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Title: Some swarm box activity......we shall see.
Post by: Fishing-Nut on March 18, 2020, 04:24:44 PM
3/18/20......fair amount of activity around the trap today.  It gets more ramped up than this and then dies down a little then ramps up again. Fingers crossed. They've done this once this year already.  Heres to hoping. https://youtu.be/ZRL25O5vsX8
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Post by: Kwalt on March 18, 2020, 04:30:52 PM
Definitely looks interesting.

Good Luck,
Kevin
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Post by: Fishing-Nut on March 18, 2020, 04:36:19 PM
Kwalt your right. It's got me a little excited for sure. The only thing I'm wandering about is about 25 or 30 yards away I've got some old comb from last year I took out of the freezer and letting the bees clean up. Theres 50 or so bees on it right now. In the swarm box though is nothing but an old dark frame of brood comb and some lemon grass oil.
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Post by: Bob Wilson on March 18, 2020, 08:59:59 PM
Good luck, fishingnut. I think they will go in.
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Post by: Fishing-Nut on March 18, 2020, 09:03:56 PM
Thank ya sir!
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Post by: jtcmedic on March 18, 2020, 09:21:03 PM
Looking good, I have to check mine
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Post by: Nock on March 18, 2020, 09:38:19 PM
Good luck. Mine are going up this weekend.
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Post by: Fishing-Nut on March 19, 2020, 09:59:01 AM
Thank yall for the good luck wishes. Today is supposed to be sunny and 80 degrees so maybe today will be the day.  What do yall think about the old honey frames ive got about 30 yards away? Reckon these bees could be from them? Cleaning the honey frames yesterday was about 50 or 75 bees...in the swarm trap is only an old dark brood comb. And a drop or 2 of lemongrass oil...No honey what so ever.