The bee brush has extremely soft bristles and it is important to use a gentle sweeping motion across the bees. You don't want to hurt anybody. I brushed them into my left hand and then shook my hand in the nuc to release the bees.
Rosy Thompson brushes bees from a frame of honeycomb in her backyard Saturday. The frame should be full of capped honey chambers, but the hive is not producing as much as usual this summer, due to the rain.