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Re: Hived swarm had other ideas
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Eugene Makovec <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 21 May 2003 07:07:34 -0700
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> Another possibility: had the nuc box been standing
> in the sun?  I have had a
> swarm come back out of a hive that was just too hot.

It was a nice day, about 70 degrees F, and I put the
nuc down in the partial shadow of the pole the swarm
was attached to.

I'm becoming more convinced that my first thought was
correct -- the swarm had been there long enough that
they were just getting ready to move by the time I got
there. Robin's explanation of how the "hollow swarm"
works makes sense of why it took them a few minutes to
get organized after I hived them.

Eugene

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