Bruce I never get tired of finding newly introduced queens and see the evidence that they are laying. It is so cool.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely.

Very nice looking colonies. Those queens are beautiful. Thanks for posting.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes they are. Thanks for checking in!

I agree cordovans are some of the prettiest queens. The ones I’ve had can lay and have been some of my largest hives.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing how they do!

The frame you dropped, the Queen landed on the next frame and went down the other side if it. All good! The splits look great and quite strong.

@alhambraorchardapiary4882

4 ай бұрын

I saw that to

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Great eye y’all. I went back and watched it and you are right!

Glad to see you finally experiencing what you've been missing... nice calm bees!

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Will see how things go moving forward!

Thanks Bruce, great looking queens!

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking in!

They are beauty's!

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes they are! So far so good!!!

Nice pattern. I'll be running my Beretta A400 next weekend with 4 different offerings of Salt Creak. And two different chokes Kicks .505, and 315 three step. If need be, I have a -25 smoke if need be that I use for ducks. I'll keep you updated

At least you dropped the frame on the box instead of the grass like I have been known to do, lol! I bought 10 Cordoban queens from our state inspector, and only 4 of them made it through the end of summer, so was dissapointed...however, one of those had 7 frames of sealed brood 3rd week of Feb, one had 6 and the other two had 4, so guess which ones I am getting ready to split. I always enjoy your videos Bruce, keep it up.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yeah these queens are doing ok so far. Will be interesting to see how they do as the year progresses.

Wow- absolutely beautiful queens!! What a treat beekeeping is! It’s so fun to see frame after frame of queens with eggs and capped brood! Really great video🎉

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes it is. I love it!

Looking great now just getting them switched over to a full size box an then you will be on your way .

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yep they are now on 10 frame boxes.

Nice queens. Will be interesting to see how they do in the AL humidity.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes I am curious to see as well.

Nice always good to get that good of an acceptance %

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I am excited to see how they do! I am cautiously optimistic. So far so good!!!

Queens all look amazing Brother Bruce. Wish you all the best this season. Excited to see all your videos and continue learning from you throughout the season.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for the support. And thanks for checking in!

Sweet looking ladies my friend

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes! I agree!!!

I love calm bees.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Me too!!!

They all look so nice GREAT job

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes. Beautiful queens!

Nice. Hope to see a video on how your long horizontal hive is doing

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

I hear ya. It is not doing well I believe. I think the old queen might be failing but I haven’t been through it in awhile.

Amazing looking nucs Bruce, gets me thinking about what I could do in my aperary. Thank you for making another great video. 👍

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking in!

Great job with the editing 👍👍

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Thanks you!

Looking good Bruce hope it good years .

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yeah me too. Thanks for checking in!

Hey Bruce at 16:43 when you drop that frame you can see the queen fall off that frame and run down the side of the next wooden frame would be on the right side.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

You are correct. I went back and watched it. Good eye!!!

Enjoyed the video.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

Bruce they are some beautiful queens.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes they are!

Those are some pretty queens it’s wild to imagine they came all the way from Hawaii. Looks like their off to a good start

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

It sure is. Crazy!

FWIW, this is the first I've heard of a Hawaiian queen breeder offering Cordovan stock. I've only ever seen Italian or Carniolan queens being offered. After the diaster of the mongoose, the Hawaiian government is very protective of what can be brought into the state.

@zakheintzelman9570

4 ай бұрын

You can bring in semen, no live bees or used bee equipment.

@beehivewithaview9760

4 ай бұрын

@@zakheintzelman9570 That makes sense. My wife and I are currently building a small house in Kona do you also sell nucs?

@zakheintzelman9570

4 ай бұрын

​@@beehivewithaview9760 no but my helper does. I am always looking for more mating yards around town. Usually 75 boxes atleast

Time to get busy Bruce.😁

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes! I am already there!

Can’t wait to see her offspring!!!❤️

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

I am looking forward to it!

Looks good Bruce I’m jealous

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

It is easy to get a little jealous I’m sure but your bee season will be here before you know it!

Good take Bruce, especially with the weather you had on the day you made the splits.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes it is amazing they have done so well. Will be interesting to see how they do moving forward.

Those queens stand out like a wart on the end of a nose!! LOL It looks like you are on cruise control there. I suppose the production hives must be getting ready for splits soon?? My bees in MN are taking dry pollen sub and devouring the pollen patties. Still no natural pollen but soon I think.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

These were some of the production hives. Another rounds with my other colonies coming next weekend. I am going to use cells. I put a bunch of these in 10 frame boxes today. They are strong!

I'm surprised that you were able to find someone to ship you a golden Cordova. There is a company just outside of Dallas that sells them but they are pick-up only. They weren't cheap but I'm not willing to drive to Texas and buy any. Looks like good layers.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I was fortunate to find these. Hopefully they will do well throughout the season.

Hey Bruce! I really enjoy your channel and the videos you do with Stream Team Bee's! I notice you started the inspections without much protection. How do you meal with the bee stings? I'd love to hear what you do and how you deal with stings. Maybe you and Stream Team Bee's could have a video on the subject. I do everything I can to protect myself from stings but would like to understand how i might better manage stings and wear less protection...

