Amazingly simple method used to coax a swarm of bees in the air to land.
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Well folks, for the second time in two weeks, due to my extremely busy life at this particular time, I have once again resorted to reediting an old video and posting the new version of it as my weekly post. And, just like last weeks post, this reedited video has for it's subject matter swarms. The particulars of this swarm catch are as follows. There was a huge swarm of bees about 40 feet up a pine tree, and yes, I'm pretty sure they were from one of our hives that were very near the tree. Because they were so high, my bucket pole was not long enough to reach them so I stood in the bucket of the tractor and was lifted nearer the swarm where I could reach it. My attempt to catch the swarm in my bucket was pitiful, and I got only a portion of the swarm, and by the time I had gotten to the ground to dump the bees in my box which had old brood comb and lemon grass oil in it already, most of the ones in the bucket had flown out. Still, I managed to get a hundred or so of the bees into the bee box that was on the ground already, but the queen was not one of them. How do I know that? Because at the same time I got to the ground with my bucket, the swarm took to the air and was moving away from me at a pretty good clip. And as we all know, the swarm moves with the queen, and as the swarm was moving away, she was not in the box. At that point that's when I reached for the crowbar and started hitting it with my hive tool. The method is called "tanging," and though on this video I used a crowbar and a hive tool, one could use any metal on metal to produce the sound that will work. Normally, I use a cow bell that I carry with me on most swarm calls, but because I did not have it, I improvised with what was at hand. I have used this method a dozen times over the years, sometimes successfully and others not, but because I usually don't have my camera with me, I never got to video it. I just happened to have it with me that day, but not my cow bell.
With things slowing down a bit now, I will be posting a brand new video next Friday so get ready for some real time bee wrangling. God's peace to all.
Mr. Ed
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I can tell right now you were the most enthusiastic (annoying) kid in the school band. First chair on symbols every week. Looks like you’ve got another viral hit in the works here.
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
I played the cello in a marching band. Not an easy instrument to play when you have to carry a chair as well. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
@carolewarner101
2 жыл бұрын
You boys...LOL!
@phillee2814
2 жыл бұрын
@@JeffHorchoff At least it wasn't the grand piano! :-)
@valisherturdiev9657
2 жыл бұрын
@@JeffHorchoff ok
@markbaker9459
2 жыл бұрын
Wore out more Harmonicas from age 19-39[about 36 chromatics] untold blues harps. But never wore out my B-harps. They were all honeys !
It's not just the fear of rain, it's losing her sent in the rain so they need to land. This is what I was told by my grandfather.
@wilkoone9155
2 жыл бұрын
"Scent"!
Jeff, your just playing with us....... The ROOSTER just whispers.
I do miss your videos - the regular wrangling videos. Please post your regular videos. I know that you are probably busy with the house and woman right now. I appreciate your work. I'm here in SE Wisconsin.
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Next Friday's is a brand new one, get ready for some bee wrangling. God's peace Michael. Mr. Ed
A friend of mine told me that his dad caught his own swarms by placing a box on their nearby LP gas tank , would hit the tank with a hammer and do the same thing. I never thought to actually try it for those high up swarms until your video. A new lesson learned. Life is great.
@michaelmbugispiritualworld1813
2 жыл бұрын
Can the African bees be lured to the hives this way.
You're the bee whisperer mate. Lol. 🤣🤣👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Jeff, I have been doing exactly this and telling peeps about it for at least 50 years, although I use two bee tools generally and 80% of the time it works, as soon as I see bees congregating at the entrance of a hive acting like a swarm I set up and rarely miss a swarm.
Needs more cowbell. Sharp and loud noises is thought to simulate thunder. Bees can and do fly in the rain. However, they don't like to mess with a thunder storm. I used this method a couple of years ago in my own yard. Worked well. I did more random and spread out patterns. Cowbell. I think I will add one to my vehicle when I roll with swarm gear.
@scottfortune9016
2 жыл бұрын
Meds more cowbell. Great SNL episode.
@TimeIsHoney
2 жыл бұрын
Im 💀 😂 WE NEED MORE COWBELL!!
