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Anyone setting any swarm traps yet? I'll be setting a few in the next few days. I'd love to see some pictures of your setups. I'll post some of mine when I set them....wish me luck.

My swarm lure/trap went up just after Nancy Ruppert gave her presentation to the GCBA letting us know that bees were about 2 weeks ahead of schedule and that she was putting out her personal swarm lures.

Here is a link to a series of posts from last March showing my swarm lure, with a link to a video of a swarm arriving.

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[Links no longer work. Photobucket wants to charge for what was free. As I get time, I will either create links if they will work, or see if Google works better.]

Nice thread, I am going to start coming to the meetings when I can. I also,plan to use Lemmon grass oil. I guess it's like fishing I'll put them out and if I don't get a bite I'll move them I just hope I have better luck catching bees than I do fishing! This is the trap I decided on its 30 ltr and made it from scrap stuff around the house.

Set a swarm trap today , thought I would share a photo . Any thoughts are appreciated.

My first question is--what is inside your swarm trap? What is in it besides lemongrass oil?

One less beer and you might could have done it standing up.

The trap has one frame of brood comb and the rest of the frames are empty. This trap is baited with swarm commander. I have a few more traps set with Lemmon grass oil . I have heard a lot of good things about swarm commander and was just seeing for myself. In the picture it looks lower than it is , it's about 7-8' off the ground. I would have liked to have got it higher but I didn't have a ladder.

Set up my swarm lure/bait hive today-- It is early for this season, but with over a month of pollen patties and sugar water, I am seeing some capped and uncapped drone brood in my strongest hives at the house.

I have seen a couple of bees land and go in my swarm trap just a few minutes ago. I made sure the dark frame I put in along with 9 undrawn did not have honey or pollen in it. I hope these are scouts and not just bees looking for a free meal.

There is more interest in my swarm trap hive this afternoon. Bees are showing little interest in the "Jacobs Nectarometer" or in partial honey frames I have uncapped and set out. If I see more activity tomorrow as temperatures warm, it may be time for a small spritz of Swarm Commander on the landing board.

I took advantage of yesterday's warm weather to set up my swarm trap. I did not get any swarms to move in last year (2019), but have gotten at least 1 move in each of the years I have had it up.

I started putting up swarm traps in my yard today, as 3 of my hives had a LOT of orienting going on. I want to keep my bees!

I put my dogwood tree swarm trap up Thursday (2/4/21) afternoon. I am not convinced we are going to have a February start date for swarm season like last year, but I had the equipment ready and definitely had time on my hands.