Creating a Bee Vacuum for the Beekeeper

In 2018, we had someone contact us who had a rather large swarm that decided to make its home in their chimney. And this was a VERY aggressive hive. Generally swarms are docile, but this one had already built comb. Tim wanted to make a vacuum to safely remove the bees from a tight space without doing damage. Here is a quick video about how he made the vacuum and used a dimmer switch to control the speed. He was able to quickly and easily remove the bees from their chimney (of course way up on the roof) and transfer them to their new home.