Little Bits Honey Bees joe may

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@ssergeant9682 3 күн бұрын

does the queen ultimately leave or does she die because there is no one left to take care of her? no one seems to answer that question. thanks.

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 3 күн бұрын

Most of the time she will just die

@ssergeant9682 3 күн бұрын

@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay so if I wanted to keep the bees, I'd need some frames with the potential to make a new queen? My DIL probably has some. my son died last april (lost a 5year battle with cancer) , and he left behind a wife, 3 kids and 2 very active hives. 2 hours from me. She is struggling to figure out how to take care of them and not getting much help from the local bee club he belonged. to. we had beens here, but ours swarmed. if he were still here, he'd figure it out. he loved his bees and often caught swarms. the bees have a special place in my heart.

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 3 күн бұрын

May God bless you and your family

@hilldaflyer4593 4 күн бұрын

Are you still using this method and how has it worked?

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 4 күн бұрын

no I don't use this method anymore

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 4 күн бұрын

I use a provap 110 now

@LeTaMoGa 5 күн бұрын

just make the wodden legs into oil or something

@michaelodds2007 17 күн бұрын

That would only take robbers a very short time to figure that out and enter the hive.

@davebauer3756 18 күн бұрын

Thank you. I will be trying this. Also, just read on Wikipedia that it was first used as a pesticide in 1948 and fire ants were one of the insects it was used for.

@scottreese5492 21 күн бұрын

I've been using a plastic queen excluder cut to fit (cause it floats) tote and as long as thin syrup hasn't been a problem, but I bet those noodles float better , I'm gonna try that, thanks

@tommyhackney9438 23 күн бұрын

I have been trying to raise a few queen this year but I have had no luck I put the hold frames in with nurse bees on them and all sizes of brood from eggs to capped but can't get any of them to make a queen cells but they kicked the drones out in early June can you what may be the problem never had this problem before.

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 23 күн бұрын

Probably the early heat we had

@MarkThomas123 25 күн бұрын

Joe.. Ever think about putting a queen excluder on the Front Entrance of the Lower Box to keep the Roaming Queens out of the bottom box?

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 25 күн бұрын

I have I usually put it on the bottom board so it gives them plenty of room to get in and out of not just the entrance

@MarkThomas123 24 күн бұрын

@@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay Ha.. Yes.. I just saw the video where you did that. Thanks..

@BucksBeesS.C. 28 күн бұрын

So glad to see you back into the bees. Watched you way back when. Really thank you for any of your info. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF DRY SUGAR DURING DEARTH?

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 28 күн бұрын

It will probably work but the hive won't thrive it's too hard for them to get

@gallowaylights 29 күн бұрын

Dood! Your busy, all them boxes😊

@KajunHomestead 29 күн бұрын

@russellkoopman3004 29 күн бұрын

When feeding this time of the year are you using a 1 to 1 ratio? I'm glad you get the mean hive fixed. I hate that. I had one hive the last two years where I had to requeen them. They seem to just pop up.

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 29 күн бұрын

this year I started feeding early so I'm just feeding about 50 % The first of August I will go to a one-to-one sugar syrup

@branchbrookfarm 29 күн бұрын

Nice video Joe… the queen are doing well!!! Thanks Moe

@benjamindejonge3624 Ай бұрын

Normally I do have things like that because my queens are clipped, but this trick I’ve is new to new. Thanks

@pierreclement5910 Ай бұрын

Always instructif, thank you

@nicksnextproject535 Ай бұрын

Is a 5 gallon communal bucket feeder a good way to keep food coming in the front door?

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay Ай бұрын

I don't know how many hives you have but if you don't have too many and you're just feeding 15 gallon bucket I would suggest using one gallon pails gives them more room to feed and not fight as bad

@nicksnextproject535 Ай бұрын

Alright thanks for the info and the content.

