessening the chance of the queen being 0n the first 2 frames and injuring her. This is the important bit I am wanting to get across.... When lifting out the 3rd and subsequent frames, do NOT lift them directly out. The gap at each end of the frame is increased if you push one side of the frame away (any side) and lift the frame out at an angle, (diagonally) and it minimises the chances of killing the queen. It also means that when you are dislodging a propolised frame end with your hive tool in order to lift it out, you only have to break the seal at one end because the action of pushing the frame away at one side will break the propolised end anyway. This means NOT having to move your hand across the bees to the other end of the frame(possibly spooking the bees) For example. Left hand on frame end - then right hand with hive tool to break right hand side of the frame end - push away RHS - and then right hand to pick up the end. Is that clear? I hope so.Steve

@357lockdown 7 лет назад

Great stuff Dave, thank you.

@amywilson5460 2 года назад

Thank you!

@richardrevett8242 6 лет назад

Great film David especially watching the Queen I loved it 😊

@MonacoMike 9 лет назад

Very nice video. I had to watch it all the way to the end. This is something I had never seen before and was very informative for me. Now I van appreciate more as to what goes into bee keeping. Many thanks for sharing and posting.

@beek 9 лет назад

MrGrunthunter's Adventures Thank you! I've worked with honey bees for years and they still fascinate me. They are an amazing creature.

@Metalandstuff464 9 лет назад

Good video, nice tips along with being able to physically see it is great for learning. Thank you.

@beek 9 лет назад

Jason Kish Thanks Jason. People love to take my classes and I think what they enjoy the most is me out their with them frame by frame, learning beekeeping hands on, touch and feel.

@charliegioe3158 2 года назад

Very good video

@sallyhiggins9510 Год назад

That was excellent. Thank you

@beek Год назад

Thanks

@guillaumenel8227 9 лет назад

Thanks I learned a lot I'm from RSA and want to start bee-keeping but don't know a lot but this helped me understand more. I don't know yet if you have other videos I will keep looking, I want to know how to look for the larva and so forth, the more detailed inspection and how to catch a wild swarm that I have seen on the farm.

@karnachandru8702 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. Definitely helps in my bee keeping journey!

@beek 3 года назад

Glad to help!

@stephenblack1758 6 лет назад

Thanks for the great video and all the information you passed along! I wish my queen was marked....still have not found her!

@michaeliannone3288 2 года назад

I don’t understand how this man isn’t dead. What a badass.

@beek 2 года назад

I'll take that as a compliment. Usually when someone uses the word ass toward me, it is not a compliment 😂

@rskenny3 9 лет назад

nice video it is alway great to have a review of what should be done.

@beek 9 лет назад

Rich Kenny Some beekeepers keep what they know close to their chest. But I love sharing what I learn and discover with others...anything to help our bees!

@KVNCSTA 4 года назад

How are you doing this without a suit?!!! Holy crap! Awesome!

@charlietesoriere6458 9 лет назад

thanks for that video. it really was comprehensive. as a newbee i appreciate this / thanks i have learned !!

@beek 9 лет назад

Charlie Tesoriere Thanks! We never stop learning.

@mikesmithsays 8 лет назад

Why aren't the frames designed with wire loops to make them easier to lift out?

@JohnStraussmusic 8 лет назад

GREAT VIDEO THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME

@coven5803 8 лет назад

Thank You David!!

@007Variable 5 лет назад

very interesting, exactly what i was looking for, thx for posting

@beek 5 лет назад

Good to hear

@beckyabbott-fyer7654 3 года назад

Thank u very interesting learnt lots

@trickytricky100 8 лет назад

what a amazing blog David, I'm no a keeper of bees just love to keep them one day, how you handaled your bees and picked the queen up like that, never seen that before but I am new to this, and thanks for sharing your nolidge with us, thanks I thought it Was grate info thanks Richard

@beek 8 лет назад

+trickytricky100 Thanks Richard. I enjoy bees so much. It is my passion.

@dougkidd1561 5 лет назад

Excellent video thank you

@71organicmusic9 7 лет назад

the queen is beautiful.........

@tylerhall6455 4 года назад

A+ excellent video! thanks so much i leared a lot. i have two swarm traps im about to transfer and totally new to this.

@beek 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@davidmorse7596 9 лет назад

well done Dave!

@beek 9 лет назад

+David Morse Thanks David

@jessicatremontirealtor 5 лет назад

You're the best. I really enjoyed this video!

@mikezeigler1 2 года назад

The queen is like a celebrity lmao

@codyjamessingleton5098 11 месяцев назад

Queen at 7:17 walking toward corner of frame

@anthonypayne6032 2 года назад

Great stuff! This is my First year and have a hard time finding the queens have not seen them. Brood comb is nicely done, lot of nectar, honey. My bee are putting comb between the two deeps and the queen laying eggs in them, should I clean off the comb and force my hand?

