SaltPhoenix
@saltphoenix@kolektiva.social  路  activity timestamp last year

Feral bee swarm update: Kid installed the bees, but either they didn't get dumped hard enough, or they didn't like it and eventually absconded. 馃槶 I didn't lock them in bc I didn't want them to stay if something was wrong with the hive, I'd rather them leave and survive. We still have them coming and getting sugar syrup/bee food that I put in, but the swarm left. 鈽癸笍 Maybe next time. Fun adventure while it lasted. Now we have somewhere to put them immediately, if we ever get another chance. 馃槄
SaltPhoenix
@saltphoenix@kolektiva.social replied  路  activity timestamp last month

WE'VE BEEN FREELY CHOSEN! This hive sat empty for just over a year, since the last ones absconded. I found yesterday that some other wild #bees have moved in. 馃グ馃悵馃嵂 This is such good news! By far the easiest capture to date. 馃槄 #beekeeping

A top bar bee hive, the entrance busy with many bees both coming and going.
A top bar bee hive, the entrance busy with many bees both coming and going.