More bees

Sputnik · April 28, 2019, 06:50:01 AM

I'm starting to wonder. Again returning from a funeral more bees. My Wife took the dogs out the basement door and told me she heard bees roaring. There was a swarm landing on a bush by the lake. About 30 minutes later she comes to get me saying there were more bees roaring. Another swarm on the lake bank in front of the garden boxes. Makes glad I ordered extra equipment.
I will have a cup of coffee and get into my beesuit. Must be a lot of bees living in the woods here. I am unaware of another beekeeper in the area. This is swarm 10 in our yard for the spring.
Feeling very blessed. Sputnik

Nock · April 28, 2019, 09:01:15 AM

Wow. I?ve never even seen a swarm. I got four traps out. Good luck. Can?t wait to see some pics.

Sputnik · April 28, 2019, 10:07:03 AM

Both swarms are in boxes. They are calming down. They came is Saturday afternoon about 3:00 and 3:30. I'm gonna start wearing boots with me beesuit. I had one get in my shoe and explain to me why boots would better.
Have a great day. Sputnik

saltybluegrass · April 28, 2019, 12:37:42 PM

I had one drop in my boot and I immediately fell back on my ass to de-boot. Trouble is I had my 130$ e-cig in my back pocket - I didn?t have time to do the math if a bee sting was worth $130 ?? Lol that?s why I barefoot it now.
Anyone looking for bees needs to get on your Nextdoor neighborhood app and post a thread if anyone sees swarms- I got 4 hives out of that

CoolBees · April 28, 2019, 09:04:22 PM

Sputnik - enjoy it! I almost never get swarms. You've got a great thing there. Enjoy!

drobbins · April 28, 2019, 09:18:36 PM

it's grand fun
I've gotten 4 in my backyard so far
3, I shook out of trees and one went into a bait hive
I'm running out of equipment

in the past they always went way up in tall trees
now some fruit trees I planted are getting big enough they seem to like them

2Sox · April 29, 2019, 01:58:47 PM

That's great luck. If people are interested in more swarms, try hooking up with some local pest control outfits. Once you become affiliated with one, the calls just keep coming in. I subcontract for Terminix, and a couple of other larger local outfits, and in season, that's where I get my cutout and swarm calls.

There's also a free site you can register with: Bees-on-the-net.com. I've gotten lots of calls from there too. Good luck!

BeeMaster2 · April 29, 2019, 03:14:13 PM

Apparently their website is down, I tried several different way to get to the site. None of them worked.
Jim Altmiller

gramps8 · April 29, 2019, 08:30:09 PM

I've had 3 swarms come in my little bee yard so far this year besides 2 from my own hive. Have also caught 5 swarms in swarm boxes so far. This is by far my best
year I've ever had. Only difference this year is I shelled out the cash to try swarm commander.

Nock · April 29, 2019, 09:42:11 PM

How close to your yard do you like to put your trap?

BeeMaster2 · April 29, 2019, 11:09:56 PM

I?m finding that swarm traps close to the trunk of trees is working better than the ones under buildings and in the open.
Jim Altmiller

gramps8 · April 30, 2019, 07:49:27 PM

All my swarm boxes are on the trunks of trees about 6 feet up and facing south to south-east. The closest to my yard is about 100 yards.

gramps8 · April 30, 2019, 07:54:01 PM

Almost forgot. Just caught the 6th swarm in my small yard. These are probably my own.

Nock · April 30, 2019, 10:19:23 PM

Do you think y?all are catching swarms from your own yard or from somewhere else? Are other bees just attracted to bee yards? I do have a trap about 100 yards from my two hives. Think I will also set the nuc box out somewhere as well.

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BeeMaster2 · May 01, 2019, 09:35:47 AM

Nock,
When I lived in Jacksonxille, I videotaped a really large swarm as it moved into a stack of supers that I set up as a swarm trap. 3 times I had large swarms move in to that trap. They all came from the same direction. Definitely not from my hives.
Jim Altmiller

gramps8 · May 01, 2019, 02:48:24 PM

The first 3 swarms I caught in my apiary were not from my hives. I went through my hives and had good queens in each one, and no queen cells. The last three were from my hives. This is the second year that I have caught bees in my yard that weren't mine.

Nock · May 01, 2019, 04:36:50 PM

Thanks.

van from Arkansas · May 01, 2019, 05:05:56 PM

Quote from: gramps8 on May 01, 2019, 02:48:24 PM
The first 3 swarms I caught in my apiary were not from my hives. I went through my hives and had good queens in each one, and no queen cells. The last three were from my hives. This is the second year that I have caught bees in my yard that weren't mine.

Agreed: Bees attract bees, or better stated an Apiary attracts swarms.