{"id":6178,"date":"2023-02-16T15:29:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/?page_id=6178"},"modified":"2025-07-19T15:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T19:07:48","slug":"bee-removals-and-swarms-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/bee-removals-and-swarms-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee Removals and Swarms – 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hundreds of bee removals from trees\/houses\/roofs\/sheds\/water meters\/etc have been done over the years. Hive access is sometimes difficult and sometimes easy. Every removal situation is different and always an adventure.\u00a0 If you have bees that need removing give us a chance to relocate them to a good home in an area hobby beekeeper’s apiary.\u00a0 The NaplesBees apiary owner is licensed by the state of Florida for live bee removal.\u00a0 Not all types of removals can be done, based on various factors including access to the hive or space in my apiary.<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 Click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> to contact NaplesBees for a quick response to any request.\u00a0 Below is a chronological listing of a few of the bee removals done over the years.\u00a0
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\nof removals done in a specific year<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

See 2026 year 28 bee removals here<\/a><\/span>
\nSee 2025 year 21 bee removals here<\/a><\/span>
\nSee 2024 year 19 bee removals here<\/span><\/a>
\nSee 2023 year 12 bee removals here<\/a><\/span>
\nSee 2022 year 38 bee removals here<\/a><\/span>
\nSee 2021 year 60 bee removals here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nSee 2020 year 55 bee removals here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nSee 2019 year 10 bee removals here<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>See 2018 year 6 bee removals<\/span> here<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\nSee 2017 year 12 bee removals<\/span> here<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>See 2014-2016 years 28 bee removals here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2\/16\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Removal from a water meter on 8th Street South in Naples. Comb was removed and mounted on frames and bees were beevaced.\u00a0 This small removal is going to be used in a paper combine with a queenless hive in the NaplesBees apiary.<\/span>
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Beautiful queen going about business. Click on picture for a larger view.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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3\/7\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Removal from a water meter at house on Island Pond Lane in Naples. Two frames of comb was removed and mounted on frames and remaining bees were beevaced.\u00a0 This small hive will replace a deadout in the NaplesBees apiary.<\/span>
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3\/8\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Things never get dull when you are a hobby beekeeper…… Does the following story support a theory that swarms might prefer a brood size box over a nuc size box when deciding where to set up shop? \u00a0
\nToday I noticed a swarm about 30 feet high in a neighbor’s tree, off to the side of my apiary.\u00a0 While keeping an eye on it and doing some chores in the apiary, it suddenly took flight and within 5 minutes had settled on a group of nuc boxes behind my garage building next to the apiary………. STEP 1:<\/span>
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STEP 1…….. Swarm moves to nuc boxes. Click on picture for a larger view<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

After about 20 minutes all the bees seemed\u00a0 to consolidate themselves on the front of one specific nuc.\u00a0 At this time, I observed lots of “waggle” dances on the surface of the ball of bees.\u00a0 Trying to decode the majority of the waggle dances pointed me to thinking the next move might be nearby and back to the south (very tight waggle dance and slight south indication)………. STEP 2:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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STEP 2……. The ball of bees consolidates on one nuc, but not going inside. Click on picture for a larger view.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

