Natural Beekeeping International Forum

[hannah donovan]

i just read another post about transfuring bees into new hive, someone suggested in dusk, becuase the queen is less likey to fly ...but what about in the s=daytime when the bees are mostly out foreging , wouldnt that mean less disturbance for them?
i am unsure .. what is best ?

[Dexter's shed]

I think your getting muddled with reading so much, your asking about transferring, from another hive or a caught swarm ???

[Dexter's shed]

ok, just saw your other post, so you have a makeshift hive and you want to transfer into the good one, ??

have you made it so the top bars on both are the same size and you can pick up and swap over?

if so, then as long as the hive is staying in the same place, then yes, daytime less bees and make the transfer

think the bit you read was about transferring a swarm, totally different kettle of fish

[hannah donovan]

Thankyou dexter .. YES you are corret, it is a swarm in a makeshift hive, that we need to put into a permenant home.. so are you saying morning is best when they are all out foraging? thanks agian.

[Dexter's shed]

morning or afternoon, makes not much difference, I tend to do most things around 4pm,

[catchercradle]

If transferring within the apiary, I go for when more of them are not at home. If transferring further afield I will put them in a nuc box tbh or national depending on where they are moving from/to and then put them in new hive around dusk.