>Anyone had any experience with the various swarm lures?
 
We had a visit once by a beekeeper from Zimbabwe.  They use bait hives to
collect swarms.  Apparently you can see them all over the place when
swarming season is in full swing.  They generally put the hives up high and
"bait" them with propolis.
 
I later spoke with an Australian beekeeper who visited S Africa a few years
ago.  He says afircan bees migrate naturally twice a year.  They migarte (by
swarming) from one area where the honey flow is droppng off to another where
the flow is strating up. Beekeepers in the area habitually set up bait hives
to intercept them.
 
It is likely the Africans can teach us something about this topic.
 
Are you there Afirca???
 
Regards
 
Chris Allen