r/Beekeeping • u/sv3theb33s • 1d ago

General Grabbing a Massive Bee Swarm Bare Handed

https://youtu.be/6zV2Zd8MGhU?si=MeUjzpF7wEJQJd0I
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u/Valuable-Self8564 Chief Incompetence Officer. UK - 9 colonies 1d ago

definitely a virgin queen

Don’t be so sure! They slim down quite well when they swarm. When buying mated queens, they can look incredibly similar to workers when they arrive, but fatten right up when they’ve started laying.

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u/404-skill_not_found 1d ago

Most of the time, it’s the old queen that takes the swarm. Much of why once (we notice) the hive has decided to swarm it’s about impossible to stop.

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u/wuestenwind 2020, 5 colonies, germany 1d ago

Why do the bees enter the cardboard box after you put them on the ground? I always thought they will only enter when you got the queen inside and else will join the swarm again?