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Re: Swarming already?!!
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Jim Stein <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 26 May 2004 16:17:55 -0300
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Bob Harrison <[log in to unmask]> said:

>A complete teardown an remake of each hive in spring is the way the
>commercial beekeeper handles the bees urge to swarm.

Bob, I just went through a lot of swarming. I probably overfed before the
dandelions bloomed. Would you go into more detail in how you do a complete
teardown and remake of each hive in the spring to help prevent swarming.

Thanks.

Jim

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