Swarms here in Texas too

During the week I was out of the country, another swarm moved into some supers in my backyard. There was a crack between two of the supers that let them in. So that’s the third of the season without even trying. Last year I couldn’t keep bees alive. This year I can’t keep the bees from coming to me. My hive in East Dallas swarmed. My friend was unable to capture them because they were too high up in the tree. Given the dangerous setup of ladders attached to each other that they used last year, when they say “too high” I know it was way too high and then some. I’m going to move these bees to East Dallas. I didn’t do too much inspecting. Did find eggs. And honey. But no larvae. So they are definitely new move-ins. I’m starting to believe that swarm traps are the way to go if you only need a couple of hives and are flexible in terms of timing.