From:                   Michael Housel <[log in to unmask]>

>        Swarms are not virgin queens, unless  you count a hundred drones a
> swarm.

    Ahem....afterswarms usually do have a virgin queen. Oftentimes
prime swarms have one or more VQ as well.  I hived a swarm once that
had three mated queens, and, if I recall correctly 18 virgins. I'm
sure it was a merged swarm from three different hives.

 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.

Soapy water will kill the bees.

Dave Green   SC  USA
The Pollination Home Page:  http://pollinator.com

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