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Transferring the Swarm

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What happens here

To encourage the bees to stay in the nuc box, the beekeeper takes a wad of grass and stuffs it into the main entrance of the box. He then carefully brings the tree branch with the bee swarm directly over the open nuc box. With a firm, quick shake, he dislodges the majority of the bees from the branch, causing them to fall into the box. The goal is for the queen to fall into the box, as the rest of the bees will follow her pheromones. He observes the bees and notes that they are slowly entering the box.

Goal: Transfer the bee swarm from the branch into the nuc box

Tools and materials

  • Nuc Box — Receiving the bee swarm
  • Tree Branch N/A — The temporary resting place of the swarm
  • Grass Natural — Temporarily blocking the nuc box entrance