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Re: First swarm 2016
« Reply #20 on: March 21, 2016, 12:27:53 am »
I received a call on Friday about a swarm at the peak of a 2 story house. They said that it had been there for 3 days.  There was no more than a couple hundred bees at about 25 feet off the ground. I looked in the attic but only saw one bee inside. When I went to my truck, there were about 25 bees on and in a swarm trap in my truck. I placed it on a brick pillar hoping they would come down on there own and move into the box. I received a call today that they were still at the peak of the roof. I brought home a 24 foot ladder and picked up my beevac and went to check it out.
I vacuumed them up and there did not seem to bee any bees in the house. There was only a handful of bees. I will add them to another hive.
I caulked up all of the holes and sprayed beequick all over the area.
Jim
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