Apimaye Double Nuc Hive Split Checks S7E18 #beekeeping

Checking on four splits - Three from Mondo Hive 7. Enjoy. Channel Supporters:
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[shawnb]

Im so happy that the gloves worked out for you. By far the best solution we have found and thanks for taking the time to share it with other beekeepers.

[dcsblessedbees]

I still can't get past the garden enclosure, it is almost a work of vegetable art.👍

[russk]

This year has sure turned around for you. Lots of honey and new queens. Good job Darren.

[nikigores]

Wow, good news!!!
Congrats 🎈 🍾 🎉
I too was checking on queen success last week after a walk away split. The colony made a few great looking emergency cells right away. On the 24th day, l returned and checked. Both deeps were full of nectar and no queen in sight.
Before l ran out and bought a mated queen, l gave them a frame with eggs just to make doubly sure l wouldn’t waste my money. I rechecked two days later and couldn’t believe my eyes. I saw frames of polished cells and they had ignored the eggs. On top of everything else, l saw her majesty!!! Couldn’t believe the transformation 48 hours made in the bee hive. From now on, my guide is to wait at least 28 days for a walk away split. Always something new and that’s why beekeeping is so addictive. 😊

[GrillingNetwork]

Great video! Glad you are liking the Apimaye hives!! They are truly amazing!

[AlBig]

I was just checking one of my hives today and found lots of swarm cells. I also found the marked queen from last year. I caged her and ran to get a 5 frame nuc. Got her put in there with 5 frames. One was a frame of Better Comb, and the others were from the hive I took her out of. Shook some more bees in and closed them up. Another swarm averted. This has been an off season for me with our move into our new log home. I have not been able to check my bees as I should have. I did successfully move 6 hives out of the third floor of my barn using a man lift. What a task that was. They are safely at the new house and doing well. Keep those videos coming.

[bobyoung]

Thank you for your knowledge LORD BLESS

[emilandrusko]

Hey Darren, good success rate! I wish you continued success.

[kathyhathaway]

Ya I think you have the tiger by the tail. They are looking great. Thanks for the update. THANKS

[billyboy]

Darren, per good success keep doing what you are doing buddy!! 🤪

[nancynolton]

I use a lot of three framers for getting queens mated and they can fill up quick. Sometimes a good number of bees return with the newly mated queen. So they either need to be moved to a nuc with drawn comb or sold off and the bees combined elsewhere. Otherwise they must might swarm looking for larger accommodations!

[jamestownsendjrtbees]

Hey Darren, thanks for the tip on the gloves. I just switched this spring to a nitrite glove made by venom steel that Bruce's Bees recommended to me and beekeeping is so much more enjoyable. They can sting through but usually don't? I did take one on the tip of my pinky the other day, ouch! Your blondies are looking great.

[rodneymiddleton]

Those dark tiger striped queens are very hard to see! Thanks!!!

[paulschaefer]

Another thing you might try if you keeo getting stung is to wash your bee suit. the veil would need to be washed by hand, but the rest can be run throuhg the wash.

[HoneyHollowHomestead]

Three out of four? That's still not bad. Hopefully you can maintain or improve that ratio.

[jonclemons]

I had a disappointing inspection today. Another queenless colony. There were 5 queen cells that had hatched naturally. Not one made it. May give them another week to prove being without a queen. Bummer. It WAS one of the strong ones.

[gamecamwildlife]

Meatloaf - 2 out of 3 aint bad:
I want you, I need you
But there aint no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
cause two out of three aint bad. . . . .

Mickey Gilley - Looking for Love (virgins) in all the wrong places:
Well, I've spent a lifetime lookin' for you;
singles bars and good time lovers were never true.
Playin' a fools game hopin' to win;
and tellin' those sweet lies and losin' again.
I was lookin' for love in all the wrong places,
Lookin' for love in too many faces,
searchin' their eyes and lookin' for traces
of what I'm dreamin' of.

[Vermicompost]

Another great one!! You have a good eye for spotting queens, especially that last one!! Very cool how you can start with two separate hives on the apimay then pull the spilt if one has a mated queen and the other does not!! Great way to increase your odds.🪱🪱🪱