How To Make Queens Using 2 Frame Mating Nuc

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How to make queens with 2 frame mating nuc is a video explaining how to use the 2 frame nuc to make your own queens. The two frame nuc is what we use to mate our queens that we sale, great for under 3 pound swarm captures, and do splits with. If you want to learn how to mate your own queens, this is the hive to use.
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@juanrojas6063 4 жыл бұрын

I live in a small apartment in smack middle of San Francisco and yet here I am watching bee keeping videos at 3 AM

@indigomoon4991 2 жыл бұрын

Kinda same situation here. Was thinking about contacting a beekeeping group on fb for my local area. Or the agriculture center. Maybe see if anyone be willing to take on and teach in exchange for some volunteer work. Just to get to wrangle some bee's! Lol Looks like it'd be good, healthy therapy in this chaotic world 🌎.

@loiettaadams9500 Жыл бұрын

@willdelito8561 5 ай бұрын

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING HOBBIES I DO. AS A CONTRACTOR I SOLVE PROBLEMS EVERY DAY WHICH CAN BE HECTIC. I FIND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN FINISHING THE DAY WITH A LAWN CHAIR IN THE APIARY WITH A CLOD BEER WATCHING THE LADIES.@@indigomoon4991

@eduardofernandes7048 2 ай бұрын

very funny stuff

@jerryelliott4447 4 жыл бұрын

I got 5 packages back last April, I had been watching your videos and decided in mid may to build six 2 frame mating nucs because i had a queen get superseded and didn't want to kill off all cells they had built. I used those up to do walk away splits with and also used them to test shipped in queens. I split those hives and went into winter with 22 colonies. As of today 2/29 all are still alive. I'm in central ohio so we still have 2 months to contend with (one more month till maple bloom) but your info has helped me a lot. I appreciate the advice and videos David.

@davidhaught84 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that!!!

@alexalovesyahweh 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why but me and my four-year-old daughter love your videos! You’re awesome! Thanks for the content

@alexalovesyahweh 4 жыл бұрын

She’s decided she wants to be a beekeeper so bees will like her like they like you

@roycarter6235 4 жыл бұрын

Hello from the Blue Mountains in Australia. I have been watching your videos for some time now. They have dramatically increased my bee knowledge.

@richardkuhn8115 4 жыл бұрын

Lot of Great information David. I wondered if You were going to take a breath. Thanks a bunch for sharing. Appreciate it.

@jonhaskell9630 3 жыл бұрын

I make little entrance reducers, and stick a drywall screw in the front of the reducer, so they're easier to manipulate. I like to build the slightly deeper nucs though, so the swarm cells that are hanging down below the frames will still fit without messing with them.

@Bobcagon 4 жыл бұрын

David, Your videos and your presentation are grass roots Beekeeping. Well done. Here is an idea for those people who think beekeeping is expensive. What I have been doing from the beginning to build bee hives is this. Go to any construction site that is building houses, apartment buildings, or any type of construction and ask if you can have some of the scrap pieces of board.Most times you are doing them a favour. Then you can build anything you want for free. Plywood, particle board etc is usually thrown out.

@rustyaalberg6956 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video David. That's a great idea on the package bees and two additional queens. Lol...photo bombed by the cat..

@edcook6146 Ай бұрын

I'm in northeastern Indiana. There's an old saying that is swarm in May is worth a load of hay. A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon. April April, in Indiana can be really cold and I've seen it snow in April in Indiana more than once.

@jacadaxray 2 ай бұрын

I agree with you 100%, but what do I know I have only had bees for 50 years LOL

@daleford5531 4 ай бұрын

I have three..plan to buy more this year..awesome product and great construction

@stevesoutdoorworld4340 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David for the good info.I started building some today.They should work out great have great season!

@JakeBeesos 4 жыл бұрын

Steve's Outdoor World Hi Steve. I just subscribed to your channel. great info. please check out mine.

@spudgn 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David. Always a great lesson.

@ricardodominguez3785 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are very good, thank you very much for your teachings, I am really new to this and I am learning a lot from your videos.Greetings from Houston Tx.

@kinginsomnia5999 3 жыл бұрын

Yea bro same here!.I woke up one day and say I think I should do some bees 🐝,am doing so much research on raising bees I think I'll be getting a bee PHD..I just need the perfect spot, I'll in the caribbean.

@claycooper1721 4 жыл бұрын

I ordered 2 of these last night. I'm looking forward to finally makitmy own queens.

