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Offline duck

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2:00 am swarm...
« on: April 09, 2012, 10:36:05 pm »
caught these at 2:00 am in the full moonlight.. had a nuc and put em in it.  I left them there for the rest of today, the bees have a small ball hanging off the bottom front of the nuc like its another swarm.. weird, does this mean they are crowded and need a deep?  I only had a nuc, and need to build like crazy.


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Re: 2:00 am swarm...
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 10:44:23 pm »
since I can post pics now.. heres a office trailer that caught a swarm for me last week.


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Re: 2:00 am swarm...
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 10:47:11 pm »
Chances are they might run.   Use an excluder under the queen to keep her in the box for a couple of days.  Open the nuc and see if all frames are covered with bees.   

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Re: 2:00 am swarm...
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2012, 11:18:07 pm »


they gone.. about twice this in the box.  what now, combine them with another hive?

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Re: 2:00 am swarm...
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2012, 11:23:01 pm »
You can.   I have about half that number on the side on one of my swarm traps right now.   I had a swarm and then lost them.   They are the left behinds.   I am just going to leave them on there.

 

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