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  • From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • To: Geneva <gggreen AT mindspring.com>
  • Cc: NC Beekeepers Orange County <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Can the list be wrong?
  • Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:19:47 -0500

To be fair, a few weeks ago Valerie asked, "Should I be worried about swarming this early?"
To which I replied "No".
I've been trying to be more terse in my responses but maybe I should have clarified what I meant. I took the question to mean, "Should I be WORRIED about swarming this early?"
Those who know me know that one of my goals in life is to not WORRY about anything, especially my bees (they should be a fun hobby, not yet another source of stress). So I don't worry about swarms, even in April & May. I try to prevent them (if preventing them is even possible) but I don't worry about them.

Does that let me off the hook?  ; )

That's quite a bounteous swarm! Good job, Valerie, for catching it! This proves that the bees are gonna be bees, and they don't consult with us about it first!

Randall


On 3/8/2013 7:11 PM, Geneva wrote:
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Valerie sent an email to the OCBA saying her bees weren't taking any sugar water and she was afraid they might swarm.   I personally assured her that it was too early and too cold for swarms.  Imagine my surprise when she called me to say that there was a swarm in her yard.  It luckily turned out to be one of the easiest swarms I have ever encountered and is now safely in its new home.  
With a hive recently swarmed and a new swarm in a hive, I wonder if we can offer her any better advice for their care.
thanks for your help
Geneva




 




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