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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: danno on March 12, 2008, 09:08:22 AM

Title: swarm traps
Post by: danno on March 12, 2008, 09:08:22 AM
I have only seen pics of these but they are obviously recycled paper pots with a lid.  My question is what is the size ? high  X ? around and are empty.  In the pics the enterance appears to be the bottom drain hole of the pot.  If this is the case I can puchase these locally and could make 1/4 wood lids
Title: Re: swarm traps
Post by: Moonshae on March 12, 2008, 08:43:45 PM
The ones I have are 14" diameter at the top, tapering down to 10". The lids actually have a part that fits down inside the trap, and it has a few ridges...presumably to be used by the bees as comb guides.
Title: Re: swarm traps
Post by: Michael Bush on March 12, 2008, 09:42:58 PM
Mine are all old bee boxes with frames or cardboard nucs with frames...
Title: Re: swarm traps
Post by: doak on March 12, 2008, 10:42:21 PM
I try to use a deep box with drawn comb.
All thats left to do is move to desired location and add boxes.
I sat one up about 6o yards from a swarm last Easter week and on the 4th
day they took it.
doak