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Date: | Sat, 7 Jul 2001 17:39:32 -0400 |
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Hi all,
Here in central lower Michigan Sweet Clover just started blossoming this
week and I will be pulling supers from 3 hives so I can extract and get them
back on to be cleaned up and in one case to, hopefully take advantage of the
3 acres of Buckwheat I planted. Our weather has been strange as well. Lots
of rain for a while, now it is so dry that everyone is watering their garden
daily.
I had had to deal with some swarming hives this year. On Tuesday I
recovered 2 swarms, both of which have settled into their new hives with no
trouble. I found a 3rd small swarm had taken up residence in some equipment
in my barn. I gave them a bottom board an inner and outer cover and left
them where they were. I found the queen. She is small, but since the swarm
was so small, it was probably an after swarm with a virgin queen. She is
laying-I found eggs and brood. My question, what is the timeframe from
swarm with a virgin queen to eggs/brood. Our weather has been good for
mating flights-sunny and no rain and not too windy. Both swarms are pulling
syrup at about 2-3 quarts a day. I am feeding 1:1-should this be heavier
for drawing comb? This is my first experience with swarms. Also, the hives
the swarms came from-how long before I should expect to see eggs/brood?
Everyone's help is greatly appreciated.
Coleene
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