Best Day of Honey Bee Swarm Trapping Ever! (Part 3)

In this video, I take you along with me for my third swarm catch of the 2020 season. This swarm trap was placed approximately 6 feet off the ground in a large tree, facing East.
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Although I do make some of my equipment, I still purchase bait commercially and a few other tools/gadgets that help with swarm trapping. If you want to start swarm trapping but don't want to build your own trap, you can purchase them commercially (I have listed a few links below for your reference).
- Want to buy the same swarm traps David uses? Shop now: infinitebeeco....
- Black Label Swarm Lure: www.amazon.com...
- "Keeping Honey Bees and Swarm Trapping: A Better Way to Collect "Free" Bees" by Grant F.C. Gillard (A book that every swarm trapper should read that is written by a beekeeper that has caught hundreds of swarms): amzn.to/3DurpCF
- 15' Camo Ratchet Straps (for fastening trap to tree): amzn.to/3NF9g9L
- 6 inch deck screws to fasten trap to tree: amzn.to/3u0kIF7
- Milwaukee impact drill (for screwing into trees): amzn.to/3qSHm07
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[@BeesNTrees47]

Tom Seeley studied this pretty extensively... he noted that south facing entrances are a major factor in creating favorable swarm traps.

[@loverunsrampant6177]

East would be the second choice but still good.

[@HarmonyHollowApiary]

I make a similar 38 liter trap - and for me - environment plays a bigger role than what direction it faces. (My locale is North Texas - I do think that geographic location matters for environment - as well as local settings of heat, sun, airflow, etc.). So far: 7 traps placed this year, and 8 swarms attracted with them. Some caught none. Some caught multiple swarms.

[@bradgoliphant]

Yes, I believe direction matters, Simply because when facing a beehive in SouthWest direction, The side and the front of the hive always have sunlight, which is so important to bees. But with that said, I believe bees will move into most any hive in any direction. I just believe direction and sunlight in imporatant.

[@phillipthomas253]

My swarm traps have the opening at the bottom so they don't face any particular direction; therefore facing the hive one direction or another doesn't seem to deter them to any significant degree.

[@rupertmedford3901]

That looks EXACTLY like my swarm traps...

[@rupertmedford3901]

I didnt do the jigged holes... im sure your woodworking is better.

[@SpiritualButNotReligious]

Nice, how many hives do you have now?

[@barbarasimmons4158]

That looks like a poison ivy vine growing up the side of that tree that the back of the trap is resting against - be careful - that irritating oil can get on your trap too - and on you...

[@bradfordseaman7390]

When do you move the swarm once you've caught it? Do I have to wait until dusk so that most all the bees are in the box....looking forward to your response.

[@stevefarms7494]

I always wait till evening to have all the bees from forging .. Then as I take the swarm trap down I replace it with another trap because there might be other swarm out there looking..