bee hunting

[norfolknchance]

try it

So .... to clarify for my education ... you are not hunting swarms ... what you are finding is a feral colony living in a tree ... so what do you do then ? Cut them out ?

My understanding of swarms is that they are not out looking for food - they are just looking for a new home and are stuffed with honey which they took with them for the journey. The only bees out flying from a swarm are scouts usually looking for new premises ... not foragers looking for honey.

I don't understand ... anyone else able to enlighten me ?

Not if they have combed inside TREE

 

[pargyle]

Not if they have combed inside TREE

So .. these bees you caught had built comb on the outside of a tree ? Whilst that is possible it's pretty unusual in the UK .. So, having found your colony how did you go about capturing them ... I would think they would have been pretty upset at this time of the year to have their home disturbed. What did you do to get them into a hive and get them home ?

Really interested ...

 

[drstitson]

if feral colonies are happily doing their thing, miles from anyone to disturb, why interfere?

by all means make a note and perhaps set up local baitboxes in the spring but leave the bees alone.

 

[norfolknchance]

impossible

So .. these bees you caught had built comb on the outside of a tree ? Whilst that is possible it's pretty unusual in the UK .. So, having found your colony how did you go about capturing them ... I would think they would have been pretty upset at this time of the year to have their home disturbed. What did you do to get them into a hive and get them home ?

Really interested ...

Its easy to get bees out of inside of tree, didnt say they had combed outside tree, and im a novice, all will be revealed soon I say novice but what I can get into my head in a day would astound you,

 

[norfolknchance]

disturbed

if feral colonies are happily doing their thing, miles from anyone to disturb, why interfere? Some members On this site turn things around My point is they are not long going to be flattened by bulldozers again for greed shall I leave them then ,this site

by all means make a note and perhaps set up local baitboxes in the spring but leave the bees alone.

Some members On this site turn things around My point is they are not long going to be flattened by bulldozers again for greed shall I leave them then??????

 

[REDWOOD]

Can you explain please what that last statement meant?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

what I can get into my head in a day would astound you,

and what goes on inside it is starting to scare me!

 

[mbc]

but what I can get into my head in a day would astound you,

Lots of persian rugs by the tone of some of your posts.

 

[pargyle]

and what goes on inside it is starting to scare me!

JBM ... we've been here before earlier in the year ... help me out, my memory is not what it was ... the bloke who was going to have 500 Warre hives in Essex by the end of the season ... I can't remember his handle ...

Is this thread going the same way ?

 

[smithhive]

and what goes on inside it is starting to scare me!

What really scares me is that plate of honey ! Where is the honey from ?????

Local beekeepers might want to request a visit from the bee inspector !!!

 

[norfolknchance]

plate of honey

What really scares me is that plate of honey ! Where is the honey from ?????

Local beekeepers might want to request a visit from the bee inspector !!!

certainly not from tescos Local honey our honey disease free honey if that's what you are getting at

 

[norfolknchance]

ditto

and what goes on inside it is starting to scare me!

ditto

 

[drstitson]

Fair enough - rescuing feral colonies from destruction is fair game. otherwise leave them to it and try to catch swarms.

 

[norfolknchance]

Lol

fair enough - rescuing feral colonies from destruction is fair game. Otherwise leave them to it and try to catch swarms.

before internet how did people get bees

, i showed you and yet u still slagged me like it bothers me comin g from a forum that advocates the killing of bumble bees disgusting

 

[colinc]

Haven't been here a long time but I can state that in that time I have never seen anyone here advocate killing bumblebees????

Strange statement to bump your thread with?


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[jeff33]

I wish I had that much spare time in my hands ;-)

 

[madasafish]

Haven't been here a long time but I can state that in that time I have never seen anyone here advocate killing bumblebees????

Strange statement to bump your thread with?


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Not if you look at when it was posted.. liquid lunchtime.

 

[colinc]

Confused by the 4 year delay in replying.......


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[Anduril]

He has only started replying recently. As with life, clash of personalities.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Confused by the 4 year delay in replying.......


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Guest of her maj? Recently out on licence or a simpler explanation?