I have done this on several occasions.
Method: gather usual protective clothing and tools and a box/skep for the
bees to move into. Smoke the colony whilst avoiding smoke getting into the new
receptacle. Place the new box above the old with a 'bridge' so that the bees
can walk uphill from one to the other. Drum on the lower box with the bees
roughly on a pulse beat with the hands hitting the sides of the box
momentarily apart so the box is jarred. Do this from a comfortable position as it
will take some time.
Chris
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