Here are a few pictures of swarms from this year
https://plus.google.com/photos/116822367552643196211/albums/5766497221043967201
Looking good. Great pics.
Looks like a couple of really nice ones there Rob. Details? How large and what have they done for you this season?
...JP
Sweet! I'd be interested in the details too. What was inside the boxes? (Frames?) Did you use any bait? How long were the traps set before catching a swarm?
They have 5 frames in them (4 foundationless and 1 old comb) and a vial of homemade swarm lure. Some of the larger looking ones where probably in the traps a month or so before I got to them. (Note to self: don't rely on the homeowner to notice activity until they are boiling over and ready to swarm) They drew out all 4 foundationless frames AND built comb on the bottom of the frames (~ medium frame size). Had one that was queenless and a laying work, but all the rest seem to be doing really well. Have one with a queen that is missing a front leg, but she is laying like crazy and they seem to be happy with her, at least for now.
All but one chose the larger 30L trap over a smaller 20L trap. Also had a swarm move into the ceiling of an old chicken coop, rejecting the trap hanging on the coop ~10 feet from them.
So you usually hang a 30L trap and a 20L trap next to each other?
Quote from: specialkayme on July 20, 2012, 08:06:28 AM
So you usually hang a 30L trap and a 20L trap next to each other?
Collecting some data this year.
Pretty cool.