Great News! of the seven hives subjected to trapouts, 3 of the colonies absconded to find a new home of their own choosing (they are ladys so what can i say, they have specific needs...;-)). 3 have taken up residence in catch the boxes provided and will shortly be moved to a new site and then upgraded to a full hive oncethey have settled into their new area, and one has seemingly got the genes of Harry Hudini and managed to again access their original Hive, so the trapout needs re sealing. A catch box or two will be left on site once cleared as the latest inspection observed more scout bees checking out the piles of old tyres in the yard. Foraging must be good in the area.