On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, James Peterson wrote: > I recieved a "swarm call" today and when I got there the wife > said that a great number of bees disappeared into a crack in > the wall. Sure enough there are bees going in and out of a > crack in the brick wall. I removed a brick and discovered it > to be just the entrance to a hive in the wall some where. If they've _just_ gone in (new swarm today), then you may be able to drive them out with lots of smoke, then capture them when they settle again. They should regroup nearby. > I have read about mounting a hive on the wall and covering the > entrance of the wall hive with bee escapes..... > Has anybody had experience with this procedure? I tried it just the once (20 foot up), but without success. I couldn't get the escapes attached to the wall in any way that stopped the bees finding a way past them. Screwing a clearer board type structure to it might work. I was unable to do that as the bees were going in & out via a pipe outlet. Regards, -- Gordon Scott [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (work) The Basingstoke Beekeeper (newsletter) [log in to unmask] <A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/apis">Embryo Home Page</A> Beekeeper; Kendo 3rd Dan; Sometime sailor. Hampshire, England.