Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: Zookeep on December 06, 2013, 03:21:10 pm
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was at the bee hives at my house and then all of a sudden the air was full of bees, knew what it was but they were not coming out of any of my hives, I watched for a few minutes and then a ball the size of maybe 2 grapefruits formed on a branch in the yard so I grabbed a nuke and 4 wet frames and went for it, I held a wet frame above them on the branch and they started to climb on to it then I saw the queen walk on, so I quickly climbed down the 8 foot ladder (I was on the top of) and grabbed her and into a queen cage with 4 workers, into the bottom of the box she went and then just tied the box in the tree and watched the rest march in.
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nice catch Zookeep Thanks again for for providing beekeeping to the Tundra Division during the winter.
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i sure am glad that you are here zoo, i really enjoy your bee adventures and pictures!
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Good catch, nothing better than them coming to you. Good reason to keep a couple of swarm traps out.