That's my amazing uncle at 37:10 standing next to Mr. Ray. He was an amazing firefighter, paramedic, and flight nurse. A beautiful person and my biggest mentor. RIP Thor we love n miss you more than you could Know. Forever our hero 💜🤟

@JojoStokes

9 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss and thanks for his service to this country.

@AD-vf3ek

3 ай бұрын

😢🙏

I'm a beekeeper and my father was before me ,in the case where the bees were behind the brick wall, I would have identified the bees entrance as you did but came back at night while all the workers and drones were back in the hive and then sealed all openings . over 95 percent of the colony would have been trapped and died within a day without water . The foam sealer works very well

@jenlfpotter3870

10 ай бұрын

And so does a vintage 1980s cylinder Vax hoover with a very long hose and several very large black binbags. My Grandad took out a wasp's nest this way. It was in my Grandparents loft with the entrance and exit hole over the exterior bkitchen door where everybody goes in and out. Worst thing is, my Gran is deathly allergic to any insect stings, so they also have a net door curtain to stop most insects flying in or out, but they would do better with a snap screen which I just bought for my patio doors, where the curtain is two curtains across the door with magnets snapping the two halves together. You and your animals can still use a door with a snapscreen. Just walk smack bang through the middle.

@betsyelee4434

9 ай бұрын

Wow!These guy”s do:an amazing job of getting rid of these killer bee”s!But,I”m glad 🙂 that I don’t live in Arizona,where those killer bee”s are!Thank goodness!

@nonodaclown9033

9 ай бұрын

Save the bees bruhh

@johndyer9232

9 ай бұрын

@@betsyelee4434. They’re all over the southern US. Florida and Texas have confirmed populations for example.

@Sugarsail1

9 ай бұрын

that would have made bad TV though.

Just a thought.... but if they wear a baseball cap under their headgear it might keep the mesh away from their noses/faces...

@AwesomeFish12

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's what most people do, but these guys are too cool for that :p

@betsyelee4434

10 ай бұрын

Wow!I”m glad that someone can do this!I wouldn’t want to live there with killer bee”s!I”m glad that these guy”s(the Africanized bees)are being taken care of!

@jeffkerr807

9 ай бұрын

I would definitely be making some adjustments to my suit

@johnoconnor4941

9 ай бұрын

I was thinking something similar to the banding of a hard hat. Only larger to keep the whole head piece of the skull. Hey, Shark tank or Dragons Den idea right there. Also, in dangerous areas, a portable dump tank tent thingy (I'm not an engineer) would help if an attack on a single person happened.

@Svensk7119

9 ай бұрын

The problem with too much stuff inside the suit is overheating.

As a former US hobby bee-keeper who now lives in South America, I can attest to the full truthfulness and authenticity of this video. In the States I always raised European bees. But I attempted to rid a person's home here of these African monsters one time and neighbors for blocks had to evacuate. They almost killed a pet goat and chased me over a half mile from their hive, buried inside the home's layers. One has to have a super professional, thick suit, to get near these killers.

@alexburke1899

10 ай бұрын

Isn’t this guy a bit reckless though? I’ve seen bee keepers remove bee and wasp nests before, and they prep the nest with smoke for a while first and really take their time so the wasps don’t fully activate their defense responses. I suppose he wanted some good footage of them being aggressive for the documentary, but he could have gotten himself or the camera crew in trouble the way they got swarmed. Those bastards will definitely follow you for hours into buildings and cars so I could see this going wrong especially for neighbors and people that didn’t know they were removing a nest that day. I just noticed they broke out the smoke after the bees were already pissed and it was basically pointless to use it. If something had happened to these guys or the neighbors this would have been a infamous training video about what not to do when removing bee colonies Lol.

@endlessadventure541

10 ай бұрын

@@alexburke1899 I did that myself. These insects are brutal. Trust me. Smoke or not, they attack to kill in the thousands simultaneously.

@Themed-Journals

7 ай бұрын

My mom as a beekeeper and she got a hive of Africanized bees. They were mean as….well no word for how mean and aggressive they were. We couldn’t go outside our house without getting stung. My mom killed them! She said that she was tired of getting chased the moment she set foot into her garden!!!

@endlessadventure541

7 ай бұрын

@@Themed-Journals I'm really glad they were in a hive. At least that way you have easy access to them and their nest. getting them out of an old house when they are buries deep within the structure is and nearly was murder/suicide. In the end, I gave up. Someone else killed them with poison, but I heard that they came back again!!

@Themed-Journals

7 ай бұрын

@@endlessadventure541 the hive was a old hollowed out log lol

in 98 Reed Booth got the call for this incident he was 39 years old when he did this job at the age of 64 years old is still going strong making videos on KZread his channel is the killer bee guy if y'all are interested in that

“Alright little bastards you’re done for” 😂

Love the passion Reed Booth has for his job. Looks like he has a great crew with him also. This video is very educational and has brought to my attention how dangerious Killer Bees really are. The state I live in doesn't have a high killer bee population, but it's good to be aware of the serious dangers. Seeing how a swarm can attack your face within seconds is just outright scary. Makes you really appreciate their job and their knowledge on how to deal with these hives. Much appreciation for what you do.

