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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: schawee on March 29, 2013, 02:00:31 am

Title: swarm #13 in the box
Post by: schawee on March 29, 2013, 02:00:31 am

went to a sugar refinery today to check on a bee job and had a swarm in an oak tree by the job site.im sure it  came from one of hives in the building.will have my hands full Monday and Tuesday .     schawee
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Title: Re: swarm #13 in the box
Post by: blanc on March 29, 2013, 08:00:44 am

Dang Schawee! We sho poppin big swarms down ya!  :-D My #2 and #3 swarms looked dat big. If I had to size it they were about basketball size and yours look about dat! I'm lovin it.  :-D
Blanc

Title: Re: swarm #13 in the box
Post by: PLAN-B on March 29, 2013, 10:36:02 am

Louisiana boys are like butter.... We on a roll... :-D  Thanks for sharing Schawee.

Title: Re: swarm #13 in the box
Post by: schawee on March 29, 2013, 11:22:31 pm

blanc, the swarms are about half and half.  2-3lbs to 4-5 lbs. had one that went about 6lbs. saw one that was the size of a beachball but that one got away from me.           schawee