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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: schawee on March 19, 2012, 02:50:03 pm

Title: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: schawee on March 19, 2012, 02:50:03 pm
this was a fun day.had 5 swarms ,the first swarm was at my bee yard at the hunting camp.i let this hive swarm and did a video of it swarming.i got 16 queen cells to make up some nucs.the second was in a subdivision where i got 2 other swarms in the same tree.the third  was in my orange tree and it was big.this is the one i got 6 queens from.while looking for the queens the fourth swarm came in and landed in the box with the other swarm.it was mass confusion but ended up with 8.2 lbs of bees that i put in 2 deeps.the fifth was on my back porch in some boxes that i hadn't cleaned yet from wax moth cocoons and they just moved right on in.hope yall enjoy the video   ........schawee            5swarms in a day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6AYrpofxC8#)                   
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: G3farms on March 19, 2012, 04:17:55 pm
Great video!! I just love it when the air is filled with a flying swarm.

Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: AllenF on March 19, 2012, 05:58:14 pm
Great video there.   Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: tefer2 on March 19, 2012, 06:17:31 pm
Looks like you put them all in one hive ! Now that's a wad of bees ! :yippiechick:
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: hardwood on March 19, 2012, 06:25:12 pm
Man that sure makes for a fun day! I'm glad you had your camera!

Scott
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: schawee on March 19, 2012, 09:49:03 pm
george,i love watching them march in the box but seeing them fill the sky is an awesome site.  tefer2,the bees that i put in the 2 deeps were the swarm in the orange tree and the swarm that landed in the box with the orange tree swarm.  scott the camera is always close by.did u ever have a swarm land in the box with another swarm in it.         .......schawee
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: asprince on March 19, 2012, 09:59:55 pm
I had one land in an old box in the back of my truck.

great video,

Steve
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: jmblakeney on March 19, 2012, 11:17:48 pm
i love watching them march in the box

Me too, that must be an amazing experience. 

James
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: JP on March 19, 2012, 11:48:24 pm
I'm glad you put the milk shake down long enough to catch all this great footage. Looking forward to our removal on Wednesday. The Bickering bee keepers are back baby!


...JP
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: D Semple on March 20, 2012, 10:25:00 am
Very cool schawee, great job finding all those virgin queens. Those queens after being balled do they do ok?


I'm glad you put the milk shake down long enough to catch all this great footage. Looking forward to our removal on Wednesday. The Bickering bee keepers are back baby!


...JP

Great news, looking forward to seeing you two together again. 
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: yockey5 on March 20, 2012, 11:53:39 am
Schawee, you are the man, the king!  :-D Tell ole JP and Hardwood to get in line! :-D
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: BeeMaster2 on March 20, 2012, 12:42:43 pm
6 queens in 1 swarm, on video. Thats got to be a record.
Great video.
Jim
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: jhs494 on March 20, 2012, 01:11:22 pm
Great video Schawee. This is one I won't forget. It's fantastic that you caught it on video.
I wonder how many hives the six queens came from? Would that be why they were balling her?

Great job Schawee.

Thanks for sharing it with us!

Joe
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: Shawn on March 20, 2012, 01:39:44 pm
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: buzzbee on March 20, 2012, 09:49:57 pm
Incredible,what else can you say? If I had not been to Buds and saw swarms the way I did,it would be hard for this northern keeper :) to believe this !!
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: Indiana Dave on March 20, 2012, 11:49:00 pm
No way I would have believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes.  Thanks for sharing it!
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: snmyork on March 21, 2012, 09:55:55 am
That was fun to watch. I could not imagine being there seeing it. Great job.
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: schawee on March 22, 2012, 11:26:06 pm
don,three of the queens that got balled ended up dying.the other three are doing fine.joe,the old queen and four virgin queens came from the same hive .the other queen was from the swarm that landed in the box .thats what i think happened.buzzbee glade you were at buds to see all the swarms.i never dreamed of having a swarm day like at buds. dave and snmyork ,glade yall liked it.         ........schawee
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: SerenityApiaries on March 23, 2012, 02:24:22 am
Great video Schawee. Thanks for sharing. Makes me eager for swarm season here in Oregon.
 @JP, Be sure you get some time sharing your red umbrella with Schawee, it would go good with the milkshake after a rough day doing a removal.  :shock: Love watching the bickering beekeepers.
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: schawee on March 25, 2012, 11:02:36 pm
serenity,watch that about the milkshake :-D tomorrow the bickering beekeepers will be doing a cutout together :evil:
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: Scott Derrick on March 26, 2012, 12:04:46 am
Schawee, the end of that video is about the coolest thing I think I've ever seen. The time lapsed video portion was the best. Thanks a ton for putting that together. Simply awesome!
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: SerenityApiaries on March 26, 2012, 12:42:12 am
Well Schawee, just make sure JP has got the camera Rollin and make sure he gives you a turn with the red umbrella. :-D
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: specialkayme on March 28, 2012, 08:52:31 am
The fast frame of the bees marching into the hive was a real treat. Thanks for sharing.

An 8 pound swarm! Wow!

Videos like this make me jealous that I'm not getting any swarm calls . . . .
Title: Re: 5 swarms in a day with 1 having 6 queens
Post by: schawee on April 04, 2012, 07:49:03 am
scott, glad you liked it .the bee march is the best part...  specialkay,i felt like that whan jp and scott was getting swarm after swarm and nothing by me.then the skys opened up and the swarms started.before you know it ,you will be getting the call.        .......schawee