@schammond8993 4 жыл бұрын

Hey David, Good informative video. Well worth watching again as a class video for study. Thanks Susan Rome, Ga

@JoshuaLoveson 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I would've found you earlier in the year.

@natserog 4 жыл бұрын

great looking two framers! looks like Mann lake sides and custom ends and top.....thanks David!

@MrHoneybeeScratcher 4 жыл бұрын

I bought 10 for $238 with free shipping on Ebay & they are amazing. I have always watched your videos & considered buying from you if you would come down on pricing. I bought all this guy had & I want to get 10 more as I'm doing more queens this year. I'm not putting you down at all just giving you something to consider. I live in Georgia & can always pick things up from you.

@velbertw 3 жыл бұрын

that guy did not make hardly any money off of that sale giving free shipping

@JakeBeesos 4 жыл бұрын

First , hi beekeepers. Great video👍👍 I will add this to my nuc boxes playlist on my channel. Thanks Dave for sharing.

@JakeBeesos 4 жыл бұрын

I did it. great video again.

@katmanclancy 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful box!

@jamesden7541 2 жыл бұрын

I really do enjoy the KZfaq videos that barnyard be hands and I enjoy the You tube he. Seems. real knowledge of Queen seems like there really concerned about helping people especially when you'r. 🆕 beekeeper and it's a simple down Earth person that is willing to go out a way to help someone and I would definitely recommend Barnyard bees

@Nick-jr6qe 4 жыл бұрын

Been waiting alllllll day for this video!!!

@theheritagehousesc 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! A lot of info. Thanks for sharing.

@dannymedford1564 Жыл бұрын

I'm near Louisville KY and May usually starts our swarming time, up until then we have some nights that gets down in the 20's but this year could be different it's staying in the 50's in mid January 2023

@gemibees 4 жыл бұрын

A try exactly what you said and work 100% great channel men you a correct don’t trow queen sell away you lose money. Blessings and keep up the good work

@carlosramosjr7266 3 жыл бұрын

goodjobExplaining stuff dave thank you

@benfoster8898 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely enjoy your long videos better keep feeding information and thank you

@shuiqlazam 4 жыл бұрын

River Falls WI - Russians were out collecting pollen on Sunday. The trees are starting to bloom everywhere and the Russians have awoken from their slumber. It's in the 30s at night 40s during day - tree sap is running - upwards of 60 this weekend. I have built some 2 frame mating nucs - plan is to expand to three hives of 8-Frames for over winter. Overall, grow from my one hive that made it over the winter into three hives - next year - if over winter is successful for 3 hive - I will really start to ramp up my business of delivering Wisconsin OverWinter Nucs. I never treated these Russians for Mites last year - here's to hoping I have found a healthy hive that manages it own mite loads. I listened to you Dave and started feeding pollen early / w sugar I think I work the hive up right on queue - Time to start feeding and building bees!

@dorothyregazzi1737 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for all the information. YOu have been very helpful

@gwaynewilcox2702 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the beetle gate. I'll see when my package is coming and get 2 Queens from you.

@georgegarcia5052 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your great information!

@michaelsanchez8457 4 жыл бұрын

Love your content brother. Keep the faith.

@stephanieramthun6117 3 жыл бұрын

We have two Honey flows in Florida and it varies, but the first one is usually in Feb/March and the second is from Sept/Oct.

@MIK813FL 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@framcesmoore 4 жыл бұрын

Good video David Thanks

@vcanura 3 жыл бұрын

Great method. Already used last year. Done plenty of 2 frame nucs and they work quite well. 100% mating of new queens. Start again this year. Thanks David!

@sallyjosanford1680 18 күн бұрын

love you videos and I share. them ..

@TheTrooperGirl 3 жыл бұрын

Here in Colorado for the last 2 weeks my girls have not touched any sugar water that I put out for free feeding. We in Co have had a later winter south/west of Denver. Today I was taking some brood and nurse bees to help a starter colony and I rolled my overwintered Barnyard Queen that was WONDERFUL! I am so bummed that I did that. So I just ordered 2 more of your wonderful queens. I also have a Buckfast Canadian hive that made it through squirrely winter. I will be splitting them next week. Love the idea of the mating nuc to have queens on hand. ~~ So upset I killed the queen.

@Tcrim354 3 жыл бұрын

Clemson is starting off easy this season, Lord A Mercy

@JM-nd4kt 4 жыл бұрын

7.32 nice exhaust sound. Thanks for your upload. I am going to use two frame nucs myself now. Had enough of the Apidea mating nucs to gimmicky and they starve in a dearth in a day or two. I don't have enough time to muck with them. Your idea is a steadier system and a full frame nuc has more reserves should bad times come which they do in the U.K. 2019 was the worst June gap l can recall in almost two decades of bees.

