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Helping out a new potential beek to catch some bees for him.
All he has for the frames - a bunch of used plastic.
I did donate few old wooden frames with black comb to him.
He has a pair of these in each in his traps for the smell.
Otherwise his traps are old used traditional boxes filled with used plastic frames.
Of course, I baited the traps just like I bait mine (LGO, etc).
Since I avoid full plastic frames altogether, I don't know if these will work for swarm trapping.
For myself, I would gut all these plastic frames and make them foundation-less.
But I don't feel like I should be "destroying" his property.
Anyone has positive (or negative) experience of using full plastic frames in the traps?
All he has for the frames - a bunch of used plastic.
I did donate few old wooden frames with black comb to him.
He has a pair of these in each in his traps for the smell.
Otherwise his traps are old used traditional boxes filled with used plastic frames.
Of course, I baited the traps just like I bait mine (LGO, etc).
Since I avoid full plastic frames altogether, I don't know if these will work for swarm trapping.
For myself, I would gut all these plastic frames and make them foundation-less.
But I don't feel like I should be "destroying" his property.
Anyone has positive (or negative) experience of using full plastic frames in the traps?