>WHat devices are there for capturing swarms from high locations? > >I remember reading in Bee Culture about a swarm capture technique using >some long poles and a plastic garbage bag. I have not tried this but...... I purchased a bunch of miscellaneous equipment from a beekeeper who had shut down and in the purchase I received a swarm catcher. The dissadvantage is that it runs on electricity but I will try to explain it anyway. It is a small vacuum cleaner attached to a box that is just large enough for a super and on which the lid seals well. On one end of this box there is a hole onto which is attached a long vacuum hose. The hole has a piece of leather covering it on the inside as a one-way-trap. The air comes in the hose, through the sealed box and into the vaccuum, leaving the bees in the box. If power was available I suspect that the end of the hose could be carried up a ladder or simply fastened to a long pole and raised to the swarm to simply vacuum the bees into the containment box. Most of the swarms I come upon are a long way from electricity but once in awhile there are some problem bees near a house so I look forward to trying this device. Eric Eric Abell Gibbons, Alberta Canada (403) 998 3143 [log in to unmask]