Yellow Jackets attempt to raid a honey bee hive. http://www.FredsFineFowl.com This video demonstrates aggressive robbing behavior against an established Hone…
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25 Responses to Yellowjacket raid on Honey Bee Hive
Some days I feel like I’m the only person in the World who loves yellow
jackets. I’ve played with them so much over the years without ever really
being stung by them. Unless you bother their nest or try to kill them: they
aren’t very likely to attack you. I’ve had hundreds to thousands of yellow
jackets land on me without stinging a single time (not all at once,
obviously). They are beautiful to regard up close in all their glory.
I have only two colonies. That’s enough to cover a couples thousands acres
of pollination.
On the subject of raiding, I experienced that the first year into
beekeeping, 1999. When a bumblebee or yellow jacket came to the entrance,
the worker bees viciously pile out onto the bottom board attacking the
intruder. In 70% if cases that I watched, the intruder did not escape
alive.
I admire men and women who work their land. I live in my back yard. I’m
having my best bee year ever. Two very strong hives and its still late
June. Thank you for another great vid.
I juts got my first Top Bar Bee Hive in my Back yard. My grandfather had
Honey Bees when I was young. Now at 50 I have my first own and I am happy.
I have been eating Honey since I was a kid. every day. Raw Honey. This
wasn’t my last hive. bees rule!
As of today… I have two of five hives still going. Insecticide treated
corn may also have contributed to the losses… one of the two remaining
colonies is now fighting off hornets and losing a lot of workers/defenders
in the process, so I may soon be down to just one surviving colony as we go
into winter. The hornets seem capable of flight at lower temps than the
honey bees… another advantage…
Some days I feel like I’m the only person in the World who loves yellow
jackets. I’ve played with them so much over the years without ever really
being stung by them. Unless you bother their nest or try to kill them: they
aren’t very likely to attack you. I’ve had hundreds to thousands of yellow
jackets land on me without stinging a single time (not all at once,
obviously). They are beautiful to regard up close in all their glory.
sonicblew
January 18, 2015 at 3:49 pm
God, I hate yellow jackets.
Get ’em, girls!
kathleen bainbridge
January 18, 2015 at 4:09 pm
I would be there with my bees killing the damned yellow jackets! :)
ArtisanTony
January 18, 2015 at 4:33 pm
Nasty, nasty yellow jackets. I hate em. I kill them every chance I get.
Rory Gallagherfan
January 18, 2015 at 4:34 pm
it would have been fine at normal speed
tupe felipio
January 18, 2015 at 5:32 pm
I have only two colonies. That’s enough to cover a couples thousands acres
of pollination.
On the subject of raiding, I experienced that the first year into
beekeeping, 1999. When a bumblebee or yellow jacket came to the entrance,
the worker bees viciously pile out onto the bottom board attacking the
intruder. In 70% if cases that I watched, the intruder did not escape
alive.
Jeremy R.
January 18, 2015 at 6:10 pm
Now THATS how you rob a bank
Justin Nedd
January 18, 2015 at 6:26 pm
Those damn yellow jackets >_<
PHGameTech420
January 18, 2015 at 7:16 pm
I admire men and women who work their land. I live in my back yard. I’m
having my best bee year ever. Two very strong hives and its still late
June. Thank you for another great vid.
Jim Kovac
January 18, 2015 at 7:26 pm
GANG WARFARE !!! them insects fight light gangsters lmao
DARKNETUNDERGROUND
January 18, 2015 at 7:45 pm
Excellent video/audio, & the slowed down crowing of the rooster provided a
comical touch-lol!
25411959
January 18, 2015 at 8:08 pm
Cool vid
Nutella Dragon
January 18, 2015 at 8:35 pm
damn rooster, woke up all my family!
cirroselvi
January 18, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Philip Long
January 18, 2015 at 9:56 pm
Elizabeth Gruben
January 18, 2015 at 10:38 pm
i used yellow jacket trap from home depot . it worked very very good i got
off of almost all of the yellow jaket..
6rona
January 18, 2015 at 11:26 pm
don’t think so the queen wouldn’t come out…
Chini Willy
January 19, 2015 at 12:03 am
The resident honey bees prevailed against the wasps and other bees. Two
years later, their hive is among my strongest and most productive.
Frederick Dunn
January 19, 2015 at 12:38 am
Yes, it’s normally much larger, but was reduced so they could defend their
hive better. Later, it was wide open once hive reached full strength.
Frederick Dunn
January 19, 2015 at 1:03 am
play sad violin song while this video is muted
MisterPinhead
January 19, 2015 at 1:06 am
I juts got my first Top Bar Bee Hive in my Back yard. My grandfather had
Honey Bees when I was young. Now at 50 I have my first own and I am happy.
I have been eating Honey since I was a kid. every day. Raw Honey. This
wasn’t my last hive. bees rule!
Uwe von Ulmet
January 19, 2015 at 1:08 am
Thanks for the comment! I have several bee videos… my favorite is the
slow motion sequence of honey bees arriving with pollen and nectar…
Frederick Dunn
January 19, 2015 at 1:34 am
As of today… I have two of five hives still going. Insecticide treated
corn may also have contributed to the losses… one of the two remaining
colonies is now fighting off hornets and losing a lot of workers/defenders
in the process, so I may soon be down to just one surviving colony as we go
into winter. The hornets seem capable of flight at lower temps than the
honey bees… another advantage…
Frederick Dunn
January 19, 2015 at 2:18 am
Saw the queen
CARISSAAZZ
January 19, 2015 at 2:43 am
The rooster scared me!!! haha!
Morgan D
January 19, 2015 at 3:11 am