Description
The definitive guide to catching free bees using swarm traps and bait hives. A comprehensive how-to for beekeepers. Based on the fact that bees will occupy a cavity of about 40 liters, a swarm trap is made to create the ideal space for a wild swarm to occupy. Thereby the bees come to the beekeeper so that the beekeeper doesn’t have to go hunt swarms. Some Chapters: 1 – Why Trap Swarms? 2 – Trees 3 – Biology of Swarming 4 – Swarm Names 5 – History 6 – Alternatives to Traps – Catching swarms 7 – Building a Swarm Trap – The Hanging Box Type 8 – Baiting a Swarm Trap 9 – A Note for Non-Beekeepers 10 – Times for Swarms 11 – Safety 12 – Using GPS 13 – Legality 14 – Disease 15 – Location 16 – Expectations 17 – All Good Things Must End