I got stung by picking up a picnic table, and a hiding wasp bit my hand. It blew up like a pitcher's glove. THEN I found that I'm allergic to bee stings. My doctor said the next sting I'll be dead in 10 minutes. My "Medic Alert" bracelet testifies to that fact.

@HozelRocket

11 ай бұрын

Yep. Have you seen the price of EpiPen lately ? Before I retired, I had to have one at home, one at work. That got expensive.

@Im_on_couch_arrest

11 ай бұрын

@@HozelRocketI also have an epi pen for stings. They are very expensive, over $450 in Canada. I’m thankful I have a drug plan from work that pays for them.

@deboraballes9044

10 ай бұрын

​@@HozelRocketThat is so crazy!! My mom lives in TN and was stung by one of those imported mega wasps and now has to carry an EPIpen. I live in Spain my sons have to have an EPIpen with them for food allergies. Here they cost about $50 so I take my mom one or two when I visit. Why the difference?? Something ain't right.

@coatingkings

10 ай бұрын

​@@deboraballes9044all about the greed for the almighty 💵

@johanneabelsen1644

9 ай бұрын

I am very allergic to latex. In the winter, I had a new floor installed in my kitchen. They poured a mass, that should dry out first. I was in my bedroom, when my anafylactic shock started. There was latex within that "concrete mass"! And just the SMELL of that allergen started my body to react! That was quite a scare.😮

The Camera person is the real deal

@MAGA_Randy_Marsh

Жыл бұрын

The crazy part is, he doesn’t even have a bee suit on.

@thejoker5958

Жыл бұрын

The camera person is the queen.

@keithmetcalf5548

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@gowdsake7103

11 ай бұрын

Ummm you think he is just standing there ?

@astrayecho

10 ай бұрын

You could say they're off the chain.

I’m a beekeeper in AFRICA They are insane

@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago

11 ай бұрын

Have they always been bad there?

@bestKaffir.underTheSon

11 ай бұрын

I am also a beekeeper in Africa. I relocate bees. I don't kill them.

Not to be funny, but shouldn't bee keeper suits include nose protection. Or think outside of that, some kind of strap on protection that goes around the neck to hold a piece of nose shaped plastic. To keep over the nose!

@pieternel101

Жыл бұрын

Yes they should. I am surprised at the bee guy's attitude to the bees. It's not the bee's fault it's protecting it's family.

@theblurredcrusade.2557

Жыл бұрын

Big Red Cat, those suits need totally redesigning 🤔

@nevaeha4048

Жыл бұрын

@@pieternel101 the bees he’s removing are invasive bees from Africa called killer killer bees that are more aggressive and deadly than any other honey bee. These bees should not be in America and need to die.

@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago

Жыл бұрын

Thought the same thing. Time to get a plastic nose covering!

@AwesomeFish12

11 ай бұрын

These are "fencing hood" style veils, they are better for working in tight spaces than the old style round veil, but yeah, your nose touches when you lean too far forward unless you wear a baseball cap to keep it away from your face. I use the fencing style hood myself, the round veil is always bumping into stuff, but it does keep the mesh away from your nose.

This guy's Minnesota accent warms my heart

You should custom order your bee head gear. Make the net further from your face so the stings aren't getting your nose.

@alan30189

11 ай бұрын

Or they could get one of those foam clown noses at a toy department and wear that and it would keep the net away from their nose and face, very cheaply.

@mikegendernalik392

11 ай бұрын

A hat underneath helps a lot

@deboraballes9044

10 ай бұрын

​@@alan30189This would be my choice.....clown nose 😅😅😅

@jordannewton7281

10 ай бұрын

@@deboraballes9044lolololol a beekeeping clown 😂😂😂😭😭😂😭😂😭💀

@Bruno-tm3xo

10 ай бұрын

Agree ……that’s what has been bugging me the whole documentary

5,000,000 hives * 60,000 killer bees = 300,000,000,000 killer bees😯 Respect to this guy✊

@thomasbarlow3782

Жыл бұрын

I did the same equation…..🤷‍♂️😂🤷‍♂️

@user-cx2it7sp5y

11 ай бұрын

@@thomasbarlow3782 That’s scary as fuck 😟

@lisamcdonald1014

10 ай бұрын

On August 4th, 1998 a home owner who was inexperienced with Africanised bees sprayed Raid in the walls of a house in Brewery Gulch Street in Bisbee, Arizona

@user-cx2it7sp5y

10 ай бұрын

@@lisamcdonald1014 what happened?

@Steveman27

2 ай бұрын

​@@lisamcdonald1014What happened after that?

It's easy to sit in comfort watching stuff like this and not appreciate just how much of a life threatening risk these folks are taking.

@kevjames4236

10 ай бұрын

shut up you divvy 😂

@jhill2042

10 ай бұрын

Fred needs to wear a bozo the clown nose so his nose don’t hit the mesh or a dust mask

@alexburke1899

10 ай бұрын

@@jhill2042yeah they didn’t use any smoke until it was too late, I don’t know shit about removing bees nests, but even I know the smoke goes in first lol. These guys are risking the lives of entire neighborhoods just going full cowboy on killer bee nests.

