johnandyrob
Field Bee
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What method of swarm control do commercial beekeepers use and why
I find and it's surprising how many will give up swarming (50% maybe).
I'm not 100% sure. I can only point to one apiary this year where swarming was minimal, and surprise surprise it was the best yielder by far. Was that because of low swarming or was the low swarming because it was a high yielder? I wish I knew.
I'll destroy queen cells I find and it's surprising how many will give up swarming (50% maybe). Some will end up hopelessly queenless and have to be given a new queen, but if no queen is available the colony gets united with something els
Theoretically yes, but not a certainty. I did precisely this and made up AS in the morning. The bees still swarmed that afternoon.Finman said:.
- when you see the swarm cells, make at once false swarm. The queen starts again to lay and you need not to worry about swarming any more.
- essential in false swarm is to give a box of foundation to draw. It stops the swarming fever.
Theoretically yes, but not a certainty. I did precisely this and made up AS in the morning. The bees still swarmed that afternoon.
Theoretically yes, but not a certainty. I did precisely this and made up AS in the morning. The bees still swarmed that afternoon.
Theoretically yes, but not a certainty. I did precisely this and made up AS in the morning. The bees still swarmed that afternoon.
A clipped queen helps
Queen excluder removed the next weekend. All OK.
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