Well i went out to cut the weeds in the bee yard and noticed the orientation was starting awful early today, 9:30 a.m. Well sure enough they were swarming and fast. I watched as the cloud went over to the neighbors apple tree. I then saw there was already a large clump of bees n the tree. Didnt know there was that many bees in the hive, 1 deep. Ill post some pictures because Im not letting these get away. I cant keep them but the other beek said he'll take them.
Got some quick photos. I noticed there are two different clumps of them, Why? Here are the pictures.
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8322/dscf6815t.th.jpg) (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6815t.jpg)
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8817/dscf6818.th.jpg) (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6818.jpg)
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7379/dscf6823v.th.jpg) (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6823v.jpg)
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3222/dscf6824.th.jpg) (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6824.jpg)
Ok we got them hived up. By the time I got everything together I noticed the bees had moved but now there were three clumps.
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1926/dscf6825.th.jpg) (http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6825.jpg)
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6053/dscf6826.th.jpg) (http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6826.jpg)
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3754/dscf6827.th.jpg) (http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6827.jpg)
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2525/dscf6829.th.jpg) (http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf6829.jpg)
good job on getting them put up. so were there three swarms (three queens) or just one swarm all broken up?
G3
I think it was just one swarm but not sure. The guy I gave them to was going to look through the frames to see after they calmed down.
I grad you got your swarm back
Johnny