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Queen Tincture?
Jen:
Iddee, what is the purpose of putting the queen in alcohol?
iddee:
1. Easiest way to kill her.
2.. Makes a good swarm lure for your swarm trap.
Leaves the pheromone and evaporates the alcohol in the trap.
Jen:
Iddee, I was in a hive today and the queen is old and ran out of gas. So I got her and put her in the jar with alcohol. I already have a swarm trap set up on our back bank for about a week now. I put a drop of lemongrass oil and a frame of dark wax in the trap. Should I let the queen dry off for awhile before adding her to the trap tomorrow?
iddee:
No. Give it a few more days, then just add a few drops of alcohol to the landing board about weekly. Keep adding queens to the lure as you have them. The alcohol evaporates and leaves the pheromone smell.
Bakersdozen:
Queen Tincture. This conversation just got interesting!
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