@elnod

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, like I have experience with European bees and even that was a bit daunting to get used to. I don't know if I'd go into an Africanized hive with a regular bee suit - I'd want some kind of extra face protection and padding

I was very concerned about the dog that left tied up, not just because of the bee's, but because he had no water. He should have taken the dog indoors for safety and a drink.

@seltaeb9691

10 ай бұрын

Agreed, that dog was uncomfortable. Poor pet ownership.

@kschallert3569

10 ай бұрын

Most people are NOT good enough to own a dog, this guy is one of them! What a horrible person. I'd like to see how he likes being tied up in the desert heat, right next to an angry hive of KILLER BEES! It's unbelievable how selfish people are to the "family pet"!

@Boats_N_Hoez

9 ай бұрын

God I know

When was this made? Africanized bees have been here quite some time, I used to deal with them professionally all the time in San Antonio. Over the years they've settled down, genetically the aggression is being watered down the more they breed into the european colonies they encounter. They aren't near as ornery now as they were the first few years after they crossed the border. It's quite an experience when they go at you, I've had them covering me 6 inches thick (wearing my bee suit, of course). Even through the suit you get stung, inside elbows especially, anywhere they might get squeezed onto the suit. You just have to stay calm, breath normally, and enjoy the ride! I loved working with them. They had their orders, I had mine, they just happened to conflict.

@wcresponder

11 ай бұрын

His cell phone could give you a clue...he pulled out the extendable antenna. 30:22

@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago

11 ай бұрын

Wow that sounds heavy. You were a beekeeper? Or?

@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago

11 ай бұрын

I remember hearing about killer bees in the early '00s like they represented an existential threat to all life on earth. Crazy.

@paulsimin-gv6jj

11 ай бұрын

little boys can do this job as long as the little boys likewise are covered up !

@sabrinafelber

11 ай бұрын

Reed has his own KZread channel. Killer bee guy. This is pretty old because I have been watching him for quite awhile. Just got this suggested. He is alot younger here but he is still going strong

A single individual responsible for this level of danger and devastation.

@deboraballes9044

10 ай бұрын

Ikr??? Makes me think of another few people mixing germs and stuff in a lab and the experiment got out causing a bit of a ruckus 🙄

I wish this killer bee guy had been around when my Yuma, Arizona home was attacked. The hive was on my neighbor’s property near my carport. There was also a grade school, high school and middle school within 2-blocks of my home. I complained to him that I was being stung when I tried to get from my car into my home. I called an exterminator and they said it would cost him a couple hundred dollars to clear it out because the nest was so well established. He didn’t want to pay that. He thought it would be easier to spray the hive with bug spray at 3 in the afternoon because they were bothering him when he needed to fix his TV cable. When bees started pouring out, he grabbed his dog and ran inside his house. At least 25 school kids got stung, I lost 3 dogs, 3 mated pairs of doves and 4 mated pairs of pigeons. I can still remember the crunchy sound of dead bees that had expended their stingers under my feet.

@stompthedragon4010

10 ай бұрын

That's awful

@LadyAlissandra

9 ай бұрын

I grew up there and I know how it can be with those bees. That is awful and sooo heartbreaking. All because of an irresoluble individual who decided to take shortcuts. Did you have any ground to sue him all all? I hope he didn’t get away with it. I’d be livid.

@nancybez

7 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, that’s terrible! Can’t even imagine the chaos with all those poor kids and animals running around getting stung.

Respect for the way he avoids using poison, understands the value of bees and honey, and takes the risk to keep people safe. I do wish that dog owner had taken the dog somewhere safer though 😮😮😮

@dianacann5243

11 ай бұрын

I absolutely cannot believe that they left the poor dog tied outside😢 I think I would be tempted to call the game warden That's inhumane treatment

@Rubyranch393

11 ай бұрын

@@dianacann5243 its illegal to tie up a dog in arizona

@paulsimin-gv6jj

11 ай бұрын

little boys can do this job as long as the little boys likewise are covered up !

@tThisNThat

10 ай бұрын

Often the people who least should have pets...do.

@lcopywriter5102

10 ай бұрын

That poor dog tied up ruined the entire video for me. i wanted to jump into it and take the dog away.

Keep getting stung, keep using the same equipment. Insanity: repeating same behavior expecting a different outcome. Well…you already knew it - these guys are insane!

@jennjenneightyeight3968

11 ай бұрын

You see what I see. I think its kind of sloppy he has a general mode of attack but it ends up the same. Smoke for killer bees when they have freeze you can use form a distance and better protection.

They are not hives. They are colonies. A hive is a box made to keep bees in.

I am 62. When i was in the 5th grade, our teacher told us about these killer bees making their way to North America.

@MrJruta

11 ай бұрын

Same here

@robbiedaug

11 ай бұрын

How did our teachers know way back then??

@robbiedaug

10 ай бұрын

@@user-fg6lm3ef5o "Old as dirt"? When as it filmed? The video is in HD, the clothes worn, the mannerisms, the vernacular, and the vehicles used all indicate modern times.

@robbiedaug

10 ай бұрын

@@user-fg6lm3ef5o 10 -15 - 20 years is, "as old as dirt"? I have a 32-year-old daughter. She must be ancient. Me?.. i am 62. I must be beyond ancient.