@anibis485 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you David concerning the adaptability of the bees; it s called social plasticity or as in wikipedia "Behavioral plasticity". Many scholars talk about this subjects especially concerning the bees besides fishes and other species. Txs for your video such a great pleasure to follow them. Genevabeez.

@indigomoon4991 2 жыл бұрын

I believe you. Bee's seem to be very adaptable to the situations they're confronted with. By human nature, or mother nature herself! Love the videos. Wish I was closer, but unfortunately I'm not a keeper or haver. Maybe one day.. if the right "bee space" comes along.... 🐝 🍯🌻🌺🐝 🍯🌻🌺🐝 🍯🌺🌻🐝

@jamesslemp6490 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job on the video My self not needing a whole lot of Qs take one hive earlier then they make there normal Q cells for swarming and let them go at it by removing the old Q and once those cells are ripe and within a day or two of emerging then harvest them to start some nucs but to make some resource nucs incase theres a problem with a hive then combine these nucs with the colony with problems.

@bobyoung803 4 жыл бұрын

Great video learn a lot God BLESS

@loislangley2975 4 жыл бұрын

I have 1 new swarm 6 weeks in 2 box hive. Has just got down to a few bees in top box. Going into winter here so I am just going to take any frames they haven't got anything in and put 2 or 3 honey nectar frames in. Hope to get another 2 boxes and frames for spring. I just hope these survive. In Queensland Australia.

@dreiser92626 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video.

@mickeymallette2663 3 жыл бұрын

I responded to couple of questions below, so I am sorry if this is a duplicate. In the first way, where you move the donor hive . . . how far away should you put it? In the second way, where you leave the donor hive in place and shake extra bees into the mating Nuc, how far should you put it from the donor hive? LOVE your willingness to share with other beekeepers.

@lbawcom 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! David, it is cold at your place. Im in SE Arkansas, 71 degrees today, 2/29 Saturday. Going to be the same tomorrow. Im on the same Latitude as you (looking at map) almost. Sure lots of difference. Was 40 last night, going to be 50 tonight. Forcast says about the same for the next week. But 3 days of rain. Ive got a lot of green here. Blooms are fixing to pop!

@williamschulz6302 4 жыл бұрын

Great video 🐝🐝👌👌

@bud5084 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I built five 2 framers and five five framers this past Dec. I'm am ready to try them as soon as the weather settles here in North Fl. Got four hives now, I started with a feral swarm last March and made splits from it, my first success keeping bees or are they keeping me?

@paullee0 4 жыл бұрын

I’d love to come to the coffee morning,but I’m in the UK

@j.d.8075 4 жыл бұрын

I am in Australia... also a little bit far away

@BESHYSBEES 4 жыл бұрын

Barnyard Bees could you do a live stream at the coffee bee chat? that would be a wild experience even if you’re not in front of the camera could make for an interesting stream and for commenters to chat amongst them selves in live chat👍

@AMPProf 4 жыл бұрын

bedlong man ohhhhh YOU CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankyou for the honey!

@jimpetrak7878 4 жыл бұрын

Here in N.California (Marin County) our nectar flow is generally around March to May or maybe June. It is super early this year though as it's been very warm and dry. Everything seems to be blooming earlier every year with the changing climate. I made 9 splits/nucs last week (it's also early to make splits) from 2 large hives and pulled over a hundred pounds of honey from a couple hives. Still have a bunch more hives to go through and more splits to make but this is the earliest that I've seen the bees this active in the 8 or 9 yrs. I've been keeping bees.

@rldenni001 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these videos, you have some of the most common sense advice. Quick question though, how do you feed your 2 frame nucs?

@dougstucki8253 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing. My guess is that you have to do this when there is nectar flowing. I use the little polystyrene mini-mating nucs when there is no nectar because there is a reservior for adding 1:1.

@jasongentry7405 4 жыл бұрын

Love the videos. I've learned so much. I brought a late nuc through winter in an 8 frame colony that produced their own queen. She is fabulous, frames of solid capped brood. I have enjoyed taking opportunity this mild winter to observe the increase in brood production...I have learned alot. I built several nucs and three mating nucs. I plan on taking a frame to a mating nuc for walk away splits. I will then cut cells for two more mating nucs and add frames to them as well. Then I can move queens to nucs and let mating nucs produce more queens. I will simply pull brood and bees to strengthen smaller colonies and as swarm control as well....2 for 1 LOL. What I will do with these extra queens I have several months to decide lol. I may try over wintering them this year. I will have resource nucs in the pocket so why not. Love the videos....VERY helpful.

