Learn how to successfully catch and install a swarm! From what tools you will need to how you know you have the queen, this video covers it all. Visit beebuilt.com to shop for swarm-catching equipment.
Today I captured my first feral swarm. A cool experience! The bees were so docile. Being a newbie, it was wonderful to work with such gentle ladies. My first bees came themselves to a hive I had put a lure in, but capturing today's swarm myself from a branch was wonderful. I never remotely expected to become a beekeeper, but I'm loving this!
What did you use for a lure just lemongrass? I'm hoping I can get a swarm this year, didn't see any last year, it would be best if they just came by themselves rather than me having to drive around and look for them.
Thank you for this. I am starting a job in pest control and have the privilege with working with other technicians who are beekeepers. Despite the nature of the job, I want to do my best to protect the local honeybee population. Videos like yours give technicians like me the info we need to help protect life when we have the option to. Thank you so much for this!
thanks for your video.... I have a bee but I dont know how to tranfer to other hive... your video is the big thing to get Idea to be a bee keeper....thank to your video
My mom grew up in a farm in mexico and she tells me she would get like a bucket near a moving swarm and bang on the bucket. Eventually they would all fly into the bucket.
Getting ready to move bees from our bird house into a top bar we built right below it. Any thoughts on the best process to ensure we get the queen in her new home?
I have a swarm in my grapefruit tree in Arizona, I live most the time in California. Can I move the swarm from Arizona to California, or would that not be good for the bees?
I remember when there was a swarm of bees outside of my work place, they took up almost half of a shopping cart. Though this one old boomer lady wasn't having any of it and called the fire department. They just moved the cart somewhere away from the parking lot and made sure nobody could easily get to it but the lady wasn't happy about it. I had a late night shift the next day and saw someone setting the cart on fire and running away from it, it was the same old lady from the other day. The prude wanted the bees dead..
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I did everything instructed/illustrated in the video. At dusk, when all were in the box (the marched in just as shown!) I moved the nuc box to my bee yard. The box contained 3 frames of built out comb. I opened the entrance the next day and they were gone in 2 days. I must be doing something wrong. Any thoughts or suggestions out there?
It is really hard to answer this question without knowing a lot more info. But I have had swarms leave and regroup where I grabbed them from when the box I put them in was too small for them. So maybe it was a matter of size.
Chances are they became petrified during the relocation.. maybe they were roughly handled. It is bad advice to use a cardboard box. Bees should be immediately transferred into a proper hive.
@@familypeacock6343 I just rub Beeswax along the length of each frame where the bees will begin to build their combs. Once they Swarm into the hive which is usually around 2-3-4 weeks, I then let them settle and begin managing them.
@@alex.w.kimani6921 Do you live in a rural area? I imagine this would only work out in the country because I've never seen a swarm of bees in the city or even in the suburbs.
@@willkerester8416 The hives are in my rural Home. That's just 70Km out of Nairobi CBD, However, even In Nairobi getting your hive populated is just as easy
I have a swarm at the back of my neighbor's yard in a tree that's already build comb what's the best way to transfer them to a hive. I'm new I'll have a hive beginning of next week just not sure how to transfer them
That's going to be a bit tricky. Since the colony is already building comb in the tree, they are no longer swarming and are getting established there permanently, so they won't be excited about leaving. We'd recommend finding your local beekeeping organization and seeing if you can't get some expert help and advice.
I have a trap filled with bees can I wait till night fall close the entrance transfer them to the new hive all in the same night falling period? The trap is a little over 300 feet away and will still have some light or do i have to wait till the morning to put them in the hive?
Wait till the evening, when foraging bees have all returned to the colony. Then move the bees from the trap to their permanent home. If you need to move the colony only 300 feet from the place the trap is now located, I would advise to let them stay where they are for a day or two, let them accept the new situation and then move their new hive step by step, say, 10 feet at a time, from their present location, to their final location. Otherwise, bees may become confused as to where their right place is.
Followed all the steps, except for removing the branch when I put them in the box, and instead of a box I put them in a hive because they were close enough to my bee yard.... I left the entrance closed overnight, with plenty of venting at the top of hive,... It was a hot sunny day, but they seemed perfectly fine when I peaked at them an hour or so after I put them in.... I came back next morning to remove branch n set them up right, and it seems like they completely overheated!!!! I had a few frames in there with wax foundation which melted off the frames. What happened to cause this?? What did I miss??
You might want to put them in shade but I'm not a expert so I'm not sure what else to do. They usually cool down by bearding or gathering outside, but I guess they couldn't.
I would if you can... Tip : Try and Quarantine that Swarm away from your other Colonies. If not in another Apiary Site, maybe, at a Corner of the Garden (Yard) where Bee 'drift' can't happen. AND don't do Communal Feed Stations etc.... Until your 1st Inspection of Swarm ! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2022. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Here in Scotland 🏴 we don't have Hive Beetles, or Africanised Bees, so Bee drift is not really an Issue (!) We do need to look for Varroa Mite issues, and Treat accordingly. 😉 However Drones* by nature Blag 'free Food, and or Lodging from any Hive'.... In this time of Swarm Season.* 🤭 * Another reason to put that Swarm, on its own for a few Weeks... until Bees, Brood Pattern, and or Disease (Inc HB, VM can be dealt with !) ✔ Hope this Helps. If limited Space : Put Swarm Entrance in opposite direction to other Colonies, so less likely to cause Drift/Cross Contamination issues. 😎
The lady how she wear that protected shield is only down her torso, is that how it's supposed to be? Can the bees not climb into her body inside the shield.?
Swarms are generally very calm already because they don't have a hive to protect, and they just want to find a new nesting site. I've never smoked a swarm and I've caught upwards of 100 without issue.
it doesn't matter as long as you get the queen into the box. you actually have to wait for the drones that are out scouting to return then you close it at nightfall and move it to it's final locaiton.
Why shake the poor bees? My father just hangs the box with frames next to them and they calmly and happily climb into it themselves. Then he just covers it.
sometimes a hive will cast off 3 or 4 swarms. you need to check on the swarm cells in the brood box and crush or cage the cell.if you cage her you can move her into a mini nuc and raise her there.
I’m sure this is a great educational video and I would have loved to have watched it to the end but the presenter’s vocal fry just irritated me so much. Please just speak normally???
I'm sure there was a valid point to your comment, but the commenter's use of three question marks at the end of what wasn't even a question just irritated me so much. Please, just punctuate normally!