@robbiedaug

10 ай бұрын

@@user-fg6lm3ef5o Do you know how old dirt is? About the same age as the earth. When you age a bit more than you probably are, you learn things. Someone who says 10 years is old as dirt, must be 20 years old.

So glad the newbie has taken the precaution of wearing a peaked cap. Why doesn't Reed wear the same?

@taramurray8455

11 ай бұрын

I have the same question.

Those bee suits seem pretty average. I’d be out there in an astronaut suit.

Soap and water does not kill bees instantly as stated, nor does it suffocate them, it opens their pores by dissolving wax and drowns them in water.

@sammyd7857

10 ай бұрын

Much easier to use pyrethrins. They drop in seconds

@coatingkings

10 ай бұрын

Dawn dish soap in a spray bottle with water works everytime for me

Are we close to being able to make bee suits that actually prevent you getting stung by bees?

@arkatub

10 ай бұрын

you just need the one with the hat that keeps the mesh away from your skin.

@lindajones7219

8 ай бұрын

My husaband a bee keeper from Britain ,UK> and he recently paid 400 hundred pounds 485 dollars and it is amazing it is thick with a honeycomb like material this suit stops you getting stung is impossible for bees to get into your trousers via ankle or wrists as they are tight but thick but the best it is temperature controlled so you do not get hot even on the hottest day . The attached Hat is the best I have ever seen . Yes a lot of money but truly worth the money best We have ever seen , I will send details tomorrow if it helps anyone on this forum .

@Camcolito

8 ай бұрын

@@lindajones7219 Thanks Linda but I'm not a bee guy just watching an interesting video :) . Good luck and hope the bees don't find a way into your husband's fancy new suit!

@ramblingrob4693

3 ай бұрын

Or fancy bits. Lol@@Camcolito

That poor dog should be inside. Abdolutly cruel

This is my backyard, glad we have people like this to help!!

@sedled2829

Жыл бұрын

Why didn't you run

@lucastaneda2335

Жыл бұрын

@SedLed bruh

@lucastaneda2335

Жыл бұрын

@@sedled2829 bruh

@hiddencascadegenetics7661

Жыл бұрын

@@lucastaneda2335 why didn’t you run !?!

@paulsimin-gv6jj

11 ай бұрын

little boys can do this job as long as the little boys likewise are covered up !

Occasionally getting stung by bees despite having a bee suit is too much for me

@carolesanchez9313

11 ай бұрын

I did think the first time he got stung that he needed to upgrade his suit!

Now did anybody else felt like they was being stung while watching this ? Or is it just me ?

@rickallman1318

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Just kidding! True. Lol

@ebriggs3498

11 ай бұрын

Yup! And I’m allergic!

This dude saved my house one time a few years back. Whole rear house covered inside and out

I love how the fight got personal once he got stung on the nose 🙌

Wow, I am very impressed with the assist he seems to be very intelligent. No idea how Reed has managed to do this without giving up. Good for them both. I Learn something new on KZread every day. This is a good program I really enjoyed it a lot!

From 2000 to 2017, I resided in Uganda, dedicating myself to beekeeping. There's a unique connection one develops when dealing with the apis mellifera scutellata species. The initial years were challenging; a tragic incident involved my great dane succumbing to their stings. Yet, over six years, I learned to establish a harmonious rapport with them. The subsequent 11 years, during which I worked without a bee suit, were truly gratifying. These bees exhibit a pleasant temperament if approached correctly. The key is abandoning European bee-handling methods and adopting a gentle approach from the outset. They primarily seek to protect their nest, and if approached gently, they respond in kind. You can find videos of my experiences with them on KZread.

@DrDIY1

6 ай бұрын

I just went to ur channel to see and u don't have any vids

I live in Tombstone, sadly he wasn't around when I had an aggressive bunch in my shed 20 years ago. Did y'all know that Smokey is a really good dancer?

Cameraman never dies

The dude could use smoke right from the start to massively reduce the amount of chaos. This is irresponsible on his part to let it get so dramatic just for a spectacle on this video.

@juanpieterse4075

Жыл бұрын

what amazed me was the risk he took by letting people watch from such a short distance animals were constricted ect. I dont realy think it was "killerbees"

@boblatkey7160

Жыл бұрын

You don't know what you're talking about. Being a "know it all" is not a very becoming personality trait. Too bad you didn't have a partner to tell you that.

@boblatkey7160

Жыл бұрын

Also Mr. know it all, is the smoke doesn't work very well with these bees.

@skipsandvig8888

Жыл бұрын

@@boblatkey7160 I have 2 “killer bee” hives I keep on my property in Texas. And I have 6 non-“killer bee” colonies. If I attempt to open the Africanized bees without smoke, I look like them at the beginning of the video. When I use smoke, they are not nice to work, but I can tell you it makes a huge difference. Come on down, I’ll show you.

@AwesomeFish12

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I would have started with the smoke. Even with calm bees it's good practice to smoke them properly first. Things get a bit chaotic when I rush in prematurely, even with regular bees.

Loving this video. Of the eusocial insects, bees are the best. Man these bees are aggressive. Top marks for using a simple method to drown the bees rather than use environmentally damaging pesticides.

