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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: hardwood on March 10, 2011, 05:28:55 pm
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We just picked up our 4th swarm of the season. It had just moved into a trash can that was being used as a compost bin. I jus taped off the entrance and wheeled the can to the truck...2 minute removal tops!
We're about to open it up for the first time now that it's in the home apiary.
Video to follow :-D
Scott
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Can't wait :)
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Looking forward to seeing the video.
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Two minutes!?!?
Okay, I have to ask. Can anyone else beat that? ;)
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Here's a little teaser for ya :-D As it turns out I didn't have any frames laying around to hive them with so we just took a peek inside the can. I'll have to run out to the shop in the morning to rectify that.
They have a bit of comb so this will be a cut out (although a simple one). I'll try to post more tomorrow evening.
4th swarm of 2011_0001.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK5J0Cbv_CE#)
Scott
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Sweet. Can't wait for part 2.
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Appetite piqued I wish I lived in a warmer climate. I know I am still a newbie but yet to see a swarm much less pick one up. Sigh. Stick to cutouts I guess. Free bees are free bees.
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good job scott and peg. swarm season is about to bust out here.this cold front that just came through will slow them down till next week. ...schawee
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C'mon Scott, that's like given us a lick of an ice cream cone and telling us we can have the whole thing tomorrow. :-D. Just kiddin around with ya. I know it takes time to edit and all. Looking forward to the rest of it. Thanks for all of your and peggy's time you guys put into videoing (if that's a word) so the rest of us can enjoy.
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We get a kick out of it jm. I'm glad you like it! Schawee...can't wait to get elbow deep in bees with ya at Bud's!
Scott
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This reminds me of a swarm I got this past summer. They were in a compost bin, the kind that turns around. The owners kept turning the compost in the hopes of discouraging the bees from staying in there. No deal!! They stayed. We scooped them up with our hands and put them into a box. Never saw the queen although we tried really hard to find her, but we knew she was in the box due to all the fanning. I went back at 10:00PM and brought them home.
I am really enjoying your videos Scott and Peggy. Keep them coming.
Annette
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You coulda brought that garbage can down with the pop up bees, add pink Flamingos. Do I see a theme developing here? :-D
...JP
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Update: I've been just neck deep in bees lately (and loving it) and hadn't gotten around to hiving the trash can bees...you guessed it, they second guessed their choice of homes and took off again! Luckily we were able to snatch them again :-D
1 swarm, 2 captures_0001.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSxAo2NdaMo#)
It wasn't the prettiest swarm shake that's ever been done, but it worked :)
Scott
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nice.....so how many times did you get stung?
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0 :-D
Scott
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Another great video. X:X thanks for the update.
James
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nice catch!!
thanks for the video!!
bees filling the air, can't wait for a couple of swarm calls!!
question?? with a screened bottom on the nuc and the nuc sitting on top of a barrel, how does that affect the nuc when it rains and the top of the barrel is holding water on top of it?
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I hope swarm season spreads North this year!! :)
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0 :-D
Scott
WoW, im not scared anymore lol. cant wait for bees
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Two minutes!?!?
Okay, I have to ask. Can anyone else beat that? ;)
My daughter and I may have beaten that once last year in Alamo, CA. Fairly large swarm gathered on a thin branch of a young tree staked in a front lawn. The tree was probably 10-11ft, but the weight of the swarm bent the branch down to chest height. Daughter held the bucket, I snipped the branch and lowered them in as she closed it with the lid. Out of the car, bees in the bucket and on our way in no time at all. Oh, we did get delayed a bit getting back to the car when we had to stop and collect the $50 that the homeowner insisted we take :) I learned that it pays (literally) to have a cute kid with you on collections. There were two times that the homeowners gave her money directly and told her to use it as she wished. Pretty cool.
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What happened Scott? Cut the wrong branch? :-D
Question on screened nucs. Some people are reporting that nucs, solid bottoms, help build up faster because it's warmer.
Have you seen any differences in building up with solid or screened?
But then you're in FL, it might not make a difference.
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I use the screened bottom nucs for catching swarms and transporting them. The screen gives them plenty of ventilation in our hot weather. I moved this swarm the next morning out to a bee yard and placed it on a 4 way pallet.
Scott
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Scott & Peggy.
Enjoyed these. Thanks for posting them.
Jay