Catching a Swarm of Honeybees

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Catching a swarm of bees is not usually difficult if it is within reach. This medium-size swarm was conveniently placed and all I had to do was shake it out of the tree. The property owner was going to prune the tree anyway, so I did the work for him to retrieve the rest of the bees.
Catching a swarm in a basket like this and placing top bars over the bees immediately saves me work later, as it allows me to transfer them to a top bar hive as a single unit, after allowing them to settle for a few days and start building comb.

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[beesontoastful]

This my favourite - a good-size swarm in easy reach!

[theichthus]

Beautiful high quality video Phil! This weekend I am going to try and remove a hive from inside the door of an old impala! Wish me luck!

[journey820]

Mesmerizing! I really enjoyed this one.