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Flooded Bees at the Organic Farm
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Күн бұрынIn late October of 2021, Beekeeper and Commercial Queen Breeder, Jose Uribe, heads over to our bee yard located at the organic farm in Butte County. A storm hit that caused flash flooding and unfortunately we lost several pallets of colonies in the process. Jose hand loads the bees and relocates them to another bee yard nearby.
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@southeasthomestead6093 2 жыл бұрын
Thats enough to make a guy sit down and Cry. Great job on doing what You could to save them.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
I was crying 😕 Just raining so hard my face was wet😉😆 Just need to react sooner next time💪🏼 Thanks for watching
@breezyhollowbees1237 2 жыл бұрын
Jose you're perseverance is inspiring. So many hardships go with this lifestyle. Losing bees is never fun no matter the reason. Keep on keeping on man!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that Chris💪🏼 I appreciate you man💛
@DooleyBFR 2 жыл бұрын
My Heart breaks for you brother! I wish I was closer to help!! God Bless you and your bees!!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
I know you would help brother! Thank you my friend
@josephfydenkevez8839 2 жыл бұрын
Jose, you just aren't getting any breaks. Keep doing what you are doing. As we all know bee keeping is hard work. wish I was closer to help you out. Hope you can save as many colonies as possible. Good Luck
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man we appreciate the continued support and value those kind words of encouragement 👍🏼 Thank you
@MikeBarryBees 2 жыл бұрын
Wow Jose, didn't know about the torrential rain weather event over your way. Glad you got them out. Either scorching heat with drought, fire, or flooding.....N. Cali trying to test you brother....Testing makes you stronger. Romans 5:1-5...
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Mike my friend, I’m happy to have built a new friendship with you. I appreciate those words and sharing that scripture. Thank you Mike 💛
@seeyouonthemountainbeekeeping 2 жыл бұрын
Romans 5! Romans 8 too! Mike and Jose leading the way!
@CastleHives 2 жыл бұрын
Jose. . I am about speechless. This truly is Beekeeping though, and people need to see this. Must have been heartbreaking. This reality is what had me sold on your channel. Be safe my friend. Like Mike Barry said, Testing makes you stronger. .
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brian, it’s more to this bad stuff and we have faith that this year will be an amazing year for us🙏🏼💛
@BrooklandsHoneyBees 2 жыл бұрын
Sending you our best man
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks friends 💛
@TennesseeTim38451 2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you were able to get out of the creek bottom! Talk about girding up your loins and going to work, brother, you was getting after that!!!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
No options Tim, Needs to be done and no time to wait. 💪🏼
@trevormcclurkin3984 2 жыл бұрын
If the store doesn’t carry hip waders just invest in some extra socks. Hope you get these girls straightened up and have a good season.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Trevor, I never anticipated that I would need full waders. I was wrong😖 That is on the “buy list” lol With all the work that needed to happen the wet socks was not even a cringe factor 💪🏼 Hustle and get it done❗️
@brucesbees 2 жыл бұрын
Wow man! I always say beekeeping is an adventure but this is not the kind of adventure you want to have. That bridge…in the dark…goodness! Hope you are able to salvage them. Thanks for sharing this. The realities of beekeeping. You just never really know….
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Ain’t that the truth Bruce. We just keep in stride and adjust to challenges. Nothing more we can do. Appreciate you stopping by🤙🏼
@3boysbees 2 жыл бұрын
Dude that stinks... But could've been worse... Could have been fire.... Again. Thanks for making it to the conference. U tha man
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joe, appreciate you watching and you will see the whole crew next conference 🙌🏼
@richardpraeger6357 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Every mishap, mistake, and/or failure is an educational experience for me. I like it when content providers post their struggles and things that go wrong so that others can learn from them.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Those are my thoughts also Richard💛 Learn and evolve
@beeman9500 2 жыл бұрын
Sending prayers your way for your family and your bees you have definitely had some rough times 🙏✝️🐝🐝🐝 Beekeeping is rough as we deal with the weather like farmers do. It's almost go time for the great almond pollination festival. Wishing you the best and we will try to stop by and say hi when we are in CA . Idaho Bee Family 👍✌️🇺🇲🐝🐝🐝
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Bee Man, I apologize if you have mentioned your name but I don’t believe I caught it. I appreciate you dropping a comment and sending us those kind words, just like any other challenge we will take it in stride and push forward with the grace of God and some good ol’ hard work to recover our numbers in the spring. Look us up and give me a ring, if schedules line up I would love to meet you folks. Thanks for watching and safe travels my friend
@rudolphdavis2387 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Jose take care of your BACK went get old like me you ask yourself man I wish I taking better care my BACK just some words of wizards take care .
