WRONG : Bees Always Follow The Queen

Everyone says, “Just catch the queen and the bees will follow.” 🐝 If only it were that simple. 🐝 Finding the queen inside an established nest is like searching for a needle in a haystack, and it often doesn’t happen until well into the removal. Patience is everything. 🐝 There’s also a huge difference between removing a swarm and removing a fully established colony inside a wall, roof, or tree cavity. 🐝 A nest removal means exposing the entire colony, including the brood comb, honey stores, and thousands of bees protecting it all. 🐝 Once exposed, the bees are safely removed using a specialised bee vacuum while the brood comb and honeycomb are carefully cut out and secured into beehive frames. 🐝 At the end of the job, the rescued bees are reunited with their brood inside a new hive box. 🐝 So what would happen if I found the queen early and moved her into a hive box outside the nest? — © @hinterlandbees