Installed a small swarm[1] into my first Warre this afternoon.
It wasn't quite finished when I got the call out yesterday
afternoon so spent the morning hurriedly finishing off. It's
only one box right now, but they're crowded into just one corner,
so there's plenty of space. The roof should go on tomorrow - if
the oil is dry.

This is a little late in the year for swarms, though.
In July / not worth a fly, while not gospel, may have some truth
in it. This swarm does seem fairly small, so I'm thinking I
should maybe feed it, and/or perhaps shake in some nurse bees
from my stronger Kenyan TBH, to supplement their workforce?

A dish, of sugar syrup (I have no honey of my own right now),
with straw in it seems to be a popular way to feed a warre?

I have reason to believe these are feral bees, so I'm
particularly keen for them to survive. I know it seems
contradictory - to want ferals (for their survival tendency),
but then to want to support them.

ISTR David still has a swarm from late in the year a couple of
years ago? And we're having a good summer so far.


[1] http://www.fysh.org/~davet/images/bees/swarm3/100_4879_800x600.jpg

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dave thorn
3x Kenyan TBH
1x Warre
Essex, UK