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Offline Jtcmedic

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Swarm
« on: May 17, 2017, 02:28:38 pm »
Caught a swarm this am, my brother in law called me, about size of cantaloupe , dropped them into a nuc box and had to go to work, for 24 hr, planning on keeping them closed up 24 hr, then feed and add a brood frame. Any suggestions 
Thanks first swarm ever whoooo



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Re: Swarm
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2017, 02:41:55 pm »
Yay! Score! :)
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Re: Swarm
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2017, 03:07:15 pm »
Nope, sounds like it's good to go.
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Re: Swarm
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2017, 03:21:35 pm »
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Re: Swarm
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2017, 07:10:23 pm »
Always love free bees, well at least from my North where AHB are not an issue as yet  ;)
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Re: Swarm
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2017, 04:00:50 pm »
Well got my feed on and added a brood frame didn't see the queen may have been a virgin, will let the bees do there thing

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