REGARDING           High swarms
 
Regarding the continuing conversation about retrieval of high swarms: The
simplest answer is, to my mind, the best: Just let them sit there- they'll
eventually go away.
 
I doubt if retrieving an occasional high swarm is worth investing in extra
equipment or risking a fall and injury.  If you are a beginning hobbiest
looking for some "cheap" bees, just tell your inquirer that you don't do high
swarms.  There will be plenty of other available ones to get if you put your
name in with the local police or sheriff's department.
 
If the swarm is your own, I must admit it certainly is frustrating to look at
money flying away like that, but that's just part of beekeeping.  Some you
lose.  I, personally, would never attempt a high swarm.
 
Ted Fischer