In a message dated 6/17/2003 5:19:40 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
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> “Most swarms people are catching,” Bob observes in a broad stroke, “are
> coming from swarms from managed colonies. The only swarm calls I get are
> in the area of one of my yards and has been the case for many years.”  And
> then he assumes, “I suspect there are other beekeepers in Yoon's area or
> the swarms may be coming from his own bee hives.”

I have gotten 15 swarms starting with my own swarm on February 28th!!! I got 
2 swarms on Main Street in Sebastopol and one on HWY 116 at the Village 
Bakery. 2 swarms were from an old Eucalyptus stump in Petaluma. On a mock orange I 
took one that was a second issue from a Catalpa Tree. I have taken one from a 
trailer and a dumpster. Apple trees brought 4 swarms.  I am in the process of 
removing swarms from 2 different structues. I'm in Northern California.


>  But, I, too, believe in my bees—-their inherent ability to fight for their 
> own
> survival, never the chemical industry that sponges money while possibly
> contaminating the environment irrevocably with unknown carcinogens.  I
> want my bees to have their chance, a chance they have been deprived of so
> long.  That’s all.  Yes, I am naive--enough to shout, "Look, the king is
> buck-naked!"
> 

Yoon, you always crack me up!!! I feel the same way about my bees. I had 6 
live hives with mites after my first year of beekeeping. I tried every different 
thing...drone trapping, open mesh floor, powdered sugar shake, sugar and 
grease patties, etc. I plan to do that again this year.

Kathy Cox

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