Got a request to remove a swarm from a tree in our town I'm barely a beekeeper so any advise is welcome.....I'm heading over to see what the deal is.....from...
... Hello Jeri, Use the cone method described on this link: http://www.bees-online.com/RemoveBees.htm ... In your bait hive, you want to place a frame of brood...
... I am still planning ... Hello Paul, I just finished pulling the early surplus and getting colonies in shape so I can have July and August for feral surveys...
... Hello Dale, Yes, what to do then is remove the screen and allow robbers to rob out the void, then plug it up. ... A large feral colony will usually fit in...
... Hi Scot, Sounds like a good explanation. ... I’m well thanks. I just got some big time bee sting therapy the other day when I tried to stand a hive back...
I removed the feral bees from the out shed successfully. I took pictures. I'll post pictures of the comb in the wall at a later date. I decided to cut them...
Just a note to let you know what works for me on gloves & hanging cut out comb in a hive. I buy those cheap yellow dish gloves. They allow excellent handling...
Has anyone allowed a swarm lure to remain in a newly established hive for 35 days resulting in a newly developed queen within the same period from a frame of...
... Hello Jim! When trapping the bees out of a wall, the bees that leave for flights are the ones that get trapped out. The queen and young nurse bees will be...
... Great! Good to get photos of the removals for supporting documentation. This adds credibility and value to your bees should you decided to get into ...
... Hi Joe, Thanks for the explanation on the pheromone, Nasonov, having no influnce on supersedures. I'll have to assume the workers found a defect in the...
Hello All, The feral bee project is all about "Preserving the Feral Honeybees", as stated on the front page of this list. Feral colonies should be left to live...
Hello All, I generally keep a swarm trap sitting outside the door where I extract and keep my bee stuff. Foragers visit this area often due to the odor of...
See if this might fix the links,,, Hello All, I generally keep a swarm trap sitting outside the door where I extract and keep my bee stuff. Foragers visit this...
... Hello Oliver, What carpet? The trap is made from an old foot locker, was wrapped in plastic to weather proof it. Joe Joe Waggle ~ Derry, PA ‘Bees Gone...
... Hello Bob, I have traps that are made from all sorts of junk; cardboard boxes, cement form tubes, buckets, foot lockers, suit cases, and also from single...
Hi All, I have an empty bee log sitting in the bee yard from a previous bee removal that was left for a swarm trap. While out in the bee yard I noticed scouts...
I read that the best way to move bees is to provide them with some "starter" comb and then pull that comb out and put them on foundation. This of course...
Mike Stoops <mws1112004@...> wrote: Sorry about all that garbage that was included in my previous response post. Don't know how it got there. Mike ... ...
... How did you end up with a mess? Did you use a solar wax melter? If you don't have one of those try this, put about 3 inches of water in a pan put the wax...
Hi Joe, Thanks for your help........we went out of town so I wasn't able to reply earlier......but before we left we attempted to close all the entrances...
... Hello Jeri, Yes, bees are very good at finding new entrances! Several years ago, I was asked by another beekeeper to help him on a bee removal job that got...
