SWARM IN THE AIR! (with some tips on swarm behaviour and collection)

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SWARM IN THE AIR! (with some tips on swarm behaviour and collection)

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When a swarm is gathered on a vertical surface, such as a fence post or a wall, removing it for hiving can be tricky. In this video, I demonstrate a couple of methods that often work.
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@Majorme2 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from Montana USA always enjoy your vids.

@beeornottobee4507 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Keep up the good work! Hi from Belarus bee's forests! ✊🙏

@samwinsley9529 4 жыл бұрын

You always make catching a swarm seem to be a fairly gentle affair, each time i have experienced it its like all hell hath broken loose!!

@BarefootBeekeeper 4 жыл бұрын

Be patient; move slowly; take your time.

@MansfieldPestControl 4 жыл бұрын

I collected my 13th swarm yesterday... all so far have been very simple to collect.

@viscache1 2 жыл бұрын

I can see myself sewing together a soft leather scoop to move the bees but besides being allergic I can’t see the advantage of letting them sting you just as it suits them….Phil: “what I really want to do now is create a bit of a disturbance…use give the post a bit of a shake”….he says while standing there without hood or gloves…..(you are significantly more of a man that I will ever be).

@JasonMcKnespiey 4 жыл бұрын

From a very very new beekeeper this was great to watch. I has hoping to collect a swarm this morning (Norfolk, UK), but they had disappeared overnight.

@jennydavewhitney3746 4 жыл бұрын

phil ,dave from dbka torquay had similar situation with pre swarming signs but that day i removed two frames of capped brood and gave it to another hive to boost numbers and replaced with two empty frames drawn comb. they decided not to swarm bearding on hive and all went back in.thank goodness she is a egg laying machine.great video as all yours are. love you to come and give me your brilliant advise,thanks dave

@jkd0114 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful spot for a hive!

@MansfieldPestControl 4 жыл бұрын

Another great explanation, you need to get a gardener in to cut them brambles back... lol

@fishmanfairclough7530 4 жыл бұрын

They're a nightmare especially if your wearing shorts I would take barbed wire over that stuff any day, here though the bees love them and a stand like that would provide lots of nectar / pollen.

@TheGarrettomahony 3 жыл бұрын

I spotted the Queen at 11:30

@GillesMartin151175 4 жыл бұрын

That’s a nice video and very instructive ! Good job 👏

@mihai.r-beekeeper5694 4 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@moebees3060 4 жыл бұрын

Just put a frame of drawn comb next to the fence post and they will walk right onto it.

@SparkieDog1 3 жыл бұрын

Y'all should try tanging a flying swarm, they absolutely will land within feet of you!!!

@GeorgeCMcRae 4 жыл бұрын

wonderful! I'm experimenting with my version of Russian scions this year to capture swarms as they emerge. No swarms out as yet as perhaps my prevention attempts have delayed or stopped.

@BarefootBeekeeper 4 жыл бұрын

I keep meaning to build a scion for each of my apiaries.

@WoolieBsApiary 4 жыл бұрын

@@BarefootBeekeeper same here but i threw out a frame of brood comb on a fence post as a hive was showing signs of swarming and went back to my workshop. I heard the swarm hit the air about an hour later and went out and they were collecting on it. they work kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ecegmteBrcemiJ8.html

@gregholl5011 2 жыл бұрын

Would it help to mist the bees with water with the skep on top of the post? Would they head to the skep to stay dry?

@blairdebbiefedoruk8427 3 жыл бұрын

Why do the bees 🐝 leave and nest elsewhere?

@RustyStrings1 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff Phil. I'm still buzzing from the arrival of a swarm that took up residence in a TBH that be came queenless in early spring. First time it's happened to me! Seeing as comb building shouldn't be on their to do list, when would you suggest I go in and check available space?

@BarefootBeekeeper 4 жыл бұрын

I generally give mine a couple of weeks to settle in before checking.

@RustyStrings1 4 жыл бұрын

@@BarefootBeekeeper Thanks for that

@djcrazy2685 2 жыл бұрын

if they wanna leave let them bc they pollinate alot of plants!!

@alex_ob1 4 жыл бұрын

How many stings did you get Phil, just the one?

@BarefootBeekeeper 4 жыл бұрын

No more than three.

@alex_ob1 4 жыл бұрын

@@BarefootBeekeeper since bees act so collectively, I'd always think you'd get either no stings or endless stings. Funny why 3 bees decided it was worth sacrificing themselves while the others didn't. I guess there psychology is more complex than it appears!

@WoolieBsApiary 4 жыл бұрын

i do not take the chance of 40 ft up or taking off to their new home without liting. i keep brood comb in the bee yards with 1/8 of a squirt of swarm commander lemon grass oil should work. i can get them on the comb and walk it to their new home every time. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNyEd5CA1amvoJ8.html is a video i have yet to make public.