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Question, when should you remove a swarm trap that has caught bees? My answer, as soon as I see the bees bringing in pollen, which is anywhere from 7 to 14 days after they move in. That's the advice I give anyone who asks the question. Well, our video today clearly shows that I do not follow my own advice. That's right, as we went about setting up a brand new bee yard, the hives that we placed there were swarms that I caught last year and never got around to moving. In fact, because I had delayed in removing the swarm, they had grown so much, the hives became to heavy for me to lift off the stands. My solution to that problem, add another super so they won't swarm. Now I had a really heavy problem. So enough of my bad bee keeping practices. The lesson of the story, remove the traps as soon as possible.
At the end of the video you will see that I ask for viewer participation.That's correct, I would love to have anyone interested in joining the Dirt Rooster and I in our annual Swarm Catching Challenge to weigh in with their catches as well. All you would need to do is send me the info about the swarm catch, along with a picture or 2 for validation, and you will get your name on the board. I will post updates and pictures of your swarm catches on my videos, and the competition will run from February to the end of August. All swarms are legitimate, even if they are from your own yard. I will leave it up to each person to decide weather or not to enter their catch understanding they may have to suffer the consequences of public humiliation for entering a non-swarm. You can send the info and pictures to oscelata@gmail.com and I will happily tend the chore of compilation of data. It's going to really be great to see how many bee keepers catch more swarms than the Rooster. All right, let the swarm wrangling begin! Good luck to all and God's peace. Mr. Ed
Негізгі бет Үй жануарлары мен аңдар Setting up a new bee yard.
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