We've got a tiny swarm

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sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 18 3:44 pm Post subject: We've got a tiny swarm
Living on our garden table.

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 18 7:19 pm Post subject:
Advance guard? Today - thirty. Tomorrow - thirty thousand. Henry

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 18 7:30 pm Post subject:
Are they not just robber bees attracted to where the box was?

sean
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 18 7:45 pm Post subject:
Probably. But most of the box is still at the other end of the garden and they seem very keen on this bit.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 18 9:39 pm Post subject:
am i correct to think that in hot weather some move out as too many over strains the air con in the hive? and that this can be "exiles" for the greater good or a young queen and half mum's staff to give her a good start?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 18 6:02 am Post subject:
Very small number of bees to be a cast. See what they do over the next few days; if they start building comb under the table you know they mean to set up home. As there are so few, they need combining with another colony I would think, as that number are not going to be viable even with a young queen.

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