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Anybody catching swarms #7574530
05/01/22 07:31 PM
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I know all you southern guys and gals have been in swarm season for a over a month. But here in southern Illinois the bees have just gotten serious about swarming the last week or so. My brother has caught 3 so far, but one was out of one of his hives. I have 1 trap up no catch yet, but there were a few bees checking it out this afternoon. So maybe by the weekend one will move in.

My brother took 6 hives into winter, 4 survived and are busting at the seams and need split. So with 3 swarms, and at least 3 splits needing done this week the local bee supply folks love him right now.

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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574587
05/01/22 08:11 PM
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Picked up one this week. Guy calls and they're twenty foot up. I'm hesitant to even go but I agree to go look.
Turns out the guy is a tree cutter with his own bucket truck. He put me right on them to knock into a bucket. Then they behaved themselves and waltzed right in when I got to the ground.

Probably be another forty years before I get one that easy again.


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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574625
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I have a guy that is supposed to bring some hive over to set on my land. He will trade honey for land rent. I figure at will be close enough to having bees for me.


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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574641
05/01/22 08:57 PM
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I had four hives on our land for 3 years that a buddy had out , last year one of the neighbor farmers sprayed something that wasn’t bee friendly and killed all of them . He got the EPA involved all but one of the farmers said they used bee friendly chemicals and the one wouldn’t say what he used .

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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574694
05/01/22 09:54 PM
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None in traps, but caught this one yesterday.

Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574698
05/01/22 10:02 PM
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Lots of swarms in the area currently.

Had to do a split today on my hive. It was getting too big and even with added boxes they seem determined to swarm.

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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574705
05/01/22 10:12 PM
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Fascinating. Thank you for recording this.

Bees are my favorite insect. They make the world go round.

Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574769
05/02/22 12:17 AM
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I just pulled a swarm trap down tonight. I'm putting it out at a friend place. My first out yard

Had one hive with 9 open queen cells and 90% drone in the hive. I think it swarmed several time in the last week

Made one split,think I had another swarm today and missed it.

Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7574833
05/02/22 06:59 AM
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I’ve caught 8 swarms already this year. I pulled my traps. I’ve got more bees than I need or can take care of.

Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Bowwhitetail] #7574864
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Originally Posted by Bowwhitetail
I’ve caught 8 swarms already this year. I pulled my traps. I’ve got more bees than I need or can take care of.


I'm building how far are you from Evansville? If around an hour and you get more than you want I will gladly come get a few. I have several hives that need to be filled.

Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7575222
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I've yet to even see a honeybee this year....



Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7575239
05/02/22 06:27 PM
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I miss my bees but got enough irons in the fire. I may put up some traps next year.


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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Drifter] #7575268
05/02/22 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Drifter
I miss my bees but got enough irons in the fire. I may put up some traps next year.

Thats kinda how my brother is. Between his job, 5 soon to be 8-10 hives, a massive garden, plus mowing lawns on the side he doesnt have any free time.


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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7575373
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I would love to have bees, but we have so many bears that I think it would be a loosing proposition. All the beekeepers around me lost most of their hives to bears last summer.

Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Owen156] #7575400
05/02/22 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Owen156
I would love to have bees, but we have so many bears that I think it would be a loosing proposition. All the beekeepers around me lost most of their hives to bears last summer.



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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7575423
05/02/22 09:45 PM
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I have a couple of queens bought, will pick them up tomorrow and put them in nucs. It wasn't a good winter. Started with 7 hives , just saved two. Weather is just starting to warm up, so I will put my swarm boxes out soon. old243

Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7575436
05/02/22 09:51 PM
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I picked up a swarm this morning at my brothers place up in the woods. First time I ever saw a swarm right on the ground. It was raining and only about 49 F and they sure weren't moving much.


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Re: Anybody catching swarms [Re: Chuckles84] #7575630
05/03/22 07:23 AM
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Well one of my brothers hives swarmed yesterday. He didnt see the swarm till 7:30 in the rain. Needless to say they were not in a very good mood. Started putting them in a nuc box but this swarm had to be over 6lbs of bees, ended up having to grab a 10 frame box and quickly transfer them over. One of the little lady let me have it on the back of the ear and I was a good distance away. [Linked Image]
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