Bob some of us out here are hungry for more of your content, please keep it coming

That is an incredible video. Alot more to a.i. than i could have imagined. What an impressive person Shibu is for his dedication and persistence to achieve his level of queen breeding. Thank you for sharing that experience.

Absolutely Amazing. Thank you Shibu Raj for sharing this information with us and to Bob for taking the time to make this video.

I was encouraged when I saw that this was a guy working out of his suburban home. I thought that it might not be so involved after all. Watching the video brought me back to reality. It is really involved. I'm glad there are people doing this work but there is no way I'm trying this, at least not before I retire.

Thanks Bob, great video, i have a new respect for the process. Shibu is a real professional.

Quite the detailed process . Thank you for showing that

This man is a very intelligent and meticulous person who gives lots of information on how he does his insemination of his queens. Very interesting video

OUTSTANDING VID!!! I've been collecting the equipment required for AI over the last few months. I have the microscope, the instrument, along with everything else required. In about 2 weeks I'm taking a class at ASU to learn the process and techniques. Your video could not have been more timely! And as always, it was very well done. Thank you Bob

Thank you Bob and Shibu. Up here we import many many thousands of Cali queens each spring to replace winter losses. You can well imagine how many millions of drones are flying annually with southern genetics. This video adds to a very limited list of instructional vids on II. Thank you.

Absolutely fascinating, I cannot remember being so absorbed in a topic. Shibu Raj, Bob, Bryan, a totally professional job. I am familiar with AI of cattle but this is in another league.

This is absolutely mind-blowing. Shibu is very skilled and knowledgable in his trade. Thanks Bob for bringing us this outstanding information and technique. Thank you Shibu Raj for sharing with us!

Absolutely incredible video . The way he was pronouncing 'queen' was really getting me . 'kew-ween' 😂

Bob, I always look forward to the submissions on your channel. Each video is informative and helpful for those wishing to progress in sustainable beekeeping. I thank you so much for being an ambassador to the industry and providing information to make others successful. I just want to be sure you know the appreciation Shared by many people towards you. You are definitely making an impact not only on our operation, but on many others. Thank you for all you do and blessings to you always.

Thank you Bob and Shibu for posting this. I have debated going down this road because it’s a lot of extra work and hassle moving my mating nucs to an isolated yard which is a 35 minute drive from home. What you folks have taught me with this video is that I am blessed to have a location only a half hour away that is 20 miles from the nearest other bees.

Hey bob got the Shibu Queen cells all hatched and installed in nucs what a pretty set of queens thank Jessie for his help looking forward to hanging out in late march on grafting day hope to get some good lunch have a good day

Shibu is impressive. No way could I d that intricate work. Thanks for the video.

FASCINATING! Great video. I don't think I will ever be able to do this myself. I'd need a magnifying scope and my hands are shaky. Thanks for doing this video!

A quick splash drinking from the "firehose of knowledge". That was VERY interesting. Thanks for posting Bob, Shibu, & Byran. Well done.

That was very interesting. Thanks Shibu and Bob!

Wow, thank you Shibu, Bob and camera person!! So articulate in his process, so impressive!

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 I don't even have words to say how incredible this is. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome! Very nice to get this deeper Insight. Thanks to you Guys!😃

Bob, I want to thank you for all the time you devote to passing yours and others beekeeping knowledge. I have attempted to raise some queens this season here in Australia. I have used the method you described about a year ago and have just reversed the starter box into the finisher. I grafted 20 cells and decided not to disturb the frame but was able to see that at least 12 cells are being developed. To say I am delighted is an understatement - reversing the boxes was like Christmas seeing the cells that the bees have started. You are a great mentor to so many including me - even from a distance. Regards and thank you. Jak, Narooma Australia.

What a great video! Thanks for taking the time to do this!!

Bob Binnie this is fascinating! Thanks for sharing this with us. Quite possibly the best video so far. I thank you again sir.

By far the most informative in lamen terms video on AI queens. Thank you for the video Bob. Really cool to see how bee keeping can go from mating nucs with mutts to full sanitation AI with $15k in equipment to do. I appreciate the science side you bring.

My goodness that’s a lot of work he puts in

II doesn't need to cost $10k, I got started for less than $2400cad. I haven't been able to get antibiotics, laws in Canada make it difficult, so I need to collect and use the same day, two week storage would be nice. Was awesome to watch and compare his technique to my own. Thanks.

What a process!! Thanks to Mr. Shibu for sharing this Awesome information!! Thanks to Bob and team also!

Absolutely fascinating video! Thanks for sharing Bob and thanks Shibu for your excellent explanation of this process!

