A Texas beekeeper has been heralded a “ Bee Whisperer " after avideo of her lift out up handfuls of beesto move them to a safe position has been watched by million online .
Erika Thompson , aprofessional apiarist , was called into a attribute that had hive under the floorboard of a backyard shed that had been there for at least 2 years . According to Thompson in her video , the landlord wanted to call in the exterminators – but the family rent the property want to save the bees , so they contact her .
Homer A. Thompson foundedTexas Beeworks , a beekeeping company in Austin propose to preserve and protect bees by offering bouncy remotion that can move a hive without damage the bee or using harmful chemicals .
As you may see in the video , the beehive in doubt was so grown that Thompson had to slay two sections of the base to get to all of it . What seems to have sent viewers fantastic , however , is her casually strain in to pick up parts of the beehive – and even handfuls of bee – and come out them in another purpose - built beehive with her bare hand .
Thompson ’s video , which has been viewed more than 58 million fourth dimension on TikTok , manages to coalesce a zenlike composure with carrying out an activity that will have anyone withmelissophobiascreaming into a pillow .
Without any protective gearing , Thompson calmly starts come in the combs into the new hive and then placing the bee themselves by the new hive , where they " edge right on in " . Bees from the old beehive then set out trace their colony fellow to their new home . To assist this , Thompson kept a lookout for the faggot , finally descry her and scooping her up in a fairy time , a very effective mini jail , to keep her safe .
" Once the queen was in the new beehive , some bees began ship signals to help the other bees discover their elbow room home , " she sound out in a voiceover of the video . " I left the hive overnight and by the next solar day the entire settlement was in their new home , and it was another great solar day of saving the bee . "
So , what is happening ? Is Thompson a advanced - day Dr Dolittle , or is this mystic way of the bee some sort of legerdemain ?
Luckily , Thompson made a longer video explicate her method acting .
First , she use puffs of pot tomask the alarm pheromonesbees employ to pass along . When under hurt , bee emit the pheromones isopentyl acetate and 2 - heptanone . This arouse an alarm response in other bee , which in play will emit the pheromone . To subdue bees , the green goddess interferes with the bees ' sentience of smelling . It lose weight the electroantennographic response of the antennae , but does n’t harm the bee . Their antenna resume normal responses after about 10 - 20 moment .
This allows beekeepers time to move parts of the original beehive without the bee seeing it as a threat to the dependency or fag .
" My goal is always to give the bee as many piece from their original beehive as potential , and I render to put the pieces in the raw beehive in the same order that the bee built them , " Thompson says in the video .
The rubber band hold the pieces of comb in place until the bees have produced enough beeswax to attach the slice of their sure-enough beehive to the skeleton of their new beehive . Once the beehive is attached to the new frame , the bee will drag the caoutchouc band hold them in spot out of the hive , since " the bees care to keep their hive nice and hefty . "
And why no gear ? Thompson separate theAustin Chroniclelast yr , afteranother videowent viral , that " I suit up when I need to " , but a full beekeeper getup in the Texas high temperature is ill-chosen . Plus , " As a hemipterous insect lover , I just have a go at it holding bee . This is what I should be doing on this major planet , and when you find that design , there ’s a natural calming effect . "
Multiple delivery video recording on herTexas Beeworks TikTok pagehave had millions of views . Thompson hop that her demonstrate how calmly hives can be relocated will promote people to call beekeeper , not exterminators , for any bee - related issue they may have .
