An opportunity to use up some decrepit beekeeping equipment in the hope of enticing a swarm of bees (my own or someone elses) into a new home. It consists of a beehive floor, a three-quarter depth super full of old frames, a crown board and a lid. The theory is it should be set up somewhere high (above 2m) but last time I set it up on a flat roof, caught a swarm and then couldn’t cope with the logistics of getting a hive full of angry honey bees down to ground level. This year I’ve set it up in my apiary. If the swarm doesn’t find its own way there, at least I’ll have somewhere to put a swarm that lands somewhere I can catch it. Needs to be a bit warmer before the colonies will be up to a size to start swarming here but I’ll be prepared when they do.
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