Using the Beepods Harvest Box to Capture and Transport a Swarm of Honey Bees

Charlie Koenen uses a Decoy Queen box in order to draw bees to it so that he can find the living queen.

Scott Offord uses a painter’s pole and bucket and a Harvest Box to capture a swarm and then transport the bees to their new home.

Capturing a Swarm

A Beepods Beekeeper uses a Decoy Queen box in order to draw bees to it so that he can find the living queen. By clipping a queen’s wings he demonstrates polite neighborhood behavior in an urban setting. They transfer bees from a Langstroth that has swarmed to a new Beepod so that there is plenty of room for now two colonies to grow and be healthy.

Swarm Catchers II

2 Beepods Beekeepers use the Beepod Swarm Catching Tool Kit to capture a swarm over 30 feet up in a tree and transfer it to a Harvest Box so that the bees can be transferred to a new home at a hive in Milwaukee, WI.

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Brad James is Beepods CEO. He covers the business of beekeeping and implementation of beekeeping systems from every angle -- as well as occasional other topics. Before joining Beepods, Brad has helped many startups get off the ground through implementing organizational strategy that leverages current personnel and implementing tried and true business processes that promote business growth and leadership development. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @BJJames23.

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