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.
 
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.
 
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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