@@lorrainevanlelyveld8065 The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I'm glad someone realizes how essential the beeeez are to every living thing. We wouldn't have non meat products or many different species of plants and trees without them.
My daycare children were interested in Bees and they enjoyed watching your video. Your calmness helped them to remember to be calm around bees. They learned about the Queen being the mother of them all and how they take care of her. Their important job of pollinating, why and how they make honey combs, etc. Thank you very much for demonstrating calmness for them and being a friend to bees
I grew up terrified of bees. Watching you save colony after colony, preserving all their resources, and being so respectful of everything about bees, has completely changed my mind about them. Thank you for saving the bees, but also for making videos about saving the bees.
When I was about 5 I was attacked by a swarm of yellowjackets as my father had just driven his riding lawnmower over their inground nest. I arrived just as they all came out all pissed off at what had happened and was stung 30-40 times all over my body. I'm in my late 40's now so I don't remember much of it but it certainly instilled a massive fear of anything flying and stinging - that said I still enjoy this channel and the plight of honeybees as I certainly understand the difference. As for yellowjackets, wasps, etc. they can all die a fiery death as far as I'm concerned!
Same here, i was terrified of bees/wasps/hornets my entire life, and only last year was i stung for the first time by a few yellow jacket hornets. Not bad for 44 years, but yeowwww that hurt!
@@ross-carlson Word! I have a horse farm in Washington and we are forever mowing over ground wasps and spraying paper wasps out of protected spaces. I know they must be good for something, but I don't know what it is, so they are all welcome to vanish as far as I'm concerned!
@@kenhammscousin4716 The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I feel like every bee doesn’t sting you because they know you’re the goddess of bees. They’re taught it in bee school to respect you and not sting you.
She gets stung. A lot. For sure. Even with smoke and careful handling, it happens to beekeepers who only work on 1 hive, let alone higher frequency handling like this gal.
Yes, she has shown a close-up of a stinger in her knuckle and explained how the bee is attached to the stinger and pulls its own guts out trying to fly away after stinging. But it can't and just keeps pulling on the "line" attached to its body on one end and the stinger on the other end. Pretty horrible death for the bee...
I don't think there is a more noble goal on this planet than helping the bees! This is probably the reason why this lady looks so at peace, the way she talks/walks/acts just naturally puts every living thing around her at ease....
Erika, YOU ARE AMAZING!! Thank you so much for your calm and compassionate approach!! You are educating so many people just on how to conduct yourself around any animal, with a lot of respect and kindness 💟....I am so impressed by you with your fearless approach....Wonderful for the bees that you are truly their ambassador to the world, and they need it, as you are aware of the pesticides being sprayed on crops, and the danger they are constantly in...I am a garden designer and have been in business for 27 years. Whenever anyone works for me, they are instructed to be gentle and compassionate with all insects in and around the garden, and of course, I do everything organically. So I really get where you are coming from, and we just need so much help to show humans that we are not the only intelligent and caring (not always for sure) life on this planet, and that every life on this planet is valuable and worthy of comfort and kindness while they are here...Much Love to you 💟☯🕉☮
Erica, I just started keeping bees yesterday! I'm so excited! My friends were all asking how I was so calm around the bees instead of freaking out over being stung. You were a huge inspiration!! Wish me luck! Update: Today I went down to the hives. I had an old box lying around with old used frames that I got from a bee-keeping friend and I saw that there were a lot of bees coming in and out of the old box. So I lifted the lid and the top cover and to my surprise there was a hive in there! And so active too! It looks like a new swarm just moved in, queen and all! I'm so happy!
I hope you reconsider if you live in north America at all, honey bees are highly invasive and are actually terrible for our ecosystem, as they're crunching out our native species.
@@peppermeat8059 their job is to do that in the places that they are native to. Honey bees were brought over from Europe to north America in the 17th or 18th century because the people moving around the globe saw benefit to bringing the bees. In reality theyre devastating for the native pollinators that actually belong in north America, they're really good at spreading diseases and they're effective at boxing out other pollinators from resources like habitat and food. Yes they pollinate, yes their job is important, but not over here. We already have a whole range of biodiversity that's evolved along side our plants and other native creatures forever. Honeybees are only important to a small hand full of things that are not native to America that we cultivate, America's agriculture is responsible for hundreds of crops, but only about 60 of those specific kinds of food need to have honey bees. In reality there is a bee that is native to north America that's even more efficient at pollinating our native crops and other plants. It's called the blue orchard bee, but no one wants to beekeep them because they can't profit off of honey or literally every other aspect of the bee. Saving the honey bees is propaganda spread by beekeepers because there's so much money to get out of it. The bees wax, the honey, pollinating rentals, selling their stings for holistic medical stuff and more, it's all profitable. What's more American than profit?
