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Permalink Reply by Virginia Courtney on July 22, 2010 at 11:51am

Yes, you are corect to use the smooth tubing. The trick is to have several holding baskets. This way you can use several at one site and not over heat the bees. Also help to extend the hose so you are not as limited in the length when you up a ladder you can leave unit on the ground, etc....I was think they save alot of time and hassel when you are tearing out a wall, or have a swarm to far out to cut a branch.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Dahn on July 22, 2010 at 3:37pm

I do use three of these as you call baskets and get about 5 hundred bee's to a basket as you said not to over heat or crowd them and after doing my first job with this set up i have I found that a smooth hose is a must to save more bee's .
I do like the way this system works but isn't fast and does save the bee's form the old method I use to use .
This is a great way to gain a swarm for your Hobbies in bee keeping but yet making some cash along the way after trans planting this swarm .
I enjoy offering this service to the customer and them known the bee's will be put to good use on a farm .
I had already had some offers to rent the bee's for next year season in an Apply orchard farm so this makes me happy to know the bee's are being saved by me Wild catch .NWCO

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