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Title: swarms SA
Post by: swiftden on September 15, 2012, 11:31:33 am
Gday guys
Boxed my first swarm for the season today . Any one else been seeing any around the place?

Regards
Allan
Title: Re: swarms SA
Post by: bigsting on September 22, 2012, 12:13:27 pm
boxed 15 so far
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Post by: Geoff on September 22, 2012, 07:31:14 pm
    First one home and settled in yesterday. Nice quiet bees.
Title: Re: swarms SA
Post by: swiftden on September 23, 2012, 10:37:14 pm
up to 4 boxed so far now. all going well
Title: Re: swarms SA
Post by: bigsting on September 25, 2012, 11:52:19 am
21 now most large  odd small swarms 4 that needed 2 10 frame boxes to fit all the bees
Title: Re: swarms SA
Post by: bigsting on October 11, 2012, 11:44:05 am
about34 for the sezen but i think most is over for a this year except for the odd late one
Title: Re: swarms SA
Post by: OzBuzz on October 11, 2012, 07:58:35 pm
Show us the pics bigsting :) I must say I'm a little jealous! It's been quite slow from what I understand for most people - I've only done three so far this season!
Title: Re: swarms SA
Post by: bigsting on October 12, 2012, 02:01:59 am
i didnt take any pics unfortatly  mostly i put out boxes with foundation some get swept from post and trees i still have a lot of emptey boxes so deviding is next week ends job the bigest swarm from this year had a pollen trap put under them i think there is about 7 hives with two ten fd of brood to devid to 2 or 3 boxes  i think i might be bussey than a bee this year
Title: Re: swarms SA
Post by: OzBuzz on October 12, 2012, 06:25:51 pm
How long have you been beekeeping for bigsting?
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Post by: bigsting on October 13, 2012, 06:26:23 pm
5 years