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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING => Topic started by: squidink on March 23, 2013, 06:53:23 AM

Title: Swarm In Autumn in Melbourne
Post by: squidink on March 23, 2013, 06:53:23 AM
I had a call out in a SE suburb of Melbourne for this bee swarm. Nice and easy swarm to get to!

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/prodigydiscus78/photo-32_zpsd4cf2f3e.jpg)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/prodigydiscus78/photo-32copy_zps40670540.jpg)

Whilst I had another call out to remove these bees from a compost bin. A lot trickier than the swarm!
Not sure if you can see them but the bees were using the vent as the entrance.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/prodigydiscus78/photo-32copy3_zpsd9b9fabb.jpg)
Title: Re: Swarm In Autumn in Melbourne
Post by: BeeMaster2 on March 23, 2013, 07:01:26 AM
Nice. They are big enough that if you can get feed them enough food, they could make it through the winter. After they get started you might want to add a few frames of capped honey. Do you still have enough flowers for them to stock up on pollen?
Jim