Help! I recieved a "swarm call" today and when I got there the wife said that a great number of bees disappeared into a crack in the wall. Sure enough there are bees going in and out of a crack in the brick wall. I removed a brick and discovered it to be just the entrance to a hive in the wall some where. I have read about mounting a hive on the wall and covering the entrance of the wall hive with bee escapes. I don"t remember what I should put in the hive. If I put brood in it, they will build another queen and there will be another hive there to accept the bees that come out and can't get back in. Eventually the queen inside would loose all her subjects and die. Has anybody had experience with this procedure? Is there a better way of getting the bees out of there? Shall I walk away or be a good guy and help these people? Thanks for being here to ask! James Peterson Ph.D. [log in to unmask]