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  • From: David Langham <david_langham AT hotmail.com>
  • To: Lewis Cabel <lewis AT hivebody.com>
  • Cc: ocba listserv <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Yet Another Swarm
  • Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:12:15 -0400

I had a small swarm this week also.  Must be in the air!
 
> CC: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
> From: lewis AT hivebody.com
> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:37:34 -0400
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ocba] Yet Another Swarm
>
> One theory is that the acre of buckwheat spurred a late summer jump.
> I won't be getting any excess honey from the buckwheat, but it looks
> like I'm getting extra bees.
>
> My other theory is that I have picked up a few too many random swarms
> over the last 2 years and my yard may be weighted a little too heavy
> with bees that tend to swarm. It's certainly a yard full of mutts.
>
> Lewis
>
>
> On Sep 16, 2009, at 9:39 PM, Dave Gould wrote:
>
> > whatta you have up there, lewis - a swarm magnet???!
> > dave
> >
> > Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com> writes:
> >> So I hived the swarm that I found in the apple tree this morning. I
> >> checked on them this evening when I got home and they were still in
> >> the hive. I was feeling good as I walked back across the yard to the
> >> house until I spotted yet another swarm in the pear tree. I rounded
> >> up some equipment, found some drawn comb, and dumped them in with
> >> some
> >> food. We'll see if they are still there tomorrow.
> >>
> >> So far this week I've pruned a cedar tree, an apple tree, and a pear
> >> tree.
> >>
> >> Lewis
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