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rudolf, I’m always very careful in everything I do but I also know that guys like you that give me those words of advice mean what they say. Thanks for that my friend, I will be careful with what I do💛
@meloneycrews 2 жыл бұрын
Aww Jose goodness gracious..poor girls! And poor Jose and you ended up with wet socks anyway! Jose you are such an awesome person! You always have such a great attitude! I know that God and his angels are watching over you. You have the heart of a man of God!💞💕Dennis and I will continue to keep you in our prayers! Please be careful with your back! May God continue to bless you richly! It was such a pleasure meeting you at the conference and are so looking forward to meeting Kelly, Max and the other little Queen Bee in 2023! I hope 2022 is an awesome year for you, Kelly and Uribe Honey! 💞💕
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
I can’t express how awesome this comment is. You both are amazing folks and truly appreciate those words. They mean so much especially that I have meet you both. I can’t wait to introduce my family to you guys💛 Thank you for the support and God Bless you guys Rock!
@philweaver9299 2 жыл бұрын
Dang man! Not sure what is stronger, your back ,your will power ,your positive attitude!? Hope you catch a break soon brother! God bless!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Phil🙏🏼
@ZelmaBees 2 жыл бұрын
All that work and filming too! Thanks for posting. Hope the remainder of the year is "easy motoring".
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Zelma Bees
@garyedwards7539 2 жыл бұрын
Jose man your not having much luck lately. Hopefully a better season ahead for you. Stay positive
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Not much luck but we will stay positive and keep on working hard
@johndismang 2 жыл бұрын
Jose you sure have your share of bad luck! Your attitude through it all is amazing sir and that's great! You seem to do a lot of moving by hand these days!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely has been challenging with Mother Nature. Hope she takes it light on us this new year💛🤷🏻♂️
@VaderSpade 2 жыл бұрын
We lost 200 hives down the Sacramento River when a dike broke in 1978. What few hives we were able to recover were full of silt. Saved a few boxes but the combs were ruined. I hope you have better luck with yours. We watched a couple full sized mobile homes float down the river until they hit the bridge at Roosters Landing (Balls Ferry) where they disintegrated and sank. :(
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Man Randy I bet that was devastating to see. Good to see you getting back into bees little by little. Sooner than later we need to connect to shoot some content for YT so you can share some old queen breeding methods 👍🏼
@juliefunchannel7678 2 жыл бұрын
Jose nadamas quiero decirte que pos vídeos como este fue que no me voy a hechar para atrás. El año pasado me quedé sin trabajo y decidí comprar algunas cajas con abejas para empezar sin saber absolutamente nada. La persona que me las vendió prácticamente me estafó sin yo saber por qué me dio cajas con muuuy pocas abejas y muchas se me murieron en diciembre y pensé en no seguir más. Mire este vídeo y pienso seguirle para delante carnal. Gracias por ser inspiración bendiciones para ti y tu familia.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Julie, verdaderamente es un oficio que pondrá a prueba tu dedicación y voluntad. Me alegra saber que debido a este video decidiste seguir adelante después de que murieran tus abejas. Lamento lo que te sucedió, creo que con la gracia de Dios y un poco de trabajo duro superarás cualquier desafío que se te presente. Agárralo por los cuernos y toma el control antes de perderlo. Los errores y desafíos se usan como lecciones y no como razones para rendirse. Dios te bendiga y solo quiero que sepas que creemos en ti 💪🏼 Gracias Julie
@tritonewr4054 2 жыл бұрын
Your the man Jose!!! That’s a lot of work! Never give up! Respect!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Tritone my man! We endure some vicious acts of Mother Nature but believe there are steps I can do to avoid some of them. Not all yards are ideal yards. There is a time and place for hives to be in throughout the year. I appreciate you for the major support brother🤙🏼 Thank you
