Ladies and gentlemen, retirement at its finest

This might be the most wholesome video on the internet.

This guy is the Bob Ross of bees

I'm a first-year beekeeper and you've shown me one more aspect of the science of bees of which I was unaware. I knew it was possible to find a ferral bee colony but had no idea the process one would go about getting the job done. Looks like I've found one more book for my growing library about hive life.

"Actions building up here" *zooms in on 5 bees silently slurping nectar" 🤣🤣 I died

when i started to watch this video i thought that i wouldnt watch it more than like 1-2 minutes but it turnet that i watched whole video. so interesting and relaxing video.

My grandfather showed me how he lined bees in the 1950's. He was a french speaking native American that lined bees for local farmers in western Ma. until WW1 to capture colonies and queens for the farmer's around Conway. He used a flour and water paste that he mixed up to mark the bees in 3 locations on their backs for identification.

Actually i didn't think that it's going to be an exciting experience but to be honest thank you for this 25 minute video of the best I've ever seen . WOW i just love it How on earth calm person you are THANK YOU

Thanks! In ecuador I lost three beehives when a storm with very strong winds knocked down the beehives. I will use this ancient method to find the colonies. if they are in a good place I will leave them and if they got settled in a place not very comfortable in my opinion or whitout future, I will take some boxes to give them again a large and comfortable house. And as my grandmother said: "as long as there are bees, there will be life on mother earth"

Thank YOU, Ron. Great to know that you enjoyed watching this video, and that you discovered a wild colony. Hope it survives winter, despite nesting in the open.

This is by far the most peaceful, relaxing, awesome video I've watched in years

here from Shawn woods. I am a subscriber to this channel now. this was really interesting and informative

Wonderful video, thank you! Also, thank you for the great photography! I watch a lot of beekeeping and swarm catching videos. Your close-ups of the bees drinking and marking are the best I've ever seen.

Here from Shawn woods also. Very interesting, thank you.

Well you are quite the peaceful person. Never change my friend.

Always start closer to the wood line if possible. Saves time. He was obviously demonstrating the method :) one of my favorite outdoor activities.

I cut the small squares of comb from a frame of dark old comb from one of my hives. The sugar solution is a 50-50 mix of sugar and hot water. The anise scent is purchased at a grocery store, as a little bottle of anise extract (alcohol solution of the oil of anise seeds).

Thank you for that very informative video! Nothing better than sitting in a beautiful field watching bees!

Had to check this wasn't uploaded on April 1st, Bee Hunting sounds like the title of a Monty Python sketch, lol. Looks very peaceful and rewarding, loved the close ups of the bees that was very interesting in itself, what a great 25 minutes, loved it.

"the action is building up here" .....* bees drink sugar water* 13:42

Fascinating! I’ve heard of this, but have never seen it demonstrated. Well done video and narrative. I would hope someday to have the time to pursue this. Thank you.

Amaizing, there is a dude that thought this was a mouse trap, and he actually caught one.

I've tried to determine the location/direction of feral/wild bees before watching this however this will help a lot in my current bee hunt. Thanks heaps.

A very fascinating study. I could watch this type stuff for hours. Thanks for recording and for posting.

Thank you Sir for creating this video.This was extremely educational and very nicely done.

I just tried this for the first time. After viewing this video multiple times and purchasing and reading the book, I decided to give it a try. Talk about beginners luck. Within about 10 minutes I had bees coming in from 3 different directions. The bees from each direction had different coloring; one almost solid black, one with yellow banding 1/2 way down the abdomen, and the third with yellow orange banding on the entire abdomen. I was able to mark two bees and their away time ran from 4 minutes 45 seconds to 5 minutes 7 seconds. I'M EXCITED!

This has to be the coolest thing I have seen in a very long time. I am just getting into beekeeping. I am beyond excited.

This man is like the Bob Ross of bee hunting. Production was amazing as well, thanks !

Dear Mr. Charles Walcott and Mr. Tom Seeley, Thank you for this wonderful presentation of Mr. Seeley’s journey of wild bee hunting. It was a lovely uninterrupted 24:24 minutes of my life. The book is certainly as fulfilling as this presentation of the live experience. I look forward to reading it. To all who spent time and research on this project.. know you are very much appreciated. I love the Honey Bees 🐝 . Thank you again. Highest regards, Marisha Ann

It’s like old fashion geocaching

Prof. Seeley, this was one of the most interesting videos I've watched! Thank you for teaching us this!

Thanks, Tom! I really enjoyed watching your video. Such amazing little critters, they are! I recently discovered a large feral colony that hangs suspended from the branches of a Coast Live Oak tree about 50 feet in the air. I visit it daily and take photographs to compare their building progress. I marvel at their instinctive ability to construct such intricate combs by utilizing hexagonal cells. Never a day spent studying mathematics or geometry and yet they can building these complex structures with such precision and uniformity. I am in awe of these little guys! Thanks again for sharing your hobby and passion for bees in this video! Two thumbs waaay up!

came here from Shawn woods. caught a mouse in a bee trap lol

Three year bee keeper here and I've never seen this before. Now it all makes sense. Thanks.

