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Milkweed Hive and Spot the Queen I finally got around to naming one of my swarm hives. Actually a reader and fellow beekeeper, Mary Lou Chase, suggested the name because her bees were foraging on the blossoms at the time. She even sent me this beautiful picture she took of […]
The Queenless Swarm That Was Left Behind One day after capturing a swarm of bees on the “power lines”, I got another call from Beth. “There is still a softball size swarm near the power lines. Are you sure you got the queen?” I was positive I had the queen, […]
“There’s A Bee Swarm On The Power Lines” This year has been a record setter for the number of bee swarms in our area. I think the warm winter and spring with periods of rain followed by bright sunny days has created the perfect conditions for swarming. In fact, only […]