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I have proposed for years that good swarms are attracted to many size boxes. And that placing an attractive piece of wood on top enhances the bait hive's attractiveness to the bees. I have my pile of bait hives all ready to go out, but am held in at home by the Corona Virus.
There are 14 bait hives set up, from four frames to 12 frame jumbos, most in one pile but a few dead out baited hives nearby. Lo and behold, the first catch at the home yard went into the smallest box. Remember - a small swarm can be caught in a big box, but you can't catch a big swarm in a small box. Two videos I made after finding the first catch in my bait hives storage pile:
https://youtu.be/02orkU7EQL0
https://youtu.be/HISY6Owr2Vc
Picture of a huge baited swarm last week filling a 10 frame box with jumbo frames:

There are 14 bait hives set up, from four frames to 12 frame jumbos, most in one pile but a few dead out baited hives nearby. Lo and behold, the first catch at the home yard went into the smallest box. Remember - a small swarm can be caught in a big box, but you can't catch a big swarm in a small box. Two videos I made after finding the first catch in my bait hives storage pile:
https://youtu.be/02orkU7EQL0
https://youtu.be/HISY6Owr2Vc
Picture of a huge baited swarm last week filling a 10 frame box with jumbo frames:
