Ok, a little swarm, but nonetheless, for all intents and purposes, probably not enough to mess with this late in the year.
I have a queenless hive with 20+ queen cells that I was planning on whittling down this weekend. I could pinch them all and introduce her.
I could try to let a cup of bees fill a box.
I could let her be.
I could split a hive.
Right now I have her in a clip in the bottom of this box because if I let her out she flys away.
I clipped her off the wall and put them all in the box. She flew out of the clip when I let her out and flew in circles around me. She landed on the wall, took off again, I lost her for a few minutes, then I saw her hit the landing board and go inside. I closed them up and moved them 25? and set them on a block.
I went to Walmart and when I got back they were all back on the side of the barn again. I clipped her off the wall again and put the clip in the box to stay until I can get a introduction frame.
I?m limited on supplies right now, but can hit a store tomorrow or make something.
Presently, that box has one empty frame and one drawn frame.
What ya think?
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