@loisgehman949
2 жыл бұрын
I came here to say that very thing!!🤣
@TimeIsHoney
2 жыл бұрын
@@loisgehman949 it’s not enough cowbell🤣
@TimeIsHoney
2 жыл бұрын
@@scottfortune9016 Christopher Walken is awesome!!
this video had a lot of bee sound in it, it was great. It's also the first time I have heard about tanging. Nice method.
@JeffHorchoff
11 ай бұрын
Tanging really does work, unfortunately not every time, Still, when it does work it is quite amazing. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Hot thang! Who would have ever thought you could catch a swarm with a crowbar. Great job Jeff.
Mr. Ed, that was really crazy to watch and I really don't know how your going to follow that video with a better one. You are so fun to watch and I always learn something from the videos. Blessings to you and all of the Abbey Honey Bees. 🥰
I think they ought to give you the title of “Bee Caller” !
I actually thought you had the Queen in the box and were spoofing us with the hive tool/crowbar solo performance. Crowbar needs a little tuning. 😂😂😂🐝🐝🐝
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
No spoofing going on here, it really does work. A real "old school" method. I agree, the crowbar is a bit flat. God's peace Barbara. Mr. Ed
OMGOSH!!! AREN'T YOU JUST THE "BEE WIZARD"🐝 🐝🐝 I'm Truly impressed 👍, it's like you've developed a psychic connection with Bees!! 🐝🐝 🐝 & Yes I'm LOVING that Sound ❤️
Those Bees have a more Prominent Stripping on their Abdomen than any of the other ones I've seen except the other Video with Mona. They were the same way. Thanks the Video Mr. Ed........🙏🏾🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾
And just when I had thought I'd seen it all!
I did this once when my hive was swarming. I beat on the side of my metal building with a soup spoon 🤣 cool stuff
Mr Ed, You are delight to watch whilst working with those bees. I always find your warm smile, valuable comments, patient nature and overall persona quite uplifting. Keep up the great videos and god bless!
@wpankey57
Жыл бұрын
Yea and amen.
Fascinating. I was totally absorbed watching this - as always. It is an amazing sight. I expect you never tire of it. Wonderful seeing nature at its best. Tfs Edd
Beautiful! The theory behind it, from what I've heard, is the bees think it's thunder which mains rain, so they try to get out of the air asap. Whatever the reason, it works.
@danielweston9188
2 жыл бұрын
In reality it mimics the workers piping swarm call.
@LadyAlriandi
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielweston9188 maybe even a mix of both. Loud sound = urgent moving to that spot right now.
@BlueGreenHorizons
2 жыл бұрын
@@LadyAlriandi When I need to tang if I can I give the tools to a Kid and tell them to yell " I am Thor the God of Thunder - fear me - you will obey"
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Now that's a new one for me Daniel. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Wow- the beauty of nature, and a crowbar with a hive tool too :)
That was so cool to see. Have a Blessed Day Jeff and your Crew.
Morning from texas Mr. Ed!!
I've heard about this, but never seen it actually used. Very awesome video Jeff! Thank you!
@cynvision
2 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of this. At the club we try preventing a swarm from moving off by turning on some sprinklers.
Well, ol' Fred will have to watch this. He'll be out in a month! Thanks Jeff, always a pleasure, peace, Brice
Repeats are still awesome. Thanks:)
I used to think that the trick of banging pot's together was just to see who's gullible enough to do it, but it really does help LoL.. thanks cool catch. God bless 👍
A customer told me they used to bang on a cast iron pan to get a swarm to come down, and then I see this video. Crazy! Maybe I won't lose any swarms this year. I watched several fly away last year. I've got a crowbar, cast iron pans, and hive tools. I should be set if any get past me. Thanks for the video! I hope I don't need it for my bees. Maybe I'll catch a swarm from my runaways last year.
