swarms close to the ground

[danno]

cant get closer then this

[Joe D]

Yeap, they are right at the ground.  Nice looking swarm, did you get em.




Joe

[danno]

Of coarse I caught them.   

[LaurieBee]

Beautiful swarm.

[tefer2]

Swarms in our neck of the woods have been few and far between this year.
This winter polished off a bunch of tree bees around me.
Dan, that's looks like the easiest swarm you'll ever catch. You have all the luck buddy!

[danno]

The real beauty of this swarm is it came from a five year old feral colony living in the walls of a old brick farm house.  This is the one I  took here last year. 
This one was actually easier.  I simply slid a garbage bag over the branch before cutting it

[BeeMaster2]

Nice swarm Danno. I bet they will build up fast.
Jim

[danno]

Thanks Jim
After cutting the branch with 90% of the swarm hanging on there was still a lot of bee's on the ground so I set a nuc with 5 drawn frames next to  them.  This morning I went and picked it up.  Another couple of pounds had marched in for the night.  I set them all up in a drawn 10 frame deep that they filled.  After work today I  will add a 2nd drawn 10 frame.   This is only my 5th this year.   I usually have 3 to 4 times that by now but they have all been quality.