Lesson 5.7 Catching a Swarm

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Catching a Swarm: If you remember from the lessons on biology, the development of the queen from egg to hatching is 16 days. If you check your hive once a week, and miss queen cells once, they can swarm before your next inspection. Abundant feeding can potentially contribute to a colony’s decision to swarm, even if […]

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