Swarm collection
One of our hives in Longmont swarmed last night. We checked them last week and must have missed a queen cell. It was a massive swarm and late at night so we did a different kind of collection. We knocked them into a sheet and had them walk into their new home. It worked and they are now happily by our barn.
Last night one of our own hives swarmed. We checked them last week and didn’t think we left any queen cells but clearly missed one. It was a massive swarm and being late at night we had to do a different kind of collection. We knocked them onto a blanket and let them walk into their new hive. There were so many bees we ended up having to add a second box for them to fit. It was an adventure and they are now happily by our barn in a new home.
