fatshark
Field Bee
- Joined
- May 4, 2009
- Messages
- 985
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Fife & Ardnamurchan
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 10
Quietly reading through a pile of work reports in my garden when the sky darkened and a very large swarm descended on my pile of empty brood boxes and supers. An hour later and they are all in - miraculously choosing the single brood box with an intact floor and roof. Couldn't get easier than that. Furthermore, it's now raining, encouraging the stragglers to get under cover.
Only slight issue is it's next to the back door and this WILL cause domestic issues. So I'll be moving them to the out apiary tonight.
The question is, do I supplement the frame or two that are likely in the box before moving them - to make a full box - or do I move them and then add frames? The journey is less than a mile. I'm presuming they'll be clustered around the frame or two there and I might be able to squeeze half a dozen more in, together with a dummy board.
Now off to buy a lottery ticket.
Mr Lucky
Only slight issue is it's next to the back door and this WILL cause domestic issues. So I'll be moving them to the out apiary tonight.
The question is, do I supplement the frame or two that are likely in the box before moving them - to make a full box - or do I move them and then add frames? The journey is less than a mile. I'm presuming they'll be clustered around the frame or two there and I might be able to squeeze half a dozen more in, together with a dummy board.
Now off to buy a lottery ticket.
Mr Lucky