This was a very large (5-6lbs) swarm that moved in 3 days prior. The queen was a real runner. I missed her on the comb, then vacuumed her, dumped her into a nuc, then dumped her into a 10 frame deep all with good indications of where she was the whole time. She ended up leaving the deep and landing 10-12 feet away in the grass where Peggy was able to snatch her!
The best part is that we got two new bee yards out of the deal :-D
Samsula swarm March 21 2011_0001.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIxl3KMWeJQ#)
Scott
Very nice job, looks like a great bunch of gentle feral bees, thanks for the video. Your wife has got some chutzpah to take a sting inside the nose last week and be working bees in a tank top this week, my kind of gal.
Cool about the beeyards also.
Don
Thanks Scott and Peggy!
This sure helps pass the time till I can work some bees again. Right now I am watching yet another winter storm roll in.
I sure envy y'all. Well at least till the temps get to 80F. :-D
Wow Scott! That is Huge, very cool!
Dennis
Great video guys. One big old swarm there. Thanks for posting.
Another Good Lesson
I like the vac I'm thinking I have to
make mine smaller and put some foam
on the wall they hit coming in
Thanks
again 4 the lesson
Tommyt
great job,looking forward to bud 3 and meeting yall again. ...schawee