Here in Turkey this summer i have seen 3 colonies in side tree trunks in
the forest... I and my father managed to get one of the colony out and
their honey... But it was a slaughter and we promised never to do it
again, it also gave harm to the tree, we had to open a hole in the
trunk... In fact we dont want the honey, but the bees :)
 
Will the below method also work for bees in trees and are there a faster
method to push the bees out of the tree !!!
 
And do u know a method to search for wild colonies in forest?
They say here that watching the direction of bees near water sources
helps to find colonies ???? is it logical :)
 
Yasin
love the bees
 
>>Glen,
>>I have been taking bees out of walls for several years using the
>>bait hive technique.
>>Basically you need wire mesh which covers the opening and tapers to
>>a thin point that accomodates an exiting bee.  This is a one way
>>street out of the wall.
>>Place (on a ladder or supporting from overhang) a nuc ( 2-3 frames
>>of bees and queen) near the wire exit , the closer the better.
>>Over 4-6 weeks the wall bees will move in with the bait hive bees
>>and the colony in the wall will die out.
 
>>Paul Cronshaw DC
>>Hobby beekeeper in Santa Barbara,CA
 
 
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