late day swarm

schawee · August 26, 2011, 04:07:43 AM

i was working in my garden getting it ready for the fall planting when a swarm came in.they had landed on a bucket under my satsuma tree.caged the queen and put them in a 5 frame medium nuc. the swarm was about the size of an softball. LATE SWARM

BlueBee · August 26, 2011, 04:29:53 AM

Schawee, are you sure you're not a modern day Dr Dolittle?

Bees follow you. No gloves. No fear. No stings.

That is a small swarm! Up here, I'm afraid I would have to throw my toaster in the nuc with them for the winter :)

Nice video!

TwoHoneys · August 26, 2011, 08:23:38 AM

Thanks, schawee. You're a bee magnet.

By the way...I've now tanged 4 swarms. Two in my yard, one via coaching a friend (Big Daddy) on the phone when her hive swarmed, and one in the Zia Queen Bee yard in Truchas, NM.

Tanging works.

-Liz

KD4MOJ · August 26, 2011, 08:48:25 AM

I couldn't even catch a swarm from one of my own hives. Yep ZIPPO this year for me. :-x

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

JP · August 26, 2011, 09:45:45 AM

Nicely done good friend! ;)

...JP

BeeMaster2 · August 26, 2011, 01:09:13 PM

Nice video.
What do you do, carry a camera and a tripod with you every where you go? :)
Jim

AllenF · August 26, 2011, 05:17:50 PM

Sweet

wadehump · August 26, 2011, 06:25:40 PM

Schawee. are those arkansas black apples i see .

lenape13 · August 28, 2011, 02:49:33 AM

Good catch. My last swarm was like that. I was working around my hives when a swarm came in and landed in a tree about 50 yards away. It was a small one. I put it in a medium nuc to start, then moved them into an all medium set-up after they had a chance to build up. Pam's 4 year old granddaughter painted the hive before we installed the girls. It's the purplest hive you'll ever see. She loves her hive, but she's still not to sure of the bees. :-D

annette · August 28, 2011, 03:02:20 AM

Thanks for the video Schawee, it was fun. I don't think I will ever tire of watching them march in like that.

Annette

Tommyt · August 29, 2011, 07:48:39 AM

Quote from: annette on August 28, 2011, 03:02:20 AM
Thanks for the video Schawee, it was fun. I don't think I will ever tire of watching them march in like that.

Annette

I'm with Annette I like the Bee march :)
Thanks for the Video
Tommyt

schawee · August 29, 2011, 10:42:05 PM

LIZ, GOOD TANGING ON YOUR SWARMS.JIM THE CAMERA STAYS IN MY TRUCK .WADE THATS SATSUMA TREES.ANNETTE AND TOMMY THATS MY FAVORITE PART TOO.ONE TIME I DUMPED THE NUC OF BEES JUST TO WATCH THEM MARCH IN AGAIN :-D I DID A FIRST TODAY ON A SWARM I CAUGHT THIS MORNING.I WILL TRY TO PUT THE VID UP TONITE. .......SCHAWEE

annette · August 30, 2011, 12:49:06 AM

Very funny Schawee!! I can't believe you actually dumped them out again to watch them march in. You are having way to much fun.

Annette

BeeMaster2 · August 30, 2011, 12:33:40 PM

Now that's funny, I don't care who you are. :-D
Jim

Dave360 · August 31, 2011, 09:54:19 PM

THANKS !!

Dave