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Bees - My first try


_Keith

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Well, here we go. The hive is in place with wax comb foundation. The swarm lure is in. Extra food and comb material is on the standby. Now we wait for bees.

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That bee hive looks very professional. When I was very young I would go with my Dad to collect a swarm that had landed in some person's garden. Usually the swarm would be on a low tree branch. My Dad would place an almost empty hive it would have one or two frames with wax comb foundation. Take the lid off the hive then snip the branch causing the swarm to fall into thd hive. The lid would then be replaced as quick as possible. Then he'd take the hive back to his own garden to access the health of the colony also decide weather to requeen the hive or not. After a quarantine period is up the hive would then be added to one of his bee sights.

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Yall are crazy. I avoid stinging insects at all costs... phobia I guess.

I should probably mention that watched the capturing of a new swarm from the relative safety of the car. By the age of 13 I'd developed an allergy to bee stings so no longer went with him on any bee related outings.

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Yall are crazy. I avoid stinging insects at all costs... phobia I guess.

Doc, I had considered bees before, but was like you and not all that found of getting stung by anything. And I had a fear of beehives, swarms, etc. It was only a couple years that I visited a friend who had a hive that I understood that it is all about the queen. We passed within a couple of feet of that hive several times, and once just stood there for while watching them come and go. They were as unconcerned with us as we learned to be about them. It was after that we decided to give it a try. The hive is out of everyone's way here, but still clearly visible so any up close exposures will be intentional and never accidental. I am looking forward to it.

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I'm going to be getting a couple of hives myself.

The trick will be to locate them so that the neighbors won't see them. Many people fear bees, and with the prevalence of allergies it's understandable up to a point.

The key is mellow bees. Africanized honey bees are aggressive and much more dangerous than the "domestic" bees used by beekeepers.

As an insect lover all my life I can readily attest to the knee-jerk fears by many people of all insects in general, let alone bees.

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Looks good Keith! Keep an eye out (or check craigslist) for swarms. That's usually the best way to capture a new colony. We never had any luck trying to lure them into the empty box. But you're in a different area so maybe it'll work. Set some irrigation boxes or upside down pots out with the lure in them as well. They seem to love swarming into things like that, with small entrances.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Looks good Keith! Keep an eye out (or check craigslist) for swarms. That's usually the best way to capture a new colony. We never had any luck trying to lure them into the empty box. But you're in a different area so maybe it'll work. Set some irrigation boxes or upside down pots out with the lure in them as well. They seem to love swarming into things like that, with small entrances.

Thanks Matt. I pretty much figure I'll have to buy a swarm or starter colony of bees, but since the bees are actively swarming on their own in this area right now, it seemed there was no harm in at least attempting to attract a swarm with pheromones. Worst I am out is the $9 buck for the attractant. Thanks for the pot recommendation, I'll get those out there now.

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My Dad has caught a few swarms with just an empty bee box. Of course when ever that happens it was never a deliberate plan. The bees just happened to move into the box.

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My Dad has caught a few swarms with just an empty bee box. Of course when ever that happens it was never a deliberate plan. The bees just happened to move into the box.

My extra effort, pheromones.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Here is one of the bee hives that are under a clump of Archontopheonix cunninghamiana in my parents back yard.

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