Hi Kris,
 
I too had planned to try swarm lure this Spring.   I did not expect to
attract any swarms from my own apiary because of the reluctance I seem to
see to settling close to the parent colony.   I was hoping to get a few from
other sources or from my yard if I placed the lure far enough from my
apiary.   what is your opinion on this ?   You think that may be a factor in
your case.
 
Bob Fanning
 
Huntsville Al
 
>On Mar 12,  9:42am, (Thomas) (Cornick) wrote:
>> Subject: Re: Pheromone Lure
>>   I have tried the swarm lures from  Brushy Mtn
>> But have yet to get a swarm to go into a  swarm box with or without them
>> the bees preferring trees and such.
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>I too tried the Brushy Mountain lure and at least four swarms passed it up.  I
>caught two of them in trees later, with no help from the lure.
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>I set the trap with the lure in a tree near a large wild colony.  The bees
>completely ignored it when they swarmed as they do every spring.  Later, I set
>a trap with a lure in it near a swarm from one of my own colonies.  This was
>ignored too.  I'm not going to buy any more of these.
>
>Kris Bruland
>Member of Mt. Baker Beekeepers Association
>Bellingham, WA  U.S.A.
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