Hanging swarm traps with rope? Question

[harvey]

Hello all,  tomorrow I want to set out some swarm traps.  I was going to mount them to the top of a ten foot two by four.  Someone mentioned to just throw a rope over a limb and let them swing?   Would this work if the traps were just swinging in the breeze?  any opinions?   or should I set them solid on a two by four?  I did find some lemon grass oil for bait.

[Michael Bush]

I never tried letting them swing, so I really can't say, but I was always afraid the bees would not think it was stable enough for a home...

[buzzbee]

Bud1 in Mississippi has several hanging in the breeze.It works just fine.Pheremone is helpful :)
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[wadehump]

I try to hang mine with the rope pulled back around the box to hold it in place

[bud1]

pull tight to the limb you have yo rope over and no swing, if it does a little no matter

[harvey]

Well I put out three traps today,  one in the middle of the woods next to a creek.  One about ten feet in the woods off of a field, edge of woods is covered in berry briars.  The third I put on the edge of a grass field.  All of them are between ten and fifteen feet up.  I did hang them with rope.  I used a rachet strap around the hive and put a d ring on the top and bottom.  I used on rope to hold them up and another to try and keep them stable from the bottom.  I don't know of any hives in the areas I put the traps but I know there are bee's in the area.  I put a swarm lure in each bait hive and then put three or four drops of lemon grass oil on the face of the hive?   Got my fingers crossed.

[buzzbee]

"Build it and they will come!"   Good luck on the swarm catching.If there is bees in the area the scouts should find the boxes with the swarm lure.