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Bee swarm question
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05/25/21 09:02 PM
05/25/21 09:02 PM
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Have seen this before but have never been sure. Got a swarm that went up into a tree about 40-50 ft away from the hives but it is in two groups about soccer ball sized and about 3 ft apart. So question: Would this be one queen with each group or just one queen and the swarm divided up into two balls?
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Bee swarm question
[Re: beaverpeeler]
#7272457
05/25/21 09:18 PM
05/25/21 09:18 PM
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My bet is 2 queens. Probably separate swarms from 2 hives.
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Re: Bee swarm question
[Re: beaverpeeler]
#7272468
05/25/21 09:23 PM
05/25/21 09:23 PM
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I'm wondering whether to put them all in one hive or not. They're way up there about 25' up so it's not an easy extraction.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Bee swarm question
[Re: warrior]
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05/25/21 09:55 PM
05/25/21 09:55 PM
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Dump them in a box and let survival of the fittest sort it out. That’s what I’d do also. If there are multiple queens, virgin or otherwise, they’ll battle it out and one will end up as the queen of the new hive.
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Re: Bee swarm question
[Re: beaverpeeler]
#7272566
05/25/21 11:26 PM
05/25/21 11:26 PM
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Thanks guys. You always come through for me.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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