jezd
Drone Bee
- Joined
- May 12, 2009
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- Location
- UK
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- Number of Hives
- 299.1
Hi,
I should know this one but I seem to have forget what the best advice was/is for treating a newly caught swarm of unknown parentage. It was caught locally and could well be a cast given I lost a swarm in the same location about 2 weeks ago (suspect it’s from a feral colony), seems fairly weak although the bee numbers looked ok – I am taking precautions in terms of keeping it isolated and want to treat as soon as possible. It was locked down for the first 36hrs and does have a sugar feed in the hive too, bees are starting to explore the new location with reduced entrance on - they maybe is shock with the wind up here
The hive is showing signs of life and I have checked them out but don’t plan to try and mark the queen (if she is there
)for a week or so, I think the cold weather of recent days was taking its toll on them.
Anyway, treatments? thoughts welcomed.
Cheers
Jez
I should know this one but I seem to have forget what the best advice was/is for treating a newly caught swarm of unknown parentage. It was caught locally and could well be a cast given I lost a swarm in the same location about 2 weeks ago (suspect it’s from a feral colony), seems fairly weak although the bee numbers looked ok – I am taking precautions in terms of keeping it isolated and want to treat as soon as possible. It was locked down for the first 36hrs and does have a sugar feed in the hive too, bees are starting to explore the new location with reduced entrance on - they maybe is shock with the wind up here
The hive is showing signs of life and I have checked them out but don’t plan to try and mark the queen (if she is there
Anyway, treatments? thoughts welcomed.
Cheers

Jez