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Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: Yankee11 on April 15, 2014, 09:25:55 pm

Title: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: Yankee11 on April 15, 2014, 09:25:55 pm

Got a message on Face Book and went straight over. It was 43 going to 32 degrees. I guess they didn't check the forcast before they left.


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Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: Jen on April 15, 2014, 09:33:10 pm

Hi Yankee, that was about the temp when my first swarm hit the air a month ago. I hope you're more ready than I was  :D

Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: G3farms on April 15, 2014, 09:39:34 pm

I bet they were a little shy on wanting to fly.

Were they upset when you got them?

Good job on getting them put up!!

Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: Yankee11 on April 15, 2014, 09:51:02 pm

No flying, just a big blob in bottom of box.  :)

I took straight home and put them in garage and warmed garage up until they unclustered. Left them in garage all night let it cool slowly so they could regroup. Got down to 35 with stiff winds outside.

Put them out today at 55 degrees and put a jar of food on top of them. They had pulled in a pint of syrup and were building comb when I got home from work. Covered 5 frames thick with bees.

Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: tbonekel on April 15, 2014, 10:27:22 pm

Awesome!! I bet they were appreciative.

Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: G3farms on April 15, 2014, 10:41:01 pm

Quote from: tbonekel on April 15, 2014, 10:27:22 pm

Awesome!! I bet they were appreciative.

no doubt about it!!

Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: LazyBkpr on April 15, 2014, 10:57:36 pm

Lots of bees wiping their foreheads and sighing right now.

Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: Yankee11 on April 16, 2014, 07:41:52 pm

Lol,

I moved them to a single deep today, They are pulling comb and on their 2nd quart of syrup.

AND,

I found the queen. WooHoo. She's a beauty.   ;D

Title: Re: 1st swarm. It was 43 degrees.
Post by: blueblood on April 17, 2014, 06:08:48 am

Great Job Yankee!  Hope you get many more!