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new for me ob box
« on: October 31, 2015, 05:39:38 pm »





made me a observation hive . an could us it for a nook an getting my bucket ready



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Re: new for me ob box
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2015, 05:52:16 pm »
Very nice ob hive. :goodjob:
I think the swarm catcher is brilliant! :) :) :)
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Re: new for me ob box
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2015, 06:34:39 pm »
it works great can go up to 40ft got 4ea 10 foot alu poles

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Re: new for me ob box
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2015, 08:16:37 pm »
That is one of the neatest ideas I've seen for a swarm catcher, bucket will always be at the right angle. Well done!
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Re: new for me ob box
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2015, 10:10:12 pm »
That's how I came up with it. I was with a friend of mine and was using his, a lot of time and did not make sense to me coming down. Looked in my crap pile and came up with is . When I used it the first time this year bees were 80ft up in a pine limb, shot the limb down, they end of going on the other side of the pine 60 ft up got on top of the shed with a 10ft step ladder an used all 40ft got 3/4 5gal then 1/2  large one. Best hive this year put them in a 18 frame top bar. They're doing great.