From: Michael Housel <[log in to unmask]>
> Swarms are not virgin queens, unless you count a hundred drones a
> swarm.
Ahem....afterswarms usually do have a virgin queen. Oftentimes
prime swarms have one or more VQ as well. I hived a swarm once that
had three mated queens, and, if I recall correctly 18 virgins. I'm
sure it was a merged swarm from three different hives.
Your problem is that the area that the swarm was at has a queen
> scent. You have to cut this down and put it into a hive box. At dark the
> bees will be in the box with the scent. If the limb is too big to cut
> soap in a spray bottle and douse it heavy. If you have a used queen cell
> and no tree limb put that in the box and leave till dark.
Soapy water will kill the bees.
Dave Green SC USA
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