Worldwide Beekeeping

Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: Mikey N.C. on August 10, 2018, 07:52:57 pm

Title: Trap out 2 yrs. ago
Post by: Mikey N.C. on August 10, 2018, 07:52:57 pm

Was not completed correctly.  Bees swarmed this week . 100 yr. old oak tree. Why would ferel bees swarm this late in the yr. ? Was a trap out two years ago.  Farmer told me bees moved back in tree . an swarmed this week. Question is why bees would swarm this late?

Title: Re: Trao out 2 yrs. ago
Post by: Jen on August 10, 2018, 09:39:59 pm

Hi Mikey, hey did you actually see a swarm come from that tree?

Title: Re: Trao out 2 yrs. ago
Post by: Mikey N.C. on August 11, 2018, 06:09:05 am

No the farmers wife did.

Title: Re: Trap out 2 yrs. ago
Post by: Bakersdozen on August 11, 2018, 08:25:33 am

Mikey, I caught a small swarm in mid-august last year.  They over wintered in a nuc box and were fine in the spring.
Some times they abscond because of a heavy mite load.  Absconding would slow down the build up of mites, but not control it, I believe.

Title: Re: Trap out 2 yrs. ago
Post by: G3farms on August 11, 2018, 10:01:23 am

shb

Title: Re: Trap out 2 yrs. ago
Post by: Mikey N.C. on August 11, 2018, 01:33:36 pm

Shb, didn't thank of that. Just thought that feral hives had a way to control shb ?