Reviews & In the News
Discover for yourself why SwarmReacher is the go-to solution for swarm catching! Check out the glowing reviews and media coverage from our satisfied customers below, and see how our product can elevate your swarm-catching experience. Don’t miss out on the chance to transform your methods!
Master Bee Keeper in New York loves our product
From: Jody Moore
Sent: May 6, 2024 12:50 AM
To: bCatch inc
Hey Bob,
This is Jody—I ate dinner with you one night at EAS in Ithaca and saw you again at the Bee Expo. You were kind enough to send me a sample unit.
Got a chance to use it a couple of weeks back and it worked like a charm! Photo attached.
I am Co-Editor of the NC State Beekeepers Association quarterly magazine “NC Bee Buzz”.
I mentioned the SwarmReacher in the upcoming issue- (page 29) -preview attached- this has not been finalized.
Anyway, thanks again and I hope all is well with you-
Jody Moore
Rocky River Bees
From: Aaron
Sent: April 27, 2024 5:54 PM
To: bCatch inc
Greetings, I would like to send you my experience with the Swarmreacher. I came home from work to find a swarm in a tree above my apiary. The swarm was about 15 feet in the air, way out of my reach. Luckily I bought the Swarmreacher earlier this spring. I put an older brood frame on the reacher and leaned it against the swarm, bees started to climb on the frame. When the frame was full I put it in a waiting box, then i put on another frame and repeated the process. After two frames of bees in the box I put the lid on and the rest of the swarm went in the box. Thanks for your nice well-built product.
Aaron from Ohio.
SwarmReacher to the rescue
SwarmReacher at Honey Bee Expo featured on Podcast
January 2024
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Check out the positive things that Fred Dunn had to say about the SwarmReacher during the Honey Bee Expo in podcast episode 240.
Sandra's Success
From: Sandra
Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2023 10:28 PM
To: Marin Beekeepers Association
Subject: [Buzz] Re: My bees swarmed (update)
Hi all, wanted to give an update on my saga. I received a lot of helpful tips and offers to help. Alas, I wasn't quite prepared immediately to take action. But over the course of 3 days, I can say that I have successfully captured my swarm!
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Day one - I frantically sent the email to the Buzz. Thank you to everyone who responded. I had to purchase a top and bottom board for a box I had at home already. I made my way to FBF just at closing time, Jim quickly helped get the items I needed and suggested a widget that attaches to a frame and pole to catch swarms. So I bought it. Thank you!!
I headed to the garden where my hives were and placed a box under the tree, as a few members and Bonnie suggested, then I crossed my fingers that perhaps the ladies would magically make their way overnight I was also reminded that the club meeting was the same day and the topic was swarms. I was able to make it to the meeting and confirm with Bob, inventor of the widget, on the type of pole I needed to purchase. Thanks to Bob for inventing the gadget.
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Day Two - I headed to Home Depot and purchased a 20ft telescoping window washing pole. It was drizzling outside and I worried about the bees’ wings getting wet. I nervously drove back to the garden and with the help of a good friend I was able to use the pole and frame holder to remove the swarm from the tree. It was a long process, slow and steady, carefully bringing down the disturbed bees frame by frame. The bees were mad, wet, and it was a bit of messy process with some bees raining from the top branches. I could only hope the queen would not perish in the process. I never saw her and after 2/3 of the cluster were in the box, I had to call it good. I added fondant from Priddy Acres, infused with lemongrass, and crossed my fingers the remaining bees would make their way to the box.
Day Three - I visited my bees today and low and behold, no more bees in the tree and buzzing bees coming and going from the new box. I know they can still decide to leave so I let them bee and I'll check in on them this Wednesday.
It was quite the adventure and I know more awaits.
The swarmreacher worked as designed and I am not sure what I would have done without it as the bees were up too high for a bucket.
You have a great invention.
Thanks,
Sandra