Bee-listers, It is swarming season in Santa Barbara. I have received 3 calls alone in the past week to remove swarms from various sites around the town. I learned my lesson on the method of transporting one swarm which I would like to share with this list. A local trucking company had a swarm move into its yard and collect on a single branch 15 feet above the ground. Since the swam was right in the midst of trucks and people, the manager wanted them out ASAP. With the use of a fork lift, he lifted me up to the swarm. I cut the branch with the swarm and dumped it into a PLASTIC bag. Forgot to poke some holes in the bag. Big mistake!! ByY the time I got to my apiary (10 minutes traveling time), 1/2 the colony had perished by suffication. I found the queen but she was too far gone so I combined the remaining bees with a new colony I had collected a week before. My question is: 1)What methods are used to transport a swarm back to the apiary? 2)Would a burlap sack work better? Cardboard Box? I am interested in experiences from members of this list. Paul Cronshaw DC Hobby Beekeeper Santa Barbara, CA