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Title: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 07:44:38 PM
The bad news is they came from my hives
The good news is I got em :cool:

posted a better video below
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: jtcmedic on March 28, 2019, 08:07:41 PM
Well good job at least you got them
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: van from Arkansas on March 28, 2019, 08:09:10 PM
That a nice video, with a great zoom feature.  What manufacturer made the video device, make/model.  Please do not state price as per forum rules on advertising.  Glad you got your bees back.
Cheers   
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 08:46:34 PM
it was 3 video clips put together
I think the first 2 were from a 7 or 8 year old camcorder, a Cannon
not anything fancy, but they are better than a cellphone
I think the last one from the landing board was from a cellphone
the problem with trying to get video of something like that is "you're sorta busy"
if ya know what I mean :wink:
anyway, that was just 3 of about 20 video clips we got
I'll put something better together
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 08:48:46 PM
I meant to mention
at the end where it's a clip of the landing board, notice the bees with their butt in the air fanning
ya think the queen might be in there :cool:
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 10:42:56 PM
better video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJxTqz_m58
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: iddee on March 28, 2019, 11:05:56 PM
It looked to me like the hive was less than full of frames. Is so, I hope you know they will not use any frames in there first. They will draw new comb from the lid in the empty space first, then use the frames after the empty space is filled.
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 11:12:31 PM
I'll rearrange things in the morning
just happy to get them home today
thanks for the tip, hope to see you Saturday
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: iddee on March 28, 2019, 11:13:54 PM
DITTO
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 11:15:15 PM
there was a drawn comb with nectar in it in there
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: iddee on March 28, 2019, 11:28:42 PM
There will be another, started from the lid, tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 11:42:30 PM
that's what's commonly called a "good problem" :cool:
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: CoolBees on March 28, 2019, 11:48:08 PM
Quote from: drobbins on March 28, 2019, 11:42:30 PM
that's what's commonly called a "good problem" :cool:

+1  :grin:
Title: Re: got another swarm
Post by: drobbins on March 29, 2019, 09:12:43 AM
what I put them in was two 8 frame mediums, each had 4 frames of foundation
the bottom box had 1 drawn comb
this morning they were clustered from the top like iddee predicted but they hadn't had time to do anything
I filled the top box with frames of foundation at 8:00 this morning
I'll fill the bottom box once it warms up a little, it's 45 now