Tag Archives: swarm trap

Trap Talk / Get Your Traps Out There!

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Jason

Recently I had an e-mail dialogue with a new swarm trapper from Georgia about some difficulties they are experiencing. They deployed their traps this Spring and wasps began to set up shop in 4 of their 6 traps. This subject also … Continue reading →

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Evolution in Swarm Trap Logic

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Jason

A while back I had some dialogue with Jason a beekeeper that operates about 45 minutes to the South of me. I have been talking bees with him for several years now over the internet though we never really have met … Continue reading →

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Report from Last Friday

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Jason

For anyone looking for an update on overwintering from last Friday I have NO news.  The temperature just didn’t get high enough for bees to fly.  The main focus of the day became fixing swarm traps followed by making up … Continue reading →

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New Swarm Trap Plans [UPDATED]

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Jason

[UPDATED 2015-10-13] The original post has been left in its entirety. See post Evolution in Swarm Trap Logic from 2015-04-20 If you have followed this blog for any period of time you will know that I normally make swarm traps out … Continue reading →

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Note on storing traps

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Jason

Don’t store traps all winter in a location as pictured in the previous post.  The traps were all lined up on the concrete floor with big cracks in it.  Termites were in several of the boxes after only being there … Continue reading →

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Sun Choke Blooms

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Jason

The Jerusalem Artichokes (Sun chokes) have been in bloom the last couple weeks. This time of year I cut the blooms off for two reasons. I have read that when you remove the flowers, they will put more resources into … Continue reading →

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Where Bees are…….

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Jason

I have been trying to think about ways that new beekeepers can find locations to set swarm traps. I remember being new to this and how alien it all seemed that first year. Beekeeping was hard to “get into”. So … Continue reading →

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Trap 27 is IN……

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Jason

Last weekend I finally got Trap 27 IN!!! It had been loaned to another beekeeper and was  in their vehicle for the last several weeks. All traps are now accounted for and once #27 is cleaned up, trap work for … Continue reading →

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OCD Squirrels

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Jason

As you have noticed I haven’t been posting as much as last year.  I have had a lot going on in the personal life and posting has slid A LOT.  I knew early in the year that time was going … Continue reading →

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Leave those traps out there…..

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Jason

It’s July the 1st. Where has 2013 gone? I have done an extremely poor job keeping you up to date with the goings on around here. Swarming was muted a little in May due to cooler than normal temperatures and … Continue reading →

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