not to disappoint, Im on my swarm a day roll.. 8-) Had to combine a swarm with a weak hive prior to pulling this off to get the frames for another nuc. I am totally out of equipment. Placed a big order on monday, hope it gets here by friday! should have seen this coming.
seen it before, swarm ready to move in under the insulation on a trailer. sucked and boxed.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/Ducksmasher/2012-04-24_18-50-57_136.jpg)
btw found some "deco mesh" at the florist. Im using this to combine, if they chew through it, fine. if not Ill release em in a day or so.
Hey Duck,
Was browsing around a bit and noticed no one commented on your post. Looks like a good number of bees and hope you got your equiptment restocked. I am a carpenter by trade and make my own boxes and just have to order the frames. Ran out and started making some new boxes for a three hive cutout in a week from now. Just not sure how many hives I want to keep at this point beings it is just a part time hobby gig for me but enjoying the honey! :-D