PLB writes:
 
> I use an electric leaf blower; my hives are close enough to use the house current (about 150 feet).
I've a very large driveway and got tired of anemic and short-lived battery times of most battery powered leaf blowers.   A bit spendy, but I upgraded to a 56V GO blower.  On high, you will feel push back from the blower - don't topple the hive.  Low will quickly remove bees.  It is a bit big - I think I'd add a flex hose or experiment with a cover with a hole in center that just fits the nozzle - it just might clear the whole super in a hurry.There are commercial - gas-powered bee blowers.  Blower on a cart with hose.  For our research where we need to clear bees quickly - to  avoid the bees up the sides of hives - we hook a thin metal tray/ramp to the front of the bottom board, sloped to ground.  Make it as wide as the entrance and about 2 ft long.   Bees flush out and down, but don't end up in pile in grass.  They readily run back up and in.

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