>But my bees stopped swarming/absconding when I housel positioned by the way
Dee, I used housel positioning on my cut comb supers this year with great
success--the bees did seem to draw them more uniformly and fill them faster.
However, I haven't seen swarms myself or heard reports of swarms in our area
this spring from our bee club members. I attribute this to a very dry spring
and good weather. Do your bees fail to swarm even in ideal swarming
conditions with the housel positioning? I understand you have had six or seven years
of extreme drought conditions in your area.
Jerry Wallace
Atlanta, GA
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