@ssmith517 2 жыл бұрын
Keep trucking!!! Good things are yet to come for you. At least all that rain will benefit your bees in a couple months.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@S Smith, I totally agree. We welcome any moisture🙌🏼
@thesidelinebeekeeper-craig6924 2 жыл бұрын
Aww man! Thinking of you Brother! What a way to begin the season. I’m glad it wasn’t any worse. Sending love and prayers for a great season. Thanks for sharing and taking time to video, it’s hard enough without filming. We appreciate it.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Craig, you know that guy wrenching feeling when something happens to the bees that you know will set them back. We do what we do to share our experience and through experiences we hope to share what to be aware of from Mother Nature. She must be respected and avoided when she gives you the signs. Thank you my man
@sidelinerbeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Tough break, that was hard to watch. You worked hard that night, definitely not a quitter and took the time to film it.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Definitely a tragic hit by Mother Nature. Trying to film was challenging but we love to have opportunities to share whenever we can. Thanks for watching 🤙🏼
@grantsimpson9211 2 жыл бұрын
You are tough! Just can’t catch a break! Better times in front of you
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Grant, Truly believe that also my friend. Things will flip into the best year ever🙌🏼 Thanks for the support 💛
@Josephstang 2 жыл бұрын
Always gotta be on your toes. Glad you got them out!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Always Joe👍🏼 Thanks for watching man
@dutchhollowapiary9795 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the losses man..fingers crossed 🤞 you got this!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much🙌🏼💛
@BeekeeperUK 2 жыл бұрын
So sad. Please stay strong . Sending you good luck 🍀🍀🍀
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much🙏🏼
@user-kb5bn6gf4m 2 жыл бұрын
عمل موفق أخي الكريم بارك الله فيك أخي وفي جهودك ونحلك شكراً
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
أشكركم على الدعم! نحن نتطلع إلى هذا العام المقبل وأيًا كان ما قد يجلبه!
@beekeepinggarden165 2 жыл бұрын
Aww so sorry I hope you did save them all 🐝🐝🐝 bro I 1000% with you 👍👍💪💪this is really crazy weather 🤔
@beekeepinggarden165 2 жыл бұрын
They will need your support with syrup right now important 🐝
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
It was a wild set of storm systems that pounded us. We pray for lots of spring flowers now🙌🏼🙏🏼
@peteroshannassy8160 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you got them out and wish you all the best with their recovery. I am guessing you have that well in hand by now. We have been getting very heavy storms here in Oz too and a few have had similar issues with flash floods, but at least its summer here and we have a long way to go till the winter slow down.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Those flash floods are the worst, zero time to determine what can happen especially with having droughts one would think the soils would absorb most of the rainfall. Mother Nature felt we needed all the rain at once though😖
@solivaguswayfarer 2 жыл бұрын
Uff! Good recovery!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mr. Gambino🙌🏼
@reade79 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing bee rescue. You moved so fast. So calmy executed too. Respect. Soggy socks are no fun. We had flash floods couple of years back here in the UK. Was crushing to see Apiaries under water.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter. Push pull strive high to stay alive💪🏼 Thanks for watching from the UK🙌🏼
@blain2484 2 жыл бұрын
Man, sorry to hear this. Hope it all works out OK in the end. Thoughts are with you my friend.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! It will be ok and we will push forward 💪🏼
@christinesittner8712 2 жыл бұрын
You’re videos are inspiring! You go through adversity with more grace than I could.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris, Kelly would of been right next to me if the kids would allow her.
