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Re: collecting feral Hives
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Tim Sterrett <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 11:30:54 -0400
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Justin Knight wrote:
> I have tried to get feral hives out of places where I cannot access the
> combs, but using smoke to get then to come out does not usually work.
>
> I was wondering about if I could somehow use "bee go" to get then to come
> out the hive. (I do not know the regulations on using "bee go".)
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    For the bees to abandon the feral hive location, the queen has to
leave and she is not likely to leave her home.
    Try searching the Bee-L archives for advice on capturing feral
colonies.
Tim
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Tim Sterrett
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40.0 N 75.5 W

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