Beekeeping For Dummies by Howland Blackiston & Dewey M. Caron

Author:Howland Blackiston & Dewey M. Caron [Blackiston, Howland & Caron, Dewey M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119311034
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2017-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Get the bees off the branch.

One approach is to give the branch holding the bees a sudden, authoritative jolt. Doing so will dislodge the swarm, and the bees will (hopefully) fall into the container that you have placed directly under it. If this approach works, great. But it can be tricky. The swarm may miss its mark, and you may wind up with bees all over the place. In addition, this violent dislodging tests the gentle demeanor I promised!

I prefer a more precise approach that enables you to gently place (not drop) the bees into their “swarm box.” This approach works if the swarm is on a branch that you can easily trim and sever from the rest of the foliage. You’ll need a pair of pruning shears — a size appropriate for the job at hand — and permission from the branch owner to lop it off. Follow these steps:

Study the swarm.

Notice how the bees are clustered on the branches. Can you spot the main branch that’s holding the swarm? Are several branches holding it? Try to identify the branch (or branches) that, if severed, will allow you to gingerly walk the branch with swarm attached over to the box. In this manner, you can place the swarm in the box, not dump it.

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