"In my bee suit Im superman. But with out it Im running right next to you *laughs slightly insanely*" Love it :D

Should probably do this at night when the foragers have returned to the hive.

@robmckrill3134

11 ай бұрын

Not a good idea..bee's can still see you but you can't see them, especially if you have a lamp 😉

You would think someone would rig up a vacuum to suck all those bees into a container

@doncornholio7996

11 ай бұрын

Like Gary Glitter’s shiny pants

I have bought honey from this guy. The state is not saturated with killer bees. More prevalent in the southern part of the state, but not prevalent in the northern part of the state. We still have regular honey bees in AZ.

This Spring I noticed that some bees took refuge inside an old Cummins engine block. I'm assuming that they were the Africanized variety because it didn't take much to piss them off. I soaped them at sunset and later that night, I foamed the entrance shut. There were still a couple of stragglers hanging around sleeping that night. Took care of those too.

@jerva245

10 ай бұрын

Now it's a turbo Bee-sel. 😅

"Life is short and that's where the flavour comes from."

The sad thing is that these bees cannot help it because they’re genetically engineered to kill. They are constantly very aggressive and in sense, angry bees.

@ramblingrob4693

3 ай бұрын

Humans mess with nature an now paying the price

i was hunted by one and despite diving under water every time i came up it was there. All day.. i could not believe its ferocity: a pit-bull!

Try the drinking game: take a shot every time someone says "off the chain" :P

@baddog4347

Жыл бұрын

You would have died from alcohol poisoning 😂

That is crazy! Scary! I always thought those bee suits were sting- proof.

@tenshiigarashi4063

9 ай бұрын

They are but the net is too close to his nose. I personally like the ones that are completely sealed and with a respirator.

@stompthedragon4010

9 ай бұрын

@@tenshiigarashi4063 that makes more sense.

He never let the dog in!!😡

0:50 Imagine being a cop and you pull over that car for a 'regular random inspection'

Plantain tincture is an immediate pain and swelling remedy for bee stings you should carry that with you. The minute the tincture touches your skin it’s instant pain relief the area dose stay pink which is the only reason you’ll remember you got stung. It stops the venom from spreading.

i have been a bee keeper for years almost any wild hive you approach will first send out scouts to warn you off . when a bee buzzes your face but does not sting you its telling to leave , only after you don't will they sting and one sting will lead to 100S of stings. I have had normal European bees be this bad too, they are protecting there home .

This cat is special. He was definitely born to do this. I've watched this about 3 times already. I have so much respect for individuals that make this their life's work. He's a hero in my eyes. I couldn't imagine doing this. Bees freak me out. May God continue to protect this man and his family and may he pass on the knowledge to others who may follow in his foot steps. That's one dangerous hell of a job. I definitely couldn't or wouldn't want to do this kind of work. He's fulfilling his life's work. Respect. 👍🏾🤌🏾

@Deicide-xi5eo

11 ай бұрын

I think it's the bee suit, not a god protecting him. j/s

@paulsimin-gv6jj

11 ай бұрын

little boys can do this job as long as the little boys likewise are covered up !

Black widow bites aren't necessarily deadly; it isn't as bad as a brown recluse. Genetically, the killer bees have been gentled down by breeding with domestic bees. I understand this vid is from 1998, so they've had 25 years to change.

Another terrible killer is people using their phones whilst driving. Be safe drive safe. He is a good singer & plucker, should make an album, any idea of a title anyone?

@ramblingrob4693

3 ай бұрын

Yes probably more chance of being killed

I would use a 'Shop Vac'.... a big one... and vacuum the stray Bees.

He looked at his partner and said, "I think I'm going to run." That choked me up. I know that feeling when the courage is running out and the job isn't done. Do you plant your feet and refuse to step back or do you run away so you can fight another day? The sound and fury is overwhelming.

I got stung by a centipede and it made me scream. It’s the worst thing in the world

@AwesomeFish12

11 ай бұрын

Yeah I got stung by one that size, it was swollen for days. Centipedes are no joke.

Hi - these similar bees are on the lands of Puerto Rico too. A 70 year old man was recently killed here by this type of Africanized honey bees. Many locals justifiably and with paranoia absolutely refuse to work where they are. However, I chose to welcome the calmer version of these bees on my finca, and I have, and I will feed them honey and sugar water after hurricanes, when their food sources are destroyed or depleted. I wear a white beekeeper suit and gloves when I do this. I have yet to be stung.

Thank you for doing what you do!

👩: do you have any scars? 👮‍♂️: ...................................... mentally.

Not a good idea to handle killer bees in the heat of the day. Better to try early in the morning or just as it gets dark. Sometimes they use catcher boxes to attract the hive into a more suitable habitat. Lots of smoke all the time calms them. They are much more active and energetic than domesticated bees, which is why they were bred. I've only been stung by African bees and it feels like you've been cut with a sharp knife. They're only aggressive if you interfere at the hive, but they'll shoo off when foraging or drinking. Unless you kill one, then the smell causes them to attack.

