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Re: Small Fall Swarms
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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 4 Nov 2005 22:51:48 -0000
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Chuck Norton wrote:
> I have noticed, talked to other beekeepers, and have also learned at
> several different bee meetings about an unusual amount of small fall
> swarms here in North Carolina and Southern Virginia.

Could these be mating swarms due to a large number of failing queens being
superseded?  Were there problems with queen mating earlier in the year?

Peter Edwards
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