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
The crowbar is all I had at the time, I normally use a cow bell and it does a great job. Of course, it is not a 100% guarantee the swarm will land, but when they do, it is just so cool! By the way, that is a great looking stripper, must have gone over 40 pounds.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Tony. Mr. Ed
@thilltony3362
2 жыл бұрын
@@JeffHorchoff Yes, I've been watching your videos for years, always enjoy them, and have learned a lot. The fish in my sig pic was 47", about 42 lbs. Got a 48" fish about two weeks ago, what a beast. She was already spawned out. I'd guess she was about 40 lbs. We released her and it was beautiful watching her swim away. Big ones are getting rare nowadays, so gotta let them go to make babies if we want them to come back.
There was a great article in Bee Craft magazine last year about this method. They call it "tanging" in Britain.
That ever present big smile is welcoming and warm these days. Thanks hun
WOW! When he hit the crowbar and the metal tool together, it makes a sound and somehow makes the bees land into the box! It’s like magic!
@christinecarrington9006
2 жыл бұрын
Forgive me but I didn't realize I subscribed, I try not to be obsessed or controled with things, I try to learn more about my herbs & cures for Illness I started when my father died from cancer and I was helpless to do anything as I watched. He was everything to me. I have to admit tho that Bees are a Great Love of mine.
@christinecarrington9006
2 жыл бұрын
My father really was the Bee man of Wichita, that probably explains it, lol
@savannah505
2 жыл бұрын
@@christinecarrington9006 Don't worry dear, Mr. Ed (Jeff) is a great guy and his videos are a lot of fun to watch, he has a soft spot for gals whose names are Christine, or any other name, lol. Interesting about your father being known as the bee man of Wichita. Sorry for your loss, I miss my dad too.
@christinecarrington9006
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he would've been 60 in a few days & I was 17, I was "the baby" as my brother was already 10 & my sister 12, I was Very unexpected & I lived on Christine street, when I was born; my Grandfather was to have said "poor little Christine road". I was so spoiled, my Grandmother said I ran all of the wild cats out of Oklahoma "where she lived & we came 2x a month" ( stopped the book, 😂)
Mr. Ed that is the firstt time that I have seen you call a swarm of bees into the hive, this was a great video as usual God bless you and the bees. The snow has started tomelt her and is at 38here today
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Only the first time I caught it on video. Stay warm brother. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you for another swarm video, Jeff. I've learned something new again. God bless and see you soon.
This was incredibly cool! So amazing to watch the bees figure it out and just start moving in, congratulations on homing your new ladies' union.
Hi Jeff, fantastic to see them all make there way into your box, i to have tried tanging and to my surprise it worked unbelievable. Thank you Jeff for sharing your vlog with us and godbless to you my friend.
@ojibwemamastevens768
2 жыл бұрын
So are they random swarms or are they your swarms that escaped and how long does this usually take
@markmurphy8303
2 жыл бұрын
@@ojibwemamastevens768 some are from my own apiary but I have tanged maybe two feral swarms, my swarms have all gone back into their own hive the wild feral swarms have gone back to the tree branch they originally swarmed to it is a amazing spectacle too see, you know I’ve never noticed how long it took them to go back maybe five or ten minutes oh and I used my hive tool banging on a old metal bucket, I can honestly say I don’t know the science behind tanging people say it mimics thunder so the bees think it’s going to rain but I am definitely a firm believer in this trick because it’s worked for me. Thank you for your reply my friend and I hope it answers your question.
Thank you Jeff.
The Bee Whisperer ringing the diner bell! Always amazed!!!
I've never done this myself but have seen it on KZread a couple times. I think they call it Tanging. Once again Mister Ed has come up with an amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing
Nothing short of impressive. But then, I’ve learned to expect that from your presentations. Lead on. Mark, Clinton, OK
All those in the air remind me of my old 5-string pal that had over 200 hives behind his house. He hauled them all over to pollinate and whatever they do and got the honey hisself. The hum was plumb LOUD and the air was black from all them flying. I was SCARED to get out of the car in summer and wondered about it in winter. Books written a long time ago mention banging on stuff to attract bees. Bang away, Pal and have yourself a Jesus weekend and I thought those were DIESEL bees for awhile there!
New bee keeper here first video i have seen of you, this is the craziest thing i have ever seen. I have never seen anyone catch bees like this and as a newbie I have watched tons of KZread's your enthusiasm had my jaw dropping in amazement i just had to sub
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words and for subbing to my channel. I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
The bee whisperer 😊💕
Awesome Ed... Awesome!!!
