Well I'm a beekeeper now! I've been putting up swarm boxes for turns out for 5 years and until now 'NUTHIN'
Heard later from a beekeeper that this year there were a lot of swarms.
I caught one! I had become discouraged, and toyed with the idea of quitting. I had finished the trough part of my topbar hive and primed it, but never finished painting it, didn't have many top bars made, no follower board, and no top cover. I brought the swarm trap home, and the bees seemed very calm. I quickly painted the box, made and painted the top cover, and transferred the bees to the topbar. I've also determined that 1X2s make a good top bar (maybe slightly too wide) I've had a lot of newbie mistakes, and I have to say the bees have been very forgiving. I'll hopefully post more about my trials in a later post. I'm also excited as even if I fail, I now have comb which from what I've read, may make my swarm boxes more successful.