4/18/21 - 3 swarms in 1 grapevine
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:27 pm
When my wife and I initially got the call, it was just the top and middle swarm. We put a nuc up to the middle swarm and got hem to walk in. The top swarm was way a lot harder to get in. We took the top off the deep, scooped handfuls of bees in, closed the top and went to get a bite to eat as it was lunch time. The box on the bottom was put there a couple of weeks ago as the land owner told us for several years, a swarm has always ended up there.
When we came back from lunch, the swarm on the bottom box was waiting for us. After a little manipulation, we got them in the box. That night, we took the 3 swarms home, as it was more than 3 miles away, as a means of keeping the girls incase they were determined to to go some pre-determined location near where they landed.
So far, everyone is happy with their new location and hive.
When we came back from lunch, the swarm on the bottom box was waiting for us. After a little manipulation, we got them in the box. That night, we took the 3 swarms home, as it was more than 3 miles away, as a means of keeping the girls incase they were determined to to go some pre-determined location near where they landed.
So far, everyone is happy with their new location and hive.