Wingy
Field Bee
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2017
- Messages
- 767
- Reaction score
- 137
- Location
- Wigan, Lancashire
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 21
I was at the mother in laws this afternoon helping her inspect her bees. It’s her first season and I’m mentoring her. Just finished & I get a phone call from the wife. A neighbour on the estate has just knocked on the door asking if I can help with a swarm of bees in her apple tree.
I arrived there 30 minutes later with suit, sheet & a Nuc not knowing what to expect.
I was faced with a massive prime swarm 6’ up a small tree. Suit on, sheet on the floor, 1 shake got 1/2 of them in the box, lid on and placed on the sheet, used a few leaves to brush the rest off the tree. They all started to march into the Nuc.
Came back 2 hours later & most were in with a cluster on the front. All wrapped up and now safely at home.
What surprised me is they had been there 2 days and the neighbour had made lots of phone calls but nobody would move them for free, she said she was either given a price or a donation was required. Another neighbour pointed her in my direction
I arrived there 30 minutes later with suit, sheet & a Nuc not knowing what to expect.
I was faced with a massive prime swarm 6’ up a small tree. Suit on, sheet on the floor, 1 shake got 1/2 of them in the box, lid on and placed on the sheet, used a few leaves to brush the rest off the tree. They all started to march into the Nuc.
Came back 2 hours later & most were in with a cluster on the front. All wrapped up and now safely at home.
What surprised me is they had been there 2 days and the neighbour had made lots of phone calls but nobody would move them for free, she said she was either given a price or a donation was required. Another neighbour pointed her in my direction