Is it possible to merge a queen less swarm of bees with a cut out using a bee vac? Let's find out. 

Kind of like the smell of your dirty laundry in the back of your truck. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@@JeffHorchoff lol

​@@JeffHorchoff what a beautiful little beehive!

If you happen to have one ore more recently deceased queens, stick them in a little bottle filled with alcohol. It'll make a great bee attractant.

@@JeffHorchoff ooh harsh!

Happy to have you return. God's peace Nola. Mr. Ed

Good morning to you Professor Fred! I have to say, the Everything Bee Vac is a wonderful tool, and it goes with me on every removal. However, I prefer my Robo style vac as my main, go to vac for removals due to it's ability to flush out the hose when clogged with bees. Would I recommend the Everything Bee Vac, yes indeed. Hands down, it is the best tool to remove swarms, and when working off a ladder, just strap it to the ladder and you don't need a long hose anymore. Tony has gotten rid of a lot of issues from earlier models of the vac, and I know he is still working on getting the plug for recharging located differently. I am sure you will bee very pleased once you use it for yourself. Always honored when you watch and leave a comment, thank you very much for that. Tell Annette hello for me. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

Bee deaths in a bee-vac are much more likely to be due to using suction which is too strong. When you use a bee-vac with adjustable suction power, and when you use only gentle suction, the bees have much greater likelihood of being collected safely. The ribbed suction hose is not a problem under gentle suction conditions.

@@wilfredkube8570 I have to disagree. I do daily bee removals. Since changing to smooth ID hoses, I have a very low death rate. I can vac at almost full pressure and have less deaths then low pressure with ribbed hose. No one can tell me otherwise sorry.

I agree, it does make a difference. God's peace. Mr. Ed

I have to admit, they were a bit crowded, and I have added another box to give them extra room. However, initially, it is a good idea to put them all in a single box, then let them spread out. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brother. Mr. Ed

High rise apartments in a big city.

Happy to have done it for you Cindy. By the way, I found the queen in the bee vac box. God's peace sister. Mr. Ed

I did find the queen so this hive will be just fine, and I can't say for sure if I will do updates on it as it will be moved out to one of our out yards. But, who knows. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Mary. Mr. Ed

Watch the video, the first swarm was queenless.

No, one was dead already, and I left here in there to let the bees from the swarm know they needed a new queen. With the need for a new queen established, the swarm will readily accept another queen as their own queen. 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

I did find her, and she was laying up a storm already. This hive is going to do great. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karla. Mr. Ed

​@@JeffHorchoff Did you take any pictures? 😁

Would a shop-vac work? There is a BIG difference between picking up the bees, and picking them up without injuring or killing them. The main reason for this difference is how strong the suction is, and GENTLE suction is the answer. A shop-vac, or any other (household or industrial) vacuum cleaner is far too strong, and will kill many bees, UNLESS you adjust the vacuum to a gentle suction.

The bee vac is called the Everything Bee Vac and is made by a friend of mine in Lockhart,Texas, Tony Adraic. It is an awesome tool and you can find out all about it by going to allmybees.com 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 Frank. Mr. Ed

I will try and do that for you, it will be something good to show. Stay tuned. Thanks for asking and for watching. God's peace Dave. Mr. Ed

Yes I did, and the bees are doing great. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

It is called the Everything Bee Vac and it is made by a friend of mine, Tony Adrick, in Lockhart, TX. You can see the vac for yourself at allmybees.com It is a great product and works wonderfully due to it's construction and performance. Thanks for watching. God's peace Julianne. Mr. Ed

My opinion is that re queening a hive by placing a frame of brood young enough on it into a queen less hive is the BEST way to re queen a queen less hive. By placing the frame of brood in it the bees will make emergency queen cells, and in about 15 days you will have a new queen walking on the comb. Also, before placing the frame into the queen less hive, make sure to knock off all the bees from it. This will prevent any fighting. 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

