Preventing Swarms with Spring Artificial Swarm Splits S8E10

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2 ай бұрын

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@theboonecountybeekeeper 2 ай бұрын

Bees are looking great Darren. Good luck with the honey.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Thanks TBCB. Good luck to you as well. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@KajunHomestead 2 ай бұрын

GREAT job finding that queen, Got lucky on that one , that's the hardest thing to do with a hive packed with bees. 👍👍👍

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Kajun. Yeah, for sure. They were rolling in waves accross those frames. I did the same thing on hive #4 and #20. I had to go back the next day on #4 and try again. I found her in the bottom. Took me two days to get through them all. It's still a little early for some where I left them alone with dry queen cups.

@kennith. 2 ай бұрын

Looking good considering the bad weather. Take care thx for sharing.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Kennith!

@emilandrusko8597 2 ай бұрын

Hey Darrell. Thanks for sharing. Good luck with your split. Hope you and your family are safe from those tornado strikes. It looked pretty bad.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hi Emil. Most of the storm damage was south and east of us. Looks like another wave coming in tonight. Hopefully they will peter out before they get to us and be just rain. Thanks for watching.

@GEEZBEEZ 2 ай бұрын

Privet is starting to bloom here. If we can dodge these storms for a while, we should get lots of nectar. Lots blooming here. My best hive last year already filled a medium. The rest are just getting it in. Take care.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Gary. Yeah privet blooming here too. You get any storm damage? I dodged it here thank goodness. Excellent forage day today and looks like back to the wind tomorrow. Thanks for watching.

@macguinn5563 2 ай бұрын

That was a great video for me. Answered a few questions.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jweaver7170 2 ай бұрын

Rain rain rain maybe next week. Great video

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey J Weaver. We've had a few forage days this week. Rain makes more nectar, but we need a break sometimes. LOL Thanks for watching.

@spider2914 2 ай бұрын

Your bees are looking great!

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Spider. So far they are looking pretty good this year. Hopefully the strong part of the flow kicks in for a good harvest. Thanks for watching.

@dijonwhitmore171 2 ай бұрын

You found the needle in a field of haystacks 😅 I hope you and your family were safe through those storms.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Dijon. Yeah got lucky on that queen bee and dodging tornados. No damage here. Thanks for watching.

@jonclemons1421 2 ай бұрын

This bearding thing is contagious. 2 of mine are strong but not really overpopulated. They have been bearding like mid summer. Another challenge of beekèping in Oklahoma!

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Jon. It was a little strange. All I can think is the reducer was restricting some air flow. I usually have them off by now. We've had a couple good forage days here, and I thought I could see some Alfalfa blooms when I drove to work this morning. Thanks for watching.

@nancynolton6079 2 ай бұрын

If you have one of those jester nuc boxes you may want to use that when you pull frames with queen cells. That way you know where they are and don't have to repull the frames a second or third time and if you want to eliminate cells. You have all the frames in question in the box to deal with before putting them back in the hive or using them to make splits.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

That's a good idea. I've been wanting to get some of those temporary nuc boxes. I have some cardboard ones, but the lid wouldn't work well for that, and the frames drag on the edges. Thanks for the tip.

@dcsblessedbees 2 ай бұрын

Darren, you have some nice colonies there buddy.👍

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Thanks DC. Yeah, some of them are really strong. I think the Hive Alive products have made a difference. AND, not letting them starve to death in the spring is a good start as well. lol Thanks for watching.

@jenniferdeghuee7590 2 ай бұрын

Did you remember to remove the swarm cells from the frame that had the Queen in the nuc?

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

I did on one of the frames, but I can't remember on the other. I will check it this weekend. Seems like there may have been an uncapped one on there. If there are some in there, what I've experienced is the workers will tear it down, as they think they've swarmed and have a good laying queen.

@fabianweber619 2 ай бұрын

Catastrophe averted! Good luck with the nectar flow, come on calm weather!

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was lucky to find that queen in all those bees. I would have tried again later though if I didn't find her. Or I may have done the 50/50 thing. I sure hate to bust apart a strong hive like that. It's a good honey producer. Thanks for watching!

@russellkoopman3004 2 ай бұрын

Good job done there Darren. Our weather has been similar in MN (cooler of course) but rain windy and cool. Bees are growing but not flourishing. Hope your little nuc does well for you. Did you find many more Q cells?

