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Offline TwoHoneys

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Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« on: May 25, 2011, 07:57:21 pm »
I have an opportunity to collect a nice-sized swarm that settled in today. However, I can't get there tonight, and I have to work tomorrow...I'd like to collect the bees in the morning at around 7AM. Is that a good idea? I've never tried it so early in the morning and don't know what to expect.

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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2011, 08:31:10 pm »
Suit up well. They may be in cluster mode. If so, they will be mean.
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2011, 08:36:10 pm »
Go for it.
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2011, 08:36:19 pm »
also check before you go. they may be gone by morning.
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2011, 09:02:15 pm »
I got a call last week that a swarm settled on a limb at 3:30pm.  It was a little drive and my girls had two softball games so I asked him to call me if they were there in the morning.  6:00 am came and they were long gone.
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2011, 09:03:20 pm »
They just got hailed on. I'll bet they're grumpy.
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2011, 09:07:00 pm »
cover yourself well.  swarms in storms can be nasty.
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2011, 03:51:06 pm »
Thanks for the encouragement, friends. I collected a nice swarm of bees this morning...after they endured pummeling by hail and a beating by storms all night long. Rather than being angry, they were extremely docile. Wet clusters of them were in the grass when I arrived at 6:30AM, but most were still waiting quietly on a low branch for me. I put them in a bee-worn, dry box with some old comb...they began perking up on the ride home, and they were soon flying around in their new yard. I'm calling them the "Hailey" hive.

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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2011, 08:00:32 pm »
Sounds good, bet they were glad to find a dry place and a roof over their heads.
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2011, 09:48:41 pm »
You done good Liz X:X X:X
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2011, 09:57:01 pm »
Way to go
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Re: Okay to capture a swarm early in the morning?
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2011, 12:06:19 am »
Very nice!  :)
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