#SWARM QUEEN FREE FREE#

#SWARM QUEEN FREE FREE#

*CAUTIONARY TIP: the allure of free bees can easily influence you to push your limits in ways you otherwise wouldn't.

If the cluster is within arm's reach from ground level, donвЂ™t hesitate! If the cluster is positioned high-up, use your best judgment to determine if you are able to catch the bees in the box and come back down a ladder. Determine whether it's safe to get the bees. We have had the greatest success with bees caught from swarms in our own apiary, and have found that swarms generally fare much better than bees shipped across the country in packages.ДЎ. This method of obtaining bees aids in the goal of propagating strong genetics for local honeybee populations. They are guaranteed to have survived the winter in that climate, and were strong enough to split in early spring. Swarms are local to the areas they are found in.

Swarms are immediately ready to start building comb within their new home. It's in this stage that swarms can be captured and used to populate an empty hive. Swarms land on a structure near their original hive location, cluster themselves, while scout bees leave in search of a new hive location. The original colony replaces the old queen, who leaves the hive with about half of the worker bees and as much honey as they can carry. Swarming is the natural method honeybee colonies use for reproduction. Catching and transferring swarms is our preferred method of populating hives. 'Swarm' is not plural for many honeybees, like a вЂњherd of buffaloвЂќ or a вЂњschool of fish,вЂќ it's a term used to describe a grouping of honeybees that recently split-off from a strong вЂњmother colonyвЂќ to start a new hive.

Swarm queen free