Curtis Crowell wrote:"
> By following the
> swarm on the ground, and making a lot of noise (banging pots,or whatever)
the
> beekeeper could maintain ownership and recover the swarm once it did land.

This was called 'Tanging the bees' and I think that you are right in that,
although some say that it would cause the swarm to settle, the main purpose
was to maintain ownership.  Of course, many swarms do settle quickly, so the
tanging would have appeared to have caused the swarm to cluster.

> Kind of like calling "I've got it" when you're in the outfield running
under
> a pop fly.

If you say so, but I haven't a clue what it means!
Peter Edwards

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