@antimonykid 4 жыл бұрын

Do you think you can add FaceTime or Google Chat to your Beekeeping coffee chat so us from other states can join in?

@LycomingWarrior 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Campbell great idea

@lawrenceearle4134 Жыл бұрын

Great Video, My mentor suggested that I try different little things to learn about expanding without damaging my 2 big hives, and this looks like a perfect idea to take just a few resourses from the main hive at a time. In the video you reffer to the fact that you have plans to build these, but where would I find those plans? I live in canada and don't see the suppliers having them anywhere. Thank-you for all your help and videos.

@WilliamGregory30533 4 жыл бұрын

The tripod is great!

@matthews.5369 4 жыл бұрын

April showers bring may flowers here in Washington state

@familyhearingandbalancecen9777 3 жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense! Thank you Dave!! How much are your two frame nucs?

@stufarnham 4 жыл бұрын

Peak flow here in Walla Walla, WA is in May, coinciding with the black locust bloom

@bienenmensch1.0 4 жыл бұрын

That's very nice . LG Mika

@q_thegoat1550 4 жыл бұрын

That’s nice

@Tracks777 4 жыл бұрын

lovely content

@strugglingbeekeepermarkcot9642 4 жыл бұрын

When would the nectar flow be up here in northern West Virginia. I am guessing Sometime in April. Great video David and I am going to be using my two frame mating Nucs that I built and if every thing goes the way I want it to I will be using more Nucs and trying to overwinter my bees in Nucs.

@daniellamons633 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to trying these matting nucs

@JakeBeesos 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Lamons he has plans if you are going to build them. if not I have plans on my channel.

@daniellamons633 4 жыл бұрын

Jake Beesos I built some of my own

@JakeBeesos 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Lamons ok

@TheCodesearcher 4 жыл бұрын

love the video bomb by the cat...lol

@f7ipper 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your continuing advice. If you could use terms like early spring, mid spring and late spring etc. instead of the month it will give your videos greater worldwide appeal without impacting on clarity for your local audience.

@Tracks777 4 жыл бұрын

awesome video

@mwalton1970 4 жыл бұрын

Mid to Eastern Montana has a nectar flow in May, possibly April as you West.

@robbielove1663 4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to do 8 spits in the first port April in the two frame nics and raise my on queens

@credecarter8429 4 жыл бұрын

Love your vids I think I had a lay worker in my hive last year hope I have better luck this year and do you ship your bees around the country?

@skinnyswheelz5330 4 жыл бұрын

Boatloads of information in this short video.... Thanks!

@jamierasnake2842 4 жыл бұрын

David you're never to winded a lot of good information

@egman26 2 жыл бұрын

Getting a bee hive this week. No bees yet though. Not sure if I should order some this year yet or wait till next Wisconsin Spring. It's already June so not sure if it's to late.

@natserog 4 жыл бұрын

April--- Central Texas

@play-doughsrepublic5121 2 жыл бұрын

Central Minnesota: Main flow starts in early June and ends about July 4th. A smaller flow in September with golden rod Everything is done by early-mid September. At best, we have only about six weeks of honey flow - but it's a crazy six weeks for everyone.

@Batman3231852051 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of great information, 100 ideas for me, What do you think of the Saskatraz , & Carniolan Queens??? thank you so much. ( Shared Wisdom)

@tomfairbourn6998 4 жыл бұрын

David I an going to try some 2 frame this year but I have never heard you talk about how you monitor mites in them. It would take most of the bees to do a wash or do you just treat them without monitoring?

@BESHYSBEES 4 жыл бұрын

5:00 I’ll back David up bees being able to revert back to hive duties rather than foraging and everything else he has said about creating queens and packaged bees with or without cells or queens 👍 I really only check in on his videos when the title sounds interesting and rarely do I comment on his channel but for newbees he’s a wealth of knowledge and you all should be grateful for his kindness in sharing his experience with the you and world

@BESHYSBEES 4 жыл бұрын

Barnyard Bees you’re welcome 😉 g’day from down under 🇦🇺

@InsomniOwl_ Жыл бұрын

Much like ants. Hmm. Super cool. Thank you!

@jimhughes4765 4 жыл бұрын

Will nuk be available for pickup at the bee chat?

