> The question is, if the queen is gone, will the rest
> vacate the premises, and if not, how can we get rid of
> them without tearing all the walls out?

Frankly, I'm not sure if the bees at that stage (having already moved into
their new home) would return to their old home if indeed you did capture the
queen in your nuc box OR if at that point they would have fixated on the new
location and are there for keeps regardless of queen or not.  I'd be tempted
to let the bees tell YOU by bringing the nuc box back to see if the wall
bees join the nuc or the nuc bees join the wall.  Of course the home owners
may not be up to the experiment.

Regardless, go back to the swarm and capture the rest of the bees and add
them to the nuc.  Chances are you missed the queen n the wall.  Unless you
saw her you really have no idea.

Aaron Morris - thinking swarm removals from walls are most times more
problems than they are worth!

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