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Date: | Fri, 21 May 1999 21:58:36 +0100 |
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Dear All
Two years ago I had a call to collect a swarm on a house roof. They were agitated and spread out over the tiles. They
would not gather into a skep or box. I guessed they were queenless. I took a queen from a nuc at home, caged her and
went back to the swarm. They were all in the box in half an hour. I took the Q back to her nuc where her bees were
already missing her loudly. As she would have scented of the swarm I rested the cage on the nuc top bars. I heard a
quiet sound - a sort of mewing. It took a while to realise it was coming from the Q in her cage. The bees had gathered
round and did not seem aggressive towards her. I released her and she eagerly walked down between the combs and lived
happily ever after. It made me think that that mewing sound was a real glad to be back greeting. Perhaps I am getting
old and sentimental. But that is the story even if the interpretation is wrong.
Regards,
Glyn Davies, Ashburton, Devon UK
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