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I made 5 swarm traps this spring and have one hanging from the side of my wood shed as seen in the picture. I used a medium hive body and some lemon grass oil on a q-tip in a small baggie on top of the frames. The hole is 1" diameter...and I added #4 hardware cloth to keep birds out. All foundation, no drawn comb to try to keep wax moths away. I did use hive bodies that had been used before so they have propolis and other natural odors to them.
Is the 1" hole big enough?
Also, I just nailed a piece of plywood to the bottom of the hive body which left very little room under the frames to where the bees can't crawl under the frames. Is this a problem?
Is this box big enough or should I be using something bigger?
Any advice or feedback is appreciated!
Is the 1" hole big enough?
Also, I just nailed a piece of plywood to the bottom of the hive body which left very little room under the frames to where the bees can't crawl under the frames. Is this a problem?
Is this box big enough or should I be using something bigger?
Any advice or feedback is appreciated!