Great video , I used to do this hunting hornet hives .I removed a lot of their colonies .Because hornets are slower when they fly holding something , I managed to damage a lot of their colonies ,thus ,giving my bees another chance to live peacefully ! People mocked me at first believing my method naive ,but I proved it successfully .Having said that ,I found your bee hunting method interesting ,I will do it.Thanks

I have an old bee trap similar to the one you have. It was handed down to me from two generations of beekeepers Now I know how to use it. Great video!

I think that what you're doing is a great thing for bees a nature in itself. Bees are suffering from a blight that's killing them off and this is a good thing!

I like how the colors he choose feels like he's givin the girls a makeover along with some sweets, pretty bloody adorable

This is a awesome video you made and a very nice introduction to bee hunting. This is the first time I've ever seen a video about bees that is good. The very few I've seen in the past were people trying to get rid of wasp nests and those videos were more of a what not to do type of video with the people running from angry wasps. I will get your book and learn a lot more about how to get honey bees and raise my own. I have a friend who has some old hives and he told me moths will mess up the stored combs if left unused in a barn too long so I do have a little help to be able to get started on this hobby.

Nice show, I haven't seen this being done for 50 yrs,I remember this being done exactly the way you show as a young child, things like this used to be taught in school, you brought back a very fond memory !!

Very very nicely demonstrated and explained. My only problem would be that I'd be trapping the bees from my own apiary. However, I really thoroughly enjoyed your method. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us who are waiting out winter weather so we can get back into our bee yards. Thumbs UP of course! Side note, ever consider using a BugZooka to collect the bees you need? Very effective and fast.

Fascinating! Its great watching and learning about things I would likely never get to see in real life. Thanks for the demonstration! It was very clear, well presented and informative! It was also captivating to watch.

Thank you for the video it brings back great memories as a boy when my father taught me the skill of finding bee trees 45 years ago when the forest held many wild bee colonies. My best year was finding 5 bee trees the great joy of craving my initials into the tree to Mark the tree that it was mine.

my son found your video and has tried it out. He now has several hives that he has caught thank you for what you do .Keep up the good work

Very interesting, I also came here from Shawn Woods site, Mouse trap Monday.

The old colored chalk method might work fine. I wonder how long the dusting of each bee would last. For me, it is fun to have some of the bees "permanently" labeled so I can recognize them throughout the hunt. For example, you learn to trust the "away times" of some bees (the speedsters) more than others, for estimating the distance to their home.

So interesting! I’d love to observe wild bees since I’m not able to keep my own hives right now. They are fascinating! Thank you for this video and the book. I saw that book before I found this video and it came up first when searching “wild bees” on amazon books

This was fantastic. I NEED to try this come spring. I've added the book to my wishlist.

I'm a new hobby topbar beekeeper. I enjoy being around the bees. Loved your video and bought the book. Will be building the box. This looks like a wonderful sunny summer day pastime. Thank you

wow! one of the funnest videos I've seen on KZfaq and very, very informative. What a fun activity, and such a good idea! Thank you for sharing!

Loved watching this. I've been watching lots of bee videos on KZfaq. So much good info out there. Thanks Tom.

Love this guy. I’ve learned so much from him. Can’t wait to try this way of finding bees this year.

Came here from Mouse trap Monday. Never realized where the term "Bee line" came from. Thanks for posting.

Thank you Tom Seeley for this amazing tutorial! I enjoyed how grounded and how focused you are! On my way to find your book!

Excellent! Sure wish I knew about using water based paint to mark the bees, could have saved a lot of time.

I followed my compass directly from binging on Shawn Woods mouse trap videos. Funny he caught a mouse in what was learned to be a be old box. Now I will have to binge here on bees. 8) Excellent educational fun video.

Fascinating. And you can see at 14:04 how fast the bee on the far left drinks.

Thank you Dr. Seeley..Fantastic. A big thank you for all your work and contributions to the "bee world."

This was very cool and I've always loved bees! I came here from Shawn woods channel. He used a bee trap for mice!

Ohh now I know where that phrase "B-line it that way" (bee-line) comes from. Heh cool

Thank you. Informative, and a relaxed and gentle presentation style. Great camera work - I enjoyed the close ups of the bees on the syrup.

Heloo Mr. Bee Scientist, you look like Goodman with great love for Bees. Good bless You, Thank You for Youur scientiats job and Love for Bees. Heloo From Slovakia, country of bees honey, milk and mountains. I know one wild colony in Old pine tree with bears marks..

