Honey bees

[Hoot Owl]

LBBJ
That is a small swarm. I have had 3 swarms this year and they were all small swarms. 3lb or less.

 

[DB1200]

Nice swarm box and congrats on the new swarm! Every swarm I have had this year has been good size. It has been getting cold here and I was nervous to split my hives so instead they split themselves. I hung five gallon bucket traps around my property. Went for a 4wheeler ride this evening and found a swarm had moved into one. Can't wait to take them out of the bucket and see how big that one is.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Came home from a week away, to my strongest colony swarming. Weather has been cold and rainy so they hung out there... Today I dropped them in a 14 frame hive to reorient a few miles away. This is my favorite colony and I'm so go glad we got this swarm!

 

[ponytug]

@CloverKnollFarms Swarms are so cool.

Your favorite colony because?

Just curious.

All the best, Peter

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

@CloverKnollFarms Swarms are so cool.

Your favorite colony because?

Just curious.

All the best, Peter

They explode and fill the hive faster than any other. Manage mites and hive beetles well. Forage even when it's cold. Store the most honey.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Did a cutout in a house today... 8 hours it took. Probably netted 40 pounds of honey, and a big colony of bees. Found the queen, so she is secure in a queen cage until I get the bees moved to our place.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Here is some footage.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Released the queen from her cage today... She had a bunch of workers inside the clip tending to her and she looked healthy! Released her into the hive and the colony is booming!

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

I just rescued my first swarm not from a trap! This was from someone in the community that wanted them gone but not killed.

 

[DB1200]

Very pretty picture with the lighting and a nice size to that swarm.