2:00 am swarm...

[duck]

caught these at 2:00 am in the full moonlight.. had a nuc and put em in it.  I left them there for the rest of today, the bees have a small ball hanging off the bottom front of the nuc like its another swarm.. weird, does this mean they are crowded and need a deep?  I only had a nuc, and need to build like crazy.

[duck]

since I can post pics now.. heres a office trailer that caught a swarm for me last week.

[AllenF]

Chances are they might run.   Use an excluder under the queen to keep her in the box for a couple of days.  Open the nuc and see if all frames are covered with bees.   

[duck]

they gone.. about twice this in the box.  what now, combine them with another hive?

[AllenF]

You can.   I have about half that number on the side on one of my swarm traps right now.   I had a swarm and then lost them.   They are the left behinds.   I am just going to leave them on there.