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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by cao on Today at 10:12:15 am »Not to be disagree with Beesnweeds post but I like a trap around my hives for a couple of reasons. I have one in my back yard and I do not see bees looking for resource very often but when I do see a bee around it, the first thing I do is walk down to my hives and look in the trees. I have hived at least three of my own before they even picked a home using this.
Been there, done that. At least 5 of mine were caught that way this year. The only difference is I have a stack of empty boxes that are getting ready to be put on hives instead of a swarm trap.
Trapping swarms is like fishing, the more hooks in the water the more chances to catch one. But there are days that the fish aren't biting no matter what you do.