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Subject:	Re: Feral Bees
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Date:	Tue, 15 May 2012 08:20:56 -0700
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If removing ferals in a more urban
> environment, I would expect to see at least a few marked
> queens in the recently escaped swarms if the majority are
> coming from managed hives.

I would guess that I've caught about 30-40 swarms over the past 17 years, almost all in urban and suburban areas. Presumably they have virtually all been from managed hives, yet I find it odd that not one has ever come with a marked queen!

Eugene Makovec
Missouri USA

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