Hi forwarded Bob Darrell's query about Nigerian bees to my Nigerian friend. 
 Here is her response: 
 
 
"Not sure what further details I can supply Chris. What usually happens in  
our area is that we have to find the swarm corridor at the right time in 
the dry  season. This involves moving bait hives about quite a bit and local 
intelligence  on swarm traffic. There is usually a large amount of seasonal 
forage, backed up  by agricultural crops. So swarming depends on conditions 
in the hive as with  anywhere else! One observation of note is that all 
things being equal, adansonni  seem to prefer brood rearing to honey collection, 
good Qs are prolific - perhaps  to do with their smaller size (strength in 
numbers against all comers etc),  which makes them more active and responsive 
(defensive).
 
Depends what he has in his area. He will need to find out about local flora 
 & fauna (from farmers or local agricultural college etc), if he can find 
any  one else in the local area who keeps bees (look out for local honey 
hawkers who  sell diluted honey and collect from the wild, so they know where 
the swarms  are)..... look for honey in the local markets and ask who they get 
it from  etc.
 
If he is in NW Nigeria, I can put him in touch with a group either in the  
north or SW who could be of assistance on the ground."
 
Chris

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