June swarms take them or leave them, a chance to observe and learn.

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Ай бұрын

Why collect a swarm in a net?
Dump them in the hive, or let them walk in on their own?
Is the queen inside the new hive, or not?
Five Clusters on the same tree, which one has the queen?
Let's take a look.

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@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Update, FOLLOW UP VIDEO: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNycn7SdtJPVgKs.htmlsi=a1F61wb-vVcorItw

@jawharp9467 Ай бұрын

Yes, I found it enjoyable, educational, and relaxing. Come to think of it that's true of all your videos.

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Wow, thank you :) that's why I make them :)

@cynrich1 Ай бұрын

This is the best bee video I've seen Thanks for this lovely relaxing visit to bees!

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

@craigo4dds Ай бұрын

Watched this morning and my 6 year old daughter watched with me. She has a new suit and will come with me to the bee yard. This video inspired her to get out one of the bee books. Thank you for producing great videos that are interesting and fun for kids 6-60😊

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

I'm so glad that someone so young is inspired. My grandson would spend every single day in the bee yard if I let him. They are the future! Thanks for sharing :)

@afrogunso47 Ай бұрын

Love your videos Fred, you were a huge inspiration for me to start beekeeping. Thanks!

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

That's fantastic, thank you so much :)

@robertmalis4493 Ай бұрын

Great video Fred. I love the channel growth.

@kennith. Ай бұрын

Thx for sharing Fred. The swarm on different branches was interesting.

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@PilotMcbride Ай бұрын

You’re a bloody beauty Fred! Thanks for posting my friend. 👋👋👋

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Hey! It's been a while since I've seen a comment from you. I hope all is well! :)

@PilotMcbride Ай бұрын

Thanks for replying. I've been watchin' mate 😉 😂, still haven't got any hives yet. Almost, but the introduction of varroa destructor over here made me shy away 😟

@SIBEEMAN Ай бұрын

Fred, another great video by you as always!

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@joanneturner9375 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing 🐝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@brianbennett4374 Ай бұрын

Wow. Your the man. I enjoy watching you and your channel 😊

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Brian :)

@sonofthunder. Ай бұрын

Fred taught me you dont have to aggressively shake them,...just like this video place them in contact close to a nice smelling hive,they do the rest😊

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

It's more time consuming, but this is a great way to start a new colony with near-zero stress on the bees.

@richmiller6284 Ай бұрын

June and July are both great months for saving bees. I just got a call to remove bees from a log on a logging site by Mayville, NY. That is my weekend plans..

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Nothing but fun when it comes to swarm gathering :)

@SortOfaBeekeeper Ай бұрын

Fascinating ❤ Thanks for another great video explaining the bees behavior!!

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

You are very welcome :) I'm so glad to see your comment!

@cobberpete1 Ай бұрын

So fascinating. Sat watching with my morning Tea and 'Cake' ☺

@illumi-Nate Ай бұрын

Fascinating video!

@rodneymiddleton9624 Ай бұрын

That was awesome!!! Thanks Fred!

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! You're welcome, Rodney :)

@alyb731 Ай бұрын

Lovely, relaxing video, I just came home worried mine might have swarmed but luckily they haven’t. 🇬🇧

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

That's great news. :)

@kimberlypaulson4545 Ай бұрын

Always interesting Always well done, thank you again for slowing down and showing these little marvels of mother nature's engineering.

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it :)

@CraigArndt Ай бұрын

Such a cool video, so enjoy learning about these bees.

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@framcesmoore Ай бұрын

very cool video. Fred hope u have a wonderful week

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@dcsblessedbees Ай бұрын

🤨Fred there are bees in your tree🤔you should call a beekeeper.😏Blessed Days Fred...

@Darren_Nicola Ай бұрын

Great video to watch 😀

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thanks, Darren! :)

@susanwhite1641 Ай бұрын

Loved this video Fred. Thank you from Durham uk 🌻

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

I'm so glad, you're very welcome :)

@oneshoo Ай бұрын

Outstanding as usual! 👍👍

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thank you. :)

@VideoEngineering Ай бұрын

Awesome episode 👌 Thanks Sir. Will tune in tomorrow for the update🙏

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

So glad you liked it :)

@VideoEngineering Ай бұрын

Was just watching a small swarm from my nuke taking off. Bit after a while they went back to the nuke. Will open later and check for the queen and maybe take some brood out and supplement other hives

@davidmartin6312 Ай бұрын

What a cool video Fred. I'm going to get a butterfly net too. lol

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

You can never have too many butterfly nets around :)

@frankspataro9714 Ай бұрын

I have heard all the stuff about em but if you have drawn comb they will make it good

@tmd0402 Ай бұрын

Another amazing video!

