brian arnett:
welcome Grant from 5th Street Apiary to Castle Majestic
brian arnett:
Grant, in his hat
brian arnett:
have to get these straps on here just right
brian arnett:
Grant heads into the swarm
brian arnett:
yes, Grant uses a big brush on the bees
brian arnett:
Grant assesses the hive
brian arnett:
the bees new home
brian arnett:
the beekeeper's stance
brian arnett:
shake trees, get bees
brian arnett:
shaking the first batch of bees into the hive
brian arnett:
Grant has some bees in the hive
brian arnett:
Grant checks for the queen
brian arnett:
still checking the ground for the queen
brian arnett:
preparing the famous white box
brian arnett:
Grant uses the white box to transfer bees to the hive
brian arnett:
bees in the air, bees on the ground
brian arnett:
yep, still more bees in there
brian arnett:
first batch of bees in the hive
brian arnett:
tap tap tap, get in there you bees
brian arnett:
lid on
brian arnett:
good second shake
brian arnett:
getting ready to dump bees into the hive
brian arnett:
letting the swarm reform
brian arnett:
bees re-clustering after a collection
brian arnett:
Grant crounching into classic beekeeper pose
brian arnett:
Grant explains how they are attracted back to the original spot by scent
brian arnett:
early collections, readying the famous white auxillary box
brian arnett:
bees and boxes
brian arnett:
maybe I am a bit too close...
brian arnett:
the famous white box
