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First Swarm this year.
« on: April 14, 2014, 09:02:12 am »
And it was a nice one!



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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2014, 09:54:51 am »
DOn't you love it when they are close to the ground?
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2014, 11:18:48 am »
nice swarm!
i like it to, when they are not above 5' 4"......... :D
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2014, 09:37:04 pm »
Yeah! You lucky dog! I had to climb on a ladder with a 15 foot drop under me for my first swarm catch  :D
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2014, 10:00:51 pm »
Good one!
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2014, 10:25:21 pm »
Is it just me or does that like it might be more difficult to get than you think? I would love to see pics of the actual swarm capture. It looks like quite a puzzle.  :)
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2014, 10:45:08 pm »
nice catch!

@ tbone, here is an ol country boy catching some bees.

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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2014, 11:04:03 pm »
That's my kind of swarm!
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2014, 11:07:15 pm »
When your wife reached up with those snips my heart stopped and I leaned forward... G's gonne be wearing bees!!!!!   No such luck.... Yelled just in time... my wife would have ignored me..    :laugh:
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2014, 11:10:04 pm »
tbone- ""Is it just me or does that like it might be more difficult to get than you think? I would love to see pics of the actual swarm capture. It looks like quite a puzzle.""

I've caught two in a cedar tree, one was easy one was Not. And one that landed on the ground which I blessed the gods for until I had to take so much time scooping them up off of ground with them running all over the place, and while scooping a lot of holly leaves as well. I was getting stung by bees and pricked by holly leaves. Much debri went back to the house with that swarm and more time picking out the debri ~ But still... I enjoy it  ;) 8)
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Re: First Swarm this year.
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2014, 09:03:03 am »
Quote from: tbonekel on April 15, 2014, 10:25:21 pm
Is it just me or does that like it might be more difficult to get than you think? I would love to see pics of the actual swarm capture. It looks like quite a puzzle.  :)

Not a puzzle at all. Two snips and the box slid in underneath. One shake , and almost ALL bees in the box, including the Queen. Waited a little while for the stragglers, and closed her up and headed home! Was working alone, so no pics of the actual capture. Couldn't have asked for better!
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