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- From: Brad Kosiba <bradkosiba AT gmail.com>
- To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [ocba] If you build it... Quick! Now what?
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:15:34 -0400
Ok, so I hung a swarm trap up in the back yard some weeks ago. The trap is a deep box with medium frames, 2/8 with old comb, the others with starter popsicle strips in the top edge of the frames. Just this week I baited it with an unzipped ziplock baggie containing a Q-tip with one end dampened with a drop of lemon grass oil and one end spritz of queen pheremone. It is hanging in a tree about 40 yards from my apiary.
And just now, someone else's swarm just arrived! (my two hives are newly installed packages).
How long should I leave them be? The box is a bit tilted, so I don't want to wait too long while they build tilted comb. I do have one of those easy to close circular door devices.
Can I expect to be able to just install them in a proper hive on the ground some 40 yards away or do I need to take them somewhere else first, some miles away so they don't get lost and go back to the tree when I move them?
Thanks for any advice. A first swarm attracted is not a first swarm caught....
Cheers,
Brad
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[ocba] If you build it... Quick! Now what?,
Brad Kosiba, 04/17/2016
- Re: [ocba] If you build it... Quick! Now what?, Walter Starks, 04/17/2016
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