In a message dated 96-03-24 20:52:36 EST, you write:
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>Hi folks, This weekend I captured a large swarm of honeybees in my yard.
>I've been told that it is too early for bees to swarm in this area. Is this
>unusual? I live near Augusta,Ga.
>Thanks
 
  There have been a few swarms around already, mostly with bees that have
been heavily fed syrup.  Do you have a beekeeper nearby?
 
  I've just been through a bunch of hives just across the border in SC from
you. There were a couple hives that were hanging out the entrance.  One yard
where I fed dry sugar all winter, and never got around to them with syrup, is
not near so strong.
 
  At the SC bee meeting there was a report of a February swarm on the
piedmont.  Again, I suspect it was a hive that had been fed.  We have had
three spells of weather reaching into the 80's, then hard freezes following,
so a lot of buds have been damaged.
Today I saw the first serious nectar flow, since the 19 degree freeze three
weeks ago.
 
[log in to unmask]    Dave Green,  PO Box 1200,  Hemingway,  SC   29554