@mattsara2802 2 жыл бұрын
That is crazy. I know you guys need rain so you can’t be mad but dang. No gym needed to day for you.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Mother Nature said “HERE! Have it all at once!”
@sweetharlanhoneybees5877 2 жыл бұрын
Man I sure hate that situation for you. Hopefully brighter days ahead buddy. Way to get it taken care of though.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for watching and the kind words🤙🏼 Appreciate the support
@sherryortiz227 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. You earned them boots. I'd bee out there too. It's 29 tonight and windy and i was setting here thinking about my bees surviving this week of the 20s every night. Can't wait for the update on your bees and how they made it.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sherry, only a true beekeeper would do the insane to get their girls to safe ground 💛🐝
@sdichampion 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid folks 👍. So hard to watch the damage yet again. Keep on pushing on... You deal with bears, fires and floods... I'm tired of the snow and negative wind chills in NW Indiana. I say let's all move to TN or Texas. 😉
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Let’s move to TN Kamon said he wants more California in Tennessee 😆🙌🏼
@sdichampion 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 😆👍
@russellkoopman3004 2 жыл бұрын
Jose you really got your socks wet there. That was a tough situation. Hope 2022 is a much better year for you. If you pull out those flooded frames with dead brood in do you throw the whole frame away or just scrape off the bad areas? Man, trials by fire hardens the man as it does steel. You got to be a real tough dude.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
For the frames with brood we just shake as much moisture as possible and allow the bees to cleanup the rest. Most of them did a superb job as some had a harder time cleaning it up. I will try and make an update video on how these girls did
@paulbuiks1308 2 жыл бұрын
Man that is heartbreaking Jose. You never no the brood might hatch out still...chilled probably though eh? Thanks for sharing
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Paul, the brood had too much damage. The bees did clean it all out thankfully. These bees has since declined extremely
@stanwoodbeecompanyllc3803 2 жыл бұрын
Fires and Floods... man you’re having a busy year...
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Ain’t that the truth 😒
@horizontalbees3480 2 жыл бұрын
Brother your having it rough out there in CA with your bees 🐝. Who needs the gym when you have heavy bee boxes.😮🤣
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely the Wild West Ricky! Maybe if I had horizontal hives at this yard they would not of drowned 🤔
@noahG82 2 жыл бұрын
Man what a gut punch great job trying to save them!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Noah! It was a tough one seeing them in there but we were happy we were at least able to pull them out!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
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@noahG82 2 жыл бұрын
I already did sir! I spent the evening looking at your videos. They are well done and looking forward to more! I hope to have a few hundred hives in the next 5 years. I went into winter with 20 this year. I'm a North Central WV Beekeeper.
@meliponarioavare 2 жыл бұрын
Rapaz que correria, a vide de um apicultor não e fácil, mas parabéns guerreiro pela resiliência, parabéns por mesmo em tanta dificuldade ter filmado tudo, tenho 50 colmeia, nessa colheita desse mês tirei 300 kilos de mel, mas e muito trabalho , parabéns meu irmão pelos vídeos, Deivid Nunes_interior de são Paulo Brazil
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Olá da Califórnia Deivid Nunes_interior! Muito obrigado por conferir o vídeo e deixar um comentário! Sim, haha engraçado você mencionar o desafio nas filmagens sozinho! É difícil, mas nós fazemos isso por você! Há muitos altos e baixos na apicultura, mas vamos aguentar tudo e perseverar! Fique atento para esta próxima temporada!
@kathyhathaway8823 2 жыл бұрын
Jose WOW WOW what a bad storm. I know it looks like you have lost some bees an brood . Maybe you can combine some of the colony so you do not lose all . Our thoughts are with you please keep us informed how it turns out .🙏🙏🙏
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
We’ll keep you posted. The bees had a lot of work and since the storms they have declined a lot🥺
@brucesouthernsassapiaries8316 2 жыл бұрын
So Sorry to see you going through another challenge like this!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruce, Mother Nature can be brutal
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 2 жыл бұрын
Damn , that’s rough man. I know the feeling, mold is the biggest issue once they get pulled out. Sketchy bridge 😳 You need an Ezyloader :)
@apisincognito8173 2 жыл бұрын
More like a hovercraft.
