April: Boone Regional Beekeepers - swarm capture field day
Sat, Apr 24
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Time & Location
Apr 24, 2021, 1:00 PM
location provided in event registration
About the Event
Our April meeting will be an in person swarm capture field day!
Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm.
Topics will cover the population dynamics that drive honey bee colonies to swarm. We will demonstrate and discuss capturing swarms in bait traps and in open field situations, how to lure bees into traps, where to deploy traps, and how to best place bees into hives.
Background reading:
Dr. Leo Sharashkin who lives in southern Missouri has provided comprehensive information about swarms and swarm trapping on his website. Especially note his suggestions about where to place and how to bait swarm traps.
http://horizontalhive.com/honeybee-swarm-trap/bait-hive-how-to-catch.shtml.