Does the reference says which race of bees?
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> I found this reference to colonies combining:
>
> > In Africa, small colonies combine to form huge swarms as large as 610
> liters, containing up to 500 mated queens (Silberrad 1976). MM Boreham -
> Bulletin of the ESA, 1987
>
> Juanse Barros J.
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