Category: Swarm
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First 2016 Swarm Call
I just arrived at my first bee yard when I received a swarm call today. It was Lisa Phillips of Round Tuit Farms asking if I wanted to handle a swarm. You betcha! I finished up what I was doing (those nucs are looking really nice!) and went over to check out the swarm. It…
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It’s Swarm Season On Whidbey!
I’ve only received a few but myself and others have been busy collecting lots of swarms recently. Most beekeepers want to save the bees and do free honey bee swarm removals. On one day, I received 3 calls. One swarm was mine – the same one that swarmed the day prior (read: http://shadylanebees.com/better-swarm-yours/). The second swarm…
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A Better Swarm Is When It Isn’t Yours
Caught a swarm in North Oak Harbor, close to Deception Pass on Whidbey Island. Unfortunately it was a swarm from one of my hives. No problem though, just have to make lemonade from those lemons and roll with what the bees throw at ya. Sometime you hope you’re guiding the bees but most of…
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Catching A Swarm on Whidbey
A beautiful Easter Sunday here on the Island and I get a swarm call (thanks to Lisa of Round Tuit Farms for the referral) about a swarm of bees outside an Oak Harbor home. I rush over and there’s a nice clump of bees hanging on some wisteria. So take a moment to picture this.…