tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047240160997121258.post3614020739491361467..comments2023-10-02T03:18:39.000-06:00Comments on Brown's Downtown Bees: "If you are lucky enough to be Irish, then you are lucky enough..."Jessie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469011065556001322noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047240160997121258.post-67003163046840164282011-05-26T18:22:40.827-06:002011-05-26T18:22:40.827-06:00LOL, little did we know how apt the name would be!...LOL, little did we know how apt the name would be! And sunstone, this was my (aly's) second swarm. I think I'm due a nice bush capture next - though hopefully my hived and feral colonies will just be content and productive for a while :)NewMexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057920199959211428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047240160997121258.post-6466343007676607942011-05-26T11:48:54.441-06:002011-05-26T11:48:54.441-06:00Bucket & stick. Sounds fun! I don't have t...Bucket & stick. Sounds fun! I don't have that much experience -only caught swarms that were on easy low branches I could snip off. <br /><br />Congrats on the large swarm! A small swarm I caught a few weeks ago seems to be now queenless. Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047240160997121258.post-7352760976931697992011-05-25T15:43:52.372-06:002011-05-25T15:43:52.372-06:00I'm going to get into the hive in a couple of ...I'm going to get into the hive in a couple of days and see if they are still aggressive. I think their large number (5 pounds or so) and the way we captured them had to do with their aggressiveness. They were so high up in a branch that we had to use a bucket on a stick to try and jostle them free into the bucket. Seems like every time I capture bees this way they get very defensive. Don't what your experience is. I'll keep you posted on bee mood.Jessie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469011065556001322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047240160997121258.post-21851372319695000182011-05-25T14:18:36.127-06:002011-05-25T14:18:36.127-06:00Are you going to requeen? They seem like a testy b...Are you going to requeen? They seem like a testy bunch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com