I got this swarm Tuesday 04-04-12 with only netting over my face and a chain saw. It came from a tree that was being removed by a tree service about two miles from my house. The guy who found the swarm wanted me to give him some honey after I captured the bees. O rly? I was unsure if there was a queen, though the bees were not aggressive. I put a q-tip with some lemon oil on it in the hive and then just pulled the brood out by hand and placed it between frames in the hive, and added sugar water because there wasn't any honey. The process took all afternoon. The next morning when I went to the hive, I noticed the swarm was in a tree near the hive. Then I noticed a mass of bees on the ground next to the tree that they came in. I lightly smoked the area and to my amazement, found the queen on the ground. I put the queen in the hive and all the bees went in after her. What a blessing. I really felt the Lord blessed me with this. The swarm was fairly large, and I got a lot of bees, brood, and the queen. And only was stung 2-3 times. It was amazing watching their behavior in following the queen even with all the changes and threats to their situation. (Sorry the movie isn't longer but my battery ran out.)
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