Ponker
Loving the herd life
My new hive swarmed. I bought two on April 20th and one swarmed yesterday on the 30th. When they delivered my bees they told me that I should feed them because the rain washes away the nectar and pollen. I had a lot of clover (along with everyone for at least 4 sq miles) and fruit trees all over my general area were blooming... anyway, I didn't feed. SO I'm checking my bees yesterday and they filled the sky over their hive and settled in a nearby tree.
I called the woman who sold me the bees. She told me, "they do that sometimes." She really was bothered I called and didn't want to help me at all.
I placed an ad in a local FB group to see if anyone wants to try to catch this swarm. Its big, really big.
This is so disappointing. She told me that the hive won't necessarily die...
There is a bee group in a town North of where I live so I'm going to contact them to see if anyone is available as a mentor. The bees and boxes were incredibly expensive and I was told to call anytime for help but it was just a nice thing to say when they delivered my bees.
This is about 20 feet behind my hive. I'm so sad.
I called the woman who sold me the bees. She told me, "they do that sometimes." She really was bothered I called and didn't want to help me at all.
I placed an ad in a local FB group to see if anyone wants to try to catch this swarm. Its big, really big.
This is so disappointing. She told me that the hive won't necessarily die...
There is a bee group in a town North of where I live so I'm going to contact them to see if anyone is available as a mentor. The bees and boxes were incredibly expensive and I was told to call anytime for help but it was just a nice thing to say when they delivered my bees.
This is about 20 feet behind my hive. I'm so sad.