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> Bo   W
>hat about trying with a comb with open brood? Bees love their babies!>
>>      I have a locust tree full of bees across the road from my farm.  The
>> bees enter the tree at ground level and seem to be a large colony.  I tried
>> to lure the bees out with a hive full of honey comb but had no luck.  Does
>> anyone know of a better way to lure the bees out.  The tree encompasses the
>> electric line and can not be easily removed.  Any responses would be greatly
>> appreciated.  Thanks again for your help.
>>
>> Boyd C Dickens
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I would suggest that you consider what happens when any colony is made
queenless. Other bees do not join them or visa versa - they simply
start to make new queen cells, if young enough larvae exist.
There is still a myth that trapping with the use of a screen cone works,
but then there is still a flat earth society.
Bee removal is a physical process and unfortunately, cutting open big
trees is not practical, most  of the time.
I opened up a ~30" oak last weekend. They where also entering at the
base of the tree. After dropping the tree above three feet (after using
a drill and auger to determine the height of the cavity) I cut a key
stone style wedge, about a fifth of the diameter, from top to bottom.
After removing two buckets of honey, down to ground level, I discovered
the brood chamber was under ground another 20/24". Great sport and
I even got paid for the "work".
 
David Crawford
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