How to Prevent Swarming of Bees Learn Step by Step with Bruce White

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Learn how to Prevent Swarming of Bees. Swarming is the natural process of bees increasing in numbers. The aim of this video is to show you how to manage your colonies to control and prevent swarming. Swarming is not desirable as you risk losing up to half the colony bees, and with possible nuisance bee implications. Always be observant and only interchange disease free material and healthy bees between colonies. • Thank you to Bruce White OAM for sharing his vast knowledge. • This video was produced with care by Moving Memories® Australia 🎥✨. Discover more about our video production services for your small business, hobby, or special interest by visiting 🌐 https://movingmemories.com.au • To learn a lot more about how, when and why bees swarm check out our swarm page https://saveourbees.com.au/swarms/ • 🙏 Thank you for watching • 📣 Please share subscribe for more FREE easy to follow videos for beekeepers bee enthusiasts 🐝 • ====================================== • 🔔 Share this video: • How to Prevent Swarming of Bees | Lea... • ====================================== • ❤️ See more simple easy to follow how-to videos. • Subscribe / @saveourbees • Chapters • 00:00 begin opening titles • 00:24 intro to swarm prevention control • 00:52 swarming is bees natural means of increasing in numbers • 01:15 external signs that bees are likely to swarm • 02:03 bees returning exhausted from the field • 02:25 indications of overcrowding • 03:31 inspecting inside a strong colony in spring • 04:03 inspecting the brood box • 05:38 observing a dummy queen cell (also known as a play cup) • 06:00 look for warm cells that may appear on any frame in the brood box • 06:19 bees build 3 types of queen cells A. supercedure (usually 3 on the face of the comb B. emergency (up to 30 on the face of the comb C. swarm (at least 12 on the bottom edge of the brood comb) • 06:41 observing pollen,sealed unsealed brood, dummy cell • 07:47 emerging of a newly born worker bee • 08:04 presence of drones in August (just before Spring time) • 08:29 good example of a colony that may swarm with a lot of capped brood a young queen • 08:53 note the queen is marked with a white dot by the beekeeper for easy identification • 09:32 marking the queen with a white Posca pen • 10:03 reasons to prevent your hives from swarming • 10:24 steps to prevent hives from swarming • 10:44 expanding the size of the cavity • 12:06 making more room in the brood box • 13:55 alternating sealed brood frames with empty frames • 14:21 placing empty frames in the brood box will give the queen more room to lay eggs workers more work to do • 14:40 re-assembling the hive • 15:12 replacing frames of honey in the super with brood frames • 16:22 check brood in super for queen cells 5 days after moving above the excluder • 16:58 when adding bees to a weak hive, shake new nurse bees in front of hive to avoid fighting • 17:37 if possible avoid excess smoke to keep nurse bees on the brood frames to be removed • 18:55 move nurse bees into a weak hive to avoid fighting. The nurse bees will mature to become field bees • 19:36 reasons for shaking new nurse bees in front of a weak hive • 20:00 the demaree method • 20:45 when rotating the hive 180 degrees, secure the hive firmly with a strap or Emlock • 23:01 placing a new queen bee in your queenless box • 24:48 uniting 2 colonies with newspaper to slowly unite colonies • 25:48 bees using scent glands to guide field bees returning • 26:09 explaining the result of the 180 degree box turn • 26:46 this hive is fitted with a beetle jail to trap small hive beetles is not related to the demaree method • 27:25 closing summary with reasons to prevent hives swarming • 28:50 end • #BeeSwarms #SwarmPrevention #Swarming

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