with beekeeper assistance · 2018-05-24 · with beekeeper assistance bee-friendly and gentle beeke...
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If a colony can swarm, it’s healthyfor the moment
• Was populous enough to undergo fission
• Swarming is a necessary gamble– New queen produced?– Successful home site
found?
• Food stores abundant?
The artificial domicile
• For beekeeper benefit• Combs too straight• Colony too large• Swarming suppressed• Bee yards unnatural• Humidity issues• Combs too old• Too near the ground
Is this colony healthy or abnormal?