Lemongrass oil for bees is regularly promoted as a way of attracting bees to hives. Evidence suggests this works. We will take a closer look at how you can use lemongrass oil to benefit your beekeeping.
Lemongrass refers to a family of grasses with lemon-scented essential oils. These grasses contain a high concentration of terpenes in their stems which confer a lemon scent.
Bees have an incredible ability to detect various smells. This makes sense as their food source tends to have terpene odor markers to attract the bees.
If you place a few bait boxes in an area where you expect swarms, you can place a few drops of lemongrass oil in the bait boxes to attract scouts to these boxes.