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Major Nikon

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3. We would put a cardboard box underneath

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #2)

Sun May 17, 2015, 10:42 AM

May 2015

Then we would saw off the limb and let them fall into it. Once the queen is in the box most of the rest eventually follow, then we'd close up the box, take them home, and transfer them into an empty hive.

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I'm anxious to see what happened to Friday's bee swarm [View all] GreatGazoo May 2015 OP

My dad was a beekeeper and we used to capture swarms Major Nikon May 2015 #1

our farm owner has develop an allergy so is being more careful GreatGazoo May 2015 #2

We would put a cardboard box underneath Major Nikon May 2015 #3

I use a plastic trash can under the swarm randr May 2015 #4

I'm not sure if you can still do this, but my dad used to order queens by mail Major Nikon May 2015 #5

Sure can, lots of sources on line randr May 2015 #6