Vita Honeybee Swarm Attractant Lures

Prepare empty hives and swarm boxes before peak swarm activity with Vita Honeybee Swarm Attractant Wipes from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies.

Rather than using a spray bottle, this system places the attractant into individually packed wipes that can be positioned directly inside an empty hive or suitable swarm-catching container. The wipes are impregnated with essential oils formulated to attract passing honey bee swarms and encourage temporarily clustered bees to investigate a prepared box.

A Convenient Bait-Hive Format

Each box contains 10 separate sachets, with one attractant wipe sealed inside every sachet. Keeping each lure individually packaged makes it easy to open only the amount required while the remaining wipes stay stored until another bait hive needs to be prepared.

There are two straightforward ways to use the lure. The sachet can be pierced or partially opened and then hung inside an empty hive or suitable container, allowing the scent to disperse gradually. Alternatively, the wipe itself can be removed and used to spread the attractant around appropriate internal surfaces of the bait box.

The lures can be useful in several swarm-management situations. They may help attract scout bees from a swarm searching for a new nest site, encourage a temporarily hanging swarm to move towards a prepared box, or provide an additional attractant in bait hives positioned around an apiary.

As with any lure, successful swarm capture also depends on the quality and location of the bait hive. A clean, dry box in an appropriate shaded position with a suitable entrance will generally provide a more convincing nest site than a poorly prepared container, regardless of attractiveness.

Having multiple sachets in one box allows several bait hives to be prepared or gives you replacement lures for repeated use throughout the season.

Buying Options:

• Box of 10 sachets
• One attractant wipe per sachet

Pair Vita Honeybee Swarm Attractant Wipes with a prepared nuc, bait hive or swarm box so your equipment is ready before scout bees begin searching for new colony locations.

Prepare for swarm season with Vita Swarm Lures from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies. For help choosing swarm-catching equipment or setting up bait hives, call 02 9477 5569 or email info@hornsby-beekeeping.com.