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I just came across this webcam inside a swarm trap (it’s in the USA).....it’s really interesting to see the scout bees moving around inside! There’s a webcam on the outside too
That's brilliant....live feed too. This baiting/trapping is the most interesting part of beekeeping I've discovered yet.....and no honey needs to be involved.I just came across this webcam inside a swarm trap (it’s in the USA).....it’s really interesting to see the scout bees moving around inside! There’s a webcam on the outside too
I agree, watching scouts suss out a box is great but when the swarm turn up it's mind blowing when you first see it!That's brilliant....live feed too. This baiting/trapping is the most interesting part of beekeeping I've discovered yet.....and no honey needs to be involved.
That's really cool. Thanks for postingI just came across this webcam inside a swarm trap (it’s in the USA).....it’s really interesting to see the scout bees moving around inside! There’s a webcam on the outside too
Looks like Aberdeenshire to meSwarm trap number three. This one is on the ground because it's in the garden of a friend who is seriously ill and who gave me the hive to which the deep roof belongs; I'm hoping he gets some pleasure from watching it.
The garden is very rural and full of wilderness, being several acres in size; the box is placed at the top of a significant slope. There is a beekeeper within 200 metres. I have high hopes for this one.
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When I first started beekeeping my hives were in a nieghbour’s field next to the house. One morning I discovered a bait hive secured to a dry stone wall a hundred feet away. I had to go up there every morning to block up the entrance. It suddenly disappeared one day maybe a couple of weeks laterJust going to the OPS previous question spread your bait hives around a bit, find locations in neighbouring areas/villages and I prefer them in the sun it gets the comb/lure cooking up nicely
Just put another trap out, this one a little smaller than the others. Might make one or two more. Determined to get at least one swarm this year! I’m a bit concerned that all my traps are in the same general vicinity (within about 50 metres of each other) but I don’t know anyone else who would be happy for me to put them on their land. Is it worth having 5 or 6 traps in the same area or is it no better than having one?
They will go in a nuc if they decide to, they just won't stay there for ever!I’ve just made another one . Made from offcuts of ply I had..... in order to get it to the 40 litres I had to make it very long and narrow (as I was restricted by the offcuts I had). Should still work? Anyone had success with smaller traps, say 25-30 litres?View attachment 25281View attachment 25282
They go in plenty of flat roofs and that’s about the sameI’ve just made another one . Made from offcuts of ply I had..... in order to get it to the 40 litres I had to make it very long and narrow (as I was restricted by the offcuts I had). Should still work? Anyone had success with smaller traps, say 25-30 litres?View attachment 25281View attachment 25282
I got my swarm in a 6 frame nuc last year. Wasn't a big swarm but the nuc did the job. This year it is going out as a swarm trap again but with an extra nuc body to give more volumeThey will go in a nuc if they decide to, they just won't stay there for ever!
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