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Re: Bees & Duck Box
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Mea McNeil <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:31:34 -0700
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>Using a wire funnel
>and trapping the hive into a hive body attached to the duck box might work,
>but it would take longer, not "get" the queen,

In our experience (twice), the queen has followed.  However, a recent
posting on this listserve advises using a queenright box.  The box does not
have to be attached to the structure you want to get the bees out of.


MEA McNeil

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