Wow, decapitating the queen sucks. I just crushed one I paid $60 for... so yeah I feel it! Specifically I feel stupid... "hey hive I know you're queenless, here's a queen, oops she's dead, never mind..."
@catherinealsept45494 күн бұрын
Thank you for being so transparent with mistakes. It helps me to know that others have issues. I tell my bees that they have a bad beekeeper and their ability to survive me shows how strong and resilient they truly are!!!😂
@CastleHives4 күн бұрын
@@catherinealsept4549 I tell my Bees all sorts of things also. Lol. . Appreciate you watching.
@Manuherikiabeekeeping7 күн бұрын
Love that little queen right dial, I'm going to invest in those, it's way easier than a notebook or leaving notes on the lid but Damnnnnnnnn🤦 I felt that pain when you pinched that queen, just when I was thinking " that's a cool little queen marking gadget" 😅 pinching a queen is horrible 😬 especially when it's a great colony, bummer.
@hamburghoney10 күн бұрын
Makes your stomach sink. Dont think I could have held it together as well as you did. Would have had to edit out 15 min of cussing.
@CastleHives10 күн бұрын
I did edit out a few other choice words. I was so darn ticked. That colony is a better one also. Hopefully, they will make a nice daughter.
@lester383611 күн бұрын
Maybe pull a queen from a resource hive to replace queen, that's what they are for...
@CastleHives10 күн бұрын
I have that option if needed. I want to try and let them raise one since it is still early in August. Last inspection, they had cells capped over already.
@t5rider0711 күн бұрын
Great video Brian! We started using the same one-handed catcher this year to mark our queens, and on our next-to last hive I did the same thing…pushed her right down into the comb. She started moving about, but next time we went back to look they had superseded her. Crap happens, good thing bees are good “erasers.”
@brucesbees11 күн бұрын
Man I love the attitude of those bees Brian. I would work them with just a veil. So gentle. Hate that happened to the queen but sometimes things like that happen. Hopefully they will make a new one.
@CastleHives10 күн бұрын
They're super chill, that's for sure. I couldn't believe it when I did that, but it happens.
@8pumpkin1811 күн бұрын
OOOOPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSS word you don't want a surgeon or beekeeper say!
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
@@8pumpkin18 lol. .
@russellkoopman300411 күн бұрын
Brian, I am sure glad you edited out those choice words. LOL Stuff happens to the best of us. What I do when painting queens is I use one of those round popsicle ones. I take the plunger out, pickup the queen with my fingers and drop her inside, then insert the sponge plunger. I don't like those one handed queen catchers for obvious reasons. You should have a decent amount of drones around in three weeks so hopefully she returns.
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
I need to just start marking them by hand, much easier. And yeah, we still have a decent drone population, so I'm not worried. Actually found capped cells the other day, so they're on the way.
@BrianCooper90111 күн бұрын
It happens! 14 going into winter strong sounds like you'll be in good shape for next year.
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
@@BrianCooper901 Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
@Beeyond-the-lake-honey-co.11 күн бұрын
Ain’t 1 guy in a thousand would have shown that 👍👍
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
@Beeyond-the-lake-honey-co. I figured why not you know. We all make mistakes you know.
@HoneyTopBees11 күн бұрын
Sorry about the queen. But I appreciate you showing it! Loved the incoming mistake sound effect / edit. :)
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
@@HoneyTopBees Had to show that so people see even the mistakes.
@suburbanhomesteaderwy-az11 күн бұрын
Sad about the Queen
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
Yeah, I was so ticked that I did that.
@joelgillespie141210 күн бұрын
@@CastleHives This late in the season i would order a new queen. It would be worth the $40 to $45 dollars to me.
@suburbanhomesteaderwy-az11 күн бұрын
Awesome Brian
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
Thanks Sandi. .
@dcsblessedbees11 күн бұрын
Bummer missed ya, dang it.
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
No worries. . Have a great day DC. . Appreciate you watching as always.
@ArielleViking11 күн бұрын
Brian, I’m so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family. ❤🙏🏻
@CastleHives11 күн бұрын
Thank you. . This loss hit hard. Makes you sit back and think you know.
@gerrellbradshaw391814 күн бұрын
Where did you get your jars from?
@CastleHives14 күн бұрын
@gerrellbradshaw3918 I get all of my jars from Bkue Sky Bee Supply in Ohio.
@horizontalbees348017 күн бұрын
The observation hive looked great with all those bees inside. Sorry for your loss my friend!!
@CastleHives14 күн бұрын
It made my booth. . It's so awesome seeing it set up. And thanks, Rickey. . This hit hard.
