I am a new beekeeper... (in Turkey) And i use spraying water when ever i saw a swarm and it nearly all the times worked... I just trow up on the swarm some cup of water :)Yes it said that sand can be used instead of water when water is not available, but i did not experienced with that ( i do it once but it did not stop the swarm ) >----Original Message Follows---- >Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 05:31:34 -0800 >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >From: Richard Harkey <[log in to unmask]> >subject: Tanging, Banging, or communicate with a swarm >To: [log in to unmask] >HOWDY, I have read, where I don't remember, about this, which also >included spraying water into a swarm - which might indicate to the >swarm >an impending rain storm so should light till weather improved. No water >close to swarm throw sand or dust into the midst to fool them of a dust >storm. Or use a mirror to reflect the sun from a low angle - fool the >swarm of the sun going down, cluster till morning. Communicate??? >I don't chase swarms, if one is close enough to the ground, where I am I >will try to put it into a box. We have close to 1500 colonies and >devides are too easy, also it is an effective remedy to swarming. >Splits plus some other timely manipulations will greatly reduce >swarming. I said "reduce", not eliminate. >Richard - - - Deep in the heart of TEXAS. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com