Swarm retrieval

[nursebee]

Pic of a local getting another swarm out of tree.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s275/4nursebee/P1010012.jpg

[kawayanan]

Thats a long pole!

[nursebee]

No this is the long pole prior to cutting two of the sections off.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s275/4nursebee/P1010011.jpg

[nursebee]

And since that beek complained about not being able to see his face here is that one also. I forget the exact words he was uttering but they were such that his kids would say "Dad!"
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s275/4nursebee/P1010007.jpg

[Jeffzhear]

I like the bucket idea, and I was thinking, if you were to make a swivel mechanism to hold the bucket (kinda like the bucket on a bucket truck), so it doesn't tilt when you bring it down, that might be better...however, I do understand...when you have to catch a swarm, you do what you gotta do!

[rand chandler]

The bucket works okay, but on the end of the 14 foot closet poles, it gets to be like wrestling an anaconda! If they are WAAAY up I actually try to tilt it over as much as possible without dumping them out because it seems to slow down the exodus from the bucket.I saw a swarm catcher in the Thorne catalog that has a wire ring thing at the top with a bag on it so it would be much lighter and the bag unties at the bottom and you could dump them that way. I am not too cool with climbing ladders , so if I can rig it to reach , I try!
rand

[Chef Isaac]

I hate ladders... especially those cheap painter ladders....

[Michael Bush]

Nice bucket retriever. :)

[dorado]

good pics...especially the last one.