"Although it can happen, I wouldnt count on the swarm finding its way to any swarm trap or hive within 300 yards, swarms prefer to select a home further in distance."
---Does this mean they will just leave? Go find a woodpile in a nieghbors yard?
"During night time:
I would take my bow, and using my practice tips shoot a string over the branch. A quick yank on the string will send them directly to the ground without much flying. Most here might suggest to use a shoot gun, but Im an archery kinda guy."
---It's funny.. we had thought to do that since my husband bow hunts.. I suggested sending a line over the branch and then yanking it down to a can or box. It's just that it's soo far up.
"Or during mid morning:
Another possibility since you have nasonov is to grab an empty comb and wire tie your lure to the frame and extend it up against the swarm using a long pole. If you can manage to hold the pole steady, the swarm may crawl onto the comb. Better yet, if you can mange to cut the branch the bees are on or shake it, they will want to fly back to the place that they were, so make sure the comb is held at the origonal spot or against the branch where the swarm was located.
Sometimes a frame with a small patch of eggs taken from another colony is something the queen and swarm cant resist crawling on to, but I would opt not to use a large frame of brood because it may get chilled in the process."
---It's supposed to be warm again here tomorrow.. it may be our only option.
Thanks!
[ April 14, 2006, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: RubyBee ]