Lemongrass Oil

We picked up some lemongrass oil this evening at Whole Foods. Lemongrass oil is used as a bait for feral bees looking for a new home.

A friend offered us space on their 8-acres to bait a hive or two. We have two 8-frame Langstroth hives we are currently not using. We are in the process of removing all the frames and freezing them as some of them look pretty scary and we hope that freezing them will kill any remnant pests. I would like give them a new coat of paint and then place them on the property.

Boulder County Swarm Dates

1. April 30th

2. May 10th

3. May 20th
4. June 1st

5. June 10th

6. July 15th

Is it typical for bees to swarm about every 10 days?