Bucket trap? Looked very problematic, and stressful for the bees. I’d recommend doing a bit of research and make a trap from a deep brood box. Make your own simple bottom box about 3” deep with an entrance hole, a plywood top screwed on, and add your frames. Once you have a swarm, place your brood box onto your typical bottom board and finish it with your outer cover of choice. Super simple and inexpensive to make. 😊
Actually bucket traps are the most simple and money saving swarm traps out there. They are traps for a reason its not like your leaving them in there for half a year. I use buckets and yhe bees love going into them.
Joshua Kretzer I had left this trap out for 2 weeks without checking it. Did the video the same day. Surprised you found it. Have gotten away from making videos.
Yeah, first I saw the comb he pulled up, then I saw capped brood on it, lol......But hey, I'm glad I never made any videos of my first few years of bee mistakes and disasters....live and learn and have fun....
Too bad you couldn't have used empty frames/rubber bands and given them some of the beautiful work they had already created. Cool looking swarm collector.
Any trap that works is nice…but! I like deeps with a few frames too. Lemongrass is a good lure along with a frame of old brood comb and some empty frames for them to start building comb.
Lemongrass oil on a cotton ball and placed in a ziplock bag. As well as the old drawn brood comb frame. It’s a really easy cheap trap, but I now prefer Nucs and deeps to trap.
