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BlueBee
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Swarming in Michigan
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May 04, 2013, 05:57:49 pm »
For all you Wolverines and Spartans out there, get your traps ready. I caught my first swarm of the season today. :)
The trees barely have leaves, but that isn't stopping the bees.
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May 05, 2013, 08:02:36 am »
Perhaps an abscond or a nearby beek overfed his hive?
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danno
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May 05, 2013, 09:05:53 am »
good job blueboy. you have bee's again
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May 05, 2013, 11:02:37 am »
I doubt if any feral bees survived this winter in Michigan, with all the losses reported.
I had 3 bee trees that I've been watching since last fall. None of them made it through winter.
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BlueBee
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May 05, 2013, 01:49:47 pm »
I’ve been watching 3 wild hives this winter. 2 of the 3 in trees survived. The 2 that survived looked pretty strong going into winter; the 3rd was relatively small. I’m expecting to collect some more swarms from those ferals sometime this month. It was a long winter and an extended March this year.
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danno
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May 05, 2013, 07:35:37 pm »
Now you can be the expert early swarm guy blueboy
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