If you’re not up to speed on my swarm capture, read Episode 1 here! As with everything else in beekeeping, there’s no single best practice when it comes to transferring a colony from the swarm trap to your normal hive…
A Swarm Story: Episode 1, Capturing Wild Bees
So I haven’t posted on here in a while. It’s been a frustrating few years, losing my hives every winter and not knowing why. This year I thought one had made it through; they seemed to be doing ok all…