Propolis Trap

[ZEEBEE]

Hi All,

When is right time to put on a propolis trap? I read somewhere, it should be in the fall. Any other things I should know about with these traps?

Thanks

[pancho]

You can put it on now.
In the fall they seem to fill it faster.

[ox]

Where can I see plans for a propolis trap? what do they look like?

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[Michael Bush]

I haven't seen plans. I think the plastic ones are the nicest. Imagine a punched plastic queen excluder but with holes too small for the bees so they propolize it instead. You roll it up and put it in a plastic bag in the freezer and when you unwrap it all the propolis falls off.

If you relly want to build one you could use #8 hardware cloth, but it will tear up a plastic bag. But the bees will propolize it.

[ZEEBEE]

I am confused on where to put it? Won;t the trap block ventillation through the inner cover?

Thanks

[Axtmann]

Zeebee don’t be confused, the bees know how much space they need for the ventilation and they holding some space open in your propolis trap.