Umbrella Swarm

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D Semple

May 09, 2011, 12:15:59 PM
Got a call Friday evening about a large swarm that originated from this weekends coming up cutout. The swarm was about 5' long tear drop shaped in a maple tree anout 15' up. Started clearing branches and setting up and they took off and landed on the homowners wood shake roof. I wasn't sure how to collect them, as about half the bees were in the air and they were spread out in about a 4' x 4' circle acouple of inches deep on the steep slop of the roof. I noticed that they were gradually moving lower on the roof so I set up two mediums baited with lemon grass and they sorta moved in.







Only problem was when I went back to get them I found that they couldn't all fit in the two boxes.



Had two add a third box Saturday (thank you Michael), and put up an umbrella (cajun trick) to give the box some shade as it was blazing hot in the sun.

Did the trick.  ...Don


annette

#1
May 09, 2011, 01:43:47 PM
I'll check this when I get home from work. The umbrella part caught my eye!! :)

asprince

#2
May 09, 2011, 01:58:27 PM
You need a Brushkill bee vac.

Steve
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resembalance to the first. - Ronald Reagan

montauk170

#3
May 09, 2011, 02:32:18 PM
Wow, that's a good swarm there! Cool to see them just move in.
Now it'll make your cutout easier because at least half of the bees are out.  :-D

hardwood

#4
May 09, 2011, 02:46:03 PM
Good job! The cut out most likely has a new virgin (or will soon) be careful not to destroy the queen cells!

Scott
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

D Semple

#5
May 09, 2011, 02:51:54 PM
Quote from: hardwood on May 09, 2011, 02:46:03 PM
Good job! The cut out most likely has a new virgin (or will soon) be careful not to destroy the queen cells!

Scott

Your right I'm half thru and I've found about a dozen swarms cells. There already in frames and put up gently.

Very productive big colony, tons of honey and brood, but they are a bit pissy.

Thanks Scott


Don

Wits End

#6
May 09, 2011, 07:05:46 PM
I find the term "pissy" in my hive notes sometimes. I think JP really got that started as a Bee adjective.
Jeff and Kellie Houston
Wits End Blueberry and Bee Farm
Greenwood Mississippi

JP

#7
May 09, 2011, 09:36:21 PM
Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = ?


...JP
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My website JPthebeeman.com http://jpthebeeman.com

annette

#8
May 10, 2011, 12:53:13 PM
That was very cool how they just went into the super by themselves. What an unbelievable swarm!! Enjoyed how you put the umbrella up there for them, JP would approve that.

Happy for you.

Annette

D Semple

#9
May 10, 2011, 03:00:33 PM
Quote from: JP on May 09, 2011, 09:36:21 PM
Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = ?


...JP

I'm a rookie remember, I don't know what I don't know.

Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = Productive Hive?

Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = make splits?

Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = ????

Pretend I'm schawee for a moment and explain it so he would understand.  :-D









JP

#10
May 10, 2011, 03:59:37 PM
Quote from: D Semple on May 10, 2011, 03:00:33 PM
Quote from: JP on May 09, 2011, 09:36:21 PM
Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = ?


...JP

I'm a rookie remember, I don't know what I don't know.

Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = Productive Hive?

Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = make splits?

Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = ????

Pretend I'm schawee for a moment and explain it so he would understand.  :-D











Bingo!

I would make up several Nucs.


...JP
My Youtube page is titled JPthebeeman with hundreds of educational & entertaining videos.

My website JPthebeeman.com http://jpthebeeman.com

VolunteerK9

#11
May 10, 2011, 04:06:08 PM
Quote from: D Semple on May 10, 2011, 03:00:33 PM
Quote from: JP on May 09, 2011, 09:36:21 PM
Lots of queen cells, a good sized swarm = ?


...JP



Pretend I'm schawee for a moment and explain it so he would understand.  :-D

I know that was made in jest, but lets remember that schawee is a very knowledgeable beek himself. I would put him in my top 5 of people to ask questions of on this forum.










JP

#12
May 10, 2011, 04:18:41 PM
Heck, Schawee is teaching me things now, don't need to explain anything to him.


...JP
My Youtube page is titled JPthebeeman with hundreds of educational & entertaining videos.

My website JPthebeeman.com http://jpthebeeman.com

D Semple

#13
May 10, 2011, 04:59:00 PM
Quote from: JP on May 10, 2011, 04:18:41 PM
Heck, Schawee is teaching me things now, don't need to explain anything to him.


...JP

I'm about schawee's biggest fan, and I just was trying to maybe provide some video dialogue fodder.  :-D

hardwood

#14
May 10, 2011, 11:38:44 PM
If nothin' else he can teach you how to loose weight ;)

Scott
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

JP

#15
May 11, 2011, 09:37:21 AM
Scott, I don't think Schawee's got a secret recipe for losing weight, its just that Burger Delight closed down!  :-D


...JP
My Youtube page is titled JPthebeeman with hundreds of educational & entertaining videos.

My website JPthebeeman.com http://jpthebeeman.com

vmmartin

#16
May 11, 2011, 10:14:01 AM
Cool pics. Pun intended. Be careful that you don't spoil them with the umbrella. They will be sitting on the porch waiting for you to bring iced nectar in cocktail glasses before you know it.
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