My brother in law is a bee keeper and we were able to catch 2 wild honey bees swarms this year. A couple days after they swarm he takes them him and marks the queen. This is so they'll know if it’s someone else’s swarm from near by.
Another thing he does is break apart large hives. He’ll keep them a few miles away so they don’t go back to the original hive. When he brings them over them will do these figure 8’s and start orienting themselves with the sun. Very cool to watch.
Another thing he does is break apart large hives. He’ll keep them a few miles away so they don’t go back to the original hive. When he brings them over them will do these figure 8’s and start orienting themselves with the sun. Very cool to watch.