Our First swarm of 2009

buzzbee · May 25, 2009, 12:02:40 PM

http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l65/kwrabbit/First%20swarm%20of%202009/

DaveKow · May 25, 2009, 04:44:41 PM

Nice looking swarm Ken. Is it one of yours? My swarm came 2 days after yours last year. I better be on he lookout. Did it come to your yard or did you have to go and get it?

Congrats!

buzzbee · May 25, 2009, 04:47:39 PM

It may have been one of mine.Shortly after I hived it(about 40 minutes after I found it) another swarm came in to the same tree.I think the second swarm definitely was coming in from the east of my property. there was a dark cloud of bees everywhere and quite an enjoyable hum in the air. I was not fortunate enough for the second swarm to stay in the box.But I still got the first. It filled 1 and 1/2 medium with bees!!
I caught a large swarm in this tree last year.It must be my bee tree. Hope another couple come my way.

G3farms · May 25, 2009, 06:44:29 PM

Good job on putting up that swarm.

Thats funny that they will come to the same tree, several swarms come to the end of my house for some reason.

G3

dpence · May 26, 2009, 12:17:26 PM

Way to go. Nice pictures.

David

1reb · May 27, 2009, 09:41:38 AM

nice swarm Ken
sorry you did not catch the other one

Johnny

buzzbee · May 30, 2009, 06:05:32 PM

Update:
heres the queen after the bees were boxed 1 week:

qa33010 · May 30, 2009, 08:44:03 PM

Sweet! She's a looker!

Irwin · May 31, 2009, 10:31:43 AM

Looking good :-D