Swarm arriving at a bait hive

Swarm arriving at a bait hive on a garage roof

Below: as the front of the incoming swarm arrives, initially only scouts are at the bait hive entrance

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Below: the first bees settle round the entrance and fan pheromone to attract the rest of the swarm

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Below: the number of bees settling increases

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Below: more bees have settled and the focus of the bees in the air is more concentrated round the bait hive

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Below: very few bees still in the air; the swarm waits its turn to go in at the small entrance.

The total time between first bees arriving and the all the swarm entering the bait hive is henerally 15-30 minutes.

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