Amazing and impressive! Shibu did a wonderful job explaining his process of artificial insemination. Bob, I can't wait to get updates on your new queen (#16).

I have a new appreciation for A.I. queens. Thanks Bob for bringing us the details that we might never see otherwise.

Great video Bob, thank you again for bringing us great content.

Very nice description Shibu Raj of your process. Thanks Bob nice video of the process.

Thanks Bob and Shibu, and Bryan for the camera work. That was a very interesting video.

Thank you so much Shibu for the presentation, and, as always, thank you Bob for another fascinating and informative video!

This is fantastic stuff, Bob. Thank you!

Bob. That was incredible. Please thank Shabu and your cameraperson. Thank you. I am sure you were almost speechless

Thanks Bob, really appreciate this video and also the other videos this year about the varroa studies. It's a lot of work to edit this much video. Really great job! And thank you Shibu!

I wonder what this man's occupation is....he's very scientific minded seems to me. Such an interesting video...took me awhile to figure out what a 'Qune' was...but I finally caught on! Thanks to the both of you for this insight to what's involved...a very complicated process.

This takes a crazy amount of dedication and skill.

Thank you Bob and Shibu, Very much appreciated.

Absolutely amazing!! You never cease to amaze me. Thank you Mr Binnie. Shibu has the patience of Job. I don't ever see me doing this but it was definitely interesting to see. Im surprised only 10k for the equipment, titebond I already have😁...God bless you from Texas.

That is amazing! I'm a beekeeper and wish I could do this.

*Interesting content,thanks for sharing Bob and Shibu* 👍

Shibu is a gold mine of info!!

Nice work you guys and Shibu you have come a long way my friend, looking forward to getting together, sent you pics of the bee house.

Hello Mr. Binnie, Enjoyed the video. I bet Laidlaw and Mackensen would have been impressed. Most ii queens are just dropped among the bees. Mr. Raj retrieves his virgins from a cloister nuc. No problem as long as the same queen goes back. Banking virgins and banking inseminated queens. The detail is tremendous. A queen is bred at a distance, flies back to the hive with a sperm nodule hanging from the tip of her abdomen. If the nodule is not broken during the retrieval process, then the workers will begin to dry the gut portion of spermal nodule all the way up to the node which will bust. The sperm will then go through the receiving tube to the spermatheca. Apparently she will fly till the s'theca is full. Mr. Raj has a unique method for the eversion process. He apparently wants to control the sperm and the mucus. So he does a double "push". The conventional way is to pinch the head of the drone off. In one fell swoop the abdomen contracts to a hard marble. It is so severe that those with good hearing can hear it. This is the moment of death for the drone. This intense contraction puts the sperm, mucus and water together. These fluids are a medium for the sperm to swim, go into the receiving tube and fill the spermatheca. Mr. Raj has really put forth an effort. I applaud his efforts.

Informative as always. Thanks Bob.

This man is amazing! What a wealth of knowledge never seen anyone so dedicated

Awesome video! A lot of exciting breeding work going on in Tennessee, Missouri, and North Carolina. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video, very informative. Thanks for your efforts in continuing education for all of us beekeepers.

I was just going to repeat the same sentiment as the majority of the comments below. Thanks for the great video.

Amazing! Definitely on my bucket list for one of these years. Thanks for sharing!

Huge investment in education, time and money. A.I. a Queen always amazes me but guarantees the genetics. 👍

This is very interesting. I am sure it wasnt cheap for the equipment. Have to thank him and you for the share. I have to look more into it. I dont have any so called breeder Queens but i do have my Cauc,Carnie line thats natural from up here. I love the look of a solid black Queen

Something else I'll never have to worry about doing. Way over my head. LOL Amazing skill required here. Thanks Bob and Shibu for sharing this. Wow.

thank you and shibu for this video.

Amazing work and fascinating to see the process. Thanks for sharing.

outstand!!! i can say i will not be doing this, smiles. at 72 my eyesite would protest. a project that is exceptional. it is easy to be humbled by his efforts. thank you sir.

Thanks for posting. There's a reason why II queens are so expensive!

That was the most interesting thing i have seen in a long time! Thank you!

Fantastic video.

