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Wild honey bee hive discovery

https://v.nostr.build/jYgrj.mp4

Observe and Interact, while collecting the maple sugaring equipment from the woods I noticed honey bees frequently landing on the buckets to drink some of the sweet sap. There was so many of them around, I thought the hive must be somewhere nearby. I made sure to look up and at any large trees with holes in their trunk. I quickly found a cherry tree swarming with honey bees! If I have time I'll set a swarm trap later this spring and see if we can get some bee hives going again.

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Séimí Mac Síomón 1y ago

Keep us posted! Would love to observe your technique for trapping and transporting.

rev.hodl 1y ago

Setting a swarm trap to catch wild honey bees

https://v.nostr.build/oM3Rl.mp4

Found a wild honey bee hive in the hollow of a cherry tree while packing up the maple sap collection buckets in late winter. Now that there are pollen and nectar flows for the honey bees they may swarm. I've setup a swarm trap within the direct path in which the bees fly to and from the hive in hopes that they find it should they swarm. We've had honey bees in the past at the homestead but once all our hives died out we never replaced them. If I can catch some wild bees I will be happy to start beekeeping again. I'll check on this trap in a few weeks and spray some more swarm lure (lemongrass oil) on the trap if it hasn't been colonized.

#permies #permaculture #homesteading #meshtadel #grownostr #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #swarmtrap

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OmAum 1y ago

So cool! My brother raises bees though in another state. He gave me three of his old frames. I’m waiting on taking on the bee project until I get garden and perms-orchard areas rolling well. All in time. Great to hear that you are doing this 🐝