I confess to working for days to capture One swarm.  They have adopted a
15ft pine tree about 40 feet from my two hives. They aren't even that high
the problem is the tree is on a hillside (It's actually a mountain but it's
in a neighborhood of nice homes) On two attempts now, I have scraped/knocked
handfuls of bees into a medium super (all foundation and ONE frame of
honey/pollen) near the base of the tree, put the top on it and walked away
assuming the swarm would settle in.  No joy.
At this point, I am willing to settle for just getting the bees to combine
with another hive elsewhere.  I noticed in the archives, at least one
person has used a shopvac as a bee-vac.  If I can find a long enough
extension cord - I may try this next.  Any tips?
BTW- on day two I sprayed the bees with sugar-water because they were
getting testy - it must be too cool for them to find another spot(?).

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