I have the chance to attempt getting two feral hives.  One is in an old wood
sided house. There are several holes where the bees are going in and out.  I
thought about trying to stop up all the holes ,but one and use a screen
funnel and hive.  Is this possible on an older house or am I just wasting my
time?
 
The second one is a colony in a dead tree that is low to the ground.  Should
I just cut the tree and bring it home and then get the bees or should I use
a different method?