@bigarm439 Ай бұрын

Joe, where do you get your turkey feathers. Great idea

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay Ай бұрын

I hunt wild turkeys so I have feathers

@jonhunter8725 Ай бұрын

Thank you good tips

@framcesmoore Ай бұрын

Ha Joe enjoyed your video. Hope u have a Blessed day

@gerardjohnson2106 Ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👏👏🇺🇲🇺🇲

@jenbyrne6831 Ай бұрын

This just happened to me I picked the queen up and put her in the hive.

@scottreese5492 Ай бұрын

Question, you mentioned "mated queen, how you know she's mated? I caught one that size on tree limb a few days ago and put in nuc. Saw queen today and she was small and running fast around frame. Was wondering if she already mated. Thanks for any help

@altaylor293 Ай бұрын

She was marked

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay Ай бұрын

The old man that taught me bees said if you find the queen outside the box 90% chance she's mated

@scottreese5492 Ай бұрын

I hope the one I caught is mated, guess ill know soon....thanks again for all your educational videos

@tomkingsley4398 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip on picking up the bees.

@wadebarnes6720 Ай бұрын

From a mating flight to a swarm

@inharmonywithearth9982 Ай бұрын

Incredible that you successfully rescued that queen AND got that all on camera! That was AWESOME. Hope that queenless hive likes her!

@eddybarker5072 Ай бұрын

Patience pays off!! New hive starter.

@007rajesh1 Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video

@trichard5106 2 ай бұрын

Super Clean from Wal Mart works good too!!

@charlestrombley5696 2 ай бұрын

I use rubbing alcohol to get it of my hands not sure how it works on gloves though

@joncurtis1898 2 ай бұрын

Great tip!!

@geraltofrivia8529 2 ай бұрын

Vaseline softens after, also stops propolis sticking.

@altaylor293 2 ай бұрын

The orange cleaner is good for cleaning propolis off anything. I use it to clean hive tools and then I put the hive tool in the dishwasher to sanitize it. Works great.

@elli637 2 ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for sharing!

@rodneymiddleton9624 2 ай бұрын

I used to use gloves and now I use black Venom gloves with glove liners. Much better in the propolis and honey. Thanks!

@doctortcbkk2027 2 ай бұрын

Wonder if that would work for anything gummed up with propolis

@kentcostello5286 2 ай бұрын

Hay thank you for that. I thought about steam cleaning them but I'm hard on my gloves.

@marklove2022 2 ай бұрын

I use neatsfoot oil after washed and dried to soften

@Lsmith-ly2cm 2 ай бұрын

Great video thank you Joe.

@williamwelch7 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Joe

@brunosulikowski 2 ай бұрын

I just buy 7 mil nitrile gloves from Harbor Freight instead of putting up with leather gloves. I get 2 to 3 uses out of a pair.

@jbnnm657 2 ай бұрын

They sting proof? I know they don't prefer to sting nitrile. But do you find they get through often?

@Warren76317 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, but I don't wear gloves Boss. I keep nice bees.

@jamescraig8601 2 ай бұрын

Lmao,so you think.

@Warren76317 2 ай бұрын

@@jamescraig8601 😜 come watch me pull 🍯 honey. Lol

@ramonalisa8546 2 ай бұрын

👍👍 thank you!!

@KajunHomestead 2 ай бұрын

👍

@LindaRouthier 2 ай бұрын

Awesome

@virgilcrites8906 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been throwing them away and getting new ones every year. Thanks for sharing

@junkinjodi 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video sir. I don't care how many time I watch swarms find a home, it just makes me happy

@junkinjodi 2 ай бұрын

Joe I still have the turkey feather you gave me

@junkinjodi 2 ай бұрын

Dang sir You've really made the ladies mad

@woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc 2 ай бұрын

Joe on the long term method would you want to cycle the frames through the freezer before loading them in the boxes to make sure any eggs or large killed?

@LittleBitsHoneyBeesjoemay 2 ай бұрын

I don't do any of the above right now freezing is a good idea but I use BT like you spray organic in your garden on my frames and just stick them in any extra box out there and wax moths and small hive beetles won't bother it; Frames with honey in them still need to freeze

@rsburruss 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad to see your videos again. I enjoy your content.

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