You have one of the kindest voices I've ever heard! It's like this is the ASMR channel of all bee channels. Please continue with your lovely work and narration!
I've mentioned before.....I am a retired nurse and a mom who's anaphylactic son is ALWAYS in the woods, nature and has no fear of bee's....he's not foolish, has his epi pen with him.....he absolutely loves your videos....thank you for putting it into perspective that it's not like the 1940's cartoons where an army of Bees come at you stingers first.....they need us as much as we need them.....thank you so much for your work, KNOWLEDGE ❤keep up the great work, LUVIN IT FROM NH
You were born to do this with the Bees, everytime I get near bees they sting the hell out of me. You never seem to get stung young lady and that is impressive.
I just watched your short vid about saving the bees that were in mourning. Bees are critical to our planet's, and our, survival. What you did, with great tenderness, was wonderful.
OMG that is soooo many bees. Your commitment in taking care of these precious little ones is amazing. Thank you for all you do for the bees. 🐝✨✅✨You’re Awesome!
She might want to start committing less to protecting them, considering honey bees are invasive to North America and are actually devastating our natural pollinators.
This is perhaps the most impressive bee rescue I've seen on this channel! From the massive amount of comb and bees, the unique home that they chose, and the numerous pounds of honey that was retrieved. A job well done! Bravo! 👑👸🐝🐝🐝🍯🍯🍯
You need a Q and A!! Where do you put their new homes after? What happens with any stragglers that happen to be out collecting pollen when you leave? Your videos are so interesting to watch! Great work!!
Considering honey bees are invasive and actually devastating to North America's natural pollinators, she shouldn't be getting praised, she should start focusing her efforts and her following on this channel to promote healthy species in the ecosystems of Texas and North America, not perpetuate its decline
I just found your channel thanks to Reddit tonight. The way you say the word "bees" is divine and I deeply appreciate the love and care you have for these wonderful little creatures. Thanks for all your work!
I want her autograph LMAO!! She's amazing and Bees are another proof among millions of what a miracle life on this planet is. God Bless her for all her work :)
Erika, you are amazing. I kept bees here in the UK many many years ago, and I always loved collecting swarms and running them into a new hive. Amazing little critters.
Dear me not only you are an amazing person - but you have one of the best ASMR voices I've heard. Honestly it gives me instant spine shivers without the whole standard ASMR setup.
I'm so glad it's finally spring, because I hope it means we'll see more of these wonderful videos. I never get tired of seeing you work. You are so respectful of these extraordinary creatures, so skillful, so patient.
@@PD-we8vf it had to be moved or someone would have just called the exterminator. A lot of people dont appreciate the importance of bees and just classify them as stinging bugs.
I recently found this channel and I’m straight up obsessed with it ❤ 🐝 Everything about this woman is amazing. So confident yet calming. I’ve learned so much and I’ve gotten into the habit of watching a new video every night before bed. It’s so relaxing and a wonderful way to unwind. Thank you Erika for all you do for the bees and all the amazing content! Saying hello from the mitten state!
Wow!! That’s my first time ever seeing you in full bee gear. I think one video I saw you wear a veil but I’ve never seen you in anything close to full suit. That’s awesome to see your process though. When you do and when you don’t use it. It makes a lot of sense.
I love watching these videos with the Bee Whisperer!! Such a clam, warm voice steady and gentle I suspect because she doesn't act like any predator it allows her to move with them freely
I appreciate your gentle touch and caring for the bees. You are very calm and soft when talking. Thank you for showing us the process of saving the bees. I really appreciate everything you do.
Love how gently and carefully you treated these bees and their hive!! Your work is so incredibly important. Would love to see an update on how the bees settle into their new home and how you care for them!
