I checked on my swarm trap tonight.

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jayj200

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June 29, 2014, 10:47:52 AM
Greentree and Forest

when putting out traps it is best to hang on a limb (stabilized) the tree won't be it will sway in the breeze.
Bees like that.
Old comb is one of the best attractants ever. Lemon Grass Oil is used too.Queen lure is also used.

In a tree is best. down here many hives are cut out of the ground (water valve boxes, and cable boxes too). I have had three from the ground that do better than in the air swarms.

BeeMaster2

#21
June 29, 2014, 04:02:38 PM
Update.
This swarm turned into one of my best hives. I went to pull honey 2 weeks ago and this hive has 2 medium boxes of brood and 2 full boxes of honey. They had just started to cap it so it did not remove it. I did load it up in the truck and moved it into town with the rest of my bees. I put a drawn super on it and I hope to get another 2 supers above that before I pull honey again.
Jim
Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin

jayj200

#22
July 04, 2014, 08:44:59 AM
Quote from: tefer2 on May 03, 2014, 09:08:26 AM
Nice Jim, nothing better than free bees. I have a feeling that after this long cold winter there won't be many swarms around these parts.
Guess I'll have to wait until the blueberry pollinators bring their truck loads in.
It must be darn near impossible to do swarm management on hundreds of hives.
All I have to do is place traps nearby in the woods and wait.

Oh yes there is! free bees that are not mean!

greenbtree

#23
July 04, 2014, 07:08:17 PM
Well, I put a couple of traps out and nothing so far.  No worries, I figured it would be a rough year after this last winter.  Yesterday I was in my beeyard making some nucs, and noticed a lot of activity around my last dead out that I hadn't gotten around to breaking down yet.  Figured just robbing, as I had that going on in some of the deadouts off and on.  When I got close I saw the bees were all very small, and a lot of them.  I popped the top, pulled a frame and saw new nectar in the frame and the hive was packed full of bees.  I just slid that frame back in and closed it up.  Swarm moved right on in and set up shop.  I figure I will let them settle in well before I disturb them with an inspection.  Got to love it!

JC
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