🐝 Swarm alert! TOG member John recently caught a honeybee swarm to start a new hive — using a bait box, some comb frames & lemongrass oil 🐝🌿

He’s planning to monitor the hive with sensors & a remote camera, inspired by our aquarium project! 🐟➡🐝📷

👉 Full story + pics: https://www.tog.ie/2025/08/capturing-a-swarm/

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I heard the distinct sound of a swarm of bees after I was close enough that it was louder than the sprayers in the orchards a mile away..

It was just gathering up in the tree as I noticed it. Wasn't much activity around the hives but there were a number of bees circling.

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Setup a second hive and the bait hive today. Did not put the bait hive 15 feet up in the tree to the right of it like last year.

It's early but there are hives out in the orchards around. Saw some near some pears that might be blooming and I can see hives along the apples across the river which is most certainly a couple of weeks early.

I have a camera on scout bee surveillance duty. 🧐 🐝

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