I Think I Am Catching 1st Bees

**Risky Beesness** · 03-25-2011, 04:56 PM

Thanks. I'm headed out to fetch em in about an hour.

Should I set them on a stand and remove the screen off the entrance tonight or keep them penned up for the night?

**alblancher** · 03-25-2011, 05:53 PM

Well,

I guess I'll get the ladder and take down the three traps I have hanging in trees around the property. Make them more accessible instead of having to fight the underbrush with a 8 ft ladder. I'll also move the three baited hive bodies I set up, higher, on top of some saw horses.

Next question is how often should the LGO be replenished? I soaked a q tip in the oil and taped it on top of the frames.

Someone on an unrelated forum mentioned spraying the trap with Lemon Pledge. Have you heard of such a thing? How about spraying the general area with the pledge?

Al

**Stanisr** · 03-25-2011, 07:40 PM

I believe the use of Lemon Pledge is if LGO is unavailable. I use 5 or 6 drops of LGO on a cotton swab on top of the frames plus a few drops directly on the black comb. Replenish every two weeks.

**Risky Beesness** · 03-25-2011, 08:40 PM

OK, bees are buzzing and sitting on the tailgate of my truck at home now. My thoughts are to set them on a stand at the location i intend to keep them and pull the screen off. I was thinking about pulling the cover off and adding a top feeder, since the trap is a 10 frame deep. I don't want to leave them in it for an extended amount of time but until they are adjusted to the new landscape. The swich out the trap for a hive body in the same location. Any thoughts on this?

**odfrank** · 03-25-2011, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Risky Beesness

OK, bees are buzzing and sitting on the tailgate of my truck at home now. My thoughts are to set them on a stand at the location i intend to keep them and pull the screen off. I was thinking about pulling the cover off and adding a top feeder,

Only a brave one works bees at night.

**Risky Beesness** · 03-25-2011, 10:42 PM

I had no intentions of working them at night. I left them sitting and will try to figure out what to do with them today.

**bluegrass** · 03-26-2011, 08:31 AM

I would place it in the location you want to put the hive and leave them in the trap for a week or so, let them get good and used to the new location before disturbing them.