Beekeeping | 7 Fun Honey Bee Facts That You May Not Know

Beekeeping plays a huge roll in pollinating our food. If bees were eliminated from the planet would people perish in 4 years?? There are many misconceptions about honey bees, like if eating bananas will cause more bees to sting you. Or when a bee stings you they mark you with an alarm pheromone that draws more bees to sting you. Does the queen bee control how the colony behaves? Do bees feed small hive beetles? Can a dead honey bee still sting you?

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[jayglosser]

David, you are correct about a bee sting attracting more bees to come sting you in that area - experienced it last summer. GREAT VIDEO!

[dangvalverde]

It's not the honey bees in danger David, it's the native bees. We need to do our research on this.

[garyRtBees]

Scoop up dead bees in front of your hives and see what happens! LOL They do sting until the sac completely dries up. And yes I smike the site of the sting once stinger is removed to block the pheromones.

[keithpadbury]

I need to highlight that the bulk of the worlds food supply comes from grasses. Wheat, corn, rice, oats and pulses such as chickpea, faba/broad bean and field pea none of which are pollinated by honey bees.
Many of our everyday domestic vegetables do not require pollination to provide a food sources either. eg Potato, carrots, beets, beans, peas, silverbeet/chard, zucchini, broccoli, asparagus. Most of the fruit and vegetable that do need pollinating can be pollinated by native or solitary bees or other pollinators such as butterflys, beetles, wasps, flys and yes even mosquitos (male mosquitos do not drink blood and are nectar feeders.)

[DonCoe]

Always interesting videos and subjects.

[ruthpenick]

Always great to here from you both. Thank you so much

[CastleHives]

I experienced the banana alarm pheromone one time, after moving a colony. Had girls chase me to my car and inside. Wasn’t a smooth process needless to say. The Queen myth, learned that a while ago. Good stuff.

[egman]

If people had enough brains, and energy, they can actually pollinate their food with a small paint brush. Of course it's a lot of work, and the bees make it easier, but it can be done.

[WildwoodsBeekeeping]

Great video David! I’ve heard many of those myths, glad ya got Sheri on here again! Good stuff

[duaneify]

Interesting, I did not know the bees would feed anything except other bees.

[TheBurtle]

Where can I find a little wood bee hive like the one sitting in front of Sheri ? Thanks in advance. I’m new to bees. I can’t wait to get started! Your videos help so much

[billwebster]

I heard a lemon over a sting can work. It also reduces swelling

[diannemiller]

Another very informative video. Thanks, Sherri and David.

[lisaschwenning]

NOT COFFEE!! I'll be down in South America hand pollinating with q-tip!

[victorkulynycz]

Watched a second time thought maybe a trick so looked at shelf behind you for hints and watched ticker tape on your youtube thing then saw announcement near end but it was quick so must have blinked 😜

[ColRubyDimplesManacha]

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[charliegioe]

Love the video, I have a question over the top of the conversation that you guys are having does a queen get stressed out if there’s too much room in the hive thank you, Charlie PA

[SMButler]

Have to wipe out the solitary bee also. Mason bees are better pollinators for many crops. Leaf cutters take over in the summer months.

[mr_approachable]

Lol dead bees can sting. Once I was driving with the window open and a bee splattered into the window frame. The stinger shot out like a dart and stuck in my ear.... I'm almost positive I'm the only person on the planet to be hit by a bee stinger like a blow dart lol 🤦 worst luck ever

[beelife]

Bee workers can live up to 3 months, what you said is missconception