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I'm one of the few beekeepers that's never bought bees; in fact, if you were to follow what I do, you would probably never have to buy bees again! I say probably because some areas just don't have bees to catch, but those areas are few and far between. When I started, I made the decision that if I couldn't catch bees, it was my sign that I wasn't ready to keep bees. Fortunately for me, I didn't have to wait very long to catch my first swarm, and since then I have learned how to be very effective in catching free bees!
When I talk about catching swarms, I'm not talking about it in the way most do, where bees left their hive boxes, and they caught them before they got away. That's like if your dog got lose and you told people you caught a dog today! I'm talking about catching feral bees from natural cavities that have been surviving without any human intervention. These are the bees that didn't get coddled, treated, and fed, but bees that are of the strongest stock, that I want for my apiaries, because better bees make for better beekeepers!
Last year in April, Pennsylvania had 2 drastic cold snaps that wiped out many of the bee colonies, both domestic and feral. A friend of mine knew of 14 bee trees on his property and by the end of April only 1 of them was still alive! This meant 2 things. First, the bees that lived were the best bees we were ever going to get, and second there were a lot of empty spaces available for them to move in to from the hives that died and as a result hardly anyone was catching bees! I on the other hand managed to catch 14 swarms in boxes last year, and that for me is a bad year.
What I do different can be found in the free E-book on swarm catching, so if you are tired of buying bees each year, or just want to see if you're good enough to catch your own bees, you will find the direction you need to get better bees at a much better price than you've been paying--FREE!
When I talk about catching swarms, I'm not talking about it in the way most do, where bees left their hive boxes, and they caught them before they got away. That's like if your dog got lose and you told people you caught a dog today! I'm talking about catching feral bees from natural cavities that have been surviving without any human intervention. These are the bees that didn't get coddled, treated, and fed, but bees that are of the strongest stock, that I want for my apiaries, because better bees make for better beekeepers!
Last year in April, Pennsylvania had 2 drastic cold snaps that wiped out many of the bee colonies, both domestic and feral. A friend of mine knew of 14 bee trees on his property and by the end of April only 1 of them was still alive! This meant 2 things. First, the bees that lived were the best bees we were ever going to get, and second there were a lot of empty spaces available for them to move in to from the hives that died and as a result hardly anyone was catching bees! I on the other hand managed to catch 14 swarms in boxes last year, and that for me is a bad year.
What I do different can be found in the free E-book on swarm catching, so if you are tired of buying bees each year, or just want to see if you're good enough to catch your own bees, you will find the direction you need to get better bees at a much better price than you've been paying--FREE!
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Keeping Bees in Horizontal Hives
A Natural Approach to Keeping Bees is Possible! Keeping Bees in Horizontal Hives takes a look at different types of Horizontal Hives, their origins, and which will work best for you, but also explains how to manage them for the best results. The book also looks at forage, locating your box, placement, honey harvesting, and more
Catch Your Own Bee Swarms
Catch Your Own Bee Swarms is an in depth look at the best methods to catch swarms of bees, and the best way to keep them alive though winter. The book discusses how to find areas to catch bees, swarm boxes, placement, attractants, and a list of other tips that will help you catch your own bees!