@LaraLovesBees 2 жыл бұрын
Hip waders and an innertube to put the pallets on...float those hives out!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@a Canadian Beekeepers blog, Ian I tell you what man. The amount of water that those frames held was incredible. The brood building mold was my biggest concern. I shook them off and surprised they cleaned it out. The decline after working all of that was tough on them and they didn’t recover well. EZ loader would of made things EZ🤪
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@Lara M Yes🙌🏼
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@Apis Incognito that would be ideal🤷🏻♂️
@cowdudy 2 жыл бұрын
You just can’t catch a break. I feel for you man and hopefully this will be a good year for you. Fingers crossed 🤞.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
This will be a great year Steve🙌🏼💛 Thanks man🤙🏼
@denniscrutchfield3395 2 жыл бұрын
man as a beekeeper i feel your pain. wish i was closer i would help
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Now that’s a beekeeper mentality and I appreciate that brother💛 Thanks and we will push forward as always.
@lordmike9384 2 жыл бұрын
jesus take the wheel!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Amen 🙏🏼
@douglasrush5060 2 жыл бұрын
My condolences bud.I wouldn't wish that on anybody.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@lindseyhomesteadfarm2653 2 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Looks like you need to invest in some waders. Lol!!! Man I hate to see you dealing with that crap. It just makes you stronger though my man. Keep up the great work. Look forward to some queens this spring.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
We would love to get some queens to ya'll! Give us a call 530-354-7794 or you can place an order on our website at www.thecaliforniabeekeeper.com. We did not ever think we would need waders but after this incident we went out and bought some!
@lindseyhomesteadfarm2653 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper I will do on the queens. I wish I could have talked to you at the conference but missed out but hopefully will next year.
@uswwt 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I got lazy and still have a cardboard nuc outside when a storm hit. The top was blown off and the whole nuc was soaked. I moved the nuc indoor and give them a few mins of hair dryer treatment. Next morning they were completely back to business :) I didn't check if they lost any brood tho. Now almost a month later they are still doing alright. So presumably they had no problem. I am suprised that bees can deal with water pretty well as long as they are mite free and have plenty of food. Would love to see a follow up on these hives from here. Keep up the good work.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Bees are very tough little buggers, happy to hear your nuc made it through your storm and making it through the winter. Almost spring time🙌🏼 We’ll do our best to bring an update, we are gearing up for the queen production season💛🐝
@firstdawn5465 2 жыл бұрын
crazy what you are dealing with. Hope you have minimal losses.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. We have since checked on them and they don’t look so good unfortunately 🥺
@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924 2 жыл бұрын
man, you cant catch a break this year. so tough to work so hard and feel like your going backwards. hope they come through ok
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Just another thing to overcome and push forward with lessons to be more aware of your surroundings
@christopherrountos4473 2 жыл бұрын
That's not a fun time... great job getting out there, best of luck
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Christopher
@apisincognito8173 2 жыл бұрын
Man... You're having it tough. But you sure make entertaining videos.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 💛
@seeyouonthemountainbeekeeping 2 жыл бұрын
I will have to order some of your queens!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. It would be our pleasure helping you with your queen bees needs 👍🏼
@frankmachado 2 жыл бұрын
Cheese and rice dude God is definitely testing you. those were ugly storms we just don't get those here hopefully not too many loses
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Frank I tell you what, these test are getting old😖
@frankmachado 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper well hopefully you are as mentally strong as you are physically 💪
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@@frankmachado With Faith and a great supportive spouse, ones mental strength capability is incredibly high
@frankmachado 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper absolutely without a doubt
@Peter_Gunn 2 жыл бұрын
O man that's horrible. So sorry to see that. Maybe they will pull thru.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Always sad to see bees endure tough situations. Tender love and care is all we can do now
@HaUsSssss 2 жыл бұрын
That sucks dude, hope you come through alright
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
I did but the bees not so much😖 Hard blow for them
@seeyouonthemountainbeekeeping 2 жыл бұрын
Water from the Mountain!!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Yea sir! I came flashing down fast!
