[Chick]

At the rate I am picking up swarms, I may as well pull my swarm traps in. I am just about to the point that I have all the hives I can mess with. Picked up another nice swarm today.

 

[lupester]

Dang Chick, why don't you send those swarms up to D/FW? I have not gotten a call yet. We must be a few weeks behind you.

 

[D Coates]

Lucky dog. I've gotten a few calls for cut outs but swarms haven't started up here. I've even got 8 5-frame nucs and a 10-frame nuc all with frames waiting for it to start. It's been raining cats and dogs here the last 2 days. I'm willing to bet the phone will start ringing as soon as the weather breaks.

 

[Foleybees]

Picked up two swarms and a (walled) hive this week from the same yard.

Could two swarms (both) come from the same (walled) hive?

 

[bhfury]

Got another one last night #6

 

[outofabluesky]

I've turned down 3 swarm calls last week because I was out of town. I'm see far more swarm activity this year than last, here in the Texas hill country. Any other Texans confirm this observation?

 

[Hambone]

Dang Chick, why don't you send those swarms up to D/FW? I have not gotten a call yet. We must be a few weeks behind you.

That's good to hear though. They are a couple weeks a head of us. I was busy with swarms this time last year. Been kinda slow so far. Maybe next couple weeks will pick up.

 

[Jeffrey Todd]

Swarms seem a bit below the norm for this time of year, but it has been a cooler, wetter, spring than usual.

 

[Batman]

At the rate I am picking up swarms, I may as well pull my swarm traps in. I am just about to the point that I have all the hives I can mess with. Picked up another nice swarm today.

Bump! Good job Chick! I'm just going to start selling anything I catch from here on out. Figure I'll hive them, let them sit for a month then put up for sale.

Craig

 

[Michael B]

My friend whe is a beek also, called me up to help pick up a swarm. The queen had clipped wings and the swarm was crawling across the lawn.

Craziest thing I have ever seen.

 

[Chick]

I picked up another swarm yesterday. No activity around the swarm traps, though. It always seems that the bees swarm on the fist or second day after bad weather, here. Yesterday and today was such a day, but no calls, other than cut outs, which I am not interested in doing.

 

[bhfury]

Got #7 tonight.... a swam came into the backyard.

 

[Batman]

Just curious, but has anyone ever went and picked up a swarm after dark? I picked up a cluster on a tree this last week in the cold and rain, no problems what so ever, I think they were actually happy to see a place out of the rain, hardly any took flight.

Craig

 

[Chick]

I picked up one in the dark, last year. But, a street light was close. Some flew, but mostly, they crawled.

 

[Budster]

Just curious, but has anyone ever went and picked up a swarm after dark? I picked up a cluster on a tree this last week in the cold and rain, no problems what so ever, I think they were actually happy to see a place out of the rain, hardly any took flight.

Craig

Since I get home at about 5, get the call, load up the car, and drive out, it's usually right about dark when I'm popping them into a nuc!

Don't forget to get on swarmlists if you need swarm calls either!

findabeekeeper.com
ebeehoney.com
honeyrunapiaries.com

 

[bhfury]

#8 today.....

 

[Monie]

bhfury, you are on a roll! I was lucky just get my own swarm! lol

 

[Happy Honey Farm]

Hey,did anyone get any swarm calls in new york state yet:s:s? I havent any calls yet.

 

[Omie]

Hey,did anyone get any swarm calls in new york state yet:s:s? I havent any calls yet.

I would sure like to know that as well!- got my lure box set up and waiting hopefully...

 

[JohnBeeMan]

Must be weather related. I have two good cut-outs but only one swarm call. In a farmer's field and he was worried about his cows. Trouble was they were 60 miles away. I told him the cows would be safe and bees would leave within a couple of days. Maybe I need to drive to NH and send a few days.