On Wed, 21 May 1997, Gert-Paul Walter wrote:
> questions re: swarms in this season. Is there any external way to tell
> if a hive has swarmed after the swarm left?
>....................................................
My one colony swarmed today. There was much less than usual activity at
the hive entrance.
Twenty feet away a three year old mountain ash (sorbus sp.) was bent at a
45 degree angle with the weight of the swarm.
I got the necessary equipment ready and hived the swarm..... I called my
brother, Ian, to come over and make sure all went well, since I had to
leave to go back to work (the organ tech. job).
My first swarm...my own bees.... kind of a fun experience :-)
I started with a veil and gloves, but removed them and continued on with
bees walking all over me .. no stings ...
Robert C.L. Watson
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