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On Saturday, May 2
nd, a lady in
Annapolis asked if anyone would want to collect a swarm of honeybees at her home. "Absolutely", was the answer. One of our members, Don Thompson, had a queenless colony with laying workers; the numbers were dwindling quickly. Badly needing a new queen, he assembled a brood chamber, with 9 frames of drawn comb, a bottom board, an inner and outer cover, and off we went to
Cape
St. John, just off Riva Road.
The swarm, about 2-3 pounds of bees (4,000 or so), was located about one foot off the ground on the bottom plank of a wooden fence, with two foot high, 4-5 inch wire mesh attached. It was a simple matter of brushing the bees off into the brood chamber. But many of them did not heed our instruction to stay inside; confusion reigned. After several brushings, the queen obviously gave better instructions to her subjects and they settled in quite nicely. We closed the hive and left with the intention of returning the following evening near dark to pick them up. However, Sunday was cloudy, rainy, and extremely wet. No bees were flying when we returned at about 11 A.M. We simply closed the entrance, strapped the components together, and hauled it home. Less than a half dozen bees were left behind, but two did escape in the car.
The new arrivals will be combined with the queenless colony when weather permits. We hope they will live happily ever after. We are indebted to Ms Marj Sparer for recognizing the value of Apis Mellifera, which pollinates one third of all our food. She was the photographer who made these excellent pictures. Loyd Luna, President, AABA
Two good photos contributed by: Carolyn Grant
A picture of Donna and her hive
A good YouTube video of a hive entrance in the summer
There are also a large number of other Bee related videos - just click the one on the list that you would like to see
Another good YouTube video on installing a new package of bees
A real good look inside the hive and narative
Here is a good example of going to get your Girls and then Setting them up in their new Home
One of our Esteemed Members furnished this Hive Inspection Presentation Content
A slide show on Installing a Pachage of Bees
Free Bees
Our VP working with AACC
Our Secretary 'Donna' at the 2009 Anne Arundel County Fair
explaining the Observation Hive to a few visitors to our exhibit
and to a group of (potential) future Beekeepers
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