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Date: | Wed, 5 May 1999 09:48:59 -0400 |
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Scott E. Brooks wrote:
> I noticed a small swarm-looking cluster of bees, =
> about the size of a baseball hanging from the front of the bottom board. =
> I took a stick and raked them off. They were very "clingy" but as I =
> shook them off the stick, they dispersed. No queen was in the cluster. =
> Tonight as I came home I observed the same thing, only now both hives =
> were involved. Has anyone else observed this kind of behavior? Is this =
> a prelude to a Swarm? Please help if you can.
Yes, this behavior at this time of the year especially is a sign that a swarm
is imminent. When they have swarm cells in the hive and act lethargic at the
entrance, be prepared to watch for a swarm. I was working one of my yards
yesterday, saw a cluster in front of the hive, and within a few minutes it
was in the air. Now I have a nice new colony filling two hive bodies.
Ted Fischer
Dexter, Michigan USA
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