Hello All Madeleine Pym raised some interesting approaches to this. I was wondering if anybody has any experience of using Swarm lures. I used them last year in old hives with some old combs, and did not get even one swarm. Maybe Swarm Lures could be used in addition to the procedures outlines by Madeleine?. Any comments please. Sincerely Tom Barrett 49 South Park Foxrock Dublin 18 Ireland Hobbyist beekeeper e mail [log in to unmask] Tel + 353 1 289 5269 Fax + 353 1 289 9940 Latitude 53 Degrees 16' North Longitude 6 Degrees 9' West of Greenwich