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On Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:02:50 -0500 Robert Hayes wrote:
 
>         I'd suggest the following:
> 1) close down the opening in the tree to one which can be covered with an
> inverted cone of window screening sticking out about a foot and 1/2 or so
> with the end of the cone reduced to allow the exit of a bee at a time.
> 2) securely position a full depth brood super ( with full covers, base etc.)
> high enough to be nearer to the old opening than the new opening at the end
> of that inverted cone of screen.  You might make a little 2x4 platform
> first.
> 3) into the hive body you can put fully drawn out comb that's had a freezer
> treatment to extinguish mites and some new regular foundation too.
 
Just one important point here,..You cant get the old Q out by this method which is what is
trying to be done!
 
I'd put a box on top of the stump and wait until the Q is in it and laying, take the box  away then
close up the top of the stump and let the bees in the stump rear a new Q or.. as you suggested
use a Q exclr if you want to remove the complete nest.
 
> 4) wait a day as the field bees start to fill up the new hive and then
> 5) over the next few days stuff foam in the opening, inpect & occaisionally
> start taking away the honey collected and the bees to another location.
> 6) be careful to notice when the new hive has started to have a
> population of young nurse bees and when the comb starts to be
> layed out with areas for the queen to lay eggs!  If there's eggs visible,
> she may still be in the new box!
> If so, keep the opening stuffed with the foam rubber and move it to
> the new location to confirm ( don't forget to replace with another new
> equipment set-up).  Feed them while confirming.
 
> 7) If the original hive spins off a new queen - try to capture it in the
> same way.
 
This will only happen if the original stump colony decides to swarm and since by this method
you have removed all the field bees then swarming will be most unlikely :-)
 
 
> 8) Next year (late) when you begin the destructive techniques with the chain
> saw, seek out whole brood areas to cut into frame-sized rectangles held into
> open frames with 3 or so good rubber bands ( cut out so they'll be oriented
> the same way top to bottom, etc. as possible ) Each brood hive frame you
> dig out could either have the queen or brood enough for your young gals to
> make one or more new queens for nucs.
> I hope someone else on this list has some good thoughts.
> best wishes,
> Bob Hayes <[log in to unmask]>
> _______________________________
>
 
 
Regards Phil

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