How to catch swarm

[deemann1]

How do I go about catching a swarm with bait hive
Or nuc box ?
What do I use
Where do I put it ?
Any advice appreciated

 

[taurus]

I put a nuc on the shed roof with some old comb in it, worked a treat.

A neighbour just found a swarm moved into a spare hive. It seems anywhere bees have been bbefore attracts them

 

[enrico]

A bit of old comb in any old box. Two drops of lemon grass oil inside the entrance and several fingers to keep crossed!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Having caught three in two days in boxes as above, a word of advice
Make sure your swarm can live happily in that box for a few days before you re-hive them. The ability to add frames and replace a solid floor with a ventilated one without disturbing the bees is a good thing.

 

[Angularity]

I put a friends nuc box on my pergola as a bait box. Nothing turned up, then the grapevine started to grow over it and I gave the box back.

Since then I have had three swarms land on the pergola, just below where that box was. The scent must have stuck.