6/12/2019
I mastered the smoker today. Paper and woodchips. Build a fire, packin straw or pine needles, done. It will last for hours. Reload if needed.
6/13
A rogue swarm moved into a box on the ground. second swarm that showed up this season. I'll keep just one here at the house. Neighbors are out to get me :)
Saturday 6/15/2019
I took the rogue hive up to Twin Falls and the bees left behind, those out foraging, homeless, formed a new QUEENLESS hive in a nuc box stored against the wall. That makes the 3rd swarm I have acquired this June by volunteer move-in.
Tuesday 6/18/2019
We have a "secret hive" in the back yard (secret from the complaining neighbors) I took the two empty boxes off the top, not really empty, filled with new brood hanging from the roof. Hope I didn't kill the queen - the box is buzzing like mad and quite busy outside kind of like too many bees for the space now. Soon I will add a honey super.
Check for varroa as it's a volunteer swarm.
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