Here's the second swarm we picked up on the 14th. Not much of a video I'm afraid....the owners had company on the way and wanted the bees gone NOW. We vacuumed 'em up right quick and headed home. They're now in a hive right next to our front door waiting to be moved into a bee yard. The queen is a strong layer and they've been bringing in a good bit of nectar!
Second of two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og72zxkslCs#ws)
Scott
You had to work during bike week? Nice video.
Nice and quick, great job there. Should have made the home owner happy to have them gone on short order.
appreciate the videos. whats your success rate with getting the swarms to stay once you have hived them? Im trying to figure out what I have been doing wrong, im just a little better than 50 / 50
Great Job!! To the both of you! Glad to see couples working together at something they love.
nice job quick and easy.jaseemtp are you caging your queens. ......schawee
I usually do as schawee is suggesting...cage the queen for a couple of days. Sometimes I use a queen "includer" between the hive and the bottom board and sometimes just give them a frame of open brood to anchor them. I normally have about 90% success. So far this year it's been 100%.
Scott
Schawee, I have not been caging them. I know I need to get some of those clips to keep them in place. The swarm I had recently from one of my hives I could not find the queen. I had done a split once I noticed the swarm cells and moved the old queen and several frames of brood. I did catch the swarm but try as I might I could not find her. then two days later they were gone. After looking at my hives today I think the swarm was queenless and went back because it has alot of bees in it.