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  • From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
  • To: Robert Arnts <rjarnts AT att.net>
  • Cc: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] swarms
  • Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 07:53:21 -0500

The foragers will likely stay with the parent hive. The younger (nurse) bees should remain with the relocated frames. This is normal for most splits. Any older bees usually fly up when you pull the frames.

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Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Feb 27, 2017, at 7:18 AM, Robert Arnts <rjarnts AT att.net> wrote:

Rather than doing a split, I  want to give my bee buddy and neighbor several frames of brood and honey to reduce my hives’ likelihood of swarming, She lives about a ¼ mile away from me.  Given how close our hives are, are the bees likely to just drift back to my hive or will they stay with the new hive to care for brood?  Thanks for any information.  Jeanne Arnts

 

From: ocba [mailto:ocba-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Walter Starks
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 10:35 AM
To: John Rintoul
Cc: Orange County Beekeepers Association
Subject: Re: [ocba] Early swarms

 

Looks like it's time to make a split before they are successful with their attempts.

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Walter

 

 

You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh


On Feb 26, 2017, at 10:01 AM, John Rintoul <beecd AT icloud.com> wrote:

This is a friend's colony in Carrboro. It practiced swarming 2 times on Thursday and at least once on Saturday. The bees left the hive, flew around in the air, only to return to the hive. Perhaps the queen didn't want to leave home. Or couldn't. Sooner or later they may actually leave. This weather is confusing the bees.


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  • Re: [ocba] swarms, Robert Arnts, 02/27/2017
    • Re: [ocba] swarms, Walter Starks, 02/27/2017

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