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[Randall Austin <s.randall.austin AT gmail.com>]

Samantha,

I have two experienced-based suggestions on dealing with a swarm that's out of reach:

1) wave goodbye to them and take pleasure knowing that you are repopulating the feral bee population. I get to do this a lot!

2) cut the tree down. I did this once and it didn't work at all --- the bees took off before the tree even hit the ground, and settled even higher on a tree next to the first one.

I am very eager to hear if others have better ideas!

Randall Austin

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Samantha Gasson <gassonstirrup AT gmail.com> wrote:

I've got a swarm that's too high to reach even with a ladder.  I'd like to get them if at all possible....any suggestions?

Thanks

Samantha

gassonstirrup AT gmail.com