make the swarm trap disappear completely so that they cannot go back to it.
When you bring the swarm. trap home plae it where the hive will be for a couple of days. Let the bees get oriented to the new location and then move the contents of the swarm trap into the hive and place it in the same spot. dump/bang any bees left in the trap in front of the hive.
Chris,What Rob said plus when you transfer the hive, make the swarm trap disappear completely so that they cannot go back to it.
2 questions, crmauch.How far away was your swarm trap to their present hive body location? The same yard?And how long were they in the swarm box?
Left the swarm trap there (open) thinking I wanted the bees to clean/rob it out. So I think all but this few bees settled to the new hive. What's the best way to get rid of this remnant?
I am wondering if there is still comb in the box. If there is scrape it out. The comb you could have left them to rob but not in the box. The bees you can dump them out, slam the box to the ground, smoke them out, blow them out, vac them out. How ever you want to do it.