@3Beehivesto300 2 жыл бұрын
Wow that is terrible. I look at the fema flood map before I set up a bee yard.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
That’s a great tip Justin👍🏼💛
@matthewmccormick2417 2 жыл бұрын
Man i am sorry. So much for dry socks huh? Stay safe out there in Commifornia. The girls still looking out for ya. they tried staying high and dry. Ya know Max was at home praying for ya. Up here it is a white frozen wonderland. Ya need 2 ways and a easy loader. The truck we got this last year wrere 5 ton 4x4 GMC with 24ft bed with EZ Loaders. they also have a winch front and rear with hooks on the frame front and rear for being pulled. at times it gets nasty still up here with snow and mud moving hives
@LaraLovesBees 2 жыл бұрын
Neither I nor anyone I know here in California are communists, but every one of my bees are! 😂
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Matthew I love that suggestion about a wench. I might look into something like that to pull pallets. I have all the hookups setup for it on my tail end of my Bradford flatbed. I’ll keep you posted man. Thank you for the sincere words of encouragement. Respect and appreciation your way Matthew. In California defense, the people are amazing. Just like any other place we have our share of bad apples. Northern part of the state is Home and we love it and the folks. You should visit out west, you might love it 😉 . God bless and thanks again man🤙🏼
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@Lara M , Haha that’s funny. We all have them few hives that are😆
@matthewmccormick2417 2 жыл бұрын
@@LaraLovesBees no but many of those running the state forgot about the Constitution and your freedom. why i have family that moved away and see many companies doing same. Take care and stay safe
@matthewmccormick2417 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper ya may help you in many ways being you dont always have help and if you get stuck in mud it may help
@melvinyoder1954 2 жыл бұрын
Darn. Bears wildfire now this Jeez you can't catch a break hope the rest of the year goes better for you. I'm sorry
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Melvin, appreciate that and it will get better and we WILL have a great year💛 We believe in faith and hard work
@melvinyoder1954 2 жыл бұрын
That's what it's all about faith hard work and pushing forward. Stand strong our thoughts are with you
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@@melvinyoder1954 💛
@taddrienstra7247 2 жыл бұрын
Time to come to Hawaii and raise queens. Call me
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Tadd you connect me with locations and we’ll start packing for the next season🤙🏼
@taddrienstra7247 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper Not a problem. I am serious btw. We really do need to talk.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@@taddrienstra7247 Give me a call this evening or tomorrow morning. My contact is on www.thecaliforniabeekeeper.com
@LawsonsCreekApiary 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry that happened, not fun to deal with.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, it was rough!
@kevin_raney 2 жыл бұрын
That's rough, hopefully you'll be able to salvage something from them. When do you'll think that you'll start queens for the year? Looking forward to those videos.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
We begin doing our first grafts end of February. Thanks for the support man🤙🏼
@kietto7612 2 жыл бұрын
So sad to see this, best wishes to your poor bees bro.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks friend
@mjhabitat6437 2 жыл бұрын
YOU NEED A BREAK BROTHER ~
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
And maybe a forklift would be better than a break! Mother Nature can be nasty
@CostasHoneyBees 2 жыл бұрын
if it’s not fire it’s rain 🙏🏼
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
And if it’s not skunks, it’s black bears
@jamesmcnally2519 2 жыл бұрын
Well what on earth are you going to do for excitement next week! Fire, Rain i might as well send some snow your way :) you have had just about everything let’s Mother Nature could throw at you! I will be watching to see how these colonies make out!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
James my man! It’s been brutal hasn’t it!?! You go ahead and keep the snow😆🥶 I’ll do my best to make an update video👍🏼
@jamesmcnally2519 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper how was the conference?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmcnally2519 extremely fun and great place to network
@daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms 2 жыл бұрын
Sad to see this brothet
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
It was rough for sure🐝
@harishoz3097 2 жыл бұрын
So sorry to see that as iam bee keeper my self
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the condolences Haris, this was a tough hit and devastating seeing the girls under water like that! Where are you joining us from?
