Just wait. Not much help,,,,maybe spray some lemongrass oil on the box.
my first swarm catch
Hello,
Saw a swarm about 40' in the air. Got to it on a roof with a ladder. It fell to the ground then swarmed back together on a chain link fence. I placed a 5 bar under it that had comb covered with lemongrass oil and honey.
The bees started slowly going into the 5 frame but never went completely in. I did see the queen and put her in the middle of two bars by hand.
Bees seemed to go in for a while then stopped around dusk.
Not sure what next step should be. Still close to 3 pounds outside of the super. It is now dark.
any suggestions appreciated.
figure out how to get a photo here. tried uploading pics, linking to google + and my own hosting site.
Saw a swarm about 40' in the air. Got to it on a roof with a ladder. It fell to the ground then swarmed back together on a chain link fence. I placed a 5 bar under it that had comb covered with lemongrass oil and honey.
The bees started slowly going into the 5 frame but never went completely in. I did see the queen and put her in the middle of two bars by hand.
Bees seemed to go in for a while then stopped around dusk.
Not sure what next step should be. Still close to 3 pounds outside of the super. It is now dark.
any suggestions appreciated.
figure out how to get a photo here. tried uploading pics, linking to google + and my own hosting site.
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