Is that the dinner bell mr ed 🤔GOD bless you are 🐝🐝🐝 around
Greetings from Australia 😊 just discovered your videos and really enjoying them. Keep up the awesome work and continue to bee happy 🐝
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you found my channel and are enjoying it. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Matt. Mr. Ed
cool! great video as always mr ed!
That's just AMAZING Mr. Ed, 🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾🙏🏾
That's a big swarm!!!! Thanks Mr. Ed!!!!
3:55 Mr Ed Powers: "I, too, like to live dangerously..."
I Beelieve! God bless from Ireland. Keep doing the Lord's work 🙏
Hey Mr.Ed. Ring the dinner bell, u crazy S.O. BEE'S !! That nuts !! That alot of 🐝🐝🐝's .
Brilliant Jeff thanks for this.
Sweet spot congratulations
a great video i heard of doing that , glad you were able to retrieve the swarm , God has blessed you greatly take care
When you began banging the tool against the crowbar, I had a swarm of bees land on my pc. 😛
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Did you get the queen? Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
That's great. Here is common knowledge. You need an metal empty pot and a hive tool. And a couple of people should be doing it.. to mimic a thunder storm, with a deeper sound. And do it longer time. If you catch them swarming from one of yours this can make them move back
That's cheating Mr Ed. They think you are ringing the dinner bell. Lol. May God bless you and your bees.
Awesome. Really enjoyed the video. Thanks. God bless.
Thanks for this, i never knew about this method. Will definitely try it in the future.🤩🤩
Hey Jeff I feel like I've seen this before in one of your videos. I love it!
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Three years ago, but it's just so cool to see again. God's peace Daniel. Mr. Ed
Your video is the best I seen doing that that's awesome im going to try it out soon I hope. Kick ass video.
THAT was awesome! :)
So was that the dinner bell 😅for Bees 🐝 hahahahaha 😆
That is amazing Wow. The Bee Whisperer
Nice swarm buddy!
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
That truly was Blessed by God, Mr. Ed! Thanks for sharing a technique I've never seen!
@valisherturdiev9657
2 жыл бұрын
Ari miyot
That is fascinating !
@JeffHorchoff
Жыл бұрын
It does not work every time, but I do manage to get one or two swarms each year tanging for bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Damain. Mr. Ed
Looks like the Queen was already in the hive.
@JeffHorchoff
Ай бұрын
Actually, she was not. The swarm was flying away from the box before I began tanging and almost immediately after starting they turned around and flew back. Granted this method does not work every time, but when it does it's unbelievable. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Nigel. Mr. Ed
Amazing Jeff love the technique praise Jesus ❤️
Good call on turning the tractor off - exhaust fumes discourage them. You could even see the arrivals pick up as immediately after it was shut down.
Someone told me they did this with two pan lids. I wonder what makes them attracted to that noise. Great video!
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
It works with almost any metal knocked together. I can't say why it works but it does....a lot of the times.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Nice👍️
One of God’s amazing gifts to us.
I had to check the date and make sure it wasn't April 1.
hello mr edd Her Michel of France ☺️🐝🐝🐝 we made a lot of noise in the Middle Ages to go pick a swarm when we entered a private property in order to be able to follow it. it was to indicate our presence and show that we were not there to commit theft. Thank you and see you soon
wow i didn't know that was a thing. will thats a big swarm huh...
Lol what sorcery is this ,art thou the bee whisperer, lol
l just learned something here Thanks Jeff 🙏👀👍
"Bring out your dead!" *Ding* "Bring out your dead!" *Ding* ~ Mr. Ed
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
"I'm not quite dead yet." I love Monty Python. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed.
it sounds like motorcycles in a ball shaped steel frame
@JeffHorchoff
Жыл бұрын
To a beekeeper, nothing sounds sweeter than the sound of a swarm above your head. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Very glad it worked for you Jeff. I learnt this trick from you in a previous video. I did exactly the same as you did and they went 25 metres up a gumtree ...The highest any of my swarms have reached .. I even had an impact sprinkler on the hive they were leaving to no avail ....They were determined ...I think your prayers must be stronger than mine ...Ha ha .
