Sumac, the bees will be working it soon.
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Look for queen cells and eggs. If you find queen cells and no eggs it probably swarmed. If you find eggs and no queen cells it probably did not swarm. If you have queen cells and no eggs, wait a couple of weeks and check for eggs. If you don't find eggs wait another week and check again. If...
I assure you--- 1/4 of a cup of gasoline will not hurt the ground. It will not even kill the grass if you pour it directly into the hole. There is no need to run, they will all be dead as soon as you pour it in the hole.
They are yellow jackets. Wait until after dark so they will all be in the ground, and pour about 1/4 cup of gasloine in the hole. This will kill them almost instantly.
All the field bees will go back to the old hive, but the nurse bees will stay with the brood you put in the new box. Shake in some extra nurse bees and they should do just fine. You will not see much activity at first because all the bees that stay will be nurse bees, (1 to 21 days old), and...
. I don't have anything yet, I'm not sure what kind to get, need more info first.
If you plan to exrtact the honey, a Langstroth hive would be best. If you only want the bees for pollination, a top bar hive will work, but the honey comb must be cut off of the bars and can not be removed with...