@brucesbees17 күн бұрын
Sorry for your loss my friend. Have enjoyed some of the stories you’ve told me about your uncle. Sounds like a great man!
@CastleHives14 күн бұрын
Thanks, Bruce. I have so many memories of him. This hit hard. Really makes you sit back and think.
@brucesbees17 күн бұрын
Looking good Brian. Folks tend to love observation hives. Those bees should be fine for that amount of time.
@CastleHives14 күн бұрын
It was definitely a crowd pleaser. Kept me busy the entire day.
@donbearden195317 күн бұрын
That’s a GREAT looking observation hive!
@CastleHives14 күн бұрын
Rickey and Ruth did an amazing job that's for sure.
@gallowaylights17 күн бұрын
I'm so glad we aren't bees. Every 6 weeks would be a totally different crowd 😮
@CastleHives14 күн бұрын
Lol. . Truth
@rodneymiddleton962417 күн бұрын
Sorry for your loss brother. The observation hives are cool! Thanks for sharing!
@CastleHives14 күн бұрын
Thanks Rodney. .
@hillkid4mountains17 күн бұрын
Brian, know you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. It's nice to see you making up and taking a frame of honeybees in an observation hive to your local farmers market. People so enjoy seeing a frame of bees up close. It is a great way to educate the importance of them to our food supply and a product source of nature's sweet healthy honey to take home. I had a 4 frame observation hive that I built and kept in the upper half story hallway close to my kids bedrooms. Was great fun to keep bees inside your house and look at them daily from the spring into the fall. Placing them outside in a double 5 frame nuc prompted up on the roof of a carport. It butted up to our second story south gable end of the home with a big window to look out upon our garden and fruit orchard below down the hill. We all appreciate your videos and all the work you do showing and talking about your hives there in your state. Thanks 🐝
@CastleHives13 күн бұрын
Thank you. That would have been great, having Bees inside like that. Appreciate you watching and all of the support.
@aaronparis471417 күн бұрын
So you not gonna run singles through the winter ?
@CastleHives17 күн бұрын
@aaronparis4714 I'll go.1.5 through winter. Deep and medium. Soon as they start brooding up, excluder will go back on in the spring.
@aaronparis471417 күн бұрын
@@CastleHives what happen to dropping evething to singles I thought that was your plan this year ?
@CastleHives17 күн бұрын
@aaronparis4714 I've had so many issues, I have some in singles and some as 1.5. Winter I'll go deep/medium.
@KajunHomestead17 күн бұрын
Sorry for your loss Brian, great looking little obervation hive.
@CastleHives17 күн бұрын
Thank you, Brad. This hit hard. And yeah, that hive is great. Rickey and Ruth did an amazing job.
@johncoleman621817 күн бұрын
Sorry for your loss..
@CastleHives17 күн бұрын
Thank you. Really makes you sit back and think. Appreciate you watching.
@anthonydobija366918 күн бұрын
just curious if your in illinois or indiana.been looking for a differnt male
@CastleHives18 күн бұрын
I'm in NE Ohio. .
@droptynebuck541819 күн бұрын
Looking good. I love the tuxedos!
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
It was work, but the entire flock is under 3 months now.
@hamburghoney19 күн бұрын
So are they dark meat, or white meat like chickens?
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
They're a lighter meat. Some say the filet of the sky.
@johniac707819 күн бұрын
I would treat for mites. Try to get clean winter bees. Low honey usually means not enough bees, so how did your nest look in April?
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
My highest mite wash, just like 2 weeks ago, was 2. So mites are under control. They are getting OAV though just to control numbers. In April, it was tough. We had twice the normal rainfall, so that created mating flight issues, which caused colonies to lag behind. All across Ohio it was the same, I know a guy with 30+ colonies and pulled no honey. It has been a horrible year in Ohio.
@KajunHomestead20 күн бұрын
Looks like you have a great setup for them, I use to raise alot of show chickens for 4-h Kids and loved the process of hatching them out myself instead of buying chicks. I did learn depending on different incubators temp, would determine chicks hatching out early or late, usally a high temp was an early hatch and a low temp was a day late. Great video.
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
The incubators I have do fluctuate some, so that's most likely why they start a hair early. They're such a fast growing bird. Thanks for watching Brad.
@gregstrama775020 күн бұрын
Good video! In 2020. I bought two hives and a few quails and now I have only honeybees because I keep 200 miles away. This year was similar to yours. I’m smaller than you only 6-8 hives and I had only 40% 🍯 from what I was expecting.
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
This year has been tough on a lot of folks. Thanks for watching.
@jamesnoell584820 күн бұрын
😋
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
🐧
@aaronparis471420 күн бұрын
Good job bro I raise chickens
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
We were a toss up between the two, Chickens or Quail. Landed on Quail just because of the space needed to keep them.