Thanks for your reply, so I should have knocked off the bees and only put the frame of brood larvae and eggs in. I did wonder. Im just surprised as you combined two different groups of bees into one hive with no fighting ? Anyway i probably watch you and Charlie just about every day, you have a lot of videos to go through. Take care Rob

The queen is caged to discourage the bees from leaving the box., which in the past has happened on several occasions. If the queen is caged, and the bees know it, they will not abandon the queen and clean up the comb to prepare for her to begin laying. Though it delays her for a few days, she quickly makes up the difference. Thanks for watching. God's peace James. Mr. Ed

@@JeffHorchoff maybe use a hive entrance Queen excluder and then release her. Wouldn’t that work?

It's all about the aggressiveness of the bees. The bees in our region, at least for now, are very gentle as seen by this video, and the bees in Arizona and out west are VERY aggressive as seen in his videos. 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

In my opinion, regardless of where they are emptied, they will eventually get into the box, and because I wanted to find and cage the queen, dumping them on the concrete gives me an opportunity to look for the queen as they march into the hive. God's peace Larry. Mr. Ed

It will if the swarm is queen less. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

I have already done that, it was a LOT of bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

He AND Ralph will bee attending. Looking forward to seeing you there as well Phillip. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

Those links I sent should answer all your questions. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

Foi uma pena que a rainha estava faltando no enxame, mas pelo menos o grupo de abelhas que aspiramos tinha uma lá dentro e deu tudo certo. Grande audiência de você novamente. paz de deus irmão. Sr. Ed

@@JeffHorchoff Amém, que DEUS abençoe seu trabalho.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Hey Richard, happy to hear you are getting warmer weather. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

We’re at day nine of sunny days here in Alaska since June. Looks like we might get some honey after all. But Jeff, I still enjoy the summers here better than Covington

Though it may appear to be such, compared to the number of the living bees, it is a very insignificant number. And in my opinion, the loss of a small percentage compared to the loss of the entire colony is a price well spent. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

Suas amáveis ​​​​palavras são muito apreciadas. Obrigado por eles e por todo o tempo que você passou assistindo minhas aventuras de luta de abelhas. Até o próximo, a paz de Deus sempre. Sr.

Hey Jeff, the queen from the removal did survive, and she is laying once again. Happy to hear you guys are finally coming out of the winter, looking forward to seeing how you show it. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

They continue to do very well. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

I have had music in my videos almost since I started the channel, but I'm using it less and less these days as I'm finding it more of a distraction than a help. Thanks for watching. God's peace Melanie. Mr. Ed

I dont recall sry im loosing my memery

But they ALL are so bee-u-tful! Thanks for watching. God's peace Brett. Mr. Ed

@@JeffHorchoff all good mate cheers from AUSTRALIA. LOVE YA WORK.

If ya see another tiger can you please do a close up of any dark bees cheers again. Tiger stripe queen would love to have a good look. Wells years did a book here about a black bees here in Australia they were never found this was back in the 50ies . Each swarm I catch is in very hard country here. No luck yet.

I still will get stung, but to me it's worth the price to be around these incredible creatures. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

Wrangling and keeping bees is such a fascinating hobby, there are an infinite number of experiences with bees and each one has me coming back for more. 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 Richard. Mr. Ed

We do have mites in our area, but not to the extent that other areas in the world are affected by them. And even though we do have mites, I do not treat the bees to rid them of the mites, I let the bees handle that job themselves and they do a very good job at it.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 Lisa. Mr. Ed

I don't remember exactly what happened with this merge, but I do know it all worked out as the hive is still alive. 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 Monique. Mr. Ed

Happy to hear you enjoyed this one as well, we do aim to share our fun. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

Sorry Nola, I do not understand what you are asking me. Try again. God's peace. Mr. Ed

I should have thought of that. I promise I will do it very soon. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching. God's peace William. Mr. Ed

Between the monks at Monk Soap and the bees at Abbee Honey, all the wax our bees produce is used. Sorry, there is not any extra to sell. God's peace Lisa. Mr. Ed

