I'm manning the swarm line for our local club today through Tuesday. After 2 days of rain Weds and Thurs and cool weather yesterday, I figured today would be busy. And it was. And to top it all off, it looks like two of my hives swarmed sometime yesterday. I came out early this morning to find these.
This one was on the side of one of my hives. I put it in a nuc, left the top off for everyone to fly in, and came back an hour later to nothing. :scratch:
This one was on a cherry tree about 20' in front of my hives. Also put it in a nuc, again left the top off, and again came back an hour later to nothing. :scratch:
One of my hives had a bottom board "failure," and that could have been the reason for these guys to be out. But I also did a removal last weekend, and the brood comb was full of swarm cells that I didn't remove, so I'm guessing they came from there.
To make things better, I picked up 2 swarms from feral stock in my area. :thumbsup: I'm putting together a map of bee trees in my area for swarm traps next year. Fingers crossed.
This one was on the side of one of my hives. I put it in a nuc, left the top off for everyone to fly in, and came back an hour later to nothing. :scratch:

This one was on a cherry tree about 20' in front of my hives. Also put it in a nuc, again left the top off, and again came back an hour later to nothing. :scratch:

One of my hives had a bottom board "failure," and that could have been the reason for these guys to be out. But I also did a removal last weekend, and the brood comb was full of swarm cells that I didn't remove, so I'm guessing they came from there.
To make things better, I picked up 2 swarms from feral stock in my area. :thumbsup: I'm putting together a map of bee trees in my area for swarm traps next year. Fingers crossed.