Worldwide Beekeeping

Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: blueblood on May 09, 2016, 08:40:00 am

Title: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
Post by: blueblood on May 09, 2016, 08:40:00 am
This one was easy too.  Had to wait about 15 minutes or so for the remaining bees to crawl over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJLfzAbAAKg&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
Post by: Lburou on May 09, 2016, 09:16:57 am
Every swarm is different.  Each group of bees seems intent on their won plan.  Getting them into my box and buying in on MY plan each time is a real IQ test.  Sometimes I'm smart and sometimes I'm not so smart.  Good job Blueblood.  Don't swarms bivouac up high in Indiana?  It looks like allyou need is that 8 foot ladder so far...    :)
Title: Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
Post by: neillsayers on May 09, 2016, 11:59:19 am
Cha-ching! :)
Title: Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
Post by: blueblood on May 09, 2016, 01:11:56 pm
Every swarm is different.  Each group of bees seems intent on their won plan.  Getting them into my box and buying in on MY plan each time is a real IQ test.  Sometimes I'm smart and sometimes I'm not so smart.  Good job Blueblood.  Don't swarms bivouac up high in Indiana?  It looks like allyou need is that 8 foot ladder so far...    :)

I have been lucky to have low swarms thus far.  I have had a few high up in past seasons.
Title: Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
Post by: efmesch on May 09, 2016, 03:58:35 pm
I like your fast motion camera work.  It makes everything seem so simple---not that it's really hard , but they just breeze into your hive.
Have all the swarms been sticking with you?  If not, they just don't know what a loss it is for THEM. 

Keep 'em coming.  8)
Title: Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
Post by: blueblood on May 09, 2016, 06:34:25 pm
I like your fast motion camera work.  It makes everything seem so simple---not that it's really hard , but they just breeze into your hive.
Have all the swarms been sticking with you?  If not, they just don't know what a loss it is for THEM. 

Keep 'em coming.  8)

Hi my friend! Yes, all have stayed in the yard.  I had one bunch fly off this season but they were a cut out from a tree.  I had put them in a new keep's top bar hive.  I have had cut out bees fly off before.