Bee vac – the test run

Posted by Jon on Jun 2, 2010 in Beekeeping, Equipment, Swarms & Nests | 0 comments

As luck would have it, just I had glued my final piece of wire mesh into place and cleaned my filters for the correct level of suction, the phone rang. A swarm of bees had settled at nearby unoccupied home a few weeks ago giving the owner a nasty surprise as he threw open the shutters after a couple of months away! The perfect situation to try out the newly christened Bertie, the recycled bee-vac.