SWARM!

Randy Tudor's Bee Yard In Hill City

One Of BJ Week's Yards In South Georgia

Getting ready to install two packages of bees

Spraying 1:1 sugar water on the package bees to calm them

Removing the syrup can

A queen in a cage

Friendly bees!

Removing frames

Dumping bees into brood chamber

Still dumping bees

Moving to hive #2

Removing frames

Removing syrup can

Queen #2 in cage

Replacing frames

Installing frame top feeders (quart jars of syrup)

Finished!

Hives on first night with a water pan

Bees storing honey

Home sweet home

Queen & eggs

Beginning on plastic foundation

Queen

Pollen

Evening cleaning crew!

Honey Bee Swarm In A Dogwood Tree