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Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: jb63 on February 01, 2014, 10:54:03 pm

Title: Pics of an open colony
Post by: jb63 on February 01, 2014, 10:54:03 pm

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi847.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab31%2Fjcb63%2Fbees%2Fth_opencollony004_zps0cb25c99.jpg&hash=4832f9e8f686561955d62ecee4128423798db7ec) (http://s847.photobucket.com/user/jcb63/media/bees/opencollony004_zps0cb25c99.jpg.html)

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi847.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab31%2Fjcb63%2Fbees%2Fth_opencollony008_zpsb234eba4.jpg&hash=8c831af5ae53c8252f78a6c43fdd4815cd9b9c2d) (http://s847.photobucket.com/user/jcb63/media/bees/opencollony008_zpsb234eba4.jpg.html)
(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi847.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab31%2Fjcb63%2Fbees%2Fth_opencollony007_zps8e1ca018.jpg&hash=108de415c34095968ad59a014af8c24e5df4a208) (http://s847.photobucket.com/user/jcb63/media/bees/opencollony007_zps8e1ca018.jpg.html)


Here's some pics. of an open colony in my neighbors barn.We've been watching them for three years.All you frozen beeks have something to look at now.(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi847.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab31%2Fjcb63%2Fbees%2Fth_opencollony005_zpsaa8f74c0.jpg&hash=04c24781e80061fd0254fada1f32bda845cf12cc) (http://s847.photobucket.com/user/jcb63/media/bees/opencollony005_zpsaa8f74c0.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: Slowmodem on February 01, 2014, 10:58:57 pm

Those are some good survivor bees!

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: LazyBkpr on February 01, 2014, 11:09:31 pm

No kidding. Pretty rugged bees to survive the winters hanging there.  That a 4440 Cab I see?

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: jb63 on February 01, 2014, 11:20:03 pm

Good eye Lazy, it is a 4440.

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: Perry on February 02, 2014, 06:37:45 am

Not often if ever do you see an open air colony here. That thing is huge!  :photos:

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: G3farms on February 02, 2014, 08:06:54 am

Nice one for sure. I would set up a couple of swarm traps myself.

Thanks for the pics!

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: riverbee on February 02, 2014, 10:29:02 am

"All you frozen beeks have something to look at now."

 :D.........nice pix jb!

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: LazyBkpr on February 02, 2014, 01:43:32 pm

WOW!! Being able to enlarge the pics puts a whole new perspective on the size of that colony..   I'd LOVE to have that nearby just to see how big they become..  its not like they are restricted on size!!!

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: blueblood on February 02, 2014, 02:58:10 pm

Nice photo, thanks for sharing!  I wonder if drawing around that one stud is what caused the waves.

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: jb63 on February 03, 2014, 10:11:52 am

I don't know Blue,but what I can tell you is that when there was only about three combs my friend added the piece of angle iron that goes through the comb and between the two trusses.He was afraid they might come down when it got hot.The bees just keep building around it.

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: Marbees on February 03, 2014, 08:40:21 pm

Thanks for the post jb63, frozen beeks appreciate it. Swarm trap? 

Title: Re: Pics of an open colony
Post by: jb63 on February 04, 2014, 01:26:58 am

The owner keeps lost of empty boxes on a flat bed and the swarms just move in,but I'll ask him if I can swarm trap just to see.