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Caught a Swarm. Now what

Caught a Swarm with comercail trap. Its up in a tree. Lots of activity for three day. So leave them up there for a couple days so the settle in? Then move them two miles away and then back to my hives? My hives are only about 300 feet away Anything else Thanks Bob


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Yes, move them the 2-3 miles away for 1-2 weeks before moving them back. You can keep them in the swarm trap for now but put in standard boxes when you return. Make sure you feed when you get back home, no matter what season. Make their new digs a nice place to live.

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