I will pass the message along to him, but I know he is only trying to get the best shots possible and it can be difficult to accomplish all the time. Thanks for watching. God's peace Frances. Mr. Ed

Because I did not find the queen when I was removing the hive, that is exactly what I did....and there she was! Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

Yes it is and it is battery powered as well which makes it VERY practical. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kennith. Mr. Ed

No, it was not, just a larger bee. Still, you have great eye sight just to notice that. 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 Helena. Mr. Ed

It comes that way, and it works very well separating the bees while they are in the bee vac. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

So glad to hear positive comments, thank you so much for them 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

The wire mesh provides a scaffold, or framework, for the bees to hold onto. This is much safer for them than having to be clomped together as they are sucked into the bee-vac bucket.

The bees hang on it and it keeps the bees from bunching together in one big ball thus dissipating the heat that builds as more and more bees are vacuumed. Thanks for watching. God's peace Paul. Mr. Ed

Well, if you are ever in the New Orleans area, let me know before hand and it may be possible for you to come wrangle with us. Thanks for the good vibes, your blessings, and for taking the time to watch, it is all greatly appreciated. God's peace Christi. Mr. Ed

You are to kind Larry, thank you so much for your generosity and for your faithfulness to watching our bee wrangling adventures. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

I have yet had that reason explained to me so I can not say. When I do find out that answer, and I have asked it many times over the years, I will relay the answer. 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 Hi. I've done some research. I found that there is a Wikipedia article on bee swarming, and I found the following quote within it... "The queen stops laying to be trim enough to fly, and her newly unemployed nurse bees go with her." This isn't the complete story, because she will also be accompanied by more experienced bees to scout for a new location for the nest. I originally thought that the nurse bees would be needed to look after the brood in the old hive, but I now understand that the Queen ceases laying some days before swarming. Hope this is useful. 😁

They eat the honey. Then, as the maggots eat through the comb, they defecate causing the "slimming" of honey comb. NASTY! God's peace Kasie. Mr. Ed

@@JeffHorchoff what buggers, no wonder you squash them with great force! Lol

The Catholic church does welcome all races, after all, Catholicism is world wide, and the world is comprised of all races. God's peace. Mr. Ed

Have you not been to a Catholic church in an inner city location? Seattle? St.Paul, Minnesota? Gonzaga University, Washington State?

Initially, it is their own comb that draws them. But, since the queen was in there that solidifies the whole thing. Thanks for watching. God's peace Paul. Mr. Ed

I'd love to see the pictures. Please send them to me at oscelata@gmail.com, I know you will wrangle those bees but good. God's peace Lynn. Mr. Ed

Because the survival mode is so strong, once bees know they have lost their own queen, they will readily accept ANY new queen.Thanks for watching. God's peace Mary Jane. Mr. Ed

Yes, we do have state inspectors, and I did get inspected a few years bac, video link below. But no, registration is not mandatory ...yet. Thanks for watching, and until the next one, God's peace David. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g465H12cDcU.html

Your kind words and blessings are greatly appreciated, thank you for them and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace John. Mr. Ed

When I look back to the beginning of my RU-vid videos, I'm amazed at how much distance I have gone. Thank you so much for following along for the entire time. God's peace Bob. Mr. Ed

Sorry, should have watch rest of video before asking.

Can you imagine how much fun it is working with him so often, I'm a blessed man to have him as a friend. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tom. Mr. Ed

No, that is not the case. The dead queen was from the swarm as I vacuumed her on purpose after finding her in the pile on the ground. And the queen from the removal is live and well as I found her in the hive 2 days later. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

It's still early, our just started happening this week. God's peace Red Horse. Mr. Ed

Thank you for your blessings Frances, that is so awesome receiving them. I use a few methods to combine hives, but in general, I don't combine hives. It's only for certain circumstances I do it, and this time was a good example of " certain circumstances." Thanks for joining me this morning Frances. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

You are going to be busy harvesting your honey this year. God's peace Lea. Mr. Ed