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Russell. I did find two other hives with uncapped queens like this one. The rest had dry cups. I did a couple more splits after this. Only a few empty spaces left. Thanks for watching.

@richardkuhn4358 2 ай бұрын

good vid

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard.

@Bowhunters6go8xz6x 2 ай бұрын

Good work Darren, might have lost half of that hive in a swarming.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Bowhunters. Yeah, they were about ready. I'll check it again this weekend and work on the cells after they are capped. Maybe transplant some. I think the hive #5 is queenless, so I can transplant a couple in there without losing any of the population for the nectar flow. Thanks for watching.

@adamkeith304 2 ай бұрын

Good call it was the reducer. Doesn't let enough enough air flow in. That's why they were bearding

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Adam. Yeah, I usually get them all pulled off in the spring. A little late to get it done this year. Thanks for watching.

@fishmut 2 ай бұрын

Unless you got rid of all the cells in split they will swarm ,they already made their mind up and the number of cells in the queenless one could cause you headaches with cast swarming because of the number of cells they had made , I’m not sure how this is going to pan out , bees have a mind of their own despite intervention , a follow up video would be nice to see how things are going. Cheers .🍻p.s the bearding I’m thinking is not just because they are big in population ,my thoughts are they are also temperature controlling their hive by having to be outside it’s not over heated inside. 👍

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Fishmut. That nuc won't swarm, they've been simulated as a swarm, so they are good. If there's a queen cell in there, my experience is they will take it down, or kill any other queens. I will go in the main hive later after they are capped and reduce the number of cells in there to 2-3 of the nicest largest ones and if I can cut some out, I will use them for other queenless hives or more splits. Thanks for watching.

@HoneyHollowHomestead 2 ай бұрын

That was a lot of bees! 😄 Does your boss know you raise bees?

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hi HHH. Yeah it was packed. Yeah, my boss knows about my Bee habit. I keep ker stocked with honey. lol Thanks for watching.

@andrewklahold2880 2 ай бұрын

Trust me inquiring minds always want to know I am still inquiring in how you keep your notes , my bees are in such a disary

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Andrew. I shot a video on my note taking a year or two ago. I couldn’t locate it looking with my phone. It may be part of another video. I shot it out in my barn.

@andrewklahold2880 2 ай бұрын

@@JeromeBeeFarm yeah I remember now I watched that video I will have to watch it again

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

I'll try to find it when I have some spare time.

@Burntbranchcreekbees 2 ай бұрын

There’s always one in every crowd.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

😀🐝🐝. Angry bee. lol.

@kamhoneybees3900 2 ай бұрын

at 6:50... Who's Timy? LOL

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Oh gosh! LOL I need to check my spelling. derr.

@dalefriedhoff4098 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos!! Been trying to locate your video where you describe the blue gloves and glover liners you are using. I cannot find it. Would you please be so kind to provide a link as to where your gloves and liners may be purchase. !! Thank You !!

@dalefriedhoff4098 2 ай бұрын

Found the video, no need to respond to the above comment. I am going to give those gloves a try. Thank you for all of your efforts, they are very much appreciated

@dalefriedhoff4098 2 ай бұрын

Glove information can be found in the video titled "Apimaye Double Nuc Hive Split Checks S7E18"

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Dale, sorry I'm late to respond. Been really busy this spring. Here's the links if anyone wants: Thickster Gloves: amzn.to/4aVKuxz Liners: amzn.to/44ltLBg

@dalefriedhoff4098 2 ай бұрын

@@JeromeBeeFarm Thanks you, I have placed an order for them. Thank you !!!

@nancynolton6079 2 ай бұрын

I give those pesky bees the clap test, if they pass they live another day... some guard bees take their job description a little too seriously... far beyond the front door and decide to cover the whole apiary!

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Hey Nancy. I was tempted. lol She was persistent. lol

@LawsonsCreekApiary 2 ай бұрын

Hey Jerome, did you hold up okay with our storms last night?

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Yes, Storms missed me mostly to the east. Lots of damage in the state. I got lucky. Thanks for asking.

@LawsonsCreekApiary 2 ай бұрын

@@JeromeBeeFarm I live a little east of you, they went right between us because they missed me slightly to the west. Good to hear you they missed you as well.

@JeromeBeeFarm 2 ай бұрын

Yikes! Man they were moving so fast. Looks like another round coming tonight. Hopefully they will weaken before they get to us. We'll take the rain after dark when the bees don't need to fly. LOL