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Swarm Trap Study Results
max2:
I put out 12 swarm traps this year. Some with lures, some with Lemon Grass Oil. Large ones, smaller ones. Some high, some low. Result - nil!
Last year I had the same result but the year before I had a better response.
My observations: I did pick-up about 20 swarms and about 60% stayed. Lemon Grass in the box definitely helps. It is possible that by collecting the swarms after they settled they never had a chance to make a trap their home.
I will keep trying again next swarm season BUT will also do my splits earlier to reduce the number of swarms.
jpmeir:
Do you place swarm traps near your hives, 100 ft, as a preventive measure? Is this an a best pratice for bee geeks? I'm new and in my second year. This year I"m going to try to catch swarms by placing them in areas where GF and I have seen bees on our land, but JP recomended way back in 07 to leave a trap about 100ft from hives.
Moots:
--- Quote from: jpmeir on March 03, 2013, 08:42:07 pm ---Do you place swarm traps near your hives, 100 ft, as a preventive measure? Is this an a best pratice for bee geeks? I'm new and in my second year. This year I"m going to try to catch swarms by placing them in areas where GF and I have seen bees on our land, but JP recomended way back in 07 to leave a trap about 100ft from hives.
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I think the thought process is that bee yards tend to attract bees, therefore, it's a good location. You also have a chance of catching one of your own hives swarming...Sort of a win/win situation. Since a swarm trap does't encourage swarming, yet merely offers a home to an existing swarm, there's no real downside.
That's my understanding at least.
jpmeir:
That makes sense, thanks for the input
hummelkurt:
JP JP JP JP, I WAS YOU TUBING THIS MORNING....TYPED IN HIVING A SWARM, I THINK.......THERE WAS JP....JP.....OMG,,,,JP......BUSY MAN. LOOKED AT A BUNCH OF EM....COULDN'T HARDLY STOP...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!
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