I Caught A Swarm And Gave It A HOME

[@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801]

Thanks Laurence. Swarms are such a thrill. Great video. Never get tired of seeing the start of a new colony.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks Peter! Took a while to stitch it together but these are definitely my favourite videos that follow a process all the way through :)

[@secondchanceiron6123]

Good timing, I just caught a swarm yesterday and didn't see the queen. I feel more at ease after watching this video. Great content!!!!

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks Jeremy. Good luck with the swarm

[@divecamera1972]

Hi Laurence, great video. I use a 8oz fishing weight on paracord to make it easier to get it over the branch, then stand on it or tie it off before cutting the branch

[@BlackMountainHoney]

That's a great idea! I borrowed the rope of one of the neighbours so would have been pushing my luck for a bit of paracord and a fishing weight as well. Nice idea for a video though. What goes into a swarm catching kit :)

[@divecamera1972]

Also 1 of those large empty water bottles from a water dispenser with the bottom removed attached to a telescopic pole works well too

[@janegriffiths5796]

What a great way to capture a swarm. Another thing for me to try - though not sure how accurate my shot would be🤞🏼

[@tomcoia8000]

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing!

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Cheers Tom

[@MansfieldPestControl]

What is the handheld camera Laurence ?

[@robelliott7986]

You mentioned marking the queen as 2021. How do you know? Isn't a swarm queen kind of an unknown. Great video again.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

If they turn up on day one and start laying eggs then I suppose it's a lottery but I'd wager this was a virgin due to the delay in laying and elongation of the abdomen after the first week. In the case of a virgin, it will be a 2021 queen.

[@robelliott7986]

@@BlackMountainHoney Thanks, that's great.

[@mattfox72]

Thanks for another great video. So if you put a frame in and they create emergency queen cells do you just let them hatch out and hope they naturally re-queen?

[@buzzingadventures1980]

got some new ideas for my swarm catching kit now, cheers Lawrence 👍

[@jarnold8803]

Would this be considered a primary or secondary swarm? How can one tell?

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Very difficult to actually tell. Primary is first swarm of the season. Generally with a mated queen BUT can be with a virgin if the mated queen is clipped, they then fly with the first virgin/s

[@johnnyklingborg6127]

The bees are coming home

[@ahmedsalat5281]

Excellent brother.

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thank you Ahmed

[@angelamitchell7531]

Amazing video, well done Lawrence for getting them down out the tree

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks Angela. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@citrumpet1]

I always enjoy your videos. The other morning I had one of my strongest horizontal hives swarm. They clustered at the top of a nearby maple tree but way too high to catch. The funny thing was that within an hour they eventually all worked their way back into the Hive. It was very hot but no rain that day. I couldn't figure it out. I ended up splitting that hive. It was massive and I didn't find the queen but put brood in all stages in both the original hive and the split with resources. Any idea what might have happened and why the swarm came back? My guess is there was no queen with it...

[@robertholdsworth4498]

Nice video

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks Robert 😊

[@reubenwest8364]

YAY! Another episode ( i love your vids)

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Thanks for watching Reuben 👀🙂🙏

[@beebeer]

Reminds me of Benny Hill 😂

[@TheGarrettomahony]

Clipping Queens? yer going to cut her arm off? Please dont

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Cutting her arm off wouldn't help in the responsible management of a colony. Clipping a queen saves them disappearing over the horizon if you miss a cell on weekly inspections