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>From: "yoonytoons" <[log in to unmask]>
>I much dislike the mess of rubber-banding the brood and the
>whole sticky mess although that is the only way to rescue the brood

On BeeSource.Com there are plans for building swarm catching frames.
The hinged frame opens like a book and is designed so feral comb can
be placed into a conventional hive.  Dee Lusby designed the frame.
It's basically a split frame that is wired on both sides to hold comb
in place. Once filled, the ends of the top bar are wired together and
placed into a hive.   You can download plans from:

http://www.beesource.com/plans/swarmframe.htm

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