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The bizarre true story of my encounter with thousands of honey bees

Jim Zim
Jim Zim
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๐Ÿ‘๏ธ 20K views๐Ÿ“… 5 years agoโฑ๏ธ 8:43
What This Creator Said
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Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

i didn't get stung not even once that is quite an intimidating sight right there

it turns out honeybees are actually very gentle and my fears of what might happen if i messed with their hive were just ignorant

a nice little reward for all the work so that was it my brief personal experience as a beekeeper

i have a much better understanding of bees now

Creator's Tips & Advice

โœ“Research beekeeping basics before attempting to move a bee colony
โœ“Use a smoker to calm bees during hive relocation
โœ“Move the entire colony rather than focusing on finding the queen

๐Ÿ†•New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Fear of being stung by bees โ€” Honeybees are gentle; with proper technique, you may not get stung at all
Not knowing how to identify the queen bee โ€” It's not necessary to find the queen; moving all bees is sufficient

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow to move a bee colony from a birdhouse to a proper hive
QAre honeybees dangerous to handle?
QWhat is needed to start beekeeping as a beginner?
YouTube Video Descriptionโ†“

This is a true tale of one of the most bizarre episodes in my life! A colony of honey bees invaded a bird house in my back yard, and I took it upon myself to move the entire colony of bees out of that bird house and in to a proper bee hive. I did this in spite of having no previous experience with bees, and I did it without getting stung even once! This experience happened to me back in 2015, but not too many people know about it... so I thought I would tell the story in a YouTube video. The visuals and the sounds of all those bees buzzing around me while I dismantle the bird house they were living in are really quite something! One thing to keep in mind as you watch this video is that when I was a kid, I was running through a field and stumbled over a nest of yellow jackets. Those yellow jackets attacked me and stung me about a hundred times... which was pretty traumatic, and certainly something I'll never forget. So, imagine the fears that were running through my mind at the moments leading up to popping the roof off the bird house and exposing all those bees!