Just a quick update on the swarm that arrived last week, in the meantime two bees in birdboxes (bumblebees), three swarms in chimneys (really annoying) and last night at 9.30pm a call to a swarm only a mile from me. It was on the end of a conifer branch just 600mm off the ground, left the hive in place overnight and will collect them late this evening. Easy swarms like this happen once in a blue moon. Usually I’m up a tree balancing a box on one shoulder while shaking the swarm in with the hand and hanging on for dear life with my third hand.
Anyway back to last weeks swarm, as expected with just about every swarm around here it’s horrific, a large number of very angry bees stayed with me for over 100 metres after I checked the colony over. However there is a queen and she is laying, I will requeen as soon as I have one available.
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