what a wonderful spring so far
I've caught 3 swarms in my backyard by shaking them out of the tree they clustered in into a box and moving them to a stand
last Thursday another one landed in a tree that was too high up to get
I have 3 bait hives setup so I just hoped they'd take a liking to one
they stayed in that tree 4 days, through a nasty wind storm and two days of cold after that
today is warm and sunny and I saw many scouts around a bait hive
sure enough, they're moving in right now
question: how should I move em 100 feet to a stand?
I'm thinking I'll wait till after dark tonight
it's 1:00 PM, I don't imaging they're really gonna get too acclimated to where they are today
I think it's an after swarm from one of the 2 hives I had over winter and it's not very big so they don't need to lose a bunch of bees
worst case I could wait 2 weeks and move em to a friends house, wait a while and move em back but that's a lot of trouble
Ideas??
Move them tonight. While carrying them, turn in a circle 360 degrees 3 or 4 times. It will confuse them enough to know they need to reorient.
should I make a video of me spinning around in the yard till I get dizzy and fall down? :cool:
Yes, do take a video. It also helps to wear a bathing suit and jump up and down as much as possible while carrying the bait hive. It should make for an entertaining video.
Yes, and according to Salty, it works well barefoot. :cheesy:
You guys kill me. [Chuckles]
ok, you asked for it, here's video!
(no, it's not me spinning around till I fall down)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YivhMxfkvxg&feature=youtu.be
Nice catch.
I hope that is only a 6 foot ladder. You do not want to bee climbing down a ladder with a full hive.
Jim Altmiller
yea, it's a 6 foot step ladder
last night I put a 4 foot step ladder next to it and got em down after putting a strap around it
the platform they were sitting on was kinda flimsy and I wanted to get em off of there
everything went smooth although it was kinda heavy picking it up one handed
Now you know why I do not recommend putting traps above what you can reach. :grin:
Jim Altmiller
I'm kinda lazy, I don't even want to climb "up" a ladder with a bait hive :wink:
Quote from: drobbins on April 23, 2019, 01:53:02 PM
I'm kinda lazy, I don't even want to climb "up" a ladder with a bait hive :wink:
Next time, just try a cardboard nuk box for your bait hive. Works the same, just smaller.