Nothing. This is a mix of old and new equipment, but none of it was treated
with anything this season. I've done everything I can think of shy of
clipping queen wings, which I find distasteful.  I just looked out and now
there is another swarm in the same tree, this one much larger. I think I'm
giving up beekeeping.
 
At 01:40 PM 6/24/96 EDT, you wrote:
>        Maybe it is the hive box? How old is the hive?
>Did you paint or stain it recently? If so, with what
>and when?  Did you treat the inside of the hive (boxes,
>bottom board, inner cover, outer cover) or the frames
>or foundation with anything? If so what?
>
>        Sometimes the bees just don't like the
>accomodations due to residual chemical odors.
>
>        Jim Moore
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