Pt1 USING SWARM CELLS to make a two frame split

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2 жыл бұрын

Making a new Nuc with swam cells doesn’t have to be hard. This video shows the way we do it with a couple of frames. As long as you have all the necessary ingredients you are on the way to making a new Nuc.
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@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801 5 ай бұрын

Just watched this, it was great, thanks so much! I am looking forward to Spring and warmth, as I expect you are. Plan to do a few splits as lost a couple of colonies over winter. 😊

@berintanbees 5 ай бұрын

Very welcome and thank you, yes looking forward to the new season. Sorry to hear you have lost colonies but it does happen unfortunately. 🐝

@temijinkahn511 Жыл бұрын

The new queens will not mate with drones from their own hive so no need to include them purposely with your split. Solid video otherwise! By the way, you can also cut around a capped queen cell and attach to another frame. I cut about half an inch around the cell. Carefully take the cell and gently push a part of the area you cut around the cell into the comb of the new frame.

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Hi Temijin, thanks for comment, yes you are right. I have cut cells and used them but for this vid it was not really needed. 😊🐝

@ChhetLife 2 жыл бұрын

wow!

@berintanbees 2 жыл бұрын

😊🐝

@JulianMartin51 Жыл бұрын

Pretty lucky to have the queen in when there are capped queen cells - as a rule, the queen has already departed

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Hi Julian, true but not always the case in some hives. If you can still see fresh eggs you most likely have time. But for the purpose of the video, the swarm cells were left a little to use. 🐝

@rajbeekie7124 5 ай бұрын

I am thinking the queen leaving when there are capped queen cell is mythology. I have seen capped queen cells and the queen in hives. I do move the capped cells with a frame of bees to nuc boxes to create more colonies.

@mrrhall9989 7 ай бұрын

Hi, many thanks. How far away did you move the nuc. Do you have any general advice on distances when splitting hives?

@berintanbees 7 ай бұрын

Hi, if it’s in the same apiary it’s no problem. I moved the new nuc 2 meters from the main hive. If you are to move the nuc further to a new location, close it up with sticks and grass, once placed in new location pull a little bit of the grass out so the bees are occupied trying to clear the hive entrance. They will start orientation flights, learning their new hive location. 🐝

@Guiriventuras Ай бұрын

Hi, Just a quick question, I had a very calm hive which I have recently split and now both hives have become very agressive. Is this normal? And will they calm down when the new queen takes control of one of them?

@berintanbees Ай бұрын

Lots of things can trigger a hive to turn, sometimes it sort’s itself out. I find when a hive has no queen they can be more on edge. Once the new hive settles down with a new queen see how they are with the new generation. The weather can affect them also, look for robbing going on there are so many variables. If your hive posits being nasty you may want to re Queen. Give them a little time 🐝

@andrewolgado6018 Жыл бұрын

I noticed you painted the feeder. What do you recommend to use?

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, we use masonry paint, I believe it was ‘sandtex’ 🐝

@lymitutit3046 2 жыл бұрын

Yes ! they are nice Queen Cells. But please, be more careful on handling the frames. Never turn upside-down an Q.C after she is caped ( unless you know that this is the 11th day of Queen development.)

@berintanbees 2 жыл бұрын

Yes this hive was left a little longer for established queen cells. But yes that is a good practice to keep in mind. 🐝

@adambray1305 Жыл бұрын

Hello! what is the brand of that poly nuc?

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, it’s a Honey paw

@clintone1151985 Жыл бұрын

What kind of hive bodies are those? Sounds like styrofoam.

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Hi Clinton, yes they are polystyrene hives 🐝

@yvonnestellini8212 Жыл бұрын

How much smoke to use

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Hi Yvonne, it really depends on the bees, I try not to over smoke them. So just enough to move them out the way and calm them if needed. 😊🐝

@skitzochik Жыл бұрын

whats the difference between larvae & brood?

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Brood is to describe all the stages in the cells 🐝

@farmer998 2 жыл бұрын

she will leave they have made up there mind

@berintanbees 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gray, no in fact she is going strong. As long as you know what you are doing in a situation like this, not all Queens will leave. 🐝

@mmb_MeAndMyBees Жыл бұрын

Would be a better Video if you had WiFi Clip Micros see Richard Noel Brittany Bees YT Vids. He has the best Audio. All I hear here is agitated Bees ! Just saying ... Sorry, not much of a learning tool for New Beeks without better Voiceover, or Subtitle prompts. 🤔

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Yes audio via mic would be better, early days still. But then, if you are in an open beehive you are going to hear bees. 🙂

@mmb_MeAndMyBees Жыл бұрын

Thanks for Reply : good point. Bees make Buzzy noise when opening up a Hive.... 😏 But as a Learning Tool Video Part 1 and Part 2 should be supported by on screen Text and or Points to what's been 'shown'. We can always see Visuals but if you don't understand what your watching as a Newbie Beek : it isn't much of a learning aid. Another Beek with great screen graphics is David Burns a USA YT Beek. 👀

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

I will say they were overly noisy that day, you have some good points. Thanks for comment 🙂

@richardevans3084 Жыл бұрын

@@mmb_MeAndMyBees Make your own videos then Einstein; this was easy to follow for anyone with half a brain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏼

@leandrozuniga5634 Жыл бұрын

Why are you smoking does bees that much?

@berintanbees Жыл бұрын

Hi Leandro, I was in the hive quite a long time and the bees as nice as they are were starting to all come back from foraging. With nowhere to go they had to bee moved from the frames and calmed a little. 🐝😊