Erika, I just love you so much for not only what you do but how you treat the bees, the combs, searching carefully for the queen. It’s so interesting to watch. You’re a gem in the world of bee removal/bee keepers. Like in FGT, and I know I say it a lot, but - “You’re just a bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode. That’s what you are, a bee charmer.” Ruth Jamison Thank you, Erika 🐝🐝🐝
beautiful! I love watching you work. i love how easily you can tell that you genuinely care about the bees and work so hard to make sure they are safe. thank you for your important work!
My grandfather kept bees in Iowa back in the late 40s/early 50s. He actually had a bee sting allergy but only ever wore a hat with a face net and never got stung. Use smoke, then work slowly and deliberately, he explained. It is awesome to see you work just like he explained. I've never been afraid of bees as a consequence and your vids are great fun to watch. Our neighbor in Los Angeles was an old Russian beekeeper. He had hives behind his garage and harvested their honey made from garden flowers in the neighborhood. HIs best honey came from the chaparral blooms. He would haul the hives out into the desert and return months later. That honey had a distinct wild plant bouquet and was nice and dark, not like the typical clover honey. Great stuff. Congratulations to you for your good work.
Your work is so inspiring. I find myself getting somewhat emotional with the incredible respect and care that you show these bees. Your channel is addictive and you do wonderful work. You are truly a blessing.
Hi Erika. Thanks for these videos showing how to manipulate the comb into the frames. I recently found it necessary to move a small colony from a swarm box with no frames in it, to a Langstroth hive, and, although I'm not as clever as you are, and there were a few casualties, I took my time, tried to enjoy the task, and eventually managed to do a half decent job of it. I put a tarp on the ground before I started and that helped in the later stages where I was able to build a ramp using the tarp, right up to the entrance of their new home, so the bees could climb in. It's definitely patience, patience, patience, all the way. There is no way to rush this sort of thing I couldn't have done this without your videos. It also made me laugh when the bees started dragging the elastic bands out of the hive 2 weeks later. and throwing them off the landing strip onto the grass! Bees are fascinating and wonderful animals. And, you're an inspiration to all of us. Best wishes from Tasmania. Where we only have one small hive beetle (now deceased) and no varroa yet.
Dear lady, you are an amazing woman and caregiver for these colonies of bees. When you relocate a hive like this what happens to the stragglers that are left behind. Do they join another colony or are they doomed to expire without relocating their original colony? Wishing you a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace
This beautiful woman is so gentle. I'm very allergic and scared of bee stings. I've changed my thoughts/fear of bees. Thank you for helping me❤❤❤ Jai bless
Honey bees are devastatingly terrible for the North American ecosystems, please put research in and strive to help out native pollinators rather than allow an invasive species to perpetuate in the environment
I think they know you are a friend and not going to hurt them so they don’t get aggressive with you. I love watching you, seeing how much you care for them. You have helped me over my bee phobia and to become a bee advocate. Thank you ❤
I saw a bee today, I stopped to notice that a bumble bee is different than a honeybee. Thanks for the new awareness of bees! Then I saw the ridiculous controversary and wanted even more to thank you for your great videos. Of course, you scope out a situation in advance and plan accordingly, obviously, great stuff!!!!
I recently stumbled upon this channel, and I just want to say I love the content. Your voice, work and the buzzing of the bees are like a great ASMR to me. Keep up the excellent work!
Believe it or not, yellow jackets have their place in the ecosystem. They come and grab worms off of plants and feed them to their young. I allow them to maintain a few nests high HIGH up at the top of my house so they’re around but not right in my area.
Why do I get so invested in this? Sitting here biting my nails, talking at the screen like an idiot. "That's like a gallon of honey!", "Oh girl, you gotta find this queen.", "Lift with your legs!", "You need some reversed clamps to pry that open", "You need a dolly so you don't have to lift that monster hive.". "Oh god, please don't drop it.", Then relaxing at the end like I did something. "Whew. okay. It's fine. Everything is fine." Wife looking at me like I'm crazy. "Hon, it's gotta be another great day of saving the beeeezzzz. It's just gotta."
@@TexasBeeworks ma'am can I get your opinion on how you feel about the fact that you are helping ruin your ecosystem and environment? Were you aware that honey bees are actually an invasive species to North America and the more hives you save, you're actually doing unforetold amounts of damage to the environment you claim to love so passionately? I urge you to do some actual research and hopefully focus your efforts on doing good for your ecosystem rather than allowing an alien species to push out and devastate our natural and native pollinators?
