In a message dated 2/17/99 8:14:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> I have had my first request to remove bees from a building.
 
  There is not a lot of time between the inactivity of a colony in winter and
swarm season.  Perhaps you have found a colony that has not been exposed to
mites or collapsed from them.  However the odds also favor a colony which died
and was reinhabited by a swarm in springtime.  If you have ever seen a swarm
take to a new home you know you could miss it's occurrence in the space of a
coffee break.
 
Tom