> Will anyone else back up the assertion that washboarding is indicative of
> swarming?  As far as 3 steps forward, 3 step backwards, is that a dance
> specific to Florida?  I think the New York style is three steps forward,
> three backwards, and then a quick cha, cha, cha to the left!

I can add only this:

I started two colonies from nucs last year and saw plenty of washboarding
during the summer.  I did not have any swarming, nor any swarm cells.

That doesn't mean that washboarding couldn't be a precursor to swarming of
course, and the washboarding that I observed was pretty much every bee for
herself, not line dancing.

Frank.
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