It has been 9 days and the swarm still has not found a new home. Perhaps the cold, rainy weather has hindered their search. Over the past 2-3 days, I have seen no activity around my bait box so I figured they had rejected it. However, I do not give up easily, so today I made a new bait box that they may find more attractive.
This is a deep box, closer to the ideal size bees look for. I placed it higher above the ground, as well.
I am concerned that the swarm may not survive. The bees take only about 5 days worth of food with them when they leave home. If they do not find a home, it is possible that they will build a nest outside of a cavity. We saw one such hive in Tassajara and I believe it was pictured in a blog.
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