How to Catch a Swarm of Honey Bees with a Butterfly Net! Collect those bees in trees!

Awesome

One of those collaspable dip nets used for salt water fishing or the big freshwater great lakes would probably be better than a bass dip net. Dont know what the max reach is but mine opens up where i can scoop a big fish about 6 foot from the boat and has about 30 inch or larger mouth.

How I do it is destructive so maybe not for yall.
Fishing pole, spark plug, and a rope. Might take a few spark plugs but the idea is to cast a line over the limb and drop the spark plug down. Tie a rope on. Pull it up and back down. Lose the fishing pole. Now shake and break the limb off if you can. They'll get back on the limb and then you shake em into a bee box. End of story. Sounds easy. It is not.
Orrrrr you can buy a 40 foot ladder. ;)

Nice video, like the buzzing of the bees. Do the rapid round feeders stack/nest for storage in the winter?

So how many stings did you get during the capture? Very impressive.

👍 love the landing board visor!

Hey Frederick, I know this is probably not the correct place to ask this question, but I was hoping you could answer a quick question. The round feeder you talk about on your channel, do you ever see mildew or excessive trapped moisture? I have one and I have seen water droplets on the lid and now I saw some mildew growing at the syrup line inside? Thanks Kevin, new bee guy.

If I didn't know any better. I would say you like those bee awnings! And quite possibly... so do the bees. By the way, nice save. You could probably market that Fred. Instead of butterfly nets, Swarm Chasers best friend...Bee nets.

@Frederick
Thank you again for your detailed video, much appreciated!
I'm curious regarding the feeder box Bee entrance. Is it necessary? If so, why?

Thank you for all your videos that you have made one question how do you keep wax moths out of your equipment if you're not using it

I liked it after watching the last video you talked about your butterfly net of course I built one after watching this video I think I will so a little piece of rope on the bottom corner so I have something to grab when dumping it in the box what do you think of that

Congrats are the swarm capture! Can you post a link to your bee visor video? Can’t seem to find it, definitely a good idea, think I want to make a few for my honeybees

Fred, if it's one of your queens, won't she be marked?

Love your new method of catching swarms, would be a shame to trim those trees in your apiary - they are gorgeous! Beautiful capture! Love your awnings, when you get them to a point, you will do a video on how to build? Please?

Thank you for your very excellent videos, always a pleasure sir!

Handsome bunch of girls there Fred. I'm going to check out your vid on those visors, they look good. How do you like that type of feeder you used? Thanks Fred.

Very cool video thank you again Mr Dunn. Always learning something new when I watch your channel 😀

Another Excellent video from Fred's Fine Bees! Thanks Fred! Great tips, as always!

Nice catch Fred, that was a big swarm! I wish I could grow spruce in my zone, they are so beautiful!

I love this video but I will be waiting to the 25 Chapter of my favorite series so see you then ;)

Another fine video. Well done and thank you.

Fred That was amazing. THE BEE WHISPER.

when you have a hive that size there is a good chance that there is more then one Queen

Pennsylvania is a leading producer of mushrooms which is a great thing. Paul Stamets, a mushroom guru, not a bee guy per se, discovered that bees collect mycelium / fungus and use it medicinally to fight mites and such. So I am guessing the bees that go out in the rain may be scouting for spores or some other highly useful thing.
With natural habitat disappearing like rotting trees with fungus the kept bees may not live in a hollowed tree or log but they still want to have their medicines brought to their boxes.

Fantastic... you make it look easy. I guess you are a Boy Scout... always prepared! And that saved a few $$$

How about a pool cleaning net/pole?with a cloth bag attached.

5 pound richer Fred with priceless smile of Fred ~ OMG, their sound ~ so healthy ~ ^_^ Whoa, butterfly net!

I saw a German video about catching your own swarms using net that are fastened to the front of a skep. Your technique reminds me of that. Can I recommend you videoing and using an umbrella that is turned upside down.

Oh, come on! I thought that catching bees in a net would get them to sting you.

Fantastic! love the video