Thank you awesome.
Perfect next step bee
Did I really just watch 13 minutes of only bees buzzing?
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Well, I did hit a crowbar with a hive tool for 22 seconds. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
In these parts up North we use a cannon or tanerite...just joking. My neighbor in upstate NY, when I was stationed there, did the same thing. Worked, but they left when he was at work the next day.
"Just listen to that sound." I only can hear an engine but no bees. I was actually surprised to read in the description that this was an older video that you edited. The sound was terrible. But I am a loyal viewer and I stuck with you all the way through.
@nebertlugalia
2 жыл бұрын
Quite amazing
Hi Jeff and Miss Mona. I've never seen that kind of "sound gathering" before. They actually responded to the cow bell. That was incredible. You've never done this before in swarm catching. I suppose this is number 2 for the year !!
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
Hate to disappoint brother, but this video, as well as last weeks video, was a reedited one from 3 years ago. It is just a really cool process and deserved a repost.Still have not caught my first swarm of 2022 yet. God's peace Jeremy. Mr. Ed
Well Mr. Ed that's twice you have captured this on video for people to see and some don't believe.
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
And each time it gets my heart racing, thanks for watching again. God's peace Jack. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed…The Bee Tang-ler. 🐝🔔🐝🔔🐝🔔🐝🔔
I wish I lived near you so I could be involved with that
@JeffHorchoff
Жыл бұрын
If you are ever in the neighborhood stop by, I'm sure I could put you to work. Thanks for your offer and for watching. God's peace David. Mr. Ed
I fortunately have my beehives almost in my front door 9 hives I keep a hammer and a pan during the swarming. Close by if I catch them early enough I bang the pans and the bees will return to the hive. I then do my diligence to find the new Queen and prevent the swarming
I'm not sure if Jeff is just messing with us or if he's serious (I'm inclined to think this works)🤔 Regardless it's always awesome to see swarms 😀
@carmenst1579
2 жыл бұрын
It does work, two women from the country had told me that was the way their parents brought down the swarms in Mexico.
@lagrangebees
2 жыл бұрын
@@carmenst1579 Thats so friken cool :D ALWAYS new stuff to learn, one of the reason o love bees :)
@stevecorcoran9869
2 жыл бұрын
Well that certainly proves the efficacy of it, if two woman from the country told you it worrks.
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
I really does work....sometimes. I was just fortunate enough to have it work while I videoed it. If you will read the description of the video it will give all the details of what was going on. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
@lagrangebees
2 жыл бұрын
@@JeffHorchoff Thank you for showing this to everyone its very appreciated!
I've simply used swarm traps in far away areas to have 'Hunting Parties ' come and bring their queen to. I've lost count of how many swarms I've caught. About 500 in my first 5 years. I'm now disabled but still keep bees at home.
Amazing
A question that came to mind while watching this video is, do Queen bees have a different body temperature than drones? If that is true, perhaps you can use a thermal camera to spot her heat signature amongst the thousands of others bees" A tool with a finer reading capacity to locate her could be created to do this? I am NOT a bee expert, so just sharing a curiosity. Thank you, as always for your fun and educational videos!
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
I do not know if there is a different temperature between a drone and a queen, it is an interesting idea if there were. God's peace Jackie. Mr. Ed
Awesome
I guess you can't fool all of the people all of the time, but you can fool some of the people some of the time. Had the bees not already clustered around your hive - before you twanged your bar, I would have been impressed.
@JeffHorchoff
2 жыл бұрын
If you read the description of the video it gives a full account of what happened. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Every Creature that God has made has it's place, including us. I think our place is much like Adam's original mandate to "Tend to the Garden." Too effectively "tend" we need to understand where everything fits and help it to do it's job! As you can see; BEES DEFINITELY HAVE THEIR PLACE!
Wow Jeff - swarming already - well that's 1 for you and 0 for Randy. Mike Barry said he was weeks away from swarms if he doesn't split soon. We got warm up here but it's supposed to get cold again soon like tomorrow lol