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Date: | Tue, 3 Jan 2006 05:10:39 -0800 |
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>Dee’s Reply:
>I have never seen anything new. In all the years we have
>kept bees commerciallly, seeing small after swarms go into
>queenless colonies is nothing new. .... So is this takeover by so-called African >bees or just surplus swarms looking for a natural home and >finding one?
>So this tells me that swarms normally and for many decades
>have been observed going into colonies ........needing a
>new queen.
I am not disputing Dee’s claim. However, is it conjecture? Dee, you’ve seen it happen. Do/Did you know for certain that the hive being invaded was queenless?
Africanization is becoming a real concern for those of us in lower Alabama now. We need to be on top of this now, constantly. We need factual information, not conjecture. I have hives located close to cattle. I do not need for these bees to attack any member of the herd or I will loose my bee yard. It is a nice one with a pond at the back of it for water in the summer. I am also planning to have nucs located at the back of a tiny pecan orchard and don’t need the Africanized bees there.
Mike in lower Alabama
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