As soon as the beehive is set up in the garden, the colony simply runs out. New beekeepers are regularly faced with this problem. This guide would like to provide assistance with tips and tricks. Find out how to attract your lost swarm of bees here.
How can I attract a swarm of bees?
To attract a swarm of bees, you can use natural products such as beeswax, lemon balm or geranium, as well as attractants available from specialist retailers such as DUUS swarm attractant, Charme de Abeilles spray, Swarm Catch or Attirasciami bee swarm attractant cream.
Attracting a swarm of bees using natural means
So that bees feel at home in the garden, hobby beekeepers invest a lot of time and effort. It's all the more devastating when a swarm of bees goes missing. Natural remedies make a valuable contribution to ensuring that the bee colony finds its way back to its local hive:
- Top means: Insert the middle wall made of beeswax into the swarm hive
- Harvest lemon balm and place it in the swarm box
- Rubbing bee hives with lemon balm oil
- Pick geraniums and place them in the hive or plant them around the bee hotel
- Spray the bee house with herbal decoction (nettle, tansy, currant)
- Brush the entrance hole daily with lemongrass oil (lemongrass) from the pharmacy
There is this insider tip circulating among experienced beekeepers for attracting a fallen swarm of bees: Saw off a thick, old branch on which a colony of bees has already settled. Keep this branch dry and hang it in the garden as a swarm attractor to attract a missing swarm of bees. This method is often discussed, but prohibited under the Bee Disease Protection Ordinance: setting up an open, empty bee box in which a swarm of bees has resided for many years. (If you're a beginner, just ask at your local beekeeping association)
Buy attractants for bee swarms
The specialist trade has noted with interest the frequent complaints from perplexed hobby beekeepers about disappearing bee colonies. The result is a variety of products that serve well as attractants for fallen swarms of bees. The following remedies are attested by recreational beekeepers to be most effective in successfully attracting a swarm of bees:
- DUUS swarm attractant with essential oils: spray with 100 ml at a price from 6.90 euros
- Charme de Abeilles spray with pheromones: 500 ml can priced from 13.90 euros
- Charme de Abeilles gel with pheromones: 30 g tube priced from 7.30 euros
- Swarm Catch with synthetic sage phermones: ampoule for 4 months at a price from 17.30 euros
- Vita SWARM cloths as bait for hard-to-reach places: 10 pieces in a set at a price from 17.47 euros
- Attirasciami bee swarm attractant cream made from flower essences: 30 g cream jar priced from 5.30 euros
Please do not allow yourself to be tempted to use these methods to attract swarms of bees. The Civil Code (BGB) takes a clear position on this question. The ownership rights to a swarm of bees are stipulated in several paragraphs (§ 960 to § 964).
Tip
Industrial pollinators find their way into the bee-friendly garden. Where bee pastures thrive, like Veitshöchheimer seeds, it hums and hums from spring to autumn. Traditional plants such as field beans (Vicia faba) and golden yarrow (Achillea) attract wild bees, which, in gratitude for the rich buffet, take care of the pollination of fruit, perennials and flowers.
