[oxnatbees] Bees in new home

From: "Annie Bayley" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ("annie.stogdale")
To: oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 09:43:10 +0100

This is the swarm I collected from Paul on Saturday.The swarm's starting weight was 1.55kg, a good weight!It came from Paul’s hive #2 which was started almost exactly a year ago with a big prime swarm from Karen Giles in Tackley. Her hive was populated by a swarm from Bletchingon, thought to be from a wild colony - so the bees are local, and have a long history of surviving without miticides.
I don’t want to jinx them, but they seem to be settling into their boujee new home quite happily so far…

On 1 May 2022, at 20:00, Jane denby ("janedenby") <dmarc-noreply-outsider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Lynne for your organisation and please yes to two swarms.We had a strange day yesterday when one prime swarm attempted leaving twice and twice went back home!The first time they went into an empty bird house and obviously this was too small so they hung tidily off it, at head height. Initially there were two clumps but they quickly joined together. We were just gathering ourselves to put them in a box, and then they went back to the alveary within 10 minutes. Two hours later they came out, swarmed around, looked at a very tall tree and then went back home. Today too chilly for them I think. It was fascinating to see them walk themselves back in; textbook fanning. However we missed seeing the Queen go in.Do you think she is a poor flyer or are they just too keen but did not get permission to go?<image0.jpeg><image1.jpeg>

On 1 May 2022, at 18:37, Jane and Patrick Denby <janedenby@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: oxnatbees-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oxnatbees-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>On Behalf OfStefanie Taeumer <stefanietaeumer@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 01 May 2022 18:36:54 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
To: oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [oxnatbees] Re: Info request for next Swarms update

Hi everyone, Yes, Liz (thanks again, Liz) gave me a lovely swarm today which I just hived into my TBH. I walked them in, and it worked brilliantly. Liz did try to get hold of people on the priority list first but without success. So I was the lucky one! Liz did a fab job with the cardboard box, it took me quite a while to decide where to best cut it open, lots of mesh etc., it was a shame to destroy the box...
Stefanie

On Sun, May 1, 2022 at 4:36 PM Oxnatbees <oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I will recirculate the latest version of the Swarms Wanted list tomorrow. As yesterday was a swarmy day, if you are on the list but now no longer need a swarm, or not as many, please let me know so I can adjust the update.
I do know that the following people had swarms recently:
Amy - 1 from Juli Annie - 1 from Paul Margaret - 1 from Paul Zusana - 1 from own hive Stephanie - 1 from Liz Mariella - 1 via Linda (fingers crossed)
Any adjustments for anyone else on the list?
Thanks, Lynne
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References:
- [oxnatbees] Re: Info request for next Swarms update
  - From: Jane denby

[oxnatbees] Bees in new home

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