@Batman3231852051 8 лет назад

Great tape thanks

@Rachels123 9 лет назад

that was pretty funny, I thought, hey this fellow really knows how to spot a queen, he's passing over the frames fast! in the end I see a big ole green splot on the queens head, Lol

@beek 9 лет назад

+Rachel Woodruff Yup, a queen with a painted thorax sure makes her easier to find!

@TheIrfanxz44 3 года назад

Big celebration when queen laying lol

@glorianelson6468 2 года назад

So information in this video. I noticed no queen excluder. Last year my queen got into the home super

@beek 2 года назад

Yup, watch my video on queen excluders: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-60nhl3OCIAI.html

@michaeljperonti4436 8 лет назад

Mike & Carolyn Peronti- just getting started and expecting our first three Nucs around the middle of September. We are in Central Florida. Spending the time between now and September Learning, Going to Bee School, and visiting with New Bee Club work sessions and getting our Apiary ready. Is there a reason I didn't see a Bee Excluder between the two brood boxes and the Super in the first hive you were working on. What is your opinion of Bee Excluders?

@ericrausch4840 4 года назад

You're the Mr Rogers of bees :)

@paulfisher8359 8 лет назад

Great video, well done !

@beek 8 лет назад

+Paul Fisher Thanks Paul

@quietpianist 9 лет назад

You're like the Mr. Rogers of beekeeping.

@beek 9 лет назад

quietpianist Thanks, I take that as nice compliment. I just need his trademark sneakers, sweater and trolly car. He once said, "Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people".

@dreiser92626 6 лет назад

Loving it, thanks 🐝

@bensteele566 6 лет назад

Good video

@WildIrishRose79Barrow 3 года назад

Soooo! Coool!

@frantisekjanosik5339 8 лет назад

thank you!

@alanaspinall7147 5 лет назад

God that man must have balls of steel lol

@BM-cr1zf 7 дней назад

How come you don't use a queen excluder screen?

@simonjoe4704 8 лет назад

Mr Burns, Thanks for the great video! I noticed your hives were out in the open so to speak. Do they do okay in the winter without a windbreak? Looking at the corn behind you it looks like you are in the midwest. Do you have to take any precautions when spraying the cornground? I also noticed that you use hivestands as well as having a hive on a slab. What difference if any do you notice between the two setups? Do you use screened bottom boards or solid? Thanks for reading this. I am a novice beekeeper from Ohio. Joe

@beek 8 лет назад

+Simon joe Thanks Joe. I usually use a wind break or wrap my hives when it gets really cold. I've had hives next to corn for 11 years here and have never had an issue. My farmer works with me really well. The hive stands are just more convenient to the beekeeper. Makes no difference to the bees. Always use screen bottom boards for mite control. Thanks!

@natserog 8 лет назад

Great video!

@TipsyTurvy17 8 лет назад

Thanks for this great video. I just got my first box of bees and will do the first inspection in a couple days. It was a split and we are not for sure if the queen slipped into the split box?? lucky me if she did. So I'll be looking for eggs or queen cells.

@larryboecker3459 8 лет назад

Great video thanks

@beek 8 лет назад

Thanks! This was a fun one to make.

@radoslawjocz2976 3 года назад

Avesome video

@beek 3 года назад

I appreciate you saying so.

@shirleyrust9165 Год назад

How often do you inspect a hive. My husband says that I inspect them too much. And that's why I lose hives

@prxbkl Год назад

I'm planning to get into it for my large food garden. Our bees have been killed by chemtrail spraying. (no, it's not a theory - these sky jockeys play tick-tack-toe in the sky with grid patterns almost daily.) We have NO BEES anymore and hand pollinating with a small paint brush is next to impossible.

@beek Год назад

That's sad

@itznatposh7993 5 лет назад

I saw the queen bee!!!

@mikeries8549 7 лет назад

I have queens from the same source. One of your students bees swarmed many times. She had four deeps and two supers and way way too many bees. Have heard that those green dot queens in 2015 came from Florida. Is this true? Those queens are very very good so breed more of them.

@robbiesines4864 5 лет назад

What's a tip to put queen back in hive to keep her alive

@chrisrivers4987 9 лет назад

Good video on inspecting the hive. Will you go back later to check the queen cells?

@beek 9 лет назад

Chris Rivers Not really. I'm teaching a Beekeeping Institute and when we inspected that hive today, I'm pretty sure I removed it.

@kurtiskauffman3741 8 лет назад

sweet! job

@smackdownhntr 4 года назад

I like the video. I wish I could access my 4 hives with no protection. I am in full head to toe bee suit and still get stung every time. I have no idea how you do it without protection.

@beek 4 года назад

A few times I've had to abandon the video :)