>
> >The question is directed at a colony that has swarms cells and is split
> just before the swarm. Will the bees swarm or will they, being queenless
> because of the split, not swarm?
>
Mark Winston's research indicates that if the queenless split contains more
than one queen cell, that a percentage of them will swarm when those cells
emerge.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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