I am allergic to Bee stings, just 4 normal bee stings would kill me. This freaked me out watching it, but I found it to fascinating to switch off. just glad I live in the UK & hopefully these killers will never climatise to the UK weather

Great video and how they improve the quality of life with what they're doing! Isn't attacking a hive better at night when the bees are resting, at least when it's also dark and less risky with the public around like it was with their Tombstone AZ job. I was riding my bike with a lot of exertion and breathed in a bee, just a common hornet, and it stung me inside my mouth, not fun ha! What helped was immediately I pinched very hard the sting area between my teeth as the sting was just below the inside of my lower lip and sucked in very hard and I think I drew out the stinger and venom and recovered quickly. I can't imagine what it was like for them with African bees, wow!

@bestKaffir.underTheSon

11 ай бұрын

A sting from a paper wasp is worse than that of an African bee. I survived over 300 stings from African bees. I remember finishing the job on a scaffold 12m up on a chimney. When I came down, a white light shone on me and everything green went pale white. I called out to Yeshua to save me and I climbed in my truck and I drove 20km in that condition to a medical room. The medics would not believe me when I told them that I drove there by myself. I had no pulse rate, no blood pressure, and a blood-oxygen level of less than 25% [min. = 95%]. After a shot of cortisone, my blood pressure went up to 280 before coming down. They told me that they thought I had died as I had all the vital signs of a dead person. I was wide awake and I remember everything. It is a miracle from God that I survived.

@lahondafolk4334

10 ай бұрын

If they do at night they can't make a YT video.

@mwj5368

10 ай бұрын

@@lahondafolk4334 Hi! I have to laugh at myself! It seems they always do it in the day, in full light. In the interviews then they should have said we normally do it at night, or answer why they do it in the day because I think all bees are much more easily to deal with after dark... so is my amateur view.

How come they’re not smoking themselves and the bees?

@nsfjojo

Жыл бұрын

Smoking doesn't work that good on africanized bees lol

@skipsandvig8888

Жыл бұрын

@@nsfjojo it does make a difference though. I know from experience. This guy just starts tearing up the pile with no smoker. Drama for the video.

@nsfjojo

Жыл бұрын

@@skipsandvig8888 have you seen that old documentary about africanized bees removal in AZ? Dude gets wrecked due to his terrible gear over and over 😂

7:38 Sorry, but that's not what smoking a hive of bees does. The smoke doesn't tell bees that the hive is on fire. What it does is mask the pheromones that bees use to communicate with the rest of the hive in order to warn of attackers and send signals to the rest of the hive to be aggressive. When he smokes the hive, what he's doing is he is masking the pheromones of the bees in the hive that would make them active and aggressive. It won't stop the bees already in the air from attacking because it's obviously not enough smoke for the bees already active, but it will calm the bees inside to allow them to take the combs out. The smoke doesn't kill the bees but it pacifies them (a bit).

Some advice I can give for some emergency cases soak big blankets in water and cover yourself or those who get stinged , for emergency workers and bee hunters I would suggest to keep a few blankets close in case

Pretty intresting Doku. But not all of the hives were killerbees. Keep the bees safe :)

@ 49:27 The Narrators words reminded me of a Conversation that I Overheard between 2 girls at a hospital. One said that she had a friend that had a “ Premonition “ That she wasn’t going to live That Long “ ! ! So she would “ Live Every Day “” as if It Were her last ! “ And She would Live Recklessly “ ! Then Not Long After, she died in a “ Car-Crash “ ! In my perspective every one [ as they say ] has their “ Time to Go “ ! But if that is, “ Why Accelerate it ?! Everyone should “ Try to Live as Long as They Can “ !

When he got stung on the nose AGAIN. Dude I lost it. Hahahah omg

Err.... They're neither 'killer bees' nor 'Africanised bees'. They're just a hybrid of two bee genera that are naturally aggressive when combined.......

@juanpieterse4075

Жыл бұрын

they inherited the aggressiveness from the african bee they also adapt better to colder climates due to the European bee

@forandonbehalfof4753

Жыл бұрын

@@juanpieterse4075 Errr..... I know my apiaristic history, thanks. Which 'African' bee are you referring to? You know there are numerous types/species? My advice? Research before spouting.....

@juanpieterse4075

Жыл бұрын

@@forandonbehalfof4753 get lost no time for kids

This is an excellent video. I'd like to offer some comments: 1) What has a much stronger odor than the venom is the alarm pheromone (isoamyl acetate) which has a distinct banana oil-like scent. 2) I had a few honey bee colonies years ago (okay it was almost 60 years ago!), but I've mostly dealt with wasps throughout my career, especially yellowjackets and hornets. I use a different kind of veil, but I know of others who use the kind shown in this video, and I've wondered how effective they are. From what I've seen in the video, it appears this style isn't wide enough to keep the insects from away from one's nose and perhaps the neck. Considering the movements and various positions one has to get into when working with any of these stinging insects, the design of the veil should allow for this. 3) I had a good friend and colleague (the late Justin Schmidt) who lived in Tucson, and he has worked with these bees at the Carl Hayden USDA bee lab. Years ago he called my attention to a type of trap that looks like a papier mache flower pot with a lid on top and one hole at the bottom. that could be hung from a tree (often in pairs) that serves as a nesting site that removed easily. He said there are services that hang these in golf courses to eliminate or at least reduce the danger of these bees to golfers using the course, and the fact that the course is using these helps to limit the owners' liability of someone gets stung. The services providers simply visit every so often (I believe it was a week or two) to check on them, and it's a very profitable service. I have a few of these traps, and am curious as to whether certain species of wasps could be 'enticed' into building nests inside them. 4) I had wondered whether the Varroa mites would help to control the africanized bees, but I've been told these bees tend to be more resistant to the mites than are the pure European strains. 5) I'm thankful my wasps normally don't have populations in the tens of thousands! However, species such as Vespula squamoa (AKA "southern yellowjacket") attack as aggressively as these bees, but they stay closer to their nest site and the numbers are much lower. However, overwintered colonies can become extremely large during their second season. I collected a colony at the end of its second season when the population was down to about 120 adults, but a person living there told me it was unsafe to walk in that yard during the summer.

