This is the first swarm of Bees I ever captured moving into their brand new 5 Frame Nuc. Notice the bees standing on the landing board looking into the hive. You can't tell from the photograph but they're

This is one of my favorite Bee photographs. I guess that's why I used it for my avatar.

If it wasn't videoed you wouldn't believe it. The goal was to get the Queen into the Nicot box. The goal is achieved but not the way I was expecting. This is why you should always inspect your frames OVER

It took us two tries but I think we got them. As far as collecting Swarms go, my part was easy. I just shook them off of the branch into that cardboard Nuc. I then dumped that box into the wooden Nuc and

This colony was 3 times bigger than I was expecting. Super calm bees, I didn't use much smoke. The home owner says the hive is over 20 years old. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

When you see this you know they have accepted their new home. These bees are fanning, releasing pheromones to signal to the to other bees, "This is our NEW Home". ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

If you manage your hives correctly they shouldent swarm. If your new to Beekeeping, be ready for a Swarm. Swarms don't sting, or should I say the're usually not aggressive. Since they are not protecting

Hello I'm @meanbees and I'm a (hobbyist) Beekeeper. I've been a Wannabeekeeper most of my life. I became a Beehaver in September of 2012 but it wasn't until late May 2014 that I became an official