At 01:55 PM 6/17/96 +0000, you wrote:
>     Well, this will seem to be a strange request, given the current
>     depleted status of the honeybee population in the US, BUT, I
>     set up a two queen hive for the first time this spring and I
>     now have more bees in that one hive than I know what to do
>     with.  I will be pulling honey supers off of the hive in about
>     another two weeks, but then I have a problem --
>
>     How do I get rid of the extra and then unneeded bees?  These
>     bees will be the older foragers, possibly (although not tested)
>     with the larger risk of mite infection, etc.
>
>     The colony is super vigorous. (BTW, it is great to see one this
>     strong.  I didn't know what a REAL hive of bees was until this
>     one.)  I don't want to damage it or hurt it in any way, but I
>     would like to filter out the excess foragers and quietly get
>     rid of thiem or find some other use for them.  Any ideas on how
>     to proceed??
>
>     Mark Egloff
>     Dayton, Ohio, USA
>
Hi Mark
 
I don't remember which book it was but the author reccomended moving the
bees during the day after the honey flow. Most of the forager bees are ot
and will be left behind along with their mites.  Also this would be a good
time to requeen since you only have young bees in the hive. I haven't tried
this so I don't know how effective it is for mite comtrol.
 
Frank Humphrey
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