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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: capt44 on July 27, 2013, 08:09:31 pm

Title: I have 7 trapouts going here's a picture of one
Post by: capt44 on July 27, 2013, 08:09:31 pm

I have several trap-outs going at this time.
I'm going to take one down that is finished at dark.
Here is a picture of one I setup July 16th, the bees are using the hive.

(http://s11.postimg.org/mygd3x0i7/TRAPOUT6.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/mygd3x0i7/)

Here is a picture of the one I'm taking down at dark.
It was setup June 8th

(http://s21.postimg.org/cyutvi3dv/Trapout1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/cyutvi3dv/)

Title: Re: I have 7 trapouts going here's a picture of one
Post by: BeeMaster2 on July 27, 2013, 08:52:25 pm

Looks good. One of these days I'm going to have to do a cut out for fun.
Jim

Title: Re: I have 7 trapouts going here's a picture of one
Post by: iddee on July 27, 2013, 10:14:10 pm

The set ups look real good. You could have the cones half the length and they would work just as well, but as long as they are finding their way out, those will work fine.

Title: Re: I have 7 trapouts going here's a picture of one
Post by: hiram.ga.bee.man on July 28, 2013, 01:16:36 am

Looks great. 

Title: Re: I have 7 trapouts going here's a picture of one
Post by: capt44 on July 28, 2013, 01:42:48 am

I did 2 cut outs on houses this past spring while it was fairly cool, in the 80's F.
This time of year I wouldn't want to do a cut-out on a tree or building.
Vacuuming the bees isn't the problem starting out.
It's when you have the raw honey, bees coming back, being in a beesuit in high temperatures, bees smothering in honey.
Not for me.
I tell folks I can do a trap-out at a fraction of the cost of a cut-out.
They usually go for the trap-out method.
But it takes from 6-9 weeks for one to work.
The trap-out I took down tonight was so full of bees I had to put another box on top of the original one.

Title: Re: I have 7 trapouts going here's a picture of one
Post by: D Semple on July 29, 2013, 04:25:30 pm

Quote from: capt44 on July 28, 2013, 01:42:48 am

The trap-out I took down tonight was so full of bees I had to put another box on top of the original one.

I don't see how you all get by using Nuc boxes.

Most the trap-outs I do invariably fill up 2 whole hives with bees AND honey in the first couple of weeks. They like to kill me getting some of them down.

Here is one that filled 3 good size hives before it was over: (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/DSemple/Bees%202011/Bees%202013/Dave%20and%20Maria%20C/IMG_20130608_124102_079_zps99331e4a.jpg) (http://s269.photobucket.com/user/DSemple/media/Bees%202011/Bees%202013/Dave%20and%20Maria%20C/IMG_20130608_124102_079_zps99331e4a.jpg.html)

I find all the trips with trap-outs to be too time consuming and only do them if they are very convenient.

Thanks for the photos.

Don

Title: Re: I have 7 trapouts going here's a picture of one
Post by: capt44 on August 02, 2013, 12:52:54 am

The hives I use for trap-outs are a 6 frame deep box.
It will actually hold seven frames if you squeeze them in.
It is 11 1/2 inches wide and 10 1/2 inches deep with a solid bottom and a 1 1/4 inch hole.
I thought about using a 10 frame hive but hey this works.
I like to check on the every other day when it is first setup for sometime the gals will find a new entrance.
I'm in the process of building 25 six frame hives getting ready for next year.