Bee Lining Box

Based on the device created by Thomas Seeley, these bee lining boxes are made to order within 24 hours. Bee lining, or bee hunting, is the time honored technique used to locate feral honey bee colonies in the woods. To use the device, the bee hunter captures a forager on a flower in the hinged end of the box. Honeycomb is placed in the second compartment and the captured bee is allowed to enter. The bee discovers the rich nectar source, loads up and heads for the bee tree or hive. Other workers are recruited and return to the bee lining box. The direction that they fly is called the beeline, indicating the direction to the hive. Once this direction is established, the bee hunter takes the box (with bees) and move 100 to 300 yards along the, until the feral colony is discovered! Constructed of two chambers separated by a movable slide, the front chamber has a window and hinged cover. Get yours today!