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    swarm in LE3

    Just had a call about a swarm hanging in a tree in Leicester LE3 - only arrived an hour ago, please PM me if interested.
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    swarm in leicester LE5

    Just had a call from a lady in LE5 who has a swarm hanging in her garden. Anybody able to assist? PM me for her details.
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    Swarm in Leicester LE2

    I have just been contacted about a swarm in LE2 Leicester, near the ground on a sign about rugby ball sized. Lady is very concerned and I cant attend - anybody else able to pick them up before the deluge? PM me for her details
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    Swarm in LE7

    Just had a call about a swarm in a cherry tree in Cropston (LE7). It apparently arrived on Thursday and doesn't sound very big but still may be worthwhile for someone closer than I am. Its about 6 feet off the ground. PM me if you are interested
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    Beecam now improved quality (and new bees!)

    queen is in frame at the moment
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    Beecam now improved quality (and new bees!)

    No, same cameras but just faster processing. The cameras are standard CCTV cameras.
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    Beecam now improved quality (and new bees!)

    just that they are taking their time going in - the swarm was only put in this morning and today isn't the best flying day so the stragglers are taking a while to find their way in.
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    Beecam now improved quality (and new bees!)

    This is actually an observation hive. The camera has been running for three years now with the same colony (it has swarmed every year) but this spring it has not built up very well and the queen was laying poorly. I took the opportunity to replace the bees this morning after I caught a small...
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    Beecam now improved quality (and new bees!)

    I'm just running a small swarm I caught yesterday into the Sysonby beecam - nice new foundation and the picture is now better quality for anyone interested. I wont post a link but you can google "beecam".
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    New angle on beecam

    The view has been returned to normal at the moment because the egg in the cross section cell hatched but then the larva disappeared - either died or the bees decided that cell wasn't suitable after all. The cross section cell is on a bit of brace comb against the glass and if another egg...
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    New angle on beecam

    Yes I think that the "motionless" bee is probably secreting royal jelly - the egg was actually laid at least 2 days ago so should hatch today at some point. I can't get it to work on Chrome either!
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    New angle on beecam

    In case anyone is interested, I have managed to get a cross section of a cell on the beecam - there is an egg in the cell so hopefully we will be able to watch it develop! http://www.sysonby.com/beecam
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    New foundation in beecam

    Just put a frame of new foundation in the beecam (yesterday) - bees are drawing it out really fast in case anyone wants to watch!
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    Sysonby Knoll bee cam

    They don't mind being lit with white light 24hrs a day - the beecam uses white light and they seem happy enough after a year. I use LEDs to illuminate as the bees seem not to like strong halogen lights and simply move to a different part of the comb - with the LEDs they don't.
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    At Last.........Tree Bees Video

    Well worth the wait, nobody has owned up to recognising that queen yet!
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    Another BeeCam

    can't see why - I haven't changed anything, honest!
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    Another BeeCam

    That's good - probably means no one else can see it now!
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    Another BeeCam

    Try it again now - I have made some changes which should make it a bit more universal - fingers crossed!
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    Another BeeCam

    Try it again now - the cameras also record to the hard drive and I now know what happens when it runs out of space!
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    Sysonby cam

    see foundation drawn - LIVE this foundation has only been in for a few hours and its going up fast!
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