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So everything I am reading seems to say that either size doesn't matter or that it needs to be 40L. Everything seems to feel it should smell like bees, and not be new wood. So since I am in the position of having no bees anyway, would it make sense to use an idle piece of equipment to bait/catch a swarm?
Given that I have a handful of deep and medium 8 frame boxes, do I just add some frames, and screw something to the top and bottom to close it off, and drill a hole somewhere? Or is there more to it? Perhaps some kind of special bottom that does something good? Like maybe an entrance so I don't have to drill an opening hole in the center of my box? I assume putting a bottom board on it would certainly provide for too much opening, and be a bit difficult to close off once caught. Or would it?
Then, once caught in such a box, could I simply place it on the stand in the bee yard, and unscrew the top and bottom and put on regular inner and telescope, and proper bottom board?
This seems like something that should be easy, and I want to avoid magic and silliness. Simpler the better.
Given that I have a handful of deep and medium 8 frame boxes, do I just add some frames, and screw something to the top and bottom to close it off, and drill a hole somewhere? Or is there more to it? Perhaps some kind of special bottom that does something good? Like maybe an entrance so I don't have to drill an opening hole in the center of my box? I assume putting a bottom board on it would certainly provide for too much opening, and be a bit difficult to close off once caught. Or would it?
Then, once caught in such a box, could I simply place it on the stand in the bee yard, and unscrew the top and bottom and put on regular inner and telescope, and proper bottom board?
This seems like something that should be easy, and I want to avoid magic and silliness. Simpler the better.