Revisit of the Swarm that made a home in empty equipment
Hello Everyone,
I thought I'd give the swarm another look after a few weeks to see if the queen had mated properly and if there was any disease.
I came across a few pests in my inspection, so I'm going to have to keep my eye on this colony in the near future.
I hope you're all safe and well,
Greg
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Swarms can be good - but you are right they are often not so good. Then again as you say it can be useful to have the extra bees and if they have just moved into an empty box then the effort of setting up a fw bait boxes is minimal.
@MystTreeHoney
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I'm not a fan of the chance of disease that swarms bring. I know several bee keepers that love swarms because they just replace the queens, wait a few weeks, and then sell them for £150... "Easy money." Personally, I'm not a fan of the idea of selling swarms. I do have swarm catching boxes up, but this is to catch my own bees. I don't want my swarms to cause problems for others.
@honeybeesforsale
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@@MystTreeHoney Ah yes. Selling swarms - not my personal practice I must say. I like to leave my swarms alone and keep them going long enough to asses them. Occasionally I get a really good one - a bonus! When it comes to selling bees (I only sell a few colonies a year) I like them to have my queens that I have bred for the purpose.
@MystTreeHoney
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I prefer to build my own nucs for sale. It means if anything goes wrong then I know it was my fault and I can fix it. Swarms are an unknown variable.