Swarm Season Begins! May the 4th be with you!

Added: 2026-05-12

[00:00:05]Hi, welcome to Willoughbrook Apiaries.

[00:00:08]Swarm season has begun and we have a dandy of a swarm. Uh local homeowner just called and let us know that they were here. Did what we could to put together some equipment.

[00:00:21]We're going to go ahead and uh shake them into the box, give them a new home.

[00:00:26]So, initially what we're going to do is just set this box right next to it. It's already garnering a bunch of interest.

[00:00:34]And we're going to see if they will just decide that this looks like home.

[00:00:43]If they do, we'll slide the top right on, cap things up, and take them. If not, we'll just adjust the box a little bit so that it's underneath.

[00:01:00]Give them a swift shake and accomplish the same thing.

[00:01:07]We've got one fanning at the bottom there, the the Nazenoff gland. So, that's that's a good sign. They're saying, "Hey, this is this is a good spot."

[00:01:23]As the more that start to put their little high knees up in the air, the more likely they are to move in on their own.

[00:02:44]It's a heavy bridge.

[00:02:47]Heat.

[00:03:05]Heat.

[00:03:11]Heat. Heat.

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