I have used the funnel method several times (in fact I have one going 
currently).  I've never observed that the queen ever comes out.  Can anyone 
truly verify that the queen will actually leave the dwindling, starving 
cluster in the cavity, and transverse the distance from the combs to the 
entrance, out the funnel, and into a nuc?  Seems highly unlikely to me.
Randy Oliver


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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Funneling bees/queen out with a nuc...


>>I think you have it reversed the screen funnel is between the nuc
and the opening in the house/tree, the other nucleus entrance ids to
open air.

I see.  So the funnel could be solid and used like a bee escape
that's one-way into the nuc.  I guess the end diameter of the funnel
on the nuc side would have to be just large enough to let a queen
pass through.

I like this idea.  Just about the only good way (other than trying to
drum the bees out or drive the bees out with a bee propellant) to get
the queen out of a tree nest.

Waldemar

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