Welcome to episode five of the Beehive Jive podcast. A beekeeping podcast from London, England.

In this episode we discuss the tricky issue of swarming: why do bees swarm, can you spot the early signs and what to do if they do swarm.

Running order:

00:00: What is Paul up to in his bees.

00:08: Tracey’s apiary update

00:14: Stress-free swarm control

00:20 Artifical swarm

00:30 How to spot signs of swarm preparation

00:35 Using swarm control for queen rearing

00:38 How many queen cell to leave in the hive

00:44 Top two tips for swarm control

00:47: Don’t panic and knock down all the cells!!

00:49: Clipping queens

00:55: Collecting swarms

01:00 Wrap up

 

Links:

Guide to swarm control http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/downloadDocument.cfm?id=1077