Bee Lures

[rober]

I've saved all retired queens in an alcohol solution to use as a lure. so far I've not seen any interest from the girls when I tried it. yesterday while removing a hive from a fallen limb I noticed them balling up on a queen cage that was on my tailgate. I put that cage in a nuc I left behind to collect stragglers & foragers. there were a fair amount of bees in the nuc this morning. later this morning I left that cage sitting out. I think this could be an effective lure. a queen was released from this cage about 3 weeks ago. this photo was taken 10 minutes after setting out the cage. it's been like this all day. if you look real close you can see the cage.

[capt44]

I've bought queen pheromone lures and had negative results with the swarm traps.
But when I put Lemon Grass Essence oil in them they would catch.
I now have around 18 swarm traps to bring in full of bees.
I use the pressed fiber pots.
I build my own swarm traps.