Today I attempted the next step in my attempt to rescue bees from the tree that was cut back last October. I opened up the cover that I’d fixed over the top of the cavity and put what is basically a bait hive over the top, but a bait hive with a difference. The floor of the hive has a huge hole in the middle and is screwed to the branch so it lines up with the top of the existing nest cavity.
I know bees tend to work downwards in the Spring and Summer, but I’m hoping that having the space above them and room to draw comb will entice them to move up gradually as their existing brood emerge.