Haven't had a lot of luck! First year mites killed my hives. Second year they starved in winter. 3rd year over wintered well into 4th year and bears wiped me out. Now, I got a nuc and 20 days later it swarmed! Not ready to give up yet, but could use a little help!
I live in Jay Maine and my only hive this year swarmed yesterday. I only have a 16' ladder and they are about 20 to 25' up in a tree.
They were lower and I caught them, put them in a nuc with some drawn frames but they left. I guess I didn't get the queen. Now they are out of my reach. I'd like to do this right and maybe have a second hive!
Bob in Jay.....
Update: Obviously, I don't know what I'm doing because I cut the branch down they were in, it landed in front of my nuc box with a frame of brood and 3 frames of drawn comb and they keep just going right back up in the **** tree!
I live in Jay Maine and my only hive this year swarmed yesterday. I only have a 16' ladder and they are about 20 to 25' up in a tree.
They were lower and I caught them, put them in a nuc with some drawn frames but they left. I guess I didn't get the queen. Now they are out of my reach. I'd like to do this right and maybe have a second hive!
Bob in Jay.....
Update: Obviously, I don't know what I'm doing because I cut the branch down they were in, it landed in front of my nuc box with a frame of brood and 3 frames of drawn comb and they keep just going right back up in the **** tree!