@mediteranskopcelarenje-tar1205 4 жыл бұрын

One question from Croatia-EU.... How long (years) can you use OSB3 hives before they become useless from humidity? Thnks, nice work!

@richardwatchingfromhalifax2122 3 жыл бұрын

I am getting my first bees in June 2021. I notice you have fewer frame hives. Are the five frames and is what is the advantage of having them? Do you have a video with plans on how to make the five frame hives? Is it easier ti harvest honey from a five-frame hive?

@sampsonsmith5541 4 жыл бұрын

mine name is Samantha smith and mine dad name is Sampson smith and we watch your channel are the time on you tube and mine dad is blind in both eyes and he has been teaching me all about bees and he say said

@bobnjackson 4 жыл бұрын

I do the same but build it wide enough for a internal feeder

@kevinsummitt5902 3 жыл бұрын

Dave ... When cutting Queen cell, you still need to shake in nurse bees correct?

@skorrchafer 4 жыл бұрын

Morning Dave. I purchased 6 from you. Question: Is there a time of day that is best to do splits? Maybe in the afternoon when foragers are returning? That way there is a mix of bees on the frame pulled....

@michaelshelnutt3534 Жыл бұрын

Foragers will go to the spot they came from- so whatever box is at that spot will be where they go. Nurse bees are young and have not been outside the hive so they have not oriented to that location, so they don’t leave until older when they’re promoted to foragers and then they will orient themselves to the location.

@JakeBeesos 4 жыл бұрын

purple martins are already here in texas

@cynthiabetts1277 3 жыл бұрын

What is the latest state to do the cells Queen cells like this and the latest Date to introduce a new Queen like this.

@CrusherMEC 4 жыл бұрын

Is there any way I cant find out where i'm at on the package shipping date? The website says available by order of purchase. I bought 2. will there be any advanced notice or will bees just show up one day? is there any way we can set a delivery date instead?

@mariakeenan4908 2 жыл бұрын

if you're adding a mated queen to a 2 frame nuc, is it best to add her on the same day you do the split to prevent them from making queen cells?

@stevetempleton9476 3 жыл бұрын

David how long should I eat to check for swarm cell I did a split today with a two frame nuc, full of bees , eggs, pulps, and some drones, honey, I put a syrup feeder on top along with pollen pattie under the feeder, just trying to follow Youre advice on doing this, how long before there should be a swarm cell

@kennylecroy9706 4 жыл бұрын

So any vents in the 2 frame nuc ?

@gulliver1416 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great video. It's Nov here in MA and it has been a very warm fall, 70 degrees out today oe n Nov 12th! I looked in my weak hive and found a queen cell that I could see the queen larvae. Last week I must of missed it but I questioned as to why there were some drone cells so late in the season. The current queen is still hanging around and there's some brood left, plenty of summer bees but hardly any winter bees. I'm really perplexed as to what to do so late in the season. My first instinct is to put that queen cell frame in a nuc with the other fames of brood and plenty of bees. your suggestion would be appreciated. The current queen stopped laying well when we had a severe drought in August. I hung on to her to see if she would rebound but she never did. My fault not to act sooner and I regret it.

@cynthiabetts1277 3 жыл бұрын

In the North Michigan can you start a new Queen cell like this are and how about went by in a Queen is it too late

@WhereAreTheTrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! I just built one of these and put a frame from one of my other hives in the 2 frame nuc. I tried to feed them via a hive top feeder but they immediately got robbed out, also sparking robbing in nearby hives. I guess I don't have enough bees in the 2 frame nuc to guard the entrance. Any advice on how I can feed them successfully? Did I wait too late in the year? It's hot and dry here in Missouri so entering dearth most likely. Thanks!!

@jaymackley3099 2 жыл бұрын

Time of year is very important,later in the year can work but is much harder. Robbing is always hard in durth, small entrance,switching main hive with split,shaking in more nursing bees extra.

@dianeking1 4 жыл бұрын

How long does it take for a 2 frame nuc to grow into a full 10 frame hive?

@tedmorris7834 4 жыл бұрын

You have book out on how you do beekeepering your style

@mikek19320 2 жыл бұрын

For the new bee keeper, how do you determine when the nectar flow is in your particular area, I'm sure alot of it is experience im just trying to accelerate the process 🙂 thank you!

@mikek19320 2 жыл бұрын

Also do you, or could you make landing boards for 5 frame nukes i love the one for a 10 frame i bought from your site and would love one for a 5 frame i just picked up