@brucesbees

3 ай бұрын

Of If I am dealing with bees that seem to be gentle I will use minimal protection but I have everything else needed and will often add layers as I need to. Much of the time I go ahead and put on the gear. Especially if I am working bees that I am pretty sure will be spicy, if the weather is not suitable or if I need to work fast. Genetics plays a huge role too and I am trying to get my bees calmed down a bit. But that is a work in progress. I pretty much always wear at least a veil. Even with the gentle bees. Though occasionally I will peek on some without any protective gear. The truth is that I get stung quite a bit. It really doesn’t bother me too much. But I do gear up if I sense them getting after me. Great question!

Ha Bruce I noticed you shared with folks below how to get in touch with your friend on the queen Zak he has a limit u have to buy 28 that is a lot. he is out till June the price is not bad. may be some day june is to late here to hot to ship them. thanks for replying on your friend.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yep he sells in larger quantities. I think he sells to a lot of commercial guys.

Congratulations for successful acceptance, Whenever I see good queens i just wants to buy good queens but here in India no one sell queens , 😢

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

That’s too bad. I don’t know much about beekeeping on India. Thanks for checking in from so far away!

@MountainTopBeekeeping

4 ай бұрын

@@brucesbees yepp, you are doing great keep posting videos on KZread because I don't know much about Apis mellifera I'm learning about mellifera, I do have 2 colonies of Mellifera but they are not doing well. Because queens is not that good. Other than that Apis cerana is doing great here and I have so many good quality queens of Apis cerana ..

I hope you looked on the ground after dropping that frame. I have a bad habit of dropping queens and I made it a habit of ground scanning.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

I looked around in the hive a bit. Not sure if I looked in the hive. Actually if you rewatch that part the queen falls off to the right side of the frame and runs down into the hive. A viewer pointed that out to me. Never saw her during the inspection or editing process though. You viewers are awesome!

IDK why but I like the totally blonde or the totally black queens the best! LOL That is why I always preach to wear at least a veil. We all are human and slips happen. Ine mistake isn't worth your eyesight though!

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

True. The queens are beautiful for sure. I can certainly find these yellow ones better than the dark and even black ones. But a healthy queen is a beautiful queen in my eyes. Regardless of color.

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8:35 your queen right above your hive tool

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

You’re right. A couple of inches above! I need to bring you along with me to spot queens. Sometimes it takes me awhile.

7:17you had a queen right hand side of frame

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Sure is! Good eye!

I had a few hawi queens and they all died but one I ordered 8 last spring I’m up in Canada don’t know if they just are no good in cold weather

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I don’t know either. I’m sure all Hawaiian queens are not created equal and I am not sure about the weather issues. So many variables can cause problems. So far these queens are looking great but we are less than 3 weeks into this adventure.

Bruce what interested you in introducing Cordovans? I’ve heard they were least favored of the line of species. But I don’t know.

@brucesbees

3 ай бұрын

I am not sure they are the least favored. Depends on what you are looking for. These are Cordovan Italians. Cordovans are known for being gentle and being brood machines. So they are very good for a lot of things such as pollination and according to Zak these will produce a lot of honey. The downside is that they will certainly need to be treated for mites and will probably need to be fed more than some to prevent starvation during the lean times because they don’t shut down like other lines. I am trying to make early increases so it is perfect to have these queens that I can get early in the year and that build up fast as our spring flow will be starting in about a month barring any unforeseen weather issues like we had last year. I am looking forward to seeing how they do. So far they have been impressive. But it is still very early in the game!

@bradgoliphant

3 ай бұрын

@@brucesbees oh I’m very aware of Cordovan traits. I apologize, I meant to say they are for me my least favored. I prefer a slow buildup and traits that brood down in fall and swarm less-like the Caucasian. Grateful

@brucesbees

3 ай бұрын

@bradgoliphant yeah. I have a little bit of everything.

Where did your queens from, thank you?

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Zak Heintzelman on FB

Bruce, those are some beautiful Polynesian girls! Did they come with grass skirts? lol All jokes aside they are lovely!

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yes they are beautiful. Didn’t see any grass skirts haha. But maybe they put them on when I am not looking!

Do you have a link to the apiary you got the queens from?

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Zak Heintzelman on FB.

A lot of my marked queens end up unmarked!

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Yeah it happens sometimes.

Great video. Bruce what type of queens are these from Hawaii? What is the name of the breeder? Interested.

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

They are Cordovan but I think they might be a Cordovan Italian mix. Beautiful. Zak Heintzelman is the breeder. You can reach out to him on FB.

@bradgoliphant

4 ай бұрын

@@brucesbeesthx. What I remember about leaning about Cordovans is the breed up early spring fast, can swarm often and continue to brood up getting close to winter. I think these traits work better for your area. Here in the NE we need slow build up, min swarming and brood down doing into colder weather. Interested to know how they do fit you.

What Hawaiian apiary did you use?

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Zak Heintzelman

Do you have a link to where you got your queens from Ernest

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

Zak Heintzelman on FB.

Are these going to be production colonies?

@brucesbees

4 ай бұрын

That is the plan. I just put a bunch of them in 10 frame boxes today. 2 weeks after making the splits!

@CooperBees

4 ай бұрын

@@brucesbees fantastic!

Sent you an email about the video.