... ….I read that you put your captures ... Hello Waya! Good question! Think of the assessment of swarms as the evaluation of traits that you feel are...
Joe: Since I live in a woodland area it may be that my selection process is simpler. I am far from any ag areas so all that is here is "Mountain Honey". We...
Who is the best source for nasanov pheromones, or lemon grass oil? Jeffrey Tooker Paynes Creek Ca. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I found lemon grass oil at a large chain drug store (Drug Emporium); was in with the herbal stuff in the pharmacy area IIRC. Wal-Mart had never heard of it...
Lew: Thank you. Jeffrey Tooker Paynes Creek Ca. I found lemon grass oil at a large chain drug store (Drug Emporium); was in with the herbal stuff in the...
... Jeff, If you can purchase it locally, it's probably best for small orders because you save the shipping. Both Betterbee and LorAnn Oils sell Lemon Grass...
Thanks Lew and Mike for helping Jeff! I've added a link to LorAnn Oils that Mike suggested to the 'links page' on this site: Heres a list of lemongrass oil...
Is Lemon Grass Oil the best to use for swarm traps? Jeffrey Tooker Paynes Creek Ca. ... Jeff, If you can purchase it locally, it's probably best for small...
I have lost a link. The article is about swarm trapping. There were pictures. One was of a swarm trap made from a dresser drawer and one was a swarm trap...
... http://birdbanding.blogspot.com/2006/11/honeybee-hive-at-ruthven.html Obviously they will not survive an Ontario winter. I didn't see any visible honey...
I hope to share my experences with all of you. and learn from you too. I am on small cell now. and a commercial breeder. www.geocities.com/fatbeeman=thanks Don...
Hey don, good to see you here. This is a smaller subset of the same group on organics, just with a focus on feral breeding. -- Scot McPherson The McPherson...
Hello all! I am a newbee to this forum! I have been keeping bees for about 3 or 4 years now and I would like to tray to catch some swarms. I do have dome...
Hello Isaac...Welcome to the FeralbeeProject . I contacted a pest Contol company and last year got 8 calls or referals from them. They included both...
Joe: Thanks for the link. I am working on building a prototype Top Bar Hive. I have been to several TBH sites in the passed few days and have combined the ...
The best swarm traps have old comb in them, however I think your plan is a good one, however don't expect them to keep the comb on the frames. That really...
... Hi Jeffery, I would expect an 8 frame hivebody with lemongrass to provide pretty good results, but bigger is always better. Best Wishes, Joe Joe Waggle ~...
I am newbie, starting my first 2 hives in 07. Now I was wondering ??? I am building horizontal hives, but I can make them to take standard frame/ or...
Michael, I am a newbie too, starting with one feral hive cut from a tree this fall. Since I didn't want to risk harming the hive by moving them to a new hive ...
I started out with ferals. I also had not seen much bee activity around me. I made up some fliers and placed them around in store poster boards letting...
... fall. ... hive ... the tree ... and ... using the ... Wow, that sounds really Great Stacey. I am trying to minimize the PIMA factor ( Pain In My A** ) I...
Hello David! People do have some success using nuc boxes for traps, as long as a lure is used. Swarms however do prefer nest cavity volumes of at least 20...
That worked. Thanks Joe. This is the place; http://www.beecare.com/indexDynFrames.htm?http://www.beecare.com/Navigation/BBoard/SwarmList.htm&1 "J. Waggle"...
Hey there...found out about this from Beesource, and figured I'd check it out. 2006 was my first season keeping bees, and I'm going into winter with 3 colonies...
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