@garrybrischke53 I kept a close eye on the tree throughout the summer. Slowly the numbers dwindled til one time I went out and there was no activity. Not sure if the queen died or they were overcome by mites or disease. There were no dead bees on the ground that I could see.... it was heartbreaking to find it empty.
@julibottjen9047 sorry to hear that . A cone trapout could have had a better result , we live and learn . Your effort and methodology to locate the colony was impressive. Better luck next time , merry Christmas from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺.
@matthewmyers4500 sadly I checked the tree a couple of weeks ago and the entire hive either absconded or died. I noticed over several weeks the number of bees dwindling, so I wonder if it was a queenless swarm that had moved in this spring. Will never know, now. There are still plenty of bees around, so I plan to do some more lining. :)
@azartrus the swarm trap did not work this year- I took it down mid summer and then 3 weeks later went to see the bees and they were all gone :( Some suspect they were queenless, some suspect mite issues. Whatever happened to them, was sad not to see them there anymore. As far as plotting the lines, I took a visual bearing and also a photo of the direction they were going. Then I used Google earth to draw a straight line from the bee box to where I figured they were flying to, based on my photo and Google earth image.
Nice video great recreation of the Bee box for Tom Seeley's design,however in my area I have been told that all honey bees were killed by varoa mites. Were u able to find honey bees where did u look?which flower?
Well done , I hope your efforts are rewarded .
@garrybrischke53 I kept a close eye on the tree throughout the summer. Slowly the numbers dwindled til one time I went out and there was no activity. Not sure if the queen died or they were overcome by mites or disease. There were no dead bees on the ground that I could see.... it was heartbreaking to find it empty.
@julibottjen9047 sorry to hear that . A cone trapout could have had a better result , we live and learn . Your effort and methodology to locate the colony was impressive. Better luck next time , merry Christmas from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺.
Очень интересный эксперимент, хорошая работа.
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Очень полезный материал , для любителей ловли бродячих роёв.
amazing well done Juli
Well done and congratulations; I’m sure you will catch a swarm too! Good inspiration for the rest of us beekeepers.
@matthewmyers4500 sadly I checked the tree a couple of weeks ago and the entire hive either absconded or died. I noticed over several weeks the number of bees dwindling, so I wonder if it was a queenless swarm that had moved in this spring. Will never know, now. There are still plenty of bees around, so I plan to do some more lining. :)
Please show how you are able to mark the bees in the trap.
@jessecainjr when they were feeding on the syrup tray I marked them.
very nicely done. Any updates on the swarm box? what did you use to help plot the lines?
@azartrus the swarm trap did not work this year- I took it down mid summer and then 3 weeks later went to see the bees and they were all gone :( Some suspect they were queenless, some suspect mite issues. Whatever happened to them, was sad not to see them there anymore.
As far as plotting the lines, I took a visual bearing and also a photo of the direction they were going. Then I used Google earth to draw a straight line from the bee box to where I figured they were flying to, based on my photo and Google earth image.
Nice video great recreation of the Bee box for Tom Seeley's design,however in my area I have been told that all honey bees were killed by varoa mites. Were u able to find honey bees where did u look?which flower?
I found them all over clover that had been planted in the fields - they are European honey bees, from what I could tell.
How did you mark the bees?
Did you use one of the tubes that we use to mark queens?