I am not a bee keeper. But, I am a new bbee keeper. Learning. Under the instruction of reading books and watching YouTube videos, I am learning. Slowly.
It is amazing how much a little experience, mixed with some instruction, can open your eyes to the simplicity of small tasks.
In years gone past we would have let them swarm, and fly away. But after attempting to capture two swarms, and then finally getting the third, this was the arrival and subsequent capture of the forth swarm of the season. Much easier than the previous attempts – so either we are learning, or the bees are getting simpler.
This video is long. It was the entire capture, with some boring bits removed. Excellent background watching.