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Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 14 5:31 pm Post subject: New swarm.

Reading recently about others gathering swarms & only getting three calls from homeowners with swarms. One up a very tall tree (no head for heights), one under the floor of a bungalow (Could have tried a trap out but the owner wanted them gone now), & the third very accessible but I was at the Royal Cornwall show & a little inbived when I got the call.

so no results there & a little envious of said others.
Thought I should get a top bar hive cleaned up that's been lying vacant for some time ready for a split & lo & behold a swarm from somewhere else (different markings to any of my bees) has moved in. Result.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 14 5:28 pm Post subject:
There was a lovely little swarm at school today. A foot off the ground in a current bush. I wasn't exactly dressed for bee wrangling, so I rang Alison and she came and got them. I hope they settle in OK! I got some nice photos too! Photos. https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYWXerF Last edited by jamanda on Mon Jun 16, 14 8:57 pm; edited 1 time in total

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 14 8:47 pm Post subject:
They traveled home fine. I will let them out tomorrow. Thanks for calling me.

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