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  • From: Todd Walker <mtwalker AT imageray.net>
  • To: Blair Christian <blair.christian AT gmail.com>, <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Afterswarms...
  • Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:18:23 -0400

How long has it been? The virgin might not have survived the mating
excursion. The afterswarms that I caught did a good job of comb building.
They did seem to pick up the pace once she started laying but that also
could have been due to increased resources.

~Todd



On 4/9/12 2:11 PM, "Blair Christian" <blair.christian AT gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi All- this is directed to Todd's earlier email,
>
>I captured 2 swarms this year- one was 1.5-2 lbs (an afterswarm I
>presume since there were no eggs 10 days later) and the other was a
>primary swarm (4.4 lbs- mated queen).
>
>Are there any rules of thumb for dealing with smaller afterswarms?
>It's seemed real weak and the queen wasn't laying the last time I
>checked. Are these two situations related or coincidence? Should I
>expect them to get more focused/build more comb once she's mated and
>laying? I'm just trying to get a feel for things based on my sample
>size of 2...
>
>Best,
>Blair
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