Hey David. Bob here. Just talked to you in my driveway. I watched one of your vids last week. I remember it because of the bees in the pants. As far as the bees not leaving brood. When you move a swarm that has brood that short of a distance,the field bees will fly back to the original location. The nurse bees and the queen will stay. If you move the swarm as soon as they arrive, before they orient to that location, they should stay in the new location. Thats why my bees stay in my yard, because I catch them before they take up residence. Also as someone else mentioned. Once you move them,put some branches in front of the hive so they have to crawl through them to get out. Most of them will reorient. Good video.
Bob - what is your interest in filming a few episodes with me? You are a wealth of information and it would be a great way to spread the word about your business.
Wow! Good job on swarm catch we are still waiting for our first swarm trap catch. I know the old saying is if you move a hive it should be moved 2’ or 2 miles, but we have moved hives 25-30 yards with no problems. What we do is close up the hive the night of the move and keep them confined for 24 hrs or so and then pile branches in front of entrance that they have to crawl through before taking flight and have had no issues with bees staying put. Good luck to you and we are happy that you didn’t give up after losing all your hives, thanks for sharing and Bee Happy!!!
I noticed the two pieces of new comb that had fallen into the bottom of the swarm trap. I have had swarms build comb onto the bottom of frames (in the empty space in swarm traps). To save the new comb, cut it off of the bottom of the frame and carefully lay it on a piece of extra foundation. Then, put a few rubber bands on an empty frame. Next, slide the new comb between the rubber bands on the empty frame. The bees will attach it to the empty frame and build comb from it. Hope this helps. I made 5 swarm traps based on your UA-cam videos and have caught numerous swarms in them. Thanks so much!
Hey if your going to tape the entrance make sure you have some kind of ventilation or the bees can overheat. Looked like a short ride. There is a blue insulation you can buy for A/C near A/C filters in home depot or lowes. You can shove that in your entrances and the bees will not escape. Enjoy your videos. I need to work on my recording and get to your level.
David, I hope you can answer this question for me. I'm in northern Utah. No one here traps bees. Any idea why northern Utah might not be a good area for swarm trapping with baited traps?
I’m from north/central Utah. There’s a few guys trapping swarms but I find most people around here just put their name on a swarm list and wait for a call. Better opportunity though for those who have traps. Everyone I know who traps swarms here in Utah has good success. Give it a go, there’s definitely plenty of bees to be caught. 👍🏽
Hey David. Bob here. Just talked to you in my driveway. I watched one of your vids last week. I remember it because of the bees in the pants. As far as the bees not leaving brood. When you move a swarm that has brood that short of a distance,the field bees will fly back to the original location. The nurse bees and the queen will stay. If you move the swarm as soon as they arrive, before they orient to that location, they should stay in the new location. Thats why my bees stay in my yard, because I catch them before they take up residence. Also as someone else mentioned. Once you move them,put some branches in front of the hive so they have to crawl through them to get out. Most of them will reorient. Good video.
Bob - I had a great time talking with you last weekend! Thanks for your informative post! I think I am going to do an entire video on this topic.
Bob - what is your interest in filming a few episodes with me? You are a wealth of information and it would be a great way to spread the word about your business.
The old evergreen branch in front the the hive trick to force reorientation works for me every time.
Wow! Good job on swarm catch we are still waiting for our first swarm trap catch. I know the old saying is if you move a hive it should be moved 2’ or 2 miles, but we have moved hives 25-30 yards with no problems. What we do is close up the hive the night of the move and keep them confined for 24 hrs or so and then pile branches in front of entrance that they have to crawl through before taking flight and have had no issues with bees staying put. Good luck to you and we are happy that you didn’t give up after losing all your hives, thanks for sharing and Bee Happy!!!
I noticed the two pieces of new comb that had fallen into the bottom of the swarm trap. I have had swarms build comb onto the bottom of frames (in the empty space in swarm traps). To save the new comb, cut it off of the bottom of the frame and carefully lay it on a piece of extra foundation. Then, put a few rubber bands on an empty frame. Next, slide the new comb between the rubber bands on the empty frame. The bees will attach it to the empty frame and build comb from it. Hope this helps. I made 5 swarm traps based on your UA-cam videos and have caught numerous swarms in them. Thanks so much!
That video their in my pants, is that you? Hilarious, I've been ate up a few times too and know the deal.
I would put it in a nuc so it can keep the brood warm, it is pretty small. but a nice catch! :)
Hey if your going to tape the entrance make sure you have some kind of ventilation or the bees can overheat. Looked like a short ride. There is a blue insulation you can buy for A/C near A/C filters in home depot or lowes. You can shove that in your entrances and the bees will not escape. Enjoy your videos. I need to work on my recording and get to your level.
Thumbs up on rebuilding the apriary
Congratulations!
David, I hope you can answer this question for me. I'm in northern Utah. No one here traps bees. Any idea why northern Utah might not be a good area for swarm trapping with baited traps?
I’m from north/central Utah. There’s a few guys trapping swarms but I find most people around here just put their name on a swarm list and wait for a call. Better opportunity though for those who have traps. Everyone I know who traps swarms here in Utah has good success. Give it a go, there’s definitely plenty of bees to be caught. 👍🏽
@@colemanwads thanks for your response.
To bad you didn't have some drawn comb to give them. It will be a slow go without. At least you got a start.
Bees in my pants 👖😍🤪