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Offline iddee

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Re: 1st swarm
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2015, 09:22:19 pm »
Most of the ones, not all, that left have been the ones I left on location. If I got what I could, along with the queen, then moved them a few miles, they mostly stayed. My theory is if you leave them in place, the scouts return with an acceptable home and they go with the scouts. If i take them away before the scouts return, they don't send out new scouts.

Fischer's bee quick, or Scott Derrick's honey-b-gone, advertized on this forum, does the same thing. Bees don't like it.
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Re: 1st swarm
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2015, 09:49:00 pm »
"I'm kind of surprised he let you cut the grape vines.  Maybe there was no time to ask as he was in a great hurry.  ;D"

....... ;D
bakers, lots of history behind what happened and that day, we don't get along, and all of the neighorhood for how he steps on them to get what he wants. i told him through his lead lackie that he sent to get me, (wouldn't talk to me personally) i would have to cut the vines after i went to take a lookie see. he was more concerned because his 'customers couldn't stroll  through his vineyard', had signs up all over......he wasn't happy about me cutting the vines, but he wanted them gone that night or he would spray. also, there is no other beekeeper in the area....he had to rely on me..... ;D

i got free bees......... :yes: it won't be the last time.

yes i have used the fishers bee quick on several other occasions.  like iddee said honey b gone would work as well. they don't like it.
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Re: 1st swarm
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2015, 10:35:44 pm »
Iddee- "My theory is if you leave them in place, the scouts return with an acceptable home and they go with the scouts. If i take them away before the scouts return, they don't send out new scouts.

      This is the way my friend retrieved three swarms from me last spring, sounds logical
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