The 4th swarm in a week..and this one's a real Gimmee

Discussion in 'Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs' started by crackerbee, Mar 7, 2012.

  1. Mar 7, 2012 #1
    crackerbee

    crackerbee Member

    Messages:
    554
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    16
    I came home today and found this swarm out in the middle of my backyard(where all my hives are)on a picnic table 30 inches off the ground.I just slipped a bottom board and an empty hive body under them,and with one tap on the table almost all were in the hive,talk about an easy one.:thumbsup:

    After that I shook off the few remaining bees in front of the hive to let the rest crawl in and moved the table away from the area.

    If they stay that will be 3 of the 4 that did,one absconded last week:sad:

    As they say 3 out of 4 ain't bad:thumbsup:


    100_1372.jpg 100_1373.jpg
     
    crackerbee, Mar 7, 2012
    crackerbee, Mar 7, 2012
  3. Mar 7, 2012 #2
    G3farms

    G3farms New Member

    Messages:
    5,162
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    0
    WOO HOO, I knew you could do it!! and to think, this time last year you didn't even have any bees :lol:
     
    G3farms, Mar 7, 2012
    G3farms, Mar 7, 2012

  5. Mar 7, 2012 #3
    rast

    rast New Member

    Messages:
    1,042
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    As they say 3 out of 4 ain't bad:thumbsup: I'll take those odds all day.
    Good Job!
     
    rast, Mar 7, 2012
    rast, Mar 7, 2012
  6. Mar 7, 2012 #4
    jim314

    jim314 New Member

    Messages:
    586
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    That's cool. Were they from one of your hives, or just showed up? I've read that a bee yard will attract swarms, but didn't know if it was true or not.
     
    jim314, Mar 7, 2012
    jim314, Mar 7, 2012
  7. Mar 7, 2012 #5
    Bsweet

    Bsweet Member

    Messages:
    474
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Thats sweet, may you get many more like that. Jim
     
    Bsweet, Mar 7, 2012
    Bsweet, Mar 7, 2012
  8. Mar 7, 2012 #6
    Marbees

    Marbees Member

    Messages:
    983
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    16
    cracker that's great:thumbsup: wish you more easy ones:smile:
     
    Marbees, Mar 7, 2012
    Marbees, Mar 7, 2012
  9. Mar 7, 2012 #7
    crackerbee

    crackerbee Member

    Messages:
    554
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    16

    Jim I'm not sure if this swarm or the other 3 were from my hives.I haven't been here when they've swarmed(all four the past week).Iddee told me last year when I thought one of my hives were swarming,and he said it could.ve been just some passerbys that smelled my apiary.
     
    crackerbee, Mar 7, 2012
    crackerbee, Mar 7, 2012
  10. Mar 8, 2012 #8
    Barbarian

    Barbarian New Member

    Messages:
    728
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Nice one. Encouraging to see. Regret I won't be able to even check my hives for a few weeks. Time will come.
     
    Barbarian, Mar 8, 2012
    Barbarian, Mar 8, 2012