I spoke about our heroic attempt to capture a swarm last year.
This year, we thought we will be ready. I have been lusting after a top-bar hive. Rather than the hole-in-a-wall system that we have, the top-bar makes it easy to separate brood and honey cells and to access them with minimum disturbance. At present, to access the honey, we need to remove all the new combs, which is distressing and wasteful.
Life got in the way though, and we still have not gotten around to building one. The bees got tired of waiting and took matters into their own hands. Remember that old Langstroth hive I had 'borrowed' from A and cleaned last year? They all moved into that.
Mian and I were having coffee, and I noticed a lot of activity. The bees were swarming! It was a short move- just 10 feet away. And they were settled down in just a half hour.
And now for the top bar hive, which Mian still wants to build. As I now have on record.
This year, we thought we will be ready. I have been lusting after a top-bar hive. Rather than the hole-in-a-wall system that we have, the top-bar makes it easy to separate brood and honey cells and to access them with minimum disturbance. At present, to access the honey, we need to remove all the new combs, which is distressing and wasteful.
Life got in the way though, and we still have not gotten around to building one. The bees got tired of waiting and took matters into their own hands. Remember that old Langstroth hive I had 'borrowed' from A and cleaned last year? They all moved into that.
And now for the top bar hive, which Mian still wants to build. As I now have on record.
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