bee attractaint

[Kier]

looking to find the best one for attracting a new swarm this year
ive been reading on here for a long time and already have bees and I want to expand a little in my second year

 

[philipm]

Still think the best attractant is a frame of old brood comb in the bait hive.

 

[justsmith]

old comb

swarm lure made from queens

Lemon grass oil

http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/swarmlures.html

 

[oliver90owner]

...I want to expand a little...

Make a split from your current colony at the appropriate time? More reliable than hoping for a swarm.

Simple beekeeping.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

looking to find the best one for attracting a new swarm this year
ive been reading on here for a long time and already have bees and I want to expand a little in my second year

If you aren't on top of your swarm control your bees will expand for your edification and delight
Lay in a couple of empty hives before the season gets going.

 

[Kier]

a friend who knows more than me is helping me to split the hive I have later and I will put some spare hives out with old comb , is there a particular lemongrass oil as there are lots of sellers

 

[Kier]

old comb

swarm lure made from queens

Lemon grass oil

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that's interesting

 

[JWF]

If you aren't on top of your swarm control your bees will expand for your edification and delight
Lay in a couple of empty hives before the season gets going.

And the delight of your neighbours too

 

[Kier]

I don't have any close neighbours I'm a farmer

 

[Swarm]

I don't have any close neighbours I'm a farmer

I wish I could say that.

 

[philipm]

I don't have any close neighbours I'm a farmer

Probably best to do what I do have a few empty bait hives dotted around the fields.This allows for the mistakes of others and sometimes my own.Pretty good chance at least one hive will get a swarm.

 

[Roola]

a good sized box with small entrance... I use a paines poly with 2 ekes on top, make sure you cover over the mesh floor with cardboard as they dont like light/cold.

Put in a frame of old darker brood comb, drizzle in a generous helping of lemongrass oil and some geranium oil, and a swarm attractant wipe (tear the sachet but leave it in there). job done.

I also wipe a bit of lemongrass oil around plastic entrance disk to get smell out and about. Caught 7 swarms last year in just 2 boxes using this method.

 

[Kier]

thanks all this advice gives me a lot of hope