How to find feral honey bee colonies by bee lining

5. April, 2016.

26. Release the bees and remove
the comb from the box.

33. Avoid timing the first round trip made by
returning bees
– "dancing" on arrival at the nest
– time taken to find the bait station again
More accurate estimates of distance to the
colony can be made if bees are marked and then
left for awhile until the round trip becomes
routine.

34. Cross lining--not as easy as it looks due to confused
bees

36. Bees prefer:
Living tree
Entrance ~ 15'
above ground
2 square inch
opening

37. So, you've found the
bee tree . . . .

41. – Leave feral colonies alone.
They contribute to genetic pool of
survivors, and provide drones to
mate with your queens.
– Gives you an idea of where to
put swarm traps.
– Fun just to track them.