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Refer them to someone that can take care of their concerns, perhaps a professional?
Would love to see there faces when confronted with the bill.
Christens call it divine intervention, Buddhist call...

My wife just got stung below her right eye day before yesterday...
Scrape the stinger out
I used the Sayer snake extractor on it and got a little dot of clear fluid
ice
antihistamine
2 days...

ingo,
Sounds like you have a plan. I use Fisher's Bee Quick in a thin frame I covered with flannel to drive the bees down. It works for me but your night shift is the only way if you do not have a...

I'm with you Rusty,
I use them for water to keep em out of the pool.
Quart jars will last a few days depending on the heat.

JT, sounds like they are on the way! I do my inspections from the outside frame, remove it then go though your frames... carefully. You don't want to injury the queen. When the box is 70 to 80%...

Mr. Beeman, sounds as if you have a very nice R&D department willing to go the extra mile to "test drive", your swarm tools. I agree with the item being made in the good’ol U.S.A. was able to stand...

Any item you can add to your tool box is helpfull when going after swarms. Were did you get that fitting?

Feeding sugar water will help them make new comb to attach to your frames. You should see eggs, larva in a few days.

Put your box as close as you can get it to that spot where you got the bee's from.

yes, if you did not get the queen you might wait for them to make another if they have young enough eggs in the hive you took out or combine with one of your nuc but only after it get's going and you...

Sounds like you did a good job! Put the box as close as posable to where you got them, that way they won't get lost.
I always feed the girls after I catch them but you will want to make sure you got...

Got a pic? Never saw that before but I love to watch the little Italian bee's. You can feel the good vib's off them. :gh:

Did not know bout Borax soap. Got a whole box for laundry, I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Go down to Lowe's and get some Tanglefoot in the nursury. Throw the paper away and just use the goo. Put it on the legs of your stand. I keep mine bout 16- 18" on stands. Keeps the critters away...

Welcome aboard! Wonderfull hobby and you meet some great people getting involved in doing bee stuff with. Bait your hive with some lemon grass oil from the health food store. 3-4 bucks. You can cut a...

Do you have drones?

Nice to see every body are not losing their bee's Johnoe. Keep up the good work.

coppermouse,

Try and do a "walk away split", with those cells. Sound like you have the population to do that. If the cells are on the bottom, they will swarm if you don't do something. Look on...

What about placing a box with a open top with wire on top and smoking the bottom with saw dust and menthol pellets. The bee’s hate it and your will drive everybody, including the queen to the top...

I use a 6 gallon peet planter you get at the garden supply. Cover 3 of the 4 drain holes with screen then the 4th hole don't staple it shut all the way. leaving a longer tail so you can staple it...

Hi Beev,
Take a look at Thomas Seeleys studies on swarm behaviour, how the scouts do the waggle dance and how the hive collectively makes the decision to go to "the best spot".
cheers,
Tom

I see your having some nice weather in Evansville,IN. The west coast is getting hit hard and is going to continue to be winter again.
Happy Swarm Hunting!

Glad to here!
Happy Swarm Hunting!

I use waxed rite cell boards and I pinch off the small 45 degree and place on the bottom. So the bees' can communicate and travel easyer. Glue and shoot your frames if you have a stapler and they...

Give them a frame of honey if you have it. If you know a beekeeper in your area maybe get a frame of brood. If you don't have the honey or not enough give em some sugar mix 1/2 & 1/2 with some...