Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REPRINT ARTICLE ARCHIVES => Topic started by: indypartridge on October 31, 2007, 07:56:30 am
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Since Understudy (Brendhan) is Down Under, I'll post a link.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071030/NEWS/710300371/-1/NEWS10&sfad=1
Writer concludes that CCD is the "only" explanation, but with an observation hive I think there could be several alternatives.
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The article is nice, with imagination.
So, the queen calling is similar to Canadian geese calling. :)
And:
" It swarmed again in the same year, except this time, it was different, and it was something that can only be called CCD."
I would say "absconding". Absconding is so old as the beehaving. Older than CCD.
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Well, I don't know about his statement about swarming so late, that it doesn't happen. I had a swarm issue on September 6 (last), I had caught the swarm at a family reunion that I had. (I had the opportunity to show off and perform -- and show all my many, many, many relatives this acquired skill of catching a swarm). This colony has built up quite considerably. Carniolan. The winter ball is quite big and when I looked into their colony around the beginning of October, they had quite a lot of brood being reared, I would say about a frame and a half. (one frame of brood equals three frames of bees, correct? yep). This colony will make it through the winter. Of course I fed the dickens out of this swarm and gave them pollen patty for the young bees. Their box feels quite heavy. I will take good care of it through the winter and see how it does next year. Have a wonderful day, best of this great life. Cindi