Swarm In. Swarm Out.
Channel: Beekeeping in Ontario
Date: 27/06/2014

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We had some trouble catching this swarm. Every time that we got the bees in a box, they would fly back out because we didn't catch the queen with them. 

Honeybees have a strong sense of where their queen is. If you don't manage to capture her when shaking a swarm into a box, then the rest of the swarm will leave with her.

After 4 tries, we managed to get this queen and the bees were successfully taken to a new bee yard.

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