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Re: Getting a queen out of a tree - possible?
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Tim Arheit <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:54:08 -0400
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At 11:46 AM 6/20/2005, you wrote:
>I have a bottle of Honey Bee Robber used to drive bees out of honey
>supers.  I don't use it for supers but was wondering if perhaps spraying
>it in the tree could drive the queen out?


I have had some success making bees abscond from a tree by smoking them
heavily with Honey Robber soaked newspaper in the top of the smoker.  It
took a couple hours, but the bees did settle on a nearby tree just like a
swarm (minus those I had vacuumed).  They had however only been in the tree
for a few days.  I've had less luck with those that have well established
hives or those swarms in much larger cavities.

-Tim



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