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  1. 06-07-2009, 03:05 AM #1
    Chick
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    Default Swarm trap construction

    What do you build for a swarm trap?
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  2. 06-07-2009, 09:52 AM #2
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    A five frame deep NUC with a small entrance and an attached bottom board. You need to make sure the top of the frames is 1/4 inch below the top of the box so that the swarm does not glue your top to all the frames.

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  3. 06-07-2009, 10:13 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fuzzy View Post
    A five frame deep NUC with a small entrance and an attached bottom board.Fuzzy
    And add a circular disk entrance for easy moving.

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