Awesome Bob, The enthusiasm of Indian people to learn is incredible. You can always hear in their voice how passionate they are about something and how much they like to do something.BOB FOR PRESIDENT 😃

I have pretty much zero interest in doing AI, but at the same time, I am fascinated by his setup and procedures, and I think I would enjoy doing it. He really seems like he understands what he's doing. Thank you for the video Bob! I do have one concern/suggestion, and that is using the non sterile distilled water in a sterile system. My dad used to drink a lot of distilled water (don't do it, it causes long term health issues because it dissolves the minerals from your body to equalize the osmotic pressure, and leaves you depleted..), and I remember it wasn't infrequent that he would complain about getting a batch that was contaminated, tasted like cleaning chemicals,, etc. If you are getting it from a consumer supplier, they have reletively low standards, and no guarantee it's sterile. So I would want to at least boil it and store it in a sterile flask before using it here, which doesn't add much work, but ensures that you don't throw away the alcohol wash by putting non sterile water in next. Small chance of contamination, but why risk it? Other than that assumption of the sterility of the water, I find his procedures meticulous and I would have guessed he was in the medical field, or at least a lab scientist by watching him! If he ever wants to change careers... Lol

Great video. I just started I.I. in july this year. Great reinforcement of the information I learned and seeing slightly different method of cleaning.

Very informative video. Thank you for sharing Bob.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....That's the most interesting thing I've ever seen on youtube......thank you for showing this procedure....

Wow. That was fasinating. Thankyou Raj and Binnie for the video. I can appreciate and relate to this for I watched my mother inseminate Heffers by hand as a child. Cheers

An excellent and informative video, Thank you!

Absolutely amazing! Watching bugs and bees makes my skin crawl and itch...then I begin to check the room for bees. I carry an epi pen. but wow this is fascinating knowing how many enemies bees face in the fight for survival..

Frakkin amazing stuff.

Ha Bob This is over me past me and will never happen by me I have not got the grafting part down yet, but it was a good video I wish u do more videos with u and what u do your management, but thank you for every thing that u do it is always great to see you you are a excellent bee keeper your knowledge of bees and the way u do things I just love it and learn a lot from u. Thank u for every thing

Very interesting thank you Bob for sharing with us from the Carribean

Amazing video

One great effort and learning experience ❗️ thank you❤️✝️

tank You for sharing This good qualitY ( content and shooting) vidéo

Interesting to hear that he's never had a problem with newly hatched virgin queens slipping through the queen excluder. I call those Houdini queens. I've seen it happen many times with my own two eyes over the years. It gets very interesting when you look down and see a virgin queen crawling up your arm, and then flies up like a helicopter taking off. Btw......yeah, I like my carni / cauc crossed mutts as well. A little slow out the gate, but no stopping them once their motor warms up.

Thank you, Very informative.

WOW Thank You both. Shalom

Great video!

That was fascinating! Thank you

Thanks Bob, another really interesting educational vid. Jimy. Ireland.

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing.

Awesome man

Very interesting, great to see another informative video from you. Could you talk to us about the reasons you have chosen Caucasian queens?

🐝😲What a CRAZY THUMBNAIL!!

Thank you to Bob and Shibu and the camera man for a magnificent documentary. Bob, I have often wondered if there is any evidence (or your own experience) that supports the idea that a larger queen is in fact a better layer in either the short term or over her entire life. Cheers GeoffK, Adelaide Australia

WOW,,SCIENCE and a BEE ENGINEER,,,im a recording and electronics engineer,,,THIS BEE STUFF LOOKS AWESOME FUN TO LEARN,,Im new an i will give it a try in a few years after i learn to keep'em alive thru Ashtabula,Oh Lake Erie snowbelt weather

Wow! This is impresive info! I liked this video. Very informative. I liked very much to take part of all the important steps. I'll hold my thumbs for that foreiners will be allowed in the USA soon, so I can join the next years conference! I'd like to know more about this! Lot's of love from Sweden!

So Neat. Thanks for sharing.

And looking forward of your queen results next year

Very much enjoyed this one and picked up a couple of very useful tips , especially the tip about flushing the queen a little after process is complete to avoid her getting plugged up! May be a cause of a few of mine not laying!!🤷🏼‍♂️ This video demonstrates the complexities of instrumental insémination really well! 🙌👌🏻🐝🐝🐝

جزيل الشكر لكم على هذا الايضاح الواضح والملم بكل نا يتعلق بعملية التلقيح الصناعي تحياتي لكم

Thank you Bob. Wery good

Best AI video I’ve seen. Hope to one day take Sue’s class. When does Shibu start taking orders on queens?

wow! what a process. thanks

Somebody spent some money on that sideline work. Lol. Great stuff. Sure makes you appreciate nature a little more when you see what all it takes. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.

It's good information ❤❤❤

Hello Bob. Very informative indeed. Always fascinated from the content provided by you as a person and your crew. Very objective and simple. You are creating a legacy far beyond the physical borders of your country. Regarding the above video do you have any opinion if this method affects the quality, endurance of the F0 queen created? What about the required sperm amount putt into the queen, will it survive the environmental impact outside the body of the male without destroying the spermatozoon's life during the exchange? A big applause!