Lemongrass Oil For Honey Bees

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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.

1.What Is Lemongrass

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Terpenes are volatile aromatic essential oil compounds that tend to have a scent that humans and other creatures can detect. 

2. A Quick Introduction To Terpenes

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Terpenes and The Human Body

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Terpenes and Bees

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. 

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As we can see by comparing the terpenes in Nasanov pheromone and Lemongrass there is some overlap. 

5. Lemongrass Terpenes and Bees

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How We Can Use Lemongrass Oil In Beekeeping

The most effective use of lemongrass is as an attractant to bring swarms into catch or bait boxes.

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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. 

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