@SPX900

10 ай бұрын

Wow, you worked with Justin Schmidt? He made the Schmidt sting pain index right?

@bobjacobson858

10 ай бұрын

@@SPX900 I didn't actually work with him in his various positions except when we were both teaching assistants for the same class while we were in grad school together at the University of Georgia, and we had kept in touch ever since. Although we ended up living far apart, I visited him every so often, and we went out in the field together (either in Arizona or meeting elsewhere such as in Puerto Rico a few years ago), and to other insect-related activities. In recent years we proofread each other's publications before submission. I enjoyed his company, and his family was (and still is, of course) kind. It has been almost six months since his passing--it's still very hard to believe he's not longer here, but I keep in touch with his family. He was a very down-to-earth, unpretentious person--he is in a few KZread videos, and he was just as you see him in these videos. Needless to say, I miss him very much. At one point he had a colony of africanized bees nesting in one of the traps I described. To get me a few workers to add to my collection, he used an aspirator to collect them--while wearing his usual shorts and sandals! I kept a fence between me and the bees as I wasn't wearing any protective clothing. Yes, he developed the pain index. I've been thinking it would be of interest to expand its scope to include the stings of other creatures, as well as nettles.

@stompthedragon4010

10 ай бұрын

Before a few hours ago I had no idea the pheromones were something people could smell. I've been watching bee videos since earlier today a memory came up on my Facebook of when I had a hornet hive here. When I was young ( like over 40 years ago😂) in NJ I was covered head- to- toe with yellow jackets. I don't know if they were southern or eastern. My dogs disturbed a nest in the ground where I was sitting. All of a sudden I was running up the block screaming covered in yellow jackets. People were yelling to go jump in the shower which I did. There were bees tangled in my hair, inside my clothes, it was horrible. For a few days my head felt more like it had turned into some kind of helmet. I was terrified of bees for years to come. It blows my mind when I see some of these bee keepers and exterminators handling bees with their bare hands and not getting stung. Before the yellow jackets I was one of those people that would calmly say, " just sit there and don't move" when bees would come near. That changed.

@bobjacobson858

10 ай бұрын

@@stompthedragon4010 It depends on the species. The pheromone from one honey bee worker is easily detected if one sniffs the bee after it stings something. If it's the southern yellow jacket, there will be an odor like caramel or maple syrup or dried coffee quite obvious if many insects are attacking. The pheromone of the eastern yellow jacket is much more subtle, reminding me of lighter fluid but you would be unlikely to detect it. I'm also from NJ (Union Co.) and some 60 years ago a neighboring kid stepped on a colony of eastern yellow jackets, and got stung many times. A doctor prescribed some medication for him, and a day or so later the stings were all itching. His brother and I were with him, but we received only one and two stings, respectively. What part of NJ are/were you in? Both species occur in NJ, but the southern yellow jacket gets more common in the southern half of the state. I occasionally saw one up where I lived.

@6:41 Speaking of stings on the nose, that along with their whole face (including eyes), are where Bears do feel the sting. I imagine it will get through their tails. I can't imagine the Bees would hesitate to get into the Bear's fur, therefore Bears stung all over.

As a beekeeper myself doing the same job but with normal bees, i can say that their suits are not that thick so not appropriate considering the great danger , strange

no smoke ? i would smoke as i go stop most of the attack , make me think they made as dramatic as possible for the camera

@RICDirector

Жыл бұрын

Smoke doesnt do much once they start the attack. This is slightly...SLIGHTLY dramatized. But not much.

@nevaeha4048

Жыл бұрын

These are killer bees so the smoke would do nothing for them other than maybe lessen it a bit more.

Minute 21:12. Why didn't he mention that the responsible of the experiment gone wrong was an american researcher?

@Blackbeegirl

Жыл бұрын

This!!!!

There headgear has a inherent flaw hence being stung on his nose, it should be wire framed so the front screen cannot flex backwards to make contact with his face or any of its features like the tip of his nose.

Thanks for showing us a day in the life of a killer bee removal team.

Bees are welcome here in NZ. Vera mite has knocked our wild bees around that very few wild haves are about now. During the summer months I go out hunting our killer wasp for a bit of fun. you guys call them yellow jackets. They are barstard of things if your caught ramming a molatof cocktail down their entrance. I do it all without suits, it's just a matter of locating them ID the way they are flying into the holes in the ground. and poking the bottles home.

