Hi everyone,
I received a call from a relative about the sky going black and bees clumping on their next door neighbour's bush. I got everything ready and loaded the car with all my kit as well as the bee vac I made last week, and a 6 frame nuc. This gave me options to think about on the journey there.
The collection went really well. Using a bee vacuum is a bit time-consuming but you're not shaking them about and sending them into the air.
They're in a shady part of the apiary now. I'll take my spare Abelo poly down and dump them in after I spray them with some water.
I'll post pictures up later and document this as much as I can. The idea is to make this thread useful to someone in the future. Please feel free to chip in with any pointers or comments - such as timings, treatment, how to keep them from absconding etc.
I received a call from a relative about the sky going black and bees clumping on their next door neighbour's bush. I got everything ready and loaded the car with all my kit as well as the bee vac I made last week, and a 6 frame nuc. This gave me options to think about on the journey there.
The collection went really well. Using a bee vacuum is a bit time-consuming but you're not shaking them about and sending them into the air.
They're in a shady part of the apiary now. I'll take my spare Abelo poly down and dump them in after I spray them with some water.
I'll post pictures up later and document this as much as I can. The idea is to make this thread useful to someone in the future. Please feel free to chip in with any pointers or comments - such as timings, treatment, how to keep them from absconding etc.
Jazz