@MinnesotaBeekeeper20 күн бұрын
Holy smokes you are wonderfully seriously into it! Brian our neighbor did the same with pheasants. It's a gas! Good on you.
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
Thanks much. . Pheasants would be cool.
@soapstoneapiaries20 күн бұрын
Hey- Great video- - really enjoyed! You are a gadget guy!!!
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
Yes I am! Appreciate you watching. .
@rodneymiddleton962420 күн бұрын
Awesome job!!!!
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
Thanks Rodney. .
@davidlewis417920 күн бұрын
I like the hatching time brooder.
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
It is a great setup. Hatching time has some great products.
@matthunt451220 күн бұрын
Love the Quail videos my friend, I raised them years ago and that experience has stuck with me for forty years, show more videos please
@CastleHives19 күн бұрын
Will do!
@dcsblessedbees20 күн бұрын
I forget that you do quail, nice coop.
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
Thanks DC.
@jessicafairfax_Bens_Bees20 күн бұрын
Oh my goodness, they are so adorable 🥰 great job Brian! Thanks for sharing. One of the girls I work with started raising quail this year. I'll have to share this video with her.
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
Thanks so much, Jessica. They're funny to watch and easy to care for. Appreciate you sharing. I figured to change it up for a video.
@jessicafairfax_Bens_Bees20 күн бұрын
@@CastleHives I do a good bit of homesteading myself. We raised chickens and pigs and of course I have my honey bees. It's nice to see videos mixing it up sometimes. Everyone should enjoy learning something new everyday.
@JCsBees20 күн бұрын
I thought this was a beekeeping channel? 😂 That's what everyone tells me. 😊 Didn't realize they only had a 18 day incubation. Wow, that is fast!! Is pastie butt a concern with them? I know with chickens their butt can get plugged off with dried poo. You got a sweet setup for your birds, very cool.
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
I've never had one with pastie butt. . The only issue is that they get very territorial and will beat the tar out of each other. Appreciate you watching Jason. Figured I'd change it up for a video or two.
@JCsBees20 күн бұрын
@@CastleHives I love the change up from time to time. Bring it!!
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
@@JCsBees Just wait for another i'm working on. . It'll be like magic. lol
@markbasinger601520 күн бұрын
Nice set up.
@markbasinger601520 күн бұрын
Hmmm...genetics
@willmoffatt308120 күн бұрын
What type of plastic did you use? Looks neat !
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
PETG.
@JosephSchneider-oy9yq21 күн бұрын
im really intrested in this. My father has been bee keeping for about 2 years now. ive been doing it with him. weve both been very intereted in this concept but i do have a few questions and concerns. i didnt see a queen divider anywear for the hex hives sec, which is definetly needed. im not too worried about insulation due to the air pockets when you print. i am very worried about cost effectivness. 90 dollars for STLS, about 200 dollars for bees, and id estimate for 4 blocks/hexagon (two pillars of 2) id estimate about 3 spools of filament/60-75 dollars. im just not sure if its worth it. because of the two langsworth hives me and my dad have, im wondering if we just put it near the hives if they will start coming to the hive themselves which would save a significant amount of money. im wondering if after all that cost for the files, time and filament if youd really be saving ANY money from the normal langsworth. and im also wondering about the dividers. you showed that they were empty. just the dividers. do the bees just build their own hexagons or do you need that stuff to get it going. im not sure i that makes sense. thanks for the review though!
@JosephSchneider-oy9yq21 күн бұрын
nevermind i just saw the 13 thousand grams of filament. definetly not doing this.
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
It does cost a bit. For most, it is out of reach. The Queen Excluder, I plan to cut a plastic one and fit it.
@hillkid4mountains21 күн бұрын
Add another box, even if it's empty, spray down with some water from a plastic spray bottle or get a piece of cotton, put some queen pheromone or attractant on it, string it around your neck and make you own bee beard! Lol. 🐝
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
Hahaha. . Not sure I'd ever do a Bee beard.
@Manuherikiabeekeeping21 күн бұрын
Great review, I came here after seeing Natalie's review on it. I think after getting a massive facefull of pine needle smoke today because the breeze shifted😂 I'm going to check one out, hopefully they're ok to import into New Zealand 😃👍 I love your queen right dial too by the way 😂 thanks from southern New Zealand 👋
@CastleHives20 күн бұрын
Southern New Zealand, WOW. . Appreciate you watching. I am sure they would ship to New Zealand.
@Manuherikiabeekeeping20 күн бұрын
@@CastleHives yeah I did a bit of checking and a New Zealand beekeeping supply in the north island has them in stock 👍😃