catching a swarm two different ways

schawee · August 31, 2011, 04:01:17 AM

had fun with this one. :-D ....... schawee SWAEM caught twice

TwT · August 31, 2011, 07:13:18 AM

good video, how long did you stand there waiting for them to cluster around the queen?

Tommyt · August 31, 2011, 07:54:42 AM

You took it too the top with this one
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ate

Thanks
for the enjoyment
Tommyt

vmmartin · August 31, 2011, 09:09:42 AM

That was very cool Schawee. Thanks for posting. Did you put them back into the same box as the first time?

JP · August 31, 2011, 10:08:56 AM

Guess I'll have to do that now. You set the bar on this one Schawee. Very cool and well done "good friend". ;)

Hey that swarm was bigger than you told me.

...JP

kbee · August 31, 2011, 01:09:22 PM

great job :-D

BeeMaster2 · August 31, 2011, 01:27:09 PM

Schawee,
You are the man! That was awsume. That is a great video.
Jim

lenape13 · August 31, 2011, 01:53:58 PM

Quote from: JP on August 31, 2011, 10:08:56 AM
Guess I'll have to do that now. You set the bar on this one Schawee. Very cool and well done "good friend". ;)

Hey that swarm was bigger than you told me.

...JP

No, you'll have to do better, not just match him. You may have to use a different body part. How do you feel about holding a queen catcher with your lips???

montauk170 · August 31, 2011, 06:38:51 PM

That's cool Schawee!

TwoHoneys · August 31, 2011, 07:13:11 PM

Ooooo. Totally wonderful. I love your description of what that felt like.

-Liz

bud1 · August 31, 2011, 07:15:20 PM

watch jp, cajun, mite hurt himself trying to top that. dat boy loves his spotlite

AllenF · August 31, 2011, 08:31:14 PM

You look like you had fun there. Great video.

Dave360 · August 31, 2011, 09:47:31 PM

Awesome !!!

JP · August 31, 2011, 09:56:56 PM

I can't do a bee beard, I guess I could but a bee beard on top of a full beard, I don't know about that! Great video Schawee!

...JP

schawee · August 31, 2011, 11:40:01 PM

glad yall liked this . i had fun with them.twt it took about 25 minutes to get most fo the bees to land on my hand.vmartin i did put them back in the same box. checked today and they are still there and started to build some comb.i will let the queen out tomorrow.jp it just looked smaller on the branch but it got heavy just trying to hold them that long :-D .......schawee

Intheswamp · September 01, 2011, 08:38:09 AM

FANTASTIC, SCHAWEE!!!!!!! You make it look sooooo easy. ;)

Ed

D Semple · September 01, 2011, 09:17:17 AM

Great job schawee.

I saw that done once in a swarm demonstration at our local bee clubs fun day before I ever had bees and was memorized. It sealed the deal for me for wanting to become a beekeeper and will be a memory I keep forever. Your video brought back cool memories. Reckon I'll have to try it on a swarm myself sometime when I have an audience of kids watching.

Thanks for the post. .....Don

yockey5 · September 01, 2011, 12:31:05 PM

Much appreciated Schawee!

annette · September 01, 2011, 03:33:28 PM

That was fun to watch Schawee and would be a great teaching video for people. It would be fun to place that queen catcher on different parts of the body and see what it looks like. :evil: :evil:

buzzbee · September 01, 2011, 11:01:32 PM

Schawee,
was there some virgin queens in that swarm they may have wanted to leave with? Or possibly multiple queens?