First swarm call of 2012

[tkwinston4]

Just got my first call this year for a swarm of bees. And yes I did make sure that they are honey bees!

They called the estate manager out and he said "they are wild honey bees and no one will want them because they are diseased"!!!!!

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Swarm or feral colony?

 

[tkwinston4]

Swarm. Arrived about half an hour ago by their back door. The person that rang said they were still swarming (flying around) but she was too afraid to open the door!

 

[Silly Bee]

Snap.


Mate just had a call while drinking his coffee to collect a swarm.

100 miles or so North of you.

 

[louisboy]

thats great

my green house were i store my spare hives and some old frames of brood comb the dorr is left open got home from school and there are about 100 bees in there looking around flying away comming back there are no stores in there could they be scouting as a possible home ?????

 

[Beeforest]

A bit of action around my bait hives today. They've been clocked...

 

[Dishmop]

they are wild honey bees and no one will want them because they are diseased"!!!!!

Bloke should be on this forum giving advice...

 

[Beeforest]

Bloke should be on this forum giving advice...

 

[malawi2854]

Yep - I visited my first one too. I foolishly forgot to ask how many was "a lot of bees".

I had a photo sent to me of a honey bee. Unfortunately, this was just one that happened to be passing at the time. When I arrived - I found now't but miner bees!

Still - as still a relative beginner, it was interesting to see them! I've only ever seen a couple - this little patch of ground had oodles of them living there!

Pleased to say that with a little explanation, the homeowner is happy to leave them there, doing what they do!

 

[tkwinston4]

Bloke should be on this forum giving advice...

Got there and they were a nice prime swarm of dark small bees inconveniently sitting in the corner of a wall that had lots of dark gaps just right for a queen to hide in.
I opted for the sweep them in option and luck was on my side because during one of the sweeps the queen must have gone in and by first thing this morning they were all happily flying too and fro from the poly nuc.

Now fed and placed at work to replace the hive I lost over winter due to isolation starvation.

Very happy as now back up to three hives. Now I must get hive cleaning this weekend because I doubt they will stay in the nuc for long seeing as I spotted a field of rape a short distance away just starting to show yellow.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Good news, now how much is a swarm in March worth!

 

[dickbowyer]

Good news, now how much is a swarm in March worth!

Them swarming again in June!

 

[susbees]

Them swarming again in June!

Requeen. Sorted, hopefully.

 

[drstitson]

remember poor Mons A. spent the best part of the swarm season last year trying to introduce new queens to colonies rather than catching swarms.

 

[susbees]

But this isn't his swarm

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Not YET