Waldemar:
> And what tells the swarming bees without a queen to gather in a particular
> spot?
Who knows - but a swarm trying to issue from a colony with a clipped queen
will usually start to form a loose cluster on a nearby branch before it
returns to the hive.
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/
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