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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: Fieldfare on July 05, 2013, 10:51:18 pm

Title: swarm capture...error?
Post by: Fieldfare on July 05, 2013, 10:51:18 pm

Hi all- yesterday a swarm (prob. one of my own) landed 4 foot from an empty hive in a low tree (due to time constraints I had to capture it at dusk dropping it into a bucket). I then popped it into the empty hive. At 9am it was in the hive but unfortunately this afternoon I found it has flown away. Can anyone tell me if I have made an error and what to do to increase my chances if I do get another chance?
Thanks,

Title: Re: swarm capture...error?
Post by: Beewyched on July 06, 2013, 09:36:05 am

 
All I can think of is that you may not have got the Queen, either that or they didn't like the hive - ungrateful bees  ;)   :bee:

Title: Re: swarm capture...error?
Post by: ZacB on July 11, 2013, 06:42:39 am

If a brand new hive with un-drawn foundation put a frame of drawn comb in. You can also put a queen excluder between floor and brood box to keep hrh in the hive. Other than that-sometimes they do just go