Catching Swarms and Adding Honey Supers
June 18, 2014
A swarm of honey bees gathered high, clinging to a narrow birch branch. The weather was suitable for outside demonstrations. Paul Szott was going to open the club hive and get it prepared for the honey flow. Ken Record was to demonstrate techniques of catching a swarm, but the swarm that rested 24 feet over head was not placed there by Ken. The club honeybees had decided to stage their own demonstration.…