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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: hardwood on March 22, 2012, 10:58:58 pm

Title: Second of two
Post by: hardwood on March 22, 2012, 10:58:58 pm

Here's the second swarm we picked up on the 14th. Not much of a video I'm afraid....the owners had company on the way and wanted the bees gone NOW. We vacuumed 'em up right quick and headed home. They're now in a hive right next to our front door waiting to be moved into a bee yard. The queen is a strong layer and they've been bringing in a good bit of nectar!

Second of two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og72zxkslCs#ws)

Scott

Title: Re: Second of two
Post by: AllenF on March 25, 2012, 05:06:27 pm

You had to work during bike week?    Nice video.

Title: Re: Second of two
Post by: G3farms on March 25, 2012, 05:52:06 pm

Nice and quick, great job there. Should have made the home owner happy to have them gone on short order.

Title: Re: Second of two
Post by: jaseemtp on March 25, 2012, 10:27:03 pm

appreciate the videos.  whats your success rate with getting the swarms to stay once you have hived them?  Im trying to figure out what I have been doing wrong, im just a little better than 50 / 50

Title: Re: Second of two
Post by: Scott Derrick on March 25, 2012, 10:35:24 pm

Great Job!! To the both of you! Glad to see couples working together at something they love.

Title: Re: Second of two
Post by: schawee on March 25, 2012, 11:08:13 pm

nice job  quick and easy.jaseemtp are you caging your queens.         ......schawee

Title: Re: Second of two
Post by: hardwood on March 26, 2012, 04:27:42 pm

I usually do as schawee is suggesting...cage the queen for a couple of days. Sometimes I use a queen "includer" between the hive and the bottom board and sometimes just give them a frame of open brood to anchor them. I normally have about 90% success. So far this year it's been 100%.

Scott

Title: Re: Second of two
Post by: jaseemtp on March 26, 2012, 11:55:13 pm

Schawee, I have not been caging them.  I know I need to get some of those clips to keep them in place.  The swarm I had recently from one of my hives I could not find the queen.  I had done a split once I noticed the swarm cells and moved the old queen and several frames of brood.  I did catch the swarm but try as I might I could not find her.  then two days later they were gone.  After looking at my hives today I think the swarm was queenless and went back because it has alot of bees in it.