Oh, that is a neat thing to see. We are planning on having bees when we get our property, so it's cool to see how you could get freebies. I mean free bees.
You could definitely call it intimidating. I was happy to be the cameraman for my first time. Although I think I will be ready to do a solo if the chance comes up soon.
Theres a guy at work that took an extra long lunch break once to go get a swarm out of one of the trailers. He brought a buzzing cardboard box back an hour late. He's got a bunch of hives at his house. I'd never seen the process on video before :)
Fun Fact: A swarm of bees in the first day or two upon moving from their original hive are unable to sting because they are holding so much honey their stinger cannot protrude past it.
Is this the reason why beekeepers never got stung by bees?
Bee keepers definitely get stung...just in the case of a newly formed swarm they often do not. Beekeepers often have to rely on their equipment to keep them as safe as possible. Especially when doing things that bother the bees a bit more. Things like extracting honey, or inspecting the comb. Another fun fact...there is some evidence that bee venom disrupts or prevents arthritis.
That might be a fun question to pursue...some people would likely flinch at the cost of application of this research. "Who wants to get stung a bunch to lesson their arthritis?"
This is really intense! One of my first summer jobs was helping with a study of honeybee dance communication. Ironically enough, I'm allergic to bees and had to keep an epi-pen around at all times. Only had to use it once!
Neither I nor Dan got stung during this exchange, although there was a few instances where one or two bees tried. They were mostly unconcerned with us. Weird because we just shook them all from their home!
@winstonalden what specifically were you researching about the honey bee dance? It’s a really interesting phenomena to watch. I would be interested in your findings.
This is fascinating! I've never been around bees before (other than bumble bees), and you make a daunting task seem easy (although I am sure a lot of knowledge and experience are involved). Thanks for the detailed description!
There was one really cool moment, about 20-seconds into the "Swarm Capture - Part 1" video where a bee flew right by you as you were filming! The sound of the bee's wings and the speed at which it was flying was amazing!
Oh, that is a neat thing to see. We are planning on having bees when we get our property, so it's cool to see how you could get freebies. I mean free bees.
Haha. Well said “free-bees”. Yeah. Definitely helpful for us. Our next step is to build a observation hive to make it more program compatible.
If you have any start-up questions when you get close to beginning, by all means, please ask them.
Thanks, I'm sure there will be lots.
I actually do have some questions. I put a post up with it.
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how cool! I always wondered how that worked. It seems like an intimidating process lol
You could definitely call it intimidating. I was happy to be the cameraman for my first time. Although I think I will be ready to do a solo if the chance comes up soon.
Theres a guy at work that took an extra long lunch break once to go get a swarm out of one of the trailers. He brought a buzzing cardboard box back an hour late. He's got a bunch of hives at his house. I'd never seen the process on video before :)
Glad to illuminate you on the process. Better have been one hell of a cardboard box!
That's really cool man. I've always wanted to have a bee hive and I've seen this method done before. Looking forward to the update!
Thanks. It’s a fun and educational process. And not as scary as it at first seems.
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I think you have to tag that in your tags on your actual post. You should be able to go back and edit it if you want.
Is this the reason why beekeepers never got stung by bees?
Bee keepers definitely get stung...just in the case of a newly formed swarm they often do not. Beekeepers often have to rely on their equipment to keep them as safe as possible. Especially when doing things that bother the bees a bit more. Things like extracting honey, or inspecting the comb. Another fun fact...there is some evidence that bee venom disrupts or prevents arthritis.
Really? Arthritis? That is interesting. I wonder what chemicals were contained in those venoms that could have exerted such pharmacological effect.
That might be a fun question to pursue...some people would likely flinch at the cost of application of this research. "Who wants to get stung a bunch to lesson their arthritis?"
This is really intense! One of my first summer jobs was helping with a study of honeybee dance communication. Ironically enough, I'm allergic to bees and had to keep an epi-pen around at all times. Only had to use it once!
So did you get stung at all during this transfer?
Neither I nor Dan got stung during this exchange, although there was a few instances where one or two bees tried. They were mostly unconcerned with us. Weird because we just shook them all from their home!
@winstonalden what specifically were you researching about the honey bee dance? It’s a really interesting phenomena to watch. I would be interested in your findings.
There was one really cool moment, about 20-seconds into the "Swarm Capture - Part 1" video where a bee flew right by you as you were filming! The sound of the bee's wings and the speed at which it was flying was amazing!
I give all the credit to Dan, who really has been crutching me along in the process. I’ve learned so much!
Yeah! That beees flew right into the lens making for a really cool moment. Made me jump the first time I watched the video.