first swarm of the year

catfishbill · March 21, 2009, 11:38:52 PM

bees in one hive were acting foolish for they last couple of days and they finally came out.we let them settle down and grabbed them out of a cedar tree in the bee yard.

JP · March 21, 2009, 11:43:47 PM

Glad you were able to get them back. May I suggest you keep a bait hive or two in your beeyard. This way if they swarm they may just go to another box.

I've had it happen before and it happened to a budddy this past Friday. Brian Bray keeps bait hives out for swarms as well.

...JP

bailey · March 21, 2009, 11:58:35 PM

so does bailey :-D

JP · March 22, 2009, 12:01:06 AM

Quote from: bailey on March 21, 2009, 11:58:35 PM
so does bailey :-D

Hey, they're good for purple martins I hear as well!

...JP ;)

bailey · March 22, 2009, 12:10:41 AM

those are the gourds! i have swarm traps out now so i dont have to distroy anymore of my gourds this year. wife threatens me with a bee killing every time one gets into the gourds when the birds have babies. :shock:

catfishbill · March 22, 2009, 12:18:18 AM

do y'all put any thing in there to attract them or just let them go in on there own?

JP · March 22, 2009, 12:41:48 AM

Quote from: catfishbill on March 22, 2009, 12:18:18 AM
do y'all put any thing in there to attract them or just let them go in on there own?

Catfish, you could put a piece of old comb in a hive, could also put a little lemon grass as well, either or really.

...JP

Cindi · April 02, 2009, 11:46:54 PM

Catfishbill, wow, cool and what a lucky catch, keep up that good style working...beautiful and most awesomely great day, great health. Cindi