Swarm Collected Today

[kighill]

I have been out this afternoon collecting a swarm from another beekeepers Apiary, unfortunately it was about 15 feet up a tree and had been in situ for five days.

After some interesting time spent up a ladder and some amateur pruning I removed the swarm placing it into my skep.

Having arrived home I have placed it into a National hive, I saw the beautiful dark, unmarked, but mated Queen enter the hive, very nice swarm, large in size.

I have fed them some sugar and added a frame of eggs etc from one of my Nucleus hives to keep them here.

The Apiary they are from does have some rather nice but very sticky bees.

I do enjoy collecting swarms, one of my favourite parts of beekeeping would have to be hiving a swarm, from a slow trickle to a torrent of bees entering the new home.

I did consider posting this in 'what have you done in your Apiary today' but it was not my Apiary.

Alas not all good, I lost a beautiful queen from a Nuc box, sealed queens cells found. (how did I miss them?) The nuc scored 5 perfect fives on the last inspections. (OK they should not get a five if they swarm, but they are such gentle bees)

 

[Andre cardona]

i had on this week to it a bit late in the seeson for swarm know i think

 

[richardbees]

A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay
a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon
...but a swarm in July isn't worth a fly"

- seems like these old saying need rewriting!

 

[Andre cardona]

A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay
a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon
...but a swarm in July isn't worth a fly"

- seems like these old saying need rewriting!

if that the way you look at it not for me thow

 

[viridens]

Kighill - The points in your post are just more confirmation that this is a strange beekeeping year... Good luck with the new swarm.

As to the rewrite, maybe A swarm in August ain't worth a speck of dust? (can you do better? )

They certainly would not have been worth a lot back in the days of skepping when the rhyme was written.

 

[kighill]

Kighill - The points in your post are just more confirmation that this is a strange beekeeping year... Good luck with the new swarm.

As to the rewrite, maybe A swarm in August ain't worth a speck of dust? (can you do better? )

They certainly would not have been worth a lot back in the days of skepping when the rhyme was written.

How about

"A SWARM IN AUGUST, COULD NOT BE FUSSED"

"A SWARM IN AUGUST, LIFE IS NOT JUST"

"A SWARM IN AUGUST, MORE BLOOMING SUGAR!!"

PS my first artificial swarm for 2011 was on the 14th of April.

 

[Andre cardona]

how about one more safe clolany

 

[Beeconcerned]

How about a swarm in August - the climate's bust.

 

[gregior]

a swarm in May is worth a bail of hay

a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon

a swarm in July is worth a fly

a swarm in August is worth a bag of sawdust

a swarm in september is something to remember

a swarm in october is seen rarely when sober


... i thank you