BEE-L Archives

Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology

BEE-L@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM

Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
String & Linda Monteith <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
String & Linda Monteith <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 15 Aug 1999 23:38:44 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (11 lines)
>Wade said . . .
>
>Currently, I do no splits. Instead, I let those hives that have excess
>population swarm naturally. I then collect the swarms as the sole means
>of hive increase

Would it be possible to set up nucs with those phermones (sold by bee
suppliers) inside to lure the swarm in so you wouldn't have to retrieve
them?  I have heard that the phermones work great if you put two in a nuc.
Anyone have experience with them?  Linda in Ohio

ATOM RSS1 RSS2