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> The spectrum analyser is more a research tool to find out more about the
> sounds made by hives and their interpretation. It is quite possible that
> bees make sounds above the range of human hearing; these could be
> discovered with a spectrum analysis and then, if significant, incorporated
> in a simple handheld device.
>
> I don't believe that a device whose only purpose is swarm prediction is
> really very useful. I don't worry too much about swarms;
>
 Hello Donald,
 I agree that just swarm prediction is not a useful tool by itself.
Over the last 30+ years I have learned a few things about bee activity
before they swarm.I'm not 100% but I'm over 90% on picking out hives
that
have swarm cells in them , before I pull frames.
 I believe that we do have a lot to learn from the sounds  that a hive
makes.
I have been following this thread for some time now.It is useful to put
some sound maps and bee behaviour together, so we can learn more about
there internal communication.
 Thanks to some of the people that have added info on sound recording to
this list.It has been helpful in building up my new computer , so I can
start to
look at hive sounds on my own.I have some very good help , when it comes
to sound
engineering.
 We will see if we can get sound and  a certain behaviour to replicate.
Then it
may be worth the time it will take on this endeavour.
 If it does not work, I will have a great computer for graphics. Up to 2
gig of ram
and 32 device slots. Time will tell.
Best Regards
Roy Nettlebeck
Tahuya River Apiaries
Tahuya Wa.