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Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
« on: May 09, 2016, 08:40:00 am »
This one was easy too.  Had to wait about 15 minutes or so for the remaining bees to crawl over.

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Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2016, 09:16:57 am »
Every swarm is different.  Each group of bees seems intent on their won plan.  Getting them into my box and buying in on MY plan each time is a real IQ test.  Sometimes I'm smart and sometimes I'm not so smart.  Good job Blueblood.  Don't swarms bivouac up high in Indiana?  It looks like allyou need is that 8 foot ladder so far...    :)
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Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2016, 11:59:19 am »
Cha-ching! :)
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Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2016, 01:11:56 pm »
Every swarm is different.  Each group of bees seems intent on their won plan.  Getting them into my box and buying in on MY plan each time is a real IQ test.  Sometimes I'm smart and sometimes I'm not so smart.  Good job Blueblood.  Don't swarms bivouac up high in Indiana?  It looks like allyou need is that 8 foot ladder so far...    :)

I have been lucky to have low swarms thus far.  I have had a few high up in past seasons.

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Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2016, 03:58:35 pm »
I like your fast motion camera work.  It makes everything seem so simple---not that it's really hard , but they just breeze into your hive.
Have all the swarms been sticking with you?  If not, they just don't know what a loss it is for THEM. 

Keep 'em coming.  8)
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Re: Blueblood's Sixth Swarm 2016
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2016, 06:34:25 pm »
I like your fast motion camera work.  It makes everything seem so simple---not that it's really hard , but they just breeze into your hive.
Have all the swarms been sticking with you?  If not, they just don't know what a loss it is for THEM. 

Keep 'em coming.  8)

Hi my friend! Yes, all have stayed in the yard.  I had one bunch fly off this season but they were a cut out from a tree.  I had put them in a new keep's top bar hive.  I have had cut out bees fly off before.