How To Bait & Lure Swarm Traps - Swarm Trapping #2

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  @DuckRiverHoney · 4 years ago · pinned

  One year update - I'll be using Swarm Commander in the spray bottle on the outside of the trap, freshened once a week or so.  No lemongrass or swarm commander inside the trap as I had several swarms refuse the trap last year and start building comb underneath the trap.  I will bait with at least one drawn comb and perhaps some propolis tincture, and use boxes that have been lived in since I have more bee resources this year.

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  @Woodswalkeroutdoors · 4 months ago

  Thank you for all your tips and tricks! I am currently about to set my very first swarm trap today and have been watching several videos and reading on how to set one up best practices, etc. so I hope to catch one soon!

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  @davidloucky3566 · 5 years ago

  Great video again! 2 other points that we thought important:  1. be sure to position 1 or 2 bait hives in your existing apiary to catch your own swarms, since you might miss them otherwise. 2. After catching a swarm and moving it to your apiary, treat with an Oxalic Acid (dribble or sublimation) or sugar roll about 4-5 days later. Last year one swarm lure placed in a foreign location dropped 700 mites in the first week after an OA dribble! Never trust free bees to be clean!

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  @brettwhiteMusicFan · 3 years ago

  I set up my first two hives a couple weeks ago. &nbsp;Today, I noticed a swam had moved into one of my hives! &nbsp;This is exciting! &nbsp;<br>I&apos;m learning, and enjoying your videos.<br>Western-Illinois

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  @g.morris570 · 5 years ago

  This helped me as a new beekeeper &nbsp;catch my own bees when they swarmed.. thank you!!

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  @35jays · 2 years ago

  Great video as mentioned. Thanks for all the information and updates.

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  @MarkThomas123 · 2 years ago

  I saw a video that referred to the Honey Bee Democracy and said that Lemongrass and Neroli Oil together 2 drops Lemongrass to one Neroli was the closest to the swarm pheremone you could get.. But, I do not have the book, or could have heard it wrong, since you didn&apos;t mention it. <br>But, the guy doing the video looked like he was well versed with using swarm traps.. Sounded like he caught a bunch every year and put them all around his area. A couple near his apiary, the rest in his local town/county. <br>You could have put too much. They lightly dribble it on a cotton ball, not wet, and put it in a snack bag and zip it half closed and put it in the back of the box and one drop of the mix on the bottom of the frame closest to the door and one drop just below the entrance hole inside the box, which was 1-3/4&quot; above the floor of the trap, I believe. It&apos;s probably what the swarm commander is... The videos were by a bee club and a bunch of the guys were swarm chasers.. Just for what it&apos;s worth.. I did not save the videos.. Oops,, I have one of them.. <br>Here you go on the 2 to 1 mix, and this guy uses the tincture on all of his new wood. Has several videos on making it.. Pretty simple.. I started some today.. And, another fella just heated it on the end of his hive tool with a torch and smeered it in his boxes. <br>Hope that helps.. <br>I like your idea of the folding stands.. Lots of very tall trees in my area and not many limbs 15 feet up.. They start around 50 or so, so, might try some flavor of that. Lots of them are leaning to one side.. One extra board screwed to your platform and just lightly screwed into the tree should work on the one slanted the wrong way.. Ha... I built 7 last fall. The tall 6 frame versions. 3/4 ply front/bottom and back and 1/4&quot; sides. Late again, but, fixing to put them up in a day or two.

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  @tomandrews2677 · 3 years ago

  Very informative, covered a wide range of techniques

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  @sunsetheritage · 5 years ago

  Holy cow, 2 weeks ago I found your channel and was sub number 194. I just noticed your subscribers are 2.17K now!!! Talk about blowing it up!! Awesome job Nathan 👏👏👏

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  @oldgreenwichhoney7460 · 5 years ago

  Great idea with melting and rolling wax. I used a blow torch to add wax and propolis!

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  @haroldmarsh5156 · 2 years ago

  More GOOD Info that I missed the first time, Thank You for all you do

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• CA

  @campdavidsonfunctionaltrai8583 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I mix commander, lemongrass and neroli oil in a spray bottle with some propolis. It looks like you did not put any old frames or propolis into the sample hive. I like the dead bee and mann lake pouch idea! Will give that a try. Are you making queens? That is a great way to expand and it&apos;s a blast :)

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