After you get the bees down put them in a nuc with a frame of open brood. I've never seen them leave brood.
Good luck getting them down. You might try climbing the tree and tying a rope to the tree branch and use another one to hold the rope as a pivot point then cut the branch that holds the bees and gently lower it down. I did that once and it worked out great.
Most importantly get a frame of open brood in the nuc!
Good luck getting them down. You might try climbing the tree and tying a rope to the tree branch and use another one to hold the rope as a pivot point then cut the branch that holds the bees and gently lower it down. I did that once and it worked out great.
Most importantly get a frame of open brood in the nuc!