[BeeTex]

I have a colony I started 2 yars ago near my house that has become aggressive so I moved it about 300 yards away. I put a large branch in front of the opening so the bees would re-orient to their new location and everything seemed to go fine, but now 2 days later I notice a small swarm of bees on a bush next to the original location and they are not happy! I assume these are just misplaced bees and there is no queen involved. How long will they stay there and will they find their way back to the hive?

 

[Fuzzy]

Without assistance they will live up to 3 weeks there. Put your cold hearted shoes on and spray them down with Raid or Wasp spray.

 

[CapnChkn]

Hmmm. Instead of killling them, try putting a box or bucket there for them to get into. At night, take the container over to the hive and dump them there.

Once we moved a hive about 150 ft, and the bees came back to load themselves into a soda can that was left at the original location. I would think you need to have a container with a small opening, like the hive itself.

 

[Drew Martin]

If you could maybe put Frame in the bush next to them, you might be able to work them on to it and then back into the hive? I had the same thing happen and was able to achieve it. I sprayed the frame with Sugar Water. As soon as the small cluster was on the frame, I sprayed them down with Sugar Syrup. That will keep them settled on the frame and not air born. Spray them down well if you a good distance to take them back to the new hive location.

Good Luck!

-Drew

 

[lisascenic]

Once we moved a hive about 150 ft, and the bees came back to load themselves into a soda can that was left at the original location.

That would be even more upsetting than accidentally drinking out of a can that someone's been spitting chewing tobacco into.

 

[MikeK]

I'm not so sure... they seem to be a dead tie for me. YUCK...

 

[nkhd1]

yeah but you would stop drinking the bees - wouldnt have that option with the thick baccer juice.

That is so not right --- its wrong.:lpf:

 

[dixie1]

reading these posts I have a question........what is the difference between sugar water and sugar syrup ??....concentration ?

 

[honeyman46408]

Some call it syrup and some call it water :s