After almost a half hour more and observing many many “waggle” dances, the swarm took off again and within minutes had started to settle on a brood size nuc box high on the south wall of the garage around the corner of the garage building………… STEP 3:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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STEP 3…….. the swarm moves to a brood size nuc box around the corner of the garage. Click on picture for a larger view.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Within 10 minutes the entire swarm had settled in a ball under the brood size nuc box……… STEP 4:
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STEP 4…….. the swarm settles around the corner on a brood size nuc box. Click on picture for a large view.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The next day, the final step was to move that box in to the apiary and give them a little sugar syrup.\u00a0 Hopefully, they will stay, but there is never a guarantee when it comes to beekeeping!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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3\/17\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Removal of a small swarm that was found on a palm frond. The bees were vacuumed up and then given a spot in the apiary. A few frames of comb and a sugar frame were provided in the brood box in hopes they will stay. <\/span>
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<\/a>Removal 220:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3\/29\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Removal of a small hive that was found on a palm frond right on the beach at a Gordon Drive house. The palm frond was gently trimmed and the whole hive was dropped in to a brood box.\u00a0 Once in the apiary, the hive’s comb will be mounted on frames.<\/span>
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After trimming the frond, the hive was gently placed in to an empty brood box. Click on picture for a larger view.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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4\/1\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Removed a small swarm in a Brazilian peppertree<\/span> bush near the apiary.\u00a0 The entire swarm was shaken directly in to a nuc box with a frame of comb and a sugar syrup feeder frame.<\/span>
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6\/24\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Two brood size swarm traps high on the garage side wall got bees a few weeks ago.\u00a0\u00a0 The boxes are gradually being moved over to the apiary stands by relocating the hive boxes a few feet every couple days.\u00a0\u00a0 Moving this way, reduces the number of lost bees not able to find their way home if the box is moved more than a few feet.\u00a0 The first move was down a few feet using a shelf made on ladders, and the second move is from that shelf to a couple tables.\u00a0 From here the tables with hives will be moved a few feet more every couple days until they are able to be placed on the apiary stands.<\/span>
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These bees built slabs of comb from the top board. They were cut out and mounted on frames to fill out the brood box with 10 frames. Click on picture for a larger view.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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7\/22\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 More busy swarm traps around the apiary this month.\u00a0 Right now there are 4 of the traps that looks like the bees have set up shop in.\u00a0 Most of the traps are nuc or brood boxes set up around the building next to the apiary.<\/span>
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9\/27\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Yet another swarm trap that developed in to a nice hive was moved down to an apiary stand.\u00a0 A check of the frames after moving showed several beautiful frames solid with brood which will soon hatch.\u00a0 This hive is well on its way to growing fast.<\/span>
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10\/17\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 A swarm trap high up on the garage side wall was left a little too long.\u00a0 The bees that moved in were very busy building comb on the three frames that had been placed in the box, but soon started building more comb off the lid.\u00a0 This is what happens when a swarm trap is left too long before adding frames once the bees have moved in.\u00a0 All the comb was cut out and rubber band mounted in frames, resulting in an almost full brood box colony for the apiary stands.<\/span>
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10\/18\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Yet another brood size swarm box was lowered from the side wall and placed in the apiary.\u00a0 The bees did all of this comb building in a time span of a few weeks once I observed activity at the entrance.\u00a0 It is amazing what the bees can do when conditions are just right for them.\u00a0 The queen was spotted and clipped and released once all the comb was cut out and rubber band mounted in frames, resulting in another almost full brood box colony for the apiary.<\/span>
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11\/6\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 Today’s adventure started out with seeing a large swarm on one of the apiary stands support leg.\u00a0 A baited brood box was placed next to the stand leg and the bees moved over to it on the outside.\u00a0 The bees did not go in the box, but stayed for over a day and then decided to suddenly move to a brood box trap high on the garage side wall. Maybe they will make a home there.
\nUPDATE 11\/11\/2023 – After waiting almost a week, it was decided to check out the large ball of bees hanging under the high wall box<\/span>.\u00a0 They had started to build comb. To try to save this situation, all the bees were physically moved in to the box to see if they would establish themselves in the brood box……. so far so good.
\nUPDATE 11\/19\/2023 – The forced move of all the bees in to the brood box swarm trap seems to\u00a0 have been successful.\u00a0 The box was opened and was populated with more brood size frames to fill it out.\u00a0 If it continues to develop well, the box is going to have to be moved soon to the apiary.
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A day later, the swarm left the box near the stand leg and landed on a brood box trap high on the garage side wall. Click on picture for a larger view.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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11\/11\/2023<\/strong> \u2013 One of the apiary stands had another 5 frame nuc that had been positioned in its permanent location for about 2 weeks<\/span>.\u00a0 Today the bees and comb were moved into a proper brood box by mounting all the nuc built comb and also making sure of the transferring of the queen.\u00a0 This was that last of the apiary swarm nucs to be moved in to brood size box homes, so the hive has a good chance to properly grow.
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Removal 216: 2\/16\/2023 \u2013 Removal from a water meter on 8th Street South in Naples. Comb was removed and mounted on frames and bees were beevaced.\u00a0 This small removal is going to be used in a paper combine with a queenless hive in the NaplesBees apiary. \u00a0 \u00a0 Removal 217: 3\/7\/2023 \u2013 Removal from a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6178","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6178"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7628,"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6178\/revisions\/7628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naplesbees.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}