Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: twintrades on July 24, 2011, 01:47:42 pm
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Hey i hived a swarm yester day and today my uncle wants it moved 100 ft farther from the house. :roll:
Should i be able to move it tonight 10 pmish with out going by the 3 ft or 3 mile rule ?
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Yes, I've done it plenty of times from 10 feet to 100 feet. They'll eventually get it. Especially a newly hived
swarm that doesn't have all of their bearings yet.
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If you got to move them, move them. Some people place branches, leaves, grass in front of the hive to cause them to re-orientate.
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there in a field also so mabey thell see the box as well. now only if they would al just go inside...... im gonnabend up carrying a box with bees allover it....
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Wait until evening when they're all in. Placed rolled up window screen at the entrance, then move them.
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Hit the nail on the head thats my plan. I hope the bees that are clinging on to the sid wil go in for the night. If i smoke just the outside will they go inside or just leave ?
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You can drive them with smoke.
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Ok smoked the hive and threw my strap around it. Then i felt a crawling in my pants..... :shock: $^* i have elastic in my cuffs. Well after doing the hokeypoky :devilbanana: in the dark im standing there with my pants&suit around my ankels. 3 time i was stung in the legs. At least i got the most currios bee outa some where else before it was to late. Im putting draw strings in the pants cuff now.
SO it went fine after i ductaped my opening closed. some banches crossed infront of the hive and i spilled syurup inside so the girls are eating tonight. hope they still decide to stay even tho i really fuged this easy move up. I only ened up moving them 50 ft farther away.
Im going to remove the brances tusday morning on my way to work.
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Dude, you gotta have a beer after that! :cheer:
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It was hot so i setteld for a mikes hard lemonade. :-D That hit the spot.