@gabe-po9yi

11 ай бұрын

It’s sad to hear about the mites wiping out your wild honeybee population. So critical to the environment and don’t bother a soul. Is there a plan to repopulate?

I had a huge group of idk what type hornet get under out building but they were like over a inch long and quarter inch wide. Looked to be yellow n black like a yellow jacket but it wasn’t and I got stung in the leg once and it’s swelled my foot and leg up so bad and left a baseball sized bruise. They looked identical to a asian hornet almost positive that what they was.

@Hollerboy931

11 ай бұрын

In Tennessee 2021-22 but there not here this year

@ebriggs3498

11 ай бұрын

When I live in OH we had one in an apple tree eating the fruit. My ex killed it and we identified it as some is of Apple/fruit wasp. Just huge!

@deboraballes9044

10 ай бұрын

​@@Hollerboy931My mom in TN got stung by one and now has to carry an EPI pen.....those buggers are huge!!!! You say there aren't any this year ?? Hope you are right

Great Insight / great insight thank you for such close up London UK

I got chased for 2 blocks in Arizona. Only reason I'm still here as my husband got home from work early and saw me running

It's hard believing anyone would want this job but it definitely needs done. I've been stung once by a wasp... tip of my nose. Brother & I played on WW II Army tank at the Veteran's Park. Bumble Bees attacked my mom when she mowed over their ground nest. She was swarmed. Stung a bunch of times.

@OmmerSyssel

10 ай бұрын

Weird, been around Bumble bees all my life and never been attacked, despite I have the habit of greeting them by a light strike on their beautiful fluffy bag ... 🥰 You sense the intense vibration, but no retaliation😇

How can bears be the original natural predator in Africa?

@micriedl8960

7 ай бұрын

There are bears in Africa, called the sun bear

That's the worst about them. You have to keep them around, because there are no other bees left...thanks Brazil. A country that has ravaged this earth like no other, compared to its potential.

It seems to me, that those africanized bees are much more agresive that the ones we have here in PR. Although there are hives very agresive in the island, it looks like all the hives in Arizona are mean. Here, not as much is what I am trying to say. Is it due to the high temp in Arizona?

My grandfather used to keep about 50 or so hives on his fruit farm in South Africa. He never even owned a bee suit. He would harvest his honey wearing shorts and a t-shirt and with his bare hands. He would use a bit of smoke if they were aggressive, but that was it. When he first heard your 'Killer Bees" he almost died laughing 😂

@llyradcynth691

11 ай бұрын

South Africans are experts... 🇿🇦😊.... I've seen a young woman on Facebook I think, remove hives to another location without killing them and they stay calm. I guess there are different methodologies. I thought bees were endangered and shouldn't be killed, but what do I know?

@AwesomeFish12

11 ай бұрын

They were probably "capensis/Cape Honeybees" a different subspecies to the "scutellata/East African Lowland Honeybee" that was introduced to the Americas. Cape honeybees are famously one of the friendliest bees and the easiest to work with in the world, it's a shame they are also one of the most threatened.

@spookyreaper1702

10 ай бұрын

South Africans built different

@Praise___YaH

10 ай бұрын

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@ET-jv1wm

10 ай бұрын

@AwesomeFish12 No, it would have been African Honey Bee's he kept. He farmed humdreds of miles north of the Cape Honeybee range.

Put the damn dog in the house

Just wondering, how strong soap to water do you use?

@davidwayne5152

Жыл бұрын

1 cup of detergent(with degreaser) 1 gallon of water

I have enjoyed you channel for several years. Have you heard of using gin trash to help your soil? Gin trash is what is cleaned from cotton. I’ve seen it used before and the plants had great foliage but I’m not sure about produce. Keep up the good work!!!!

Stop killing them 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 relocate them instead.

@Cortana_ice_fox

Ай бұрын

Well, for the friendly non dangerous hives, totally but what is to say for the dangerous and deadly killer bee hives that have been known to kill others?

The easiest and fastest way to find out if they are africanized bees..... toss them a basketball.

@user-mj6zr5gh7s

10 ай бұрын

😂…I just snorted when I laughed! Shot Ale8 outa my nose

I love how this youtube channel LITERALLY just uploaded an episode of an old tv show, changed absolutely nothing about it, and rolled with it.

It's always hilarious to hear killer pests like these bees labeled African or Africanized when we rarely hear of bees going on the rampage in Africa.

@stephenanderle5422

7 ай бұрын

I call them Brazilian hybrid.

One would think a bee suit should protect against 100% of killer bee stings...

Bees are smarter than you think, they recognize you, so how you treat them is how they react to you. Always smoke first to keep them calm, do not swat at them, never squash even one or they will teach you a lesson.

It seems those bee suits need some redesign given how often these guys get stung

Those boys would do good to get a suit from the Golden bee suit. It's thick airy material where you can not get stung.

I know the video description says 2023, is that just when this video was put on YT or is that the year they made this video? I'd like to know when we might expect them to spread even further in the Midwest. Thank you Reed and company for letting us know their Achilles heel -soapy water. Info that might help one of us out in a pinch someday

@ThisWhiteWolf

7 ай бұрын

This video was made over twenty years ago and this video only put up in 2023