Here is a video I put together of my swarm trap set-up and the first swarm of the season.
BeeVac.com Bushkill Swarm Trap Set-up and Swarm Removal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92EgotwfZCA#ws)
Very nice! I'm going to try it myself! I just captured my first swarm of the season yesterday!
David
Nice video Robo. Thanks for sharing. It will help a lot of new beeks get swarms.
Jim
Man they worked fast in that trap! All in 10 days. Nice vid robo!
...DOUG
KD4MOJ
Nice!!! is the X wire in the entrance a mouse guard? I also really like the hanging stick with the entrance on the side. Does the hanging stick extend below the bottom and get a screw on the top and bottom?
Quote from: danno on May 29, 2014, 04:03:01 PM
is the X wire in the entrance a mouse guard?
It is a squirrel & bird guard. Even with the 1" I still occasionally get wrens building nests in them
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I also really like the hanging stick with the entrance on the side. Does the hanging stick extend below the bottom and get a screw on the top and bottom?
It is a matter of personal preference where you put the entrance hole, I don't believe the bees care. I like them this way as I can drive by many of my traps and check without having the get out of the car. No the hanging stick doesn't go below, just flush with the bottom. I like to spend as little time as possible hanging traps, so all my spots have nails/screws into the tree/building and the hanging stick has a large enough hole to go over it. No need to screw and unscrew every year.
Thanks Rob
I like the design alot and think I'll may up a doz this weekend. I think I will change the lid to a migratory style that I will still screw down when they are used as traps but will then give me the option of using them as nuc's in a pinch
I like the hanging stick Rob. Good luck on the swarms!