SUCCESSFUL 1st Year BEEKEEPERS having a blast! TANGING a Swarm - FLOW HIVE vs APIMAYE & more

I had a blast spending some time with Coleman and Katie and their family. It was quite an adventure as we tanged a swarm (a first for me), discussed different types of hives and they shared their story. They are doing a great job with their hives and are a perfect example of what can be accomplished if you obtain good bees and have the willingness to learn and do what it takes to keep them healthy. I have enjoyed working with them and seeing them succeed. Though it is only their first year they were able to pull a really nice honey harvest. So much fun!
I know the video is a little long but there was so much good content that I wanted to share. It is one of my favorites of all the videos I have made. Enjoy!
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[@DStewart2022]

Glad to see you demonstrate the reality that all swarms aren't a simple "shake and scoot". I also lost a swarm this year from missing the queen on the shake and having her fly 60ft up in a tree. All I could do was tip my hat to them and offer my best wishes. Thanks for the video!

[@brucesbees]

Yes that happens sometimes. They are so unpredictable. These might have been headed for the same fate but the tanging really did seem to help. It was my first time trying it. Fun stuff! Thanks for checking in!

[@elisesmith4331]

One thing to think about is to lay down an old sheet, that way you can pick the bees up and move the bees over to the box.

[@brucesbees]

Yes not a bad idea. Thanks!

[@mattsara2802]

That was awesome 👏 So cool to see more people get into beekeeping

[@brucesbees]

Yes and they are doing a great job!

[@donbearden1953]

Bruce, putting the Queen in the nuc box and setting it on the ladder is exactly what I would have done. I’ve did the tanging thing before, I’ve herd it called drumming by some old timers anyway it’s worked for me every time that I’ve tried it although the rhythm of your friends tanging was the fastest that I’ve ever heard. I’ve been told the bees thinks that it’s thunder but I really don’t know. Thanks for the video.

[@brucesbees]

Hey thanks for checking in and thanks for your kind words.

[@russellkoopman3004]

Fun day at the bee yard. Surprising how you start to notice flowers and mother nature when you keep bees. Great Covid cure.

[@brucesbees]

Absolutely. No doubt about it!

[@kentcostello8099]

Hay Bruce you out did your self on this video and info.

[@brucesbees]

Hey I really appreciate that. It is one of my favorites as well. I hope it takes off.

[@lazydaisy7336]

White sheet on ground helps to see the queen.

[@brucesbees]

Yes that can definitely help. Thanks!

[@anthonyparish6841]

Add to tea

[@brucesbees]

For sure

[@anthonyparish6841]

Or coffee or cakes mix

[@brucesbees]

Yep

[@bradgoliphant]

Hello, where did you order your 6" concrete slabs you have your hives sitting on in this video? I would like to order some. Thank you.

[@brucesbees]

These were just slabs that they poured with concrete.

[@ReefMimic]

What about this flow hives? Are they any good?

[@brucesbees]

I have limited experience with them but if the bees are properly managed and if the beekeeper has plenty of money then they can be pretty cool. More geared towards hobbyists though. Not sure how a large operation could pull it off.

[@charlesbenefield1]

I would say swarm came from flow hive

[@brucesbees]

Nope. The queen was not marked as were both of the queens in the hives. It was almost a copper color. I believe it was a swarm from a feral hive. Pretty queen if you saw the end of the video. Thanks for checking in.

[@flatpicknrick6514]

Well after further review. I see your helper cut the limb but not before he cut all the vines that somersaulted the bees everywhere. I think the bees would have went in the box by themselves if you had left it overnight.

[@brucesbees]

In the end that’s what we did and they went in the box. Nice little swarm. Maybe they will turn into a nice hive.

[@brucesbees]

Did you watch the video to the end?

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

Allowing the bees to clean up your gear is a good idea but it should be done well away from the hives to discourage any tendency to start robbing.

[@brucesbees]

Good point. These hives are both super strong and could fend for themselves but your point is well-taken. When I left Coleman and Katie actually moved the equipment further away and things calmed down. I wonder if the weirdness of this swarm might have possibly been a result of everything going on in that small area. Thanks for the comment!

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

@@brucesbees The fact that there was wax on the back of the hive where there were a number of bees, indicates that this is where a swarm landed, they tend to leave wax where a swarm was, both of the boxes appear to be very full of bees and perhaps there could have been 2 or more swarms. It is late in the season for main swarms and perhaps there could have been one or more secondary swarms.

[@brucesbees]

Sentimental Bloke the swarm that was up in the tree originally settled on the box before moving up to the tree. That is when the wax was deposited there.

[@RobertBrown-tx8xk]

It's possible that that's a sworm that came in from somewhere else, when you check your hive. you will know if your original Queen is in there or if there are queen cells being built. Should tell the story 😉

[@brucesbees]

This was not a queen from one of these hives. The queens in these hives are marked and this queen was unmarked and looks different than those queens if my memory serves me right. Thanks!