REGARDING RE>Captured Swarm Charles (Rick) Grubbs writes: "Well I got my first swarm today. I had just finished installing 2 new packages of bees, and went back into the house and my neighbor came and told me that a swarm of bees had came out of a large oak tree on his property and landed on his childrens swing set. My son and I gathered all of our equipment and went over and captured the swarm in a cardboard box. I brought them back and put them in front of a new hive with foundation and opened the box and they just walked into the hive. It was the most exciting and gratifing thing I have ever witnessed. " I agree with you, that hiveing a swarm is an exciting experience. I love to watch them go on into the hive too, all with a singleness of purpose. However, I would like to comment that this swarm came from a known feral colony, so obviously the parent colony got through the winter without mite control measures. I would watch this new colony carefully - it may show signs of varroa resistance, and be a valuable resource for you. Watch the feral colony, too, to see whether it will survive the year intact.