I thought my colony had survived the winter, but I lost them early this year after they atrophied during the cold months. At some point the queen had died as I saw evidence of emergency queen cells being built. Plenty of food left untouched but no sign of disease, just bees frozen in place. I had decided not to buy another colony when to my surprise in late May a small swarm moved into my top bar hive! It is a beautiful gift when bees choose to inhabit a home you've made for them. Now a month on our Glossy Privet is beginning to bloom and the bees are taking full advantage! Lovely video, thanks for sharing. Best of luck with your new swarm.
Thank you for your encouraging comment. Some years ago we also lost a hive and like you we cleaned out the hive but left the combs. Again a swarm entered voluntarily. This year we were hoping the Top Bar would attract a swarm (we lost its inhabitants to a wasp attack last year) but the bait hive won the day and attracted two swarms. We also filmed the other swarm going in here ruclips.net/video/wnugLGqPcj4/видео.html
I am just planning to start keeping bees for the first time ever! Just picked up a beautiful used top bar hive and wanted to know how to sterilize it before introducing bees to it as I have no history by previous owners?
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I thought my colony had survived the winter, but I lost them early this year after they atrophied during the cold months. At some point the queen had died as I saw evidence of emergency queen cells being built. Plenty of food left untouched but no sign of disease, just bees frozen in place. I had decided not to buy another colony when to my surprise in late May a small swarm moved into my top bar hive! It is a beautiful gift when bees choose to inhabit a home you've made for them. Now a month on our Glossy Privet is beginning to bloom and the bees are taking full advantage!
Lovely video, thanks for sharing. Best of luck with your new swarm.
Thank you for your encouraging comment. Some years ago we also lost a hive and like you we cleaned out the hive but left the combs. Again a swarm entered voluntarily. This year we were hoping the Top Bar would attract a swarm (we lost its inhabitants to a wasp attack last year) but the bait hive won the day and attracted two swarms. We also filmed the other swarm going in here ruclips.net/video/wnugLGqPcj4/видео.html
Lucky bees to have found you. Look at all those beautiful flowers!
We garden both for food and bees. Works well for us all.
This looks like SO MUCH FUN!!!!! I'm getting back into beekeeping this next April and hope to catch a swarm as well.
I love watching a swarm choose a swarm trap
What a fantastic video!! Xxx
Thank you! We enjoyed making it.
Very cool!
It is one of the most exciting things you can do - lure and then house a swarm. Literally, a real buzz!
thanks for the video...eeeeeeasy with the smoke my friends
I am just planning to start keeping bees for the first time ever! Just picked up a beautiful used top bar hive and wanted to know how to sterilize it before introducing bees to it as I have no history by previous owners?
AWW, BLACK BEES! Perhaps they are Russian???
Not very much finesse when transferring from swarm to hive.psh
Agreed but it was very late and getting cold so needs must