Hello and Happy Easter.
I was doing some yard work today when I noticed that one of my hives got "crazy".
While I was put hose on shower mode, the got more and more in the air.
I don't know if showering them did anything or not, but they started swarming and settled on the tree very close and not too high so I could rich them.
I did couple of shakes and broom them into the bucket. I was showering the swarm too, before and during shaking.
It looks I got the most of it.
I am not sure if queen is in the swarm or not.
This is my first spring with bees and first swarm, so I don't know much and strategies.
They are all in the bucket with screen.
Now what do I do?
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Swarm came out of left hive.
(top deeps were put about a month ago, I am not sure if there would be comb in them)
More pictures you can find here:
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1855.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1856.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1857.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1858.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1859.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1860.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1861.JPG
I was doing some yard work today when I noticed that one of my hives got "crazy".
While I was put hose on shower mode, the got more and more in the air.
I don't know if showering them did anything or not, but they started swarming and settled on the tree very close and not too high so I could rich them.
I did couple of shakes and broom them into the bucket. I was showering the swarm too, before and during shaking.
It looks I got the most of it.
I am not sure if queen is in the swarm or not.
This is my first spring with bees and first swarm, so I don't know much and strategies.
They are all in the bucket with screen.
Now what do I do?





Swarm came out of left hive.
(top deeps were put about a month ago, I am not sure if there would be comb in them)
More pictures you can find here:
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1855.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1856.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1857.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1858.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1859.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1860.JPG
http://pictures.manasyan.com/2017-04-16/IMG_1861.JPG