Catching Bees Part 2 - Spring Project

Here is Part 2 of the Bee Swarm Trap series. My goal was to capture bees that were trying to build a hive in my house and transfer them to my top bar bee hive. So far the Swarm traps have been a success and hopefully taken residence in them. I'm not an expert in bees (or much of anything;), so please consult a professional if you have a similar situation. Please let me know if you have any questions or tips:)
Thanks for watching:)

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I own 100% of the rights for the audio and visual content seen in this video. Music, as always, created by my talented brother-in-law Trey Harris!

[theprogamerrewithofficial]

I love people who care for bees! Thank

[EsparzaA]

Found your channel today and probably watched 3 hours straight. Love the videos keep up the good work!

[pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga]

Just goes to show you that the bait hive does not need to be fancy or exact. After all, bees in the wild find various size holes entering into varying size chambers such as an attic, hollow tree, old tire, etc. I am so glad you got some FREE BEES.

[kenlairson]

Looks like you are about to be the Honey Man. Good luck.

[williamkilcullen]

yes.. your self making looks successful...looking forward to your 3rd video..

[Canadiansasquatchbrewery]

Nice!  Those look like a good sign there for sure!  You may need more hives at that rate!   Cheers!

[chrismartinez]

That's awesome you did it... I find bee's all around my house. I was thinking of doing the same. Now that I've seen you do it. I just might try the same thing. L0L.

[blackberryhideout]

Yay bees! That is cool and creepy (the big mass of them). Good job, Joe!

[mycents]

Wow that was fast, you have a green thumb and now your the bees knees 🐝. 😎

[honeybguys]

Whatch for the bees bringing in pollen, wait a couple of weeks then transferre them. Good catch.

[PermacultureHomestead]

Lemongrass works !  you make a strong point about the AfracanizedHB I forgot that the southwest if full of em' you should totally get a professional helping you id those bees before any kind of transfer.  Congrats and good luck on the project.

[theTORTUGAZUL]

You had to of been so excited to come home to find the bees swarming around both of the boxes .

[thomasgalpin]

ha! HA! welcome to the club of green cherries!I liked all three of your videos!

I am in the same process at the moment as two of my original nucs are going strong and are close to deciding about a swarm.

I used the usual Langedorf frames but am interested in trying foundationless top bar ones.
Keep up your great videos!

[joannabarker]

Well done-thanks for the great videos! I am in central Texas and interested in top bar hives.

[abelnietoify]

Wow!That was really quick!You probably already know this but Jon Peters from YouTube has also started bee keeping as well.The part of the country you live in, your probably going to have quite a bit of success.From the little i know they have a hard time surviving harsh winters.Good luck!!

[loneponder]

Good stuff!   looks like you  will need a Flow Hive

[rondurham]

That’s pretty awesome. I’ve been watching your videos and getting some great ideas for my own house. I have bees too and they swarm almost yearly. Not Africanized though. Pretty tame Italian bees.
Have you considered a bathouse. Bug control made easy.

[tfoot]

If it works im going to give it a try ;)

[timmynormand]

I'm trying the same thing rite now cool video keep me informed I'm learning from you. Ps. We both don't know what we are doing lol

[thomasgalpin]

you do not mention any food to keep them from to  1 sugar/water mix.     I left mine in the bait box for 2 weeks to settle and get organized by then they will have built some comb.  Transfer the bars undisturbed into your top bar..hope this helps!