If you only have a few hives ( I believe the original posting was from an
Irish beekeeper with 4 colonies ) there are two other methods that have
not been mentioned.
 
First, a bee brush - a soft hand brush that is used to gently brush the
bees off either side of the frame and back into the hive or to the front
entrance, Put the frame into the empty box you brought with you.
 
Secondly, and least expensive, is to grasp the frame by an ear (
hopefully it will be heavy) then sharply hit the back of the grasping hand
with your other hand - presto! the bees will be knocked off by the shock
and
you put the, now bee free, frame into the empty box you brought with you.
 
If you have just a few hives these low cost methods work well + the second
technique works in many situations to remove bees from a frame.
 
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