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@wstepnout7215 Ай бұрын

Thanks Fred, Very enjoyable and educational. I love just sitting watching my hives through my Bino's. Instead of seeing a mass of activity the bino's allow me to see/learn what individual bees are actually doing. Seeing under clear magnification is such a great learning tool.

@sonofthunder. Ай бұрын

So cool to see their translucent swollen abdomens,full of honey/nectar

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Ready to build that comb :)

@aaronparis4714 Ай бұрын

I’m glade you saved it

@aaronparis4714 Ай бұрын

It’s crazy I see all over USA wild bees but your lucky to find them in Canada I have found one in my life that was in a old house chimney but I would say it was there one winter it was really infested with mites I took it to a area away from my yards to treat but it died that winter it seem to be if they swarm and you don’t catch them chances are they won’t make it threw the winter in Canada

@enricotoesca3941 Ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Frederick 🥰

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Hello Enrico!

@enricotoesca3941 Ай бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Hello too 🤩

@michaelhansen6481 Ай бұрын

👍

@OhioGentlemenArms Ай бұрын

I came home to a swarm in early June. I knew nothing about bees other than milking them for honey. I’ve been learning everything thing I can on KZfaq. Any tips on how to keep them from leaving?

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Is your question regarding how to keep a newly hived swarm from leaving its new box, or how to keep them from swarming in the first place?

@OhioGentlemenArms Ай бұрын

@@FrederickDunn they have stayed for a month. The bees have filled a deep box with new bees. I just added a second deep. I’d like to keep them from swarming in general. Where do I go from here?

@aaronparis4714 Ай бұрын

So will there Queen think there is a Queen in the hive already ?

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

No, the real queen's pheromone will override the Swarm Commander qmp imitation.

@windsonghillranch4306 Ай бұрын

How does that one small opening provide enough ventilation for the whole hive?

@sonofthunder. Ай бұрын

Suprisingly well bees fan controlling air currents together regulating humidity,and temperature ,even a smaller entrance,without any other vents,...like a tree

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Honey bees are HVAC experts... they move air efficiently through their spaces, and even concentrate air flow exactly where they need it. Smaller entrances also give them more control over that interior climate than large openings do. It's a very complicated dynamic.

@illumi-Nate Ай бұрын

I'm in NE Ohio, made a split with 3 solid frames of mostly capped & emerging brood & lots of bees , 1 frame had two ready to emerge queen cells that came from the same hive i took the split from... was a very strong split in a jester box ..frames had outer perimeter of honey & I added a frame of pollen +a frame of foundation ,also i added a pint of 1:1 jar feeder...the next morning (June 26) they were being robbed out of the capped honey..my question is do queenless splits get robbed out easily ( this time of year)? I don't think we are in a dearth ,unless it just started? I would like to make more splits asap but now it's got me thinking twice

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

This is a great question! I'm going to add it to my Friday Q&A... short answer is yes, queenless colonies particularly new ones are prone to being robbed. There is more to it, but that's the quick response.

@illumi-Nate Ай бұрын

@@FrederickDunn ok thank u!!

@illumi-Nate Ай бұрын

@@FrederickDunn if u see this part in time before u release the new video , I'm also wondering if temp queen would hold down the type of split without robbing (in my previous question) until the new queen emerges?

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

@@illumi-Nate That would be worth testing. It wouldn't hurt and may inspire them to defend the hive and resources.

@illumi-Nate Ай бұрын

@@FrederickDunn I ordered some temp queen early this morning, I was kicking around that idea, because I'd like to split my large hives directly in half after I pull a Lil honey this week..I live in the country with a huge nature preserve right next to me, with fields of milkweed, sumac, & all kinds of current things etc, I set out a open feeder 4 days ago to see what would happen, no bees visited it at all, but today it's smothered in bees & it's even more diluted from sitting thru a big rain other day..its crazy everything just seems to be coming to an abrupt hault, i'm not far from you so be prepared lol

@robertmalis4493 Ай бұрын

Great video Fred. I love the channel growth.

@FrederickDunn Ай бұрын

Thanks, Robert! I appreciate all the years that you've been watching and commenting :)