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  • From: "Thomas Grizzle" <griz AT mindspring.com>
  • To: "'Lewis Cauble'" <lewis AT hivebody.com>, <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Nuc for Sale??
  • Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:59:22 -0400

Thanks, I’ll try that next time.  Swarm #3 is past 24 hr and seems to be staying put. When it is for sure they are staying, within reason?  Is there a fairly reliable rule of thumb out there, e.g., 72 hours and you are good?

 

Tom

 

From: Lewis Cauble [mailto:lewis AT hivebody.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:19 PM
To: Thomas Grizzle; ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [ocba] Nuc for Sale??

 

I have found that giving a swarm a frame of open brood to tend to will increase their chances of staying put. 

 

Lewis

 


On April 22, 2014 at 4:06 PM Thomas Grizzle <griz AT mindspring.com> wrote:

Hi All,

 

I’ve had at least 3 swarms so far this spring and captured the first one in a homemade nuc box made from this website (http://www.squidoo.com/6-easy-steps-to-make-a-nuc-box#module156964573).  The second one got away, it stayed about 24 hours and off it went to la la land.  Just captured the third one yesterday and I am not yet sure if it will stay.  Can anyone give me pointers on how to make bees like me and want to stay put?  I’ve been putting a boardman feeder in the immediate vicinity, like either right inside the box with 3 frames, or on the front of a deep with a base and top and 9 frames, all foundation comb. 

 

The first swarm was caught two weeks ago and yesterday I went inside for the first time.  There are 5 deep frames, wired comb, one started with already drawn comb, the other four from foundation.  There was honey, pollen, eggs and larvae, nothing capped yet, but far enough along that if someone needs to start over, this should help launch them.  I would be willing to sell the bees/queen and the frames in exchange for 5 deep frames in good condition with drawn wired comb + $100.  If that is reasonable…

 

Thanks!

 

Thomas B. Grizzle

1541 Ferrell Road

Chapel Hill, NC 27517

919.967.5199

griz AT mindspring.com

 


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