HoneyBee Homing | Feeling the Power of the Swarm (Vlog)
Today's video brings me so much joy!
For any of you following our Natural Beekeeping journey, you know that we recently caught a swarm on our land in one of our Swarm boxes! Super exciting news!!
In the vlog, Ini shares the Next Steps, namely closing up the box and relocating it for at least a week over 5 miles away...
I have taken down the first (of many I hope) honeybee swarms that we've caught in our cedar swarm traps. We were blessed with a swarm within 36 hours of hanging it and are so happy about the success. A fine new home for these bees smelling of lemongrass and propolis.
The video takes place 15 feet up a tree and is up close and personal with the swarm.
As sunset approaches, the last of the foragers are returning to the box. The next step now that we have attracted a swarm is to move the hive to its final location. Because it is so close to the current location, we have to move its several miles so the bees will reset their orientation. Otherwise if we move it only a short distance the bees will become disoriented=not good.
The first step is to turn the openings to the vent only setting so the bees can be safely moved. I then must carry the whole box down the ladder and drive the box to our mentor's house for a week long visit. Next week I'll bring it back and will place it in its final location in our apiary!! We'll be preparing the space for it before then.
Exited to hear and feel the buzz of the hive.
It's a great reminded of the power of nature, how strong an organism the honeybee colony is and of the wonders of life. We are so blessed to have the opportunity to work with honey bees and are hoping to catch more swarms in the other 4 boxes we have around the county. What a blessing!!
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beautiful...beyond all words!!!!!! priceless!
your JOY...is...FELT...brother!
Yay, love to share joy! We are indeed so blessed.
Thanks for coming along on the journey with us! We’re setting up the hive stands for final location and this REALLY lights us up.
I am enjoying the saga of the swarm!
Great to hear it. Next week we’ll be bring it home to it’s final good be. Definitely exciting!
Bees are an amazing blessing. I plant heaps of herbs and flowering gums with bees in mind. I find it incredible that they actually have facial recognition scanning abilities so all the bees from our hive KNOW us!!! Isnt that incredible. I adore what you are doing here. When our swarm just landed on our property we called our mate Mark who came straight over with boxes...so thrilled and blessed.
That’s great you have their forage in mind, happy to hear of your stewardship efforts. Yes bees are so incredible! They are so endlessly fascinating and offer a life long relationship. The more I learn the less I realize I know. Stoked you have an ally named Mark to help you. All the best!
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STOPI am awe struck by this whole process. Thank you for putting so much detail into your posts. It's quite fascinating and I'm certainly re-thinking our own goals for keeping bees around here (and where/how) we source them.
So glad you appreciate the content @walkerland. It is a pleasure to share and your comment is a great example of why. Hop this sets you up for success!
We started off last year with very little knowledge but have learned a tonne from our mentor. Next steps to come will bring more info still. Always more to learn eh!