Heathland Beekeeping - 3. Central Europe, Northern Lower Saxony - Work in a Heather Skep Apiary during the Prime Swarming Period

Swarming time for the bees on the heath lands starts an the beginning of june and lasts several weeks. Instantly a pre-swarm with the old queen leaves the hive they are caught in a net. When the bees in the bag have made a stable ball, they are placed in boxes and sent for sale.