tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post6701030187695345269..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Survival Bee Keeping - The Swarm TrapPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-89214891305478325282016-05-21T01:21:31.062-04:002016-05-21T01:21:31.062-04:00A swarm just moved into my trap today. I'd lik...A swarm just moved into my trap today. I'd like to take them down from the tree, and move them about 100 feet over. How do I go about doing this without them absconding, or getting lost. I need an effective way to reset their internal GPS. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. ~JeffThomas Speldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195091364597720334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-54833181000692100172015-03-14T12:14:46.045-04:002015-03-14T12:14:46.045-04:00kymber - Thanks... I am lucky that I love that Lem...kymber - Thanks... I am lucky that I love that Lemon smell anyway. The wife sometimes complains about it after I bait the traps :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-6107703775933007762015-03-14T12:13:53.052-04:002015-03-14T12:13:53.052-04:00MV - Wow you are way ahead of us then. Still waiti...MV - Wow you are way ahead of us then. Still waiting on the Maples to bloom here.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-54612506834489054382015-03-14T12:13:26.542-04:002015-03-14T12:13:26.542-04:00Sf - LOL no they aren't.Sf - LOL no they aren't.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-5963221947201092952015-03-14T12:13:10.430-04:002015-03-14T12:13:10.430-04:00Thanks Indy!!
Thanks Indy!!<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-29873535435918653462015-03-14T12:12:44.402-04:002015-03-14T12:12:44.402-04:00TB - Oh I don't know for sure anymore unless I...TB - Oh I don't know for sure anymore unless I pulled out my log and counted em all up over the years. Prolly well into the 50's or more. The drought of 2012 killed off a lot of my bees and I lost all the hives I had plus all the swarms I caught that year just about.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-24776636345667670102015-03-13T19:38:45.483-04:002015-03-13T19:38:45.483-04:00love it! love it! love it! i am currently overwint...love it! love it! love it! i am currently overwintering lemon grass that i grew last summer - it is in the house and will be used for many tom yum goong soups, curries AND catching bees! i also have lemon balm growing like mad in the greenhouse and will be sure to plant a ton of it all around the perimeter of our cleared land. and now i know how to build a box and attract the wild bees. these kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-46773559889968026102015-03-13T15:26:25.752-04:002015-03-13T15:26:25.752-04:00I think it's time to put them up around here. ...I think it's time to put them up around here. All the plums are done blooming but still a lot of pollen going in.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-12389251793159890202015-03-13T06:41:05.388-04:002015-03-13T06:41:05.388-04:00Now I know what they look like, they aren't li...Now I know what they look like, they aren't little mouse trap looking things baited with honey!Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-26043414816963314002015-03-12T23:08:14.604-04:002015-03-12T23:08:14.604-04:00Great practical information to know. ThanksGreat practical information to know. Thanksindyjonesoutherenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-7727703183153814312015-03-12T22:41:15.401-04:002015-03-12T22:41:15.401-04:00Preppy - How many swarms have gathered over the ye...Preppy - How many swarms have gathered over the years?Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.com