>
> >I have seen at least three A mellifera hives with an entrance at ground
> level and the nest definitely below in one of those.
I've gotten many hundreds of swarm calls over several decades in my
non-Africanized area. Only one was in a water meter box. Yes, European
stock may occasionally nest in small cavities underground, but this appears
to be the exception rather than the norm.
I find Pete's post about utilizing swarm trap size to sort AHB swarms from
EHB swarms to be of great practical application.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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