Dazzabee
House Bee
- Joined
- May 25, 2010
- Messages
- 112
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Thurrock, Essex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 11, mix of National & 14x12 + 2 Nuc
I must have pleased some beekeeping god somewhere as I had another bit of good fortune yesterday.
On Sunday evening at 6pm I was called to collect a swarm which was on Someones shed. I arrived 10 mins later to see the tail end of the swarm entering the air brick of the house and into the cavity underneath the floor. Damn too late........
The home owner was desperate for me to try something so to appease them and in shear hope (not expecting any result) I told them I'd leave a nuc next to the air brick in the hope that i could entice them out again. In the Nuc was a bait hive style set up of 1 x old comb frame and 5 foundation frames with a little splash of lemon grass oil. I did not expect it to work but thought what have i to lose. The pic shows the air brick at the bottom next to the wall and my home made ply nuc box.
I went back yesterday and the home owner said they think it had worked! They explained that on Monday lunchtime they noticed the bees leaving the air brick in large no's and entering the 14x12 nuc. I opened it up to find bees covering 5 & 1/2 x frames having already drawn 4 additional frames and with eggs and queen present on one of the frames.
I really don't know what Ive done to deserve such luck this year and if anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation then give it a try, you never know........
On Sunday evening at 6pm I was called to collect a swarm which was on Someones shed. I arrived 10 mins later to see the tail end of the swarm entering the air brick of the house and into the cavity underneath the floor. Damn too late........
The home owner was desperate for me to try something so to appease them and in shear hope (not expecting any result) I told them I'd leave a nuc next to the air brick in the hope that i could entice them out again. In the Nuc was a bait hive style set up of 1 x old comb frame and 5 foundation frames with a little splash of lemon grass oil. I did not expect it to work but thought what have i to lose. The pic shows the air brick at the bottom next to the wall and my home made ply nuc box.
I went back yesterday and the home owner said they think it had worked! They explained that on Monday lunchtime they noticed the bees leaving the air brick in large no's and entering the 14x12 nuc. I opened it up to find bees covering 5 & 1/2 x frames having already drawn 4 additional frames and with eggs and queen present on one of the frames.
I really don't know what Ive done to deserve such luck this year and if anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation then give it a try, you never know........