[permaculture] Catching bees?
Stephen Sherman
spsherm at msn.com
Sun May 10 14:54:31 EDT 2009
The bees while in swarm are not territorial, as they usually are once
they've settled in "their" hive. One can often scoop a swarm up, or
shake it off a branch into a box without any reaction from the bees. The
bees are full of honey, pretty calm, and mostly concerned with
protecting the queen and finding a new home. Not fighting off intruders.
Many years ago I was going into a local hardware store. No one was using
their main entrance because there was a swarm of bees on a tree branch
just outside the door. I explained that in a swarm the bees were quite
calm, but it didn't change anyone's opinion. So I offered to remove them
if they could give me a cardboard box and a scrap of cardboard. I
scooped and shoveled the swarm off the branch and into the box using the
cardboard scrap; and then moved the box to the back of my station wagon.
I didn't have any bee equipment with me, and did not get stung; although
it was a bit crowded in the car on the way home. (I did have a spare
hive ready for them at home though)
Steve
Dieter Brand wrote:
> Thanks Robin!
>
> Won’t they sting me if I try to scoop them up? Do I need protective clothing to do that?
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> Dieter
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