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Category Archives: Swarm Trapping
Hanging of Swarm Traps
I realized recently that I hadn’t scheduled How I Hang a Swarm Trap for publishing yet. If you are interested take a look at it and get some traps out there. A lot of beekeepers think that the swarm season … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, HowTo, Posts, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bait hive, bee, beekeeping, feral bees, feral hives, foundationless frames, hang swarm trap, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, Swarm, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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First Hit of the Year.
Today is Friday, but the best day of this week clearly was Wednesday!!! The post about dead bees was a bummer so I was in search of good news. Being out and about, I decided to check some swarm traps. … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, Posts, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bait hive, bee, bee genetics, bee tree, beekeeping, feral bees, feral hives, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, Swarm, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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Trapping Update
Currently 23 traps have been deployed and as far as I know there have been no takers. Given the recent shift in the weather I am actually a little glad. Up until last Friday weather had been unseasonably warm for … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Dates, Feral Bees, Posts, Swarm Trapping
Tagged bait hive, beekeeping, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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Loading Swarm Traps
Now that I finally have some Swarm Trap Plans posted it is time to think about the next step. The traps need to be loaded prior to deployment. The directions for How I Load Swarm Traps can be found under How To… in the … Continue reading
Swarm trap plans are…. “done”
After weeks and weeks of re-examining my Swarm Trap Plans I have to get them out. Every time I look at them I make changes. I found a draft laying around from two weeks ago. It showed that I was … Continue reading
New method of hanging traps
I have found a new way to hang many of my traps. Instead of driving nails into trees, I began using light duty chain and S-hooks. It started when my Dad did not want me putting nails into his trees. … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, HowTo, Posts, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bait hive, beekeeping, feral bees, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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We’ve got Drones!!!!
Finally at long last drones are buzzing loudly around my house and hives!!!! Last Friday (the 13th) after getting home from work I observed them. It won’t be long before swarming will start around here. A bunch of traps … Continue reading
Finally got a couple of traps up.
I have been away from bee duties for much of the last week building a large run for our chickens to keep them out of this years garden. Along with finishing that up, two swarm traps were deployed Trap01 and Trap10. … Continue reading
Posted in Posts, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bait hive, beekeeping, feral bees, hive stand, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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2012 Has Officially Begun
During the course of the last two weeks I have opened all of my hives. I went into winter with fourteen, and have come out the other end with eleven. The colonies that didn’t make it appear to have starved. All hives … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, Hive Reports, Posts, Swarm Trapping, What's going on..
Tagged beekeeping, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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Where do bees come from?
Most people when questioned about where bees come from would reply that bees come as packages or as nucs. Have you ever asked what had to happen to get those bees to your apiary? I know I didn’t. I feel … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, Posts, Swarm Trapping
Tagged bait hive, beekeeping, feral bees, feral hives, genetic resistance, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, nuc, package bee, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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