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Swarm Traps – baiting and staging
All but 6 traps have been baited and staged, out of the way. You might be wondering, “why so early?” Bees won’t be swarming yet in Indiana. To that I’d say, you are right, but there are TWO good reasons to … Continue reading
Posted in Methods, Scouting, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized, What's going on..
Tagged bait hive, Indiana Beekeeping, swarm trap, Treatment-free
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Robbing can teach us about honeybees 1
Part 1: Robbing is a Problem. First thing’s first. Robbing sucks, but, IT’S NOT A REASON TO FREAK OUT! Take a deep breath…. Count to TEN. I remember when I began beekeeping. I read of all these alien things that … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, Hive Reports, Observation, Uncategorized, What's going on..
Tagged bee, honeybee, Indiana Beekeeping, robbing, treatment free beekeeping
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Red and Beige pollen
Last Friday (3/18/2016) I visited 3 hives. While there I took a walk to see if I could find bees working the Purple dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum). I had observed bees entering hives with RED pollen and thought it was from the Nettle. … Continue reading
Posted in Great Weeds, Observation, Uncategorized, What's going on..
Tagged bloom dates, Indiana Beekeeping, phenology
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Science in Beekeeping?
I grimace every time I see something on Facebook touting how Scientists and The USDA are working on Saving the Bees. I hope it doesn’t take the government as long to figure out Bee problems as it has to end … Continue reading
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Trap #25 becomes 1211
Previously I had written about Trap #25 having no eggs or larvae in it (see Queenless Trap). I had close to a 100 mile round trip in trap retrieval, that queen needed to be there. Anita from Beverly Bees optimistically left … Continue reading
Posted in Hive Reports, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bee, beekeeping, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns
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New observation on swarming behavior
Recently I have become aware of a behavior that bees are displaying around my swarm traps. I missed it before because I had been putting traps inside woods or along wood-lines never knowing exactly when they were occupied. Due to … Continue reading
Posted in HowTo, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bait hive, beekeeping, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, Swarm, swarm trap, swarm trapping, swarming behavior
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What to do when your trap gets a HIT (a potential catch)?
I have been conversing back and forth with someone on YouTube about swarm trapping. Recently they had a trap that was occupied. They immediately attempted to hive the bees, and they fear that something may have gone very wrong. This is a … Continue reading
Posted in HowTo, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bait hive, bee, beekeeping, feral bees, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, moving a swarm trap, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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The power of LGO!
There have been times in all of our lives when we have had to “Eat Crow”. Serendipity struck this last weekend and I must set the record straight and acknowledge that I was probably wrong about downplaying the importance of … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, Posts, Swarm Trapping, Uncategorized
Tagged bait hive, bee, beekeeping, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, Lemongrass Oil, LGO, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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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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Free Bees Anyone?
Today is Sunday 5/6/12 With the bees I have caught in the last week I am quickly approaching my quota for the year. If anyone out there is in need of bees and they live within 50 miles of Liberty, … Continue reading
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Tagged bait hive, bee, beekeeping, feral bees, feral hives, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, Swarm, swarm trap, swarm trapping
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