Getting my first bees tonight.

[BeeMaster2]

GWW,
I cannot wait to retire, again. First time was from the Navy.
We do not milk our cows. About the only thing we would get from them is black and blue marks or broken bones.
They are beef cows. My steer goes to the butcher at the end of summer. He is still growing.
Try moving your swarm traps to new locations. Some of my boxes hardly get touched others work over and over. I have been watching a lot of bees checking out the same trap that is on my pay phone, and it has already caught 2 swarms already this year. I have 3 other traps in trees no more that 100 feet away that have not caught any swarms this year but all have had swarms in previous years.
Jim

[gww]

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I figure the trapping season is over here.  I had them spred out along creeks and such on 200 acres and here 9 miles away on 20 acres.  I put sugar water out before the flow this spring so know bees are around.  There is always next year.
gww

[BeeMaster2]

Good luck next year. See if there are any places that the migrant beeks place their hives in your area. Not the best bees to get but some of them might work, especially if the beek does not treat.
Around here, you can catch swarms at any time of the year, depending on the weather.
Jim

[gww]

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As of now, I know of no polination places.  Thanks for your comments.
gww