Thank you! That was so interesting to watch. I want to get into beekeeping but I have to get over my fear of bees to begin with! It just seems so interesting.

The fact that a bee travels over a mile and returns home is absolutely amazing. I can’t believe that. I’m a pest technician as well. (I don’t kill bees unless they are nesting in a home)

@Charles Walcott and Prof. Tom Seeley....I love it you are a hero....how cool is that!!!

This was a amazing video it really was a eye opener, my favorite part was 13:02 when the bee was eating and you could see the man's reflection in the sugar syrup pools. Very cool

I really enjoyed watching, I would love to try this one day, looks like a lot of fun, thank you for taking the time to show us how its done.

Have not ever seen a video like this nor ever heard of doing this. My children, one of whom is an Eagle Scout, and the other is a Senior Cadet Scout, would have loved this and what a great project on a camping trip with BSA and GSA Troops! As my son visits my 40 acres in southern Michigan frequently, he may just love trying this. So am going to buy your book and send it to him for his 43rd birthday. Thank you for making this video❣️

that was so interesting, I followed a mouse trap video that took me here! loved your video​ !!

You've heard the term...Make a Bee-Line for it.... this is the way I was taught and I've read it a long time ago how Indians followed the Bee-Line. you did a good job, it's exactly as I've known it all these years.

enjoyed , come here from Shawn Woods channel , awesome hobby

Well that was just lovely. I enjoyed watching, it was the next best thing to being there! Thank you to Professor Seeley and to the videographer for sharing your afternoon and your knowledge.

Thanks for sharing. I love being out doors and listening to all the wonderful sounds. My wife and I are really into growing flowers specifically for attracting bees to help keep their population up as well as it also helps with our vegetable gardens. Love watching the bees come and pollinate the flowers and watching then work. Been reading a lot in bee keeping and your video really helps on finding hives so I can catch swarms. Thanks again.

Not sure how I bee lined over here.....but this was the most amazing thing I've seen in ages.

This is fantastic! It was such a peaceful and interesting activity you shared. Thank you for spending the time to make this video.

From Scotland, found this fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the excellent method. A great way to spend an afternoon. A friends method is simply to watch a creek for bees and track the ones leaving in the same direction and follow. A little harder to see them in route but nothing to carry.

Bees love licoroce? Me too! Bees seem to find me. I'm in the middle of trying to capture some wild bees in my tree, so KZfaq is feeding me all kinds of helpful videos.

Very, very informative. Now I know where the term "B-line" comes from. Please keep up the good work.

I think this is the most civilized man I‘ve ever seen. Thank you, Sir.

Thank you sir for taking the time to make this video. I learned a great deal in this. If one was inclined, they could set up a swarm box nearby, and capture a queen and her swarm as they leave.

That is very cool and interesting. At 13:42 " the action is building up here" sitting in a field of wildflowers, just struck me kind of funny. lol

#Beetrap sunday...?

This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while

I would have never thought to do it this way. Smart and .. patient.

Thanks Prof. Tom Seeley, very relaxing and interesting.

That was cool to watch and what a day it would be to spend with your kid bee hunting having this knowledge

A very intellectual and informative video that will help a lot of new bed hunters and keepers, this is the best I have ever seen on the subject, thankyou

I’ve kept honey bees for almost 30 years now. Lost plenty of swarms. If I had the time this would be interesting to see if I could locate and recapture.. nice job!

18:20 Yellow Jacket! Nasty little things.

Fantastic video and teaching! I bought your book and reading it and this truly helped!!!

Not sure if I commented before a while back but I made a bee catcher box the same as yours, I set up with the paint to mark the bees ,a compass, little chair to sit on and a jar lid with a sponge in it to put the bee sugar syrup, I document it also times and direction with a little note book, I really enjoy this , it’s so much fun but in built up areas not easy to locate there whereabouts as you can’t venture onto peoples places, I’m yet to try it out in the open like this. I’m now a bee hunter lol. 👍

This is fantastic! Thank you! Great camera work too!

Loved the video, bought the book and tomorrow will build the beebox. thanks!!

Woah! Jeff Bridges looks rough.... But now I know where the phrase "make a bee line to ..." comes from. Thanks Shawn!

This is amazing to see. Im not a bee keeper but I am so glad to learn this. Thank you sir

Great demo. Thx for sharing!

Thanks for sharing these excellent tips! I am going to play with this this summer. I think I have that book in a bee book collection I aquired a few years ago. I'll have to unpack books soon and have a read!

That was fun! Thanks Charles!

I first seen Tom's video a few months ago and found it very informative. I don't know if we have the time to try it. Might be a good activity to do with my grandkids though. Meanwhile, this spring, we plan to catch swarms and do small cutouts as swarms fund small cavities in neighborhood Bar-B-Q's and such.