Posted by VADAVE on March 11, 2017 at 04:14:52 from (68.100.96.162):
In Reply to: OT Beekeeping posted by gchase24 on March 10, 2017 at 17:54:16:
A class is nice BUT I bet it won't tell you what you need to know. Now the question Do you want to get rid of the swarm in the tree? Or make it multiply? The approach is different for each. In one you are trying to move a swarm out of the tree and in the other just split it. Appr4oachs are similar but different. Set up a deep bee box (that is one that about 12 inches deep) pretty close to the entry hole in the tree. Make a cone out of window screen (real screen it has to hold its shape) place the small end in/at the entrance of the box and the big end against the tree. Best way to do that is wrap the tree with screen with a hole the size of the big end of the cone--connect the two. The small end of the cone needs to be about 1/2 inch across and the big end is 4 to 6 inch across. If you are wanting to split the swarm don't leave it very long--maybe 3 days to a week. The key is the bees cannot get back into the swarm with the small hole of the cone. At the same time buy a new queen, leave her in the container and put it into the new hive. The bees returning will start building out the new combs and adapt to the new queen. If she is free they will kill her but the box protect her till they accept the queen. BE CAREFUL THE BEES WILL BE AGRESSIVE Once the new hive is established move it at least 5 miles away or the bees will return to the tree. You and continue this with another new box till the tree swarm is pretty depleted then just spray the tree with an insecticide and seal up the tree.
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