Honey Bees - MOVING the Ladies from a Swarm Box to a 10 Frame Hive!!!! A NICE Swarm!!!

[@paulwilliams8824]

I’m learning a lot about bees! Thanks Keith for taking time to share your beekeeping skills! It’s something that I have never really thought about!

[@keithspillman]

Glad you are enjoying it!!! Honey bees are pretty addictive!!!!!

[@dcsblessedbees]

They look like nice bees Kieth. Blessed Days buddy...

[@keithspillman]

Thanks DC!!! You too!!!

[@johndoe43]

Interesting. Good to see they are building away.

[@keithspillman]

Yes they are!!!!

[@karenswetlik9401]

You do such good work

[@keithspillman]

Thanks!! Love working with the bees!!!!!

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

I usually don’t even have to smoke swarm trap conversions. They are usually so chilled. Thanks!

[@keithspillman]

Love those "nice" bees!!!!!

[@randywhitaker6850]

Just saw this . New comb is a pretty site to see.

[@keithspillman]

Yes it is!!!!!

[@russellkoopman3004]

Keith, that was a nice swarm. They should do well in their new home. QUestion - I always put one or two drawn frames in the middle of the top box to entice them up. Let me know if they jump up there and go to town. With the feed up there that may work.

[@keithspillman]

So far...so good. I have used drawn frames with food and brood in the past. This is an experiment to see how just feed works....along with a bit of fondant and pollen patty. They were bringing in pollen yesterday so it looks promising!!!!

[@KajunHomestead]

👍👍👍

[@keithspillman]

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

[@PennsylvaniaBeekeeper]

I hope to catch a few good swarms this year. Nice video shot of the bees on the landing board. BTW we had that same pitcher back in the 1980s. LOL

[@keithspillman]

Good luck with your swarm catching!!! Fishing for bees!!! Yep....there were a LOT of those orange pitchers around back then!!! 😆Thanks for stopping by!!

[@russellaymond312]

Hello Keith how long you leave them in your trap. That is a nice swarm.

[@keithspillman]

I like to see pollen going in if they are in the box. If the swarm just lands on the outside, I drop them in a box ASAP.

[@rtxhoneybees]

You may want to leave that trap down for a few days. In my experience, enough bees will fly back to the original location and defend it against another swarm moving in. You may even think you caught another small swarm.

[@keithspillman]

Too late....I think that already happened. Oops. Will probably close up the trap a few days...with food...and then shake them in another hive. Maybe they will stay there.