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Subject:	Re: World's smallest swarm
From:	randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sat, 20 May 2017 07:18:35 -0700
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>
> >Tortilla size, perhaps an inch thick.


We enjoy such swarms with a bit of grated cheese and a good sprinkling of
fresh salsa.


> > I would rule out speculation that the queen emerged with a swarm, fell
> to the ground, and the swarm
> returned to the hive.
>

Aaron, why are you ruling that out?  That would appear to me to be the most
likely explanation.  Either the rest of the swarm took off with a virgin,
or returned to the colony to wait for a virgin to emerge.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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