Transferring The Swarm That Was Left Behind

[@richarddubbs7816]

And that is, the way it is done! Good job Joey. Sorry the camera cut out but what we got was awesome.

[@josephrawls]

Thank you. I was happy to get what I did have.

[@benschmitt5619]

Great lesson on why not to leave bees in a trap too long. Glad it worked out well. Looks like it will be a good one for you

[@josephrawls]

Yep. I have learned with these to try to get the out between 4 and 7 days. Most times that don't happen.

[@nancynolton6079]

Very lucky that the bees drew all that comb straight down instead of cross combing it! Thats a good laying queen! Nice video Joey!

[@josephrawls]

I was very concerned about that. Thanks.

[@davidpowers6036]

That was some beautiful comb Joey! Brood pattern was awesome!

[@josephrawls]

The bees did a great job on this one. Thanks

[@BrianCooper901]

Very impressive that they kept the comb straight. Great pattern! Those were much bigger than the deep and medium some folks have. Thanks for sharing!

[@josephrawls]

They can get off with the comb if the box is not level from side to side. That really makes for a hard job. Yeah a couple of the frames were pretty heavy. Thanks.

[@33MileBees]

I'm so jealous that your into your bees, im still sitting here another month before I can start. And boy that's a great laying queen there.

[@josephrawls]

Its funny how we seem to wait and wait for the season to start, and all of the sudden we are knee deep in working the hives.

[@Mackabees]

Good content Joey. Good point showing to transfer the swarm right after the swarm and don't wait months to a year.

[@josephrawls]

Thank you.

[@darrellhamner4608]

I saw a video where guy was sweeping bees off frame with a bee brush by sweeping upward. Looked totally counter-intuitive until it was explained that bees legs could be injured by sweeping downward due to the upward angle of the cells catching their legs. Makes sense.

[@josephrawls]

I seen that also. I've done that before when there is a lot of open cells. Not all but most of these work capped.

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

Good morning Joey, It's below freezing right now, but the next 5 days are predicted to be above freezing at night and most days in the 50's. That should change things a bit around here. I expect the snow to be mostly gone in a week. No pollen yet, but we will be closer in 4 or 5 days. Thanks for sharing, have a great day!

[@josephrawls]

Hey Bryce. Is been raining on and off here and heavy clouds. I know you are looking forward to getting in the bees.

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

@@josephrawls ❤

[@jfelty6262]

Thanks for video Joey. I definitely like your rubber band pre-loading method better than mine! I'm going to use yours next time. Had same problem last year with a 6 frame trap not checked for 4 or 5 weeks at height of the nectar flow with a very large swarm. Resulted in Ten full deep frames (6 plus 4 cutouts) ; and two cut-out mediums donated to mating nucs. Sounds like a nice problem to have until you deal with it -as you well know. So you video was like therapy; knowing I was not alone experiencing such a mess. I'm very hot natured so I work my bees in short sleeve colored pocket t-shirts. Sell honey; but also sell marked queens so I don't even carry gloves with me to the bee yards. (Thus also do not tolerate testy bees as always have gentle queens ready to take their place.) The trap weighed over 60 pounds and after opening just knew I would be going home looking for them. Surprisingly, no need; got zero stings to my amazement! (Old timers when I was a lad would say the signs were apparently just right. I think just plain lucky.) And yes those clips are junk. Hair-roller cages make excellent temporary storage for queens.

[@josephrawls]

Thank you. I can't take credit for the rubber bands. My friend Mike Berrys friend Kenny, that is also a member of our club came up with that idea. Thanks for the great comment.

[@russellkoopman3004]

Going to bee a nice hive. Nice bees, most would tear you up.

[@josephrawls]

I think so. They were pretty calm.

[@theboonecountybeekeeper]

That was an awesome video Joey. I can’t wait until swarm season .

[@josephrawls]

Thank you. Get ready, It will be here soon.

[@janhancock]

Enjoyed the video Joey, you can tell this wasn’t your first rodeo.

[@josephrawls]

Thank you, Im glad you enjoyed it.

[@WildwoodsBeekeeping]

Looking good, thanks for sharing! Just emailed you :) Have a great day Joey

[@josephrawls]

Thank you.

[@rtxhoneybees]

That first frame you pulled out is EXACTLY why I am so excited about my Texas Deep hives. What a beautiful arrangement of brood, pollen, and honey on one frame!!

[@josephrawls]

They did have a pretty pattern for sure. They do get heavy though don't they?

[@jimmysneighborhoodbees]

I was thinking the same thing with my XL frames.

[@jimmysneighborhoodbees]

How long were they in that swarm trap? Great video.

[@josephrawls]

I found them in there last June 12th. I never was able to get back over there at night to take them down before the honey flow stopped. I figured since I couldn't move and transfer them they would be just as well off in the shade of the trees than on a bee rail so I waited until fall to move them to the bee yard. Thanks.

[@edmartin875]

I suspect all those watching that use those deep traps got a wakeup call and made themselves a note to never leave it full of bees any longer than absolutely necessary. On a positive note, you can look back on this adventure as a service to the beekeeping community.

[@josephrawls]

I have another one that stayed in for 15 days and it was a mess. That video may be coming up and a few weeks. That is why I say I like to get them out in about four days.

[@russellaymond312]

That was good Joey. How long were they in swRm trap.

[@josephrawls]

Thank you. I found them in there last June 12th. I never was able to get back over there at night to take them down before the honey flow stopped. I figured since I couldn't move and transfer them they would be just as well off in the shade of the trees than on a bee rail so I waited until fall to move them to the bee yard.

[@meloneycrews]

Good job Joey..it was funny because Dennis kept telling you things to do like go to the other side of the box when the first side was too tight and then get the queen off the bottom before the clip gets snapped..but it was funny because like 3 or 4 times when he would say something you would do it like right away…he said dadgum he’s is listening to us we better not talk about anybody he might tell on us🤣🤣boy that looks like she’s a great queen..thanks for sharing Joey!

[@josephrawls]

Thank you. LOL That's funny.

[@EfrataHoneyBees]

Very interesting to see how they drew out so much comb below the frames... of course they had time to do it. BTW why do you throw away comb that you cut off instead of saving to meltdown? I like to keep all scraps of comb which go in the bucket that I keep handy all the time. See you again on the next one.

[@josephrawls]

They actually probably drew that comb out in just a couple weeks after they moved in. Swarms can do that if any flow is going on. I didn't throw the comb away. I had an old hive cover a few feet away to put it all on. I threw some of the small pieces in that direction and picked it up later. It is still on the old cover under a shed and bees are cleaning it off. Thank for watching.

[@horizontalbees3480]

That’s a nice looking Jacket Joey!!!😮

[@josephrawls]

They really are. Thank you.

[@kivdronekim7916]

Great job Joseph 👏. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@josephrawls]

Thank you.

[@lomavistabeeco]

That really is the best way to rubberband comb. And you only use 4 bands per frame

[@josephrawls]

I can't take credit for this rubber band method, one of our club members, Kenny, a friend of Mike Berry, came up with that Idea. Thanks.

[@Hastsandyl]

That was awesome....

[@josephrawls]

Thank you.

[@dorr221]

Hope spring broke after queen release. I'm sure was or you'd said so. great video. I had similar late to home swarm trap 3 weeks situation and put the below comb out to sides. never thought to put on lower box. Good to know.I'll check what they did this weekend. Your a good source of information for me. Thanks for your videos.

[@josephrawls]

Thank you so much. The clip broke while I was holding it open to shake bees off of it after the queen walked out.