Just used this (with screen mods referenced below) and what a difference! I wish I had a vac two cut-outs and about 30 stings ago. My shop vac has clips on the hose so I cut a small groove in the female PVC fitting for it to fit into instead of trying to putty it. I also had to buy the extra hose and it came with a smooth fitting I used for the bucket end, I cut my hole tight enough that I can slip it in and then remove it quickly, capping it by wedging a cup in the hole.
Bees will go through 1/4" holes / 4-mesh hardware cloth. 8-mesh or 1/8" hardware cloth is the right size. A very light suction is needed, just enough to pull the bees off the comb.
Who downvotes this stuff? This is a great hack. Wish I had built one before I tried a barn swarm removal. Cluster of bees including the queen kept going where I couldn't get to them. I agree on the comment below about the 1/4" holes. Would recommend going smaller. As far as a flap for adjusting the air flow (3rd hole), you could simply lay a block of wood over it and slide it more or less over the hole to adjust. Thanks for posting!
Rubber bands on the end of the hose work to seal/fit it as well. A one way flap/valve on the intake would also stop them from escaping when turning the vacuum off.
I don't understand, why there are three holes ? What are the purpose of those three holes ? And there are 2 hoses, one for suction and what the other hose for ?
Take that perforated tub off, make sure that hose ends close to the top of the bucket the bees will spray all over the bucket bottom. That tube will probably mutilate bees. Good luck.
Just used this (with screen mods referenced below) and what a difference! I wish I had a vac two cut-outs and about 30 stings ago. My shop vac has clips on the hose so I cut a small groove in the female PVC fitting for it to fit into instead of trying to putty it. I also had to buy the extra hose and it came with a smooth fitting I used for the bucket end, I cut my hole tight enough that I can slip it in and then remove it quickly, capping it by wedging a cup in the hole.
Bees will go through 1/4" holes / 4-mesh hardware cloth. 8-mesh or 1/8" hardware cloth is the right size. A very light suction is needed, just enough to pull the bees off the comb.
Hey I followed your example and caught a swarm . Easiest thing I ever did .thanks
Who downvotes this stuff? This is a great hack. Wish I had built one before I tried a barn swarm removal. Cluster of bees including the queen kept going where I couldn't get to them. I agree on the comment below about the 1/4" holes. Would recommend going smaller. As far as a flap for adjusting the air flow (3rd hole), you could simply lay a block of wood over it and slide it more or less over the hole to adjust. Thanks for posting!
Awesome video. Thank you very much for breaking it down. God Bless.
This is just what I was looking for! I can't wait to build one of these. Thanks for sharing!
Rubber bands on the end of the hose work to seal/fit it as well. A one way flap/valve on the intake would also stop them from escaping when turning the vacuum off.
I'm trying to build me one too but I was thinking I need to get away from the vacuum that got ridges
It's all good
I don't understand, why there are three holes ? What are the purpose of those three holes ? And there are 2 hoses, one for suction
and what the other hose for ?
Rob Sten this is to catch bees in the bucket and keep them alive with minimal damage to the bees. I explain the 3rd hole at 3:30 in the video.
@@walkingsouth6141 Yes, I understand now, thank you for the explanation.
@@walkingsouth6141 l was thinking that you could put a big ball valve in the third hole, but using ones hand to regulate suction seems a better idea!
You need fly screen over that tube, holes big enough to suck a bee through don't work, they damage a lot of bees in the process.
bashpr0mpt yes, I found that out and added it. Thanks.
Take that perforated tub off, make sure that hose ends close to the top of the bucket the bees will spray all over the bucket bottom. That tube will probably mutilate bees. Good luck.
It has worked good several times. With not much harm to bees. It’s the vent at the top that Ontario’s the amount of suction. But thanks for the input.