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Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: Novice on April 14, 2014, 09:02:12 am

Title: First Swarm this year.
Post by: Novice on April 14, 2014, 09:02:12 am
And it was a nice one!
(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs18.postimg.cc%2Fru2bbqqnp%2FBee_swarm_001.jpg&hash=fc6a99059310cdf717b4b62da2163ce4b546d3c5) (http://postimg.cc/image/ru2bbqqnp/)

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs28.postimg.cc%2Fte0z4vc5l%2FBee_swarm_002.jpg&hash=8e11edc4737f2f743be29af7753d59a89b04d961) (http://postimg.cc/image/te0z4vc5l/)
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: LazyBkpr on April 14, 2014, 09:54:51 am
DOn't you love it when they are close to the ground?
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: riverbee on April 14, 2014, 11:18:48 am
nice swarm!
i like it to, when they are not above 5' 4"......... :D
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: Jen on April 15, 2014, 09:37:04 pm
Yeah! You lucky dog! I had to climb on a ladder with a 15 foot drop under me for my first swarm catch  :D
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: blueblood on April 15, 2014, 10:00:51 pm
Good one!
 8)
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: tbonekel on April 15, 2014, 10:25:21 pm
Is it just me or does that like it might be more difficult to get than you think? I would love to see pics of the actual swarm capture. It looks like quite a puzzle.  :)
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: G3farms on April 15, 2014, 10:45:08 pm
nice catch!

@ tbone, here is an ol country boy catching some bees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW5IWbhl6XI
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: tbonekel on April 15, 2014, 11:04:03 pm
That's my kind of swarm!
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: LazyBkpr on April 15, 2014, 11:07:15 pm
When your wife reached up with those snips my heart stopped and I leaned forward... G's gonne be wearing bees!!!!!   No such luck.... Yelled just in time... my wife would have ignored me..    :laugh:
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: Jen on April 15, 2014, 11:10:04 pm
tbone- ""Is it just me or does that like it might be more difficult to get than you think? I would love to see pics of the actual swarm capture. It looks like quite a puzzle.""

I've caught two in a cedar tree, one was easy one was Not. And one that landed on the ground which I blessed the gods for until I had to take so much time scooping them up off of ground with them running all over the place, and while scooping a lot of holly leaves as well. I was getting stung by bees and pricked by holly leaves. Much debri went back to the house with that swarm and more time picking out the debri ~ But still... I enjoy it  ;) 8)
Title: Re: First Swarm this year.
Post by: Novice on April 16, 2014, 09:03:03 am
Quote from: tbonekel on April 15, 2014, 10:25:21 pm
Is it just me or does that like it might be more difficult to get than you think? I would love to see pics of the actual swarm capture. It looks like quite a puzzle.  :)

Not a puzzle at all. Two snips and the box slid in underneath. One shake , and almost ALL bees in the box, including the Queen. Waited a little while for the stragglers, and closed her up and headed home! Was working alone, so no pics of the actual capture. Couldn't have asked for better!