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Chucked some ruddy great big lumps of wood 20ft+ into a tree, trying to dislodge a PRIME swarm that I really should have just waved goodbye to. After 30 minutes of missing the mark, got a direct hit on the branch they were on, with several hundred bees dropping around the nuc box placed below...

Extracted 2 supers, total weight of Honey, 65lbs. Used 2 sets of scales, because I thought the first reading couldn't be right!. I'm of to collect another 10 supers, 2013, what a year !!!.

Reasons to be cheerful. A short story of the new noisy neighbours. I was asked "would I be able to collect a swarm on top of a local flat roof sports hall", well, "I'll have a look first if possible", I replied, sorted out all the politics, finished work, emptied the van of my gear, got to the...

Did'nt let the weather spoil the day, nice to meet old and new friends, looking for that elusive bargain, or just seeing the price of their Bee's keep going on up, and up. Top price for a colony of Bees for the day £220.... Regards Dave.

Any of the stuff I've cut down from around the apiary, so long as its not got brambles in it.

Thanks for the info, going to be a lot of wasps around later in the year, giving the bees something else to do. But not this one !!!!.

Is this the European Hornet, or just a rather large wasp?.

And also, a very nice looking skep you have there too. Like the alternating colour scheme it has, do hope the swarm is just as good.