I removed the filter and put some window screen inside the vac container. I used it today to clean up stragglers after removing a swarm. It worked nicely - few dead bees. It is a pretty weak vacuum to start with, but that seems good for bees. I would need to work out a way to fit a container inside for big jobs.
The big advantage is that it runs on a battery pack.
Heh, I read this subject headline wrong. I was thinking amps instead of volts, so I thought you were saying 18amp shop vac makes a good bee vac, and I was like :shock: