"[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>...any reason why you would need to restrict swarming.
>>>Losing bees in swarming in apitherapy is no issue. What I did not mention is that the couple lives in one of the 5 boroughs of NYC where beekeeping is discouraged and neighbors can get upset over swarming bees or just seeing bees period.
[[[To thwart buildup in the spring you might restrict the bees egress to maybe one day in three. That would really slow down buildup and with a nuc, probably stop any swarming tendencies. Just an idea.
Mike in LA
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