@harishoz3097 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper New York but iam here in California for few days,
@nordichoneybeeandqueenprod301 2 жыл бұрын
sorry brother. I have lost many hives to flood and mud.. at least seems you do not have much mud..
@rodneymiddleton9624 2 жыл бұрын
First!!!!
@CastleHives 2 жыл бұрын
Rodney out fast. .
@rodneymiddleton9624 2 жыл бұрын
@@CastleHives He can't catch a break!!!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t need a break Rodney, I need Mother Nature to be normal😫
@rodneymiddleton9624 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper And a set of waders.!!! Thanks Jose!!!
@nataliemartin4721 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Jose..I'm glad you were able to get them out in time.i thought we had it hard with -29f and over 15 inches of snow with gust wind..be safe and take care of yourselves. Say hello to my buddy Max🇨🇦🤗
@PapaBee165 2 жыл бұрын
Praying for you to have a minimum loss buddy.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Papa Bee, based on the experience with other friends flooded hives we believe the will slowly decline and not recover. We are praying for a different results 🙏🏼
@seeyouonthemountainbeekeeping 2 жыл бұрын
Wish I could have helped you brother!!!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
With your help I’m sure we would of been in and out within the hour💪🏼
@collegeguy14 2 жыл бұрын
So sorry
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend. Just an ugly side of keeping bees in a creek bottom. Just need to be more aware of what Mother Nature is capable of. Thanks for watching 🙂
@DuckRiverHoney 2 жыл бұрын
Middle of the night, wet, cold, nasty, stung up…that’s the ugly side of agriculture. Same as pulling calves at 1 am in the mud in January. Keeping bees, cattle, horses, whatever…it’s ugly sometimes. Good work being a good steward.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks my man! It’s rough out west but we will push forward 💪🏼
@christinesittner8712 2 жыл бұрын
Gosh. Let me know how I can help! I can monitor the weather for you.
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris
@edwardalsup9673 2 жыл бұрын
oh man, im so sorry. wish i could help out. how do you handle a situation like that? meaning do you combine bees or what?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
In this case we combine what is combinable. Thanks Edward
@erfrye 2 жыл бұрын
little off topic here but being in California and your truck being a diesel how much of a hard time does the state give you for having that on the road. Maybe you can do a vid on that?
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea. For our truck we actually have no issues because it’s under 10,000 GVW I’ll have to think of a good way to make a video about the carb guidelines in the state of California tho👍🏼
@wadebarnes6720 2 жыл бұрын
You are catching hell and go from so dry everything's burning up to it so much water your bees are about to drown might not be living right did you get the baby in the bread and act like you didn't or something.lol
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Wade my friend, just a whirlwind of Mother Natures power and unfortunately I didn’t get the baby in the bread(Rosca de Reyes) I definitely could use the luck from anything! The Irish or a box of Lucky Charms🤷🏻♂️🙏🏼
@hockinghillshoneyfarm9273 2 жыл бұрын
You need to move to Ohio lol
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Ohio needs to move to California 🤷🏻♂️😉
@laserconkitfox Жыл бұрын
Shit happens man.
@donbearden1953 2 жыл бұрын
Jose, man so far most of your videos that I’ve seen has been a disaster. If it wasn’t for bad luck you wouldn’t have any luck at all! Maybe you should change the name of your channel to “The California Disaster Beekeeper”. I hope your luck changes for the better very soon!
@TheCaliforniaBeekeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Don, Mother Nature is always going to be a factor. I just need to be more proactive rather than reactive ✅ Thanks for watching Don
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