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2K views 16 replies 4 participants last post by  Gypsi 
#1 ·
Hey All, I'm a beginning beekeeper in New Mexico.
 
#9 ·
it is possible to talk the queen into coming out, especially if you trap the workers outside, groceries stop coming in and you put some fresh brood from another queen in the bait hive where the workers have started storing groceries. I've done it.
 
#15 ·
I think I'll be able to close up all of the exits. I'm not sure how extensive the hive is or where they can get in and out other than that one main entrance, but I think I'll have to pack something around the stones to seal it up. I'm in New Mexico and the colony is located about 30 miles NW of Albuquerque.
 
#16 ·
I would try soft foam to push into all the crevices around the stone, as this will be easy to use and remove with no residue left, maybe put a clear rubber tube an inch or so in diameter( you can buy it by the foot at home depot) in the widest area and pack around that and the other end in a box baited with lemon grass oil and some sugar water and frames with comb already drawn to keep them there and see if they will move into the box, check every so often to see how many bees moved in ..just a thought..
 
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