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O.T. - Hived a Swarm Today
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Posted by Peabody on March 05, 2006 at 17:29:28 from (64.12.116.65):
My tractor buddy & I used to keep about a dozen hives of bees until disease and mites wiped us out about ten years ago. I told him a couple of weeks ago we needed to get back in the hobby, since we had the equipment and both of us really enjoyed fooling with the little boogers. We were going to get a few hives going next month when the season begins here in Central Alabama. Well, after a beautiful last couple of days in the high 60's, I guess the pheromones started flowing early, cause I spotted a swarm in a shrub right at eye level this afternoon. I couldn't let this free $50 worth of bees get away. After an hour or so of scrambling to rehab a hive and retrieve mouse-eaten protective clothing, we hived the swarm at dusk. And not a sting! Beekeeping is fascinating. Professional beekeepers tend to be stalwart citizens, because after a day's work at their trade, they have neither the time, money nor energy to cause any trouble (like most other agrarians). Any other beekeepers out there?
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