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re: Anybody here Trap bees? (Not Cuttouts but Traps)
Posted on 4/1/24 at 4:13 pm to arktiger28
Posted on 4/1/24 at 4:13 pm to arktiger28
I had a swarm in my BBQ pit this weekend. I didn’t know anything about beekeeping, so I’m not sure if I did the right thing or not. I didn’t know if they were looking for a home or thought they had found one. Anyway, a local feed store had bee boxes, so I bought one and transferred them a little at a time from the pit to the box. I sprayed the with a mist of water and brushed them into a small container, then brushed them out. They didn’t seem bothered by me at all, never got aggressive with me or stung. I waited until dark to move the box, then spent some time moving the stragglers to the box the next morning. I’m not sure if they’ll stay, but they’re all still in the box and have been going in and out for a couple days.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 7:05 pm to Nump
Sounds like you did well. Only thing you could have done better was add a little sugar to the water. But I bet they stay. Swarm bees actually tend to be more docile because they aren’t protecting honey or babies.
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