On Tue, 9 Jun 1998 07:28:33 -0600 Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>If there is a decent flow on when you remove the screen after a few
>weeks,  the bees in the outside hive may very well ignore the hive in
>the wall and it may build back up very nicely.  The you get to repeat
the
>procedure.
<snip>
>Allen
 
I agree, you are 100% correct. That is why the longer you have to wait,
the better you are. In my part of the world, the nectar flow is over by 1
July. If I were to wait 4 weeks from today there would be almost no
nectar and the odd of this working would be reasonably good. As I stated,
the longer the better. Unfortunately many home owners want the bees
"Killed" no later than 3 days before they called you and a wait of 4
weeks is out of the question. If there is a faster way of hiving these
bees without tearing into the wall and the associated expense, I would
like to know. I certainly am not to old to learn and am always looking
for new tricks to try. :~)
 
 
In HIS Service
 
Robert (Scott) Fairing
 
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