Swarms are not virgin queens, unless you count a hundred drones a
swarm. Your problem is that the area that the swarm was at has a queen
scent. You have to cut this down and put it into a hive box. At dark the
bees will be in the box with the scent. If the limb is too big to cut soap
in a spray bottle and douse it heavy. If you have a used queen cell and no
tree limb put that in the box and leave till dark.
The bees on the box near the entrance will put scent into the air if
you blow air on them. Once you get five or ten fanning to cover bad breath
you can stop. You can herd the bees by blowing on them in the direction you
want they to go. I always put honey on the frames that are not drawn for the
new swarms.
Michael Housel Orlandobee
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