Swarm in a Tree - Why not in our Swarm Box? 

We do have stuff in the swarm box to attract the bees. We have 2 vials of lemongrass essential oil in there that mimics the queen pheromones, a couple of frames of old brood comb, and some propolis smeared on the inside walls to make the box smell like bees. And the swarm box dimensions are what the swarm is looking for - about 10 gal.

Ha ha! That sure would explain it.

First time for us.

Depends on where you are. We're in central NC and everything is blooming here. The bees can easily take care of themselves. If you're way up north and nothing is blooming, and have some of your honey that you can feed them, l'd go that route. Never store-bought honey - only honey from your apiary. We keep some honey frames in the freezer to feed back to the bees. Last resort would be sugar water. But, the bees typically gorge themselves on honey when they swarm. They come ready to build wax and to make a new home. Good luck!

Thanks, I'm in north West Missouri and everything is blooming quite well. This is my first year so I don't have any honey frames put away at this time. I think they'll be ok

@651journey I think so, too. Let us know how it goes.