Do any of you use essential oils such as lemongrass in your feeders? I've been seeing a lot of articles and ads for supplements so I tried putting some lemongrass oil in the syrup as a lure for an empty hive box I put out.
The reason I did this was I wanted to see if I could catch a swarm and thought maybe it would make the box more attractive to them. The bees are busy all over the box but it's only been out for a few days so no one has moved in yet.
I read of some beekeepers putting sprigs of thyme in their bees water sources too, I guess in the thought that it contains thymol. I'm not sure of that yet, will have to do more research
Terri
