swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Pleasanton swarm off Bernal - How many bees can you get in a box is kinda the wrong question

[Gerald Przybylski (gtp000000]

    The rule of thumb is a football size swarm is about 3 pounds of bees
    is about the number of bees in a Package. 
    
    A deep box with 10 drawn frames can accommodate about 15,000
    or 20,000 bees  - 4-1/2 lb to 6 lb
    
    You can get about  that many bees in a Nuc box if the frames are
    foundationless or undrawnfoundations.   In a pinch. 
    
    So if the swarm is too big for the box,  the question is,  how many
    frames do I need to modify to fit the bees in it. 
    
    Medium frames in a deep box is another way to accommodate a bigger
    swarm. 
    
    Half the frames in my catch-box are usually foundationless or short
    frames. 
    Lots more bees get to be close to the queen.

On 5/11/25 7:39 PM, Nawar via swarm-list wrote:

About 4 frames or less why?

On Sun, May 11, 2025, 7:36 PM Bo Droga via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

The swarm you posted is huge and I’m wondering how many 10 frame boxes would you need to collect that swarm?

On Sunday, May 11, 2025, 7:34 PM, Nawar via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Sorry, I don't understand your question. Can you explain more?

On Sun, May 11, 2025, 7:28 PM Bo Droga via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

A quick question how many 10 frame boxes would you have to use to collect that swarm?

On Sunday, May 11, 2025, 2:11 PM, Pamela Weimer via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Arrived 2 hours ago -HUGE easy access

Who can go?

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