I had a garden this year for the first time in many years. When my sweet corn was making pollen, it was full of bees. Even as deaf as I am I could hear the buzzing. I don't remember bees being in my corn years ago when I had gardens.
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I put a box under the nest that had a small hole in the end that the bees could fly into. The top of the box hinged open.
I put a step ladder under the nest and set the box on top with the top open. I took a long knife and slowly cut the comb from the tree branch. I held the bottom of the comb as I cut so it didn't fall into the box hard. Most of the bees stayed on the comb. I set the comb and bees in the box then closed it up tight. The bees that flew off while I was cutting it off eventually flew into the small hole in the box front. They smell the queen and go into the box. I let the box set there for an hour, so as many bees as possible had time to get in it. After I felt most of the bees were in the box I plugged the hole and put it in the truck and drove them home and put everything in a bees box.
I did wear gloves and thick clothes. To keep from getting stung.
Bees use pollen and nectar. They will store both for later use. As they tend to focus on one crop mostly at a time, the bees found your sweet corn to be just right to take the pollen.
