[ocba] OCBA - we need swarm advice
Elisabeth Curtis
granda.curtis at gmail.com
Wed May 7 17:46:57 EDT 2008
Sorry - I forgot to change the subject line on the previous email. Hope this
gets someone's attention.
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Elisabeth Curtis <granda.curtis at gmail.com>
wrote:
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> One of our hives has swarmed and taken up residence in the top of a
> > nearby chimney. The resident says he will burn some newspaper in the wood
> > stove, hoping that the smoke will encourage them to move on. The chimney is
> > very high and very difficult to access. Will "smoking" them out like this
> > work? Are there things we should be aware of (like keeping the door to the
> > wood stove closed)? If they would land somewhere else we could capture them.
> > Thanks for any advice. -Elisabeth Curtis
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