Description
This swarm trap is a simple design and meant to be. It’s built to make catching swarms as simple and economical as possible.
Features:
- Built of wood for a natural environment, using sheathing-grade plywood to minimize weight.
- Uses a hanger system for easier leveling, installation and removal of the hive.
- Includes “locking block” and bungee cord to secure the bait hive to the hanger
- Interior of the box is scorched to reduce “new wood” smell.
- Box volume is nearly 40 liters, an optimum volume for honeybee swarms.
- Box is painted with a light tan (Glidden “drops of honey”) exterior latex primer/paint.
- 7-frame bait hive can hold seven 1-1/2″ (standard Layens) frames; 8-frame box can hold either eight 1-3/8″ frames or seven 1-1/2″ frames (with an included spacer).
- Includes three ft. bungee for securing the hanger locking block.
Straight wire frames have 4 vertical wires in the frame. These provide structure and support for the comb for using a rotary extractor and can be used to mount wax foundation in the frame. Cross-wire (X-Wire) frames have 4 wires which run at angles from top to bottom and cross at 3 points. This also provides support for comb and is designed to reduce the incidence of comb collapse.
Will G (verified owner) –
I recently purchased 5 of these swarm traps. Wow, well done! Monte’s attention to detail (the hive, frames, swag, packaging and ordering process) is commendable. These are a great value! Factor in your time and materials and these become a no-brainier. BTW, my woodworker neighbour who built several of Dr. Leo’s 7 frame swarm traps for me agrees! Highly recommended!
dale t (verified owner) –
These are a very common sense approach to a swarm hive. Their weight is ideal for this use and the use of the french cleats adds to the practicality of the application. I love the use of the X wires and his attention to detail is most superb. It was so well packaged that nothing disturbs the product in shipping. He had even prepared the of the box. All one need is a little lemongrass oil and propolis and the bees will be very please when they come across this one. He’s amazing!
Bruce S (verified owner) –
I’m impressed with how well made these swarm traps are!! Great attention to detail is appreciated! I’m looking forward to getting them hung and catching some swarms!!
Bruce R (Swarmstead Bees) (verified owner) –
I was blown away at the high quality of this layens swarm trap. The price point is too good to pass up.
Suburban Sodbuster –
Thanks, Bruce! I value your opinion and I know you can be trusted to give honest feedback. Yours was one of the first traps I shipped, and since then I’ve been consistently working to improve the consistency, fit and finish of the trap builds. I hope that new buyers will be even more happy with the quality of the build and practicality of the hanger, that their trap lasts a long time, and most importantly that they catch bees.