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I am moving for my job four hrs away and I am planning on taking my four hives, They are all foundation-less. I am just figuring that I will have some comb break, any ideas on how to minimize the...

I caught a swarm in my last trap two weeks ago, I moved it to my yard three days ago. I opened it today to put in a fifth frame, I only had four frames to put in the nuc when I set it up. My hives...

Thanks for the reply Ray

I was going out of town last Thursday for 3 days, so I wanted to check the 6 swarms that I have hived this year. The first five looked really good, but the last has been a little perplexing. I caught...

Look on Youtube for videos of ant proofing your hives. The basic way is to have your hive on a stand that is covered with a form of grease. Ants cannot climb up the grease. Make sure there are is...

Just curious.
I always get people to send me a pic of the swarm before I go, with details. The reason is, I have had people call with bees foraging on the bush out in front of there house, and of...

I use a modified version that I much prefer.

I have swarm traps out by trees that have feral hives. As for swarms people get my name from the beesource swarm page. You can get your name on it.

If you live in Dallas, or north of Dallas and would want some swarms send me a private message.
I have caught 10 swarms, plus two in swarm traps. I do not need any more and I would like to spread...

6th one this year, 75078

You did fine, everyone will have a different opinion on what you should and shouldn't do have do, so heres my two cent.
You could have used about 90% less smoke, with a package I wouldn't use any...

Not sure what you want to see beepro, but here are a few more pics. If you would like to see something else I would be more then happy to take more pics.
I guess the main thing is the 3/8 by 5/8...

Is there a feral hive near by, or is it just in a random spot? I always like seeing the bees find my traps, you just never know. All you can do is to set yourself up for success and hope for the best.

I made these two eight frame hives today out of pine boards that I got out of a house that was being remodeled. I only had enough wood for the five boxes and bottom boards. I will admit I was a...

Hey Guys,

I am up here in Prosper, If you need some help, or advice send me a private massage and we can connect. I catch a lot of swarms in our area, if you get some equipment we can put one of...

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Good catch.
Putting another box is a good idea. If I catch a swarm I always put another box in the same location. I have caught many secondary swarms that way. For example, I have caught three...

Good catch.
I also breakout in hives when I get stung. Within about 20 mins I will be covered with hives from top to bottom, the key is, first not to get stung if you can avoid it. Second, take the...

Checked my swarm traps this afternoon, two out of the five were full of bees. I am not sure why, but I find catching bees in traps more rewarding then just catching a swarm.
The two that were full...

I had two calls today. The first call was around 9am from a school with a swarm on the fence in the parking lot, I could not get there till around 2pm, but the swarm was gone.
Received a second call...

Localized swelling is not an allergy, you may just be one of those people who swell up when you are stung.

Yes I was David, I was actually feeding them with a zip lock bag. This is the first time I have used this method, and I really like it.

I have caught 4 swarms so far this year. Two swarms a week ago, one yesterday (4/6) and one today. I took yesterdays swarm to the yard and checked my two previous swarms and they both looked good...

I charge $35 for swarms, covers gas, but I sometimes remove swarms for free if I am in need of bees. I usually grab 4-6 swarms for free a year then start charging.
For cutouts I charge $125 an hr. I...

The bees maybe fine, but the cover and bottom board look pretty crapy to me. They look to be made out of oriented strand board, very short life span out in the open, Plus the top is just a piece cut...