Bee update

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Well, my buddy got here a week too late. The queen got overcrowded, and took with half the swarm. He was mad at himself for not coming out last week when I asked him...lol

But, there are a half dozen queen cells, and the remaining colony looks really strong

[bk]

Seems to be that sort of the norm around here this summer. My two hives did the same thing. Waiting to see if the new queens are good or if I need to go to plan B. Friend has had five swarms for six hives this year - but the lucky dog caught all of them. Five new nucs.

[farmertrappe]

My hive divided early in the spring, but is rocking again now. All part of bee keeping.

[tkfurs]

Not a bee person at all, but would an empty hive box near the existing hive be a place that a divided hive might move into?

[histopicker]

Jul 12, 2015 16:23:59 GMT -5 tkfurs said:

Not a bee person at all, but would an empty hive box near the existing hive be a place that a divided hive might move into?

sometimes life can be that simple but it seems they like to go about 7 feet up off the ground.

[tkfurs]

Jul 12, 2015 17:48:03 GMT -5 histopicker said:

Jul 12, 2015 16:23:59 GMT -5 tkfurs said:

Not a bee person at all, but would an empty hive box near the existing hive be a place that a divided hive might move into?

sometimes life can be that simple but it seems they like to go about 7 feet up off the ground.

Didn't figure it could be that easy, seems nature rarely makes it that simple.

[bk]

Words of wisdom, histopicker. Life can be that simple, but for me it never is. Last swarm I helped catch was about 25 feet up in an elm tree. A tall ladder and then we decided that the elm would gave up a branch so that we might have a swarm. Ladder, rope, saw, empty hive... a good ad safe capture, all in all.

I have a friend that has an apple tree about 25 feet from his bee yard. Every time he has a swarm they head for the same limb on that apple tree. Low and easy to get.

I'm just not that lucky. Mine take off when I'm at work. Oh well, the life of a beek.