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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: crawfish on April 19, 2009, 12:31:36 PM

Title: Swarm
Post by: crawfish on April 19, 2009, 12:31:36 PM
Caught a swarm on Friday in a 5 frame Nuc. They only have foundation on the frames. How long should I wait before I take a peek at what they have done?
Title: Re: Swarm
Post by: wadehump on April 19, 2009, 12:36:11 PM
wait at least 1 week,feed if you can.
Title: Re: Swarm
Post by: asprince on April 19, 2009, 12:38:17 PM
If you are feeding or have a good nectar flow, you should see good progress in a week, maybe even some eggs. It never hurts to just open the top and look.

Steve  
Title: Re: Swarm
Post by: crawfish on April 19, 2009, 02:58:20 PM
I've got a hive top feeder with 1gal of sugar water in it. I can see a lot of bee coming in loaded with yellow pollen.
Title: Re: Swarm
Post by: asprince on April 19, 2009, 03:17:54 PM
Hauling in pollen is a good sign.

Steve
Title: Re: Swarm
Post by: doak on April 19, 2009, 04:54:45 PM
Here is where you will have to be the judge about how many bees you have in a 5 frame nuc. It will fill up mighty quick.
Don't let them get to crowded. :)doak
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