Perils of leaving kit laying around

[philipm]

Visited my hives today to collect a roof on top of an OMF and crown board I'd left behind on Friday only to find a swarm had moved in and drawn comb under the roof . So much for leaving bait hives around.

 

[VEG]

That throws all the theory of size of box out the window lol

 

[theboynelson]

Was the swarm yours? Or have you gained another colony?

 

[crazy_bull]

Visited my hives today to collect a roof on top of an OMF and crown board I'd left behind on Friday only to find a swarm had moved in and drawn comb under the roof . So much for leaving bait hives around.

At home (no bees at home) I was in a rush the other week so dumped a heap of old many combs in some brood boxes, no lid just a rough leaning tower of Pisa
After a few days I thought best clear that up before I get nagged at because it seems to be getting robbed off by someone's bees, any way the robbing wasn't robbing it was a medium-small swarm that had taken up residence!

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[einsteinagogo]

same thing happened here, at the beginning of June! Hive on a pallet, on my drive!

 

[milkermel]

had same here this weekend cussing was going to be coming from husband as loads of bees were i presumed robbing out old come and stores from a couple of nuc boxes that hadnt quite made it to being tidied up and put away! moved boxes out of main clutter spot to try and remove some of bees from dogs through fare - looked out 30 mins later only to see swarm all over the two nuc boxes.

 

[crazy_bull]

Another untidy heap gets some new residents:






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