Dec 6, 2014 · If you’re looking to increase the number of bees you keep, a swarm box is an inexpensive way to collect additional colonies. All you need is some scrap plywood, 4 to 5 …

The box to attract the bees — called bait hive or swarm trap — is basically any watertight wooden or plywood box with a volume of 40 to 70 liters (10 to 18 gallons) and a two-square-inch …

Build a Honey Bee Bait Hive: If you're a beekeeper, or an aspiring beekeeper, you can catch your own honeybees using a bait hive. Learn how to build a simple swarm trap from inexpensive …

Apr 6, 2020 · A swarm trap is basically an empty hive that is set to attract native or swarming bees. It is made from an enclosed box with frames that have older built out, dark wax. The …

Plywood Honey Bee Swarm Bait Catch Hive and Nucleus Box - Dual Purpose How to DIY Plans: Catching swarms of honey bees has to be one of the most exciting and fascinating events of …

Mar 31, 2021 · Beekeepers place swarm traps out in order to capture the swarm and move them to their own hives. This article will discuss where to place swarm traps, when to put out swarm …

These cost under $15 in materials to build (compare that to $120 for a package of bees). Their large volume is attractive to the bees and gives them plenty of room to build, so you can check …

May 8, 2023 · Ready to catch your first swarm of honey bees? Follow these step-by-step instructions to set up and place your first swarm trap and capture a colony of free honey bees.

May 23, 2024 · A swarm trap is essentially a box designed to attract and capture honey bee swarms. It goes by various names such as swarm box, bait box, or nest box. Regardless of …

Watch Texas beekeeper Dwain Cleveland use a Dadant & Sons swarm box for relocating honeybees from an old barn to hives in his bee yard.

This swarm trap holds 5 frames and plenty of excess empty space below the frames to accommodate large swarms with the extra space that scout bees look for. Made of durable …

Honeybee swarms usually form a temporary loose clump (a bivouac) hanging from a branch, fence or post for a day or so. Scout bees from the bivouac search for a new home for the …

Jan 30, 2024 · One fun way to get free honey bees is to set up honey bee swarm traps. Swarm traps refer to a variety of different structures that beekeepers use catch bee swarms. The …

Feb 8, 2025 · A swarm box, also known as a swarm trap or bait hive, is a temporary hive setup used to attract and capture honey bee swarms. It mimics the type of cavity bees naturally seek …

Jun 18, 2023 · Beekeepers seeking to expand their apiaries need to get honey bee swarms for new beehive boxes. To do this, you may either purchase package bees or catch a swarm of …

Bees are a critical part of our eco-system but they are constantly under threat. By building your own beehive box you will be helping to save the bees by providing spring swarms a new place …

Feb 22, 2018 · February is a great time to start building swarm traps and setting bait hives ready for swarm season to catch a free swarm. I built this 3 frame bait hive using reclaimed wood …

Apr 1, 2022 · The swarm box is an artificial, extremely highly populated nucleus size box with large areas of screen that provides massive ventilation. The ventilation is required to dissipate …

How to Catch a Swarm of Bees. Last year, I built a swarm box, caught a swarm of wild bees, and installed them in a horizontal bee hive I built in my shed. A swarm box is a box used to catch …