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<p>[QUOTE="smallaxe, post: 2200785, member: 13430"]Many people use attractants that are similar to queen pheramones. A common one is lemongrass oil. I hadn't used any attractant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing that seems to help is to put a couple frames of old comb in the trap. They probably like that because the swarm's queen can begin laying eggs almost immediately, without having to wait for new comb to be be made. And old comb is loaded with bee smells. This I had done, and it appears to have worked.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="smallaxe, post: 2200785, member: 13430"]Many people use attractants that are similar to queen pheramones. A common one is lemongrass oil. I hadn't used any attractant. Another thing that seems to help is to put a couple frames of old comb in the trap. They probably like that because the swarm's queen can begin laying eggs almost immediately, without having to wait for new comb to be be made. And old comb is loaded with bee smells. This I had done, and it appears to have worked.[/QUOTE]
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