In March we successfully captured a wild honey bee swam. The swam was spotted in a bush at a business park. The Sprite can was used as a bait to draw them out from under the bush. It was a spur of the moment capture with available materials. Fortunately the beekeeper had his suit and a spare box on hand. Here he is inserting a few frames into the hive box.

The swam gathered under the bush and pine straw.

The beekeeper began to lift out the hive as the bees clustered on twigs. Notice the black specks appearing on the white suit. 

Here the hive is starting to swam around the box as the queen was successfully located. 

Done!