🐝 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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Video of the bees when they returned to the hive.

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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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Frayr has blessed my bait hive with a family of honey bees. When they've settled in I'll bring them home and give them a full size hive to live in. Welcome friends! #SwarmSeason has come to #WNC
LOL when the Fire Chief of your "small" town (125,000 people) calls you because he thinks he might have a swarm of bees at his house showing up to his Easter dinner. After two bee swarms just showed up in your backyard in the last two days (got to move them, can't keep 'em here!!). Most certainly bee swarming season around here. (just a scouting party, thankfully...as just a part time hobbyist this is a bit too busy for me!!) #beekeeping #SwarmSeason