Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: Mikey N.C. on September 25, 2018, 05:35:50 pm
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Old apiary site, not used in 4 yrs. Did use LG oil an old drawn frames. Looks like this happened before storm? Maybe an absconding don't know? I ve got work tomorrow can't go. Now this swarm trap box is 10 frame, but with a screen bottom board. Notice bees never entered box (my thinking because of sbb) ???????
(https://thumb.ibb.co/mAYPcU/Resized952018092595160454.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mAYPcU)
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Can't say I understand it, but, bees (swarming or not) hanging on the bottom of screened bottom boards isn't unusual. I wonder if they would have gone inside with a closed bottom board? I guess if they are just bivouacking in their collective mind, they are going to move on soon anyway and it does not matter. Nice catch Mikey. :)
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Just thinking with screen bottom. Bees , look like they combed under sbb?
Got lucky. Going to cutout Sunday . Will take pics.
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I agree with Lee, Screened BB the queen clustered under it so the bees clustered and stayed with her and did not move inside.